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According to Garlean history, Solus zos Galvus enlisted in the Republican Army at the age of 16. Then soon after becoming a legatus at 24 years old, he became Dictator and supreme commander at 28. At 33, he crowned himself Garlemald's first Emperor and created their own calendar.
The second boss of Aurum Vale, Coincounter, is a hulking cyclops who is extremely territorial. It received its name after giving adventurers the impression of a watchdog jealously guarding its "golden hoard"
Copycat Cassie, a morbol found in Pagos, derives its name from being similar to the Capricious Cassie morbols found in the Black Shroud. However, naturalists are perplexed as to how it could've grown so large with its lack of exposure to warmth and sunlight.
The chichu (called other names like the nariphon, vochu, etc) is shown to use its vines to guide prey into its maw-like digestive cavity. Many scholars believe the flora is a distant relative to Eorzea's ochu. However, recent studies have shown this hypothesis holds little merit.
Louhi is found in the frozen wasteland of Eureka Pagos. It's a formidable voidsent that employs his immense arcane strength to condense blades of ice from surrounding aether. Scholars have yet to study in depth, but is reported to at least hold the rank of a lesser noble.
Yojimbo's companion, Diagoro, is said to have met him while they were wandering the wilderness alone. It's said that he's enamored with koban, a solid gold coin that was circulated throughout Hingashi and Othard.
Dragons are nigh immortal given the right environment and thus, may go under a variety of metamorphic changes. Newly hatched dragonets possess four legs, a pair of wings and a long tail, but the form in which they develop may change drastically.
Rank A Hunt Mirka comes from the legend that once every hundred thousand winters, a yeti is born with a horn atop its head that is imbued with magic power. When the creature reaches maturity, it sends out a call to other yetis that unites them under one horn, one rule.
As Coerthas was covered in snow, creatures descended from the mountains to find food. Mylodons were one such creatures and soon enjoyed hunting Ishgardian knights. Rank B Alteci is known to have killed dozens of nobles.
The Sphinx is an Allagan creation based on ancient Meracydian myth for the purpose of instilling fear in the hearts of the superstitious tribes of the southern continent. The self-automated weapon was developed for systematic slaughter and subjugation.