Tale of Two Towns Characters Guide
by Freyashawk
Created on 29 September 2011
Last updated on 6 October
Credits; I am indebted to ILuvHM for her assistance, especially with Character Responses to specific Gifts.
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Introduction
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As in any Harvest Moon game, social interactions are a key to success. Romance is an integral part of the game and Courtship can lead to Marriage.
One of the Initial Requests deals with social interactions. If you live in Bluebell, Cheryl will give you the Tutorial. If you live in Konohana, it is Ayame who will impart some information about making friends.
Cheryl will tell you:
Cheryl: To improve your friendship with people, just talk to them every day! People naturally become better friends with some one who talks to them every day! My big brother Ash’s rule of building friendships is: Greet every one you meet! Fulfilling requests and taking part in village events are good, too! And that’s how it works!
Then:
Cheryl: Did you kow that you can give gifts to people? To give some one a gift, talk to them while holding what you want to give them! If the present is something they like, they’ll be soooo happy! You’ll become closer friends and they’ll like you more! But if you give them something they hate, they’ll like you less. Hmm? Worried you’ll give some one something they hate? Tee-hee! Don’t worry! Even if you don’t give gifts to people, just talk to them to become better friends! If you talk to them every day, you’ll learn the things they like and dislike!
End of Tutorial
The process of raising Friendship Levels will be familiar to any one who ever played Harvest Moon and/or Rune Factory. Primary is the ritual of 'meeting and greeting' every one regularly. If you can do this on a daily basis with every one in both Villages, so much the better. If not, try to alternate between Characters or Villages so that you do not neglect any one.
It is not necessary to give Gifts to Characters in order to raise Friendship Levels but Gifts are worth more in terms of Friendship Points than simple conversation. Remember when you speak to any one to speak to them two or three times. The first dialogue will be no more than a greeting. It is when you speak to some one again and then once more after that in the course of any encounter that you will learn interesting facts and details.
Only one Gift can be given to any Individual per day. If you attempt to give a second Gift, it will be refused very politely.
Another important social interaction in Tale of Two Towns is the Request System, whereby you can complete Requests that are posted on the Bulletin Boards both in Bluebell Village and in Konohana Village. The successful completion of a Request will raise Friendship Levels as well as giving Rewards in the form of special Items, including new Tools.
At the start of the game, Request Rewards in the form of Cooked Dishes often will be a means of obtaining Favourite Gifts for other Characters that otherwise could not be created or purchased in the first or second seasons of gameplay.
Harvest Moon games are driven by social interactions. New options are unlocked often when you attain a specific Friendship Level with a Character. Heart Events, technically 'Flower Events' in Two Towns, cannot be experienced until you have reached a required Flower Level with the Eligible Girl or Bachelor in question.
As Cheryl will instruct you, a Gift should be an Item that the Character likes in order to have a positive effect on Friendship Levels. An Item that the Character dislikes or loathes will decrrease Friendship Levels although the effect is not permanent.
There is one special Gift that is worth far more than all others for each of the Eligible Girls and Bachelors. This 'Most Favourrite Gift' has a value of +800 Friendship Points when given. On the other end of the spectrum, there is one distrinct Item that is an object of Utter Horror when given to an Individual. The value of this Negative Gift is -1000 Friendship Points!
Every Character is different in his/her Likes and Dislikes. What pleases one Individual may disgust another. Although Rubbish Items are scorned by most Characters, there usually is some one who will perceive at least one of these Items as useful or desirable. Paying attention to a Characters's Responses is an important aspect of gameplay.
Apart from the Gifts that have significant value in Tale of Two Towns, there are far more that are simply Acceptable. These Gifts are worth +50 FP when given to a Character. There is no time limit where Friendship or Courtship is concerned. A Player should not be too focused on 'Most Favourite Gifts', especially at the start of the game, when most of those Items will be unattainable. Many Most Favourite Gifts are Cooked Dishes, made often with rare or expensive Ingredients. Make the effort to 'Meet and Greet' every one instead and to give an Item that is Acceptable whenever possible. You will find that Friendship Levels will increase fairly quickly if you follow this plan.
As Courtship and Marriage are very popular aspects of any Harvest Moon game, this Guide lists Eligible Girls and Eligible Bachelors first, followed by a section that is devoted to all Other Characters.
You will find basic information, including Birthdays and Favourite Gifts included here, as well as a brief description of each Character. Easiest Gifts, usually Items that are found in the Wilds or are extremely inexpensive, are suggested whenever possible.
Actual Responses to Gifts are included. The Items mentioned in connection with these Responses are not the ONLY Gifts that would elicit the Response in question but rather are Items that actually have been tested. Any Gift that elicits a specific Response will have equal Friendship Points value to any other Item that prompts the same Response.
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Easiest Gifts List
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Finding the Most Favourite Gift for any Individual and giving it to him or her can be very satisfying emotionally and it is worth more in terms of increase in Friendship but simple liked Gifts that are given to the same Character regularly ultimately will raise his/her Friendship Level to the same degree if not more.
In most cases, a Most Favourite Gift may be a Cooked Dish or a very valuable and rare Item. Using simple inexpensive Items that are plentiful and can be given to a number of Characters is a good strategy in any Harvest Moon or Rune Factory game.
Among these inexpensive Gifts are Wildflowers such as Magic Blue Flower or Moondrop, Butterflies, Locusts or other Insects, Small Fish of different varieties, Mushrooms of every type, Walnuts and even Branches or Stones. Any Item in Harvest Moon can be detested by one Individual and loved by another, so you need to know when to give an Item and when to withhold it. The Easiest Gifts List can be a useful tool in this respect.
Characters who Love/Like Magic Blue Flower: Alisa, Georgia, Laney, Reina, Cam, Enrique, Grady, Rose
Characters who Love/Like Moondrop Flower: Laney, Reina, Cam, Hiro, Cheryl, Rose, Rutger
Characters who Love/Like Magic Red Flower: Laney, Reina, Cam, Kana, Eileen, Jessica, Sheng
Characters who Love/Like Bamboo: Reina, Dirk, Howard, Mako, Rose, Rutger, Sheng
Characters who Love/Like Bamboo Shoot: Reina, Ayame, Cheryl, Gombe, Howard, Rutger, Sheng, Ying
Characters who Love/Like Chamomile: Laney, Nori, Reina, Cam, Hiro, Ayame, Grady, Rutger, Ying, Yun
Characters who Love/Like Mint: Georgia, Laney, Reina, Ash, Cam, Cheryl, Howard, Jessica, Rose, Rutger
Characters who Love/Like All Mushrooms (except Poison): Ayame, Cheryl, Howard, Grady, Raul, Rutger
Characters who Love/Like Honeycomb: Howard
Characters who Love/Like Chestnuts: Laney, Cheryl, Jessica
Characters who Love/Like Walnuts: Georgia, Reina, Hiro, Jessica, Rutger
Characters who Love/Like Egg: Ash, Dirk, Reina, Hiro, Ayame, Cheryl, Diego, Eileen, Enrique, Grady, Howard, Ina, Raul, Ying, Yun
Characters who Love/Like Milk: Dirk, Diego, Ying
Characters who Love/Like Smelt: Hiro, Kana, Grady, Jessica, Yun
Characters who Love/Like Small Crab: Hiro, Ina
Characters who Love/Like Branch: Eileen
Characters who Love/Like Stone: Eileen
Characters who Love/Like Material Stone: Eileen
Characters who Love/Like Butterflies: Ash, Reina, Cheryl, Eileen, Grady, Gombe, Moka, Rahi, Reina
Characters who Love/Like Locusts: Ash, Cheryl, Gombe, Grady, Moka, Rahi
Characters who Love/Like Dragonflies: Ash, Mikhail, Cheryl, Gombe, Grady, Moka, Rahi
Characters who Love/Like Fireflies: Ash, Cheryl, Gombe, Grady, Moka, Ina
Characters who Love/Like Hot Milk: Georgia, Ash, Jessica
Characters who Love/Like Pudding: Laney, Cheryl
Characters who Love/Like Egg Custard: Nori, Yun
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Eligible Girls:
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ALISA:
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Birthday: 17 Winter
Family: None
Favourite Outfit: Classy Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: Fox, Mouse, Sparrow, Weasel
Easiest Gifts: Magic Blue Flower, Yam, Sea Urchin, any Fruit, Chestnut
Alisa is a Character from Sunshine Islands and Island of Happiness. She, with Nathan, preside over the Church ceremonies and whatever rituals occur unseen by others. You can marry Alisa in Tale of Two Towns, but she has special requirements as befits a priestess of the Harvest Goddess. Although you can marry Alisa, she will not have a child, presumably because she has taken vows of chastity.
You will not meet Alisa at the start of the game. You must raise Nathan's FP to 2 White Flowers, and have reached Autumn of the second year. You then can experience her Introduction Event by walking to the Mountaintop between 10.00 p.m. and 3.00 a.m. (Nathan will become the local Priest at the Church on 3 Winter of the first year.)
Alisa has the same likes and dislikes as she had in Island of Happiness and Sunshine Islands. She dislikes all Curries as well as any Dish with Curry Powder as an Ingredient, although Curry Powder itself is acceptable to her. She adores Ice Cream but will consider a simple Branch, Stone or even a Weed a decent Gift.
Most Favourite Gift: Ice Cream (+800 FP)
Recipe for Ice Cream: Seasoning Set, Black Egg
Loves:
Raw Items: All Fruits, Buckwheat, Edamame, Chestnut, All Honey, Royal Jelly, Sea Urchin, Magic Blue Flower, Colourful Bouquet, Sunflower Bouquet, Yam, Elli Leaves
Cooked Dishes:
Easiest Cooked Gifts: Boiled Egg, Popcorn, Baked Yam
Other Cooked Gifts: All Salads apart from Caprese Salad, all types of Udon, Bamboo Shoot Rice, Chestnut Rice, Fish Paste, Popcorn, Boiled Egg
Dislikes: (-300 FP)
All Insects, Frogs, most Large Fish
Item of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Ultimate Curry
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Georgia
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Birthday: 4 Spring
Family: Her Father, Grady
Favourite Outfit: Work Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: Georgia loves all Animals, wild or domesticated
Georgia lives in Bluebell Village with her father, Grady, who owns and manages the Animal Shop. Like Kano in Konohana Village, Georgia is almost obsessed with her beloved Horses. She loves Nature in general and any Gift of a Flower or Insect is acceptable.
Most Favourite Gift: Fried Rice (+800 FP)
Recipe for Fried Rice: Pan, Cooked Rice, Oil, Egg/Carrot/Shitake
Easiest Favourites: Magic Blue Flower, Hot Milk
Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Magic Blue Flower, Citrus Perfume, Colourful Bouquet, Flower Perfume, Golden Milk, Herb Perfume, Jersey Milk, Letter in a Bottle, Ocean Perfume, Pumpkin Perfume, Rose Perfume, Snow Perfume, Sunflower Bouquet, Ancient Dragonfly, Ant Hill Cricket, Atlas Beetle, Bear Cicada, Chattering Cicada, Crimson Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emperor Firefly, Emma Field Cricket, Helena Morpho, Hercules Beetle, Lantern Firefly, Migratory Locust, Mustache Firefly, Princess Cicada, Spotted Pond Frog, White Giant Beetle
Cooked Dishes: Vichyssoise, Gazpacho, Bouillabaisse, Corn Soup, Arancini, Omelet, Omelet Rice, Gratin, Pizza, Meuniere, Doria, Risotto, Milk Curry, Rainbow Curry, Ultimate Curry, Supreme Curry, MushroomPasta, Paella, Stew, Herb Past,a Spaghetti Soup, Lasagna, Sushi Bowl, Cafe au Lait, Cappuccino, Hot Milk, Hot Chocolate, Milk Tea, Royal Milk Tea, Honey Shake
Acceptable Gifts:
All Flowers, Insects
Actual Dialogue:
Georgia: I thought I'd take a walk since it's my day off. But I couldn't stop wondering how the horses were doing.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Magic Blue Flower:
Georgia: I just love this. And you got it for me? Thank you kindly.
For Scarce Large Blue, Udon Noodles: Why, is that for me? Thank you kindly.
On Spring Harmony Day:
For Chocolate Sponge Cake:
Georgia: Why, what delicious-looking chocolate! For Harmony Day? So that’s today… Well then, thank you kindly.
If your Character is a Boy, you will find an entry for Georgia in Howard's Secret Diary:
About her friends. (Georgia)
Fall, Sunny.
Grady and I talked about our daughters for 3 hours. He told me to keep notes like this, but I’m not sure if this is necessary…
Anyway, she seems to look for some one to hang out with on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. It must (be) her way of taking a little break. Come to think of it, I do often see her chatting with people around then…
She also seems to like a lot of foods made with milk and eggs… Heh heh. She’s really become a true child of Bluebell!
I remember when we first moved here, she told me she didn’t like milk! She likes the milk and eggs here because they’re so fresh!
Well, I wrote this all down, but I’m not sure what good it will do me…
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Laney
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Birthday: 23 Summer
Family: Her father, Howard
Favourite Outfit: Urban Outfit
Favourite Animal: Cat
Disliked Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Chamomile, Mint, Moondrop, Pudding
Laney is the cherished daughter of Howard, owner and manager of the local Cafe in Bluebell Town. She is a very elegant girl with upswept blonde hair. Laney loves Sweets, although her trim figure shows no evidence of it. She is very fond of Flowers, whether they be cultivated Flowers or the Wildflowers you can find in the Mountain Area.
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Cherry Pie
Recipe for Cherry Pie: Egg, Flour, Cherry, Butter
Gifts she Loves (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Chamomile, Mint, Magic Blue Flower, Magic Red Flower, Moondrop Flower, Carnation, Marguerite, Blue Rose, Pink Rose, Red Rose, White Rose, Snowdrop, Sunflower, Blue Bouquet, Red Bouquet, White Bouquet, Sunflower Bouquet, Spring Honey, Summer Honey, Fall Honey, Fruit Honey, Royal Jelly
Cooked Dishes: almost all Desserts and Teas
Dislikes: Wine, Beer, Rubbish, Insects including Frogs,
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Migratory Locust
Actual Dialogue:
Laney: Everything I bake is delicious!
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Chamomile, Mint, Moonflower, Sponge Cake, Pudding:
Laney: That's one of my favourite things! Thanks! This makes me really happy!
For Killifish, Oil:
Laney: This is for me? Oh, thanks!
For Weed or Butterfly:
Laney: Huh? That's for me? It's not my favourite, but since you got it for me...
On Spring Harmony Day:
For Chocolate Sponge Cake:
Laney: Oh, Harmony Day chocolate! Thank you, Freyr. I’ll make some for you, too. So look forward to Winter Harmony Day!
If your Character is a Boy, you will find an entry for Laney in Howard's Secret Diary:
About my beloved girl. (Laney)
Spring, Sunny.
I decided to write down what my daughter does so I can understand her better. I hate to be so secretive, but it’s a father’s job to know his daughter!
Hmm, from what I can tell, on Mondays and Thursdays from noon to evening, and on Wednesday evenings after she’s done at the café, she looks for some one to hang out with. If it’s a good friend, she invites them to hang out.
I’m so glad she’s grown up to be such a social girl! But she still eats far too many sweet things… That hasn’t changed since she was younger… It’s a wonder she doesn’t gain any weight… She must take after her mother… Heh heh. That’s good! (red heart) It doesn’t look like I have anything to worry about. I think I’ll stop here now.
Now times to go home and make dinner! (red heart)
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Nori
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Birthday: 27 Spring
Family: Her grandfather, Gombe
Favourite Outfit: Wild Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: None
Disliked Wild Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Egg Custard
Nori is a traditional farmer who lives with her grandfather Gombe in a house on the east side of Konohana Village. Her grandfather sells Crop Seeds. Whether you are living either in Bluebell Village or Konohana Village, your primary source of Crop Seeds will be Gombe.
Nori loves Rice Dishes.
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Mixed Rice
Recipe for Mixed Rice: Pot, Cooked Rice, Carrot, Deep-Fried Tofu
Gifts she Loves (+500 FP)
Raw Items: All Teas (Can), Emperor Firefly, Lantern Firefly, Mustache Firefly
Cooked Dishes: Egg Custard, most Rice Dishes
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Supreme Curry
As may be expected, much of Nori's dialogue deals with Crop farming.
Actual Dialogue:
Nori: From spring through summer, I grow wheat. And at this time of year, I grow cucumber and asparagus as well.
Nori: On days I don't have to work on the farm, I like to take walks in the village. I love to chat with Reina when I get the chance. She knows so much about plants!
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Chamomile, Crab, Sea Urchin, Egg Soup:
Nori: What? A present for me? This is nice! Thanks!
For Stone:
Nori: What? That's...for me? Um, yeah. Well, you went to the trouble of getting it for me, so I'll take it.
For Crab on her Birthday:
Nori: What? A birthday present? Oh, you didn't have to get me anything...But thanks!
If your Character is a Boy, you will find an entry for Nori in Ayame's Guide to Romance:
About Nori:
So you found my notebook. You’re in luck! This book will tell you how to get closer to a very special lady.
So? You want to know about Nori? Did you fall for her elegance and maturity? If you want to take her out, you should talk to her in the afternoons or evenings on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays?
If you become friendly, I’m sure she’ll ask you to hang out with her. She also loves dishes made with rice. Giving her a rice dish as a present might be a good way to become friendly. And that’s about all I can tell you… The rest is up to you! Good luck!
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Reina
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Birthday: 27 Winter
Family: Her uncle, Mako
Favourite Outfit: Casual Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: Cat, Raccoon
Most Favourite Gift: Tofu Salad (+800 FP)
Recipe for Tofu Salad: Cucumber, Onion, Tofu
Easiest Gifts: Bamboo, Bamboo Shoots, any Mushroom apart from Poison Mushroom, any Herb, any Flower
Items she Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Bamboo, Bamboo Shoot, Chamomile, Lavender, Brown Mushroom, Coral Mushroom, Shiitake, Shimeji, Trumpet Mushroom, Moondrop, Magic Blue Flower, Magic Red Flower, Carnation, Marguerite, Snowdrop, Sunflower, Pink Rose, Red Rose, White Rose
Cooked Dishes: Onion Salad, Herb Salad, Potato Salad, Onion Soup, Herb Soup, Sauteed Turnips, Herb Tea, Rose Tea
Acceptable Gifts: (+50 FP)
Raw Items: most Insects, Egg, Walnut
Cooked Dishes: Tomato Salad
Actual Dialogue:
Reina: Fieldwork is the most important part of my research. I go to study plants on the mountain whenever I can.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For any Mushroom apart from Poison Mushroom, Bamboo, Chamomile, Asazuke or Onion Salad: What? A gift? You mean I can have this? This is quite nice. Thank you.
For Egg, Mint, Walnut, most Insects, Tomato Salad: What? A present. I see...Thank you.
If your Charracter is a Boy, you will find an entry for Reina in Ayame's Notebook:
About Reina
So you found my notebook. You’re in luck! This book will tell you how to get closer to a very special lady.
So? You want to know more about Reina? Did you fall for the gap between her cool personality and occasional dizziness? If you want to take her out, you should talk to her in the afternoons or evenings on Mondays, Saturdays or Sundays.
If you become friendly, I’m sure she’ll ask you to hang out with her on break. She likes a lot of soups and salads. Giving her a one as a present might be a good way to become friendly. And that’s about all I can tell you… The rest is up to you! Good luck!
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Oracle
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Birthday: 30 Winter
Family: None
Favourite Outfit: Urban Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: Loves all Wild Creatures
Disliked Wild Animals: None
You cannot meet the Oracle until the 2nd Year when, if you walk along the Mountain Path from Bluebell Village towards the Mountaintop after 8.00 p.m., you will experience her Introduction Event.
You can find her Shrine at any time by exploring the Mountain Area but although you can admire the exterior of the beautiful white stone building, you will be unable even to read the writing there.
The Oracle can make special Potions for you if you bring the required Ingredients. The cost of any Potion is 1000G.
Easiest Gifts: Steamed Mushrooms
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
White or Brown Alpaca Wool
Loves: (+500 FP)
Raw Items: Brown or White Alpaca Yarn, Diamond, Pink Diamond, Mythic Stone, Great Wool, Casablanca Bouquet, Spotted Pond Frog, Bonito, Ocean Sunfish, Moray Eel, Tuna
Cooked Dishes: Steamed Mushrooms Sponge Cake
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ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
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Ash
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Birthday: 20 Spring
Family: His mother, Jessica and little sister, Cheryl
Favourite Outfit: Work Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: None
Disliked Wild Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Hot Milk, Potato Salad
Ash and his sister Cheryl live with their mother Jessica in a house on the western side of Bluebell Village. Jessica owns and manages the Bluebell Animal Shop
According to his little sister, Cheryl, Ash is the 'best farmer in the world. No one is better than him'. Certainly, no brother could be more attentive or devoted, to the point where some might consider Ash to spoil his sister somewhat. Ash himself is aware of the tendency as you will discover when you accept one of his Requests. Many of his Requests deal with Ingredients for Cooked Dishes for Cheryl and he will tell you that: 'Making my sister happy and making my animals happy. That’s what I live for.'
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Doria
Recipe for Doria: Pan, Cooked Rice, Onion, Flour, Milk
Gifts he Loves: (+500 FP)
Raw Items: Black Egg, Gold Egg, Jersey Milk, Gold Milk, Good Wool, Great Wool, Yarn Ball, Ancient Dragonfly, Ant Hill Cricket, Atlast Beetle, Chattering Cicada, Crimson Dragonfly, Emma Field Cricket, Emperor Dragonfly, Helena Morpho, Hercules Beetle, Lantern Dragonfly, Migratory Locust, Old Butterfly, Princess Cicada, Spotted Pond Frog, White giant Beetle, White Morpho
Cooked Dishes: Potato Salad, Corn Soup, Radish Soup, Creem Croquette, Baked Yam, Momelet, Omelet Rice, Milk Curry, Gratin, Stew, Milk Stew, Yam Dessert, Ice Cream, Baumkuchen, Scone, Soft Chocolates, Milk Tea, Cafe au Lait, Royal Milk Tea, Cappuccino, Honey Shake, Mixed Smoothie, Yogurt Shake, Hot Milk
Gift of Utter Horror (-1000FP)
Roasted Mushroom
Actual Dialogue:
Ash Animals need love and tenderness. Hmm? That sounds like something Cam would say.
Ash makes a remark about Cam when he declares:
Ash Animals need love and tenderness. Hmm? That sounds like something Cam would say.
Actual Responses:
For Blueberry Jam, Scarce Large Blue: You're giving this to me? Thanks!
For Poison Mushroom: Is that for me? Well, if you insist. Thanks, I guess...
For Hot Milk on his Birthday: Huh? For my birthday? Thanks! It's way too nice...
If your Character is a Girl, you will find an entry for Ash in Howard's Secret Diary:
About Ash.
Winter, Snowy. The snow from yesterday's blizzard really piled up. When I went outside to start shoveling, I saw him and his little sister. Unnoticed by her brother, she was putting bugs on all the girls who got near him. One one hand, it's sweet to see how the two of them are always together...But on the other hand, I feel a little bad for him. He can't get a girlfriend with his little sister tagging along all the time. I'll have to keep an eye out. If there's a girl who wants to be with him, and can put up with his kid sister all the time...I'll just have to play matchmaker! He seems to be free on the afternoons on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. He's a farmer, so I think he'd appreciate a present of some animal products. I really hope he'll find someone special...
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Cam
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Birthday: 1 Fall
Family: None, but is considered as family by Howard and Laney
Favourite Outfit: Casual Outfit
Favourite Animals: Cat
Disliked Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Moondrop, Mint, Blue Magic Flower
Cam lives with Howard and his daughter Laney at the Bluebell Village Cafe. Although Cam is not a member of the family, Howard treats him as an adopted son. As he writes in his Secret Diary, 'I'm the closest thing he has to a father, so I have to watch out for him. (red heart)
Cam has a little Flower Stall outside the Cafe where he sells both cut Flowers and Flower Seeds and makes Bouquets.and Perfumes.
Cam loves all Flowers, including Wildflowers that grow in the Mountain Area.
On Fridays, you can find him to the left of the Bluebell Shallows, on the W2 Screen. There, he will tell you:
Cam: On my days off, I like to take a walk here. It's so peaceful.
Scarce Larbe Blue: Mountain Path, W3
Nymph Butterfly: W
Swallowtail, lower tier, E2 Shallows
Still have Reina's Request:
Talk about the request?
So you saw the message board?
(!) Hmm... I suppose it's hard to tell by just looking... It looks like I'll have to examine this under a microscope... Or maybe... I should ask Mako to crush it up for me... No, but then the seeds would get crushed too. There's no point in that. What I really want to do is examine the fossil polymers... Because inside here is mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter mutter... Oh. S-Sorry! I got a little carried away. It's a bad habit of mine. (with music) That was really helpful. Thanks... Oh right, your reward... This is all I've got. I hope it's okay.
Blueberry Jam
You got 262G!
Uh... Thanks for your help today. I hate to ask for help, but... well, I appreciate you giving me a hand. See you...
Mako: Hark, Freya! Without the daylight hours, crops and fruit wouldn't grow, now would they? So, what's your business?
Today, Gombe has:
Cabbage:
Cucumber Seeds: 360G
Spring crop. 8 to 11 days until harvesting. Regrows every 3 days.
Cabbage Seeds: 310G
Spring crop. 10 to 14 days until it's ready for harvesting.
Today, Raul has:
Rice Candy: 210G
Good by itself. You can also use it in many recipes.
Oil: 100G
Pet Food: 150G
Indigo Parasol: 520G
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Tom Yum Goong Soup
Recipe for Tom Yum Goong: Pot, Tomato, Spinach, Brown Mushroom, Crab
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Chocolate Party Cake
Actual Dialogue:
Cam: I personally grow and select each flower I sell here. That's why every flower here is not only beautiful, but also freshly cut.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Moondrop, Marguerite, Magic Blue Flower, Mint:
Cam: That's for me? Really? Wow, that's so nice. Thanks.
For Chamomile, most Small Fish, Shiitake:
Cam: For me? Thanks...
For Weed:
Cam: That's for me? Um...Thanks?
If your Character is a Girl, you will find an entry for Cam in Howard's Secret Diary:
About Cam.
Spring, Rainy. He's come back from the trip he took to learn about flower arranging. I can't believe he's grown so much in only a year! But he's just as sweet as always...(red heart) For his welcome home party, I made all sorts of the spicy foods he likes...And he was so pleased! Spring, Sunny. He never goes out except to study or work. Even after he gets home, he never takes a break, just studies or works. So I told him he had to choose a day to take a break...He promised me that he would take Thursday and Friday afternoons off. And that he would take some time to relax on Tuesday nights...Hopefully this will keep him from getting too wrapped up in things...I'm the closest thing he has to a father, so I have to watch out for him. (red heart)
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Dirk
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Birthday: 12 Summer
Family: Ivan (in Grand Bazaar)
Favourite Outfit: Classy Outfit
Favourite Animals: Loves ALL Animals
Loves: Rare Beetles, Curried Dishes, Teas
Easiest Gifts:
Dirk will be familiar to Players of Grand Bazaar as the younger brother of Ivan. He will not be living in the Two Towns area when you first move to your new home in either Village. In order to experience his Introduction Event, you must walk from the Mountain Area to the entrance of Konohana Village in the first Summer Season or later between 9.00 a.m. and 7.59 p.m. The Event can be experienced even when it snows or when it rains for half the day.
Once you have met Dirk, he will become the postal carrier for both Towns and will be eligible for Marriage if your Character is a Girl. He is one of the 'secret' candidates, however, so the Flowers that represent his Heart Level will not change colour. To measure his Friendship/Love Level, simply count the White Flowers.
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Cream Croquette:
Recipe: Pan, Oil, Potato, Bread Crumbs, Milk/Jersey Milk/Golden Milk
Dislikes: (-300 FP)
Chicken Feed, Fodder, Branch, Stone, Snowball, Scrap Metal, Old Ball, Old Boot, Fish Bone
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Hiro
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Birthday: 5 Winter
Family: Parents who live elsewhere
Favourite Outfit: Hip Outfit
Favourite Wild Animals: None
Disliked Wild Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Moondrop, Smelt, Small Crab
Hiro is an intern at the Konohana Clinic who is studying to become a doctor under Ayame's tuition. He is very passionate about nutrition and good health.
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Gratin
Recipe for Gratin: Pan, Onion, Penne Pasta, Cheese/Good Cheese/Great Cheese
Gifts he Loves: (+500 FP)
Raw Items: Moondrop Flower, all Teas (Cans), Stamina Booster, Stamina Saver, all Pickles, Blue Crab, Small Crab, Large Killifish, Smelt
Cooked Dishes: all Ice Creams, all Cakes, all Teas, Fried Egg, Fried Rice
Actual Dialogue:
Hiro: Every one in Konohana is generally in good health, so I have a lot of free time. I like to use that time to study my medical books. Medicine is so interesting!
Hiro: It is important to eat nutritious foods to replenish your strength!
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Egg, most Small Fish, Apricot, Chamomile, Herb Tea (Can), Asazuke, Sponge Cake, Sencha Tea:
Hiro: Oh for me? I'm delighted. Thank you ever so much.
or
Hiro: You're giving this to me? Thank you ever so much.
For Walnut:
Hiro: Is this for me? How nice of you. Thanks!
For Weed:
Hiro: This is...for me? Perhaps you meant to give this to someone else...
(did not take)
If your Character is a Girl, you will find an entry for Hiro in Ayame's Guide to Romance as follows:
About Hiro.
So you found my notebook. You're in luck!
This book will tell you how to get closer to a very special gentleman. So? You want to know about Hiro, my apprentice? So you must like sweet boys. He does bring out those protective instincts...In my case, it makes me want to tease him mercilessly! (red heart) He has Fridays off, so try talking to him on Friday afternoons or evenings...or on Monday or Sunday nights when he's done with work. He loves talking to people, so I'm sure he'll invite you to hang out if you're friendly. Oh, if you want to become friends with him, try giving him something sweet! He doesn't like all sweet things, but he does seem to like most of them. And that's about all I can tell you...The rest is up to you! Good luck!
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Kana
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Birthday: 13 Summer
Family: A Father who lives elsewhere
Favourite Outfit: Cute Outfit
Favourite Animal: Loves all Animals but obviously adores Horses
Disliked Animals: None
Kana owns and manages a Shop in Konohana Village that sells both Carts and Pets. He upgrades Carts as well and therefore is the counterpart of Grady in Bluebell Village. Like Grady's niece Georgia, he is almost obsessed with Horses and will confess that even on his days off, he worries about his horses.
Easiest Gifts: Horse Treat, Smelt
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Spicy Curry
Recipe for Spicy Curry: Pot, Cooked Rice, Chili Pepper, Curry Powder
Gifts he Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Horse Treat, Magic Red Flower, all Wines, Atlas Beetle, Hercules Beetle, White Giant Beetle, Migratory Locust, Ant Hill Cricket, Emma Field Cricket, Blue Crab, Bonito, Large Fish
Cooked Dishes: most Curries and Curried Dishes, most Wine
Dislikes: Honey and other Animal Treats apart from Horse Treats, does not like Sweets
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Mont Blanc
Actual Responses:
For Horse Treat:
Kana: Whoa! For me? Seriously? Awesome. Thank you.
For Brown Mushroom or Herb Salad:
Kana: Oh, for me? Nice. Thanks!
For Weed:
Kana: Huh? What's this? It's not my thing, but...if you don't want it, I'll take it off your hands.
(did not accept)
If your Character is a Girl, you will find an entry for Kana in Ayame's Guide to Romance:
About Kana.
So you found my notebook. You're in luck!
This book will tell you how to get closer to a very special gentleman. So? You want to know about Kana? So you must have fallen for his reliability, and his passion for horses...if you want to go out with him, try talking to him in the afternoon or evening on Fridays or Saturdays, or on Tuesday nights when he's done with work. He loves going out, so I'm sure he'll ask you to hang out if you become friends. He likes fish dishes. Giving him one as a present might be a good way to become friendly. And that's about all I can tell you...The rest is up to you! Good luck!
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Mikhail
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Birthday: 12 Fall
Family: None
Favourite Outfit: Classy Outfit
Favourite Animals: Loves all Animals
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Boiled Tofu
Recipe for Boiled Tofu: Pot, Tofu, Soy Milk
Favourites: (+500 FP)
Raw Items: Stone Tablet, Letter in a Bottle, Casablanca Bouquet, Ant Hill Cricket, Emma Field Cricket, Emperor Firefly, Helena Morpho, Lantern Firefly, Migratory Locust, Mustache Firefly, Old Butterfly, White Morpho
Cooked Items: Daikon Salad, Herb Salad, Tofu Salad, Dashi Egg, Deep-Fried Tofu, Dried Tofu, Fried Tofu, Gold Tofu, Yuba Tofu, Miso Eggplant, Sashimi, Okara, Buckwheat Tea, Ginseng Tea, Oolong Tea, Puer Tea, Sencha Tea
Acceptable Gifts (+50 FP)
Most Crops, Most Flowers, Most Insects
Dislikes: (-300 FP)
Raw Items: Branch, Chicken Feed, Fish Food, Horse Treat, Old Ball, Old Boot, Pet Food, Oil Food, Poison Mushroom, Scrap Metal, Stone, Snowball, Weed, Treat, Vegetalbe Treat, Animal Medicine
Cooked Items:
Failed Dish, all Curries, all Sweets, all Wines
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Penne Pasta
Mikhail is an itinerant Violinist who will continue his nomadic lifestyle even after he appears in the Two Towns. He will appear on 6 Autumn of the first Year and will live at the Town Hall in the Village in which you live. He does not care for hot weather and will depart for cooler climates for the Summer Season. He then will return to the Two Towns in Autumn.
Each Year, he will return in Autumn to live at the Town Hall of your current Residence in the Autumn Season.
Mikhail love Tofu of any kind but you can make him fairly happy with Gifts of the Items that most Characters shun as Rubbish. Remember that a Gift of an Acceptable Item, coupled with the ordinary 'Meeting and Greeting' ritual, is enough to raise Friendship Levels with any Character.
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Other Characters:
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Ayame
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Birthday: 30 Fall
Ayame is the resident physician in the Two Towns area and serves residents of both Villages although her Clinic is in Konohana Village. She and her intern Hiro live in the Clinic building and both are serious about their calling.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Bamboo Shoot, Chamomile, Coral Mushroom, Shiitake, Most Small Fish, Egg, Herb Tea:
Ayame: Is this for me? How nice of you. Thanks.
For Asazuke, Weed:
I just can't stand this. But I'll take it off your hands.
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Cheryl:
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Birthday: 24 Spring
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Trifle
Recipe for Trifle: Pot, Black Egg, Jersey Milk, Sponge Cake, Any Fruit
Cheryl is Ash's little sister. Their mother is Jessica who is in charge of Livestock and Poultry. They live in a house on the west side of Bluebell Village. There is no shop like it in Konohana. Players who live in Konohana must purchase Chicks and Calves from Jessica if they wish to raise Animals.
Cheryl is accustomed to having her own way in everything, as Ash cannot deny any of her wishes. Like most children, she loves sweets but is delighted with any Gift that will make her feel pretty, as she looks forward to the day when she becomes a woman.
She presides over the counter in her mother's shop and is in charge of selling Animal Supplies such as Medicine and food.
Her brother Ash will tell you that:
Ash: Cheryl's still a kid, but she's very responsible for her age.
Items she Loves:
Raw Items: All Butterflies,Agate, Diamond, Fluorite, Jade, Moonstone, Peridot, Pink Diamond, Ruby, Sand Rose, Topaz
Cooked Items: Most Sweets, including Pudding, Ice Cream
Items she Dislikes: Frogs
For Pudding: Thanks! I'm gonna go show my brother! Hee hee.
For Moondrop: Yay! Thank you! This is kinda neat.
For Tree Frog: Um, for me? This just makes me kind of sad.
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Diego
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Birthday: 21 Summer
Family: Enrique and Raul
Favourite Colour: Purple
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Daikon Salad
Recipe for Daikon Salad: Daikon, Onion, Bok Choy
Diego, with his brothers Enrique and Raul is familiar to Players of Grand Bazaar. In Tale of Two Towns, the triplets run the General Stores in Bluebell Village and Konohana Village. Diego presides over the General Store in Bluebell Village while Raul presides over the General Store in Konohana Village.
Items he Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Animal Medicine, Chicken Feed, Fish Food, Fish Treat, Owl Food, Pet Food, Teas (Cans)
Cooked Dishes: all Salads, all Teas, Rice Ball, Udon Noodles
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Chili Pepper
Actual Dialogue:
Diego: Let me know if you find something to sell.
Actual Responses:
For most Small Fish:
Diego: You're giving this to me? I don't accept bribes. I won't lower my prices. Huh? That's not what you meant? Well, then I'll accept it.
For Tomato Salad or Onion Salad:
Diego: Oh! How did you know that I like that? Not that it matters. Thank you so much! Yahoo!
For Stone, most Insects:
Diego: Wha...? You're giving this to me because you know I hate it. I'm so disappointed in your Freya.
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Eileen:
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Bithday: 9 Winter
Family: None
Favourite Wild Animals: All
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Flower Perfume
Eileen is the local Carpenter. She makes her home in Bluebell Village and her house can be found in the northwest corner of the village.
Items she Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Brranch, Stone, Material Stone, Lumber, all Perfumes, all Wines, Beer, Magic Red Flower, Small Sweetfish
Cooked Items:
For Branch, Material Stone: Ooh, this is lovely! What? It's for me? Thank you so much!
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Enrique
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Birthday: 21 Summer
Family: Diego and Raul
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Wild Animal: Weasel
Disliked Wild Animals: All but Weasels
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Chocolate Ice Cream
Recipe for Chocolate Ice Cream: Seasoning Set, Chocolate Pack, Ice Cream
Enrique is the youngest of the triplets who run the two General Stores in the Two Towns. His brother Diego manages the Bluebell General Store while Raul manages the Konohana General Store. The three Characters are known to Players of Grand Bazaar. They evidently now have left the Bazaar business in favour of making their homes in the Two Towns area. (It is possible that they still run the weekly Bazaar somehow.)
Enrique is in charge of the supplies for both Shops, according to his own declaration.
Gifts he Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Magic Blue Flower, All Mushrooms other than Poisonous, Walnut, Most Crops, Fruits, Seaweed, All Frogs, all Small Fish
Gifts he Dislikes: All Ores and Gems
N.B. Tins of Tea are a dicey Gift where Enrique is concerned, as there are some that he loves and others that he actively dislikes.
Gift of Utter Horror (-1000 FP)
Fried Tofu
Recipe for Fried Tofu: Pot, Flour, Tofu
Actual Dialogue:
Enrique: Ooh, Freyr. Nice to meet you! I’m Enrique. I’m the younger brother of Raul and Diego by several minutes. And I’m definitely the cutest!
Enrique: Hello there. How can I make more money? That’s the eternal question. I help to stock the shop. It’s a lot of work.
Enrique: Diego and Raul can be kind of scary sometimes. That’s older brothers for you! But I’m the youngest, so I’m the cutest.
Enrique: Good morning, Freyr! You know what they say about the early bird and the worm.
Enrique: Stocking the shop is hard work. It takes a lot of stamina.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For most Small Fish: I'm so happy! I was just thinking about how I wanted this!
For Weed, most Insects: I don't really like this, but I guess I'll be nice and take it. Don't give it to me again. Give it to Diego or Raul next time.
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Gombe:
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Birthday: 22 Winter
Family: His granddaughter Nori
Gombe is a traditional Crop Farmer who lives with his granddaughter Nori in a house on the east side of Konohana Village. He sells Crop Seeds and will be your primary source for purchase of these Seeds whether you live in Bluebell Village or Konohana Village. Gombe is fun-loving and always will pester you for new jokes or will beg you to play games with him.
Actual Dialogue:
Gombe: Freyr! Let’s play tag or have a race!
When he is sitting in Yun's Cafe on his day off:
Gombe: Hee-hee. I'm thinking about pulling a prank on Yun! Maybe putting a snake...
Then:
Gombe: I look after the shop on Yun's days off. I can't cook, though. Yun's cooking is tasty! Even on a par with Nori's, hmm?
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Bamboo Shoot, Shiitake, Cold Soba Noodles:
Gombe: Thank you, Freya! How nice.
For most Insects, including Frogs: Ahh, Freya. You know what I like. Hee-hee. This old man's happy.
For most small Fish, Fish Bones:
Gombe: What's an old man to do with such a thing? Ill give it to Yun, hmm.
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Grady:
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Birthday: 7 Summer
Family: His daughter, Georgia
Favourite Animals: None
Disliked Animals: None
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Tomato Fondue
Recipe for Tomato Fondue: Pot, Bread, Oil, Tomato
Grady sells Carts and Pets in Bluebell Village. He is Kano's counterpart in this sense. He lives with his daughter Georgia in a house on the east side of Bluebell Village. There usually is a Character in every Harvest Moon game who is slightly weight-conscious and in this one, that Character is Grady. He often will ask you if you think he should lose some weight.
Grady upgrades Carts as well as selling Carts of better quality.
Gifts he Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Magic Blue Flower, Tomato, all Wines, Beer, Tomato, all Sizes of Char, all sizes of Shishamo, all sizes of Sweetfish, all sizes of Smelt, all sizes of Trout, all sizes of Eel, all sizes of Loach, all sizes of Salmon
Cooked Items: Caprese Salad, Tomato Salad, Bouillabaisse, Corn Soup, Gazpacho, Tom Yum Goong, Sandwich, Lasagna, Pizza, Risotto, all Wines (Glass)
Gifts he Dislikes: (-300 FP)
Raw Items: most Fish of any size apart from those listed above
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Roasted Eggplant
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Egg, Charmomile, Radish, most Insects, Brown Mushroom, Dry Curry, Honey Toast, Sponge Cake, :
Grady: Well, thank you! I'll take it.
Well, thank you! I'll take it.
For most Small Fish, Horse Treat, Old Boot, Branch:
Grady: Wh-What's this now? It's the thought that counts, but I wish you'd thought harder.
On his Birthday for Radish Soup:
Grady: Oh, a birthday present? Well, thanks a lot!
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Howard
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Birthday: 27 Fall
Family: His daughter, Laney
Favourite Animals: None, but does not dislike them either
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Royal Milk Tea
Recipe for Royal Milk Tea: Gold Tea (Can), Jersey Milk/Gold Milk
Howard is the owner of the local Cafe in Bluebell Village. He has rather gay mannerisms but is very devoted in fact both to his deceased wife and to his daughter Laney. He is a fine chef but he loves to gossip almost as much as he loves to cook.
Howard loves all Flowers, whether Wildflowers or cultivated. He is most fond of Perfumes as well.
Gifts he Loves (+300 FP)
Raw Items: all Wildflowers, all cultivated Flowers, all Perfumes, Bonita, Moray Eel,Ocean Sunfish, Tuna
Cooked Items: Asazuke, Onion Salad, Onion Soup, Pumpkin Soup, Boiled Potato, Popcorn, Cabbage Rolls, Risotto, Party Cheesecake, Chocolate Ice Cream, Pineapple Pie
Gifts he Dislikes: (-300 FP)
Raw Items: All Butterflies, All Grasshoppers, All Cicades
Gift of Utter Horror (-1000 FP)
Evening Cicada
For Bamboo Shoot, Brown Mushroom, Honeycomb, Egg, most Small Fish, Flour, Honey Toast:
Howard: Ooh, Thank you.
For Marguerite Flower, Honey Tea:
Ooh! (red heart) You know just what I like! You're so thoughtful.
For Weed:
Howard: This is supposed to be a gift? Oh, it's just awful! Oh well...
(did not accept)
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Ina
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Birthday: 5 Summer
Family: Her son Rahi
Favourite Animals:
Most Favourite Gift:
Ina is the Mayor of Konohana Village. She can be rather brusque but as Mayor, she is passionately devoted to her township. Her son, Rahi is very conscious of his family's hertiage as Mayors for generations.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Dry Curry: Is this for me? Thanks! I love it!
For Egg, Chamomile, most Small Fish, Marguerite Flower, Fireflies: Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
For Weed: Of all the...Well, if you REALLY insist I take it...
weed
On her Birthday, for Green Tea: Oh, a birthday present!? Right, it's my birthday. Well, thanks! It's very thoughtful.
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Jessica:
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Birthday: 17 Summer
Family: Her children, Ash and Cheryl
Favourite Animals: None
Easiest Gifts: Smelt, Small Smelt, Trout, Small Trout, Magic Red Flower, Hot Milk
Most Favourite Gift: Cheese Dumpling
Recipe for Cheese Dumpling: Pot, Flour, Cheese/Good Cheese/Great Cheese
Jessica is the owner of the Animal Shop in Bluebell Village. This is the only shop in either Village where Poultry and Livestock are sold and purchased. If your Character chooses Bluebell Village as his/her first domicile, Jessica will be part of Rutger's Request and Tutorial about Animal Husbandry and in the course of this Request Event, she will give you an adult Chicken and Cow, as well as a Milker and Brush. If you live in Konohana, you will have to take the initiative to visit her shop to purchase a young Chicken and Cow from her.
She loves superior Ranch Products, which is not really surprising, given her choice of career. She can be made quite happy with quite a few varieties of Small Fish, however, that can be caught by hand-fishing in the first Spring.
Gifts she Loves:
Raw Items: Magic Red Flower, Yarn Ball, Small Eel, Eel, Large Eel, Small Salmon, Salmon, Large Salmon, Small Trout, Trout, Large Trout, Small Smelt, Smelt, Large Smelt
Cooked Items: Caprese Salad, Herb Salad, Cheese Croquette, Galette, Cheese Fondue, Gratin, Pizza, Pink Fondue, Tomato Fondue, Raclette, Cheesecake, Honey Cheesecake, Hot Milk, Hot Chocolate, Milk Tea, Cafe au Lait, Cappuccino, Yogurt Shake, Honey Wine (Glass)
For Udon Noodles: Thanks, dear. You shouldn't have.
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Mako
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Birthday: 6 Spring
Mako is a Farmer who specialises in Orchards. He grows Fruit Trees and spends much of his time in his Orchard. He is fascinated by unusual plants and searches for ways to create hybrids.
He lives with his niece Reina in a house on the eastern side of Konohana Village. Reina is a botanist who spends much of her time in the Mountain Area looking for rare and unusual plants, thus sharing her Uncle's primary interest.
Actual Dialogue:
Mako: Good evening, Freyr. I like tio immerse myself in study in the late hours. Hmm? What am I doing, you ask? Can't you tell? I'm studying the plants in this area for any possible random mutations, of course.
Mako: Hmm, don't you have any unusual crops or fruit? No...? If you know of any, tell me about them.
For Small Char, Asazuke:
Mako: What have we here...? It seems you are familiar with my preferences. You have my thanks! I accept with gratitude.
For Bamboo, Green Tea, most Insects, Apricot, Tomato Salad, Green Tea:
Mako: So this is for me? I thank you.
For Poison Mushroom: Are you trying to annoy me? If you have something against me, state it openly!
On his Birthday for Turnip: Today it is my birthday. But I never expected to receive a present!
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Nathan
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Birthday: 4 Fall*
*Nathan shares his Birthday with Freyr and Freya
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
French Toast
Items he Loves: Bread Crumbs, Jam Bread, Raisin Bread
Items he Likes: Most Small Fish, Boiled Egg, Grilled Eggplant, Buckwheat, Rice Cake
Items he Dislikes: Branch, Stone, Poison Mushroom, Fodder
Items he Detests: Copper, Silver, Gold
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Pink Diamond
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Rahi:
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Birthday: 16 Fall
Family: His mother, Ina
Rahi is the young son of Ina, Mayor of Konohana Town. He lives at the Town Hall with his mother. He is a rather serious child, deeply conscious of his heritage as the scion of a family who has occupied the position of Mayor for generations. His playmate is Ying.
Rahi: I'm always teaching Ying stuff about the village.
For Material Stone:
Rahi: Oh, yuck! I don't like this at all. Guess i've gotta take it, though.
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Raul
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Birthday: 21 Summer
Raul is one of the three Hispanic merchant brothers familiar to Players of Grand Bazaar, now living in the Two Villages. He manages the General Store in Konohana. His brother Diego manages its counterpart in Bluebell Village. Items sold at the Bluebell General Store can be found at the Konohana General Store as well but not at the same time. When looking for a specific Item, therefore, it always is a good idea to visit both Shops.
The three brothers dress in traditional Mexican outfits, wearing ponchos and sombrero hats. Each has his own colour of outfit. The third brother, Enrique will tell you that he is in charge of supplies.
Actual Dialogue:
If you speak to him while he is working:
Raul: I can't concentrate with you here. It's bad for business.
Raul: Did Enrique and Diego tell you to give this to me? Those guys are always trying to play pranks on me.
Actual Responses:
For Candle Firefly:
Woohoo! What a great gift! Thank you so much!
For Egg, Brown Mushroom, many Small Fish:
Thanks, Freya. This is a nice gift.
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Rose
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Birthday: 23 Fall
Family: Her husband, Rutger
Most Favourite Gift: (+800 FP)
Miso Eggplant
Recipe for Miso Eggplant: Pot, Miso, Eggplant
Rose is the elderly wife of Rutger, Mayor of Bluebell Village. She lives with him at the Town Hall and is a very amiable woman who invariably responds with old-fashioned courtesy even when you give her an Item she dislikes.
Gifts she Loves: (+300 FP)
Raw Items: Bamboo, Mint, Moondrop, Magic Blue Flower, all cultivated Flowers, most Small Fish, including Small Goby, Small Killifish, Small Masu Salmon, Small Shishamo, Small Sweetfish, Small Trout
Cooked Items: Cooked Rice, all Teas, all Tofus
Gift of Utter Horror: (-1000 FP)
Spicy Curry
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For most Small Fish, Moondrop:
Rose: Why, how lovely! What a nice gift.
For Radish, Apricot, Green Tea, Blueberry Jam, Sponge Cake, Tomato Salad:
Rose: My, is this for me? Thank you.
For Weed:
Rose: Of course it's the thought that counts, but...Oh no, nothing, dear...It's not important.
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Rutger
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Birthday: 16 Spring
Family: His wife, Rose
Favourite Wild Animals: None
Most Favourite Gift: +800 FP
Okara
Recipe for Okara: Pot, Carrot, Soybeans, Deep-Fried Tofu
Rutger is the elderly Mayor of Bluebell Village. He perceives Ina, the Mayor of Konohana Town, as his rival and is extremely competitive towards her. One of your first tasks is to mend the rift between the two Mayors, improving their Friendship and increasing the harmony between the Two Towns.
Rutger lives with his wife Rose at the Bluebell Town Hall. He presides at the counter and give 'Town Tours' as well as allowing you to stay in a guest room overnight if you wish to do so.
Items he Loves (+300 FP):
Raw Items: Moondrop Flower, All Teas (Cans)
Cooked Items: Bread, Cooked Rice, Sashimi, all Teas, Bamboo Shoot Rice, Fish Paste
For Moondrop:
Rutger: Oh, for me? And such a nice gift, too. You're very thoughtful.
For Bamboo Shoot, Chamomile, Mint, Shiitake Miushroom, Walnut, Apricot, Radish, Small Char, Tomato Salad, Egg Soup:
Rutger: A present for me? Well, thank you very much.
For Weed, Branch, Rock:
Rutger: Thats for me? I can't say I'm very grateful for this, but I'll take it anyway.
(Did not take the Weed)
On his Birthday, for Moondrop:
Rutger: Oh, a birthday present? And such a nice gift, too. You're very thoughtful, Freyr.
On his Birthday, for Turnip:
Rutger: A present for me? Didn't know you knew my birthday. This is very nice.
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Sheng
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Sheng is a blacksmith who lives on the outskirts of Konohana Village, in the extreme east of the area. He is obsessed with Pandas and wears a Panda Outfit even when working in the Smithy. He will give you a Hammer when you complete his first Request. As would be appropriate for some one who imitates Pandas, he will be delighted by a Gift of a piece of Bamboo or even a Gift of a Bamboo Shoot, although he prefers the former.
Actual Dialogue:
Sheng: Oh, it's you, Freyr. Not now, not now. I'm thinking about pandas. Look at all the bamboo around here! Panda chow!
Actual Responses:
For Bamboo, Copper Ore:
Sheng: How did you figure out what I like? Thanks!
For Bamboo Shoot:
Sheng: You're a thoughtful one, eh? I accept your gift.
For Stone, Material Stone, Scrap Metal, Small Crab:
Sheng: What are you giving me this for? Are you pulling my leg?
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Ying
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Birthday: 19 Winter
Ying is Yun's young granddaughter and she lives with her grandmother in the rooms behind the Tea Shop in Konohana Village. The Tea Shop is located in the southwestern area of the Village.
Ying evidently is of fragile health as she will tell you:
Ying: The air in this village is better for me than the air back home. That's why I'm living here with my grandma instead of with my parents.
Ying: Rahi's so lucky. He's always full of energy, running around the village. I wish I could have races with him...
For Strawberry Candy, Colourful Bouquet:
Ying: This is for me? I like it a lot! Thanks, Freya!
For Egg, Bamboo Shoot, Chamomile, Peach Juice:
Ying: ...Thanks, Freya.
For Old Ball, Fish Bone, Pizza:
Ying: I don't like it. Sorry...
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Yun
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Birthday: 12 Winter
Yun is the owner of the Tea Shop located in the southwest area of Konohana Village. She is a superb cook who specialises in Asian Harvest Moon delicacies such as Kappa Rolls as well as a wide variety of Teas. She lives with her granddaughter Ying in the rooms behind the Tea Shop and presides at the counter selling her wares.
Ina will praise Yun's cooking and hint that:
Ina: Yun is a great cook. Get to know her, and she'll teach you some recipes.
Actual Dialogue:
Yun: It’s quite a chore to prepare all the ingredients for the café. Maybe I need to hire some part-time help.
Yun: Can you spare some time to play with Ying? It would be a big favour to me.
Then:
Yun: I need to think up some new dishes to put on the menu. What would be good...?
On her day off, at the exit from Konohana:
Yun: My husband and I used to go on dates here. It hasn't changed a bit.
Actual Responses to Gifts:
For Asazuke, Egg Custard:
Yun: Oh my, what a nice gift! Thank you, dearie!
For Egg, Chamomile, Smelt, Carnation, Rice Flour, Straight Tea, Tomato Salad:
Yun: Thank you, Freya. How nice!
For Stone:
Yun: Oh, thank you. But why would you give me something like this?
(did not accept)
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Links to each Guide are shown as Tabs on the Home Page.
