character help =)

[Elfen]

Whoa... dude, you do need some levels. Balthier's magic power is actually pretty low, so I don't recommend magic for him. Fran is good with magic, though. Just give Basch a hammer/axe and some armor and he'll own.

A good place to level those guys is probably the Lhusu Mines. Just go to the second bridge and start chaining Skeletons. You get tons of loot and xp.

O_o

Anyone can be good with magic given the proper licenses. I don't understand how you can conclude that Balthier's magic is low or that Fran's is high unless that's the way you specifically assigned their licenses to be.

Yea.
Everyone has the same stat. Just the appearance is different.
No on is stronger or weaker.
If all your character's license board is full, you can see they are all the same.

Wrong. Everyone Speed, Vitality, Magicks Power and Strength is different. Their Defense, Magicks Resist, Evasion, Magicks Evasion and Attack depends on their equipment. For example, Basch have the best strength while Ashe have the best magicks power. Speed, Vitality, Magicks Power, Strength, HP and MP can only be increased by levelling up (Quickenings increased MP, HP Plus increased HP, Mage Armor increase a little bit magicks power, Heavy Armor increased a little bit strength, Shirt Armor increased a little bit HP).

Opss... Yup. Sorry. I mixed up with another game.
Here is it if you wanna know who is best with which stat:

(SPOILER)[HP]
Basch > Vaan > Balthier > Fran > Ashe > Penelo

[STR]
Basch > Vaan > Balthier >> Ashe > Fran > Penelo

[VIT]
Vaan > Penelo > Balthier > Ashe >> Fran >> Basch

[MP]
Ashe > Penelo > Fran = Vaan > Balthier > Basch

[MAG]
Ashe > Penelo >> Vann >> Fran > Basche > Balthier


[SPD]
Balthier > Vaan > Penelo > Fran = Ashe > Basche