​The Grand Eorzean Survey
Liberty Industries has for some time been pursuing a long-term project. They are performing a large-scale aetherial and biological survey of Eorzea, looking into the various places in the realm where aether has an extreme effect on the environment. The researchers study to gauge the amount of aether in an area, collect crystal samples, water samples, and plant samples, as well as map out and search the area for other strange aetherial phenomena and how it affects the environment. Sometimes this just accounts for strange lush plant life and other times it means observing and sometimes confronting strange creatures. The Liberty team has finished surveying the following regions: La Noscea, Thanalan, The Black Shroud, Mor Dhona, Coerthas, The Sea of Clouds, and Dravania. The final Eorzean region they need to survey is Ala Mhigo. The team is still in search of more researchers and other personnel to assist with their survey!
Our Work
“Wisdom must serve man.” -Archon Louisoix Leveilleur
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Liberty Industries is a multifaceted freelance research group. As such, they have a wide range of interests. Their general field of work lies in aetherology. Aetherology in the terms of our company is a complex and broad field because aether is the energy of life itself. It is the means by which magicks are manifest, the energy coursing through the veins of every living organism, and the power that makes the world turn. The aetherial plane and the physical plane are inexorably intertwined. Because of this, Liberty Industries takes on all manner of research. While they primarily work on demystifying aetherial phenomena---sudden odd occurrences of aether working oddly in the world, they are also interested generally in the systems of life work on Eorzea. Beyond the study of aetherial phenomena and magicks, they also study plants, animals, ecosystems, and aether’s effects on the environment. By understanding the complexity of the world they live in, they intend to learn more and more about aether and the rules that govern their world. Furthermore, they hope to better understand how aether works so that they can inform the public that they might be more knowledgeable about how their world works and better able to navigate it for themselves.
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The main project at LI currently is what they call their Grand Survey of Eorzea. They are surveying all places of aetherial interest from La Noscea to Ala Mhigo. The LI Team investigates strange aetherial phenomena, studies crystals, dragon bones, abandoned towns, plants, and animals all along the way. They leave no stone unturned in their quest to survey and catalog every system of the foundation of their realm. Currently, they have surveyed La Noscea, Thanalan, The Black Shroud, Mor Dhona, Central and Western Coerthas, The Sea of Clouds, and all of Dravania. The remaining regions are all of Ala Mhigo. In the future, they may look into surveying the Far East and other realms as they become available.
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LI researchers also have other projects including studying fallen meteorite fragments, researching the possible uses of morbol pheromones, looking into different types of crystals and their uses, studying the effects of soulbonds with items, as well as creating different safety, research, and travel inventions using a combination of Magitek, Sharlayan, and Allagan technology.
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Collecting Meteorite Fragments
Project Conducted by Willan Losian
Scattered across the world are the fragments of a meteorite which once threatened the world during the times of Mhach. The ancient black mages blew the incoming meteorite before it could strike the planet, causing it to explode into many fragments. This project involves collecting the scattered meteorite fragments and seeing if there can be any use for them.
Research projects
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Aetheric Stability Controllers
Project Conducted by Huho Sopoho
This large scale project attempts to create ‘pockets’ of aetheric stability in areas of Eorzea badly stricken by aetheric imbalance. Using material thought to create Dalamud, signal towers will be built to create a radius (making said pocket) where environmental aether levels are balanced despite the Calamity.
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Winter Resistant Coerthan Crops
Project Conducted by Coiled Oak
A number of attempts are being made to produce plants that can consistently thrive in the harsh perpetual winter conditions of Coerthas. The experiments are numerous: attempting to see if cold-weather plants in other regions can thrive in Coerthas, whether or not the aetheric polarity can be altered, and other methods using a combination of aetherology, magicks, and botany.
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Magic Thread
Project Conducted by Gerel Himaa
The Applied Magicks Department is attempting to find a means to imbue magic into threads and other wearable baubles to better arm those who have lost their foci in battle or are unable to carry cumbersome tomes, staves, and astrolabes. While not a replacement for these tools, this will provide a mage with an extra push when unable to reach them.
