Side Events

The story of Crystal Chronicles is not told directly through the main gameplay but through random (and not so random) side events. These come in two forms, 'story portions' and 'caravan events.' Story portions are usually fixed in the years you travel in Chronicles and usually pounce on you at the same time every time you play through. Caravan events are more random and thus are not always reliable at showing up at the same times in the same places as story portions would. Thus, the charts below are split up into two sections to support that fact. Keep track on what events you've encountered so far so you can be on the look-out for the new ones. On a side-note, the caravan events, unlike the story portions, can happen multiple times.

Story Portions
Caravan Events

Black Knight's Story	Gurdy's Story	Bandit Band's Story
Part 1	Part 1	Part 1
After receiving your first drop of Myrrh, the caravan from Alfitaria will meet up with you, headed by Sol Racht. Sol will mention to you the legend regarding the famous Black Knight.	After roughly 8 drops of Myrrh, you'll encounter the Marr's Pass caravan who will be arguing with a young fellow named Gurdy. They are not pleased with his company and believe he is insane.	The first time you meet the bandits, it won't even be a meeting at all. They flash by your caravan, check its goods and run off with an item. The items listed below are possible items they can steal. Note: This event can happen multiple times.
Part 2	Part 2	Stealable Items Alloy Iron Shard Bronze Jade Bronze Shard Mythril Cherry Cluster Rainbow Grapes Crystal Ball Round Corn Gold Ruby Gourd Potato Silver Iron Striped Apple
Around 4 drops of Myrrh, you'll encounter the Marr's Pass caravan badly in need of help. They claim that though they challenged the Black Knight to a friendly duel, he was a raving madman and spared them no quarter. Is he a hero of legend as Sol Racht said, or a mass murderer?	Approximately 11 drops of Myrrh will prompt the Fields of Fum caravan to cross your path with another Gurdy event. This time, he seems to have swindeled the Fum caravan by promising something he couldn't keep. He'll ask if you can loan him 1000 gil; if you agree to give it to him, you get nothing in return and you'll never see that gil again.
Part 3	Part 3	Part 2
Beginning with your third year, you will encounter a caravan who will defend the honor of the Black Knight and his noble deeds. Just what is going on here?	When 14 drops of Myrrh have been collected, Gurdy is hitching a ride now with the Shella caravan. He swindles the caravan with a loaf of bread and you see first-hand at what a swindler Gurdy really is!	The fifth drop of Myrrh will prompt the Bandit Band to come out of hiding and lure you into a trap by pretending their carrying animal needs medical attention. Thankfully the 'father figure' of the group was asleep at the time he was supposed to steal your wares. No harm done.
Part 4	Part 4	Part 3
In your fourth year, Sol Racht will return from the Alfitaria caravan and seek to investigate this mysterious Black Knight to either vindicate him or uncover if he truly is a murderer. He personally believes the Black Knight couldn't do all the horrible things people have said he has done.	An odd event happens where you encounter Gurdy, but he is different. His hair color and clothes he wears is different. He claims that he is not Gurdy, but his brother. Mysterious markings on his back signal a weird episode talking about something named 'Raem.'	Sometime in your third or fourth year, your character will walk straight up to the conspiring Bandits and ask them flat out if they have killed people. They claim to have done no such thing. For some reason, this is a satisfying answer for your character.
Part 5	Part 5	Part 4
Upon your collection of 13 drops of Myrrh, and in your fifth year or so, you will finally meet the Black Knight! He seems fairly schizo and talking to thin air. Something about a monster eating his memories. He runs off after this invisible monster leaving you in the dust and totally clueless.	This event is the same event as part 5 of the Bandits tale. The Bandits will have Gurdy as a hostage and demand a ransom of 1,000 gil. You can choose to give in, donate a Striped Apple or simply give nothing. Best bet is to donate that Striped Apple to free Gurdy.	Anytime after the third year, the Bandit Band will start blocking the roads and demand a toll to pass through. If you agree to pay the toll, you'll lose insane amounts of money, up to 8,000 gil! On the other hand, you can barrel through the moogle and escape the Bandits without paying. Note: This event can happen multiple times.
Part 6	-	Part 5
The final part of the Black Knight story comes to a tragic end with your sixteenth drop of Myrrh. Once the event is over, you can head back to Alfitaria to speak with the major players who took part in said event.	-	This is the same event as part 5 of Gurdy's Story. You can either pay 1,000 gil, give a Striped Apple to the bandits or do nothing to save Gurdy.
-	-	Part 6
-	-	Once you've completed all other portions of the Bandit's story, including the one with Gurdy, this event will randomly appear after your sixth year. Like most other stories in this game, it ends in tragedy.

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