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Revision as of 06:41, 30 January 2011
Caturae
No life form under the skies of Vana'diel nor the crimson moon of Abyssea is more mysterious than the enigmatic caturae. It is believed that these impenetrable beings once served the leisure events of a forsaken and equally arcane civilization. To date, nearly every piece of minutiae regarding their existence has managed to elude Vana'delian observation. While sightings have been rumored among the wayfarers of the Abyssean landscape, contact with the creatures has been stymied by their exceptional elusiveness. Perhaps no such accounts exist because those unfortunate enough to witness the blood-stained claws of these tortured creatures would either be unable to recount the terror or would have never returned to speak of it. |
Family Information
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Special Attacks
Special Abilities | Vision Areas | Scars Areas | Heroes Areas |
Afflicting Gaze: Gaze Attack Bind and Plague. | |||
Dark Arrivisme: Moderate Area of Effect damage with Additional Effects: Knockback and Dispel (3 buffs). Gains a strong Intimidation effect after use. | |||
Deathly Diminuendo: Area of Effect damage with Additional Effects: Bio and Curse. | |||
Diabolic Claw: Powerful, single-target threefold attack. Absorbed by Shadow Images. Additional Effect: Magic Defense Down. | |||
Draw In: Pulls target(s) to the user. Usually followed by a TP attack. | |||
Hellish Crescendo: Area of Effect damage with Additional Effect: Paralysis. | |||
Interference: High Area of Effect damage with Additional Effect: Dispel. Damage may be proportional to number of buffs removed. | |||
Malign Invocation: Moderate-to-high Area of Effect damage with Additional Effect: Amnesia. | |||
Stygian Cyclone: Low Area of Effect damage with Additional Effect: Silence. Ignores Shadow Images. | |||
Stygian Sphere: Heals self for 1800-2000 HP. | |||
Shadow Wreck: High Area of Effect Dark damage. (Only used by Iratham) | |||
Banneret Charge: 25-30 yalm Area of Effect that reduces HP to critical levels and resets hate. (Only used by Kutharei below 25%) | |||
Besieger's Bane: Area of Effect Bio, Zombie, and Terror (approx. 10 seconds). (Only used by Yaanei under 25%) | |||
Enthrall: Area of Effect Charm and Caturae Costume. (Only used by Rani) | |||
Royal Decree: High Area of Effect Damage and Obliviscence that lasts for up to 5 minutes. (Only used by Raja) |
Notorious Monsters in Family
Name | Spawn Information | Level | Zone | Notable Drop(s) |
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Iratham | Circles the mountain where Veridical Conflux #7 is located | Abyssea - Tahrongi |
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Kutharei | Appears at (G-12) behind the Southwestern Gate | Abyssea - Misareaux |
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Sippoy | Appears at (E-7) among the Speltercaps | Abyssea - Vunkerl |
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Yaanei | Appears from (J-8) to (K-9) atop the Parradamo Tor | Abyssea - Attohwa |
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Rani | Examining the ??? at (D-10) with Broken Iron Giant Spike and Rusted Chariot Gear and Dominion requirements are met | Abyssea - Altepa |
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Raja | Examining the ??? at (J-5) with Shattered Iron Giant Chain and Warped Chariot Plate and Dominion requirements are met | Abyssea - Grauberg |
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Quest NMs: None Mission NMs: Iratham, Kutharei, Sippoy, Yaanei, Rani, Raja Battlefield NMs: None |
Historical Background
Catura (Sanskrit चतुर or चातुर) is a Sanskrit word with various meanings. It may mean "of 4," "coach" (an enclosed carriage) or "clever," as well as "skillful at assuming different forms."
Caturaṅga (चतुरङ्ग) is roughly translated as "Chess" and is the same name of the ancient game developed in Gupta India during the 6th century. The literal translation is "having 4 limbs or parts" and is used to denote "army" in epic poetry, in which battle formations were divided into 4 parts.
Iratham, Kutharei, Sippoy, Yaanei, Rani and Raja are all playing pieces of the caturaṅga game.
Caturae denotes the plural and taxonomic title of this monster family; it represents a construction using Latin grammar rules, converting "Catura," in this case assumed to be a 1st declension noun, to the theoretical plural "Caturae" by adding the suffix "-ae."
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