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Curiously, because of natural born Garleans having lack of magic, they also have lack of attunement to the Aether flow and when they die, their bodies are known to actually remain, they also have the inability to effect any form of Aether without their Magitek devices.

Aetheryte Gates: A small font of aether energy that is connected to the main Aetheryte crystal. Aetheryte gates can only be accessed by its connected Aetheryte crystal and requires that of Anima to use.

Aetheryte Nodes: These nodes are small pockets of Aether energy that can be summoned to return someone back to an Aetheryte Crystal in the area. These nodes do not remain long and will vanish quickly.

It should be known also that Magitek weaponry can actually destroy an Aetheryte node and gate, by negating the flow of energy. This has lead to some concern that the Garlean Empire may be able to eventually design a weapon that could perhaps even destroy Aetheryte Crystals, though so far, none exists yet.

Airships are considered part of the Magitek technology and operate on that of Ceruleum, though there are a few airships within Eorzea that still use pure Aether energy to operate. Though fewer they are becoming.

It is also believed by some scholars that it is through the natural bodies Anima is how the Primals are able to control the people. Though such a thing is only a theory and none are sure if this to be true or not.

The Eikons are dangerous because of not only their tremendous power, but because they have the ability to “temper” the minds of the people who do not possess the “Echo” and even the strongest of wills may even fall victim to them. Once the victims fall tempered to the Primal, they will obey that Primal willingly and with great loyalty.

The Eikons also required a great deal of energy to be summoned and once summoned, the Aether around the area is heavily disturbed by this power, to the point that it actually damages the area and could eventually lead to irreversible damage to the land, if not the world. It is for this reason that the Garlean Empire sees the Primals as such an extreme threat and the Beast Men who summon them. Though that threat is perhaps shared by the Eorzean people-- even though the means of how to deal with them can not be agreed upon.

It should also be noted that the Garlean Empire sees the Divine Twelve that are believed by the people of Eorzea to also be Eikons and no different from the Primal Entities, given more reason why they see most people of Eorzea as no better then the Beast Men themselves.

The Eorzeans as a culture believe in 12 gods and believe in a place called the Gates of the Seven Hells. These religious beliefs are strong in the people and are part of their normal vocabulary.

It also should be noted that Garlean is the plural of Garlemald. So one could simply call a Garlean, a Garlemald. Though it doesn’t have that nice of a ring too it.

Garlemald consists of mostly Hyur like people, who have a small third eye in the center of their foreheads that bare no pupil or iris. They have no religious beliefs that are known and they tend to focus fully on military training and military power. There is also some prejudices within the Garlemald people. As more nations of Eorzea were taken under its power, people not of Garlemald started to join its fold. These people are mostly treated with some respect, but normally do not gain the prestige of the natural born citizens.

It was once said before Emperor Solus Zos Galvus became ruler of Garlemald, that Garlemald was a nation that had republic views. It was also a very small nation and was not the technological power or military power at all. It was when Solus Zos Galvus was born, did all this change, as he was a man who single handedly changed the face of the nation of Garlemald and her people to what it is today.

The Three Grand Companies are The Maelstrom; which hails from Limsa Lominsa; The Order of The Twin Adder; which hails from Gridania; and The Immortal flames; which hail from Ul’Dah. All three carry the banner of the nations they come from and the resources that nation can provide in the war effort.

Though after the attack carried out by Bahamut and the falling into the Multiverse, out of all the city-states, it is Gridania that has also taken the greatest of tolls. As most of the forest has been burned away and a large scar remains on the surface that has yet to heal. Including by this attack and sudden fall into another world, many of the elements have become enraged and the strong Aether flow here is in imbalance.

Ishgard people however did give Eorzea the original fundamentals on how to train chocobos for military use and are known to be some of the best breeders in Eorzea. Ishgard people are known to be very prideful of this, but as a people though they tend to also be very paranoid and secretive when it comes to “outsiders”.

Ishgard itself is located in Coerthas and has some good relations with their neighboring country of Black Shroud, but after the attack done by Bahamut, they have sealed themselves up even tighter.

In respect to one another, the Legatus typically do not butt into another Legatus activities, instead they try to come to peaceful agreements and at times even combine their legions together if they require a more massive front for one of the on going war fronts. Where then at times, one Legatus may hand the “keys” as were to the other Legatus for that time to command their legion in good faith.

When the falling of their world took place, Limsa Lominsa was also the quickest to recover and seem to be the less impacted by the destructive wake of Bahamut. Its military force also still holds strong, though it does have its own internal problems, being that pirates are a common place within the city; And the pirates can sometimes cause trouble for the city-state.

Magitek operates on Ceruleum as fuel and Magitek can also be found being used in the armors and weapons of many of the troops to aid them in magical defense or added abilities that they normally would not possess.

Due to Cid Garlond, being he is from the Garlean Empire, he not only gave Eorzea its first airship, but he is now slowly teaching them how to make their own Magitek devices, though for the moment they are pale in comparison to what the Garlean Empire has, yet one day, maybe they can at least give them a challenge.

Sometimes also reference to the suits of armor that have magitek infused in them that the Garlean Empire wear, but is less common term for it.

Though because of its death and plunging the Airship into the land of Mor Dhona at Silvertears lake, this impact into the location apparently is what broke the seal that is allowing now Beast Men to summon their Primals and is possible the source of the Aether disturbance.

Midgardsormr is now referred to by the people of Eorzea as the “Guardian Of The Lake”.

When someone says, “It has been one moon”. What they are saying is, “It has been one month.” And so on.

This Project is single handedly from the Garlean Empire what not only caused a great shift in the aether flow around the world, but also is what broke Bahamut free from inside of Dalamud and caused the very world to become part of the Multiverse.

Unlike our own calendar however which can go up to 29-31 days, the Eorzean calendar always goes up to 32, as unlike with us where we have 7 days out of the week -- Eorzeans have 8 days out of the week. With each day representing an Element.

Each element is broken down as follows:

• Ice: 1, 9, 17, 25
• Water: 2, 10, 18, 26
• Wind: 3, 11, 19, 27
• Lightning: 4, 12, 20, 28
• Fire: 5, 13, 21, 29
• Earth: 6, 14, 22, 30
• Holy: 7, 15, 23, 31
• Dark: 8, 16, 24, 32

It was also heavily impacted after the Calamity with shifting mountains, fracturing lands, and moving plates. Though many of these destructive forces are overlooked and not talked about much, it has changed the face of the land forever.

During the Calamity, a great deal of the Black Shroud was brought to her knees by massive forest fires and thus turning the mighty forest upside down. Though the fires no longer burn, the damage is irreversible, and it will take thousands of years for the forest to recover.

The twelve were to not only oversee the new residence of Eorzea, but also guide them, and aid in protecting them from the darkness; From Zodiark; and the minions of. It is though believed that the Twelve and the Primals are opposing forces and like the Primals, the Twelve can also be summoned by enough aetheric energy.

Each of the Twelve rule over an aspect of an element within Eorzea and each of them have command over that element. Given those who are true to one of the Twelve they serve near equal command and full protection from. These twelve are:

• Halone, The Fury: Is the mover of glaciers and goddess of war. She commands the elements of ice and is a heavy rival to that of Nophica.
• Menphina, The Lover: The keeper of the twin moons, now just one. She is known as the goddess of love and has command over the element of ice. She is the sister to Azeyma and divine lover to that of Oschon.
• Thaliak, The Scholar: Is the ruler of rivers, wisdom, and the god of knowledge. He commands that which is the element of water. He educates Byregot. He is the divine lover to that of Azeyma and father of Llymlaen and Nophica.
• Nymeia, The Spinner: Is the watcher of celestial bodies and goddess of fate. She commands that of water is the daughter of Hydaelyn. She is the elder sister to Althyk, and master of Rhalgr.
• Llymlaen, The Navigator: The watcher of seas and goddess of navigation. She commands the element of wind and is the daughter of Thaliak and Azeyma.
• Oschon, The Wanderer: Ruler of mountains and god of vagrants. He commands the element of wind. He is the brother of Nald'thal and divine lover to that of Menphina. He is also the brother of the twins Nald and Thal; simply known as Nald'Thal.
• Byregot, The Builder: The purveyor of architecture and industry and god of the arts. He has command of the element of lightning and is Thaliak's pupil. He is also brother to Halone and son of Rhalgr.
• Rhalgr, The Destroyer: The breaker of worlds and god of destruction. He has command over the element of Lightning and is the father of Byregot and Halone. He is also the attendant to Nymeia.
• Azeyma, The Warden: The Keeper of the sun and goddess of inquiry. She commands the element of fire and is the divine lover of Thaliak. She is also the sister of Menphina and daughter of Althyk and Nymeia.
• Nald'Thal, The Traders: The overseer of transactions and the underworld and god of commerce. He (They) command the element of fire and is the single manifestation of the twins, Nald and Thal. He (They) are the brothers to Oschon.
• Nophica, The Matron: The tender of soils and harvests and goddess of abundance. She commands the element of Earth. She is the sister of Llymlaen and daughter of Thaliak and Azeyma.
• Althyk, The Keeper: The surveyor of change and god of space and time. He commands the element of earth. He is the father of Azeyma and Menphina and elder brother to Nymeia. Along with the son of Hydaelyn.