Monstrosity

Monstrosity is content where adventurers can unleash their souls upon the various monsters that roam Vana'diel and take control of their mental faculties, thus becoming a monster themselves. Monsters can also engage in Belligerency against adventurers to transcend their limits and accrue greater infamy.

Participation

• Players must complete Monstrosity (Quest) to obtain Ring of supernal disjunction.
  • The quest is offered by the Suspicious Hume in the Pashhow Marshlands (E-12).

Visiting the Feretory

• After obtaining a Ring of supernal disjunction, examine the Odyssean Passage in one of the following areas to be transported to the Feretory, a liminal space where adventurers prepare themselves for their monstrous rampages.
  • Northern San d'Oria (L-8), Port Windurst (M-4), Port Bastok (K-12), or Pashhow Marshlands (E-12)
• All status enhancements wear off upon taking an odyssean passage to the Feretory.

Monstrous Preparations

Once inside the Feretory, the Equipment menu is replaced by "Customization." This new menu allows players to adjust various aspects of their bestial vessel, such as its species, abilities, and name.

Species Selection

• There are several species to choose at the start, and others may be unlocked by leveling up, exchanging infamy, and trading certain requisite items.
  • The initial species are Lizard (MON), Mandragora (MON), and Rabbit (MON).

• Possessing a monster of a different family resets the number of experience points needed for your next level, but a window will appear asking you to confirm whether or not to proceed.
  • Experience points will not reset if switching to a different monster from the same family.
  • Other methods of obtaining new species besides leveling up will be discussed later.
• As of February 18, 2014, players may possess the following families of monsters:

Aquans / Vermin / Birds / Beasts / Plantoids / Lizards / Other (currently family contains only Slime (MON) & Spriggan (MON))

Monster Faculties

Though monsters may not use equipment, they do possess innate knowledge termed "instincts," which function in the same manner. They can be learned by leveling up or exchanging Infamy.

• Instincts learned by leveling up differ from monster to monster.
• Once an instinct has been learned, it may be used with any monster the player possesses.
• Infamy exchange will be discussed later.

Instinct Costs

Instincts cost a certain number of Faculty Points to equip, and the amount each costs differs depending on their attributes. Furthermore, each monster has its own instinct cost limit, which cannot be exceeded. The higher the monster's level and rank, however, the higher the cost limit is.

Ranks

One's rank will rise as follows, in accordance with the amount of infamy he possesses. Infamy Rank 0 - 10,000: Mon 10,001 - 20,000: NM 20,000+: HNM

Infamy

• Slaying monsters yields players an amount of Infamy equivalent to a tenth of the experience they obtain.
• Outside of Belligerency, infamy is capped at 10,000.
• During Belligerency, infamy past 10,000 can be earned, up to a cap is 50,000.
• If you leave Belligerency with over 10,000 infamy, your infamy simply freezes and does not increase unless you reenter Belligerency or you spend enough infamy to be under the 10,000 cap. You do not lose any infamy by leaving Belligerency.

Maximum Levels

• The maximum level for monsters is 99.
  • The maximum level is also dependent upon the limit break quests a player has completed.

Naming

Players may select up to two descriptors to modify the species name of the monster they possess.

Area Selection

Journeying into the Field

After finishing their preparations in the Feretory, players can examine the Odyssean Passage there and select "Stalk prey as a monipulator," which displays a list of possible areas into which they can foray.

• Areas the player has yet to visit are not displayed.
  • Selections also depend on the size of the monster possessed.
  • Monster sizes are categorized by the color of the icon border that displays during species selection.

Field Areas

Each field area has a recommended level that displays on the selection menu.

• It is possible to enter areas in which the recommended level is higher than the monipulator's.
• Recommended levels correspond to the lowest level of monster in the area, and there may be fiends who are much stronger than the recommended level indicates.

Field Areas to Prowl

Region	Area	Recommended Level	Small (No Border)	Medium (White Border)	Large (Blue Border)	Unreleased (Gold Border)
Ronfaure	West Ronfaure	1	Check	Check	Check
	East Ronfaure	1	Check	Check	Check
	Ghelsba Outpost	2	Check	Check	X
	Fort Ghelsba	3	Check	Check	X
	Yughott Grotto	8	Check	Check	X
	King Ranperre's Tomb	8	Check	Check	X
	Bostaunieux Oubliette	52	Check	X	X
Gustaberg	North Gustaberg	1	Check	Check	Check
	South Gustaberg	1	Check	Check	Check
	Zeruhn Mines	1	Check	Check	X
	Palborough Mines	2	Check	Check	X
	Dangruf Wadi	3	Check	Check	X
Sarutabaruta	West Sarutabaruta	1	Check	Check	Check
	East Sarutabaruta	1	Check	Check	Check
	Giddeus	1	Check	Check	X
	Toraimarai Canal	45	Check	Check	X
	Inner Horutoto Ruins	2	Check	Check	X
Zulkheim	Valkurm Dunes	12	Check	Check	X
	Konschtat Highlands	8	Check	Check	Check
	Gusgen Mines	15	Check	Check	X
	La Theine Plateau	8	Check	Check	Check
	Ordelle's Caves	15	Check	Check	X
Kolshushu	Buburimu Peninsula	15	Check	Check	Check
	Tahrongi Canyon	7	Check	Check	Check
	Maze of Shakhrami	15	Check	Check	X
Norvallen	Jugner Forest	15	Check	Check	Check
	Batallia Downs	23	Check	Check	X
	The Eldieme Necropolis	40	Check	Check	X
	Davoi	20	Check	Check	X
	Monastic Cavern	42	Check	Check	X
Derfland	Pashhow Marshlands	15	Check	Check	Check
	Rolanberry Fields	24	Check	Check	Check
	Crawlers' Nest	40	Check	Check	X
	Beadeaux	20	Check	Check	X
Aragoneu	Meriphataud Mountains	15	Check	Check	Check
	Sauromugue Champaign	25	Check	Check	Check
	Garlaige Citadel	40	Check	Check	X
	Castle Oztroja	18	Check	Check	X
Qufim	Qufim Island	26	Check	Check	X
	Behemoth's Dominion	41	Check	Check	X
Fauregandi	Beaucedine Glacier	34	Check	Check	Check
	Ranguemont Pass	3	Check	Check	X
	Fei'Yin	38	Check	Check	X
Valdeaunia	Xarcabard	42	Check	Check	Check
	Castle Zvahl Baileys	46	Check	Check	X
	Castle Zvahl Keep	46	Check	Check	X
	Uleguerand Range	58	Check	Check	Check
Li'Telor	The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah	25	Check	Check	Check
Kuzotz	Eastern Altepa Desert	30	Check	Check	Check
	Western Altepa Desert	40	Check	Check	Check
Tavnazian Archipelago	Lufaise Meadows	31	Check	Check	Check
	Misareaux Coast	31	Check	Check	Check
Arrapago Islands	Caedarva Mire	61	Check	Check	Check
Vollbow	Cape Teriggan	62	Check	Check	Check
	Valley of Sorrows	66	Check	Check	Check
West Aht Urhgan	Bhaflau Thickets	63	Check	Check	Check
Lumoria	Al'Taieu	68	Check	Check	Check

The location at which monipulators spawn after either leaving the Feretory or retrying is randomly determined.

See also: Arkitanx's Monstrosity Level Guide

See also: Tiffeny's Monstrosity Guide

Gestation

When monipulators first enter the field or retry in the same area after being defeated in combat, they experience "gestation," which bestows the following effects. In addition, monipulators are advised to flee to a safe spot during gestation periods. This effect now lasts for 18 Earth hours, and must be manually removed if you wish to start fighting before that time is up.

• Undetectable by enemies
• Invisible
• Sprint
• Inability to attack

Other Methods for Unlocking Species

Unlocking Via Infamy Exchange

Speak with Teyrnon in the Feretory to exchange infamy for new instincts and monster species.

For any jobs that you have completed the Shattering Stars battle (or equivalent quest), the corresponding Instinct is discounted 50%.

Certain species and instincts must be unlocked by fulfilling requirements, and will be listed only after those requirements are met.

Unlocking Via Trading Items

Certain monipulators may only be unlocked by trading specific items to the NPC Suibhne in the Feretory after fulfilling the requisite conditions.

Requisite Items: Suibhne will tell players what items they must procure after they have fulfilled certain conditions, so make sure to speak with him periodically.

• You must be in the default form of the species which they are trying to unlock.
  • For example, unlocking Legendary Adamantoise (MON) requires you to be in Adamantoise (MON) form, not Pygmy Adamantoise (MON) form.
  • This condition does not apply to Dragon Quest Slime (MON) or Spriggan (MON).
• You must meet or exceed the requisite level to unlock the subspecies.
  • For example, to trade Antlion Spirits and unlock Onyx Antlion (MON), you must be a level 30+ Antlion (MON).
  • This condition does not apply to Dragon Quest Slime (MON) or Spriggan (MON).

• In the event that a player can unlock multiple subspecies, Suibhne informs him of one requisite item at random.
• Any of the requisite items may be traded at any time. There is no reason for it to be the one Suibhne mentioned during a player's last conversation with him.
• Some items, such as the Ake-Ome Spirit, can only be traded after being prompted.

Text Commands

The text command /checkname (/cn) has been introduced.
This command enables players to examine the true names of adventurers while they are possessing monsters in Monstrosity.

• This command functions in the exact same manner as /check when using it on normal adventurers.

The text command /monsterskill (/ms) has been introduced.
/monsterskill (/ms) "[m.s. name]" "[target name]"
Uses a monster skill on specified target.
You cannot use a monster skill that you have not learned.

• This command can only be used in Monstrosity.