Quote Originally Posted by skye1986
i'm gonna guess Hyne (though i don't think hyne is mentioned in ff8!)

otherwise it has to be a GF. (don't ask me which one!)

You`re right, it`s Hyne, and, yes he is mentioned in FFVIII, because he`s the creator of the world, and the sorceress are so powerful, because they have a piece of Hyne´s power.