Raimdelle Reborn: The Neverending Bestiary

[DoctaruRavenbe]

What's the difference between Opo-opos and Galagos? Is the former the genus and the latter the species? Vice versa? Are galagos just a frequent name but neither label?

Sorry to just poof in here and everything. But based upon previous discussion/revelation of the Ziz/Pelican/Beak species naming being a local thing. Perhaps the same can be true here for Opo-opos and Galagos. Opo-Opos being primarily in the Girdania region and the Galagos being located on Limsa Lominsa. this even translates to the Opo-opo subspecies of Lemurs with Lemurs being Giridania and Ringtails being in Limsa again. Just a thought I'd might put out there

[Orophin]

Sorry to just poof in here and everything. But based upon previous discussion/revelation of the Ziz/Pelican/Beak species naming being a local thing. Perhaps the same can be true here for Opo-opos and Galagos. Opo-Opos being primarily in the Girdania region and the Galagos being located on Limsa Lominsa. this even translates to the Opo-opo subspecies of Lemurs with Lemurs being Giridania and Ringtails being in Limsa again. Just a thought I'd might put out there

Which is pretty funny, considering ALL of the above types used to be in Gridania only in 1.0. They certainly branched out since then.

If I were to lean on anything it'd be that Opo-opo is the Genus. Probably not the best foundation to stand on, but that was the lowest level monster of the type that showed up in FFXI, and from there they received different names. (Bullbeggar, etc)

Has anybody stumbled across the blue cobra that is not the glowing Allagan variant (Hygeia)?

The only snakes I've seen not in Coil are the Lake Cobras in Mor Dhona and the Coliseum Pythons in Halatali. I don't remember either being blue though. The Lake Cobras are red like the Caduceus, I could have sworn the Coliseum Python was green.

Where can I find some red-eyed spriggans and how do they differ from yellow eyed spriggans?

Can't say this is something I've paid very close attention to, but there are Spriggans in Copperbell normal, (two variants, a small one and larger one) Copperbell Hard, (2nd boss) at the Sil'dih Excavation site, (also a FATE boss) and just west of the White Wolf Gate of Gridania. (another FATE boss as well, Spiteful from 1.0) Can't really think of any other areas these guys are.

What are the other names for Gargoyles? Red seem to be the base.

Are these what you're referring to as mob types at the bottom of the gorge in Coerthas and in Amdapor Keep? I've only seen them referenced as Vodoriga.

Are flans no longer called flans, but puddings?

I've only seen them called Puddings in game.

Are wights no longer called wights, but skeletons?

Same as above, although there's something called a "Wight Wailer" on xivdb, but there's no info on it.

Are aurochs and buffalo different species? Which is which? (Yet to track these down in person to see the subtle color difference)

Not sure on these. There are Aurochs mobs in Middle/Western La Noscea (Western is FATE only) while the Buffaloes are only in Eastern La Noscea.

Can't really answer the rest of your questions.

[Lusavari]

Halatali Pythons are pink, not green (Cobra II in MV)

Wight Wailers are part of a Leve around Bent Branch, level 10 I think. There are still some Wights for Skeletons.

For the Gargoyles, I think he's referring to the Vissago type ones. What's the name of the one that appears around level 13 or so in the main story?

[Kyan]

I am trying to complete every leve, as a personal objective and a way of using up my now-always-capped leve allowances.

I discovered an anomaly (poor localisation team, they must hate when I do leves) which I thought I'd bring up here. A level 1 Limsa Lominsa leve, "Ain't Nobody Got Time For Rats"

Every summer, we lose more than a quarter of our yield here at Red Rooster Stead to a plague of filthy rats who sneak into the fields at night and eat the young vegetables straight off the vine. Every winter, we lose another quarter to the same rats when they chew their way into our storage silos. If the quick-breeding pests are not continuously dealt with, our losses will grow even larger, and I will be forced to abandon the farm. The Stead seeks fleet-footed adventurers to come and chase down the creatures so that my family and I might rest easily.

You are to eliminate 5 "Pack Rats". Nothing unusual, only that the Pack Rats are actually Marmots, and they even drop Marmot Meat. I think this is an error, but in the event it is not, I find that the term "Rat" being used for Marmots in a location which clearly has a large variety of "rats" interesting. I am going to contribute this to the localisation forum, just in case it is an error.

[Lusavari]

Not quite... The Pack Rat is a real animal. It looks like a marmot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_rat

They're probably using the Bushy-tailed Wood Rat species as their model of Pack Rat.

[Kyan]

Even still, I still think it is a little odd; the fact that they dropped marmot meat (identifying themselves as marmots) and that there aren't any other pack rats of that model in the vicinity, especially if they are a plague, seems not quite right to me. Still, it is the nature of an MMORPG to reuse character models.

[Kyan]

Mr. Moose:

Megalocrab, you have listed megalocrabs and snippers.

Now that spawning season has come to a close, a whole new generation of big claws is ready to step form the sea and wreak havoc on the coastline. The aid of adventurers is required to see that the local fishers and farmers remain free from the crabs' deadly grasp. Remember, the only method of distinguishing a big claw from a megalocrab is by using the core of a lightning sprite. If, when shocked, the crab's shell turns red, the beast must be slain.
Objectivesicon.png Objectives
Report to lower La Noscea.
Use a lightning sprite core to reveal target's true form, then defeat it.
Big Claw: 0/2
Report back to Ourawann at the Moraby Drydocks.

It could just be the name of a snipper, which changes colour from green to red.

[RolandDebreton]

Has anybody stumbled across the blue cobra that is not the glowing Allagan variant (Hygeia)?

The closest I've seen to blue outside of the Coil's Hygeia is this creep, and only his hood an an internal line are blue, and I can't find a good Lake Cobra photo but I think this may be the same pallet swap.

Edit: Reviewed the Hygeia model, definitely not. They are also very giggle-worthy when they are stiff-as-a-board rendered.

[Anonymoose]

Yaaay, something worth bringing up.

In The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2 (aka Turn 7), we learn that many seemingly unnatural (but not voidsent) creatures have an unexpected origin - the ancient Allag were heavily invested in the development of Bioweaponry. This goes well beyond forgekin and modification and well into direct genetic meddling (lending support to the idea that the Gigant genus has origins relative to the Allag in some way).

How do we categorize these creatures? They have no category. At best they're Biological (as opposed to Metallurgical) Forgekin.

For now I'm going to give them an "OTHER" classification similar to Primals and Elementals until we know better.

Interesting Note:
The Lamia are new and the bioweapon lab explains their origin, but look at the tanks under the platform - a huge stash of incubating chimera. We finally have an origin for these creatures and an excuse to take them off the wheel of guesses and toss them into the temporary(?) folder of Allagan Bioweaponry. The thing is, how long do these creatures live!? Cutter's Cry has had legends of the chimera (which turned out to be true) for seemingly hundreds of years. Are they biologically immortal unless slain?

Not from around these parts are you? There isn't a sprat this side of the Maiden who hasn't lost more than a few nights sleep after hearin' tales of the chimera of Cutter's Cry. For centuries, woodcutters bringing back logs from the Black Shroud would avoid bandits waitin' for them on the Lumberline by takin' the detour 'round Cutter's Pass - the route leadin' the men right past this cave. The smart ones would keep their distance, but every now and again, a dust storm or the like would force some poor soul to take cover within the dusty grot. But legend says any who entered would never return...victims of the three-headed horror that makes the caverns its lair - the chimera. Some say you can still hear the screams of those whom the chimera keeps alive...for the beast enjoys its meat fresh... 'Tis why the locals call the place Cutter's Cry...and I, for one, can attest to the appropriateness of that name, as can the Darklight Raiders - once Eorzea's strongest band of mercenaries...now, all dead and buried 'neath the chimera's sands.

We can probably toss Mirrorknights into this category as well. I was leaning towards the three-faced snakes being thrown into that category, too, but if the Ul'dahn authorities pit them against adventurers within the Coliseum without a second thought or inquiry, perhaps not. What do you think?

(inb4 "All the beast tribes are descendants of Allagan bioweaponry experiments!")

[Lusavari]

3-faced snakes...? Are you talking about the Hydra?

Also, unfortunately, it seems that the model viewer is no longer being developed due to the pain in the ass nature to update it. I think whoever was working on it ragequit over gear colorations and alterations.

I haven't gotten to do any BC due to the fact I've been working on leveling classes on my alt (who's kind of become my main), but can you elaborate on what you mean? Do you think the Bio-labs are associated with the Garleans rebooting them, or are they clearly not involved with BC2?