Giant Turtle

Turtles in Luxon Culture

Ever since the Jade Wind, Luxon society has depended on giant turtles for everything from warfare to architecture. Giant turtle eggs are very rare and precious, and when gathered are taken to Gyala Hatchery to grow into larger turtles. Infant turtles are a premium target for Kurzick sabotage due to their vulnerability. Once grown into larger turtles, the turtles are often used to carry belonging, as can be seen in Pong Mei Valley (Luxon Travelers) or in The Jade Quarry (Mission). The most common use of full grown turtles that Factions players will encounter however is in warfare. Elder turtles, although possibly not the same species, are incorporated into Luxon architecture, as can be observed in Cavalon and various other outposts.

Seige Turtles Seige Turtles are NPC units that can be found in several areas, including Fort Aspenwood, Gyala Hatchery, and The Eternal Grove. They move fairly slow, and will periodically fire a mounted cannon from far distances which strikes all enemies in the area of attack with high amounts of damage. For this reason, in PvP combat, such as in Fort Aspenwood, they are primary targets for the opposing team. However, the turtles have a relatively high amount of hit points, so as long as they are healed periodically they are not very vulnerable (unless all the enemies focus on the turtle). Kurzick Juggernaut NPC units, however, seemed to be designed specifically to fight seige turtles and will flip over a seige turtle, revealing the turtle's soft underside and disabling the seige cannon until the turtle is back upright.

NOTE: In the Gyala Hatchery (Mission), the seige turtles require a player character to mark strike zones with a smoke canister to fire. This is critical to that mission