Garuda
This article is about the primal on the Source. For the Eden Primal on the The First, see Garuda (Eden).
Garuda
- Level
- 44, 50
- Aggression
- Aggressive
- Trial
- The Howling Eye
Garuda is a boss found in The Howling Eye. She is worshiped by the Ixal Beastmen Tribe.
Loot
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity | Creature level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garuda's Feather
|
Material | N/A | Basic | 1 | 50 |
 Feather Rain
|
Spell | N/A | 1 | 44-50 |
Locations
| Zone | Coordinates | Level range |
|---|---|---|
| The Howling Eye | Unknown | 44 |
| The Howling Eye (Hard) | Unknown | 50 |
| The Howling Eye (Extreme) | Unknown | 50 |
| The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate) | Unknown | 70 |
Quests
| Quest | Type | Level | Quest Giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady of the Vortex | 
|
44 | Cid |
| In for Garuda Awakening | 
|
50 | Papalymo |
| Gale-force Warning |
|
50 | Vorsaile Heuloix |
| Primal Focus | 
|
50 | Laraina |
Additional Information
- See also: wikipedia:Garuda
Garuda is also a server in the Japanese Elemental Data Center.
Lore
Garuda is the name given to the terrible goddess of the Ixal. Though supremely elegant in both form and movement, this bloodthirsty deity and her merciless whims inspire fear even amongst her most devoted worshippers. Capricious in the extreme, the gentle breeze that surrounds her can sweep forth in a tempestuous gale at the slightest provocation.She is the weakest of the primals so much so that she can only temper the weakest of willed.
Origin Myth
Legend has it that the birdmen of the Ixal once lived on a floating continent known as Ayatlan, where they protected the furthest reaches of the heavens as Garuda's divine soldiers. A time came, however, when the evil that saturated the land below began to reach upwards and infect the skies above. Thence did Garuda order her minions to descend a cleanse the ground of this vile influence, bidding them to remain there as guardians that the heavens may never again be thus threatened. To this day, the Ixal have dwelled upon the land, dreaming of an end to their sacred duty and a return to their lost paradise in the clouds.
Even as this myth is kept alive within the now-flightless tribe, entries have been discovered in the recording devices of ancient Allag that describe the "iksalion" - a chimeric race that was created on Ayzs Lla to serve in the intriguingly named Garuda Airborne Division. According to these records, the division was led by a female Allagan general, and it was by her order that the iksalion were deployed across the empire to crush a string of uprisings. The commonalities between historical fact and mythical imagine are different to ignore, and are a subject of great interest to scholars who study the beast tribes.
