Fran Fran is a playable character in " Final Fantasy XII " and " " . She is a viera and is Balthier ' s partner aboard his airship , the " Strahl " . Fran is the only non - hume character in the main cast . Her title is " Master of Weapons " , as the viera are known for their extraordinary craftsmanship , grace , and intellect . Profile . Appearance . Fran is a viera and thus has their dark skin complexion , thick , white hair and long claw - like fingernails . Fran ' s eyelashes are black despite her white hair , ears and eyebrows . Her long , leporine ears are covered in white fur with speckles of brown fur at the tips . She has red eyes , a trait not uncommon to her race . She keeps her waist - long hair in a ponytail and leave the shorter pieces to frame her face . Because of the way viera ' s feet are structured , Fran must walk wearing stilettos . Fran is the tallest playable character in " Final Fantasy XII " , and her viera ears make her seem even taller . Like the wood warder viera in her homeland , Fran dresses in a revealing piece of armor that resembles lacy lingerie in the style of a and stockings . Part of the material of her bodysuit and leg - wear is metal adorned with . The front of her armor is open with a sheer piece of fabric covering her stomach . She has a " rabbit tail " style decorative piece at the small of her back , but it is not as noticeable as other viera ' s as her hair obscures it most of the time . Fran wears black elbow - length sleeves with red trimming fastened across her collar bone with a silver clip , slightly lower than the black band she wears around her neck . Her forearms are covered in armor similar in design to her bodice and leg - wear . She wears a headgear adorned in a way similar to her bodice . The headgear has openings for her long ears , and her hair tends to show around the sides . Fran wears open two - heeled stilettos with a claw - like design at the toes . Personality . As a viera , she is sensitive to Mist and can sense it in a way similar to smell . Having left her homeland , Fran has lost many of the viera ' s natural talents , such as the ability to " speak " with the wood in Golmore Jungle , which has lead to the viera in her home of Eruyt Village to no longer consider Fran a true viera and view her as an outcast . Fran has the most mysterious life out of all the characters in " Final Fantasy XII " . She is reserved more among people of other races and as Fran rarely displays emotion , surprising her comrades when she loses her temper in Mist Frenzy . Fran speaks in a calm tone with a distinct accent , but rarely speaks to people she doesn ' t know ; when she first meets Vaan she lets her sky pirate partner Balthier do the talking . When offended , she will act expressionlessly cold , such as when Vaan inappropriately asks her about her age . Fran ' s goals and dreams in life are largely shrouded in mystery , but it is known she left her homeland to live a life of freedom . Although Fran likes to keep her distance , she is loyal to her friends and family . She cares deeply for her sisters in her homeland despite claiming to be their sister no longer , having abandoned the viera way of life . It is implied that Fran feels lonely and sorrowful for having left her family behind , as she warns her sister of following in her path , explaining it only leads to a life of solitude . Fran displays happiness by way of a subtle smile in a few occasions in " Final Fantasy XII " . Fran smiles upon learning that Jote still cares for her , and appears amused when Balthier acts exasperated at Reddas ' s assumption that Vaan is Balthier ' s apprentice . While Fran and Balthier keep their relationship professional , at times a romantic interest is hinted at . In " Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings " , Fran states Balthier ' s methods of wooing her were different from Tomaj ' s of flowers and gifts . Story . " Final Fantasy XII " . Fran left Eruyt Village over 50 years ago to see Ivalice . She has two sisters : Jote and Mjrn . It is hinted they are blood sisters , as Fran tells Mjrn only one sister remains to her before leaving the woods . It appears Jote is the eldest of the three , while Mjrn is the youngest , based on their behavior and positions in Eruyt Village . Considering Fran ' s age , Fran could have met Balthier during any time in his life . It is never hinted how long they have known each other , or if Fran even knows about Balthier ' s past . When Vaan steals the Goddess ' s Magicite from the Royal Palace of Rabanastre Balthier and Fran , who seek the same treasure , confront him . When the Archadian Imperial Fleet attacks the palace to quell the Resistance that has emerged to disrupt the palace fete , Fran rides Balthier and Vaan away on a hoverbike to escape the chaos and crashes in the Garamsythe Waterway due to the Goddess ' s Magicite draining the bike ' s engines . Fran , Balthier and Vaan make their way through the waterway and meet up with the Resistance come to storm the palace to get to the new Consul Vayne Solidor . The woman they end up working with , calling herself " Amalia " , turns out to be none other than Ashelia B ' nargin Dalmasca , the princess of Kingdom of Dalmasca who was reported dead . The group is captured and Balthier , Fran and Vaan are thrown into the Nalbina Dungeons . Fran , being a viera , senses a way out , and in the deepest reaches of the dungeons the group finds Basch fon Ronsenburg and team up with him . After escaping the dungeon the group make their way to Bhujerba to save Vaan ' s friend Penelo from a bounty hunter , and reunite with Ashe . After " kidnapping " Ashe out of her own request , the group make their way to Tomb of Raithwall to obtain the Dawn Shard . a piece of nethicite that can prove Ashe ' s lineage and possibly help her claim the throne . They are betrayed by a Resistance member Vossler who turns them in on the Empire . Like all viera , Fran is sensitive to Mist and when the party is held by Judge Ghis , the Mist seething from the Dawn Shard overwhelms Fran with a burning sensation , driving her into a frenzy and she attacks their captors with her bare hands . This never happens again , but whenever the party enters an area thick in Mist they ensure Fran is okay . The party escapes the Empire and accompanies Ashe on her quest to Jahara and to Mt Bur - Omisace . To get to Mt Bur - Omisace the group must pass the Golmore Jungle , but magickal barriers prevent their entry . Fran knows the barriers have been set up by the viera and reveals a path to Eruyt Village despite knowing she is not welcome there , having abandoned the viera way of life as protectors of the forest . Once in the village they discover Fran ' s sister , Mjrn , has gone missing . They find her from the depths of Henne Mines , being possessed by Venat and thus being driven insane . The party defeat the Mist monsters and Venat releases Mjrn , whom the group return to Eruyt Village . Fran ' s other sister , Jote , gives the party an item to let them through the magick barriers . Before departing Fran asks Jote to listen to the woods ' voice for her as she no longer can , having spent too long a time away from the woods . Jote tells Fran the wood longs for her , envious of the hume that has stolen one of its own . Fran smiles and says , " A pleasant lie , that " . The group eventually make their way to the Pharos where Ashe attempts to destroy the Sun - Cryst , the origin of nethicite . The Mist escaping from the Cryst affects Fran and she collapses . After Dr . Cid is defeated and dies , his body fading into the Mist , Fran repeats his final words to Balthier , urging him to escape , although he refuses to leave her behind . As the Battle above Rabanastre is about to break between the Resistance forces and the Imperial Fleet the group infiltrate the Empire ' s main battleship , Sky Fortress " Bahamut " , to stop Vayne who is now the emperor of Archadia . After defeating Vayne , " Bahamut ' s " power goes out , and is about to fall on Rabanastre . Balthier and Fran stay behind to fix " Bahamut ' s " glossier rings and save Rabanastre , though Fran is injured by falling debris . " Bahamut " crash - lands outside the city and the pair is thought to have perished . A year later , Vaan and Penelo receive a letter from Balthier revealing he and Fran are alive and well , and asking the two to join them on Cache of Glabados at Bervenia Palace . " " . Fran and Balthier meet up with Vaan and his party at Cache of Glabados , but after Vaan ' s airship is wrecked and the two take Vaan and Penelo back to Rabanastre , Fran and Balthier depart alone . When looking to protect the Auralith s Vaan meets Fran again , alone , and saves her from Ba ' Gamnan . Fran takes Vaan and his friends to see Balthier who is attempting to destroy the third Auralith . Vaan protests and the party end up fighting him and Fran . But afterward it turns out Balthier was only trying to free the aegyl by destroying the Auraliths that suck away their anima , and Fran and Balthier join Vaan ' s party . From then on , Fran helps the party to find the Judge of Wings and destroy Feolthanos . Gameplay . Fran starts as a long - ranged fighter in " Final Fantasy XII " , although the player may equip her with any weapon they wish as long as they acquire the appropriate licenses . In " Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings " Fran stays as a ranged unit . In " Final Fantasy XII " Fran begins with many licenses close to Quickenings , and her initial licenses are in White Magicks 1 and 2 , Black Magicks 1 and 2 , Bows 1 and 2 , Shields , Light Armor 1 and 2 and Heavy Armor 1 . In the original release , Fran ' s stats are low in all areas , but in the Zodiac Job System releases , her stats have been considerably tweaked , including having the best Vitality at level 99 . In " Final Fantasy XII : Revenant Wings " Fran equips as weapons , as armor and as accessories . Her skills vary , including different status inflicting ones to some White Magick related spells like Dispelga . Her Quickening , Gaze of the Void , removes all buffs on enemies . It can be obtained by defeating Exodus . Additionally , Fran is fought as a boss along with Balthier . Creation and development . Voice . In the English release of " Final Fantasy XII " Fran is voiced by . In the Japanese release she is voiced by , who also provided the voice of in the " " series . Fran speaks with an accent native to the viera . While the medieval tone comes from the original game , the localizers could decide on the specific accents the characters would use and voice models were used to guide the writing : Fran ' s was the Icelandic singer Bjork . The English casting of Fran initially raised some eyebrows within Square Enix , because the voice was so different from the Japanese in a more markedly obvious way than the stylizations on the other accents . After the translators explained their reasonings to " sell the new take on the viera , " the change was accepted . Other appearances . Fran has appeared in the following games in the " Final Fantasy " series : = = Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances = Fran has made key guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games : Other media . Games . Users in Square Enix Members Virtual World community can make their character appear as Fran . Fran ' s hair costs 130 crystals and her clothes cost 480 crystals . Merchandise . Fran and Balthier appear on a sculpture depicting the pair on the hoverbike they used during their infiltration of Rabanastre Palace in " Final Fantasy XII " . A new Play Arts figure on Fran is to come out in January 2016 . It includes a poseable figure , an extra set of hands and a bow and an arrow . Etymology . " Fran " is a shortened form of the name " Frances " or " Francine " , which is a feminine version of the name Francis . This signifies her freedom as a sky pirate and freedom from the Wood .