Sanction (Final Fantasy XI)

Sanction appears in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion of Final Fantasy XI. It is given out by gate guards for the Empire of Aht Urhgan. Players are listed as acting as a mercenary with the sanction of the Empire.
Sanction gives Imperial Standing, which can be used to buy items and equipment from gate guards. It can also be exchanged for Imperial Currency, which functions on Bronze, Silver, Mithril, and Gold instead of gil (though gil is used by almost all vendors). Sanction can also be used to purchase a pass to use the Runic Portal which provides easy transportation to and from various Staging Points.
For the exchange of 100 Imperial Standing, a player can get a Regen, Refresh, or an effect to increase the duration of food. The Regen and Refresh effect is 1 HP or 1 MP per tick whenever the player is below a variable percentage of his or her total HP or MP, respectively. The extension on food is upwards of doubling the total time. These effects are actually dependent upon the Imperial Defense Standing at the time.
Players must complete a quest to become a mercenary capable of receiving Imperial Sanction. At that point they will be given the rank of Private Second Class. Sanction will last for 3 hours at that rank and 1 additional hour per rank above "PSC" the player earns.
==Purchasable items with Imperial Standing==
===Services===
Use of the Runic Portal can be obtained through spending Imperial Standing. Use of the Runic Portal is free when a character has an Assault quest active; however, if the player pays 200 Imperial Standing, they can use the portal to warp from Aht Urhgan Whitegate to a staging point. Use of the Runic Portal from a staging point to Aht Urhgan is free.
===Items===
====Imperial Currency====
Imperial Currency can be purchased in exchange for Imperial Standing. Imperial Currency is generally used in quests where players are asked to interact with natives of Aht Urhgan.
====Imperial Items====
Required rank 	Cost 	Equipment
No rank 	7 IS 	Scroll of Instant Reraise
No rank 	10 IS 	Scroll of Instant Warp
No rank 	100 IS 	Lambent Fire CellLambent Water CellLambent Earth CellLambent Wind Cell
No rank 	2000 IS 	Cobalt CellRubicund CellXanthous CellJade Cell
No rank 	5000 IS 	Heat CapacitorPower CoolerBarrage TurbineGalvanizer
No rank 	20,000 IS	Kaana StrapAxe GripStaff Strap
Private Second Class	1,000 IS 	Map of MamookMap of HalvungMap of Arrapago Reef
Private First Class 	2,000 IS 	Volunteer's DartMercenary's DartImperial Dart
Superior Private 	4,000 IS 	MamoolbaneLamiabaneTrollbaneLuzaf's Ring
Lance Corporal 	8,000 IS 	Sneaking BootsTrooper's RingSentinel Shield
Corporal 	16,000 IS	Shark GunPuppet ClawsSingh Kilij
Sergeant 	24,000 IS	Mercenary's TrousersMultiple RingHaten Earring
Sergeant Major 	32,000 IS	Volunteer's BraisPriest's EarringChaotic Earring
Chief Sergeant 	40,000 IS	Perdu BowPerdu HangerPerdu WandPerdu Sickle
Second Lieutenant 	48,000 IS	Perdu BladePerdu CrossbowPerdu StaffPerdu SwordPerdu Voulge
First Lieutenant 	56,000 IS	Lieutenant's GorgetLieutenant's SashLieutenant's Cape
Category:Final Fantasy XI
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