Dalamud is not an asteroid, whose with me?

[Felis]

Still, it's kind of hard to believe that this was man made when their technology is like muskets and air filled pods. Looking at the garleans side their technology is so much more advanced, but our axe wielding, fist throwing, thunder casting, pure curing people can stop that. How was it made? What is it made out of? How did they lift it off the ground? How did they make it to space? If it is man made I hope all that is explained eventually.

It's from the lost civilization Allagan. Existed before 1000 years and technologically advanced than the current garleans.

[Alhanelem]

Am I the only one who thinks Dalamud is not an asteroid?

I think it's an egg of some sort. Super mega egg of wave existence...

I think it will merge with the current world...Think Spirits Withiin movie...and cause a renewal.

Uhm, I don't think *anybody* thinks it's an asteroid. It doesn't even look like one? Are you just trying to boost your like counter by posting something you know everyone will agree with?

[MrKupo]

It's spelled DalaMoon.

[MartaDemireux]

SPOILERS (don't know how to make the hidden box thingy).

The Allegan civilization built it and put it into orbit. The Allegan civilization was wiped out in the 4th Umbral Era. 1,500 years has passed between the 6th Umbral Era and this 7th Umbral Era. If we go by this and say they all happen at the same space of time, that would place Allegan civilization destruction about 4,500 years ago. This would mean that Dalamud was put into orbit about 4,500-5,500 years ago, sometime during the Allegan's Astral Era.

And from the wiki:
"Cid also mentions that Dalamud is actually a colossal machine created by the Allagans and is not a natural moon. To activate it and cast Meteor, ancient stones known as Allagan runestones are required."

[Answa]

Theirs with you.

[Malakii]

I think it's a huge red pimple on a invisible dragon what you guys think?

[MariyaShidou]

It's the finger of the giant space buddha statue thingy from Asura Wrath.

[MartaDemireux]

Actually Dalamud was originally an untouched synthesis orb that floated around Menphina, before Nael van Darnus started messing with it. Then it turned into a red orb. Gaius yelled at Nael to try and fix it, so he did but since he tried to goof around with it again on a red orb, it went unstable. Now the thing just wants to be so chaotic.

And hence Darnus picked up the nickname "Darnit Darnus", since he seems to make everything worse where he goes.

Erm.. no haha. Let's not get fanfic mixed up in real lore, please ^^! I took the OP as a serious question and thus gave information that is found within the game.

The scene you're talking about is a disagreement over whether or not it is a good idea to use Dalamud and cast Meteor since the spell is very unreliable and they don't know exactly what will happen. It is fact that it is an Allegan-made colossal structure, "Artificial Moon," that is involved in summoning Meteor.

[Cendres]

I was with you until you said "Think Spirits Within movie"

The base concept of the movie was good. The execution , not so much.

[Duuude007]

Convenient that Dalamud will be at its apex near the conclusion of the seventh umbral era. Around the moon mouse festival.