Hurdy & Gurdy Hurdy ( right ) and Gurdy ( left ) are two Clavat s from " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . They have a mysterious relationship , assumed to be brotherhood . Story . Gurdy . The Tipa Caravan first run into Gurdy while he is arguing with the Caravanners from Marr ' s Pass . Displeased by his company and believing him to be insane , they abandon him . The Tipa Caravan will offer him a ride to the next town and as thanks , he recites a verse from a poem . Later on they run into him once again , this time arguing with the Caravanners from Plains of Fum . It seems they had loaned him money which he was unable to pay back . He will ask for help from the Tipa Caravan , for a loan of 1000 gil ( which he never repays ) . He shares another verse from a poem . Later on he is seen traveling with the Shella Caravan . He swindles them with a loaf of bread . He once again shares another verse from a poem . Soon after Gurdy travels with the Leuda Caravan and talks with the Tipa Caravanners , revealing the knowledge that not only does he have a brother he never knew , but he cannot remember his past . He says he makes up lies to fill the emptiness . As he turns to leave , the Tipa Caravanners see a vision of Hurdy and the Black Knight and hear them as they lose against Raem . Raem taunts them both , telling them they ' re not strong enough . As the vision ends , he recites a new couplet . Later the Tipa Caravan find Gurdy being taken hostage by the Striped Brigands . Gurdy is in no real danger as this was planned out by him and the bandits to gain gil . They are given the choice of paying up , giving them nothing , or giving them a Striped Apple . They accept the apple , and Gurdy is disappointed to know his life is only worth a Striped Apple . He shares the full verse of the poem : Hurdy . Hurdy is a traveling preacher who can be met in all towns , except Tipa at random times . He talks of how memories are an important thing that should be preserved , and wishes travelers can one day go from place to place without the hindrance of miasma . It is rumored , he has traveled with the feared Black Knight . When questioned about his relationship with him by Sol Racht , Hurdy says he can ' t recall ever doing such a thing . While true , Sol believes he is lying to avoid association with the Black Knight . When the Tipa Caravan are about to fight Raem , Lady Mio confronts them before the battle and speaks of the last people who tried to defeat Raem before having their memories taken away . It turns out Hurdy had hired the Black Knight to help him rid the world of the miasma . Connection . Clues are left in the game to connect the two not as brothers , but the same person . The couplets Gurdy had written down are clues to finding the Unknown Element needed to pass the Miasma Stream to get to Mount Vellenge . Roland , the village elder from Tipa , will mention a scholar from Tipa who hired the Black Knight for protection on his journey to rid the world of miasma . He disappeared after sending one last letter from Mag Mell . The scholar would recite poems referring to Lynari Desert , where the Unknown Element was hidden . Before the final battle , Lady Mio mentions Hurdy had made it here with somebody named Leon , but both had their memories taken away by Raem . Leon is the Black Knight and Hurdy was the scholar from Tipa who disappeared . Some point after losing his memories he believed himself to be Gurdy , and would recite the poem that clued the Caravan from Tipa in on how to find the Unknown Element to reach Raem . This is confirmed when Gurdy walks behind a tree and reappearing at the other end as Hurdy . Etymology . They may be named after the song " " by Donovan or the instrument .