#galahdian architecture

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

Since technology from gallard is very eco-friendly does that mean the use renewable energy? if so could they make money to support their community by building wind farms and solar panels 4 settlements outside insomnia?

Galahd is very much tilted in the direction of solarpunk. The architecture is surrealistic with Arabic influences. Wood and stone are the maiin building materials. There are arches and roofs are flat and used for more living space. During rainy season (autumn), they built temporary steep roofs. It's a community effort, which might as well become a festival.

Anyways.

I feel like Galahd mostly functions on solar energy, but it doesn't have the same easthetic as rl? Like, they don't have that sleek solar panel look and stuff? Mostly because fantasy, but also this is a world where magic is very much a thing and a meteor provides electirc energy for Lucis.

This is to say, yes to solar energy, but they use magic/fantasy materials for it. Does that make sense?

So, to answer your question: I don't really think so?

There is a war going on and from environmental clues we can tell that Niflheim has destroyed the settlements outside Insomnia. A wind or solar farm would be a very easy target. Which makes it a waste of resources. And like I said, I honestly don't think the Galahkari build solar farms or put solar panels on their roofs like we think of it irl.

Your question wasn't a bad idea, and I'm sure something like that got kicked around at a Clan meeting at least once, but I'm honestly not sure they would do it. There might very well be a lack of materials needed, which makes them very expensive, and if they decided to build it outside Insomnia? Niflheim would destroy it pretty quickly.

[prynacle]

Its been some time but I still can’t stop looking at the new Kingsglaive art and all the little details in it…

First of all there’s Yamachang’s pet Coeurl! The guy either has guts or that’s a domestic branch of the species lol 

Imagine trying to pet it only to be zapped

Then there’s dear Luna sticking out her green tongue just like Regis did with the green soup~ So cute! 🥺✨

Everyone’s new outfits! I love how we get to see a little bit more of Galahdian culture through it~

Regis even has a new cane to match. Never out of style.

That Kukry in the wall 👀 They seem to be more relevant to the place than I thought.

Malbuddy appears too! How nice~

If you look closely outside, there’s the Regalia with the guys outside 🥺✨ They must be parking to join everyone x))

And then just above them is a nice view on Galahdian architecture…

I just feel like going there, is such a pretty place :’)

Overall I’m very happy we get to see something new of the XV universe even thought its been some time since development finished. It fits that even now, I always feel there’s something new to discover from it.

[reveredhearts]

Calluna character study; Galahdian vs. Insomnian fashion

As you’re all aware from me having stated in both her bio and a couple of other headcanon posts already: Calluna is Galahdian by birth and immigrated with her family from there to Insomnia, alongside the other refugees that fled when the Niflheim occupation took place, when she only was in her twenties.

This meant that at some point her family of course not only had to have adapted to their new home but, by extension of this, also undergone culture shock. Said culture shock included a change in not only architecture, climate, social atmosphere, and cuisine, but also fashion. 

It was a sudden lesson that Insomnian citizens dressed differently from the folk back home in Galahd. In contrast to the (for the most part) warmer and/or neutral colored textile and clothing styles the Galahdian refugees were so used to, Insomnian fashion included not only a different style entirely but also a lot of black and — also for the most part — just overall darker tones (for an example of what I mean by this, just look at how Noctis and co. dress, and the way the Citadel court dresses, etc.) in general. It certainly took some getting used to at the time; if you were to ask her about it now, Calluna will admit that it was at first odd going from dressing in a style such as this (and please know this is only my own personal take on Galahdian fashion):

and the like, to a style such as this:

and the like, to eventually a style  such as the following when she married Clarus:

[alcyone2305]

Insomnia

“An isolated nation protected by an ancient line of Kings. A modern civilization alive with crystal's songs of swords and sorcery. The city is a sprawling metropolis, inspired by modern-day cities like Tokyo and New York, and as such, is populated by skyscrapers and highways.”

First of all thank you to @the-galahdian-warrior​ for helping me out on the search for additional information. While I focused on what we get to see of Insomnia in Kingsglaive, they gathered a whole bunch of links with information. I guess I’ll try to pile everything together.

This is what we get to see in game of FFXV (at least on the map).

So on the in game map, the Citadel is barely missing. But I think we still underestimate the incredible size of the city. In the picture above, we can see one of the check points/gates in the lower right corner. On the map, that’s the entrance to the city beneath the word INSOMNIA. Considering the Kingsglaive return from one of their mission without passing lakes or the sea, they most likely entered the city this way, executed their mission either on the bit of land right next to the wall OR they entered the city from the West. (Now that I think about it, I believe they had their mission at the Western wall. Just looking at the map we can see huge, huge wastelands and I wouldn’t be surprised if the city devastated by the Niffs was located there.) Maybe a small fact to back up my assumption: It’s clear the gate is located at the corner of the wall which fits to the West wall on the in game map.

Hint hint, spoiler alert: I’ll also try to get every screenshot with one of the statues of the city. After I went through the movie and screenshoted the heck out of it, I was rather surprised how often we had a King’s statue in the picture.  When I saw this picture, I immediately thought of New York.

At first, we’ll focus on what I call “the upper level” of the city. It’s what makes us feel amazed and impressed. Clean streets, amazing buildings and architecture, expensive shops.. Everything you get to see up there is just breathtaking and underlines the nickname of Insomnia being the jewel. The beautiful side of Insomnia.

The blue sign above the convoy of trucks reads “Citadel West Wall / Citadel”. Something that already caught my attention is how all the signs are always about “Walls” and the “Citadel” which already underlines the importance of those two objects. I wouldn’t be surprised if people communicated this way as well. “Where do you live?” - “Oh, in the xth district of xyz.” - “Where is that?” - “About 600 meters away from the Southern Wall.” I hope you get what I mean.

The red sign on the left side reminds me of the Underground signs in London so maybe the subway is down there? But the short scene following that, we also catch a glimpse of the not-so lovely side of Insomnia: As the Kingsglaive is still a bit away from the center of the city (where all the expensive and fine looking things are), they pass some drunk people sitting on what I assume to be cupboards, flailing and wobbling around.

We pass another statue! The first pic is slightly blurry, but this one is holding the trident. The red sign in the second picture actually reads “Spira” followed by Chinese signs. To quote the Final Fantasy Wiki: “Many of the businesses in Insomnia have names that allude to previous Final Fantasy games.” Hello, FFX! The flags read “Signing Ceremony 16th V 756″ and can be found almost everywhere once the signing ceremony comes around the corner.

Before we focus further on the main part of the city, let’s travel far away from the center and take a closer look at the check points.

This is what it looks like inside of them. I thought of them as just a gate to pass through, nothing more than we get to see in the movie. But it seems to have two parts? One outside which Nyx is guarding, another one inside as seen in the concept art. Now that’s what I call safety. And we finally get a feeling of how freakin’ tall the Citadel actually is. It’s towering over any other building even though we’re at the very border of the city. Dat shit is massive.

Let’s head over to another eyecatcher, the Onyx Monument.

This is the area right beneath the monument. The middle sign reads “Royal Museum of Lucis”. I assume this is the attraction which is referred to on some advertisement boards.

If someone knows something about the Onyx Monument, please tell me since I really want to know why it was built. It’s such an eyecatcher. So what kind of advertisements can we see? I’ll try to go from left to right but only few can actually be identified. BG&WD (no clue what this is about, maybe jewelry or cosmetics?) Beats (of course) Wataluxe – Lucis Wag (?) Center (Wag must be wrong. Help me out? Anyone?) Lucis Bank (Money, money, money..) Indicum Hotel Insomnia Centuluxe Audi Lucis Crystal (Jewelry?) Labyrinth

I’m struggling with the rest.

It’s scenes like this one which make me just love Insomnia when it comes to structure. Different levels and most of the streets are on the lower levels. We’re also informed some Lucian railways are suspended. Maybe it’s the same ones we can’t pass in the beginning of the FFXV game.

Japan Airlines Stone Solid – Outdoor & Camping Gear AUDI – Vorsprung durch Technik Lucis Bank UNIQLO Lucichrome CAELUM VIA Hotel&Resorts INSOMNIA (where Iedolas and Regis meet up)

We’ve already passed another Beats advertisement. The sign above Nyx’s left arm reminds me of a mixture of Chinese and Korean? The black sign above Nyx reads Ashtart. I also just noticed the building on the left seems to be all about interior, art gallery and similar stuff. Maybe it’s like a culture shopping mall?

The first time I saw the scene, I didn’t even notice the statue! We can see something like a highway going towards the statue but it’s actually in a tunnel. So maybe if you follow the road, you’ll drive right beneath it? Final Fantasy Wiki: “The green man symbols on pedestrian crossings in the city are a silhouette of a cactuar.” If you watch the night scene, you can see the outlines of the cactuar beneath the red light!

Wroom, wroom! Let’s follow the track Drautos and Nyx are taking to pick up the Princess! This is the moment I went silent for a second and thought “This city is more massive than I thought.”

The blue sign of the second picture reads: “Citadel North Wall / Citadel West Wall / Citadel East Wall”. The PASSIFLORA sign can be seen later on when we inspect the lower levels of the city.

Wherever this shot is taking place, this is the same area where the Indicum Hotel is located. It’s the blue sign at the very top of the picture. Okay, maybe there is more than one Indicum Hotel. But this is where one of them is at least. As we can hear Drautos accelerating, we know we’re leaving the crowded areas of the city and now are taking a highway.

“Citadel South Wall 6km” – “West Gate 4km” – “Exit” The Asian letters/words/Kanji signs most likely just say the same.

LOOK AT THAT MASSIVE CITY, HOLY DAMN. They didn’t even the ground when they built the city. Instead, they just let it be and built the buildings on top. Impressive. Though this causes highways and long tracks to be a necessity. Lower right corner: Another statue. Most likely the one Nyx and Luna pass when they are attacked by the Niflheim ship.

“(…) these stones divine, for the night (…)” – “(…) in the light of the Gods (…)” Sadly we don’t get to read more.

You have no idea how hyped I was when I saw those statues! They moved!! They’re alive!!! H Y P E! I wouldn’t say the spirits of the Kings live in those statues. Instead, it’s one way for the Kings to reach out to our world. There’s the ring being used to communicate and the statues are a different way for them to interact with us. And once shit hits the fan, they break out of those stone shells to take over.

Last picture of the upper levels, the beautiful side. Nothing too special but I found it bitter when I saw the red sign in the right upper corner: “All we can do is laugh” And maybe I was right that BG&WD is selling cosmetics. Are those lipsticks in the lower left corner?

Let’s go down, shall we? Welcome in the melting pot, where all the poor people and immigrants live. It may sound cruel but I love how the dynamic changes. It’s more crowded and more lively, it’s really a place where friends would meet up to enjoy the little things in life.

“Citadel 5km / Citadel Main Gate 2km” Holy damn, I was already aware of the Citadel being heavily guarded but having the gates about 3km away from the center? Let’s be honest: The lower you get, the more horrendous it becomes. At least when it comes to the appearance. The walls are dirty, trash bags are just thrown down. It’s not really a nice place to live in. It really pales in comparison to the shining side of the capital.

Notice how many languages we can see. Thai (I think), Japanese, English.. It’s really a place for all nationalities to live in.

PASSIEFLORA INCARNARA FOOD & TAVERN

The black sign with white writing on it reads “Luchi Bassu”, so Luci Bass. Maybe that’s a jazz bar or something similar?

Those scenes show us how run-down and shabby this area is. There is construction work going on though I doubt it will be down anytime soon. The living areas are small and tight, as seen with Nyx’s “apartment”.

SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS!! Seven Soldiers Shot Bar on the right, though there’s nothing else on there. Some signs again, but except for the book store sign on the left.

Okay, I’ll give up now when it comes to the advertisements to be honest. Look at this link: Here. It may be in Japanese but I assume it lists all the boards we can see.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

Galahdian Culture Masterpost

People have been asking about a masterpost for my culture work (mostly Galahd, because let’s be real, that’s my baby), but I never started because working through 3 years of posts is one heck of a workload.

But in the face of FFXVs 6th anniversary I did the deed and sat my ass down. I did my best to catch all the tags and posts, but I can’t guarantee nothing fell through the crags. (Just as a tiny disclaimer.)

I’ll do my best to keep adding to this in the future.

So. Let’s get started! (I put it under the cut because this got kinda long XD)

The Galahdian Clans

Symbols, Colours and Beads Part 1

Symbols, Colours and Beads Part 2

Clan Structure

Family Structure

Traditional Occupations

Companies and Businesses

Social Standing and Inter Clan Negotiations

Choosing a Clan Head

Difference between Clan and Family

Lore behind Clan Names

Naming Practices for Children

Rivalries and Feuds   -   Post 1

Government

Cünaniu - Small Gathering - Great Gathering

Laws

Age of majority

Architecture

Very rough description/Solarpunk

Characters

Titus Drautos Backstory

Crowe Backstory

Culture

Tattoos

Post 1

Post 2

Braids

Post 1

Post 2

Post 3

Beads

Post 1

Post 2

Dances

Post 1

Post 2

Colour Meanings   -   Orange

Music

Tea

Fashion   -   Shoes   -   Kaskarfa and Schiroh

Courting/Dating

Courting Gifts    -    Necklace vs. Bracelet

Weddings

Divorce and Remarriage   -   Remarriage 2

Work/Jobs not tied to a Clan

Tourism

Chocolate   -    Chocolate Part 2

School System (very roughly)

Food    -    Kreitschi   -   Bahmon

Movies   -   Plays   -   Theatre

Feuds and Honour Duels

Hair Shaving

Money (Gari)

Hospitals

Legends of Galahd

The Story of Adrastea, She Who Speaks the Tongue of Beasts, and the Coeurl Who Shed Its Skin

The Snake that Shed Its Skin to Call the Spring

The Voice-that-was-many-and-one and the Sinking of the Black Ships

Gilgamesh the Betrayer

Fall of Solheim (work in progress)

The Man Who Followed the Wind

The Lover of Stories

Religion

Fathers of the Hunt

The Great Coeurl

The Wise Witch

The First Hunt

Nyx

In Insomnia

Storytellers

Birds (and crows)

Funeral Rites   -   Addition

Blood of the Coeurl

The Wooden Throne

The Importance of Names

For Heart and Home

Holidays and Celebrations

Day of Remembrance, Day of the First Storm, Longest Night, New Years

Birthdays

Namedays

Hadnissa

About the language

Hadnissa Dictionary (under that tag you can find most of what I have atm; not complete)

Hunters/Military

Post 1

Ranks within the Kingsglaive

Weaponry

Art

Spring Serpent

1

2

3

Coeurls

1