Characters who appear in Story of Seasons (2014) for the 3DS.
Oak Tree Town is populated by many colorful characters, including twelve potential love interests — six boys and six girls — as well as several NPCs, and yourself. It's worth getting to know all of them.
For characters from other games in the series, check out the Characters page here.
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The Player Character
Annie/Minori and Johnny/Ibuki
- Beautiful Dreamer: A humorous variant; during one scripted event with himself and Angela, Marian declares the player a member of the "Beautiful Dreamers Alliance," a club that consists of him, the player, and Giorgio; it goes nowhere outside of an event with Giorgio. Also played straight in at least a few of the romances, where your spouse will mention they watch you sleep. For example, after marrying Klaus, he may comment to his bride that "there's never a dull moment when I watch you sleep."
- But Thou Must!:
- During any of the tutorial events, you can't leave the area until you finish doing whatever Eda (or anyone else who might be teaching you) has instructed you to do.
- Despite how you might feel about it, Witchie decides that you will be her loyal minion after meeting her, calling you her lackey. You also don't get a choice later on when she shows up at your house to help address the arrival of Dessie and the Nature Sprites — she teleports you there.
- Call to Agriculture: According to the game book, you were living a perfectly satisfactory life in the big city when you learned about the vacancy in Oak Tree Town through a pamphlet, and jumped at it.
- Character Customization: This feature returns from the previous installment; you can, once you have the closet in your house, change your entire appearance at any time including your skin tone, hair color, and eye color. You can also change the names of your farm and character at any time.
- An Entrepreneur Is You: After you meet certain requirements, you're given your own stall at the Trade Depot to sell anything you want.
- Happily Married: Should you romance and then marry one of your neighbors, you become this. Unless you choose to be a jerk to them.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: While the 'canon' names are Annie for a girl or Johnny for a boy, you can name your character anything you like, as long as it doesn't have more than six letters. This is also true for the farm.
- Heroic Mime: From the player's perspective, you seem to communicate chiefly in sign language, head shakes and nods, and Visible Silence outside of dialogue choices. Everyone understands you perfectly well, though.
- Informed Attribute: The in-game reason Veronica gives for allowing you to redesign the landscaping of the different parts of town is because Gunther tells her you have a knack for it. Exactly what prompts him to make this observation is unknown outside of the customization of your farm.
- The Ingenue: The way Klaus speaks to you as the female player during your flower events with him imply this, especially during the Purple Flower event. According to him, you are too innocent and naive to understand what you're doing by coming over to his house alone just to see him, and he has to explain to you that not everyone has the same scruples he does.
- It's Up to You: Well, it's not like any of the other farmers are going to ship enough items to get the other merchants to come to the valley.
- Jumped at the Call: They literally got a flyer in the mail requesting a farmer, thought "why not?", and applied for the position — and got it.
- The Main Characters Do Everything: The entire town is in need of boosts to the economy through the selling of items and coaxing merchants to come to town. However, outside of dialogue and spotting them in the merchant area, the other farmers don't help with the situation at all. It's up to the player to do enough shipping to persuade new merchants to come to town — as well as gussy up the town once enough of them have been unlocked.
- Protagonist Without a Past: All that's known about the main character is that they were living in the city, got a flyer about farmers wanted in the valley, and applied and jumped at the call.
- Renaissance Man: Everyone calls you a farmer, but before the end you'll likely also be a fisherman, a cheese maker, a tailor, a winemaker, a potter, a chef, a landscaper, and a shopkeeper.
- Virtual Paper Doll: At the very start of the game, you can customize your character. You can change your skin tone, hair and eye color, and face style to suit your likes. Once your house has been upgraded to include a closet, you can alter these details at will and can also dress your avatar in any clothing and accessories you make or buy that you've stored inside the closet.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: An option, since Gendered Outfits don't exist in this game. You can have access to (and wear) every single piece of clothing, no matter if you're a boy or a girl. Hairstyles can also be applied to both genders so you can give your male avatar a girl's hairstyle or have a female avatar with a boyishly short haircut. People may comment on the outfit, but they won't comment on the gender of the wearer.
- Yes-Man: Since they can't talk, if someone asks them to do something in a cut scene, chances are they will go along with it. Exemplified in meeting Elise for the first time as, within seconds of meeting her after being dragged off by her manservant and Mistaken for Servant, they're doing favors for her seemingly just because she commanded it rather than walking off.
- You Can See Me?: Your character is the only human in Oak Tree Town who is able to see the helpful little Nature Sprites who serve Dessie and inspect the crops. Rather than being terrified by this prospect, the sprites are delighted. You're also the only one who can see Witchie and Dessie — even when other characters walk right by them in the woods or past Witchie's house and comment on its existence.
Bachelors
Fritz
After Veronica and Eda (and a quick visit from Giorgio), Fritz is the first resident of the village you meet and the first bachelor. He's one of the four other farmers besides the player, but he's not as experienced or well-off as the others. His clumsiness and inability to think things through keep him from really excelling. In fact, he's too poor to afford a kitchen! Nonetheless, Fritz is highly optimistic and very friendly to everyone he meets. He works hard to become a great farmer and is eager to help out anyone, including rivals such as the player.
Fritz is available from the start.
- Affectionate Nickname: He calls Eda "Granny" and (less frequently) addresses Otmar as "Gramps."
- Animal Lover: He likes literally every animal in the game, and will even react excitedly if you give him an insect as a gift. This doesn't mean every animal likes him; his first flower event has a dog get snippy with him.
- Butt-Monkey: The game certainly loves to mess with him. His first flower event has him trying to help everyone and everything he runs into with the player character tagging along, but each interaction ends in him being hurt or having his kindness misunderstood. Plus, most of the characters he thinks he's close friends with such as Raeger or Mistel love to poke fun at the guy for being a little slow, somewhat annoying, and way too excitable.
- Call to Agriculture: Much like the player character, Fritz was living in the city before he decided to come out and run a farm in Oak Tree Town.
- Fiery Redhead: He's energetic, friendly, and a redhead.
- First Guy Wins: If the female protagonist romances him.
- Foil: To Elise. He's a farmer like her and relatively new to the valley, but Fritz isn't nearly as successful, wears tattered clothes, and has a lot less money. However, he's significantly kinder and won't hesitate to lend a hand to anyone that needs help, as opposed to Elise's haughty Rich Bitch attitude.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: He comes close to being this, given how many of the other characters seem to find him at least mildly annoying.
- Friendly Enemy: One of your four rival farmers.
- Giftedly Bad: Thinks highly of his farming, though he consistently performs poorly in crop events. Nadi even fears for the crops he grows and Angela notes how the state of his farm must reflect the quality of his produce.
- Green-Eyed Monster: To a small extent. During the course of his romance arc, it's revealed that he's always been a little jealous of Raeger for being so popular with girls.
- Good Is Dumb: He's not the brightest or most successful, but he probably is the most likely to help someone in trouble.
- He Cleans Up Nicely: Should the player marry him, he'll come to his wedding with his hair neat and slicked down — the only time you'll ever see him in nice clothes with neat hair.
- Hobo Gloves: Paired with the Pauper Patches to help show he's the poorest farmer in the valley. His gloves have no fingers, and whether it's from hard work or him not bothering at all isn't clear.
- I'll Never Tell You What I'm Telling You!: He'll never tell you that he used to be an ordinary student...oh.
- Informed Poverty: He has Pauper Patches on his clothes and Hobo Gloves, can barely offer money for rival field challenges, and occasionally makes remarks that imply he doesn't have much money and might have to forage or fish for dinner. Even if he marries the (potentially wealthier) player character, it doesn't change things much for him financially — he still won't have much to offer during a field challenge, as it's implied that he's too noble to ride off your finances to support his farm. Yet his birthday gifts to the player are wildly expensive — emerald rings and jewelry, even a diamond — and his tastes are high for his liked items such as emerald jewelry, gold cloth (which you can produce easily but is better sold than gifted), and Plus-Quality products, with his favorite food requiring you to catch every other fish in the game. Champagne tastes on a water budget, indeed.
- It's All About Me: A milder version. Whether he's congratulating you on winning a competition or making a toast at your wedding (unless you're marrying him), Fritz almost always makes a comment about how he's going to be doing the same thing at some point and be the best farmer in the valley.
- The Klutz: According to one episode of Oak Tree Times on the television, Fritz has apparently been banned from Mistel's antique shop following an incident in which he sneezed, injured his head, and proceeded to trample around destroying things in his dizziness. He still owes Mistel for the things he broke.
- Land Poor: He owns his farm and everything on it, but doesn't seem to have the money for its basic upkeep. Gunther (assisted by the player) donates the materials and labor involved in repairing the house roof during one event.
- Messy Hair: Always has spiky, messy hair — with the exception of his wedding, where he'll sleek it down.
- Moment Killer: If a female player romances Mistel and gives the right answers to his pink flower event, he will get ready to kiss her, only to have Fritz loudly enter the room before Mistel can do anything and ruin the moment.
- Nice Guy: He always has to help someone if he sees them in trouble. He also calls Raeger a nice person on one occasion and says how grateful he is for Raeger's help. Nadi's dialogue seems to imply that Fritz talks to him regularly as if he's a friend, even though Nadi isn't exactly shy about saying that he's annoying. And despite being your rival, Fritz always encourages you to do your best and congratulates you on your victories.
- The Obi-Wannabe: His three rival events basically consist of him being convinced that he's the protagonist's mentor and can show them the ropes of farming and fishing despite them being perfectly competent (and actually moreso than him).
- Older Than They Look: He's a grown man, but looks (and sometimes acts) much younger.
- Pauper Patches: As the poorer farmer, Fritz has patches on his jacket and pants. It's stated in the game he repairs them himself. And thanks to a Limited Wardrobe, even if you choose to marry him and elevate him, he'll still have patchy clothes and no money — it's implied that, despite your being hitched, he wants to stand on his own two feet and maintain his own farm still.
- Pointless Band-Aid: On his left cheek. It only comes off on his wedding day.
- The Pollyanna: The game book describes him as a male one of these.Fritz: People say I'm super optimistic, but I dunno. Am I really? I just think it's better to look for the good than the bad, y'know? If I always felt down, I might miss something good in life.
- Real Men Cook: In his Purple Flower event, he has the player over for a meal he cooked himself. He doesn't have a kitchen in his place, so he lets her know he borrowed Raeger's kitchen to cook dinner, carrying everything back to his house. He also mentions being skilled in housework and sewing, even repairing the player's sleeve in one conversation, and in the annual cooking competition will be a real challenge.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: If romanced, you will encounter a cutscene in which Raeger complains that Fritz just won't shut up about how wonderful his girlfriend is — you.
- Sweet Tooth: In constrast with many of the male bachelors, Fritz loves sweets and dessert foods.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Mitten Crab Soup, which is made by combining mitten crab with egg and mushroom. However, mitten crab can only be caught in one fishing area during a storm, and only if your fishing rod is fully upgraded (which is by purchasing the blueprint from Tropical Country, which you have to lure to town by shipping specific items) — and you have to have caught every other fish in the game.
Kamil
Kamil has come to Oak Tree Town in search of new and beautiful flowers for his arrangements. He's a returning character from Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns. He's a quiet man who prefers to keep to himself and do his work alone. However, he still manages to be rather charming and kind to others. He acts politely and is happy to talk about his work for anyone interested, but his aloof attitude still keeps many at arms length.
Kamil won't arrive until Spring of Year Two at the earliest.
- Continuity Cameo: Originally from Tale of Two Towns. He'll mention his life back there in this game.
- Cuteness Proximity: His story card, which you get after marriage, implies that he has this towards cats. He also has a flower event where, while you're dating, where he compares a stray cat to being as cute and kind as you.
- Does Not Like Spam: He absolutely detests sweets — his horror gift is Chocolate Cake — and you will lose friendship points if you give him desserts as gifts. He'll only accept chocolate treats neutrally on Valentine's Day.
- Dub Name Change: He was called Cam in Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns, but went back to his original name Kamil in this game.
- Flower Motif: He's a florist, and his passion is flowers. He's come to Oak Tree Town to search for new flowers and strengthen his skill in flower arraigning.
- Like Brother and Sister: Kamil becomes part of Maurice's extended family by virtue of living at the inn. For his romance arc to proceed, you have to make sure you have sufficient friendship points with both Lillie and Melanie.
- Meaningful Name: Kamil is very close to the Czech surname Kamel, which was the name of the scientist for whom the camellia flower was named. It's also an actual Polish name.
- Nice Guy: He's very happy if he hears you tell Melanie that you fell in love with him because he's so kind.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: Kamil doesn't like desserts or even fruit dishes, and his most hated food is chocolate cake. He takes chocolate treats as the boost they are on Valentine's Day, but otherwise you'll lose points with him.
- Real Men Wear Pink: He wears a pink sweater vest under his purple jacket.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Tom Yung Goong, made from prawn and mushroom. The recipe comes in a set received upon winning one of the cooking competitions.
- Unlockable Content: Kamil is one of the few love interests who is not in the village from the start. He arrives during year 2 if you've unlocked three or more vendors.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Subverted. As his romance arc continues, he admits that he expected this reaction when he told his adoptive family about wanting to travel in search of new flowers, but was surprised to find they were very supportive of his leaving.
Klaus
A perfumist by trade, Klaus lives in western Oak Tree Town. He is the epitome of a gentleman, always speaking politely and happy to look out for others. Being the oldest bachelor, Klaus has plenty of experience with the world (and he apparently has a very colorful past), so he tries to act as an older brother for the player. Still, he is sensitive about his age and isn't as experienced as he appears, getting rather flustered when things such as love and romance come up.
Klaus is available from the start.
- Age-Gap Romance: Implied, as he makes quite a few remarks about being older than the female protagonist, and he worries about her being too naive or his accidentally taking advantage of her.
- Badass Longcoat: His gang days days are behind him, but it's implied he had a wild youth.
- Big Brother Instinct: If he does the reverse love confession (in which he admits his love for the female protagonist first rather than accepting her ring), he explains that he initially had this for her, but over time it grew into something more.
- Chivalrous Pervert: He acts as the perfect gentleman, but some of the dialogue he has with the female player shows how his mind can go to dirty places.
- The Dandy: His outfit makes it clear he's not one to do sweaty labor, and he has thoughts on the presentation of others. One of his conversational lines has him come off as snobby towards the player, who may be wearing anything at the time:Klaus: I'm sure your farm work is hard on your wardrobe, but good grooming is still important. [...I]f someone who didn't know you saw you that way, they might take you for a slob.
- Dark and Troubled Past: If you speak to him at a high enough friendship level, he'll say that he was young and reckless, and to leave it at that. Once you build the television, you can tune in to an interview with an old schoolmate of his who will reveal that as a young man, Klaus formed a gang and won a turf war. Klaus looks back on those days as his being a foolish youth with a poor sense of justice, and tells the guy spilling the beans to stop mid-his bringing it up. Which the guy does but still calls him Boss.
- Does Not Like Spam: Doesn't like Tom Yung Goong, and will make a point of saying so if it's gifted to him, saying he can't eat food that spicy.
- Gentleman and a Scholar: Klaus is extremely gentlemanly, and his work with perfumes is more about the science of fragrance than anything else. Notably, he doesn't have a shop where anyone can purchase what he makes; the only perfumes you can get outside of gifts (including from him) are made by you, and they're all used as "fertilizers" for bee keeping.
- Hero of Another Story: In his younger days, Klaus — or "Boss" — fought a private war against criminals threatening his hometown and won.
- Hypocritical Humor: He chides the female player for being young and naive, but it's clear that he's very embarrassed and inexperienced with romance.
- Informed Attribute: His marriage special card implies he's a skilled horse rider, as does his yellow flower event when he invites you to go horse riding. You'll never see him on one.
- Insecure Love Interest: Once he and the female protagonist become an Official Couple, he reveals himself to be this more than once. It's especially clear during his final flower event, when he remarks that the entire town loves her and she could probably be with anyone, so he's uncertain that he's good enough for her.
- Meaningful Name: Klaus means "leader in victory." This is apt, given the event from his past.
- Nature Lover: He's fond of long walks in the forest area between your farm and the main town.
- Odd Friendship: With Marian; they went to college together. If you have a meal with Klaus after romancing him, he may comment that whenever Marian gets dumped, he calls Klaus, who cooks him dinner and does his best to console him. Marian also attends Klaus's wedding to the female protagonist and is extremely happy for the pair.
- Plain Palate: Along with a dislike of sweets, Klaus does not like spicy foods, pepper, or curry powder. His most hated gift is Tom Yung Goon, a Thai spicy and sour soup.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: Klaus doesn't like desserts and sweets, jams, or honey.
- Self-Deprecation: He calls himself an "old man" on occasion. Lots of occasions.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Klaus is the most formally dressed of all the male love interests. He looks very much like a Victorian gentleman, complete with a Waistcoat of Style and pocket watch.
- Smells Sexy: He's a perfumer by profession, and presents the female protagonist with gifts of perfume if she romances him (and both as friendship gifts on their birthday). At the red flower level, he will also tell his girlfriend that she looks good "and you smell good to match."
- Trademark Favorite Food: Bouillabaisse, a stew made using almost any kind of fish. The recipe is purchased from Rose Country, the fourth vendor to appear, and thus is fairly easy to make.
- When She Smiles: After one interaction on the romance path (in which he warns her about being eaten by a "big bad wolf"), the female protagonist will leave, and Klaus has a moment alone in which he blushes and mutters to himself about her incredible smile.
- White Stallion: Not seen, but referenced during his romance arc. Klaus is a horseback riding enthusiast — the character card seen after your marriage shows him riding in the woods — and his third flower event has him talking about taking you for a ride. He comments that he's not sure he'd be able to find a white horse, nor is he much of a prince.
- Wine Is Classy: Most of Klaus's preferred gifts are fruit wines, which you can only give him once you've built a Winery on your farm.
Mistel
The young owner of the local antique shop, and Iris's younger brother. Despite his looks, Mistel is rather sharp and serious — probably the most serious of all the bachelors. He spends most of his time running the antique shop, reading, or playing games which challenge his brain. However, he has a rather mischievous side and loves to play mind games with some of the slower residents, such as Fritz. While friendly with most people, he doesn't form attachments easily and prefers to keep his emotions in check, but is very protective of those he does like.
Mistel is available from the start.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: If the player character is male and romancing Iris, he plays this role to the hilt, teasing his sister about her relationship.
- Anywhere but Their Lips: He's fond of giving cheek kisses during the romance.
- The Chessmaster: A bit of an odd example, but he has a few scenes which show how he uses his words to manipulate people in a way that helps him.
- Does Not Like Spam: Hates anything with carrots in it, with Carrot Soup being his most hated dish.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Many fans mistook him for a bachelorette at first.
- Elegant Classical Musician: He plays the contrabass at the annual town concert.
- The Gadfly: Despite his mostly mature personality, Mistel has a mischievous side, and particularly enjoys pulling the main character's leg if she's dating him.
- Kids Hate Vegetables: Mistel is old enough to court and marry, but he doesn't like vegetables. Being at the crop festival annoys him, and his least favorite food is carrot soup.
- My Beloved Smother: Iris isn't his mother, but she raised him from a young age. It's noted through his arc that Mistel would like to assert greater independence from her overprotective big sister ways.
- Neat Freak: He's very meticulous about keeping his shop neat and clean.
- Older Than They Look: Like Fritz, he looks as if he could be in middle school, but he's old enough to be a bachelor.
- Parental Abandonment: His parents are no longer around, and Iris raised him.
- Picky Eater: He hates vegetables so much that just being at the crop festival makes him irritated. His least favorite food is Carrot Soup.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: He seems to have a fondness for long words.
- Shipper on Deck: Subtly encourages the male main character to go for his sister if possible. He's also a mild one for Klaus and the female character, if they're dating; he's amused by Iris's efforts to push them together and seems supportive of the idea.
- Shame If Something Happened: If answered correctly, his pink flower event will end with Fritz playing Moment Killer as he's about to kiss the female player. His response to this is to "warn" Fritz about things falling off trees.
- The Smart Guy: He likes games where you have to use your head.
- Strong Family Resemblance: He and Iris look very much alike — so alike that the children they have with the player character will look the same regardless of it being one or the other.
- Technicolor Eyes: He and Iris have unnaturally violet eyes.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Penne Arrabiatta, a pasta dish requiring flour, tomato, and milk. The recipe can be purchased from the fourth vendor Rose Country.
- Xanatos Gambit: During his break up scene, he pretends to be bored with the player and asks to break up with them. If the player says they don't want to break up he explains that he was lying about being bored to make things easier for the both of them and is happy that they still want to be with him. Either way, whether they broke up or not, Mistel planned it so that he would not be hurt as bad.
- Yandere: Played for Laughs. He talks about not letting you go, even if you wanted, and makes other questionable comments (such as "warning" Fritz of impending doom when he interrupts the two of you). That being said, he'll let you break up with him should you choose and has friendly relationships with most of the guys, even Fritz.
Nadi
Nadi came from a faraway country to work on the grounds of Elise's estate. He specializes in the care of exotic plants. He's a rather blunt and standoffish man, at first, simply preferring to do his job and not be disturbed. He will even tell the player outright that there's no reason to talk to him. However, he shows a softer side when in contact with kids and animals. He is particularly fond of Melanie and will tell stories and play hide-and-seek with her often. Underneath his hard exterior is a good heart and a surprising lack of self-worth.
Nadi won't arrive until Winter of Year One at the earliest.
- Bizarre Taste in Food: Unlike many of the other residents of the village, Nadi loves Grass Drink (the Japanese health drink aoijiu
). It's actually his favorite gift. - Brutally Honest: Don't expect him to console you if you lose in a competition; he outright tells you as much. Drop his friendship too low — especially when dating — and he straight up tells you to not talk to him if there's nothing significant going on to tell him. He also doesn't sugarcoat his opinions of others and calls Fritz annoying.
- Cuteness Proximity: If the player shows him a rabbit, he smiles... before immediately saying that he doesn't think it's cute or want to pet it. He also grows to really love the adorable Melanie, though he tries to deny it. A straight example occurs with his children if the player marries him; he doesn't deny at all that he thinks his children are cute.
- Does Not Like Spam: He doesn't like any crops outside of melons, pineapples, and watermelons — and despises salads, with his horror gift being Summer Veggie Salad.
- First Girl Wins: Should the player date him he reveals that she's his first love, and he was a Celibate Hero before dating her.
- Green-Eyed Monster: During his romance arc, he has a jealous moment when Giorgio invites the female protagonist to a party.
- Hates Small Talk: Implied. Talking to him will sometimes result in him telling you that if you have something to say, you should get on with it because he has things to do.
- Heroic Fatigue: He works extremely hard and is often tired as a result; he even falls asleep at the table on one of your dates.
- Insecure Love Interest: When dating the player, he sometimes worries that a blunt and unsociable person like him isn't dating material. It's part of what prompts his aforementioned Green-Eyed Monster moment, as he fears that the player would prefer an outgoing and romantic guy like Giorgio. If the player breaks up with him, he will straight-up admit that it's the best choice the player could have made, and that he was surprised they even dated him in the first place.
- It's All About Me: He has minor shades of this. If you encounter him while in the woods or tending your crops on one of the public farmlands and stop to chat, he will be incredulous that you came all this way just to see him — even if you're just traveling and come across him.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Compared to the other bachelors, he's a little rougher around the edges, mainly due to being unabashedly blunt, but generally a good guy. And despite his nature, he genuinely doesn't want to hurt others' feelings, and becomes sad about it when he realizes he has.Nadi: You probably shouldn't talk to me. I'm a rather blunt and harsh person, so I'm sure to say something offensive — if I haven't already! And you...seem to be a really nice person, so I don't want to bring you down. So you should go. Shoo!
- Like Brother and Sister: Similarly to Kamil, he becomes part of the extended family living at the inn. To enable his romance to progress, the player character must have a sufficient number of friendship points with Melanie.
- Longhaired Pretty Boy: He has long pale white hair he keeps in a ponytail and is the only bachelor with long hair at all.
- Meaningful Name: He shares his name with one of the largest regions of Fiji, a tropical nation consisting of several islands renowned for their majestic flora. Coincidentally, the actual region is known as one of the ports of entry in Fiji and is a common tourist destination as a result, which can reflect how Nadi has been Walking the Earth before arriving in Oak Tree Town.
- Not a Morning Person: Catch him early in the day, and he'll tell you to go away as he hates mornings. Even when you're together, he'll still complain about them.
- Only One Who Likes Spam: Nearly everyone else in Oak Tree Town hates Grass Drink while it's his favorite food.
- Plant Person: He's very skilled at the care and maintenance of difficult plants.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: He has red eyes and is probably the least friendly bachelor.
- Shoo the Dog: Once the player becomes close enough with him, he'll tell them to stop talking to him, as knowing him, he'll end up accidentally hurting their feelings one day. Needless to say, the player doesn't listen.
- The Stoic: He's a man of few words and few expressions until you get to know him.
- Talk About the Weather: During summer, he frequently complains about the heat.
- Technicolor Eyes: Nadi has bright red eyes — a color not seen in any of the other characters.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Grass Drink. It's a blend of spinach, eggplant, milk, burdock, and lemon. The recipe for Grass Drink is among the hardest to acquire since it's only sold by Suzanne, a traveling salesperson who starts visiting in the fall of your second year. She only shows up periodically, and doesn't always have the recipe with her. (However, unlike Angela and Agate's favorite dishes, Grass Drink can be obtained as a reward for completing special requests through Silk Country from the Trade Depot.)
- Unlockable Content: Like Kamil, he's one of the only love interests not in the game from the beginning; he arrives in your first winter or later, and you have to walk into Elise's farm between 8 to 11:30 on certain days when the weather is sunny to trigger his introduction.
- Walking the Earth: He's traveled to many different countries to hone his skill with exotic plants. Since Elise has pretty much offered him a permanent job in Oak Tree Town, though, he's thinking about staying there for good.
- Workaholic: He wonders if he's this, since he tends to have work on the mind a lot.
Raeger
Raeger moved to Oak Tree Town as a child and ended up helping his grandfather, who ran the town's only restaurant. Since his grandfather's death, he has taken over the business. He is very popular with the ladies, having many women from other towns come over just to see him and confess their love. Raeger doesn't really care for this, though, turning all of them down politely. He never brags about his popularity (though guys like Fritz still find it annoying) and is more interested in using it to boost his restaurant's fame. Still, he likes to take care of people and becomes excited when someone with a similar interest in cooking comes along.
Raeger is available from the start.
- And Your Reward Is Edible: Eating at his restaurant multiple times results in him gifting you with recipes, stating they're old family recipes.
- Big Brother Instinct: He seems to have something like this for Fritz and Mistel if either of them are romanced; he counsels them on how to treat the female protagonist, and allows Fritz to use his kitchen to prepare a gourmet meal for her. He seems to have this for Fritz in general, judging by some of Fritz's remarks; he notes that Raeger's a really Nice Guy who helps him out a lot.
- Continuity Cameo: He's avaliable as a bachelor in the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC along with Iris; they'll live on Terracotta Oasis.
- Chick Magnet: He's regarded as something of a playboy because of how nice he is to all the women. This factors into his romance arc. Even Kassie, the hostess of the Oak Tree Times show, remarks in one episode that the restaurant is popular "for its dishes and also for its dish of an owner." And he'll mention on Valentine's Day that he's gotten a lot of chocolates today.
- Does Not Like Spam: ZigZagged. The only food he doesn't like — his horror gift — is Mango Wine, which he can't stand. Every other food is only disliked at worst.
- Devoted to You: He says he is this to the player character if he is given a Valentine's Day gift while they are dating — he turned everyone else's gifts down so he could take yours first.
- Extreme Omnivore: Of the Unpicky Eater style. Unlike many characters, he doesn't have many hated dishes or food items — just poison mushrooms — and while he does have one despised gift of Mango Wine and some disliked foods, everything else is at a neutral level at the worst. He even likes Grass Drink which only Nadi, Fritz, and Marian also like — it has a lot more dislikes and hates.
- Heroic Fatigue: He works so hard that during his purple flower event, he becomes ill from exhaustion.
- Luminescent Blush: He blushes more easily than most of the other guys.
- Parental Neglect: His purple flower event reveals that his parents were divorced, and his mother and grandfather were too busy running the restaurant to pay attention to him so he learned to care for himself.
- Parental Obliviousness: When ill during his purple flower event, he's touched that you're taking care of him and confesses it hasn't happened in years; after his parents divorced when he was small, he was raised by his mom and her dad/his grandfather, and they were always too busy to pay much attention to him when he was sick.
- The Perfectionist: Has shades of this in his white flower event; he'll get upset if you say the cake is great, because he left the accompanying sauce off and you ate an incomplete dish.
- Raised by Grandparents: Even though he mentions he was raised by both his mother and grandfather in his romance arc, he only ever talks about his grandfather most of the time, suggesting that he felt more of a connection with him than with his mother.
- Real Men Cook: He's the chef of the only restaurant in town. Should you date him, he'll mention that he likes to see you eat because you look so happy when you do. He doesn't ever enter the annual cooking competition in the fall, stating that as a professional he's not allowed — and he'd be ashamed to lose to an amateur.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: He wears a Waistcoat of Style under his chef's apron; among the men, he's second only to Klaus in his fashion sense, but in a more practical functional way.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Sea Urchin Bowl, made with sea urchin and rice. The recipe is part of a set received for winning one of the various competitions.
- Workaholic: He works even while seriously ill during his purple flower event. The correct answer in the event is to help him work; asking him to rest will cause you to lose some favor with him and end the event early.
Bachelorettes
Agate
Agate is the ranger at the local Safari Park. She lives in what initially seems to be an unoccupied house in western Oak Tree Town.
Agate isn't available until the start of Fall your first year.
- Animal Lover: She loves animals, penguins being a particular favorite, and is extremely knowledgeable about all kinds of animals and plants. There's not an animal you can show her she doesn't love.
- Badass Adorable: Sort of. She goes straight into dangerous situations and can come out only slightly scarred.
- Beautiful Dreamer: In her marriage card if you marry her, and in a Sleep Cute variant when she's surrounded by animals sleeping next to her.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: If you're in a relationship with her during her Pink Flower event. She spots you talking to Lillie. She doesn't know why she has a burning feeling, and the male PC has to explain to her that she was feeling jealous. She then mentions a female monkey having a similar experience when her mate was playing with another female. However, since the male PC wants to remain faithful to her, she gets over her jealousy and they go on a date.
- Crash-Into Hello: In her White Flower Event, she asks the male player if he can play with her two fox friends, named "Mr. Fox and his friend". When you accept, Hilarity Ensues when they become too playful and Agate ends up crashing into him by accident.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Her clumsiness is often commented on by Mistel, and is a great source of worry (and annoyance) for him.
- The Ditz: During a dinner conversation with her if married, she becomes offended that male PC thinks she would be the type to mix up sugar and salt. She then mentions buying 2 packs of salt when she just wanted salt and sugar. She ends up buying more packs of salt as a result.
- Does Not Like Spam: Hates Tom Yung Goong.
- Genki Girl: She's got a lot of energy, especially when it comes to animals.
- Lethal Chef: She's one of the few female characters that's a bad cook — if you're up against her in the annual cooking competition she'll rank near the bottom.
- Nature Lover: Both in personality and by profession; she loves animals and cares about nature.
- Rock Theme Naming: She's named after a stone, probably to highlight her connection with the natural world.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Early in her romance you'll come across her playing with some foxes. If you agree to join them, she communicates as much to the animals and reports that they're very happy about it.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Cold Noodles, made by combining flour, egg, cucumber and tomato. And like several recipes, you can only get the recipe for Cold Noodles from Suzanne the traveling salesperson, if she happens to show up with it in her inventory.
- Unlockable Content: Agate is one of the few love interests not already in town when you arrive, although she is much easier to unlock than other examples as you only need to go to the Guild Hall and speak to Veronica any time after the first day of fall in your first year.
Angela
Veronica's daughter and the nurse in Marian's clinic. She's rather brusque and cool, but can open up as she gets to know the player.
Angela is available from the start.
- Childhood Friends: With Lillie, who brings it up if you catch the two of them talking in the Guild together.
- Deadpan Snarker: Under many circumstances, but is definitely this if the player attempts to back out of naming the twins they just had:Angela: I just pushed two babies out of myself. You're in charge of naming them.
- Disappeared Dad: Her father is always mentioned in past tense, and if Angela is romanced, he's eventually revealed to be dead.
- Does Not Like Spam: Despises spicy curry. Also doesn't like Grass Drink.
- Hospital Hottie: She's never seen without her nursing uniform outside of her wedding.
- I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me: She thinks you're a little strange if you tell her that you wish to be better friends.
- Parental Marriage Veto: Implied as in order to advance the romance arc with Angela, you also need to have a strong friendship with Veronica.
- Prim and Proper Bun: Always has her hair up in a nice high bun, unless she's getting married in an Eastern wedding.
- The Reliable One: She's stable and reliable as a nurse, and pleased to be described this way.
- The Stoic: Compared to the other bachelorettes, she's not very emotional — she's standoffish and brusque as well. She does warm up once you get to know her, but always has an air of distance and controlled emotions.
- Stoic Spectacles: One of the more stoic characters and the only bachelorette — or bachelor — who wears glasses.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She almost always has a stoic expression on her face and usually takes things seriously; she warms up however if you court her.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Fall Herb Tea. Combine fall tea leaves with any of the herbs. But this is yet another recipe from the hit-or-miss offerings of Suzanne the traveling salesperson, and you can't make it without the recipe.
- "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: A major part of her motivation — she feels she has to earn the approval of her mother (and the rest of the village) to eventually take over as guildmistress when Veronica retires.
- When She Smiles: She has a lovely Mona Lisa-esque smile during interactions that increase her friendship, and the trope is particularly evident in her ending character card if you marry her.
Elise
A nobleman's daughter who decided that farming would be fun and so took it up. She lives on a huge manor just north of town and has an entire staff of servants to do all the work for her, not bothering to get her hands dirty.
Elise is available from the start.
- Angry Cheek Puff: It's very subtle, but she'll puff her cheeks out when she's angry or upset with you.
- Benevolent Boss: After her Character Development arc is complete, Elise is much more lenient with and nicer to her employees. If you marry her, she even grants them her estate as thanks for their service (in part because she's moving in with you).
- Big Fancy House: She lives in a grand estate just north of the town square, unless you marry her — she moves to your farm then, giving the estate to the servants.
- Bitch Alert: Her introductory cutscene has her mistake you for a new servant (after you've being dragged off by her manservant Sam), order you to do work for her in her house, try to kick you out for trespassing once she realizes you're not a new servant, and then say that by not immediately throwing you out on your ass that she's being charitable about it and demand your next visit be more proper.
- Character Development: Over the course of her rivalry events, she learns to be kinder to people, appreciate farm life, and resolve to actively participate in managing her farm rather than supervising from a distance.
- Chocolate of Romance: Paired with Girls Love Chocolate. Her most loved dish is Chocolate Fondue, and she's fond of other chocolate dishes as well.
- Competition Freak: She certainly acts like one any time you challenge her. If you win a competition (such as cooking or fashion), she might behave like one of these even if she's not one of your fellow competitors — she talks about how you were "lucky" but supposes that congratulations are in order anyway. And if you win a public field off of her, she'll puff up with anger before playing it off.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Regardless of if you pursue/marry her or not, there's an entire arc of teaching her to become hands on with her farm and actually run it, rather than having it run for her.
- Death Glare: Gives one when she's really mad.
- Defeat Means Friendship: She has five rivalry events which must be completed before the romance arc can even begin; completing them all is necessary in order to achieve one of the trophies.
- Does Not Like Spam: Almost all of her hated gifts, including her despised/horror gift, are some manner of fish dish.
- Elegant Classical Musician: She plays the violin at the annual town concert and is very elegantly dressed.
- First Girl Wins: If you romance her. She's the first bachelorette you'll likely meet.
- Foil: To Fritz. She's a farmer like him, but is significantly more successful and incredibly wealthy. However, she's a Spoiled Brat that always thinks of herself first and is incredibly short-tempered, and unlike him is not hands on with her farm.
- Friendly Enemy: One of your four rival farmers, and arguably the least friendly (at least until her Character Development).
- Idle Rich: Despite running a farm in name, she doesn't actually work said farm. Her many servants do all the work while she spends her days practicing her violin, eating fine meals, and "supervising" their work. She has to go through a full character arc to become Non-Idle Rich.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Due to her family preferring her older sister. She buries this by being snobby and mean.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Easily has the longest hair of anyone in the game. She comes off as the girliest of all the bachelorettes, and has hair that reaches almost to her hips.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: She's quite bitchy — especially to start — but she shows moments of caring for others and will acknowledge that the player is a good farmer and person on occasion. It helps that she also has a Character Development arc where she learns to be kinder.
- Mean Boss: Confirmed by some of the dialogue you receive by talking to her employees. One of them remarks that she'd like to get through the day without receiving a "verbal beating." Almost all of her employees have something mean to say about her, or how horrible she is as a boss, until she improves.
- Mistaken for Servant: Thanks to an error by one of her employees, this is how you meet her — he drags you off to the manor to work, and she then orders you to move some items around. When she realizes the mistake, she gets angry and almost has you thrown out for trespassing — then "graciously" lets you know next time to present yourself better when you come calling.
- Noblewoman's Laugh: "Ohohohoho!" She has the pose and everything, hand over mouth.
- Non-Idle Rich: Does not start out this way. After she goes through her full character arc and learns that there's more to a farm than supervising the staff, she starts to actually be hands on with her animals and farmlands.
- Parental Neglect: Her father seems to be very emotionally neglectful, and her mother is never mentioned.
- Pimped-Out Dress: Her usual outfit. It's pink with ruffles, a fitted jacket, and wide skirts.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her entire outfit consists of varying shades of pink. Her room — and indeed, the majority of the manor — is very pink too.
- Rich Bitch: She can come across this way, especially when you first meet her. She's very rich and not the easiest person to be around, and her servants mention how she's very irritable, yells at them, and rarely compliments them. She acts bossy towards just about anyone and considers herself an amazing farmer, despite the work being done almost entirely by her servants.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Nobility, not royalty, but the the same judging by the fact that her servants call her Lady Elise. She doesn't do any farming herself at first, but she does oversee everything, and as part of her Character Development she resolves to take a more active hand in tending her farm and evolves into a Non-Idle Rich.
- Story-Breaker Power: When the rival field challenge is proposed, she says to Veronica that they can avoid this as she would be willing to simply buy all the fields over which you and the other farmers are expected to compete to use them. Since this would remove the challenges entirely, Veronica handwaves it away by saying that the rivalry will help the town grow and foster your interpersonal connections.
- Sweet Tooth: She adores desserts, with her favorite being Chocolate Fondue.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Her rival events deal with her challenging your farm skills, then you showing her how to depend less on her servants and helping out on the farm herself.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Chocolate Fondue. Blend cocoa powder, milk, flour, and strawberry, once you get the recipe from a set won in a competition.
- The Unfavorite: Implied. If you talk to her at the fireworks festival in summer, she recalls how her father used to have lavish fireworks for her sister's birthday, and notes wistfully that he loves her sister a lot. Getting to know her closer or romancing her reveals that her father cares much more about her older sister than her.
Iris
Iris is available from the start and also made availiable as a DLC bachelorette in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town.
- Age-Gap Romance: Implied by her comment about being an older woman and older than the male player.
- Big Sister Instinct: She likes to help others, especially her little brother Mistel. Should you marry him, she'll call you her new little sister during the wedding.
- Continuity Cameo: She's avaliable as a bachelorette in the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC along with Raeger; they'll live on Terracotta Oasis.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: If you're romancing Iris, don't sit down to tea and tell her you were visiting other girls during her purple flower event. You will be promptly shown to the door for it.
- Cool Big Sis: She mentions that she likes looking after the other younger girls in the town.
- Does Not Like Spam: Roasted Mushrooms are her least favorite food; she doesn't like any mushroom dishes at all.
- Famed In-Story: Her books sell very well.
- Girls Love Chocolate: Zigzagged. She doesn't hate chocolate, but chocolate desserts aren't any higher than a neutral gift, and raw Cacao is just liked among her liking of crops in general. She does like some sweets, but her favorite food is Borscht.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: She is a graceful tall lady who wears a beautiful outfit which is accented with purple.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's a very pale blonde who is very helpful and kind — with a little bit of a Troll side to her.
- Informed Ability: She's stated to be a big sister style person to the other girls around town, but this is never seen.
- Insecure Love Interest: Despite her many writing successes, Iris actually lacks confidence, and you can help to bolster it if you court her.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: She loves all kinds of cats; show her a cat for an instant friendship boost.
- Lethal Chef: She's one of the few female characters that's a bad cook — if you're up against her in the annual cooking competition she'll rank near the bottom. Mistel says she could do well if she'd put her mind to it, but she's allergic to "giving it her all" at times. (Notably, he doesn't ever enter at all.)
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long platinum blonde hair. The only girl in town with longer hair than Iris is Elise.
- Most Writers Are Writers: The game book notes that she has published several books in a variety of genres. She references this often in her dialogue; she will mention having a great idea to send to her editor, or ask the player character for suggestions for new stories.
- Not a Morning Person: She's pleasant enough in the mornings, but will comment that she envies the player character's morning energy as she's more of a night owl herself.
- Of Corsets Sexy: Her outfit includes a black corset, which creates a Cleavage Window with her jacket.
- Parental Abandonment: Wherever her and Mistel's parents are, they aren't around anymore; she raised him starting when he was young.
- Please, Don't Leave Me: What she wants to hear during the final Scripted Event of her romance arc. She's actually acting out her most recently-written scene with her boyfriend, but you don't know that.
- Promotion to Parent: She raised her little brother Mistel.
- Romantic False Lead: She subtly plays this role in Klaus's pink flower event, purely for the purpose of helping to move his and the MC's romance forward. Her brother Mistel is amused.
- Shipper on Deck: For her good friend Klaus and the female protagonist, if they start dating.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She and Mistel look very much alike — so alike that the children they have with the player character will look the same regardless of it being one or the other.
- Talk About the Weather: One of her most common remarks during the winter season is about how much she dislikes the cold.
- Technicolor Eyes: She and Mistel have unnaturally violet eyes.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Borscht. This soup is made by mixing carrot, cabbage, tomato, onion, and an herb. And while the recipe is easy to acquire as Silk Country will begin selling it during your first autumn, the ingredients can be tricky, since each of the four vegetables are grown in a different season.
Licorice
Licorice is a dedicated botanist from far away who came to town to study new and interesting plants; she's a returning character from Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns.
Licorice isn't available until Summer of Year Two at the earliest.
- Animal Lover: She likes most animals, barring fish. However, if you pick up wild animals and show them to her, she will patently disapprove of your restricting its freedom — and some she'll not want anything to do with, such as birds.
- Berserk Button: She gets upset if people laugh at her about her theories about plants having their own spirits.
- Brainy Brunette: Licorice — one of the darkest haired bachelorettes—went to an agricultural university and got a doctorate in botany, which she brought up in Tale of Two Towns.
- Continuity Cameo: Originally debuted in Tale of Two Towns and will mention being from there and her uncle.
- Does Not Like Spam: She hates every kind of fish there is, with the Large Snakehead as her least favorite. She attends the fishing tourney like everyone else, but refuses to participate and is mostly there to interact with others (it's stated that those not fishing are hanging out at the depot). Should you win and be married, she'll tell you to wash your hands before you hold hers because the thought of touching your fishy slime hands is revolting.
- Dub Name Change: Subverted. She was called Reina in Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns, but went back to her original name, Licorice, in this game.
- Failed a Spot Check: When you first meet her, she's so deeply engrossed in her work that she doesn't even notice you're there.
- Genius Ditz: Licorice is not stupid — if anything, she's brilliant — but she is so intently focused on her studies that it makes her somewhat scatterbrained about other things.
- Meaningful Name: Licorice is the root of a plant from which a sweet extract is drawn to make licorice candy. (An alternate hypothesis is another plant: lycoris.)
- Nephewism: She trained at her uncle's fruit orchard.
- Talking to Plants: She firmly believes that plants have spirits of their own, and thus talks to them.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Soybean Salad, made by mixing soybean and cabbage. Dine often enough at Raeger's restaurant and he will eventually give you the recipe as a gift.
- Unlockable Content: She's one of the four love interests who comes to the village after your arrival, and may be the last one to appear as triggering her appearance requires walking into a specific part of the forest at a specific time of day. At the earliest, it'll be the summer of your second year.
Lillie
Daughter of innkeeper Maurice and older sister to Melanie, Lillie is a minor local celebrity who does the Weather Report on TV, which keeps her out of town most of the day outside of festivals. She appears confident, but is very shy, a little naive, and can get nervous when she's unsure of her feelings.
Lillie is available from the start.
- Brainy Brunette: If you express admiration for her work, she is pleased and tells you that she studied very hard to do what she does.
- Childhood Friends: With Angela, whom she's known since they were children, and to whom she affectionately refers as her BFF. She's also close with Agate — you have to have good connections with her to trigger Agate's pink event.
- Chocolate of Romance: Paired with Girls Love Chocolate. Her most loved gift is Chocolate Ice Cream, with other chocolate-based foods high on her likes.
- Cool Big Sis: She dotes on her little sister Melanie, the town's resident Cheerful Child. You must have a good friendship level with Melanie for the romance with Lillie to proceed.
- Does Not Like Spam: She dislikes almost anything with carrots, tomatoes, or pumpkin, with Grilled Pumpkin being her least favorite food.
- Elegant Classical Musician: She plays the flute at the annual town concert.
- Famed In-Story: She's the regional weather forecaster, and you can build a television to watch her reports.
- First Guy Wins: Lillie explains, at the culmination of her romance arc, that you are her very first boyfriend.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: She — like her little sister — has big blue eyes, but unlike her sister is fairly naive.
- Like Brother and Sister: She and Melanie both take a shine to Kamil and (to a slightly lesser extent) Nadi when they move into the inn. A female player character has to have good friendship levels with both girls for their romances to proceed.
- Missing Mom: It's just her dad and younger sister, with no mom in the picture.
- Motor Mouth: Lillie notes that she tends to lose control of her mouth when she's nervous, leading to a lot of babbling.
- Nice Guy: In the earliest stage of her romance, you see her talking to various residents who are thanking her for helping them in one way or another.
- Older Than They Look: She lives at home with her dad and sister, but works in television and is old enough to get married.
- Perpetual Smiler: It's rare to see Lillie without a cheerful expression.
- Rescue Romance: A minor example; at one point you save her from falling into the river.
- Speech Impediment: Lillie is prone to stuttering when she gets embarrassed or flustered.
- Sweet Tooth: Her favorite gift is Chocolate Ice Cream, and she loves receiving other sweet things as well with all the rest of her liked gifts being some form of chocolate.
- Talk About the Weather: Meteorology is her specialty and she's happy to share her knowledge.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Chocolate Ice Cream, made by mixing milk, ice, and cocoa powder. The recipe is easily purchased from Silk Country after your first summer, but it takes a long time to get the cacao needed to make cocoa powder — either from gifting Dessie enough to get a pod to turn into a tree or unlocking Tropical Country.
Your Children
L to R: Son (with Raeger); Daughter (with Lillie)
You will have two children with your spouse once all the requirements are present (namely, marriage and a house big enough to include them): boy and girl twins.
- Angry Cheek Puff: They'll do this in the crawling stage when upset.
- Baby Talk: In the crawling stage, they'll start making baby babble, with occasional animal mimicking and "mama" and "papa" sounds.
- Boyish Shorts: The boy wears knee length shorts with a loose top and boots, owing to his active lifestyle as a farmer's son and being a child.
- Coordinated Clothes: While not exactly alike, the twins will wear matching color clothes; blue and orange themed clothes with boots and hats/headwear, similar to the default clothing for the male and female protagonists.
- Does Not Like Spam: Your children will despise grilled pumpkin, no matter who their parent is.
- Free-Range Children: Your kids, once old enough, will leave the farmhouse and wander around the fields and farmlands from nine a.m. until 5:30 pm. You're busy farming and their other parent is busy doing their own job, so neither of you look after them.
- Half-Identical Twins: They look exactly alike except one's a girl and one's a boy — and both look just like their other parent that isn't you.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: It's up to you to name the children, and there's no default names for them.
- Last-Minute Baby Naming: The babies aren't named until they're born—and it's on the player to do so. Your partner won't name them.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up: After they reach the child stage — about a year after their birth — they will never get any older.
- Overnight Age-Up: They'll go from in-bed babies to crawling infants after 62 days, then to children a little more than a year after their birth. And no older.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: In the crawling stage, the backs of the babies' bonnets will be pink for the girl and blue for the boy.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Due to the fact you as a player can change your entire appearance at any time, your children will always resemble your spouse exactly, with matching hair and eye colors. Nadi's children will additionally have a tanned skin tone, while Mistel's/Iris's will be very pale.
- Surprise Multiple Birth: Until they're born, you and your spouse have no idea you're having twins — the second comes right after the first, and Angela shoos the father away when he's about to dart to his wife's side after the first baby cries, with her warning him his wife isn't done yet.note
- Trademark Favorite Food: Pancakes (when they're old enough to get gifts).
- Unto Us a Son and Daughter Are Born: You always have both a boy and a girl, but this isn't hinted in the game — the second one is intended to be a surprise to the player but this fact about the game is well known now.
Other Villagers
Eda
Your next-door neighbor, Eda, lets you live with her for your first few days in Oak Tree Town, as your farm is not quite ready. She's basically a walking tutorial for the player in how to tend crops and livestock.
Eda dies at the start of the first winter, willing her farmland to the player and is buried near the river.
- Due to the Dead: Veronica leads a funeral for her after her death, and a headstone is erected for her by the riverside. It is located in the far corner of what used to be her farm.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: As sad as everyone is at her funeral, no one ever mentions Eda again once it's over — except once you unlock all seven vendors. Veronica will invite you to a party in the Trade Depot, where she remarks that she wishes Madame Eda were here to see what you've accomplished. Afterwards you'll receive a letter in the mail from Eda that she wrote in advance for this event.
- Foreshadowing: Starting in the first fall, she can't maintain all her crops on her own, and her farm will eventually become barren. She'll also stop showing up to festivals, and if she has any of the rival fields, she'll give it to you to register before the start of winter. This is due to her health slowly deteriorating, leading to her death in your first Winter. When you open up the game for the very first time, you get a statement that no life lasts forever, and that the game hopes to help children understand how much value there is to life.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: After Eda's death, nobody ever mentions her ever again. Almost. If you have children, once they are old enough, there's a line of dialogue with your son where he mentions the villagers told him about the old lady who taught you farming. Also, once you unlock all seven vendors, Veronica will invite you to a party in the Trade Depot with the other farmers and vendors, where she remarks that she wishes Madam Eda were here to see what you've accomplished. Afterwards you'll receive a letter in the mail from Eda that she wrote in advance.
- Friendly Enemy: One of your four rival farmers, though by far the least rival-like, and also the easiest to defeat; she only has one of the public farmlands.
- Go Out with a Smile: Once you promise to take care of her farm, Eda assures you she's had a good life and will leave with no regrets.
- Granny Classic: She's a small woman with white hair and a kind demeanor.
- Happily Married: She was this, though her husband has been gone for some time now.
- It Was a Gift: Hanako the cow, your first farm animal, is gifted to you by Eda. Could also be regarded as a Memento MacGuffin after Eda dies.
- Like a Son to Me: Eda affectionately remarks that having you stay with her until your farm is ready is like having another grandchild. This is part of the reason she bequeaths her farm to you when she dies. She's also very fond of Fritz, who even calls her "Granny."
- The Mentor: Eda's the one to teach your character all the ins and outs of farm life during the week-long tutorial. Then she dies during your first winter.
- Miniature Senior Citizens: She's much shorter than your character and others in town.
- Nice Guy: When you give Eda her most hated item, she'll take it because she doesn't want it to go to waste even as she mentions it's not her favorite.
- Raised by Grandparents: During one of her scripted events, she tells the player character that when her son moved his family to the city, her grandson wanted to stay on the farm, so she and her late husband raised him for several years.
- Shipper on Deck: She can be seen as this for a female player character and Fritz. More than once she mentions how much she wants Fritz and the player character to be good friends.
Veronica
- Absurdly Youthful Mother: Veronica doesn't look like she could be much older than thirty, but she's old enough to have an adult daughter which puts her at least into her forties.
- All Work vs. All Play: Veronica is all work, which causes Angela to worry for her health.
- Bearer of Bad News: Usually she's the bearer of good news — Veronica is always the one at your doorstep to announce the arrival of a new merchant, remind you about a festival, or urge you to hurry to the barn to meet the newborn livestock. She fits this trope, however, when she wakes you with the sad news that Eda is dying.
- Birthday Hater: Most of the characters are extremely pleased when you acknowledge their birthdays with a gift. Veronica, on the other hand, initially reacts with an almost despondent expression on her face, lamenting the fact that she's another year older. She then quickly smiles and expresses her appreciation for your thoughtfulness, insisting that she hadn't said anything negative. This may be a slight instance of Fridge Brilliance; if Angela is romanced, as noted on the
Tear Jerker page, you have a conversation with Veronica in which she recalls one of her first birthdays after the death of her husband, when an ill Angela tried to make dinner for her but fell asleep because Veronica was off working late. It's possible that she doesn't like her birthday in part because it reminds her of this event. - Friend to All Children: According to Angela, Veronica is at her best when taking care of children.
- Happily Married: Although her husband is never seen (and eventually is revealed to be deceased), she was this. When explaining the custom of promise rings to the player character, she smiles and recalls how excited she was the day she received one from her husband.
- Mission Control: She explains everything to you and is the one you approach in order to set up StreetPass or participate in any festivals.
- Mr. Exposition: Veronica tells the player almost everything about what to do including how merchants work, walks you to the farm from the start, and directly explains how StreetPass works.
- The Omniscient: She knows everything that goes on in this town, even on your somewhat remote farm — to the point where she's the one to inform you that the egg in your incubator is hatching or your pregnant animal is giving birth.
- Permanent Elected Official: From a comment Angela makes, Veronica apparently will hold the role of guildmistress for as long as she chooses.
- Prim and Proper Bun: Like her daughter Angela, always has her hair up in a nice high bun accented with a ribbon.
- Ultimate Authority Mayor: The game doesn't identify her explicitly as the mayor of Oak Tree Town, but she pretty much runs the village. She's the one to handle all the details about land assignments, competitions, vendors, and other day-to-day operations in the town. She's even the one who performs the ceremony should your character get married and also conducts the funeral when Eda dies, in place of any priests in the game (as there aren't any).
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Her dialogue during one of the festivals reveals she's terrified of chickens.
- Workaholic: She oversees everything in town herself: She's the guildmistress, the organizer and hostess of town festivals, the manager of trade relations and she even spends the first in-game week helping to get the Highlands farm ready for the player to occupy.
Marian
- Beautiful Dreamer: A humorous variant — according to Marian, he and Giorgio are members of the "Beautiful Dreamers Alliance."
- Benevolent Boss: He's very friendly with Angela and likes her a lot; they get along well despite their different attitudes. One of the television programs which profiles town residents even comments on their unusual chemistry.
- Berserk Button: He flips out at the New Year's celebration, saying that he will defy the passage of time and remain beautiful. He also gets upset if someone ignores his medical advice, like during Giorgio's scripted event where Giorgio falls ill.
- Birds of a Feather: He's good friends with the equally flamboyant — but straight — Giorgio.
- Blah, Blah, Blah: Literally, during the "Beautiful Heart, Beautiful Mind Alliance" event, where your character stops listening to him talk about the science of beauty. Hilariously, it's implied that the reason for this is that what he's saying goes completely over your head.Marian: Upon receiving the signals from your sensory organs, your brain then interprets that signal as Blah, Blah, Blah science medicine science.
- Camp Gay: Marian is very flamboyant in dress and mannerisms, and mentions a boyfriend that you never see.
- Continuity Cameo: He's a guest in the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC and comes along with Raeger, Iris, and Giorgio; they'll live on Terracotta Oasis.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: He loves pink and ruffles, wears makeup and earrings, and calls himself a "big sister"... it's highly likely that he's meant to be an Okama.
- Gender-Blender Name: Marian is male, but spells his name in a way more common for women.
- Genki Girl: According to Klaus. At the Fashion Fiesta, he may mention that Marian's excitement for such events leads him to be even more expressive than usual.Klaus: Just watching is enough to have him bouncing with glee. But should he participate... whew. He buries the needle. I can't keep up with that.
- Nice Guy: Marian is unfailingly kind and encouraging to your character, whom he usually calls "honey."
- Odd Friendship: With Klaus; they went to college together. If you have a meal with Klaus after romancing him, he may comment that whenever Marian gets dumped he calls Klaus, who cooks him dinner and does his best to console him. Marian also attends Klaus's wedding to the female protagonist and is extremely happy for the pair.
- Shipper on Deck: Potentially. He's involved in Mistel's purple flower event, where he forces the player to walk Mistel home after an injury despite the latter's objections. His words and expression seem to imply that he simply wants them to be together longer.
- The Unseen: He periodically mentions his boyfriend, who never appears in the game.
Giorgio
- Beautiful Dreamer: A humorous variant — according to Marian, he and Giorgio are members of the "Beautiful Dreamers Alliance."
- Birds of a Feather: He's close with Marian, with whom he has a fair amount in common.
- Camp Straight: He's very flamboyant, but he mentions a fiancée to whom he refers with female pronouns.
- Competition Freak: Comes across this way when Veronica announces the Land Conquest competition between the farmers. He's as strong a competitor as Elise, though he can be bargained with when talking things over easier than either her or Fritz.
- Continuity Cameo: He's a guest in the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC and comes along with Raeger, Iris, and Marian; they'll live on Terracotta Oasis.
- Famed In-Story: In addition to appearing on the covers of farming magazines, Giorgio has his own show. If you build the television and tune in to the Oak Tree Channel, you can sometimes catch a hint-giving episode of Giorgio's Gorgeous Farm Life.
- Friendly Enemy: One of your four rival farmers.
- Meaningful Name: Giorgio is Italian for "farmer."
- Model Couple: He's half of one. Not only does Giorgio appear in farming magazines, but at the Fashion Fiesta events, he may mention that his fiancée is also a fashion model.
- Proud Beauty: He's well aware of how attractive he is, and speaks of it often. Despite this, he's actually a Nice Guy and respects you as a farmer.
- Something about a Rose: Part of his characterization as an overly romanntic, melodramatic person and a Pretty Boy. He raises flowers and is an expert in them, wears a rose corsage, and has named his residence Rosewood Farm. If he gets excited about something, the screen fills up with sparkling roses and shimmers.
- Steampunk: Giorgio's farm is something like this, with propellers and other machinery being intrinsic to the design. His farming techniques seem to be more technologically advanced than the rest of Oak Tree Town, which appears more provincial by comparison.
- The Unseen: He has a fiancée to whom he's devoted (which is why he's not a romance option), but she's never seen in the game, as he mentions that she's out traveling the world, and sends him frequent gifts of unusual plants from far-off lands.
Maurice
The friendly single-parent innkeeper and father of Melanie and Lillie.
- Animal Lover: Averted. He doesn't like any animals and actively hates cats — because he's allergic.
- Doting Parent: He's a Nice Guy, and devoted to his kids.
- Missing Mom: He doesn't seem to have a wife. It's implied he's a widowed single dad, since Melanie wishes for a mother.
- Perpetual Smiler: Much like his daughters, Maurice is almost never seen with anything less than a warm, sunny smile on his face.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: Maurice dislikes desserts of all kinds and like Kamil his most hated food is chocolate cake. And since he's not a bachelor and thus Valentine's Day doesn't affect him, any chocolate gift to him is always unwanted.
- Sacred Hospitality: It's noted on the official wiki that he will let people stay at the inn for free if they can't afford to rent a room.
- Team Dad: To a small extent, beyond his own children Lillie and Melanie. Licorice, Nadi, and Kamil all rent rooms in his inn and become part of the extended family; this is especially true of Kamil, who is adored by both of Maurice's daughters. He'll speak up as the speech maker at all three of their weddings, even saying they should still stop by the inn and visit. Maurice also takes something of a fatherly interest in the player character, calling them "kiddo" and offering kind words of encouragement. He's particularly supportive at the town festivals, congratulating the player character on their victories and saying "you'll get 'em next time" if they don't win. He's also very appreciative, in one scripted event, of the player taking time out of their day to play with his little Melanie.
- Ugly Guy Cute Daughter: Maurice isn't ugly, but he is somewhat homely, and his daughter Lillie is a bachelorette.
Melanie
- Adorably Precocious Child: She seems to know more about dating and relationships than her mor enaive older sister lillie.
- Cheerful Child: Melanie always has a smile on her face and is happy to see or speak to you.
- Childhood Friends: With Lutz.
- Free-Range Children: Unlike Lutz — who is sent off to school three days a week if there's not a festival — Melanie is left to wander where she likes all around town, only heading inside her home to eat her meals and sleep. She's never supervised either — her father Maurice tends to stay inside.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Shares these with her sister — but is much more educated about romance than Lillie.
- Like Brother and Sister: She has this relationship with Kamil and Nadi, the two bachelors who move into the in.
- The Matchmaker: Well, she wants to be. In the "Playing Cupid" event, she wants to hook her (presumably widowed) father up with one of the women in town, although she isn't sure which one. She then asks the player character about their crush, and if they admit to having one, she scuttles off to find out what that person thinks of the PC and will come back to tell you.
- Missing Mom: It's just her dad and older sister, with no mention of a mother. In the "Playing Cupid" scripted event, Melanie expresses a desire for her dad to remarry, because "I really want a mommy" — implying that she likely doesn't remember her own.
- Perpetual Smiler: Rarely seen without a smile — only when she's angry or sad is she without it.
- Pink Means Feminine: She always wears yellow (owing to her Limited Wardrobe), but Melanie loves pink. If the female player character speaks to her while wearing a pink outfit, she gushes about how cute it is and that she's "a sucker for anything pink!"
- Precocious Crush: She's shown to have one on the male player in the official 4-koma comics.
- Shipper on Deck: For Kamil or Nadi and a female player, or for her sister and a male player, if they're dating. In each case, the player must have strong friendship points with Melanie for the romance to proceed.
- Sweet Tooth: Along with chocolate foods, Melanie loves sweets and desserts.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: According to Lillie, Melanie is quite mature for her age, and her sister isn't really sure where the child learns some of the things she knows. In Lillie's Yellow Flower event, Melanie coaches her older sister on going on a date with the player character, and shows Lillie just how easy it is by asking the player character directly.
Gunther
- Age-Gap Romance: According to Margot's gossip, Gunther is ten years older than Corona.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Has the thickest eyebrows of anyone in town, second only to Maurice, and is a tough gruff handyman of few words. His eyebrows are more expressive than his actual eyes, which are always closed.
- Eyes Always Shut: His eyes under his thick brows stay closed — he mostly expresses himself with the eyebrows.
- Handy Man: He not only sells building materials, but shows up to supervise whenever you construct or modify any structures at your farm.
- Happily Married: To Corona.
- Law of Inverse Fertility: They don't mention it themselves, but Margot thinks that Corona is jealous of her because she has a child and they don't.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: If it's a dessert, he doesn't want any part of it.
Corona
The counter manager at the carpenter's and wife of Gunther.
- Age-Gap Romance: According to Margot's gossip, Gunther is ten years older than Corona.
- The Face: For the carpenter's shop. Apparently Gunther is no good with customers, so she runs things at the front of the shop.
- Feminine Women Can Cook: Corona is a skilled cook, enough to provide a real challenge to you in the annual cooking competition in the fall.
- Green-Eyed Monster: At least according to Margot, who is sure Corona is jealous of her. Corona herself never gives any indication of it, however.
- Happily Married: To Gunther.
- Law of Inverse Fertility: While they don't mention it themselves, Margot thinks that Corona is jealous of her because she has a child.
Otmar
- Affectionate Nickname: Fritz calls him "Gramps."
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Some of the things he says, especially at festivals and other town events, can make him come across this way.
- Cool Old Guy: He's always friendly and will comment that the player character is looking like farm life suits them.
- Fishing Minigame: He's the one to present you with a fishing rod and teach you how to use it.
- Forgetful Jones: He's quite absent-minded, probably at least partly due to age.
- Heavy Sleeper: Implied by the fact that he apparently naps through most of the annual town concert, despite the music being quite loud.
- Just Friends: He and Eda frequently visit each other on his days off; it seems to be implied, though not outright stated, that he was good friends with her late husband as well. Notably, he's the only villager present at her deathbed apart from the player, Veronica (who is there in an official capacity as much as anything else), and Marian (the attending physician). Otmar clearly takes her death very hard.
Jonas, Margot, and Lutz
- Animal Lover: Hard averted with Margot — there's not a single animal she's fond of. Jonas is neutral with some dislikes (he doesn't like cats) and Lutz varies, but none of them please Margot. She wants to leave all of the animal-based contests as soon as she can, and will state she only attended for the sake of her son's education.
- Arranged Marriage: Margot's dialogue reveals that she thought she was getting too old for marriage, so she let her family set her up with a man she'd never met (Jonas) in a town she'd never visited (Oak Tree Town). Though Margot can be harsh on Jonas, she truly cares for him, so things seem to have worked out for them.
- Berserk Button: Margot flips out if she thinks anyone is looking down on her or her family, as poor Corona discovers one morning without doing anything out of the ordinary.
- Boyish Shorts: Lutz, the only boy in the village (other than your son) wears knee length shorts with a buttoned shirt and boots, leaning more towards the posh version of the look.
- Bug Catching: Something both Jonas and Lutz enjoy, much to Margot's chagrin.
- Childhood Friends: Lutz, with Melanie.
- Education Mama: Margot is big on her son's education and — since there is no local school — sends Lutz off to school during the week.
- Gossipy Hens: Margot comes across like this in the scripted event where she reveals assorted details about Corona.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: It's implied in game that this is why Margot acts the way she does. She has no faith in her own abilities, so she is determined that her son will be a huge success where she isn't and frets that other people are looking down on her.
- Kids Hate Vegetables: Lutz dislikes most vegetables and hates Spinach Salad.
- No Sense of Humor: Jonas can't recognize a joke to save his life, as demonstrated in one of the scripted events with him and Otmar — you'll tell him jokes, and he'll think you're talking about actual things going on. The event is even called "Don't Be So Serious."
- Number Two: Jonas is a member of the Guild, and effectively serves as this to Veronica; he assists her with planning town functions and bringing new vendors to the Vendor Depot.
- Old Maid: Avoiding this is why Margot got into an Arranged Marriage and was set up with Jonas.
- Opposites Attract: Implied for Jonas and Margot. It notes that she treats Jonas harshly because she thinks he is timid and weak, and he's cowed in part by her overbearing ways. Nevertheless, they love each other very dearly.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: For Jonas; he doesn't like desserts, hates chocolate, and despises Chocolate Fondue.
- Shared Family Quirks: Both Margot and Lutz take their glasses off in their sad portraits.
- The Short Guy with Glasses: Lutz, although he's only short because he's a child.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: Margot and Lutz are two of the few people in town who wear them, and they're the two who are the most focused on education — though for Lutz, it's because Margot is an Education Mama.
- Spiders Are Scary: There's a scripted event where you'll go in and find Margot and Jonas arguing over what to do with a spider in the house. Margot saw one and chased it with a broom trying to crush it and shoo it out, while Jonas believes that it would have left on its own so there was no need to harm it and it could have been scooped up and taken out gently. You can agree with one or the other for a friendship boost with the one you agree with, but trying to agree with both upsets them both with your non answer and makes you appear wishy-washy.
- Sweet Tooth: Lutz, a child, loves sweets and sweet foods. His favorite food is Chocolate Ice Cream.
Magical Villagers
Witchie
Witchie arrives the first fall and is also in Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns.
- And Your Reward Is Clothes: Befriending her enough — to the 50K level or sparkles — unlocks the ability to buy the Witch Clothes pattern at Mistel's shop, which makes a replica of the Witch Princess's outfit from Harvest Moon: A New Beginning.
- Animal Motif: Frogs. She has them all over the inside of her house, has frog boots, and also wields a frog staff, and often says she'll turn people into frogs. The tadpoles in her hair have been toned down from before.
- Black Magician Girl: She's snippy and snarky — as much as a child can be — and weilds magic skills. She manages to make a whole house and pond upon her arrival.
- Badass Adorable: She's an adorable child witch and while not fully trained in magic, shows that she certainly could be badass if the situation required it. When Dessie appears at her house and she goes to the player to ask for help facing her, she doesn't give the player time to walk the short distance from her farm to her house and just straight teleports them there. And when she's done, she zaps them back.
- Cute Witch: She's a small, childish version of the Witch Princess from previous games and is studying and skilled in magic. Upon meeting Dessie and the sprites, Flik states the town has someone who's part of the Witch's Circle.
- Devilish Hair Horns: Witchie (and her unseen aunt, Witch Princess) is the closest thing to "evil" present in the series, and her hair is twisted into two buns that look like horns.
- Does Not Like Spam: Spicy Curry is her most hated food.
- Dub Name Change: In Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands, she was called Witchkins. In this game she's called Witchie. Both names are an acceptable way to translate her Japanese name of "Majo-chama" (as opposed to the Witch Princess's "Majo-sama"), and it's likely a change the same as the series name change.
- Expy: A younger version of the Witch Princess of previous games, and explicitly stated to be her neice.
- Flying Broomstick: Invoked during one of her lines if you talk to her, as she walks everywhere:Witchie: Witches are supposed to fly around on brooms. But here I am using my own two legs like a sucker! It's weird, don't you think?
- Happy Rain: She loves rainy days and will comment gleefully when it does.Witchie: Today is lovely, isn't it? Rainy and humid... What witch wouldn't love that?
- The Hermit: Initially lives in the woods alone and doesn't want Dessie and the sprites around at first. She accepts them, but she never goes into town and is only seen around her house in the woods — spending most of the day in the house until close to midnight, when she comes out to wander about after almost everyone's asleep.
- Legacy Character: To the Witch Princess, who is nowhere to be seen and stated to be her aunt. It also pairs her well with Dessie, a younger version of the Harvest/Nature Goddess.
- Mundane Utility: She's first seen using her magic to move trees in the forests out of her way and construct a house and pond next to it.
- The Night Owl: Witchie is up later than every other character, well into the middle of the night — she doesn't even leave her house until 11 p.m., and wanders around until 1 am.
- Not a Morning Person: As one of the few night owls. Witchie is almost never up in the mornings and complains that she's sleepy if she is.
- Solitary Sorceress: She invokes this trope by setting up her house in the forest, away from everybody else. She also states that after a certain age, people in her family strike out on their own to learn magic.
- Spin-Offspring: Witchie is not only the Witch Princess's expy, but her niece. For this reason, she initially dislikes Dessie on principle — Dessie, as a young Harvest Goddess, is the Witch Princess's arch-nemesis in Witchie's own words. Once the sprites explain that this is a different Dessie, she calms down slightly, but not after stating that Dessie should be her lackey now.
- This Is My Side: She's initially angry and fearful that Dessie has moved into her house (with Dessie and the Sprites having thought it was empty), especially upon hearing she's a goddess and thus a witch's mortal enemy. However, after seeing how cute Dessie thinks it is and hearing how much Dessie respects her power as a witch (via flattery), she mellows considerably and graciously invites Dessie to live in the lake beside the house and be her lackey. It also helps that Dessie asks Witchie to be her first friend. They seem to become good friends after that.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Lotus Root Soup, which is mostly difficult because Lotus can't be grown on your farm and requires use of the water patty field, so you have to get control of it first and Elise has it to start. Also she likes animal feeds — but has no animals.
Dessie and the Harvest Sprites
The sprites appear briefly when the player is exploring the public farmlands for the first time, and come to stay permanently — along with Dessie herself — on the first day of year 2. Dessie is also in Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns.
- Abandoned Area: The sprites mistake Witchie's swamp house for this, and while Witchie is away asking the player character for help from them arriving, Dessie moves into the "abandoned" house.
- And Your Reward Is Clothes: Befriending Dessie enough — to the 50K level or sparkles — unlocks the ability to buy the White Habit pattern at Mistel's shop. This makes an outfit resembling Alisa's habit from her debut game, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness.
- Big Eater: Mora is always hungry or talking about food.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The sprites can be told apart from each other by the color of their outfits. Flik wears red, Gusto wears blue, Pepita wears pink, Mora wears orange, and Torque wears purple.
- Curtains Match the Window: Dessie and all the sprites have green hair and green eyes, fitting their nature as nature spirits.
- Divine Assistance: Dessie prefers that her offerings be tossed into the lake she lives in, rather than given to her while she's walking around. Tossing gifts in the lake properly will get you gifts from her and the more gifts you toss into the pond, the nicer Dessie's gifts to you will be. (This is also the fastest way to get Cacao and Mango trees, by turning the ones she gives you into seedlings and planting them.) There's a trophy you receive for giving her 500 gifts total. Notably — unlike every other character — she doesn't really want gifts otherwise outside of her birthday and gift festivals, and will tell you it's better to throw them in the pond. She's correct, since it's the same level of friendship boost with her and nets you rewards.
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: Whenever you toss an offering into Dessie's pond, she appears and sings a theme song for herself. She explains that she's trying out several different tunes to see which one she likes best. (During one she can accidentally bite her tongue.)
- Fun Size:
- Dessie is a small version of the Nature Goddess, hence her being a Goddess-ie — Dessie. Flik openly states she's little.
- In personality, the sprites each bear some resemblance to one of the villagers. Flik is cheerful and energetic like Melanie; Pepita shares Raeger's love of cooking and slight irrtability; Gusto is hardworking and appears gruff and irritable like Nadi; Torque wears glasses and has a facial expression very similar to Margot's and shares her commitment to education; and Mora has an appetite like Fritz's.
- Girlish Pigtails: Dessie's green hair is styled in two loose braids.
- Girls Love Chocolate: Defied with Dessie — she only likes desserts that are made with her favorite crops and hates all others, and chocolate and Cacoa are not among them. Same with Torque, who feels neutral about them. It's only played straight with Pepita, who has chocolate dishes among her liked gifts.
- Informed Ability: Mora's job is to make "everyone feel better", implying something akin to medicine or healthcare of some kind. However, he mostly talks about how hungry he is, what he's eating, sleeping, and what he wants to eat. The other Sprites, while their jobs are never seen, actually talk about them.
- The Leader: Flik is the head of the sprite team.
- Legacy Character: The Nature Sprites state that Dessie is not the same Harvest Goddess from previous titles; this Dessie only became a goddess very recently and is rather small, hence her being a goddess-ie.
- Nature Spirit: Flik, Pepita, Mora, Torque, and Gusto are this; along with inspecting the fields, they're the tutors and caretakers of Dessie. So is Dessie, as a young goddess of nature/the harvest.
- Neat Freak: Flik's job is to make sure everything is tidy — the one who cleans up the place.
- Perpetual Frowner: Gusto, the launderer, is actually very friendly, but he always looks like a grouch.
- Perpetual Smiler: Flik is this, always with a smile on his face unless you give him something he dislikes.
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: The sprites are supposed to be doing Dessie's chores and educating her while she's growing up to be a full fledged goddess. But you never see them do their jobs, and only see them wandering the public fields. All but Mora actually talk about their jobs, at least.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: Gusto — the most gruff and rough of the male sprites — hates all kinds of desserts and sweets.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: Torque, Dessie's tutor, is the only bespectacled sprite.
- Spin-Offspring: Dessie is this loosely for the Harvest Goddess, being a small one — a "goddess-ie" — and on her very first assignment as a goddess. Becoming close enough to her has the Harvest Goddess — here called Gaia — send a letter to the player in return for being so kind to her, complete with the opening being her Theme Tune.
- Through His Stomach: Like everyone else in town, their most beloved gift is some kind of food.
- Trademark Favorite Food:
- Dessie's is Mushroom Pie, which she says is the best food humans have ever come up with. Also like most versions of the Harvest Goddess, she loves strawberries.
- Flik likes Mushroom Spaghetti; Pepita likes the simple Cream Puff, Torque enjoys Marlin Steak, Mora loves Cheese Fondue, and Gusto is one of the few characters who likes Spicy Curry — it's his favorite.
