Castrum Abania
Castrum Abania
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- Level
- 69 (Sync: 70)
- Item Level
- 260 (Sync: 290)
- Difficulty
- Normal
- Party size
- Light Party
4 man • 1
1 
2 
- Unsyncing
- Allowed
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Duty Finder
- Dungeons (Stormblood)
- Roulette
- Leveling
- Req. quest
The Price of Freedom- Entrance
- The Peaks (X:30.1, Y:31.4)
- Modes
- Duty Support, Explorer
- Patch
- 4.0
“The Alliance and the Resistance cannot suffer a repeat of the slaughter at Specula Imperatoris. As such, they will not march upon Castrum Abania until they can be certain the fortress's main cannon will not be brought to bear against them. With the aid of an Alliance contact in Radiata, you and your comrades have devised a plan to infiltrate the castrum and seize control of the cannon. Several parties, including yours, will attempt to create a diversion inside the castrum, thereby allowing Lyse and her unit of Resistance fighters to proceed relatively unhindered to the fire control center. Weapons research is to be your destination, and one can only imagine what manner of foes await you there...
— In-game description
Castrum Abania is a level 69 dungeon introduced in patch 4.0 with Stormblood. The bosses were significantly overhauled in patch 6.4 as part of the implementation of Duty Support.
Duty Support
| Resistance Fighter | Alphinaud | Alisaie | Resistance Pikedancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Class |  Gladiator
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 Academician
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 Red Mage
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 Pikedancer
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| Role | Tank | Healer | DPS | DPS |
Objectives
- Clear the storage compound: 0/1
- Dismantle the magna roader: 0/1
- Clear the testing compound: 0/1
- Defeat Subject Number XXIV: 0/1
- Clear the central compound: 0/1
- Defeat Inferno: 0/1
Bosses
Magna Roader
- Wheel: Tankbuster.
- Magitek Fire II: Targeted Circle AoE
- Magitek Fire III: Group-wide AoE damage
- Wild Speed: Rushes around the room in line patterns. During this attack, two 12th Legion Optio adds will spawn and activate the cannons on the sides of the arena, bombarding random players with avoidable AoEs. Defeat the adds to commandeer their cannons and use its ability on Magna Roader to disrupt this attack. This attack will continue indefinitely until Magna Roader is hit with a cannon shot. Be warned that the Magna Roader cannot be harmed while it is speeding across the arena - wait for it to pause before firing.
Subject Number XXIV
- Elemental Overload: Partywide damage that is either fire, ice, or thunder-aspected, determining its next attacks.
- Fire
- Discrete Magick: Three telegraphed 120 degree conal AoEs
- Discrete Magick: Stack marker on random player (Fire II)
- Serial Magicks: Two sets of three conal AoEs, along with a stack marker on a random player
- Ice
- Discrete Magick: Crisscrossing line AoEs
- Discrete Magick: Telegraphed circular AoE (Blizzard II) on each player
- Serial Magicks: Two sets of crisscrossing line AoEs, immediately followed by circular AoEs on each player
- Thunder
- Discrete Magick: Two towers will spawn opposite each other and should be soaked by one player each (Thunder II). Failing to soak will cause these to explode for high partywide damage (Electrify).
- Discrete Magick: Telegraphed line AoE on each player (Sparking Current)
- Serial Magicks: Two sets of two opposite towers will spawn, along with telegraphed line AoEs on each player
- Note that after each set of elemental attacks, the boss will become staggered and receive a
Vulnerability Up debuff.
Historical
Subject Number XXIV was previously named Number XXIV prior to the patch 6.4 changes.
Inferno
- Ketu Slash: Tankbuster.
- Rahu Blaster: Targeted Column AoE.
- Ketu & Rahu: Ground targeted AoE and Player targeted AoE.
- Roids: Periodically, Inferno will move to the back of the arena and get showered by the Magitek device there to empower his arms.
- Empowered Ketu: Adds a
Bleed debuff to the Tank. The second empower adds 
Vulnerability Up. - Empowered Rahu: Adds a multi-column room-wide AoE and a Proximity AoE. Second empower adds two player targeted AoEs.
- Empowered Ketu: Adds a
- Legion Adds: Two 12th Legion Death Claws and one 12th Legion Packer will spawn. The two Death Claws will tether to random players and will incapacitate them should they reach their tethered player. The Packer will slowly move towards the back of the arena and attempt to use Quick Charge on the device. If the Packer is able to complete Quick Charge, Inferno will immediately upgrade his arms further.
Loot
- See also: Xenobian Weapons, Xenobian Armor and Xenobian Accessories
Magna Roader
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valerian Archer's Boots
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Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Archer's Bracelet
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Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Archer's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Brawler's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Brawler's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Brawler's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Dark Priest's Boots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Dark Priest's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Dark Priest's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Priest's Boots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Priest's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Priest's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Rune Fencer's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Valerian Vedette's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Xenobian Paladin's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Xenobian Paladin's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
 Xenobian Sollerets
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
Subject Number XXIV
Inferno
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Additional Treasure Coffers
For Stormblood dungeons, it's possible for any additional coffer to be random materials from the Miss List instead of gear.
Treasure Coffer 1 (X: 10.6 Y: 13.1)
| Name | Type | Item Level | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenobian Sollerets
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Rune Fencer's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Brawler's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Vedette's Thighboots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Archer's Boots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Dark Priest's Boots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Priest's Boots
|
Feet | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Xenobian Paladin's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Brawler's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Archer's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Dark Priest's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Priest's Bracelet
|
Bracelets | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Xenobian Paladin's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Brawler's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Archer's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Dark Priest's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
| Valerian Priest's Ring
|
Ring | 288 | Green | 1 |
Treasure Coffer 2 (X: 12.6 Y: 13.4)
Treasure Coffer 3 (X: 16.2 Y: 9.2)
Any armor from Inferno's loot, or Any accessories from Magna Roader's loot, or one of the following:
Treasure Coffer 4 (X: 18.1 Y: 8.6)
Miss List
| Name | Type | Rarity | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Halgai Mane |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Manzasiri Hair |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Gagana Skin |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Gyuki Hide |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Tiger Skin |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Marid Hide |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Gazelle Hide |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Muud Suud Horn |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Gazelle Horn |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Dzo Horn |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Rhino Beetle Carapace |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Moth Scales |
Crafting material | Basic | 1 |
 Fire Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Ice Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Wind Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Earth Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Lightning Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Water Shard |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Fire Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Ice Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Wind Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Earth Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Lightning Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
 Water Crystal |
Crystal | Basic | 1 |
Achievements
This duty is associated with the following achievements:
| Name | Points | Task | Reward | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mapping the Realm: Castrum Abania
|
10 | Discover every location within Castrum Abania. | - | 4.0 |
Images
Lore
Thr Fire-Breathing Fortress
Situated on the eastern edge of the Peaks region, this imperial citadel is immediately recognizable by its massive cannon, whose menacing silhouette is visible scores of malms away. Such a weapon was constructed for the purpose of bringing down targets as prodigious as Midgardsormr, but it was no less effective against men, as was made plain during the siege of Specula Imperatoris. Heedless of their comrades fighting within, the Garleans turned the cannon on their own stronghold, inflicting grievous casualties on both sides.
As the war for Ala Mhigo’s liberation approached its climax, the armies of the Alliance and the Resistance sought to capture the castrum, but they could not march upon it for fear of the cannon’s barrage. A plan was devised which saw a small contingent infiltrate the garrison and secure control of the weapon. With it thus rendered dormant, the Eorzean Alliance was free to strike, and strike it did with overwhelming force to wrest the castrum from the Empire and secure a crucial foothold in the struggle.
Inferno
More monster than machina, this automaton was born of an accident in the course of synthetic muscle development. Unable to be controlled and able only to destroy, it was essentially a failed creation, but it found the castrum’s defense—in part to test its endurance—and was keenly observed by its creator, Aulus.
Number XXIV
Aulus mal Asina sought to infuse pureblood Garleans with fourth the ability to manipulate aether, and with his twenty-fourth subject he finally succeeded. The experiment was not without side effects, however, and the subject exhibited psychological instability. With further live testing, the scientist would go on to create the Resonant.
More
Housing also a facility for the research and development of weaponry, Castrum Abania boasts a well-developed internal transport network for conveying prototypes and provisions.
Dialogue
Duty Dialogue
Magna Roader: Systems nominal... Powering magitek engines... Magna Roader: Deactivating limiters...injecting ceruleum fuel additives... Magna Roader: System critical! Unable to execute Wild Speed Protocol... Magna Roader: Emergency restart! Systems unstable... Evacuate...
Subject Number XXIV: Hostile presence detected. Subject Number XXIV, engaging arcane combat mode. Subject Number XXIV: Commencing lightning aether loading. Subject Number XXIV: XXIV Protocol initiated. Commencing lightning attack. Subject Number XXIV: Inhibitors disengaged. Lightning aether output level maximum. Subject Number XXIV: Warning: lightning aether overload. Combat system throttled; defensive functions impaired. Subject Number XXIV: System restored. Recommencing fire aether loading. Subject Number XXIV: XXIV Protocol initiated. Commencing fire attack. Subject Number XXIV: Inhibitors disengaged. Fire aether output level maximum. Subject Number XXIV: Warning: fire aether overload. Combat system throttled; defensive functions impaired. Subject Number XXIV: System restored. Recommencing ice aether loading. Subject Number XXIV: XXIV Protocol initiated. Commencing ice attack. Subject Number XXIV: Inhibitors disengaged. Ice aether output level maximum. Subject Number XXIV: Warning: ice aether overload. Combat system throttled; defensive functions impaired. Subject Number XXIV: Aether loading test complete... Urgent redesign required...
Magitek Technician: What fortune to receive such a promising test subject... Magitek Technician: This way, little one, this way. Time for your medicine... Magitek Technician: Hm. Well. We have data enough. We will learn from this.
Duty Support
Alisaie: All right, let's raise hells!
Alphinaud: Aye! The more enemies we can draw, the better!
Alphinaud: They're weapon transport containers.
Alisaie: Best destroy them here and now!
Alphinaud: This appears to be a testing facility.
Alisaie: Well then, let's put this thing through its paces!
Alisaie: I'm afraid that's a fall.
Alphinaud: A notable mention for its acceleration, however.
Alisaie: Something in those pods...
Alphinaud: It couldn't be...people?
Alphinaud: That they should so enhance men...
Alisaie: We must shut the pods down!
Alisaie: A third eye... That man is Garlean!
Alphinaud: And he's undergone extensive enhancements.
Alisaie: A Garlean who can use magic...
Alphinaud: It seems they seek to augment their people's weakness.
Alphinaud: Another facility up ahead.
Alisaie: By the way it's set apart, I'd wager it's important.
Alphinaud: They certainly do not want us here.
Alisaie: And that only makes it more inviting!
Alisaie: What is that thing? A machina or a beast?
Alphinaud: Whatever it is, it's dangerous! Have care!