
Tamamo Gozen, Yanxia's most well-known auspice.
An auspice (瑞獣, Zuijū?, lit. auspicious beast) is an animal that has exceeded its lifespan by decades and achieved a sense of self in Final Fantasy XIV. Auspices are part of Far Eastern folklore, they are notably remembered by the tale of Tenzen. In Tural a similar phenomenon is known to happen, resulting in creatures known as tural vidraal.
Notable auspices[]
- Byakko - a white tiger auspice said to guard the western frontier. He was the first companion of Tenzen and the first of Four Lords.
- Genbu - a tortoise auspice said to be the guardian of the north. He is the oldest of the Four Lords.
- Seiryu - A snake auspice said to be the guardian of the east. Often described as a dragon with cerulean scales and worshipped as a god of geomancy, he is one of the Four Lords.
- Suzaku - a red bird auspice said to be the guardian of the south. One of the Four Lords often attributed as phoenix due to her fiery red plumage.
- Koryu - a powerful kirin auspice that was sealed by Tenzen and the Four Lords.
- Tamamo Gozen - a powerful nine-tailed fox auspice. Tamamo is believed to be the guardian deity of Yanxia as well as Doma.
- Kinko Kugane - a furious fox auspice who lived in the south of Shishu. She was killed when resisted against deforestation for the construction of Kugane. Her spirit continued to bring plagues until she was sealed by the geomancer Kazan.
- Qitian Dasheng - a monkey auspice who has lived some two millennia, Qitian Dasheng is the former disciple of another auspice who created the tamate-bako of geomancy. After his master's death, the monkey took it upon himself to safeguard the relic sequestered deep within the Swallow's Compass.
- Senri - a cat auspice of 1600-years-old, she prides herself on her impressive memory, which has led her compatriots to dub her a keeper of knowledge.
- Kamaitachi - the youngest auspice of Reisen Temple, he is a weasel that has lived for a thousand years, and possesses the power to manipulate the wind.
- Furi - an auspice raccoon dog of 1250-years-old, he has a power of transformation capable of taking on the appearance of any living being or inanimate object, no matter the size or complexity.
- Ginko and Kinko - a pair of fox auspices who serve Tamamo Gozen.
- Inugami - a dog auspice of 1450-years-old, he was once feared by some people of Othard as a god of indiscriminate vengeance, and by others as an arbiter of divine retribution.
- Komainu - one of Reisen Temple's twin guards and the sacred crystal. While both stand their posts at nearly all times, he is technically charged with the temple's defense during the night, whereas his brother is more vigilant during the day.
- Kudagitsune - a fox auspice that lives in the Reisen Temple. He is a friend of Tamamo.
- Nue - a 1400-year-old red panda auspice, he can command lightning and wind, making him a formidable enemy.
- Rissai - a squirrel auspice that appeared in Gridania during the Starlight Celebration.
- Sotan - a sand fox auspice living in Idyllshire, he is commonly known as "Faux Commander".
Notable tural vidraal[]
- Ttokrrone - a giant snake known as the Serpentlord that lives in the Sandnest in Shaaloani.
- Valigarmanda - A winged serpent with mastery over ice, lightning, and fire. It was a constant, feared presence in Yok Tural until Gulool Ja Ja and his companions sealed it away.
- Iq Soq Xmajun - a winged beast that left Tural for Eorzea to establish a territory for itself. It is the primary target of the viper Keshkwa.
- Lunipyati - A hare-like beast, which terrorized the village of Yuweyawata. The First Promise Zoraal Ja led the Tuliyollal Landsguard to deal with it. While the beast was defeated, instead of killing it, Zoraal Ja imprisoned it in order to see if it could be of use to him.
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The Four Lords represented on the world map around the Hingan archipelago.
According to Far Eastern superstition, a beast who lives for decades exceeding its natural lifespan will obtain a whisper of spiritual power and a flicker of self-awareness. Those who live for one thousand years, however, gain a measure of divinity and power beyond man's understanding. Such beasts, having undergone a transformation legend calls "the change", are generally referred to as "auspices".[1]
Over the course of a thousand years, such creatures gradually amass a mystical strength, until one day they awaken to powers of divine magnitude. Auspices are considered deities in their own right, as awe-inspiring and respected as any kami. These ascended animals are, however, plagued by a dual nature. When the boundless calm, the nigimitama, comes to the fore, an auspice often serves as a benevolent guardian, protecting the people from malicious entities. But when the primal rage, the aramitama, takes over, the auspice runs wild, wreaking disasters of divine proportions. Many a folktale and minstrel’s verse is the recounting of a heroic effort made to contain these rampaging beings.[2]
Amongst the auspices’ number, the most commonly witnessed, and thus most frequently recorded in legend, are those of the fox family. It is common for foxes that have endured for a century or more to gain the ability to shapeshift, and they often take the form of a person when wandering in populated lands.[2]
Similar entities exist in Tural, known as tural vidraal. They are powerful beings whose origins also lie in beasts who have far outlived their natural lifespans and gain great power as a result. The most infamous tural vidraal is the winged serpent, Valigarmanda, known as the Skyruin.
Culture[]
Auspices in the Far East are often revered as gods or spirits, similar to the kami. They have been cases where auspices become enamoured or enter relationships with regular spoken, which, due to their long lives compared to most spoken races, often result in heartbreak. However, it is also common for them to be seen as destructive beings, with many tales of heroes stopping rampaging auspices.
Similarly, tural vidraal, meanwhile, often feared in Tural as creatures of incredibly destructive potential. The vipers are often tasked with hunting and culling the creatures. Certain villages across Tural, meanwhile, manage to defeat and seal the essence of the creatures within totems that can use the vidraal's abilities.
Physiology[]
Auspices do not share similar physiology to one another, rather resembling their original pre-auspice physiology, often being able to be confused for a regular animal. Strong auspices can take additional larger, more monstrous, or humanoid forms. An auspice's nigmitama and aramitama have to actively be kept in balance or the auspice might turn into a rampaging beast. Tural vidraal on the other hand seemingly cannot, or will not, return to their more natural forms, staying in more monstrous forms, and have incredible aetherial capacity.
Naming conventions[]
Auspices and tural vidraal are often named in the native toungues of the peoples whose land they inhabit, rather than common Eorzean. They will sometimes go by received, or self-proclaimed epithets in these toungues.
History[]

Gameplay[]
Auspices and tural vidraal appear as a variety of enemies found in dungeons, trials and normal raids, as well as NPCs, minions, and Triple Triad cards. These are most associated with the Four Lords raid series and the Worqor Lar Dor trial.