The Al Bhed are a faction of technologists in the role-playing game Final Fantasy X. They are notable for their use of machina prohibited by the Yevon religion and the Al Bhed language which they speak, and can be recognized by the black spiral pattern visible on the irises of their eyes. A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of fictional characters and spontaneously describe their exploits. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... MACHINA/The Machines of God is The Smashing Pumpkins fifth and final studio album, released on February 29, 2000. ... Yevonism is a fictional religion in Final Fantasy X, a computer role-playing game, by Squaresoft for the PlayStation 2. ...

The Al Bhed are the only ones to openly reject the teachings of Yevon, especially the ban on machina. For this reason they are often ostracized by the rest of the population, and have been the victims of attacks by Yevonites in the past. However, some Al Bhed have still managed to find acceptance, most notably Rin, who operates a chain of travel agencies throughout the world of Spira. They are even allowed to participate in the Yevon-sponsored Blitzball tournaments. Sphere pool at Luca blitzball stadium Blitzball is a fictitious, vaguely rugby-like sport played by characters in two games of the Final Fantasy video game series, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. ...

"Al Bhed" is an ethnicity rather than a nation or other social group; the children of Al Bhed parents are automatically considered Al Bhed as well. This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ...

History

Long ago, the Al Bhed were scattered all over Spira following an attack by the followers of Yevon. Under the leadership of Cid, they regrouped on Bikanel Island and built a new city for themselves, called Home. As an acronym CID can refer to (in alphabetical order): Telephone Caller ID. Card Identification Number, a security feature on American Express credit cards. ...

Later, the Al Bhed were involved in a plot to kidnap Summoners to protect them and prevent them from completing their pilgrimmage, because the Summoners would die after receiving the Final Aeon. Because of this, the Guado attacked Home in order to rescue the captured Summoners, and destroyed the city in the process. The Summoner (sometimes referred to in English localizations as Caller) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of RPGs. ...

Al Bhed language

The Al Bhed lauguage is a fictional language spoken only by the Al Bhed people in the role-playing game Final Fantasy X. Although it seems like a foreign language, it is actually a cipher, a system of transposing certain letters for others. It shares the same syntax and grammmar of English. Some authors use fictional languages as a device to underline differences in culture, by having their characters communicate in a fashion which is both alien and dislocated. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about algorithms for encryption and decryption. ... Syntax, originating from the Greek words συν (syn, meaning co- or together) and τάξις (táxis, meaning sequence, order, arrangement), can be described as the study of the rules, or patterned relations that govern the way the words in a sentence come together. ... Look up English in Wiktionary, the free dictionary As an adjective, English refers to anything from or pertaining to England. ...

Here is how to convert English to Al Bhed:

 English: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Al Bhed: YPLTAVKREZGMSHUBXNCDIJFQOW 

For example, "you" in English is rendered as "oui" in Al Bhed:

• Y → O
• O → U
• U → I

Certain keywords are not translated into Al Bhed in the game. Most keywords are proper nouns, but some common nouns are also not translated, such as "fiend" ("Y fiend! Eh risyh teckieca!"/A fiend! In human disguise!), "magic" ("Ouin bnaleuic magic yht Aeons yna caymat"/Your precious magic and Aeons are sealed), and "airship". A noun, or noun substantive, is a word or phrase that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality. ... A noun, or noun substantive, is a word or phrase that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality. ...

In the game, Al Bhed words are differentiated from the common language of Spira by being printed in blue text (for non-translated words) or pink text (for translated words, represented here in bold). The player can learn the Al Bhed language by picking up items called Al Bhed Primers. Each Primer translates a single letter of the alphabet. This sometimes results in bizarre statements such as "Ouir breleuis magic yht Aeons yne seymet!" A primer is a nucleic acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a starting point for DNA replication. ...