Reserve Draugar

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Job: Thief, Black Mage, or Dragoon Family: Skeleton Crystal: Dark Weak to: Fire, Light, Blunt

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Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Arrapago Reef	72 - 73	Lamian Fang Key (???%) Bone Chip (???%) Revival Tree Root (???%)	Bone Chip	42 Respawn: ~16 minutes	A, H, HP
Caedarva Mire	73 - 74			4 Respawn: ~16 minutes	A, H, HP
Arrapago Remnants		Cirrocumulus Cell (???%) Humilus Cell (???%) Nimbus Cell (???%) Pannus Cell (???%) Velum Cell (???%)		40	A, H, HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes:

• BLM: Designated by wielding a staff. Uses tier II magic spells.
• DRG: Designated by wielding a polearm, and summons its Draugar's Wyvern, which follows and assists.
• THF: Designated by wielding a dagger. Extremely high evasion, take care.
• Reserve Draugars in Caedarva Mire gain an Auto Regen effect when in close proximity to Lamiae (about 1% or ~30? HP/tic). Unsure if this applies to other Draugars as well.
• The Reserve Draugars found in Arrapago Remnants are sleepable with the sleep spell. This may apply to other areas but no testing has been done thus far.

Historical Background

In Norse mythology, the Draugr (also spelled Draugar) were the reanimated corpses of dead vikings. It was believed the corporeal remains would become animated again to viciously guard the treasures buried with the body (Vikings tended to bury weapons and various artifacts of wealth with the dead). They have incredible strength and were immune to conventional weapons. They had to be defeated with raw strength. They could also rise again if defeated. The only way to destroy a Draugr was to cut off its head and burn its body, then dumping the ashes in the sea. They can occasionally leave the burial site and attack settlements of the living. Their complexion was said to be “death-blue” or “corpse-pale”. This may explain why the Draugar in Final Fantasy XI have a midnight blue color.

Views differed on whether the personality and soul of the dead person lingered in the draugr. The lack of personality and soul inside of a draugr is likely the inspiration for the Vana'dielian draugar to possess no emotion, feel no pain, and be completely under the control of the Lamiae.

Draugr/Draugar should not be confused with Draug, which is a separate monster from Norse folklore (the ghost of mariners, usually wearing oilskins [standard wear for seafarers in the 19th & 20th centuries] and being comprised of a dead body and a head formed from seaweed).