The Flaming Amarant is the willful and independent bounty hunter assigned to stop the heroes. When he sees the power Zidane possesses, he agrees to join in the mission to save Gaia. However, Amarant continues to be competiive with Zidane and dismissive of the others, and his attitude can only be viewed as hostile. He's a real mystery. Why does Amarant have such an attitude, and why does he remain with the party?
Eiko lives alone in her home village of Madain Sari. She is the last of the "summoners" who once dwelt there. But now she lives in her house amongst the ruins, in the company of her moogle friends.
When Eiko meets Zidane and the party, she demonstrates her awesome summoning powers in battle. Eiko comes along with the adventurers because Dagger is very interested in learning more about summoning, and Eiko has set her sights on making Zidane her new boyfriend!