'Cie Physiology (Final Fantasy)

==Summary==
'Cie's are reoccurring beings in the "Fabula Nova Crystalis" mythos of Final Fantasy. 'Cie's come in different forms and variations which include "L'Cie's", "Fal'Cie's", and "Cie'th". 
L'Cie's are beings that are "branded" by divine crystal powered machine like entities known as Fal'Cie with a Crystal Shard on their bodies that becomes their L'Cie brand. This grants the gift of magic to those who cannot use it naturally, as well as increasing one's physical and magical prowess. This power however, comes at a price as well as L'Cie's are a given a task that they must complete known as a "Focus", which depending on whether the L'Cie succeeds or fails their given task will result in one two fates that await them. Should a L'Cie complete their given focus, they blessed with an eternal peaceful slumber in crystalized stasis. Should a L'Cie fail to complete their given focus within the time frame, their bodies will be mutated into monstrous beings known as Cie'th who are doomed to walk the world robbed of all free will. During this time a L'Cie's brand passes through 13 different stages which correlates with how much time a L'Cie has left to complete their focus before the Cie'th transformation is triggered.
==L'Cie's==
List of abilities L'Cie's possesses
*Immortality (Types 1, 2, and 8): L'Cie's are stated to not age until they enter crystal stasis, and will remain in their current physical condition after hundreds of years have passed. They have also shown to remain alive even after fatal injuries. As shown by Quin'Mi who was fused to the land after being caught in the Ultima Bomb at Lorica. L'Cie's are also inherently tied to The Crystals, and can perish alongside them if the Crystal perishes
*Acausality (Type 1): L'Cie stones are shards of a L'Cie in crystal stasis. The L'Cie Mizu'a's Crystal confirms that she is able to remember previous revolutions of the spiral.
*Automatic Translation: L'Cie stones are shards of a L'Cie in crystal stasis. The L'Cie Augusta's Crystal confirms that she was able to communicate and control other lifeforms. This is also backed up by Albus' crystal.
*Sealing: L'Cie stones are shards of a L'Cie in crystal stasis. The L'Cie Caelan's Crystal confirms that he was able to seal heretics of the Crystal. This is also backed up by Argenia's Crystal. Fellow l'Cie had sealed away the Dracobaltians in Naraku
*True Flight: L'Cie's such as the Vermillion Bird L'Cie and White Tiger L'Cie have shown to be able to fly
*Precognition (Divination; Non-Combat Applicable): L'Cie's are able to have visions of their focus that they must complete.
*Accelerated Development (Training, Leveling; Physical Stats, Abilities): L'Cie's are bestowed a personalized crystal shard on their bodies as their brand. Which they are able to develop through a "Crystarium" to grow stronger and gain new abilities. They are also able to alter their capabilities and statistics through a "Paradigm Shift".
*Forcefield Creation and Deconstruction: Qun'Mi's abilities as a L'Cie have shown to create a Forcefield that can break down objects upon contact
*Technology Manipulation and Hacking: The L'Cie Qun'Mi was able to use her power to restore, reactivate, and take control over war machines.
*Blessed and Empowerment: L'Cie's brands contain crystal shards on their bodies, granting L'Cie's the abilities of The Crystals
==Resistances==
*Age Manipulation: L'Cie's are not be able to physically age and will remain in their current physical condition even after hundreds of years have passed as seen with characters such as Oerba Dia Vanille, Oerba Yun Fang, and Barthandelus, who was a live during "The War of Transgression", which occurred hundreds of years prior to the events of the first FFXIII game.
*Technology Manipulation and Power Nullification: The L'Cie Qun'Mi was able to utilize her power inside her jammer field which can sever one's connection to The Crystals.
*Mind Manipulation and Memory Manipulation: Should Class Zero be able to become L'Cie's, they will no longer be affected by the The Crystals' abilities to remove memories of the dead. This is further supported by The L'Cie Mizu'a's L'Cie stone crystal which confirms she was able to remember previous revolutions of the Spiral.
==Weaknesses==
L'Cie's have an unspecified amount of time to complete their given focus, which depending on whether one succeeds or fails within the time frame will result in either their bodies either being crystalized or turning into a monstrous being robbed of all free will. The rate of progression of a L'Cie's brand is tied to both how difficult the focus itself is, and linked to the individual's mental state. With emotional extremes and severe psychological trauma are able to accelerate the progression of a L'Cie's brand to trigger their transformation into a Cie'th. Some people have been stated to have instantaneously turn into a Cie'th just by sheer shock of being branded a L'Cie in the most severe cases.
==Users==
Lightning (FFXIII), Snow, Fang (FFXIII), Hope (FFXIII), Sazh (FFXII), Vanille (FFXIII), and Class Zero (L'Cie Tabbers)
==Cie'th==
List of abilities Cie'th posses. 
*Normal Cie'th: All previous abilities minus Immortality (Types 1 and 8), plus Immortality (Type 7): Cie'th are described as a form of "Living Death".
*The Undying: All previous abilities minus Immortality (Type 8), plus Immortality (Type 7): Cie'th are described as a form of "Living Death".
==Resistances==
Same as L'Cie's
==Weaknesses==
When a Normal Cie'th's energy runs dry, their body will slowly fossilize into a crystalized tombstone called a "Cie'th Stone". In this state, the Cie'th in question are completely immobile.
==Fal'Cie (Low Tier)==
These are abilities lower level Fal'Cie possess, they also do not possess the weakness that L'Cie's do. All previous abilities and resistances are greatly enhanced in addition to the following:
*Curse Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, and Fate Manipulation: Fal'Cie's are able to mark beings with their brands to turn them into L'Cie, who in turn are then given a task called a "Focus" that they must complete under Fal'Cie's orders. Fal'Cie's possess the ability to enthrall unwilling victims, compelling them to serve their will. Through the manipulation of their minds as well the as their emotions, as shown with Bhunivelze being able to strip Hope Estheim of his sense of emotions. L'Cie's have an unspecified amount of time to complete their focus, and they're two different destinies that occur depending on whether the L'Cie succeeds for fails their task due to Fal'Cie's having the ability to control and manipulate ones fate, as well as create beings who are literal manifestations of destiny.
- Should the L'Cie Succeed: Sleep Manipulation and Transmutation: Should the L'Cie complete their focus, they are blessed with a peaceful, eternal slumber in which their body is crystalized.
- Should the L'Cie Fail: Corruption (Type 1), Biological Manipulation, Transmutation, Mind Manipulation, and Soul Manipulation: Should the L'Cie fail to complete their focus, they have their bodies mutated into monstrous beings known as Cie'th who are doomed to wander the world eternally until slain. Cie'th are described as "Mindless" and "Souless" beings robbed of all free will.
*Unknown Regeneration and Healing: The Crystals are stated to never truly be destroyed even when shattered, and will always be able to heal itself
*Telepathy: The Crystals, who are confirmed to be Fal'Cie are able to communicate with people telepathically.
*Power Bestowal: L'Cie's are able to pass on their power and focus onto other people. Should the other person be willing to accept it, the Fal'Cie who branded the original L'Cie will make the transfer happen.
*Memory Manipulation: The Crystals who are confirmed to be Fal'Cie, have the ability to erase people's memories of someone's existence. Bhunivelze has also shown to be capable of tampering with someone's memories.
*Data Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Type 2), Matter Manipulation, Creation, and Nonexistence Interaction (Nature Type 2; Aspect Types 1, 2, and 4): The Fal'Cie Eden was able to create "Orphan's Cradle", an entire dimension of data that can materialize into physical matter that is said to exist between "Dream" and "Reality". Higher Fal'Cie Deities such as Arecia Al-Rashia has the power to create and control other Fal'Cie's.
*Resurrection and Necromancy: Barthandelus was able to resurrect Cid Raines after he had been defeated and turned to crystal before disappearing.
*Inorganic Physiology (Type 1): Fal'Cie's are described by WOG as "Godlike Machine's" and crystal powered mechanical beings.
==Resistances==
Same as L'Cie's, plus Empathic Manipulation (Fal'Cie's are stated to not have emotions)
==Weaknesses==
Fal'Cie's generally are unable to utilize the Historia Crux. Which means that they cannot use the Time and Dimensional Travel provided by the physiology of the Unseen Chaos. This weakness does not apply to the "Top Tier" Fal'Cie's as characters have shown that they can send their servants through it with no problem.
==Users==
Barthandelus, The Crystals
==Fal'Cie (Mid Tier)==
These are abilities higher level Fal'Cie possess. All previous abilities and resistances are even further enhanced in addition to the following:
*Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 2; Aspect Types 1, 2, and 4): The Fal'Cie Orphan resides within his cradle which is said to be it's true form, an entire reality made of data that is said to exist between "Dream" and "Reality", yet one's "Heart" and "Soul" still defines it, with the "Soul" being confirmed to be Conceptual, with dreams along with the minds of which they stem from themselves are akin to the Unseen Realm, which is nonexistent. Higher Fal'Cie deities such as Bhunivelze, said that his existence "not be tied to that of reality". Fal'Cie's such as Arecia and Gala are stated to be direct servants of Pulse and Lindzei respectively who in turn are created by Bhunivelze, and can create and control other Fal'Cie. Putting them above the likes of Orphan.
*Absorption (Biological, Soul, and Power), and Fusionism: The Fal'Cie Orphan was able to assimilate Barthandelus's dying body into itself.
*Conceptual Power Modification (Type 1): Arecia Al-Rashia is able to develop and reform magic, along with modifying one's Phantoma. Which acts as the idea of one's fundamental existence and defines it. Which in turn is made out of the Chaos, a substance that existed prior to the creation of all timelines and dimensions. Thus falling under as such.
*Creation: The Fal'Cie Gods "Pulse" and "Lindzei" are responsible for creating L'Cie's and Fal'Cies to help them with their given tasks by their creator Bhunivelze. In turn Pulse's servant, Arecia is capable of doing the same and producing Fal'Cie's.
*Summoning: The Rursuan Arbiter instantaneously summons Rursus across the world of Orience upon being chosen.
*Possession: The Fal'Cie Gala, who is Arecia's equal is able to able to take possession of someone for that person to be chosen as the "Rursan Arbiter". Fal'Cie's even higher than that such as Bhunivelze have shown to be capable of possessing others like he did with Hope Esthiem. 
*Layered Soul/Conceptual Destruction (Type 1), Immortality Negation, Regeneration Negation, Healing Negation, and Nonexistence Erasure (Types: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9; High-Godly; Nature Type 3: Aspect Types 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 1 Layer): Rursus are being created by the "Rursan Arbiter" who is equal to that of Arecia. The Rursus are stated to be able to destroy Phantoma in living people. Leaving ackademia without the ability to heal. The Rursan Arbiter upscales from this, and their direct attacks can work on Class Zero cadets who can withstand attacks from foes blessed by the Dominon Crystals.
==Resistances==
*Resistance to the effects of The Crystals: Scaled from the Rursan Arbiter who is unaffected by the Magic of the Vermillion Bird Crystal. Arecia Al-Rashia was still able to utilize her power, despite being tied to the Crystals, which lost their power after losing their sense of purpose.
*Limited Resistance to Information Analysis: Stronger Fal'Cie deities such as Orphan are stated to have a low "Libra" value. Meaning that not all information about their strengths and weaknesses will be revealed through the spell "Libra".
==Weaknesses==
While Fal'Cie are normally not able to feel emotions, taking possession over someone with them can cause the Fal'Cie in question to gain emotions from their victim. Which in turn can cause their way of thinking to become slightly irrational, as seen with Bhunivelze here. Same as Low Tier Fal'Cie's otherwise.
==Users==
Orphan, Arecia Al-Rashia, Gala, Ace and Rem (Rursan Arbiter Keys)
==Fal'Cie (Top Tier)==
These are abilities exclusive to the highest Fal'Cie deities. All previous abilities and resistances are even further enhanced in addition to the following:
*Time and Dimensional Travel: The Highest level of Fal'Cie deities are able to travel through dimensions and time naturally. As well as send their servants through Dimensions, such as the case with Etro sending her Eidolons.
*Pocket Reality Manipulation: The Fal'Cie god "Pulse" was able to create a Pocket Dimension to suck the FFXIII party into. Bhunivelze has also shown to be able to create and convert spaces into Pocket Dimensions.
*Fissionism: Bhunivelze was able to separate Serah's "Heart" and "Soul" from Lightning's Heart. The Savior is also able to separate a person's "Soul" from their "Heart" to collect them.
*Higher-Dimensional Existence & Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1): The Highest of Fal'Cie deities are stated that their existences are beyond human comprehension and are native to the world of Valhalla. A Realm where the concept of time is Nonexistent, while space is ambiguous. Valhalla is also stated by WOG to exist on a different plane of reality, where all timelines are able to be seen from and are referred to as "Lower Worlds". Which includes "The Void" which holds an Infinite Number of Universes, and is contained, controlled, and connected by "The Historia Crux". Along with The Void being referred to as a mere shadow in comparison to Valhalla, despite it's "Extradimensional" nature. With Valhalla being stated numerous times to be Beyond Space-Time.
==Resistances==
Same as before
==Weaknesses==
Same as Mid Tier Fal'Cie's (Minus lack of Time & Dimensional Travel)
==Users==
Bhunivelze, Pulse, Lindzei, Etro, and Lightning (Savior)
Note: A L'Cie brand is able to be "Scorched Out", meaning that the L'Cie keeps their power that comes with being one, but is no longer required to complete a focus. Meaning they are no longer in danger of either becoming Cie'th or turning to crystal. The exact way to achieve this feat is unknown however.
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