Stiltzkin Stiltzkin is a recurring moogle in the " Final Fantasy " series . A traveling moogle , he can be identified by his golden fur . Stiltzkin speaks unbroken English , and rarely , if ever , says " kupo " . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IX " . Stiltzkin makes his initial appearance in " Final Fantasy IX " , wearing a leopard skin hood and carrying a bag full of supplies . During Vivi ' s exploration of Alexandria at the start of the story , he meets Stiltzkin while being introduced to the save feature . During the story , the player meets Stiltzkin numerous times and he always has things to say and things to sell . Stiltzkin sends letters to the other moogles throughout Gaia the player can read via Mognet . These letters usually bring the player up to speed with the goings on of minor characters during the story . Stiltzkin offers to sell the group three items for a set price . He claims the gil he obtains from these purchases enables him to continue his journey , but regardless of whether one buys the items or not he continues to travel and sell the items at each location . Therefore it is not mandatory to buy the items if one wants to keep meeting Stiltzkin . Stiltzkin will give the party a Ribbon if the party purchases all of his items in the North American and European versions of " Final Fantasy IX " , but does not do this in the original Japanese version . The Ribbon Stiltzkin gives in the North American and European versions does not award the player any Treasure Points , which means the Japanese , North American and European versions have the same total number of collectible Treasure Points . If the player ' s inventory is full of any one item on Stiltzkin ' s item pack , he " will not " sell the items to the party . Ex . if the player already has 99 Ether s , Stiltzkin won ' t sell his item pack that contains Ethers unless the player discards an Ether from the inventory . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Stiltzkin is referenced in the Brain Blast quiz game , playable at Academia 4XX AF . The question goes : What company became famous for their sales copy ' It ' s moggle o ' clock , it ' s time to enjoy moogle bread ? ' and the answer is " Stiltzkin ' s Bakery " . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series . Stiltzkin makes an appearance in every installment of the " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series to date , so far appearing in " Crystal Chronicles " , " " , " " , " " , " " , and " " . Much like in his original appearance , he is a traveling moogle , trying to learn more about the world . However , in this subseries , he is not a vendor , but instead acts as a tutor for the basics of fighting at the start of every game . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Stiltzkin appears as a NPC who sends mail to the player about his adventures through the Mognet . A set of special Friend Card s named after Stiltzkin are obtainable as one of the rewards from Mognet . The characters he uses on his Friend Cards are Warrior of Light , Onion Knight , Cecil , Bartz , Garland , Golbez , Cloud of Darkness , and Exdeath . The messages on them also mention his infamous job as a traveler . In " Final Fantasy Fables : Chocobo ' s Dungeon " , Mog assumes three alter egos . One of them is Merchant Hero X , whose mask contains the same patterns as Stiltzkin ' s cap and wears a back bag like him . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " . In " " , Stiltzkin makes a small appearance as the shop moogle in .