Vandal Hearts (A really cool RPG for the Playstation, if you didn't know) left us with...

With Hel and Dolf gone, the Empire quickly crumbled. Ishtaria was once more set back on the path of democracy.  However, the wounds left by the empire were deep indeed. As a result of the purges which left many dead, the new  government faced a difficult task indeed. In the country side, thieves still make their own laws and only the strong can  survive. Ultimately not much changed since before the war started... People still must make their way by force of their will. It is only when the people lose this will that evil is able to flourish and take power.

Everyone parted ways, and Ash was thought to have disappeared (But Eleni knows better).  They thought they had wrapped everything up in a nice little package.

Except one thing.

What the Hell happened to Clive??

If you think the SDF's Clive Beckett died from a blow from the Vandal Heart, you are sorely mistaken.  Why?  Because he's CLIVE you idiot!  No one as cool as Clive can get killed by some pansy ass magic sword. Not to mention, the game even says he's recovering when you last see him. I figure he's off pimping it somewhere in Ishtaria -- and they must discover what that hep-cat is up to.  So they reunite (Huxley even brings the stamps along) and they just go repetitively fight random monsters until they find him.  Sound Formulaic?  Maybe.  But with new, enhanced graphics anything is interesting.  You can even tell that Kira is supposed to look attractive in standard play (Sorry, no nude scenes).

Where does Clive end up you ask?  Use your imagination.