Grimoire (item)

Grimoires are recurring items in the Final Fantasy series. Generally, but not always, these are books, tomes of great knowledge or magic. The most prolific use of the term Grimoire comes from the Ivalice collection. First mentioned in Vagrant Story, then in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the Gran Grimoire is a powerful tome of magic. Grimoires may also be purchased in Final Fantasy XII, entitling the party to increased benefits of different sorts.

Final Fantasy IV
In the Game Boy Advance version, Grimoires are item used to summon the Lunar version of the summons. These items can be obtained from defeating the respective Lunar summons. These Grimoires are:
 * Grimoire LA - Book that calls forth Lunar Asura.
 * Grimoire LB - Book that calls forth Lunar Bahamut.
 * Grimoire LD - Book that calls forth Lunar Dragon.
 * Grimoire LI - Book that calls forth Lunar Ifrit.
 * Grimoire LL - Book that calls forth Lunar Leviathan.
 * Grimoire LO - Book that calls forth Lunar Odin.
 * Grimoire LR - Book that calls forth Lunar Ramuh.
 * Grimoire LS - Book that calls forth Lunar Shiva.
 * Grimoire LT - Book that calls forth Lunar Titan.

Final Fantasy XI
Grimoires, at this point, do not exist in Final Fantasy XI, but their presence will be felt shortly in the upcoming expansion Wings of the Goddess. Grimoires will be used, primarily, by Scholars not so much as weapons but in order to take offensive and defensive stances for casting magic.

Final Fantasy XII
The Monograph items appear in the Bazaar as "Forgotten Grimoires." In addition there are two Loot items called the Grimoire Aidhead and the Grimoire Togail

Vagrant Story
Aside from the Gran Grimoire, grimoires are used to learn magic spells, and are found scattered around Leá Monde. Whenever Ashley Riot uses a grimoire, the spell will be committed to his memory, and the grimoire used will disappear.

The list of Grimoires in Vagrant Story are:

Etymology
Grimoire comes from old French "grammaire," a word that is also the root of the modern English word "grammar." Grammaire refers to something that relates to letters.