Mikoto

Mikoto

Title

Archon

Gender

Female ♀

Age

29

Race

Au Ra (Raen)

Zone

The Prima Vista Tiring Room (5.8,6.1)

Organization

Students of Baldesion

Services

Quest NPC

Patch

4.3

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"The resultant neuro-harmonic disturbance allows for a highly unique emittance of CPRS waves that, instead of radiating outward with a determinate factor of dispersal, instead resonate inward at a frequency so labored, my estimates place of VRT decay at upwards of several centuries..."

Recognized for her extensive achievements in the field of modern aetherology—achievements that include working with deceased Archon Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn to develop an aetheric siphon—Mikoto was indoctrinated into the Students of Baldesion at the age of but nine and twenty summers, making her the youngest Au Ra of the Raen clan in recent history to receive the prestigious title of Archon. It was through Garlond Ironworks Jessie Jaye that the junior instructor at the Studium came to know Cid, and was asked by the head engineer to assist his companions in their study of auracite. An unfortunate side effect of her upbringing amongst the scholars of Old Sharlayan, Mikoto is plagued by unfortunate inability to speak at the level of her audience, a tendency that serves only to sow confusion.

— In-game description

Mikoto is an Au Ra found in The ''Prima Vista'' Tiring Room.

Quests Started

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
Time to Focus		80	Mikoto
Third Time's the Charm		80	Mikoto
Signature Acquired		80	Mikoto
Resolve Unshaken		80	Mikoto
Reaching Out		80	Mikoto

Quests Involved In

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
The City of Lost Angels		70	Jenomis cen Lexentale

Additional Information

Lore

Mikoto is a young girl blessed with the power of the Echo. She entered the Studium at a very young age alongside her twin sister Kagura Mikoto, though they didn't often see eye to eye and didn't spend much time together. Kagura would end up receiving the mark of the Archon before her sister, but would soon be stripped of her rank for criticizing the policies of The Forum, and would leave soon after, and not contact her sister again.

Feeling as though she had abandoned her sister in a time of need, Mikoto despaired over what happened. This would not go unnoticed by her fellow classmate Moenbryda. The two would soon become fast friends, and opened Mikoto's eyes to interest in things beyond Sharlayan. She would graduate with the mark of the Archon in the field of Aetherology, but would stay in Sharlayan for a time. After Moenbryda passed away, Mikoto resolved to no longer hide away and sought new experiences, living her life as fully as possible.

Mikoto would eventually encounter the Warrior of Light aboard the Prima Vista, brought in by Cid nan Garlond for her expertise on Aether to help investigate the White Auracite. She explained that the Auracite holds not only aether, but also memories, emotions, etc., what would later come to be known as Dynamis. She concluded that the auracite was in fact man-made long ago.

When the Bangaa approach the crew and explain that their leader, Ba'Gamnan has been acting strangely since claiming a piece of Auracite. Mikoto reasoned that because of the guilt he felt over the death of Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca was fed into the Auracite and it ended up transforming him with its latent power. While the crew tried to determine where Ba'Gamnan could have gone, Jenomis cen Lexentale translated another part of the journal from Dalmascan, the word Ridorana. Mikoto mentioned the location known as the [[[Ridorana Cataract]], where many believe the entrance to the Hell of Water is. She, along with the Warrior of Light, explored the depths of the chasm.

After clearing the Ridorana Lighthouse and laying Ba'Gamnan's twisted form to rest, they study the necklace that knocked Ramza bas Lexentale unconscious. Mikoto identifies it to be the same crystal the Auracite was cut from. At the same time, Ramza comes to, and explains that Ramza Beoulve had been the owner of the necklace and it held his essence, instilling the current Ramza with a desire to have people return to his homeland and discover the truth about its founding.

Later, when Ultima, The High Seraph was discovered, Mikoto said the spell used by Lahabrea could have been based on the Seraph's magic. She states that it shouldn't be possible for anyone else to cast the spell, but may have been possible if taught or bestowed by a being from another world. She suggested separating Alma bas Lexentale from the auracite, but the discussion quickly turned into an argument, which by the end it was revealed that she was being possessed by Ultima herself. Alma is pulled through a portal, and Mikoto gives a small tool to the Warrior of Light, a staff with auracite attached, telling them it could separate Ultima from Alma.

Mikoto was initially upset that she wasn't able to stop Ultima, but she was comforted by the others, saying that they can use it to stop her now. When the Warrior of Light sees into the past via the Echo, Mikoto concluded that Orran Durrai had changed the history of Ivalice.

Once the threat of Ultima is removed, Mikoto tells the others that she intended to take what she had learned during this ordeal and share it with the Sharlayans, so they may record and study the information.