Quote Originally Posted by Kyan View Post
I wonder how they were first introduced?
Now that you mention it, that is kind of weird...

Also from the Fishing Log (Tiny Tortoise):
Not native to Eorzea, the first adamantoise to arrive in the realm is believed to have been mixed in with a shipment of dodo eggs from the Near East.

Interestingly, in 1572, the very first Hatching-tide was celebrated with eggs shipped in from Radz-at-Han (capital of Thavnair, an island of the Near East), and it was frequently commented on that these eggs were supposed to be unfertilized dodo eggs, but they were clearly fertilized not-dodo eggs. Could this have been an early hint of Adamantoise to come? But then how the hell did they get so big? One FATE, Bigger Than Life, says that they can take upwards of 80 years to reach this size. Should we assume that they've just been hiding on us the whole time? A mixture of hidden ones, long-dead ones, and recently re-introduced ones? Hmmm...