Deaspected Crystals - lore, helm, and garleans

So is there no more ways to get Deaspected Crystals in game(aside from wards?) It seems like months since garleans attacked and you got these as rewards. I had 22 so I went ahead and bought 8 and got the coolest helm ever:
http://i.imgur.com/XgEbo.jpg

Being months old, its sure not as good as it used to be BUT it looks awesome. Better than the blue CE version of the helm.

So can anyone go into detail with what deaspected crystals are lore wise?

IIRC they're leftover shells from when Primals are summoned, that or the Primals eat the energy from crystals. Something to that extent.

The garlean invasions was first near the level 20 camps (1.18), then near camp emerald moos and camp glory (1.19).
Maybe there is an invasion in 1.20 anywhere, too. Or they withdrew for the time to make a big attack in the next updates.

I've not heard any town criers

Yes, presumably, you can still get them from Garlean attacks, we just haven't found where the 1.20 attack takes place. It might be on hold for the holidays or something.


And lore wise, I do believe deaspected crystals are created when a beast saps the aether from it. That's how all the mobs got bigger. The crystals used to summon Primals are Unaspected crystals, which is something a little different.

have not seen or heard of any Garlien attacks since the starlight celebration started up. Perhaps the garleans observe the holiday as well? Or perhaps there focusing there attention on project meteor.

or maybe they are planning assaults to hamlets :P
that's interesting thou, i don't think they care much of eorzea festivities

what can you use these crystal for atm in game?
I have a few but need find out where to use them.

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Originally Posted by MaxWinter

what can you use these crystal for atm in game?
I have a few but need find out where to use them.

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you can use them to take the helmet in OP picture.Otherwise, it's just lore items

There is an NPC in Gridania that will take the crystals and give you things in exchange. The aforementioned helm is the prize gear, but you can also get shards of any type.

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Originally Posted by MaxWinter

what can you use these crystal for atm in game?
I have a few but need find out where to use them.

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Yes as mentioned it is a Lalafell NPC in an all black cowl. He is on the other side of the road from the chocobo NPC

I'd like to know why killing Garleans rewards these. I was under the impression that they wanted nothing to do with the Primals.

Perhaps time will tell, or they're using them for some other purpose, or merely studying them. Maybe magitech (how to you spell that?) generates them. /speculation

I think garlean uses the power of cristals for their weapons (as for the 2nd CS for ifrit lev25),

you can see it here at 12min 50 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVEsDyE1q4

Yeah the Garleans are most likely sapping the aether from the crystals themselves now. It's been stated they need all the aether they can get so that they can summon Meteor.

I support that theory. It's even stated in one quest (I believe in Ceruleam Shock) that something the garleans are doing in Mor Dhona is disrupting the return of aether, and this is the reason unaspected crystals can be found there for one of the main quest missions (Unaspected crystals being similar to deaspected crystals). It wouldn't be a stretch to say that on top of draining the aether that's returning through silvertear falls, they are also draining the energy directly.

Ive got about 130 for sale on lindblum if anyone wants to buy them.

There's an achievement that's called Escape from Mistbeard Cove on ffxivpro.com/achievements/list on the last page.

It says it's a "towncrier" type achievement.

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Originally Posted by TonyMontana

Ive got about 130 for sale on lindblum if anyone wants to buy them.

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Your mule went down with 1.18......