Harley Harley is a playable character in " " . She is Edward ' s secretary at Damcyan , acting as an aide and emissary , and is a well - read and insightful scholar of the world . Profile . Appearance . Harley has pale skin , bright blue hair , blue eyes , and wears glasses . Her outfit consists of a dark coat with a green gradient held closed by several buckles , under which she wears an outfit with blue patterning , and dark boots . Personality . Harley dislikes war and violence , and believes education and science will carry humanity to the future . She finds her duties under Edward stressful , but enjoys them nonetheless . She is inquisitive and is implied to be knowledgeable on many topics . Her research has even led to her discovery of Golbez ' s origins , and the hand the Lunarian s played in humanity ' s development of magic and airships . Harley is concerned for Edward , feeling he is neglecting his royal duties by passing them off to her and the Damcyan chancellor . She assists him to try and ease the burden of rule while he still grieves for Anna and Tellah . In Edward ' s Tale , when Edward went alone to get a Sand Pearl to heal her from her desert fever , he was in bed recovering , and in that scene , it may imply she had feelings for Edward . When Edward confesses to her he is considering giving up the harp as his playing is not pure while he still clings to his past , Harley tells him it does not matter , as others find hope in his music , and tells him that after her parents died during the wars of " Final Fantasy IV " , his playing gave her hope to keep living and inspired her to come to Damcyan to serve Edward . Story . " Final Fantasy IV Interlude " . A year after the events of " Final Fantasy IV " , Harley is taken as " Secretary - in - Training " for King Edward , appearing briefly during the celebration for the reconstruction of Damcyan . Harley accompanies Edward to Baron after a messenger sent by Cecil acts strangely . On their journey Harley is afflicted with desert fever . Edward goes to retrieve the Sand Pearl to cure her , but is attacked by bandits . He escapes and Harley recovers . During the night , Edward is visited by Tellah ' s and Anna ' s spirits . Tellah tells Edward that Anna wants him to find happiness , insinuating he should move on from the past and find a new lover . In the morning , Edward thanks Harley , possibly hinting at romantic feelings for her . They sail to Baron and have an audience with Cecil . Edward secretly leaves some Whisperweed in his throne room and on the voyage back to Damcyan , Harley and Edward eavesdrop on a conversation between Cecil and the Mysterious Girl . Upon returning home , Rosa hides at Damcyan ' s castle before Kain arrives to steal their Crystal for Baron . Edward leaves with Cid to rescue Rosa , who was abducted by Kain after the attack . At Damcyan , Harley worries for Edward ' s safety at Baron . She recognizes Rydia of Mist , and requests she goes with the party . Edge refuses at first , but allows her to accompany them on the " Falcon " until she sees Edward again . The party believes her information as a scholar will assist them , regardless . When the party chases the Maenad s to the True Moon , Harley speaks with Edward in the Subterrane . She asks him to play a song to ease her fears , but he refuses , claiming his harp will not do much good and that he should abandon playing it altogether . Harley convinces him not to give up . After the Creator has been felled and peace returned to to the world , Edward speculates Damcyan ' s Crystal is different from any other Crystal the Creator made , because it has recovered its light faster than the others . Harley asks if he is suggesting the Crystal is evolving . Edward says it is , in a response to the evolution that took place in their hearts . They leave with the Chancellor to begin preparations for rebuilding the world . Gameplay . Dummied content indicates Harley was to have the ability " Knowledge " , which would have increased the power of attack items . There is also a dummied Blue Magic command belonging to an unknown character . Given that Harley ' s equipment consists of mage - type weapons and armor , and her high Intelligence , the command may have been meant for her . Stats . Harley has all - around poor to average stats , with only her Intelligence standing out , though it is outclassed by the Black Mage - type characters , and she has limited practical applications for it . The limited uses of her abilities and small pool of equipment and Band abilities greatly limits her effectiveness . Abilities . Harley has Piercing Sight and Gil Toss . Piercing Sight can give an enemy a new weakness and casts Dispel . This doesn ' t work on bosses . Gil Toss does damage by throwing gil at all enemies based on Harley ' s level , and also by her weapons ' Atk power . Gil Toss is unaffected by enemies ' defense , particularly Flan , so they receive tons of damage . Since Piercing Eye gives new weaknesses , she can team up with Ursula ' s Tenketsu , or black mages to make an exploitation of monsters ' weaknesses . Her Economic Ring makes her an apothecary . Equipment . Harley can equip a variety of light armor and weapons , allowing her to be geared towards either a physical fighter or a mage . The weapons she has to choose from are typically weak and she has no magical abilities , so she is unable to capitalize on her flexible equipment options . The player can get her to do more damage than Ceodore and many other physical based characters by giving her the / , and the . In the Crystals Chapter , it is recommended for her to have Artemis Bow ( dropped rarely by Moonmaiden ) and Artemis Arrow ( dropped rarely by Lunar Virus and Black Flan ) , because the dungeon mostly contains dragons and the Artemis Arrows are effective against them . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Harley appears on a card .