Sky Pirate (Final Fantasy XII)

In the world of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII, Sky Pirates are people who devote their lives to traveling the world on airships. Though some are adventurous bandits, others are simply working-class airship crew members. Many common people dream of and aspire toward becoming sky pirates in order to escape the trapped existence led by most citizens of Ivalice, who are all battered constantly with territorial wars. The life of a sky pirate may not remedy the issues that have trapped them, but they will, at least, no longer be trapped themselves. Sky pirating is also a way to amass money, thus escaping poverty or making up for material possessions lost in the wars that have swept all Ivalice.

Balfonheim Port serves as a homebase for this free-spirited lot. Balthier and Fran are part of this social class.