Editing Ishgard (section)

== Industry & Trade ==
Contrary to the perception that theirs is a conservative country which does not aggressively pursue scientific advancement, Ishgard has long been interested in advancing its technology -- above all, military technology. Ishgard is particularly renowned for its steelworks and airships; it is also involved in research into magitek, integrating it into its heavy armaments. The leader in Ishgardian manufacturing and development is the Skysteel Manufactory in Foundation, founded in 1483 and presided over by House Haillenarte; in addition to airship, the Manufactory invents and produces military technology such as ballistae and cannons.
For much of its history, Ishgard has been the center of chocobo breeding, rearing, and training. Indeed, in the last few decades of the Sixth Astral Era, Ishgard maintained a monopoly on the chocobo trade, for a time sending only male geldings to the Grand Companies of southern Eorzea. This monopoly was broken only by the escape to the Shroud of fertile chocobos in the aftermath of the Calamity.