Great Crystal (Final Fantasy XII)



The Great Crystal (Japanese: Cristal Grande (as if it was written in Spanish/Portuguese) クリスタル・グランデ　Kurisutaru Gurande), is a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. It is a large crystal that is located in the deepest reaches of the Ancient City of Giruvegan. It is an area of great frustration for many players, as rather than getting a true map of the area, they get a sketch of the outside of the crystal, and an indication showing an approximation of where they are from the outside (near the bottom, as opposed to near the top, and so on).

Location
Not actually located on the World Map, the Great Crystal is found in Ancient City of Giruvegan. The player has to walk down to the deepest reaches of the Gate of Fire and find a waystone, which grants access to the area. The Great Crystal links the Gate of Fire at Giruvegan with the floating Gate of Wind and is the only way the Occuria and Shemhazai can be accessed.

Crystal Core
The core of the crystal is a great orb of magicite, constantly spewing Mist. Though the party speculates that it might be nethicite, its exact nature is unclear. n=and the pickle juice makes opreha go woo

Purpose
While its purpose is never revealed, it may be assumed the Great Crystal is the Occuria's deposit of nethicite or perhaps the source of magicite and Mist. Whatever the case, it acts as a deadly gateway to the Occurian dwelling, filled with powerful monsters and a twisting maze. Also sealed within is a fearsome prisoner, the Esper, Ultima as well as the storyline Esper, Shemhazai.

Naming
The map of the Great Crystal hides the location of the player to add to the mystery of the area, and its names do not make sense... at first. The names of the area of the Great Crystal may sound like it came from out of a Sanskrit dictionary, but it is actually contractions and bastardization of English words and some scientific terms, which help to indicate location:

Monsters

 * Ose
 * Reaper
 * Mythril Golem
 * Mom Bomb
 * Necrophobe
 * Shadonir
 * Ash Wyrm
 * Forbidden
 * Skulwyrm
 * Giruveganus
 * Evil Spirit (Rare)
 * Larva Eater (Rare)
 * Crystal Knight (Rare)
 * Omega Mark XII (Optional Boss)
 * Ultima (Hidden Esper)

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