Sylph

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This is one of the many worlds of FFXI. It was one of 20 servers activated upon the original release of FFXI in Japan.

ID Number: 07

Activation Date: May 16, 2002

History in the FF Series

Sylph was a Summon which appeared in Final Fantasy IV & V. They would drain HP from a single enemy and distribute it to the party. They were depicted as a set of either 2 (FFV) or 3 (FFIV) small fairies with blonde (FFIV) or pink (FFIV) hair, pointed ears (FFV), wearing green clothing and a green hair ribbon (FFIV, V). They had either 2 insect wings (FFIV) or 4 insect wings, like a butterfly (FFV). Their energy transfer appeared with either green energy (FFIV) or pink energy (FFV). Sylph, with her name spelled as Silf, was also a Summon in Final Fantasy Tactics. There, Silf appeared as an elven looking woman with pointed ears, black hair, and a red outfit. She would inflict Silence status on all enemies, the signature move of Siren.

• In FFIV, Sylph was a Summon who was acquired in the Sylvan Cave in a remote corner of the Underground. Three Sylphs lived in a cabin deep in the monster-filled cave. They fould a deeply injured Yang, who had intended to sacrifice himself to destroy the Super Cannon that imperiled the Kingdom of Dwarves in the Tower of Bab-il. They eventually nursed him back to health, but offered their services to Rydia.

• In FFV, Sylph could be purchased at a magic shop in the town of Worus (World One) or the Mirage Village (the reunited world, World Three) for 350 Gil. They were classified as Level 1 Summon Magic.

Moves:

"Whispering Wind"- drains HP from 1 enemy and distributes it among the party (FF4,5)

"Silf"- inflicts Silence status on all enemies (FFT)

Attributes:

N/A

Historical Background

In Medieval occultism (specificially that from Paracelsus, a 16th Century alchemist and occultist), the Sylph is the elemental of Air. They are depicted a slender insect-winged females, similar to a fairy. They are described as being immortal, yet soulless. They were invented by Paracelsus. The other elementals were: Undine (Water), Gnome (Earth), Salamander (Fire).