Shroud

Shrouds are special class of consumable items in Final Fantasy XIII that bestow temporary benefits on the party. Shrouds are used by pressing L1 on the field and are unavailable during battle. The effects stack, so multiple shrouds can be used at once. The shroud effects last for 30 seconds and the shroud icon will begin to blink three seconds before the effects expire.

Most shrouds are found from treasure chests or obtained from enemies, but at the last chapter a new shop in the Retail Network, Eden Pharmaceuticals, opens up, which sells all shrouds except the Etherisol. Survivalist Catalogs boosts the chance of enemies dropping shrouds.

Trivia

 * Player can easily accumulate shrouds in the beggining of the game in Pulse Vestige. Later accumulating is more difficult.