Abaia

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Statistics Abaia A legendary freshwater fish. Stackable: Not Stackable	Other Uses Guild Points Value: None Used in Quest: None Resale Price: 1,920~1,958 gil Fish Size ???~??? gill
Synthesis Recipe None	Used in Recipe Unknown
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained from Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Food > Fish (

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Fishing

Skill Cap: 100
Location	Bait	Rods
Jugner Forest (S) (Lake Mechieume) *	Frog Lure Minnow Robber Rig Rogue Rig Slice of Carp * Trout Ball	Ebisu Fishing Rod   Will Possibly Break: Lu Shang's Fishing Rod
* Recommended location/item for fishing setup.

Historical Background

According to Melanesian mythology the Abaia is a type of large eel which dwells at the bottom of freshwater lakes in the Fiji, Solomon and Vanuatu Islands. The Abaia is said to consider all creatures in the lake its children and protects them furiously against anyone who would harm or disturb them. It is said that those who are foolish enough to try and catch the fish from a lake containing the Abaia are immediately overwhelmed by a tidal wave caused by the thrashing of the Abaia’s powerful tail.

Another version of the legend states that if someone where to harm a creature living in the Abaia’s home, the Abaia would cause a great rain storm flooding the land and drowning those who had caused the harm.

Although it would seem that the magical powers of the Abaia are the byproduct of human imagination and its fear of the unknown, it has been suggested that Abaia legend may have stemmed from encounters with an actual undiscovered species of giant eel living at the bottom of these remote lakes.