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Since Chocobos are characteristic of Aldernard and horses are much more common in Othard, is there any word of what Ilsabard traditionally used for mounts? Although I imagine now the spread of the Empire has made machina based transportation the new standard.
Probably machina, yeah.
Just my musings but I wonder if chocobos did manage to reach Ilsabard naturally given the continent is directly connected to Aldenard by a land bridge north east of Gyr Abania (after all, a red chocobo shows up in the Ivalice raids). Plus pure-blooded Garleans to my knowledge have never responded to chocobos in Eorzea with the same sense of bewilderment or confusion that Othardians do, meaning they are used to them. So to me at least, it's entirelly possible that chocobos ended up establishing themselves in Ilsabard naturally and the indigenous cultures used them for mounts and heavy labour the same way Eorzeans did (we've seen this in reverse too with foreign fauna like courels and adamatoises being introduced to Eorzea and establishing themselves there despite not being native to the realm).
So it's possible that chocobos may be also used in Ilsabard - but that is just my own theory so please don't take that as canon! ;)
magitek armor
Magitek chocobo?
They seem to have replaced most life with machines, honestly. No chickens anywhere in sight whenever we get panning shots during 'MEANWHILE, IN GARLEMALD' segments.
If we go with the Hrothgar being the main influence I would expect Battle Tigers.
However with more Garlean influence and the rise of Magitek most likely either the Reapers or a mobile magitek armor, maybe like the one we see Elezenos fly off in at the end of 4.4 when they go to Castrum Abania.