occuria | .Purvama

"Purvama, the Floating Lands. In the border-skies they wait. Untrodden, unknown."

—Fran

"A great landmass, floating in the skies above the Naldoan Sea. Such landmasses are not uncommon, found throughout Ivalice in every sort and size, though the manner of their formation remains a mystery. The region in which they float has some bearing on their climate, however most are warm to subtropical, boasting primordial jungles in which flora and fauna both rare and wondrous can be seen. The crust of these floating islands boasts a high magicite concentration, and after airships became a common mode of transport, mining colonies sprung up on the richest outcrops. Bhujerba, in Dorstonis, is the largest of the skycities, and it oversees the administration of many of the rest."

—Sage Knowledge

BHUJERBA ● The Sky City
LHUSU MINES ● Source of Magicite

SKYCITY OF BHUJERBA
An autonomous city-state found on the sky continent of Dorstonis. Originally formed as a magicite mining colony with the advent of airship travel by Moogles. The magicite mines of the skylands are superior to the crystal mines on the surface in both quantity and quality of ore, and Bhujerba developed quickly on fortunes born of rock. During the years of the Galtean Alliance, the Ondore family took over much of the daily business of Bhujerba's governance, a rule which continues to this day. Their neutral stance during the Archadian invasion two years ago positioned them as mediators of the peace negotiations that followed. Like much of Dorstonis, Bhujerba is a city of hills and sloping boulevards. Merchant houses and shops are clustered near the peaks, while residences are found in the valleys. At the very bottom of the hills lies the network of crystalline shafts known as the Lhusu Mines.
TRAVICA WAY
	The main thoroughfair into the city from the aerodrome. The large, open air skybridge is a wonderful feat of construction to behold as well as a test of will for those who are afraid of heights. No one has reported to have fallen off, but it can make one a little dizzy. All along the streets going from north to south, shops line most of the street level buildings, with various houses and apartments up top. Towards the north end is where the Marquis resides, but most Bhujerbans don't get to see what it looks like on the inside.
KHUS SKYGROUNDS
	Located on the west end of Bhujerba, just off Travica Way, the Khus Skygrounds are an open area that's perfect for large amounts of people to congregate. One will often find street vendors setting up shop, and street performers choose this area to put on shows as well.
CLOUDBORNE ROW
	A winding length of street that lacks any real greenery. It's closely packed in and shaded by it's tall, towering buildings that seem to stack on top of one another. The most important landmark is the Sandsea, where one can sample a famous liquor known as Bhujerban Madhu.
LHUSU SQUARE
	Serving as the entrance to the fabled Lhusu Mines, Lhusu Square is a moderately sized area with stairs that steep down around a water feature into the depths of the mines. They are a relatively quite place to hang out, though there has been some commotion given the fact that the mines have been closed down for years…until the Archadian Empire came into town.

Maps courtesy of Esperiae

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LHUSU MINES

A crystal mine located on the sky continent of Dorstonis. Many years have passed since the ore veins were first discovered here, yet even today, high-quality ores are found and processed in these well-worked shafts. Many claim that the success of the mines is due to a project begun many centuries past by the Ondore family, whereby mining across their domains was closely regulated, never permitting too much to be drawn from one place, thereby allowing the magicite crystals to naturally recover. The Lhusu Mines are most famous for their high caliber of skystone, the material which enables airships to ply the skies, and memstone, a variety of magicite that can store sound and even images in its unique crystalline structure. Unfortunately, the dense concentrations of Mist in the mines lure all manner of beasts, and when mining expeditions are planned, palings must be erected to keep such creatures at bay.