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099 - Redmaw

observations Being a variety of steeling whose body is covered in hard scales like to those of a dragon. It prefers to make its home in dry underground caverns. The name "redmaw" comes from the fact that the creature's mouth is ever painted in crimson with the drinking of its victims' blood. Its vampyric bite delivers a numbing venom sufficent to kill event the largest of fiends, should its fangs go deep enough. Sage Knowledge Sky Pirates A name for the freefolk who ply the open skies in airships. Though they are collectively called "pirates," their actual occupations vary by individual. Some search for legendary treasures, some merely travel the world, while others are indeed ruthless villains who attack trade ships and plunder goods for profit. In recent years, the Archadian Empire has stepped up patrols, brining in the worst of the lot, all but consinging the more flamboyant feats of piracy to history. Of late, many are the pirates who have given up the thief's life for that of the headhunter, bringing their former comrades-in-arms to justice...for a bounty. Those few who remain pirates have struggled hard to retain the title, and are duly proud of it.

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100 - Zombie Warrior

observations Should they be cursed to live on in undeath, men who were soldiers in life become zombie warriors. In the cruel past, it was customary for those who fell in battle to be denied eternal rest by their masters and magicked to serve them after death as zombies -- a tragic fate that has earned the zombie warrior more sympathy than others of its ilk. Aletap Rumors There were some spies come into the barracks the other day, but they got away before we could nab 'em. They was wearin' black cowls just right, so as not to be seen. Don't get me wrong, I ain't prasin' 'em but if you'd seen some o' them things they was wearin' made o' fine wool an' tyrant hide, you'd've been impressed too.

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101 - Blood Gigas

Observations Being a cruel headless giant, born from the spilled blood of a demon. It views the world through the eye enchained across its chest, the pupil of which is said to be a window onto the underworld. Some say that to stare into this eye is to show your soul to the darkness, and that those foolish enough to do so are instantly consumed by unquenchable rage. Many such rumors endure to this day, in the absence of a survivor to disprove them. Aletap Rumors There's this particular weapon, an axe, me and my boys are fond of. The francisca, she's called! Heard of her? Seems they make 'em up north but only when pointed horns and malboro fruit are in healthy supply at market. That's why we've been hunting for 'em every spare moment we get. --Baimo, Berserker

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102 - Nightwalker

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103 - Dragon Aevis

Observations Being a dragon that has lived in darkness for such a great span of time, its eyes have withered, yet its sense of touch has grown so acute that it may sense the slightest source of heat upon the air, therby distinguishing obstacle from foe. "Aevis" summons to mind the word for "demon's armor" in an ancient tongue, and indeed, the wyrm's carapace is as impentrable as the hardest steel.

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104 - Ghoul

Observations Ancient teachings tell us that those attached to beauty are abandoned without succor after death, and fall back down to earth, in execrable form, as ghouls. Though the truth of this can never be known, they are indeed drawn to beauty, and it seems likely that they defile the living in desperate effort to reclaim what they once had. Zertinan Caverns A great cavern complex stretching along the length of the inland sea between Ordalia and Kerwon. Its passages twist and turn, winding their way from Jagd Yensa to Dalmasca, and even Bancour. Labyrithine and dark, the caverns provide an excellent place for criminals and bandits to hide from the authorities. The reaches near the Great Yensan Sandsea are known for their frequent deadly subterranean sand drifts, and the fierce wyrms that make their home there. Nearer to Bancour, the smell of brine grows stronger, and many of the cavern mouths open out onto cliffs overlooking the sea.

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105 - Darkmare

Observations Being a nightmare transformed by long years of living in lands saturated with Mist, preferring to inhabit ruins and other places starved of light. Mist rises in clouds about its body, and pours incessantly from its mane and hooves.

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106 - Facer

Observations Statue made to defend the relics of the Dynast-King that rest in the Stilshrine of Miriam. Within burns and everlasting flame, the source of the power which fuels its ceaseless wandering through the Stilshrine's deserted corridors. Generally docile, but prone to charging in with teeth a-chatter and flames roaring when trespassers least expect it. Sage Knowledge The Stilshrine of Miriam An ancient shrine deep within the Jagd Remooda. Like Raithwell's tomb, this, too, was constructed in the time of the Galtean Alliance, originally to honor the ancient god of swords and martial might. It is said that a Gran Kiltias of long ago selected the Stilshrine to house the relics of Dynast-King Raithwell, though why he would choose this site and not a temple of his own sect, is unclear.

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107 - Balloon

Observations Being a fiend created by a Gran Kiltias of long ago to roam the Stilshrine, protecting the relics of the Dynast-King that rests within. Its body exudes great magickal power, fueling a pale flowing flame that burns around it increasantly. Made to defend the relics of the Dynast-King with their lives, or more precisely, with their deaths. Sage Knowledge An elite clan having its clan hall in the Royal City of Rabanastre, formed by the young moogle, Montblanc. That the realtively new Centurio is quickly making its mark amoung the clan is thanks in no small part to Montblanc's encouragement of cooperation between members, and all Centurios' dedication to getting the job done. Centurio is renowned for welcoming hunters of all races, its founding members including nu mou, Ma'kenrah, and viera.

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108 - Miriam Guardian

Observations A great statue made to protect the relics of the Dynast-King that lie sleeping in the Stilshrine of Miriam. It is not known in what age or by whom it was made. According to those scholars who have investigates the shrine, the designs on the statue are similar to those in certain ruins around Ivalice, giving weight to the theory they were created by the same unknown individual or collective. Aletap Rumors they say there is a point on the body which, struck just so, will sap a man cold in its tracks, unable to move. A skilled marksman could use a fine arrow, thin like a needle, to do this from a distance. That's where stone bolts come in handy. As I'm sure you know, they use bundles of needles to make 'em, so proper width and sharpness are guaranteed. Aim, of course, depends on your arm. --Jimmik, Blue Mage

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109 - Oiling

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110 - Miriam Facer

Observations Being the giant cavern head of what must have been a truly gargantuan statue. Stationed as an eternal guardian to protect the Dynast-King's relics where they sleep in the Strilshrine of Miriam It is not known by what power it propels itself through the corridors, but in that it represents the colossus' only surviving locomotive part, it seems likely the head retains the source of the original statue's animation. Aletap Rumors There's an odd bird amoung the swordsmiths, so there is. He claims the worth of his blades is not in their keenness, but in the sharpness of the screams they cull from their victims. Inhuman, eh? He's the one that forged the Ame-no-Murakumo. Word is, he spends his days pulling up steamroomt and listening to its cried. Told you he was odd. --Nrace, Templar

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111 - Ghast

Observations A sort of zombie, infamous far and wide for its ill-favored apperance, and savage demeanor. It is rumored that this creature first appeared in a fairy tale, and that the story somehow made its way into a grimoire, the very act of transcribing the words therein thence giving life to the creature known as the ghast. The truth behind this rumor, and the power of words, are currently topics of much study amoungst scholars of the annals of our history.

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112-A - Crystalbug

Observations Being a fiend that, unable to move and hunt for food on its own, mimics the form of a crystal, thereby tempting its prey to come to it. The deception is nearly perfect and thus almost impossible to detect. Should an ill-starred traveler mistake such a creature for a crystal, and reach out his hand, he will be treated to a maelstorm of the strongest magicks, before having his life juices summarily drained.

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