Shiva (Final Fantasy XIV)



Shiva is the patron saint and Primal of the Harriers, and a boss in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn as she appears in the Main Scenario, and as a superboss in an optional "extreme" battle.

Story
According to legend, an Elezen maiden named Shiva fell in love with the dragon Hraesvelgr. But as her life is but a blink of an eye compared to the ageless dragons, Shiva beseeches Hraesvelgr to devour her so her soul would be entwined with his for eternity. Though reluctant at first, Hraesvelgr honored Shiva's request and inspired an alliance between man and dragon that lasted for two hundred years. It was the calming influence of Shiva's soul that kept Hraesvelgr from participating in the Dragonsong War.

In time, demonized by the Holy See of committing the grave sin of laying with dragons, Shiva became a patron saint to the heresy cult that sided with the Dravanian Horde. Lady Iceheart of the Harriers attempted to summon Shiva's essence into her own body, becoming an avatar for her faith's saint in an attempt to battle the Warrior of Light. Iceheart would later learn, to her shock and dismay, that the "Shiva" she summoned was actually a collective manifestation of her and her fellow Heretics' beliefs and prayers.

Voice
Saint Shiva is voiced by in the Japanese version of the game, and  in the English version. She shares voice actors with Iceheart.

Gameplay
The Shiva form that Lady Iceheart assumes is fought as a boss in The Akh Afah Amphitheature twicer: once during the Dreams of Ice Main Scenario arc, and in an optional Extreme battle. Both are fought at level 50 with a full party of eight.

Completing The Akh Afah Amphithreater (Extreme) grants the achievement "Let It Go."

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Shiva appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as an Ice-elemental card.

Trivia

 * Ice Barding will grant a player's Chocobo Companion armor similar to that worn by Shiva.