Merely being in the role boosts the character's defense against both physical and magical attacks and the bonus is distributed to the other party members in lesser degree. The bonus depends on the role level and applies even if the attack ignores physical/magical defense. If the paradigm has more than one Sentinel the bonus is the sum of all applicable Sentinel bonuses. File:Sentinel's Seal ach.PNG Sentinel is a primary role for Snow and Fang, and a secondary role for Lightning, Vanille, Sazh, and Hope.