Draklor Laboratory

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DraklorOutside — Draklor Laboratory from an outside view.

The Draklor Laboratory. In Archades. The Empire's weapons research begins and ends there.
Balthier

Draklor Laboratory (ドラクロア研究所, Dorakuroa Kenkyuusho?) is a one-time location in Final Fantasy XII. Situated in Archades, the capital city of the Archadian Empire, it is an important storyline location, and once players exit Draklor's halls, they can never return to the area.

Location

Sage Knowledge

Weapons research laboratory located a short distance from the administrative district in the northeast of Archades, sponsored by the Archadian Imperial Army, with Dr. Cidolfus Demen Bunansa as its head researcher and maker of policy. Research is divided among airship design projects, sundry weapons projects, and magickal endeavors. In recent years, particular attention has been paid to magicite research, with great strides being made in the manufacturing of magicite and improved methods of drawing energy from the stones. A strict security system is in place to ensure that none of the knowledge in Draklor Laboratory leaves its doors without authorization.
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Treasures

Treasure-in-Draklor-Laboratory — Party finds Pheasant Netsuke.

The treasures in Draklor Laboratories appear in pairs, with one treasure with 100% spawn rate, and the other with 70% spawn rate. They most often contain different types of Motes, even with the Diamond Armlet equipped. In the room in the northeastern corner of the Floor 66 the 70% chance treasure can give a Power Vest, and the 100% chance treasure can give a gambit for a foe weak against Wind.

In the Floor 67, in the southwestern corner of the area, the treasures can contain a Doom Mace (70% treasure) and gambit for a foe weak against the Dark (100%). In the 70th Floor there is a single treasure with 70% spawn rate that can contain the Pheasant Netsuke.

Story

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The head researcher at Draklor is Dr. Cid, who has become obsessed with nethicite and spends all of his time researching its properties and how to integrate it into weapons for the empire. Ashe, after obtaining the Sword of Kings, plans to use it to destroy the empire's nethicite in the laboratory and infiltrates the Draklor Laboratory with the help of Balthier's "friend", Jules.

Once inside, the party discovers someone else has also infiltrated the building. The intruder shows himself when the party reaches the upper floors leading to Dr. Cid's room, and is revealed to be the sky pirate Reddas. Reddas assists the party when they confront Dr. Cid face-to-face, but Cid escapes with the nethicite, saying he is heading to Ancient City of Giruvegan. Reddas helps the others escape on his airship and takes them to Port at Balfonheim.

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Locations

66th Floor
67th Floor
68th Floor
70th Floor

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Enemies

When the party first arrive there are no enemies. It is not until after the party arrives and obtains the map that an alarm is triggered, calling various enemy soldiers and the occasional mastiff to defend the lab. The party manages to reach the top floor by using switches to remotely open and close different doors, where they fight Cid. Once Dr. Cid is defeated, the party can no longer return.

Map

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Gallery

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Etymology

The word Draklor may come from two words: "dark" with changed letter order and "lore" which is other word for "wisdom". This makes the Laboratory's full name "Laboratory of Dark Wisdom" which is correct as in the Laboratory, Dr. Cid is researching various weapons of war, there, and the information about the research done there is not known to the public.

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