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Merri · **07-28-2013, 05:46 AM**

(07-28-2013, 12:51 AM)Artorias Wrote:
(07-26-2013, 01:58 PM)Merri Wrote: Magitek, let's see..Â ..I'll start small-ish.

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Spoiler Magitek is, in the realm of XIV, simply a type of machinery. While not confirmed, it's highly hinted at that Magitek was reverse-engineed from technology salvaged from the Allagan Empire, which existed some 4000 years ago. It was the same civilization that imprisoned Bahamut inside Dalamud - which was a giant machine. Let that be an example of the technological capabilities of the Allagan Empire. They imprisoned a god and shot it into space. It has been mentioned that the Allagan empire was far, far more advanced than the Garlean Empire in terms of technology.

That being said, tt's quite advanced, to a point where there are "digital" displays, though it still maintains that sort of sleek/grungy industrialized core. If that makes any sense. Magitek is basically an advanced form of technology that happens to make good use of Ceruleum, which is a condensed and purified form of aether. It's also incredibly volatile. It has been mentioned that a single explosion set off in the right place within the Ceruleum Fields could set off a chain reaction that would literally detonate the entire mountainside. Ceruleum can be mined from the earth, as well as extracted from crystals. The latter process is much less efficient, and will leave said crystal an aspect-less husk when all is said and done. The only Ceruleum deposit known in Eorzea at the moment is in nothern thanalan, and has been capitalized on by the Sultunate. It's likely the Garlond Ironworks has a hand in the operation, and takes some of said Ceruleum for their own cause.

Ceruleum is what makes Magitek so potent, to put it into perspective. You can't really have proper Magitek without Ceruleum from what we know thus far. Now, Magitek is primarily tailored to suit the military's need, but it is a staple of every day life in Garlemald. To what extent, we are unsure, but it's likely they have devices to suit a variety of needs. I'll stick to what we do know, however, which is their military might. Probably the most famous use of Magitek in the empire is their Airships. Completely unmatched. Garlean airships are top of the line, and incredibly powerful. Their capital ships could pretty much raze an entire city to the ground with the amount of firepower they possess. Allow me to put things into perspective on this. This is the amount of firepower a single canon has on a relatively average Imperial Warship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU0yxf00ORkSkip to about 2:00. Mind you, this is a fairly small airship compared to what they do have. If you watch the entirety of the video, you will also see another Magitek gadet in the form of Baelsar's wrist-mounted Magitek canon, which is also capable of firing flares (which he uses to signal the airship hiding by the Agrius (which was once the empire's flagship before it was destroyed)).

About 4:45 into this video below you can see the Agrius in action. Take a look at just how many canons are on that airship. Each of those canons possesses the same firepower (if not more firepower) than that in the previous video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvQngnzRSdQ

Suffice it to say, they've got some serious firepower. That's Magitek for you. Now, Magitek also has the capability to run machines autonomously. Vanguards are actually completely autonomous, and have a basic form of AI that is able to adapt to battle situations and act accordingly. They are also, however, able to be overridden and given commands as required.

Really, the realm of possibility with Magitek is fairly open. Given what we've seen it's already capable of, some things are definitely within the realm of possibility. For example, I took the liberty of designing the concept of a Magitek-based prosthesis for Endemerrin a few years back. It's evolved over the years as we obtained more lore on Magitek, but it's basically remained the same and relies on the core concepts of Magitek.

Suffice it to say, while this has never been canonically confirmed, it's one of those things where it's likely that it's plausible. So there's always room to have fun with things, so long as you stick to the staples of what Magitek is at it's core.

So basically it's the Empire's Manhattan Project

Going a bit off topic and based on the video below. Â Is it safe to assume that both the VIIth and XIVth Legions were present during the release of Bahamut?

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Nope! Canonically, only the VIIth Imperial Legion of Garlemald was present at the battle of Carteneau, and it's been mentioned off-hand that the legion was all but completely obliterated. Gaius may have been present in the air to observe the events from afar, but the XIVth Legion was not a part of the battle. There's actually some interesting lore behind their fall. Darnus abandoned the legion well before the battle of Carteneau, but his soldiers were so loyal and fervent of his command that they absolutely refused to believe he had been killed, and some went so far as to imposter him if I remember correctly. The Seventh Legion basically commanded itself on the battlefield.

But yes, lore-wise, no other legion was present on the battlefield, and it's likely a solid 90~99% of the legion was killed that day. There's nothing left of them, as they didn't really have anywhere to run. Some of the Grand Companies managed to survive as they had a route to retreat on, and managed to do so well before Bahamut completely tore up the area.

detailed Garlean Empire lore?

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