Balthier, known as Balflear (バルフレア) in the original Japanese language version, is a 22-year-old Hume sky pirate and owner of the airship Strahl (German for "streak" or "beam" [of light]). He and his Viera companion, Fran, prefer to remain outside of politics, making their living off of whomever has the most for the taking. They are inadvertently drawn into the war, however, when they attempt to steal the Goddess's Magicite—later revealed to be the Dusk Shard—from the Dalmascan Royal Palace.
Balthier is Archadian by birth and eventually reveals he is Ffamran mied Bunansa (ファムラン・ミド・ブナンザ), the son of Imperial magicite researcher Dr. Cid (Cidolfus Demen Bunansa).

*Hume is the human race set in the world of Ivarice(the universe setting of the game).
*Balthier also made a crossover appearance in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions(set in the universe of Ivarice).
*playable character
*Appears in sequel 'Revenant Wings'.


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