Sleep (status)

Sleep is a status effect in Final Fantasy. It is also the name of a spell available generally through Black Magic that will induce this effect. A character who is hit by a sleep inducing attack will be rendered unable to act for the duration of the sleep effect. These attacks have in the past take the form of pollen, dust, a spell, or a Bard's lullaby. Sleep generally does not last a great period of time and generally will wear off if a character is either cured or damaged. Usually this can be any type of damage, but there are a few exceptions to the rule such as Diablos' attack in Final Fantasy XI which both poisons and sleeps its victims and the poison damage will not wake the resting.