Auracite
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Auracite is a form of Magicite found in the world of Ivalice.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Like Nethicite, Auracite was originally created by the Occuria from two large crystals called Auraliths which possessed large amounts of magical energy stored within it. The Occuria chose to give Auracite to the Aegyls' ruler Feolthanos to use him like they had with Raithwall. However, Feolthanos' refusal to be their servant enraged the Occuria, he and the Aegyl fled to Lemurés, where Feolthanos constructed the Auraliths to create a barrier around his floating world.
By present time, a piece of Auracite could be used to summon Espers by incorporating it into their Ring of Pacts. However, there is a darker nature to the Auracite that Feolthanos took advantage of: every time Auracite is used, the user loses a bit of his anima, or soul, in the creation of a guardian Yarhi. Through this process, using the Auracite to defend themselves against the monsters on Lemurés, the Aegyl were reduced to soulless shells while Feolthanos becomes more powerful. However, since Vaan is a master of summoning, he is not affected by this.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
- "The legends of your holy auracite are lies! The Stones are magicite—they hold in them power for evil."
- —Ramza Beoulve
The Auracite in this game does not help in summoning Espers. Instead, they hold the spirits of Lucavi, some of which appear as Espers in Final Fantasy XII and are the new name of the twelve Zodiac Stones of the Zodiac Braves and are crystals of Auracite instead of Holy Stones. They may not be entirely evil, as one helped revive Marach after he was shot while defending his sister. Marach claimed to have heard a calm, gentle voice telling him to go back. Ramza has said that perhaps the stones are raw power, and that the will of its wielder shapes it. To release the Lucavi seal in the Auracite, the stone needs a vessel. This host must have the same Zodiac sign of the Auracite that the vessel holds and requires a special requirements to that person becomes the Lucavi's vessel. In the case of the Lucavi leader, Ultima, there can only be one vessel for his Auracite by many generations.
