Occuria



The Occuria are the most powerful beings in the game Final Fantasy XII. Those who know of their existence often refer to them as gods, but their existence is unknown to Ivalice at large. They are most interested in controlling the course of history on Ivalice. They created a race of beings with great power called Espers. The Espers eventually thought that they were as powerful as their creators and tried to destroy them. The Occuria threw them down and bound them with glyphs.

The Occuria next tried to influence the Garif. They granted the Garif Nethicite and Magicite of great power. The Garif could not wield or control the magical stones and would only worship the Occuria. The Occuria tried once again, successfully this time, to influence the world of Ivalice by offering the Nethicite to a man who would destroy or subjugate other nations as they directed. This man was King Raithwall, the Dynast King.

At some point in the intervening time, one of the Occuria went rogue, disagreeing with the Occurian philosophy. This Occurian, Venat felt that all races should be able to have complete control over their own history. Venat had a plan to create Nethicite that was not under the control of the other Occuria, Manufacted Nethicite.

The Occuria live high above the ancient city of Giruvegan, higher than any airship can reach. The Occuria was apparently genderless, though they possess feminine voices and masculant titles. They have the ability to appear as ghosts and images. Their natural form is a ornate armor-like shell with black underneath. Occuria have no visible faces, only glowing yellow eyes seen under their armor-like bodies. They can possess other beings, and merge with them to drastically increase their strength and power.