Castrum in Coerthas?

[Magnesium02]

Don’t forget in 1.0 Coerthas was MUCH larger.



It is quite possible that what you see lies beyond the other side of the avalanche blocking snowcloak from the western part of coerthas. It is a likely place for a map expansion in the future when people figure out how to tunnel/break through the barrier.

[Phyllo]

We are not forgetting don't worry ^^ we even mentioned it a few times xD
But yeah according to the direction I'd say that it's located in the tiny bit of land north of falcon's nest if not in falcon's nest itself.

Mysteltain, yeah according to old map references for 2.0 ( thanks to ffxiv maps awesome comparisons ) the garlean do have a castrum in west.highlands, the question is how the hell did they got there xD

[Wadoka]

Well the (cough)Stargate at Cape Westwind has to go somewhere dinnit?

(Yes, I know, it only supposedly transports you across the bay to the outpost. But hey. Stargate...)


... can Garleans use Aetherytes?

[Alice_89th]

Mysteltain, yeah according to old map references for 2.0 ( thanks to ffxiv maps awesome comparisons ) the garlean do have a castrum in west.highlands, the question is how the hell did they got there xD

Airship, probably.

[Phyllo]

Airship, probably.

Remember what happened last time they tried to use air ships to go near mor dhona through coerthas? XD

[Wolfandre]

... can Garleans use Aetherytes?

My guess is probably not.

In order to use Aetherytes, you and your soul must be heavily attuned to aether. In 1.0, this was called Anima, and was a visible, trackable number. The more you used the Aetherytes, the more you were metaphysically exhausted and needed time to recoup. You can match this info to the lore post around here somewhere about teleports.

Anywho, pureblooded Garleans don't have Anima. Eorzea is a land absolutely rich in aether, and the Aetheryte network is unique to Eorzea because of that. The Garleans simply aren't from Eorzea and simply don't have the metaphysicality to do this. It is for this same reason that pureblooded Garleans cannot use magic and rely on magitek instead. You can also follow the advent of an individual with a similar ailment in the Thaumaturge questline.

As for the bulk of the Garlean army, however, they probably can, as it is made up of conquered nations. The individuals we primarily see are oppressed and absorbed Ala Mighans, so THEY would be able to use the aetherytes, assuming they were attuned to the aetheryte network. And considering that thing was rebuilt from the ground up after the Calamity, I don't think these individuals would have had the opportunity to attune.

[Niamh_Rillemaugh]

Here's hoping it'll open up alongside the Castrum in East Shroud at some point.

[Phyllo]

The castrum in the east shroud is blockading the way to Ala mhigo, and the upcoming extension is about ishgard, so there are chances that it's for a bit later :/

[Bauti]

The castrum in the east shroud is blockading the way to Ala mhigo, and the upcoming extension is about ishgard, so there are chances that it's for a bit later :/

One question, is that castrum still operational by Gaerlans or according to the Main Scenario, remember "operation archon", has been taken by Twin Adders( Grindania ) ?

[Phyllo]

Technically, the goal was to prevent them from hindering the warriors of lights fight in northan, but we don't know if they just held them off or actually defeated them.