Some aspire toward becoming sky pirates to escape the trapped existence led by most citizens of Ivalice, battered with territorial wars. The life of a sky pirate may not remedy the issues that have trapped them, but they will, at least, no longer be trapped themselves. Sky pirating is also a way to amass money, thus escaping poverty or making up for material possessions lost in the wars that have swept Ivalice. Sky pirates, and pirates in general, gather at the Balfonheim Port. Famous sky pirates include Balthier, his partner Fran, and the lord of Balfonheim, the pirate Reddas.