SkyGood old sky! The floating ruins above Ro'Maeve where the Zilart planned to open the Gate of the Gods and usher Vana'diel into a new age of paradise.
This zone is accessible once you complete zilart mission (ZM)13. In the gardens of Ru'Aun lie the sleeping gods of Chinese mythology represented by their cardinal directions and elements. They are:
to the north, the Black Turtle, Genbu (玄武);
to the east, the Azure Dragon, Seiryuu (青龍);
to the south, the Vermilion Bird, Suzaku (朱雀);
to the west, the White Tiger, Byakko (白虎);
and culminating with the mythical beast, Kirin (麒麟).
Each god is popped with the respective "season" stone and the "directional" gem; i.e. Genbu is popped with the Winterstone and Gem of the North. All of these as well as where to find them can be found on
https://www.bg-wiki.com/Kirin is popped with the 4 seals dropped by each of the other gods.
As a BLM, there are a few pieces of useful gear from here. Namely, the aquarian abjuration set. The head is dropped from Byakko, the hands from Genbu, and the legs from Suzaku/Sieryu. The hands have an immediate use. On anything that doesn't resist, they offer the most most damage on nukes for the hand slot.
The head and legs are not a priority to uncurse, they are only used for easy triggering of the Sorcerer's Ring latent effect.
Gods are similar to HNM in resists on nasomi. Wear your full elemental magic skill set. When fighting Kirin, it is imperative to nuke wind, for this reason alone, it is recommended to unlock Tornado II via merit points.
Swap to the following when nuking gods if you have access:
Head: Sorcerer's Petasos
Neck: Elemental Torque
Hands: Wizard's Gloves(+1)
Feet: Nashira Crackows
Back: Merciful Cape