Renowned Sixth Astral Era naturalist and theologian, Frandelont Ramidelle, once opined that for man to know himself, he must first know of that for which he hunts. To assist in that spiritual endeavor, the self-made scholar spent the better part of his fifty-seven summers traveling about Eorzea, cataloging each and every plant, mineral, and animal he encountered. With his seminal Ramidelle Codex, Frandelont sought not only to educate the peoples of Eorzea, but to remind them just how rich and diverse their realm truly is. [1]
Classification
Sharlayan scholars of natural history have since taken Ramidelle's magnum opus and expanded upon it's writings, categorizing its thousands of entries in an effort to better understand the physiology, behaviour, relationships, and evolution of the myriad flora and fauna found in Eorzea. The Sharlayans began by first classifying all creatures living or exhibiting properities that resemble or mimic life into three kingdoms (also known as regnum)- the Bloodborn, or those living beings in which lifeblood courses, the Bloodless, or those beings which are of void of life-bearing humours, but still function nonetheless, and the Trancendents, or beings which spiritually and physically toe the line between the corporeal and the aetherial realms.
- ↑ Oda, B.,Fox, M.C.K., & Ishikawa, N. (2022). Encyclopaedia Eorzea ~The World of Final Fantasy XIV~ (Vol. 1), Pg. 274. Square Enix Books. (Original work published 2016)