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The opo-opo is a forest-dwelling beastkin that forms colonies of several dozen animals headed by a single, dominant leader. With their prehensile tails and opposable thumbs, they are more at home in treetops.

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The hunt mark called False Gigantopithecus often attacked those of Idyllshire. Upon research, they found mention of a large beast from the tropical jungles of Cieldalaes. In truth, it was brought by a researcher who did research on this "pet" and abandoned it during the exodus.

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The harpeia is a cloudkin with an appearance of a man-like spoken. Interestingly, it also displays the intelligence of some of nature's more clever creatures like the Opo-opo.

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The hunt mark called Guhuo Niao is a wild cloudkin with a unique way of hunting its prey. By whispering and wailing in the voice of a swaddling baby, it lures in victims and subsequently drain them of their blood.

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The large brimmed hat so often associated with black mages is in fact a relic of Mhach, meant to shield one's vision from the gaze of voidsent. This danger is so great, that some are equipped with additional cloth to cover one's eye.

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Ozma, which resides in the Weeping City of Mhach, was originally created by mages to defend against an uprising of voidsent. It was employed to devour cities and send them to a state of dimensional compression.

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As peace grew and the necessity of bards faded, so did their battlesongs. Nowadays, it is only the musically inclined moogles who remember every melody and measure.

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When not fighting in wars, bards often traveled from tavern to tavern in order to share the tales of their experiences. However, as the periods of peace grew longer, they began to embellish their stories of true battles and it made way for simple entertainment.

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Bard's battlesongs were sung by archers of eld and these verses held the power to fortify the spirits of comrades-- bringing blessings upon the victor and granting peace onto those near death.

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In the early days of utilizing bards in combat, many other nations tried to form units of minstrels in order to mimic the battlesongs of Gridanian hunters. However, the hollow choruses failed to produce the same level of influence.

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After 1000 years of peace during the Fifth Astral Era, the largest sovereign nations in Eorzea numbered six. The most prominent of them included: Mhach in the swampish Yafaem; Amdapor in central Aldenard; and Nym, spanning the Isle of Vylbrand.

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Eorzean folklore says that Aldenard, Othard and Ilsabard were once very close brothers. However, the latter two grew jealous of Aldenard's rich lands and pulled away from the younger sibling. To this day, Aldenard's hand clings to Ilsabard's coat tail.

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The voidsent Beatrice was once a high ranking noble who was a mistress of a castle in the kingdom of Troia. She is said to have once led a cabal of eight priestesses before the Darkness consumed her and her followers.

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Calofisteri was once a Mhachi mage who transformed into the voidsent you see by combining the power of an aether-infused crystal with the ritual consumption of voidsent blood. This form not only granted her immense power but also immortality.

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The Summoner's iconic horn is believed to serve as a conduit to convey nonverbal direction to their egi. Some scholars believed it to be a status symbol in the days of Allag.

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As Allag made great strides in the field of aetherochemical science, only a few citizens cheered as it meant more tyranny. Moreover, as clashes dragged on, the summoning rituals of the oppressed grew more desperate and skewed the land's aetherial balance.

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Over time, mages created many ways of circumventing the cumbersome process of making summoning circles. Some mages chose to pain or tattoo their bodies, while others wore robes stitched with elaborately designed aetherially conductive thread.

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