Azys Lla

**Azys Lla** is a zone in Abalathia's Spine.

Raised into the heavens over 5,000 years ago by the Allagans, Azys Lla is a vast and enigmatic land. This floating isle drifted through the Sea of Clouds, hidden from view behind a barrier of high-density aetheric energy. But the isle was once again visible to the outer world following the discovery and usage of an ancient key.

## Geography

### Alpha Quadrant

The major gateway to Azys Lla, from which people would travel to the port of Helix to "congregate and offload various supplies." Exactly what kinds of supplies, though, is still unknown. This information has been derived from the terminals' descriptions.

* **Helix**: A vast harbor of sorts situated amidst Azys Lla's wasteland. A guidance node found next to the old structure indicated that it was one of the few imperial landings large enough to contain interment hulks Ragnarok class. It appears that the remaining docking rings are only a small portion of those from earlier times.
* **Centrifugal Crystal Engine**: This seemingly unstoppable engine converted the life force of chimera experiments into synthetic crystal by using the might of the imprisoned Warring Triad. The chimeras would then be cultivated using these created shards as fuel in an experiment to see if it would be possible to harness infinite power.

### Beta Quadrant

This quadrant housed the majority of the development facilities used for chimera conjoining research. Only the most resilient test subjects survive after escaping their containment tubes and competing with other liberated monstrosities.

* **Recombination Labs**: Numerous chimerical creations are thought to have been born out of these laboratories. Even if Azys Lla guiding nodes are quick to inform all visitors that the good behavior of the animals formed here was at least once assured, recent visitors may find the situation drastically changed.
* **Biomass Incubation Complex**: A facility for research on chimera splicing studies. "Imaginative requests" from the Allagan Research Council and affiliated institutes spurred its development and resulted in the cultivation of a variety of live prototypes. The adjacent Mutagenesis functions as an addition to the complex.
* **The Habisphere**: For the families of the imperial generals and researchers stationed on Azys Lla, this area provided housing.

### Gamma Quadrant

This quadrant's researchers were in charge of developing and producing unmanned weapons and equipment like nodes. When the Garleans arrived to the complex, they used the imprisonment hulk landing here as an anchor for their dreadnaught. More recently, they have been spotted scouting potential sites to build Castrum Solus, their new fortress.

* **The *Gration***: Flagship of the Vlth Legion of the Garlean Empire, of the same make as the *Agrius*. Now, it lies grounded as Shiva, Lady of Frost, has frozen its aetheric ice-sealed ceruleum engines.
* **The Cathedral**: A cathedral with a distinctly Meracydian architectural style. A tribe of beings like trees, who considered themselves to be the "remnants" of Sephirot, may have worshipped at this location, based on the architecture. The Allagans relocated the ancient building from its original site on the southern continent to Azys Lla in order to conduct study on the connection between faith and primal summoning.

### Delta Quadrant

The goal of research in this quadrant's facilities was to improve control techniques and dragon physiology. Dragons were transported in from Meracydia and set in paddocks that mimicked the southern continent's habitat in order to monitor and "cultivate" specific species.

* **Esh Thom**: An unskilled ear would assume that the dragons that were held as slaves called this pasture. This is untrue,as Eorzean linguists have established that "Esh Thom" in dragon language has no real meaning. The name is thought to be a jab at Meracydian ancestry because the Allagans viewed dragons as a lower race.
* **Antithesis**: The place where Tiamat, the magnificent wyrm from Midgardsormr's first brood, was imprisoned by the Allagans, once fell. She regrets her terrible choice to raise her cherished brood-brother Bahamut as a primal to help her in her battle even now.

### The Flagship

The floating nerve center at the heart of Azys Lla, it was originally the site of research on three prisoner deities from the southern continent, the so-called "Warring Triad."

* **Aetherochemical Research Facility**: This floating edifice was originally an Allagan Empire research center, where experiments in controlling dragons and primals were carried out. Abandoned halls filled with test subjects from botched experiments wander around here.
* **The Fractal Continuum**: Seems to be the hull of a once-powerful warship that was turned into a museum after it was decommissioned, with the goal of preserving priceless relics from the Allagan Empire's 2,000-year history. The items inside, which range from common tools to cutting-edge military hardware, bear witness to the fallen civilization's incredible wealth and might.
* **Quarantine Block**: This floating islet in a desolate region of Azys Lla functioned as a place of isolation for chimerical constructions that did not adhere to approved safety standards. According to historical documents, the establishment started off as a research institution for cutting-edge agricultural crossbreeding.
* **Mobile Supply Cache**: In essence, the mobile supply cache was a moving warehouse that could be moved from one location to another, giving researchers access to the materials they needed.
* **Hyperstellar Downconverter**: Engineers believe this was created in order to connect with Dalamud, the fake moon that carried Bahamut when it was sent into space. Later on, to help with communication across the great distances between stars, it was modified and refined.