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Description
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Barbgrass
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The countless tiny barbs at the tips of this hardy plant are believed to deter grazing beastkin. However, to counteract this, those creatures have developed an especially tough lining to the inside of their mouths, and could probably bite down on a handful of broken glass without so much as batting an eyelid.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Caiman
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In this case, “artisanal” refers to the caiman itself rather than the person tasked with procuring it. This scalekin is particularly gifted in the art of nest building, or at least it was before being clobbered over the head and dragged off to the skybuilders.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Cloudstone
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According to certain scholars, the islands of the Sea of Clouds are kept suspended in the air by large amounts of cloudstone. It is therefore advised not to mine too much of this valuable resource as it may cause the island to plummet from the sky.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Cocoon
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As the skybuilders neglected to specify the exact type of cocoon they would like delivered, its contents remain unknown. It could be home to anything from a wamoura pupa to the larva of a parasitic wespe. Nothing good, in other words.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Crimson Namitaro
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Experts believe its enormous dorsal fin is used to repel creatures that enter its territory. This is also the part that often gets caught on a fisher's hook, so perhaps it is more of a hindrance than a help.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Griffin
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One would be forgiven for assuming the skybuilders were only joking when they requested a griffin be brought to them. Unfortunately─and inexplicably─they were deadly serious.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Ice Stalagmite
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Be sure to hold this the right way up or it could be mistaken for a stalactite.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Lightning Chaser
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Like its brethren the storm chaser, this fish uses gas expelled from its rectum as a crude means of propulsion. As its name would suggest, it spends much of its time chasing lightning bolts, though with little success due to the ludicrously slow pace at which it moves.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Little Thalaos
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Though this wavekin is unaware that it was named after the beast of legend, it certainly seems to relish playing the part.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Log
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The word “log” fails to amply convey the undeniable majesty of this immaculate specimen. Unfortunately, there are no suitable substitutes, unless one is content to call it a “tree with all the sticky-outy bits cut off.”
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Marrella
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The heavily armored protrusions that extend from what is presumably its head seem to be entirely at odds with the fact its innards are completely exposed. Some might consider this species to be an evolutionary dead end, yet it continues to survive to this day.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Meganeura
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Practically anything with “mega” in its name is bound to be big, and this overgrown dragonfly is no exception.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Prismstone
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Shines with all the colors of the rainbow, and even a few extra, like luminous black and fluorescent beige.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Raspberry
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Being rather small, it is unusual for raspberries to be handled individually rather than by weight. This may also be because fruiterers are keen to avoid counting anything other than coins.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Sculptor
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The sculptor's sawlike rostrum is often placed next to the meat of the fish for identification purposes at market.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Silex
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Similar─though rather less artisanal─sacks of silex are sold to the participants in Ul'dah's Coliseum. A well-aimed handful of the stuff can temporarily blind the opponent, though it is only a matter of time until these customers realize that the same is true of the sand that lines the arena floor, which is available for free.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Spring Water
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Spring water is said to result from a series of complex processes that unfold deep underground. But in a place like the Diadem, where the normal laws of nature appear to be ignored entirely, it is impossible to say exactly where this water comes from.
Used in expert crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Artisanal Skybuilders' Sweatfish
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Said to have been created from the beads of sweat that gathered on the Dawn Father and Dusk Mother's foreheads, the unfortunate name has made these delicious little fish rather difficult to sell.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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Approved Grade 4 Skybuilders' Alumen
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Another in a seemingly endless list of powdered substances that are of vital importance to alchemists, goldsmiths, and the like, but mean─to quote the common vernacular─bugger all to everyone else. Luckily, laymen need only know how much it will fetch at market and whether or not one must face any life-endangering peril to obtain it.
Used in level 60 and 70 crafting recipes.
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Approved Grade 4 Skybuilders' Ashfish
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When it was first discovered, the ghostly coloration of this species led many to believe it was a waterborne ashkin. It was some time before anyone plucked up the courage to actually try eating one.
※Not included in the fish guide.
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