Character Sheet page for the Original Characters of the Game Mod Ridgeside Village; Tropes that apply to the Canon characters from Stardew Valley in this mod should be listed in the mod's main work page; for the canonical tropes of those characters, see the base game's character page.
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Bachelorettes
Alissa
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: With the "Seasonal Outfits" add-on one of her possible costumes during the Spirit's Eve is as a mermaid, as she says that she wanted to play into the theme of her parents being dressed up as pirates. And her mother Malaya greatly praises her costume choice.
- Beautiful Singing Voice: Many characters remark how beautiful her singing is; part of her character arc is getting her enough confidence to perform.
- Farmer's Daughter: She fits the sweet and innocent version of this trope, with her attire and her constant work on the orchard.
- Grow Old with Me: She mentions how sweet it is that Freddie and Lola are so happy together after many years, and says that she wants something like that.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has golden hair and she's an utterly sweet and caring person.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Since it's heavily implied that her mother is a mermaid. Raeriyala in fact confirms that she is half-mermaid.
- Hearing Voices:
- With the "NPC Adventures" add-on, while on the beach she will say that she can hear the voice of someone singing at the bottom of the sea, calling to her.
- With the same add-on, she mentions that she can hear music coming from the walls on the third floor of the Log Cabin Hotel. Which hints on the magical music box which is one of the relics required for opening the portal of the Spirit Realm.
- Lethal Chef: In her 14 heart event it's mentioned that she burned her pancakes, and she also baked some cookies, but it turns out she used salt instead of sugar on them; despite this, the Farmer tells her that they're delicious.
- Like Mother, Like Daughter: She inherited her love of singing from her mother Malaya. Considering the possibility of her mother being a mermaid, this isn't surprising.
- Nephewism: She has been living with her paternal aunt, uncle and cousin for several years, since her parents have been away for a long time.
- Parental Abandonment: She has been living with her relatives for quite some time, since her parents left her with them when she was very young, on summer of Year 1 they finally return and stay with her.
- Performance Anxiety: At first she is very self-conscious of her singing, in her heart events she gets very embarassed everytime the Farmer or someone else hears her sing. In her 6 heart event both Lenny and the Farmer convince her to perform and in her 8 heart event she performs in a concert with Sam's band for the entire village.
- Roll in the Hay: In her 10 heart event, after a tender moment with the Farmer at the orchard, she says to continue it in the barn.
- Saying Too Much: She has this trait just like her mother: At 8 hearts she develops an obvious crush on the Farmer, which causes her to say many things like this in her casual dialogue.
- Serenade Your Lover: A rare female example, in her 14 heart event during her picnic with the Farmer, she surprises them with her guitar and sings for her spouse.
Blair
- Beneath the Mask: Her 4 heart event hints that her teasing and playful attitude are a facade for the sadness over her split family.
- Cool Big Sis: She acts this way with Trinnie and Keahi, sitting Trinnie when her parents go out, and playing pranks on Keahi. In general she is considered as another playmate by them both.
- Disappeared Dad: Her mother divorced from her father. She mentions how he taught her everything she knows about fishing, and some of her dialogue hints that she misses him.
- Gratuitous Spanish: Not to the extent of her mother, but her dialogue occasionally includes an untranslated Spanish phrase.
- Generation Xerox: Like her mother, she loves fishing; and potentially, she can also get married and have children with the Farmer when she's young, and even get divorced from their spouse as well.
- Gorgeous Gorgon: With the "Seasonal Outfits" add-on, one of the costumes she can wear during the Spirit's Eve festival is that of a gorgon.
- It's All My Fault: In her 8 heart event she reveals that she secretly blames herself for her father leaving she and her mother, thinking that maybe "she wasn't good enough for him", and she also blames herself for "taking away her mother's dreams" since she had her when she was young and had to raise her alone.
- Outdoorsy Gal: She loves to spend time outdoors fishing and playing with her friends. Her working attire also reflects her fondness for the outdoors.
- Spicy Latina: She has shades of this, since she loves being in the outdoors fishing and has a playful and teasing personality, and in her 10 heart she attempts to learn Latin dancing.
- The Tease:
- She first greets the Farmer as their "future wife".
- In her 2 heart event when she hides in the bushes with the Farmer in order to play a prank on Keahi, she says "Is it hot in here, or is it just me? Just teasing you!"
Corine
- Action Girl: In her 8 heart event she puts Abigail to shame by grabbing a katana and dispatching several monsters and their summoner who were going to attack the village; this impresses Jio, who then takes her as a ninja apprentince.
- Battle Couple: In her 14 heart event, knowing of the Farmer's adventures in the Mines, she invites them on a monster-hunting date.
- Daddy's Girl: Downplayed, Ezekiel acts very protective of her, but he quickly falls in line for her, like in his 4 heart event in which after unfairly being very rude with the Farmer, she threatens to stop talking to him for a week unless he apologizes to them. He quickly complies.
- Even the Girls Want Her: She is mentioned to have a few female admirers, with Alissa saying that she thinks she has a girl crush on her, and Kiarra wondering if she should ask her out on a date.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: It is mentioned that she constantly switches jobs and wants to find her calling and a place where she truly belongs. Later she decides to become a ninja apprentice.
- The Force Is Strong with This One: In her 4 heart event, she and the Farmer are jumped by Jio, but Corine instinctively parries the latter's blow, Jio then apologizes and says that he sensed her Ki and wanted to test it.
- Gaining the Will to Kill: In her 6 heart event, after Jio offers her to train under his wing in order for her to protect the village, at first she is interested, but upon learning that she would need to kill, she refuses and leaves; but then in her 8 heart event she is forced to kill a group of monsters and their summoner who were going to attack the village. Jio then explains that there are many evil people in the world and that she needs to be ready to take a life if it's necessary, Corine then accepts and begins training under him.
- Heroic Lineage: It's revealed that her mother, Helen, is a high-ranking general of the Cult of the Lady with the Red Tail.
- In a Single Bound: In her 14 hear event while fighting monsters with her spouse, the Farmer, she jumps a wide river in a single bound, she later says that she was showing off for her love.
- Missing Mom: Her mother supposedly passed away when she was very little.
- Parental Abandonment: Her mother passed away when she was very young, and her father was drafted by the army shortly after, so she had to be raised by Richard. Later her mother, Helen, is revealed to be alive.
Daia
- Adventure Couple: She and the farmer become this in her 14 heart event, in which the farmer helps her in an infiltration mission.
- Dark Action Girl: She fits the archetype of a dark female warrior. Should the player marry her, her spouse room will be decorated with swords and ninja weapons.
- Dual Wielding: Her weapon of choice are dual daggers, she can be seen practicing with them every morning outside the ninja house, and in her 4 heart event she playfully teases the Farmer with them.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She is formally introduced after the Farmer has been to Ridge Forest at least once, but before that she can be seen eating at Pika's restaurant during Lenny's tour of the village to the Farmer.
- Good Bad Girl: Her dialogue is full of teasing and innuendos towards the Farmer.
- Hidden Depths: Once the Farmer is able to raise their friendship level with her, she is revealed to be quite a scholar in several fields.
- I Didn't Mean to Turn You On: She will say this if you attempt to give her a bouquet when your relationship with her is less than 8 hearts.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: In her 8 heart event she reveals that she wishes for a normal life, as being in the cult and killing monsters is all she's ever known; this is why she is so forward with the Farmer, since she feels that having them as a friend feels like a taste of normalcy for her. In her 14 heart event, she comes to terms with how, while she will never have a normal life, she is happy to live one full of excitement and adventure with the Farmer at her side.
- It Gets Easier: She mentions that killing monsters and assassinating targets became easier for her while living inside the cult.
- Ninja: She is a trained ninja, proficient in the stealth arts.
- Playboy Bunny: With the "Seasonal Outfits" add-on she can dress-up as a Playboy bunny during the Spirit's Eve festival.
- Ready for Lovemaking: Naturally, her married dialogue is full of this, even more than Haley's; especially after having children with her.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: In her 6 heart event the Farmer encounters her strolling around in her underwear at the Log Cabin Hotel, and she openly says that she has no qualms doing so.
- The Tease: Despite her Dark Action Girl profile, she likes to tease and flirt with the Farmer.
Faye
- Asian Airhead: Discussed Trope, she says that Bryle thinks she is this just because she comes from Zuzu City, which annoys her to no end.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: It's revealed in her heart events that she gets distracted easily whenever she gets an inspiration for a new fashion design, sometimes even forgetting to eat.
- Bespectacled Cutie: She is a very sweet person and she is never seen without her glasses.
- Character Catchphrase: Whenever she's excited about something, she frequently says it will be "fabulous".
- City Mouse: She has shades of this, in some of her dialogue she mentions that cows are scary to her because "they look like they'll breathe fire at any time", and says that she knows that "rabbit feet don't actually come from rabbits".
- Fake Relationship: If Bryle intervenes during her 6 heart event, she will burst out to her parents that he's her boyfriend. Afterwards she will say to him that they need to continue with the charade in order to avoid making them suspicious.
- The Fashionista: She is an aspiring fashion designer and likes to design clothes in her spare time.
- Forgets to Eat: In her 2 heart event her stomach starts growling because she forgot to eat and buy groceries, so the Farmer can offer to buy food for her from Pika's. And in her 4 heart event it's implied by her family that she has a tendency to forget eating.
- Growling Gut: In her 2 heart event her stomach growls after she worked all day on a new fashion design idea and forgot to eat and buy groceries. It growls again after her 6 heart event after her confrontation with her parents.
- Helicopter Parents: Her parents have always been overbearing towards her, trying to get her to be a doctor (due to wishing to be one when she was little) and trying to arrange designers when they hear that she wants to get into fashion. She hightails it out of there to prove she can handle herself just fine.
- High-Class Fan: Her idle animation shows her constantly waving a fan, which hints of her wealthy upbringing.
- Money to Throw Away: In her 4 heart event, after receiving an envelope from her family with 5000 gold, she gives it to the Farmer, saying she doesn't need it.
- Secretly Wealthy: It's revealed that she comes from a very wealthy family who lives in a mansion and has buttlers and servants to cater them.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: With the Farmer if she is romanced by them, since she constantly say how much she loves them and ask for a kiss or a hug.
- Sleepyhead: When married to her she has a tendency to spend all night working on a fashion design whenever she gets an inspiration, which makes her very sleepy the next day; even before that, when they first met, Bryle attempted to save her from walking of a ledge because she fell asleep when she was serving drinks at Pika's restaurant.
- Tsundere: Towards Bryle, if he becomes her fake boyfriend, by the end of her 8 heart event when Bryle asks her if she would like to end the charade now, she becomes sad and then says that no, she wants to continue with it because "her parents would suspect something" and that having him "has a lot of advantages" since he'd be her bodyguard.
- Unreliable Narrator: She portrays her family as overbearing and how, according to her, they wanted to "bribe" her way to success, and how she is happy to get away from them. However, a note found by the Farmer hints that they're actually very concerned for her well-being (and not without reason).
Flor
- Cute Bookworm: She can frequently be found reading a book at Pelican Town's library.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Some of her heart events revolve around her doing something clumsy (like forgetting to dress in her 2 heart event, tripping on the stairs in her 4 heart event, and getting locked out of her room in her 10 heart event) and then being helped or saved by the Farmer.
- Flower Motifs: Her full name is revealed in a letter to be Florabelle V. Hibisca, and she is heavily associated to the hibiscus flower which has a bright red colour like her hair, and also has many calming properties which fit with her calm demeanor.
- Foil: To Penny; both are bookworms that enjoy teaching children, but while Penny doesn't seem to have a high degree education, Flor does, and while Penny has decent social skills, Flor is notable for her relative lack of those and being clumsier.
- Head-Turning Beauty: Some of the Log Cabin Hotel tourists mention how cute she is.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: Downplayed with her married dialogue, in which she sometimes says that she feels so useless around the farm, but really is trying her best to help out.
- Innocent Fanservice Girl: In her 2 heart friendship event, she will greet the Farmer while covered in just a towel; she doesn't realize this until the Farmer points it out to her, after which she flusters out.
- Modesty Towel: In her 2 heart event she appears covered only in a towel, since she fell asleep outside of her room after coming out from taking a bath.
- Motor Mouth: While she can initially appear very quiet, she can actually start to talk non-stop about the subjects she has interest in.
- Must Have Caffeine: The Triple Shot Expresso is one of her loved gifts. In some of her dialogue, she mentions wanting a coffee to get the "dopamine kick", and her reaction when giving her a Stardrop Tea, which was introduced in SV 1.6, is she saying that the taste reminds her of the cup of coffee she had during her studying sessions at the university.
- No Social Skills: She is also very clumsy socially and not good at all with small talk; when married to her, she mentions reading books on how to become better at this, with hilariously mixed results.
- Piggyback Cute: In her 4 heart event she trips and twists her ankle, and then the Farmer carries her in this manner to the clinic.
- School Marm: She helps Penny with the tutoring of children, but she takes a one on one individual approach.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: She tends to use academic words when muttering to herself or when she engages in her Motor Mouth behaviour.
- Shy Finger-Twiddling: She does this in her 2 heart event while being very embarassed after the Farmer saw her wearing only a towel.
- That Came Out Wrong: Several of her casual dialogue lines have her saying something like this and immediately backing out and getting very embarrassed.Flor: Huh?... You seem to have a lot of time on your hands... Oh, I didn't mean to be rude! I just... Because you stopped by to say hi, that's all...
Irene
- Affectionate Nickname: If she's romanced by the Farmer, she starts calling them "langga", which means "beloved" in several Filipino dialects.
- Closet Geek: She loves the movie "Wumbus" at the movie theatre, if you invite her to watch it she'll say she's very interested in that "space creature", and when finishing it she'll say that she loves Sci-Fi movies.
- Feminine Women Can Cook: She is actually quite girly and loves to cook.
- He Is Not My Boyfriend: If Zayne talked with her in her 8 heart event or if she danced with him in his 8 heart event, when she shows up at the farm to say goodbye to the Farmer it will be shown that Zayne is driving her to the airport, upon which she blushes and says that "it's not like that".
- Kindly House Keeper: She is a cook rather than a housekeeper, but she is sweet, personable, and loved by the family.
- Squee: During her heart events she squees a lot when she talks about Zayne.
- Supreme Chef: Many members of the Amethyne family comment how delicious her dishes are; with the "NPC Adventures" pack, Keahi even says that she's probably a better chef than his dad, Pika.
- Through His Stomach: Some members of the Amethyne family say that her dishes are particularly delicious when Zayne visits the family. She reveals to the Farmer in one of her heart events that she has a crush on him, and she that wants to prepare the best dishes for him to get to his heart through his stomach.
- Uptown Girl: She has crush on Zayne, an ambassador for the Ferngill Republic and the future head of the Amethyne family, and it's possible for them to end together.
Kiarra
- Affectionate Nickname: As the Farmer befriends her, she starts calling them "Cousin", and if she is romanced she changes it to "Treasure".
- Boyish Short Hair: She has short hair but she is still decidedly feminine in other ways.
- Chain of Deals: In her 10 heart events she unintendedly gets involved in one when trying to help people.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: In her 10 heart event, after scheduling a romantic date with the Farmer, she gets entangled into a Chain of Deals of helping people which makes her get carried away and forget about the date.
- Granola Girl: She is always trying to raise awareness of the environment, and pushes for ethical treatment of animals.
- Hates Rich People: Being a social activist, she has very few nice things to say about rich people. However, in her 8 heart event when she volunteers to a disaster relief effort, she is appreciative of the Amethyne family being the one leading the organizing of the help.
- The Lad-ette: She has shades of this, since she wears boyish looking clothes, even during the Flower Dance and her wedding. But she's not a Tomboy.
- Permanently Missable Content: She will reject a marriage proposal if the Farmer followed the Joja route.
- Soapbox Sadie: She makes quips about how evil Joja Corp is and how capitalism is ruining everything.
- Troll: In Lorenzo's 4 heart event when Shanice briefly faints, she suggests that she might be pregnant, which sends her brother into a panic.
Maddie
- Animal Lover: It's shown in her heart events that she loves animals, during Kiarra's 14 heart event she immediately expresses support for the latter's campaign for protecting the endangered mountain foxes.
- Broken Bird: As her backstory is revealed, she used to be engaged to another woman, but she left her at the altar on the wedding day; since then, she shut herself in to avoid being hurt again.
- Cuteness Proximity: in her 4 heart friendship event, she is joined by the Farmer on a walk on the forest to get samples, where they encounter a rabbit and she fawns all over it.
- Fiery Redhead: She has a strong temper and will, and has a red hair.
- Girly Girl: She is super-girly in private, in her 14 heart event she gets several princesses' outfits and cosplays for the Farmer.
- Granola Girl: She has shades of this, since she is shown to be concerned by the water pollution she sometimes detects in the valley's waters, and also loves animals and expresses concern over them being mistreated.
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: While she's cosplaying as Ariel, she starts singing very off-key.
- Let Us Never Speak of This Again: During her 14 heart event while she wears princesses' costumes, she tells the Farmer to never speak of this to anyone, else they'll be sleeping in the couch.
- Lipstick Lesbian: If she is romanced by a female Farmer, she is this, since she was in a same-sex relationship before and has girly interests.
- Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions: She is a vocal atheist, during Flor's 8 heart event she is seen arguing with Emily about religious beliefs.
- Soapbox Sadie: Not to the extent of Kiarra, but Ysabelle mentions that Maddie once called her out for not doing more for the environment.
- Runaway Bride: Not her, but she reveals that her fiancée left her on the altar on their wedding day.
- Second Love: The Farmer becomes this for her if they romance her.
- Tsundere: As the Farmer raises their friendship level with her, she starts behaving more and more like this, even saying things along the lines of "It's not that I care for you!".
Paula
- Anguished Declaration of Love: If the Farmer encourages to go after Anton in her 8 heart event, she tearfully confesses her love to him.
- Better as Friends: If the Farmer unlocks Anton as a romance option, she will settle with just being friends with him.
- Childhood Friend Romance: She can be a lucky or unlucky type depending if the player unlocks her and Anton as romanced options.
- Drinking Game: In her 6 heart event, she and the Farmer engage in one with Lorenzo, Shanice and Anton.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: If during Anton's 8 heart event the player decides to hug Anton, Paula will step away and give up on him.
- Everyone Can See It: Many people in the village can tell that she has feelings for Anton.
- Eyes Never Lie: According to dialogue from Flor in the "NPC Adventures" mod add-on, her eyes always follow Anton attentively when he speaks.
- Loving a Shadow: In her 8 heart event she reveals to the Farmer that she believed that she was in love with Anton for many years, but now she not so sure about that, and wonders if she has been loving his shadow. The Farmer can convince her of this being the case or that she's wrong and should go for Anton.
- One of the Boys: She mentions that when they were kids, she was the roudiest of her group of friends, always getting into fights and doing a lot of physical play.
Ysabelle
- Best Friend: To Corine, since they were practically raised together by her grandfather.
- Break the Cutie: Her backstory reveals that when she was younger she had an emotional breakdown over the pressure her parents had over her for her ballet dancing.
- Commonality Connection: With Shane of all people; during Flor's experiment in her 8 heart event, Ysabelle gets paired up with him and at first they don't know what to say to each other, until Shane recognizes her as a famous child ballerina he saw on TV, then they start to animatedly chat with each other.
- Dance of Romance: Naturally, this is something that happens often should you pursue a relationship with her.
- Her 10 heart event has her and the farmer perform one of these in the hotel's gym before retiring to her room.
- Her 14 heart event involves Richard setting one of these up for her and the farmer in the hotel's ballroom, noting that dancing with the love of her life in a ballroom has been one of Ysabelle's fantasies since she was little.
- Everything Sounds Sexier in French: One of her post-marriage quotes has her speaking French, outright asking the farmer if they'd like to sleep with her. She'll also sometimes refer to the farmer as "mon amour".
- Foil: To Haley; both are confident and beautiful young women that come from wealthy families and have very high standards, but while Haley acts like a Spoiled Brat with a Hidden Heart of Gold, Ysabelle is much nicer from the get-go, and she also has a more serious personality, no doubt influenced by being raised by her grandfather, Richard.
- Former Child Star: As a child she was a famous prodigy ballerina, unfortunately for her she had a breakdown and swore off from that life.
- Head-Turning Beauty: Some of the Log Cabin Hotel tourists remark on quite the beauty she is, and Keahi has crush on her.
- Heal the Cutie: Romancing her results on she rediscovering her passion for ballet dancing, after being encouraged by both her grandfather and the Farmer.
- Invisible Parents: Her parents don't appear in the game at all, justified since she is estranged from them.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: Downplayed on the "bitch" part, Ysabelle is sweet and down-to-earth, but she's difficult to impress: She loves diamonds, starfruits, and peaches, which are hard to come by early in the game.
- Raised by Grandparents: After she ran away from her parents when she was a child, her maternal grandfather, Richard, took her in and raised her.
- The Runaway: She ran away from her parents after her breakdown, and has been living with her grandfather, Richard, who took her in.
- Stage Mom: She reveals that her parents put a lot of pressure on her ballet dancing when she was younger, which eventually caused an emotional breakdown which made her swear off from dancing ever again. In her 6 heart event she says that they haven't changed at all in all these years.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Zesty Tuna, a new dish introduced by the mod that can be bought from Pika or cooked by the Farmer.
Bachelors
Anton
- The Eeyore: He is constantly down and considers his life a train wreck.
- Foil: To Shane; both are middle-aged men with troubled lives, but while Shane pretty much succumbed to despair and attempts suicide once, Anton handles his situation with a little more humour, and he has the support of both his family and his friend Paula.
- My Greatest Failure: He reveals in his 4 heart event that he used to be an architect with a fiancée and a promising future, until he was commisioned a big project by the Amethyne family which he spent all his time and energy working on; unfortunately the project was a failure, his career never recovered and his fiancée left him. However in his 10 heart event it's revealed that Madame Maive doesn't resent him for his failure, and admits to share some of the responsibility for it, while giving him another opportunity to prove himself.
- Oblivious to Love: He never realized that Paula had feelings for him all along and he's surprised if she gives him an Anguished Declaration of Love.
- Perma-Stubble: He is always sporting a disheveled stubble.
- Platonic Life-Partners: With Paula, who he has known since they were kids. Subverted Trope in that they can get together in the end.
- The Slacker: He constantly slacks around, but sometimes he helps Paula with her clinic. Ironically he drinks a lot of energy drinks, which baffles his sister in law, Shanice.
- Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Paula, they're both very close and have known each other since childhood, Paula evidently has feelings for him. Both Lorenzo and Shanice wish that he just go for it with her.
Bryle
- Affectionate Nickname: If he helps Faye set up her fashion show, he starts calling her "princess".
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: In Faye's 6 heart event when her parents pay her a surprise visit, he happens to be passing nearby, and if the player chooses not to intervene to help her, Bryle will, saying that he saw that Faye was getting very distressed.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Faye, in his introductory event it's shown that they constantly bicker with each other, Pika then gleefully asks them to leave their "lovers' quarrel" at the door (which both immediately deny that they're this and assure that such thing will never happen), and finally Faye admits in her normal dialogue that while Bryle is handsome, he's insufferable.
- Curse Cut Short: When he and the Farmer get attacked by monsters in his 8 heart event, he yells "What the fu...!". And that's the closest we're going to get to someone swearing in Stardew Valley.
- Friend on the Force: In his 8 heart event Jio explains to him that the evil forces of Gabriella have infiltrated every level in the government, Bryle then offers him to be his inside ally.
- Hate at First Sight: It is mentioned that he and Faye have disliked each other since they met.
- Inspector Javert: At first towards Jio; He starts investigating a series of assassinations of corrupt politicians, his investigations bring him to the Ninja House and pin Jio as a suspect.
- Manly Man: He mentions to constantly hit the gym, practice boxing, and go to gun shooting ranges, all of them masculine hobbies.
- Meet Cute: He and Faye first met when she spilled some drinks on him, according to him he was trying to save her from walking off a ledge since she was half-asleep while she was working as a waitress.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: He's the "manly" half for Jeric's "sensitive", since the latter is both fashionable and In Touch with His Feminine Side.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He is shown to be tall, muscular, and according to Faye, handsome as well.
- You Owe Me: After he saves Jio from a monster in his 8 heart event, he demands that he explains to him what is going on, and where do those monsters come from, telling him that he saved his life.
Ian
- Calling Me a Logarithm: He mentions that Abigail once called him "swole", and he doesn't know if the word was an insult or a compliment.
- Handy Man: He accepts whatever odd jobs he can take, like setting up the decorations for an upcoming festival and the cleaning up afterwards, or the Farmer can hire him to water their crops, pet the animals...etc.
- Kind Hearted Simpleton: Illiterate, but obviously has a warm and caring heart.
- Never Bareheaded: He is always wearing a beanie, until v2.0.4 in which he takes it off at the island resort, but before that it was played completely straight.
- Never Learned to Read: He is revealed to be this:
- In his 4 heart event he is shown struggling to write a letter to his family, he asks the Farmer to proof-read it and they say that it has a lot of spelling mistakes.
- In his 8 heart event he receives a letter from his family and sheepishly asks the Farmer to read it for him, since he struggles to read it.
- Odd Friendship: He is friends with Sean who he co-founded Odd Jobs Services with, but Ian has a completely opposite work ethic.
- Workaholic: He is always keeping himself busy, and feels nervous whenever he has idle time.
Jeric
- The Casanova: It's mentioned that he acts somewhat of a playboy and flirts with whoever he can. His dialogue with the farmer frequently fits this pattern.
- The Charmer: According to his dialogue, he has managed to charm everyone in the Valley, he even mentions that Sebastian and Haley have opened up to him and notes that they're really sweet people once you get to know them.
- Cool Horse: He has a horse named Turbo, during the Farm Fair he rents for other children to ride it; with the "NPC Adventures" add-on he reveals that he was the owner of Pegasus, the horse who had an unfortunate accident in the cable car.
- Happily Adopted: He was adopted and raised by the Governor of Stardew Valley. He mentions being grateful to him.
- The Rival: Since he also owns a farm, he declares himself the Farmer's rival; in his 8 heart event he admits to the Farmer that he did it because he is attracted to them.
- Twinkle in the Eye: He will sometimes greet the Farmer with a wink and a twinkle in the eye.
Jio
Click here to see him unmasked
Jio is a mysterious warrior living near the entrance of Ridge Forest with his mission partner, Kiwi; he is revealed to be part of the Cult of the Lady with the Red Tail and becomes romanceable once the Farmer saves the Spirit Realm.
- Alien Arts Are Appreciated: He is actually an elf, and he likes every movie in the movie theatre, saying that he's intrigued by these "moving pictures".
- Blatant Lies: In his introductory event when he meets the Farmer, he introduces himself as a "simple traveler", but the Farmer clearly doesn't buy it.
- Defrosting Ice King: He at first acts very cold and rude with the Farmer once they save the Spirit Realm, since he thinks it's "too convenient" that they showed up when they did; it takes some time for him to warm up to the Farmer.
- Interspecies Romance: If the Farmer romances him, since he's an elf.
- The Mentor: He becomes one to Corine when he decides to train her as a ninja.
- Ninja: He is a Ninja warrior tasked with guarding the Ridge Forest.
- Ninja Zombie Pirate Robot: He's a magical elven ninja.
- Not So Above It All: In Carmen's 4 heart event when she encounters both him and Kiwi, she can only partially see Kiwi as big kiwi fruit and asks Jio if he's going to sell her, Jio replies "I might do just that" for which Kiwi then runs away.
- Parting-Words Regret: He reveals in his 10 heart event that many years ago a fellow cult member confessed her love to him, but he rejected her saying love was "a waste of time"; he then went on a mission, and when he returned, he learned that she had died in an accident. He has been haunted by this for a long time, which is why he wanted to go to the Spirit Realm and apologize to her.
- Pointy Ears: Being an elf, he has pointy ears, but most of the time he keeps them under his mask and hood; in his introductory event, the Farmer is somehow able to see them under his clothes.
June
- Birds of a Feather: With the Farmer, since he also left a cushy well-paid job in the city because he felt his life had turned into a meaningless routine, and pursued a simpler life.
- Canon Immigrant: He was originally a custom NPC from a separate add-on mod for Ridgeside Village made by one of the collaborators of the latter. Release 2.3 incorporated him to the main mod.
- Elegant Classical Musician: He's charismatic and loves to play the piano at the Log Cabin Hotel.
- Expy: According to his creator, June is inspired by Mikhail from Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns.
- Mystical White Hair: He's a skilled musician, and he has white hair despite being mentioned that he's not much older than Ysabelle.
Kenneth
- Bungling Inventor: Many of his inventions fail and cause problems, in his 2 heart event one of them even catches fire.
- Creating Life Is Awesome: He built Howdy the robot, it can be seen roaming Ridgeside Village or at the cable car station. With the "NPC Adventures" add-on, he mentions that he also once built a digging robot but he lost control of it and it dug itself deep in the mountain, and is probably still out there somewhere.
- Foil: To Maru; both are technical-minded and enjoy working with gadgets, they both are even able to build a robot, but while Maru is a Gadgeteer Genius, Kenneth is more of a Bungling Inventor.
- Lost Pet Grievance: He reveals that he lost his dog, Buddy, a few years back and he has been trying to recreate it using technology; in his 6 heart event he builds a Robot Dog as a substitute for it, but it breaks down shortly after he powers it up.
- Mad Scientist: There are some subtle hints of him being a bit of this: Before his 8 heart event he's obsessed with "recreating" his late dog buddy using technology, and when he does he speaks to it as if it's really his lost pet before it breaks down. There are also some lines from Howdy which suggest some dark implications with it, and with the "NPC Adventures" add-on he can tell the Farmer to not believe a word Howdy says to them.
- Mr. Fixit: He likes to fix broken devices as part of his job.
- Shipper on Deck: He mentions rooting for Maru and Harvey getting together.
Philip
- Closet Geek: He has a secret geeky side, as he enjoys comic books, kid's cartoons, and collecting action figures.
- Hunk: He has a very muscular build and dresses as a sports practitioner.
- If Jesus, Then Aliens: A variation of this when he during the Night Market says that he's shocked to learn that mermaids are real, and pigs can swim and pull boats. He then wonders what else is real in the world.
- Nice Guy: He is one of the nicest people in Ridgeside Village.
- Serious Business: The reason he was drinking a lot in his 4 heart event was that he was upset with the
new direction his favourite comic series was taking. - Sleep Cute: His 8 heart event has him falling asleep outside the Log Cabin Hotel, the Farmer then sits next to him and they both fall asleep together.
- The Rival: He mentions having a friendly rivalry with Alex, betting on who is stronger.
- Vomit Discretion Shot: In his 4 heart event he is seen drinking a lot of alcohol in Gus' tavern and has the Farmer bringing him outside when he starts feeling sick.
Sean
- Animal Metaphor: He uses the "cocoon-butterfly" analogy to explain to the children of Ridgeside Village and Pelican Town what it means to be transgender.
- Forced from Their Home: He reveals that his parents kicked him out of their house because he wasn't doing anything for himself and slacked around all the time. He mentions that they still support him with his hormone replacement therapy (HRT) though.
- Friend to All Children: Alongside with Blair, he frequently plays with Trinnie and Keahi, and also joins in on the latter's pranks.
- Fun Personified: He always has a jovial, funny and playful attitude.
- Foil: To Ian; they both left their homes to find work, and they both like almost the same things, but Ian is a hard-working individual while Sean is way lazier.
- That Cloud Looks Like...: His 14 heart event has him and Farmer laying on the grass and watching the clouds trying to discern their shapes.
- The Slacker: Unlike Ian who's a workaholic, Sean prefers to slack around. It's later revealed in his 8 heart event that he actually has undiagnosed ADHD.
- The Prankster: Although not to the extent of Keahi, he admits to having glued googly eyes on Trinnie's plants once. In his 10 heart event he recruits the Farmer to help him in a prank on Blair.
- Pungeon Master: The day before a festival hits, he will give out a pun related to the upcoming event when you talk to him.
Shiro
- Bathtub Bonding: Variation of this in his 8 heart event, where he and the Farmer go on a therapeutic swim in the ocean together.
- Big Brother Instinct: He loves his little brother, Yuuma, very much. And he even attempts to cook him his favourite food.
- Disappeared Dad: Both his parents had to go work away from home in order to afford his treatment; while his mother Naomi eventually returns, his father, Shoto, is still abroad.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: He has a scar on his face, probably because of his accident.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: This is how he feels regarding his injury and disability, as he doesn't want to be a load for his little brother Yuuma. He actually says the trope name word for word.
- Tragically Disabled Love Interest: Part of his character arc is him dealing with his injury and subsequent disability, so he becomes this if the Farmer romances him.
Zayne
- …And That Little Girl Was Me: In his 6 heart event he points at the words "I'll make my family proud one day!" carved into an old car outside the Amethyne manor, saying how they were carved by a little kid who greatly admired his family, and that that boy was him.
- Call to Agriculture: In his 10 heart event he takes the time to get a hands-on learning experience at farming at the community greenhouse, saying how he wants to learn what it is to work on a farm.
- Chick Magnet: Many female characters constantly remark how handsome he is, in addition to his status of "Amethyne prince".
- Dance of Romance: In his 8 heart event he will ask the Farmer or Irene to dance with him.
- Hidden Depths: Befriending him reveals his struggles with trying to live up to the expectations of his grandmother, he opens up about his insecurities on fulfilling his future role as the head of the family, and the effect the problems of his family have on him.
- Nice to the Waiter: Shanice mentions how warm and personable he is when he visits her shop and that he knows how to genuinely smile.
- Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor: He's definitely the wealthiest of all the other bachelors (and possibly bachelorettes as well), making him the "rich" suitor against all the other "poor" ones.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Many female villagers note how well dressed he is and how handsome he looks.
Townspeople
Lenny
- Affectionate Nickname: She calls Lewis "Lewlew", he thinks it's embarassing.
- Alliterative Family: Lenny and Lewis.
- Buffy Speak: She does this on occasion:(to the Farmer after being pranked by Keahi) "Do you smell something? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells... smelly."
- Cool Old Lady: She always has a very friendly, upbeat, and care-free disposition.
- Covert Pervert: The Farmer's reaction at examining a romance book titled "Stallion" in her bedroom gives the impression she is this.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: She's the "foolish" part to Lewis' responsible, as she sometimes allows her work to pile up due to procrastination.
- The Gadfly: She likes to tease Lewis a lot, especially about his relationship with Marnie. According to her "it's her Yoba's given right as an older sister".
- Trademark Favorite Food: Just like her brother Lewis, she loves the Autumn's Bounty dish and hot peppers.
- Womanchild: She is mentioned to have shades of this, despite being older than Lewis; she even says that she'd like to participate in the egg hunt contest, and that she'd probably win it.
Mr. Aguar
- Bearer of Bad News: His research eventually uncovers that the magical energies from the water are causing an uncontrollable growth of plants in an underground cave below Ridgeside Village; if left unchecked, the plants would eventually destabilize the ridge, destroying both the village and Pelican Town with the resulting landslide.
- Doing in the Scientist: Almost a literal example of the trope: It is revealed that he used to be a practicioner of magic, hence his friendship with Rasmodius, until he chose to become a man of science. But he still practices magic to conduct his scientific experiments and reach "scientific" conclusions.
- Elemental Hair Colors: He noticeably has turquoise-coloured hair and beard which fits with his water association.
- For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: With the "Seasonal Outfits" add-on, for the Spirit's Eve festival he can wear his wizard robes and says that they're his "old work clothes"; the wizard Rasmodius will remark on how bold Aguar is to openly parade as a wizard.
- Grumpy Old Man: He at first acts gruff and grumpy with the Farmer, saying that he's very busy to be bothered with pleasantries.
- Insufferable Genius: He says that his work is too important and complex for the Farmer to comprehend.
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: He wears a white labcoat to signal that he's a scientist; later releases upgraded his sprite to make his clothes look a little bit more like wizard's robes.
- Meaningful Name: His name, Aguar, is derived from the Latin word "Aqua" which means water, and he has blue hair, alongside working on water research.
- Mundane Utility: In his 2 heart event the Farmer catches him using magic to do his laundry, which is how they discover that Mr. Aguar used to be a wizard.
- Secret-Keeper: In Malaya's 4 heart event, it's revealed that he acted as a mediator between she and the merpeople, as such he is aware of she being a mermaid and the reason she and Kimpoi began travelling the world. Malaya later reveals in her 8 heart event that Mr. Aguar was the wizard who gave her permanent legs.
Bert
- Bumbling Dad: He has shades of this, since he is always acting like a happy-go-lucky guy, which according to Olga frequently causes problems.
- Doting Parent: He does everything to dote on Trinnie a lot.
- Money Dumb: According to his wife, Olga, he constantly gets involved in schemes hoping to make a quick buck, but more often than not they result in money losses.
- Perma-Stubble: His portrait has him sporting a very visible one.
- Red Baron: He used to be a gridball star player back at school, nicknamed "Big Bad Bert"; in the "NPC Adventures" add-on, Trinnie says that it can't be true since her dad "is really sweet, and kind, and fluffy!".
- Strong Family Resemblance: He noticeably has green hair just like his cousin, Caroline, which is indicative that they're related.
Olga
- Almighty Mom: Both her husband Bert and her daughter Trinnie are afraid to cross her. Even her older brother Kimpoi and sister-in-law Malaya are shown to be intimidated by her.
- Happily Married: Despite how she constantly unloads on her husband, Bert, calling him a "dumb oaf", she loves him very much.
- Hidden Depths: Despite her short temper, she is shown to be a warm and caring person who loves her family.
- Secret-Keeper: It's implied by her dialogue that she is aware that her sister-in-law, Malaya, is a mermaid.
- Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids: She is very strict with Trinnie, but this in turn makes Trinnie more sneaky; Trinnie's friendship with Keahi doesn't help.
Trinnie
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: She has a crush on Keahi, who is a mischievous prankster boy, she says that she likes him because "he's so cool and confident".
- Book Dumb:
- In one of Louie's heart events when he calls her and Keahi "imbeciles", she doesn't understand what the word means and instead thinks that he's calling them "bees".
- During the Egg Festival when she and Keahi set up a stall to sell egg dishes, she can't pronounce the word "restaurant".
- Caring Gardener: She loves to take care of plants, going as far as talking to them and giving them names.
- Cheerful Child: She always has a cheerful disposition.
- Children Are Innocent: She has a few moments the show her as this:
- She doesn't know how to prank people despite hanging out a lot with Keahi (it's implied that she just goes along with him in his pranks), once she asked for advice to her father about this.
- In Maddie's 6 heart event she asks her why Maddie acts cold with the Farmer and if it it because they are a bad person, and then points out that actually she is always smiling when she's with them.
- With the "NPC Adventures" add-on she mentions that when Paula returned to the village from the war, she saw that she looked sad so the first thing she did was to give her a hug.
- Daddy's Girl: She is doted on a lot by her dad, Bert, and she acts like his little princess.
- Literal-Minded: She mentions being confused when told that she has a "Green Thumb", she says she looked at her thumb for hours to see if it was actually green.
- Puppy Love: She confesses to the Farmer that she has a crush on Keahi, a lot of her dialogue and requests mention how she wants him to notice her.
- Shipper on Deck: In Maddie's 6 heart event she notices that Maddie is always smiling when she's around the Farmer.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She has green hair which she got from her dad and her distant relative, Caroline, and just like the latter, she also enjoys taking care of plants.
- Un Evil Laugh: In one of her heart events, after being cheered by the Farmer by being told that she still has to grow up and then maybe she'll get Keahi's attention. She then becomes determined to become "prettier than Ysabelle and smarter than Penny" and laughs maniacally.
Pika
- Actually Pretty Funny: He sometimes mentions having scolded Keahi after he put a "Kick me" sign in Shane's back, but admits to you that the prank was actually funny.
- Dark and Troubled Past: He used to be a gang member, before he straightened out his life.
- Gratuitous Foreign Language: In this case Gratuitous Hawaiian in his dialogue, since Ember Island is the Fantasy Counterpart Culture of Hawaii (and likely Samoa) in the Stardew Valley Fanon.
- Lost Lenore: He misses his late wife Leilani very much, he still has their mermaid pendant in his room and speaks to it every morning.
- Supreme Chef: His food is famous throughout the entire village, and he constantly experiments with new recipes.
Keahi
- Didn't Think This Through: Several of his pranks end up causing a lot of trouble for him, like when he pranks Trinnie by dropping a bucket of honey on her while she was wearing her favourite dress, which makes her stop talking to him. In his 6 heart event he steals a firecracker from Ian's workshop and lights it at the centre of the village, thinking that since it was soaked it wouldn't work; he was wrong.
- Messy Hair: He visibly has a very messy hairstyle.
- Missing Mom: His mother, Leilani, passed away when he was very little; since then, he has been raised by his father.
- Naughty Is Good: He is a mischievous boy that also has a good heart.
- Oblivious to Love: He's completely oblivious to Trinnie's crush on him, saying he doesn't understand why Trinnie gets upset when he doesn't want to be the "husband" when he plays with her; Justified Trope since he's just a kid.
- The Prankster: He enjoys playing pranks; in his 2 heart event he pranks the Farmer with a stink bug, which causes all villagers for the rest of day to tell them that they smell if they interact.
- Precocious Crush: He mentions several times to have a crush on Ysabelle and how he wants to impress her, it is also mentioned that he likes Haley as well.
- Supreme Chef: His father and a lot of villagers comment on how, despite his young age, he is showing a lot of potential for cooking. At 10 hearts he will often give a dish to the Farmer, mentioning that he cooked it himself.
Ezekiel
- Collector of the Strange: He has quite a few artifacts in his house, which says he got as souvenirs from his time in the army. In one request he says that he saw an artifact the Farmer donated to the museum, and asks for another one just like it for his collection.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: He feels he missed out on Corine's childhood, so he is very protective of his daughter. During the Flower Dance, he says he'll scare away any boy who approaches her.
- Dad the Veteran: He was drafted to fight in the wars when Corine was little. He returned a changed man.
- Does Not Like Spam: He hates eggs in general, so naturally he isn't fond of the Egg Festival.
- Excellent Judge of Character: He immediately thinks that Morris is obnoxious and someone should shut him up.
- Lost Lenore: Several of his dialogue lines mention how much he misses his wife, Helen; one of his heart events has him showing the Farmer a family picture of them and Corine as a small child.
- Perpetual Frowner: He always has a scowling expression on his face.
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: Downplayed, unlike Kent, a lot of time has passed since he returned from the wars, so he has had time to process his trauma, he does mention that sometimes he has nightmares and that he needs a cold beer to help him get back to sleep.
Richard
- Cool Old Guy: He is a nice old guy, who is very friendly with everyone.
- Foil: To Maive; both are old, wealthy individuals with business know-how and claim to have the region's best interest in their heart, but while Maive comes from an old rich family Richard is a Self-Made Man which makes him more personable with the common people, and Maive has shades of being a condescending Rich Bitch.
- Lost Lenore: He frequently mentions his late wife and Ysabelle's grandmother, Angelika, saying how it was she who gave him the idea of building the hotel, and holds tightly to her memory.
- Mistaken for Suicidal: In his 10 heart event the Farmer sees him looking depressed, walking towards the highest balcony of the Log Cabin Hotel and whispering "Time to end it", and runs after him. It turned out he was going to finally let go of his lost wife's memory by spreading her ashes on the mountain as her last request.
- Non-Idle Rich: Despite being very wealthy, he works full time at the Log Cabin Hotel, and made a point of making his granddaughter, Ysabelle, work as a receptionist there to keep her down to earth.
- Promoted to Parent: He took care of Corine when her father, Ezekiel, went off to fight in the wars, and also took his granddaughter Ysabelle in when she ran away from her parents.
- Self-Made Man: He had a simple life growing up in the Valley; he built the Log Cabin Hotel as a personal dream, which eventually made him very wealthy.
Naomi
- Parents as People: She regrets having been away from her sons to work, and the weight it put on her youngest son, Yuuma.
- Prim and Proper Bun: She has a very formal and proper personality, and she always wears her hair in a bun.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: It's revealed in one of her heart events that she is afraid of heights, so the Farmer has to accompany her on the cable car to go to Pelican Town.
Yuuma
- Affection-Hating Kid: He dislikes the movie "The Zuzu City Express" of the movie theatre, and is grossed out when the characters kiss.
- Adorably Precocious Child: Albeit for sad reasons; he's been handed a lot of responsibility for his age.
- Gratuitous Japanese: He calls Shiro "Onii-san".
- It's All My Fault: It's revealed that he blames himself for Shiro's condition, and thinks that he's not doing enough.
- Japanese Politeness: His overall demeanor. Pierre even comments on him being 'so formal' during a cutscene.
- Little Professor Dialog: He speaks in this manner during Torts' introductory event, citing many facts about turtles.
- Momma's Boy: He is shown to be very attached to his mother, crying Tears of Joy when she comes back to the village, and in her 8 heart event he is very happy to spend the rest of the day with her while she works at the hotel.
- Precocious Crush: He mentions that Flor is really pretty.
- The Quiet One: In contrast with other more hyperactive children, Trinnie and Keahi, Yuuma is noticeable more subdued and quiet.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: Deconstructed Trope. While Yuuma is shown to be a very responsible and mature kid for his age, this is shown to have a toll on him; Pierre notes that he never plays with other kids and that it's hurting his friendship with them.
Carmen
- Deliberate Values Dissonance: A very downplayed example, in one of her casual lines she accidentally misgenders Sean. To her credit, she immediately corrects herself.
- Foil:
- To Pam; both are wise-cracking working-class single mothers with a young woman for a daughter. But while Pam is an alcoholic abusive mother, Carmen is more loving and dedicated towards Blair, albeit with hints of Parental Obliviousness.
- To Jodi as well; both got married and became mothers when they were still young and suffered marital problems, but while Jodi shows hints of regretting her life. Carmen is very happy and grateful to have had Blair and categorically denies to Blair regretting having to raise her alone.
- Good Parents: Despite their issues she is shown to be fully dedicated to her daughter and wants the best for her.
- Gratuitous Spanish: She often has some untranslated Spanish in her dialogue lines.
- Parents as People: In Blair's 8 heart event she admits to the Farmer that maybe she should have been more open with Blair about her father and the reason she got divorced from him.
- Parental Obliviousness: She has hints of this; she frequently says how her ex-husband was a good-for-nothing man and how happy she is that he's out of her and Blair's lives, however Blair's dialogue hints that her father might not have been as bad with her and that she misses him.
- Verbal Tic: She constantly interjects her dialogue with an "Ayayay!".
Freddie
- Happily Married: To his wife, Lola; they've been married for many years and it's shown that he loves her very much.
- Like a Son to Me: In his 6 heart event he says to the Farmer that they've become like "the child they've never had".
- Retired Badass: He used to be an intrepid adventurer, actually an assassin; he now lives a quiet life in his twilight years.
Lola
- Arms Dealer: She has a secret weapon shop at her shed, she opens it up to the Farmer upon reaching 8 hearts with her.
- Battle Couple: According to her, she and her husband used to be one, undertaking many missions together.
- Death of a Child: According to Freddie, they used to have a little child named Rex, who tragically got killed while they were on a mission. While Freddie has now moved on, she still has emotional scars from it.
- Happily Married: To her husband Freddie; despite everything they've been through, she's very happy with him.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Lola Daggerkin-Bladebane. Same with her husband, Freddie Bladebane.
- Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: Get acquainted with her well enough to learn her secret, and she will wistfully reminisce about her glory days, including the people she killed and the screams they made.
Kimpoi
- Affectionate Nickname: He calls Olga "Ollie" and Alissa "Ali".
- Been There, Shaped History: Lewis mentions that it was Kimpoi who pushed him to run for mayor.
- The Big Guy: He is shown to be quite big, and in his 8 heart event he's also shown to be very strong.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He's visibly at least a head taller than his wife Malaya.
- Interspecies Romance: It's heavily hinted that his wife Malaya, is a mermaid; considering that he met her while he was at the sea, this makes perfect sense.
- Manly Tears: He cries Tears of Joy upon meeting Alissa again.
- Nice Guy: In his 4 heart event many villagers reminiscence on how nice and selfless he is, going out of his way to help others and making them feel better, and Malaya reveals that this was one of the reasons she fell in love with him.
- No Social Skills: He reveals in his 2 heart event that he was always socially awkward, and being away from his home village for so long hasn't helped with his social anxiety, but in his 4 heart event it's shown that he is getting better at it with the support of his friends and family.
- Sickeningly Sweethearts: With his wife, Malaya, they clearly are all over each other.
- Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: He's not ugly strictly speaking, just plain-looking; but his wife Malaya is mentioned to be quite lovely, and she's hinted to be a mermaid, which in the game's universe are said to be very beautiful.
Malaya
- Alien Arts Are Appreciated:
- She became quite a skilled baker after getting married; considering where she's from, one can safely say that it was something new to her, she even accidentally remarks how creative humans are with their recipes.
- She is also shown to love dancing, and says that it took her years to get comfortable with her legs for doing it.
- Artificial Limbs: One dialog line from Olga implies that she is using some sort of prosthetic legs. Subverted as it turns out her legs are flesh and blood, but she didn't always have them - she used to be a mermaid.
- Culture Clash:
- She mentions that Trinnie and Keahi once attempted to prank her by putting a newt on her, and that they got mad when she didn't get scared; she says that she doesn't get it, since newts are "good luck" where she is from.
- She also mentions that she doesn't understand why Lewis would want to keep his relationship with Marnie secret, since where she is from, being in love is expected to be openly and publicly known.
- Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: She regrets having to leave her daughter, and hopes one day to tell her the truth about why she had to do it.
- Glamour Failure: In her 8 heart event she wanders into Ridge Falls, where the magical mist shows her as a mermaid to the Farmer. Raeriyala then appears and explains that the magic of the place reveals the true selves to the eyes of others.
- Hugh Mann: Despite living on the surface for many years, she still slips out when talking to other people (see Saying Too Much for other examples):Malaya: Human crea-I mean our species is quite creative and innovative, right? It's an amazing trait!
- Maligned Mixed Marriage: It's revealed that her family greatly disapproved of her falling in love with a human, and accused her of "betraying her kind".
- Mysterious Past: Not much is known about her past before she met her husband, or more importantly, why they had to leave. In her 8 heart event, she reveals her story to the Farmer: She was a mermaid who fell in love with a human sailor, but her family greatly disapproved of this, so she ran away and found a wizard who turned her into a human in exchange for some treasures. Then, she and Kimpoi got married and had Alissa shortly after. However, it turned out that the transformation spell wasn't permanent, so they went to Mr. Aguar, who devised a spell that would make her a human permanently. Still, it required a blessing from her family. After many negotiations, the latter agreed on the condition that she and her husband would perform specific tasks on their behalf on the surface for several years.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: It is heavily implied that she's actually a mermaid. This is confirmed in her 8 heart event.
- Saying Too Much: She sometimes says things that may hint of her true nature, and she immediately backpedals when she realizes what she's saying:
- On the Spirit's Eve festival she wonders out loud why nobody is dressed-up as a mermaid, then remembers that it would make it difficult to walk and that she should have remembered, after which she flusters out and pretends she didn't say anything.
- Kimpoi wonders if for the Spirit Eve's festival he should dress up as a sailor, and Malaya says that if he goes as a sailor she will go as a mermaid since "it would match".
- At the Flower Dance she says that she has loved to dance ever since "she got feet", then quickly corrects it to "when she learned to walk".
- During the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies, she can be seen looking longingly at the ocean and wondering how things are "back at home"; when she realizes that she's been overheard, she flusters out and quickly says that she meant the animals and the crops back at her farm.
- Sometimes she says that she doesn't understand the people's fascination with the sunken city of Atlantis, as she says that it's "a lackluster place". When asked how she knows, she quickly pretends she didn't say anything.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She mentions that one of the reasons she fell in love with her husband was because of his kindness.
- Starting a New Life: Implied Trope with her, since her dialogue and heart events suggest that she gave up everything to be with her husband.
- Supernaturally Young Parent: Kimpoi mentions that she hasn't visibly aged since the time they've been together, and that she is as beautiful as she was when he met her. Which is probably a trait of her species.
- Sweet Baker: She opens up a pastry shop and cafeteria at the Log Cabin Hotel, and mentions that when Alissa was little she was very fond of pastries, which made her to learn how to bake them for her, and during her travels she learned different baking techniques from all over the world.
- You Can't Go Home Again: Her 4 heart event implies that she left the merpeople on less-than-friendly terms, and that she and her husband had spent the last several years repaying their debt to them.
Lorenzo
- Big Brother Instinct: He mentions that he took his younger siblings in because it's his responsibility as an older brother, he also believes that they're "not mature enough" for the real world.
- Gratuitous Italian: He says many Italian words in his dialogue.
- Happily Married: To his wife Shanice, he constantly says how beautiful she is and they both have frequent walks together at the Ridge.
- Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Downplayed regarding his relationship with his younger sister, Kiarra. He expresses concern over how she always tries to solve all the world's problems, and wishes her to grow up and focus her energies on something more useful.
Shanice
- Career Versus Man: She reveals that she used to be a teacher in Zuzu City, but upon Lorenzo's parents passing away and him taking over the family business, she had to quit her job in order to come with him to the village.
- Never Gets Drunk: During a Drinking Game in Paula's 6 heart event, it's mentioned that she won last time.
- School Marm: Subverted, she claims to want to be a teacher but she is still thinking of joining Penny and Flor in their teaching of children.
- Shipper on Deck: She hopes that her brother-in-law, Anton, will get together with Paula.
Maive
- Ambiguously Evil: She acts like a condescending Rich Bitch with the Farmer and other characters, but it's shown that she truly cares for the valley and reveals to have been friends with the Farmer's grandparents. However, in one of her heart events she is implied to have ties with the mysterious "G Corporation", which is revealed in Daia's 14 heart event to be connected to Gabriella.
- Condescending Compassion: At low hearts she acts very consdescending with the Farmer, and saying how their Grandpa wasn't very different.
- Does Not Like Spam: Mayonnaise of all kinds are among gifts she hates.
- Education Mama: More of an Education Grandma, it's revealed that she constantly preasures her youngest grandchildren to excel in education, since they "have to live up to the name of the Amethyne family". At one point she denies Louie's request to accompany his older brother, Zayne, on one of his trips because he only scored 93 points on his latest grades.
- I Did What I Had to Do: She mentions having done questionable things before, but that she did it for the valley and for her family.
- Marriage of Convenience: Rumours say that she got married this way, to secure a political alliance.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: During the Flower Dance, she will say the Farmer's Grandpa had a unique way of asking people to dance, and then immediately says that no, he never asked her.
- Wealthy Philanthropist: This is the image of her family that she works hard to project.
- What the Hell, Player?: She will have this reaction if you attempt to talk to her when she's at the phone, asking you if you have any manners.
Sonny
- Back from the Dead: In his 8 heart event, Raeriyala reveals that he actually died at the hands of some monsters, but because she saw in his heart that he would become a devout worshipper of her, she brought him back to life.
- Barred from the Afterlife: According to Raeriyala, because he was brought back to life, when he dies for real his soul will remain in the Spirit Realm instead of going to Yoba.
- Cool Old Guy: He's very nice with the Farmer and wishes blessings for them in the name of Yoba.
- I Owe You My Life: He reveals that when he was young the Spirit of the Mountain saved his life (he actually died, according to Raeriyala) from some monsters; since then, he's been a devout worshiper of her.
- The Jeeves: He's unfailingly polite to everyone, and he's tasked with sitting the Amethyne's younger kids.
- Undying Loyalty: Towards the Amethyne family and Madame Maive; according to him, his family is sworn by oath to serve the Amethynes.
Ariah
- Academic Alpha Bitch: She will constantly say during festivals how they're a waste of time and that she should be studying.
- Ojou: She's the heiress of an old rich family.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: While initially she can appear cold and snobby, if the Farmer befriends her, she is revealed to be a really sweet person who only wants to live up to the expectations of her grandmother.
- Spoiled Sweet: She is revealed to have a caring personaliy in her heart events, she is also very friendly with her house's cook, Irene. In her 8 heart event she takes the time to go out and start socializing with other villagers making many new friends.
- Vague Age: Before release 2.2 her portrait, character model and dialogue suggested that she was a college student, however it
was later clarified by Rafseazz that she is actually 16. Version 2.2 adjusted her dialogue to reflect the fact that she is still in high school and her portrait and sprite changed to make her look younger.
Louie
- Berserk Button: He loses it when his half-sister, Nadaline, calls him "brother".
- Big Brother Worship: It's revealed that he greatly admires his older brother, Zayne.
- Caring Gardener: He mentions that Sonny taught him about gardening, and allows him to have his own plants to care for in their garden.
- Hidden Depths: He reveals in one of his heart events that apart from enjoying gardening, he also named his plants, but tells the Farmer not to tell anyone about it.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Despite his spoiled behaviour he's revealed to be quite lonely. During several festivals he can be seen looking longingly at other kids playing. According to Sonny, he desperately wishes to join them.
- Only Friend: If the Farmer befriends him, he'll say that they're his only friend and how happy he is that they visit him.
- Spoiled Brat: He acts at first as an obnoxious spoiled kid, deeming everyone as inferior and that they should be feel privileged being in his company.
- That One Player: He mentions that he finished the Nintendo Hard "Journey of the Prairie King" videogame and that it's not challenging to him anymore.
- We Named the Monkey "Jack": He reveals that he named his plants with similar names to the other kids, based on the attributes that are similar to them.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: He shows hints of missing his dad who is constantly out of the village working on the family's businesses.
Torts
*spoiler* Click here for his true form
Ridgeside Village's resident turtle; according to Lenny, he has been living there as long as she can remember, and he's being taken care of by the children in the village. He can be usually found near his pet house by the river.
- Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: He is a cute little turtle that the Farmer can befriend, and in his heart events he shares many funny moments with the Farmer. And then in the "good" version of his 10 heart event, he invites the Farmer to his home dimension, revealing himself as a huge cosmic turtle; he then tells them about how fond he has become of the Farmer and the humans in the valley.
- Flipping Helpless: In his 6 heart event the Farmer can find him flipped on his shell on a rainy day at Ridge Falls, and they have the choice to help him.
- The Gods Must Be Lazy: In one event he's asked by Raeriyala about why he doesn't help the humans with his immense power, he answers that in the past he did directly intervene in human affairs, but the humans then used his magic and gifts to wage war against others in greed. So he decided to hide himself from them, but still discreetly helps them from time to time.
- Humans Are Bastards: He says that, in the time he's spent observing humanity since they came to be, he's come to despise them for destroying the environment and plundering the planet's resources, but upon living with the people of the valley and later meeting the Farmer, he's become very fond of them.
- Nearly Normal Animal: In his heart events he is shown to be quite smart and expressive for a non-Talking Animal and non-Funny Animal. And it turns out to be a Justified Trope considering that he's a cosmic turtle, billions of years old.
- Really 700 Years Old: Turtles are known to be long lived and records indicate that he has been around since both Pelican Town and Ridgeside Village were founded. And it turns out that it has existed for far longer than that.
- Wise Old Turtle: In his 10 heart event, if the Farmer made the right choices in the previous heart events, he will reveal his true form as a cosmic turtle being.
Cult of the Lady with the Red Tail
Kiwi
- Black Sheep: She's noticeably different from other Junimos, in fact the Wizard Rasmodius posits that she was actually artificially created.
- Blood Knight: In the "NPC Adventures" mod add-on, she has battle quotes that show her as this:Kiwi: Kiwi will stab all the purple monsters! Then Kiwi will bathe in the blood of purple monsters!
- Hates Being Touched: At low hearts she will outright threaten the Farmer when interacting with her, see Killer Rabbit.
- Horse of a Different Color: In one event after thinking a lot and determining to know how to become unstoppable, she tells Torts to become her steed, and attempts to ride him.
- Invisible to Normals: Being a Junimo, she's invisible to people without magic sensitivity; however it's shown that the Ridgeside villagers can at least partially see her as rolling kiwi fruit, this is implied to be due to Raeriyala's magical influence.
- Killer Rabbit: She might be a cute little Junimo, but make no mistake: She's an assassin.Kiwi: Don't touch! Kiwi has knives.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: She's a forest spirit who's also a Ninja.
- Non-Human Sidekick:
- She's a Junimo that can be frequently found hanging around Jio, since she's his partner.
- Can become this to the Farmer with the "NPC Adventures" add-on.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: During Torts' 8 heart event, Torts and the Farmer encounter a monster that was caught in a trap set by Jio, then she and Jio show up and Jio asks the Farmer to finish the monster off. If the Farmer kills the monster, Jio will approve but Kiwi will say that "it felt wrong", and if they release the monster, Jio will protest but Kiwi will say that "the Farmer did a kind thing". This is one of the choices that determines if Torts shows his true form to the Farmer later.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Her little eyelashes are pretty much the only way to tell that she's female, aside from a few missable lines from Jio where he refers to her as such.
- Third-Person Person: She talks in this manner, like other Junimos in other fanworks.
- Verbal Tic: Shoo!
- You No Take Candle: Again, similarly to other Junimos in other fanworks, she doesn't fully grasp English.
Bliss
- Creepy Child: She is a young girl, but she has been working as an agent for a nebulous organization, and she is clearly sensitive to the supernatural.
- Enfant Terrible: She has no qualms of making the Farmer know that she's an assassin.Bliss: Don't touch me. I will cut you.
- My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That: In Daia's 14 heart event, after interrupting a romantic moment between she and the Farmer, Bliss says that she smells a lot of pheromones.
- The Nose Knows: She mentions that she has a very heightened sense of smell, which causes the My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That moment.
- Oracular Urchin: She opens up the quest for the haunted greenhouse, telling the Farmer that she senses a lost spirit that needs their help.
- Pintsized Power House: According to Daia, her combat abilities are unmatched; she admits that she has never bested her in sparring matches.
- Stalker without a Crush: She mentions to watch the kids of Ridgeside Village, and wonders if they would be friendly towards her. She seems to be particularly intrigued by Yuuma and believes that she would get along with him very well.
Helen
- Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: She says that she had to pretend she was dead in order to take a very important and secret mission.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Potentially, she appears with the other members of the cult in the cutscene when the portal to the Spirit Realm is opened, which the player can see before watching her introductory event after they have enough hearts with Corine and Ezekiel.
- Faking the Dead: She had to fake her own death in order to take her mission.
- The Mentor: Daia mentions that she is tasked with training new recruits, and Jio implies that it was she who trained him.
- Take Care of the Kids: Upon achieving 8 hearts with Corine and 10 hearts with Ezekiel, she reveals herself to the Farmer, telling the Farmer that she's been watching them and entrusting them to watch over her family.
Belinda
- Arch-Enemy: After the Spirit Realm is saved, she vows to find a certain man (implied to be Mr. Qi) and learn his secrets.
- Dark Is Not Evil: She wears dark-looking attire and she uses black magic, despite this she is shown to be aligned with good.
- Heel–Face Turn: According to Raeriyala, she used to be a demon summoned by Gabriella sent to destroy her altar; Raeriyala felt her pain and almost sacrificed her life to cleanse her and give her human form.
- I Did What I Had to Do: She sealed her lover, Raeriyala, because the latter was constantly thwarting her attempts to open the portal to the Spirit Realm. Something she insisted on doing in order to go in and attempt to cleanse it herself.
- White-and-Grey Morality: She is definitely a darker shade of white, in some of her scenes she comes across as petty and vindictive; despite this, she is on the side of the good guys.
Raeriyala
- Animorphism: While not seen in the game, she and other characters mention that she can transform into a big fox creature.
- Asian Fox Spirit: She fits the archetype of a magical fox lady.
- Big Good: She is revealed to the Farmer as the protector of Stardew Valley.
- Enigmatic Empowering Entity: She explains that her magical influence is the one that causes many crops to grow exceptionally well, the Farmer can make offerings to her and get her blessing; it's also implied that her influence has bestowed the inhabitants of Ridgeside Village with the ability to see magical beings.
- Expressive Ears: Her portrait expresses emotion with her fox ears.
- Gods Need Prayer Badly: She reveals that she needs the worship from the villagers to maintain her link to the material world. Which was one of the reasons she resurrected Sonny when he was young.
- Little Bit Beastly: She has fox ears and tail, as well as Facial Markings that resemble whiskers.
- Ms. Exposition: She reveals many important plot details during her cutscenes; after being unsealed during her normal dialogue she says some tidbits of information about the things she sees in the valley, and if you give her certain relics (or even mayor Lewis' purple shorts) as offerings she will provide some background information about them.
- Sealed Good in a Can: She was first sealed by her lover, Belinda, to stop her from interfering with the latter's efforts to open the portal to the Spirit Realm. When the Farmer arrives in the Valley, Belinda begrudingly enlists their help to unseal her.
- What the Hell, Player?: After being unsealed, the Farmer can make offerings to her in order to receive her blessing. However, the player can give trash as an offering and she will give this reaction.
The Kingdom of Verde
Undreya
- I Choose to Stay: When the Royal Guard finds her, they are eager to bring her back to the elvish kingdom, but she refuses, saying that Stardew Valley is all she's ever known and that it's still home to her. So they make a compromise in that she can stay until she feels ready, but they keep a close eye on her.
- Five-Finger Discount: She uses her Object Shifting ability to pickpocket other villagers, she even once thanks the Farmer for the ice cream she bought with the spare change she pickpocketed from them.
- King Incognito: She is in reality the lost princess of the elvish Kingdom of Verde, since she was kidnapped as an infant by some humans.
- Loves Only Gold: Her loved gifts are gold items, like gold ore, gold bars, Golden Mask, Golden Relic, and golden eggs.
- Minor Living Alone: She has been living alone since her only "friend" Arthurr passed away.
- Object Shifting: She has the ability to transform into an inanimate object. In her hide-and-seek game she plays with the Farmer every day (except on Thursdays) she will appear disguised as an object somewhere in the game world.
- The Pig-Pen: She wears old loose clothes and it's mentioned that she is smelly.
- Secret Character: She only becomes available when first meeting Pipo and Lil'Acorn and later interacting with her at a certain place at a certain time.
Sari
- Reasonable Authority Figure: She immediately trusts the Farmer when she meets them, and pleads with them to help them find Undreya; later she agrees to the latter stay for the time being, and stops Pipo from telling Undreya that her only friend, Arthurr, was probably a bad guy.
- Team Mom: Literally, as her son is her subordinate. Upon finding Undreya and her deciding to stay for the time being, she tries to act as a surrogate mother to her.
Pipo
- Best Friend: According to Sari, he and Lil Acorn have been joined at the hip since they met.
- Child Soldiers: Despite his young age, he is already a member of the Royal Guard; he points out that, since Verde is peaceful, he has time to focus on his studies and being a child.
- Declaration of Protection: Upon meeting Undreya, he swears to protect her with his life.
- One-Steve Limit: He shares his name with one of Trinnie's plants.
- Saying Too Much: When he first meets the Farmer, he lets slip a lot of information about his mission, which provides clues about how Undreya can be met.
Lil Acorn
- Eyepatch of Power: He wears an eyepatch, and acording to him it makes him look cool.
- Innocently Insensitive: Upon meeting Undreya, he excitedly tells Sari and Pipo that "the smelly girl" has the same magical energies as the princess of Verde; she's not amused by it.
- Third-Person Person: Like Kiwi, he always refers to himself in third person.
- You Can See Me?: Upon him and Pipo meeting the Farmer, he notices that they can see him which indicates that they have magical abilities as well, so they trust the Farmer more easily.
Other
Grandma
The Farmer's grandmother, who passed away sometime before their Grandpa. She was a florist from Ridgeside Village and it's revealed that she had a deep connection with Raeriyala.
- Animal Motifs: Foxes, due to her connection to Raeriyala; Lorenzo gives the Farmer an amulet he says belonged to her, and it's shaped like a fox.
- The Chosen One: She was Raeriyala's chosen champion since she had a deep connection with her.
- Distaff Counterpart: Naturally to Grandpa, she even has an event similar to Grandpa's evaluation in which her spirit gives a message to the Farmer.
- Heroic Sacrifice: According to Belinda and Raeriyala, she volunteered to go into the Spirit Realm to cleanse it many years ago, she was partially sucessful but something happened there and she returned afflicted by a magical illness and passed away shortly after.
- Horse of a Different Color: Raeriyala mentions that when Grandma was a young lady she used to ride her fox form running through the forest.
- O.C. Stand-in: She only appears in the base game in a photo above Grandpa's fireplace during the game's opening cutscene, but otherwise she goes completely unmentioned. This mod adds her story.
- Post Humous Character: Like the Farmer's Grandpa, she passed away a long time ago.
- Soul Fragment: Her amulet is implied to contain a fragment of her soul; if the Farmer goes to bed with it in their inventory, a cutscene will play in which she speaks to them.
Arthurr
A human who took care of Undreya before passing away due to the humans' shorter lifespan compared with the elves'. Undreya always speaks very fondly of him.
- Affectionate Nickname: One note left by him reveals that he used to call Undreya "Cookie".
- Ambiguous Situation: It's not known whether he was one of the humans who kidnapped Undreya from her family. Pipo seems to believe this to be the case, however Raeriyala mentions remembering him as a kind-hearted man and how he often came to her shrine to pray, bringing Undreya as a toddler with him; but at the same time Undreya mentions that he warned her to stay away from the members of the Cult of the Lady with the Red Tail and the Wizard Rasmodius.
- Only Friend: Undreya mentions that he is her only friend, since he had taken care of her for as long as she could remember.
- Post Humous Character: He passed away sometime before the start of the game.
Gabriella
An evil empress that's responsible for cursing the Spirit Realm, she has many followers infiltrated into normal society waiting for her orders to wreak havoc.
- Ambiguously Human: According to Raeriyala, she appears human but she is something much more sinister.
- Greater-Scope Villain:
- One of her followers is the one who attempts to attack the village during Corine's 8 heart event.
- In Daia's 14 heart event she is tasked with infiltrating a ball in order to root out an agent of Gabriella.
- She is responsible for the corruption of the Spirit Realm, which is causing the curse upon the waters of the Valley that Mr. Aguar is investigating.
- Dialogue from Mr. Aguar implies that the same magical influence is also causing the increase of monster activity in the mines, Skull Cavern, and possibly even Castle Village.
- Orcus On Her Throne: She never takes any direct action, instead she sends her minions after the Farmer.
- The Unfought: She is never directly confronted by the Farmer, nor does she make any direct appearance, except when the Farmer hears her voice cursing them after they save the Spirit Realm.
