Carbuncle
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The ability to summon Carbuncle is one of the basic summoner abilities, and is available from level 1 as soon as the job is unlocked from the quest I Can Hear a Rainbow (which is centered around summoning Carbuncle from his ruby).
Carbuncle Prime, a very powerful monster, can be fought at the end of the Waking the Beast quest.
Blood Pacts
All of Carbuncle's Blood Pacts are light-based.
| Blood Pact | Level | MP | S/T1 | R/W2 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searing Light | 1 | LVx2 | T | R | Required MP: Caster's level x2. Uses all MP and delivers light elemental damage to enemies within Area of Effect. |
| Healing Ruby | 1 | 6 | T | W | Restores target party member's HP (8 + Level x 2). |
| Poison Nails | 5 | 11 | S | R | Poisons target. |
| Shining Ruby | 24 | 44 | W | Gives party members within Area of Effect the effects of "Protect" and "Shell" (both a boost of 10%). The effects are combined as one effect. Lasts 180 seconds. | |
| Glittering Ruby | 44 | 62 | W | Randomly enhances one attribute for party members within Area of Effect. Lasts 90 seconds. Each point of Summoning magic skill over your current cap increases the duration by 3 seconds (Maximum 3 minutes) | |
| Meteorite | 55 | 108 | T | R | Deals light elemental damage. |
| Healing Ruby II | 65 | 124 | T | W | Restores HP for party members within Area of Effect (28 + level x 4 [at 0 TP]). |
1 S/T column indicates whether a particular Blood Pact participates in Skillchains (S) or uses TP (T). Blood Pacts that use TP can be used as a Magic Burst.
2 R/W column indicates if the ability is activated using the Blood Pact: Rage or Blood Pact: Ward pet commands.
Note : Carbuncle has Auto Regen, which it acquires at level 25. It is the same as a WHM (1 HP every 3 seconds).
Other Information
- Carbuncle is also the name of a server.
- Many arguments over what type of animal Carbuncle is have led to a Japanese flying blue squirrel known as a Momonga.
Carbuncle, originally was spelled "carbunkel", a magical creature reported in the Americas by early Spanish. They are described as small creatures, with a certain gem on their foreheads. The gems come from the brains of dragons. According to myth, dragons have inside their brain a liquid that crystallizes into a solid gem when they die. According to superstition, it is good luck to catch a carbuncle.
- It is safe to assume that the name Carbuncle comes from the latin Carbuncŭlus, which means ruby.
- In the tropical America, there is an insect called Carbúnculo, most popularly known as Carbunclo or Cocuyo (dusk star). It is a coleopteran insect; its body is about three centimeters long, oblong shaped, brown and with two yellowish spots to the sides of the thorax, from which it emanates a very bright azure light.
Quotes
"Vana'diel is the world in which you live. You should see the true Vana'diel with your own eyes."
"I will extend a bridge...between the people of the present, and beings of ages past."
--Carbuncle, during I Can Hear a Rainbow
