The Zilart are a race in Final Fantasy XI. They appear similar to Humes, yet they possess extremely high intelligence and magic potential. They possessed a trait known as the "whisper of the soul," which is most likely telepathy. An offshoot of the Zilart formed without this trait, known as the Kuluu, and were treated as lesser beings by the Zilart.
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The Zilarts' ultimate plan was to open a gateway to the Paradise of the gods, using a massive system called the Gate of the Gods. The Gate was to be powered by the energy of Vana'diel's five Mothercrystals, channeled through giant power conduits to a central point at Delkfutt's Tower. They constructed a grand capitol city named Tu'Lia, which is levitated into the sky by the channeling of the Mothercrystals' power. Tu'Lia was to be the gate, but at the moment of activation, the Kuluu sabotaged the Gate's power source, resulting in a cataclysmic meltdown that wiped out the land (known later as the Meltdown).
In this first expansion of Final Fantasy XI, two surviving Zilartian princes are revealed - the Jeunoan Archduke Kam'lanaut, and his elder brother Eald'narche. They continued attempts to open the Gate of the Gods, which is the focus of the Rise of the Zilart storyline.
In the game's second expansion, the Zilart are revealed to be alive and well, and a survivor of the Kuluu is also present.
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