#And that's before the whole “actually the azran suck” thing

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Finally got a proper idea down for a rebuilt Aurora. (This one's specifically a Flora+Aurora ghost fic one, but that's semantics)

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The Azran Civilisation sucked overall but here’s some good things they did:

They made the Garden of Healing, which healed Arianna  

Loosha was probably born in the Garden of Healing and she comes from an ancient race. Who wants to bet there were more Looshas around during Azran times?

They made Ambrosia, the eternal kingdom that loved music. We never see the actual city but the ruins look really cool. The designs of the pipe-like ruins (reminiscent of an organ) was really creative. 

The Ambrosian people loved their queen so much that they tried everything to save her. When she died, they drank the elixir of eternal life so they could live forever and wait for her to be reborn... Metaphorically speaking. They realised that people live on in memories.  

Still, Melina might be the reborn Ambrosian queen. Melina loves her family, her friends and music and she’s generally an amazing person.     

Reincarnation seems to be a theme that carries through the prequels, but it’s never overplayed.  

They made the ruins of Akbadain... which were almost the death of Randall but ultimately the treasure from the ruins led to the creation of Monte d’Or, a city built on a foundation of friendship.

The Mask of Chaos and the Mask of Order are both needed to raise the ruins, which was the first hint that Layton and Descole would have to work together to solve the puzzles of the Azran. If Desmond had realised this sooner instead of betraying Layton in AL we could’ve avoided the whole Azran Legacy being unleashed but oh well

The Infinite Vault of Akbadain/Nautilus Chamber was utterly pointless but at least it looked cool

Aurora. Just... Aurora. 

No seriously, Aurora is amazing too. She wakes up from a block of ice, gets kidnapped by Targent, blows up a Targent ship, decides to trust Team Layton despite knowing nothing about them, helps them find the Azran Eggs before Targent, is genuinely curious about the human world even though everything she knew from Azran times has changed, turns out she’s a golem but she doesn’t waste time angsting over that (hello, Bronev family), and she’s willing to give up her life to save the world and her friends. Then she has to die with a wish to be reborn. It’s 2018 and I’m still crying.

Mosinnia, a city with a very Azran design, and it’s inhabitants. Umid and his friends are some of the best NPCs. 

Like Loosha, Old Red’s ancestors probably came from Azran times. Normal wolves do not grow that big or live 50+ years.   

The San Grio Egg and the message about finding true happiness. Share your treasure with other people.

The women of Hoogland. (Romilda and Beatrice specifically.)

The Azran Sanctuary when it slowly falls apart looks like puzzle pieces, and it’s a great visual. Combine that with the music box version of Surely Someday for feels. 

I like how the Azran kind of causes obsession in people? Not just in Bronev, Descole but in Randall too. It adds a more interesting angle than just ‘they’re evil’ and I wish it’d got more focus. 

Those Castle in the Sky vibes from Azran Legacy.