Seraph

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This is one of the many worlds of FFXI. It was activated to alleviate overcrowding on the other servers. Its original population consisted of players world shifted from Bahamut, Shiva, Titan, Ramuh, Sylph, Valefor, Alexander, Leviathan, Diabolos, Caitsith, Pandemonium, and Cerberus Servers.

ID Number: 25

Activation Date: March 13, 2003

History in the FF Series

Seraphim (FFVI [JP]), Sraphim (FFVI [EN])

Seraphim (Seraph) was a Summon who only appeared in Final Fantasy VI. She was a healing Summon, appearing as a female angel with long brown hair whitish-gray feathered wings, and a flowing light purple dress rising up towards a beam of light.

• In FFVI, her Magicite (the remains of an Esper) could be purchased from a thief in the woods by the Inn in the town of Tzen in the World of Balance (after the events at Vector for the first visit) for 3000 Gil or in the World of Ruin (located north of Kefka's Tower near a desert) for 10 gil (At least this was true in the original SNES version, may have been changed to 30 Gil in the Gameboy Advance version).

Moves:

"Reviver"- restores a moderate amount of HP for all allies (FF6)

Attributes:

Final Fantasy VI

No Bonuses added to Stats at Level Up:

Spells Learnable: (Magic Aquisition Rate) Cure (x20) Regen(x10) Cure 2 (x8) Life (x5) Remedy|Esuna (x4)

Historical Background

Seraphs originated in Jewish belief as celestial beings with human forms. This led to their identification in Christianity as angel. In Medieval Christian belief, Seraphim (plural of Seraph) were 1 of 9 categories (choirs) of angels, depicted as an angelic face surrounded by 6 wings radiating outward from that face (they had no bodies, resembling wheels). They are said to emit such a radiant light, no one, not even divine beings can discern their form. In the 4th-5th Centuries CE, the hierarchy was:

First Tier (Closest to God)	Second Tier	Third Tier (Farthest from God)
Seraphim	Principalities	Dominions
Cherubim	Virtues	Archangels
Thrones	Powers	Angels

However, by the Middle Ages, the hierarchy was revised to the following:

First Tier (Closest to God)	Second Tier	Third Tier (Farthest from God)
Seraphim	Dominions	Angels
Cherubim	Virtues
Archangels	Principalities
	Powers
	Thrones

Regardless of the arrangement, Seraphim were in the highest tier and the highest choir in that tier (the closest of all angels to God). They were said to be the caretakers of God's throne, working to keep perfect order in the Divine. Seraphim purify things with an all-consuming flame and they never stop working and their energy never falters, nor their zeal. As such, they are described in very fiery terms. They are said to "burn with the fire of charity" (Charity was known as one of the Heavenly Virtues, the most important one).