Ixal

Ixal are a race of bird-like Beastmen in Final Fantasy XIV, who worship the Primal Garuda. Though they are mostly found in the highlands of Coerthas and the unseen Xelphatol, their frequent excursions into the northern Black Shroud has drawn them into conflict with Gridania.

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The Ixal are lithe in stature, and feature horns and a toothed beak. Though bird-like in stature, they lack wings or feathers, and as such use balloons for transporting cargo throughout mountain passes. Their main stronghold is Natalan, located east of Camp Dragonhead in the Coerthas Highlands. As befitting their reverence for the Lady of Vortexes, the Ixal have an affinity to using wind magic.

They frequently make excursions into the Black Shroud to obtain timber, both for practical use and as religious service to Garuda. These activities have earned the ire of the elementals and by extension the city-state of Gridania, leading to frequent clashes. In contrast, their encroachment into Coerthas has been greatly ignored by the Holy See of Ishgard, who are too preoccupied with the war against the Dravanian Horde to notice.