"Still, discretion is often the better part of valor." —Balthier

Fran

Fully updated for The Zodiac Age!

Age: Unknown (50+)
Race: Viera
Height: 7’1″ (215cm) with ears, 6’2″ (187cm) without
English Voice Actor: Nicole Fantl
Japanese Voice Actor: Rika Fukami

“A master of weapons.”

Equal partner to Balthier, Fran has a long history of sky pirating. She is proficient with a variety of weapons, yet prefers to use bows.

Fran’s hometown is Eruyt Village — a small enclave of Viera in Golmore Jungle. She left the village and cast aside the Wood 50 years ago, believing that just because her kind began with the forest, they shouldn’t be confined to it. After leaving the village, however, Viera are not permitted to return and thus, Fran also left behind her two sisters, Mjrn and Jote.

Like all Viera, Fran is highly susceptible to the Mist that permeates Ivalice, and at times is driven into a state of rage when its power becomes too strong.

Aggregated Bios

Piggyback

Fran is Balthier’s “business partner”. Amongst other things, she handles the maintenance of their airship, the Strahl. Although her age is unknown, she belongs to the Viera, who are distinguished by (among other things) their remarkable longevity.

She first joins the party (together with Balthier) in the Garamsythe Waterway, and then again later on at The Sandsea. Fran’s attributes are fairly average, and her max HP, Strength, and Magick Power aren’t very impressive. This is why it’s important to make it a priority to acquire Licences that raise her stats and/or learn at least two Quickenings to boost her max MP. Fortuitously, she is actually within easy reach of some Quickenings on the License Board. In the later stages of her development, Fran’s MP growth accelerates; at approximately level 50, she will catch up with Vaan in that area.

BradyGames

A Viera female with a strong sensitivity to the Mist, Fran is a loyal partner and co-pilot to Balthier. She’s quite a formidable warrior and a mechanic to boot. Her adjustment to the greater world since abandoning the forest dwellings of her race is nearly complete. But can one ever completely forsake the voice of the Wood?

Official Site (TZA)

A viera warrior who forsook her forest home for the life of a sky pirate. Fran’s prowess in battle is matched only by her skill with a wrench, as she also handles the maintenance of Balthier’s airship, the Strahl. Her silent, inscrutable air belies a strong inner spirit and a readiness to risk anything to protect her hard-won freedom.

SPOILER:
In the end, along with Balthier, Fran has a close call with death while making mechanical repairs on the Sky Fortress Bahamut as it is falling/crashing toward Rabanastre below it.
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Quickenings

Rank	Quickening	Power
1	Feral Strike	90
2	Whip Kick	140
3	Shatterheart	230

Attributes (The Zodiac Age)

Level	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed
2	84-89	44-50	23	20	26	23
10	254-286	77-104	27	24	29	24
20	590-680	131-199	32	29	33	25
30	1022-1190	187-297	37	34	37	27
40	1430-1672	255-420	42	39	40	28
50	2082-2446	314-523	47	44	44	30
60	2657-3129	368-618	52	49	48	31
70	2983-3512	409-686	57	54	51	32
80	3360-3956	450-754	62	59	55	34
90	3874-4564	477-795	67	64	59	35
99	4453-5252	489-807	76	68	62	36

Attributes (PS2)

Level	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed
2	85-89	25-27	23	18	20	23
10	256-288	38-49	27	22	23	24
20	594-685	60-88	32	26	26	25
30	1029-1199	83-127	37	30	30	27
40	1440-1684	110-177	42	34	33	28
50	2097-2464	134-218	47	39	36	30
60	2677-3151	156-257	52	43	40	31
70	3005-3538	172-284	57	47	43	32
80	3385-3985	189-312	62	51	46	34
90	3902-4598	200-328	67	55	50	35
99	4486-5290	205-333	71	59	53	36