Characters

This page is a directory of named and recurring characters. Select a character’s name for detailed information about their role, schedule, services, requests, rewards, special interactions and dialogue. Location names open the corresponding area guide; see Locations for the complete directory.

For hostile species and ordinary monsters, see Enemies.

Relationships

Nine characters use the relationship system: Alice, Blorph, Celeste, Edwin, Ellie, Josh, Molly, Sam and Tanner. The player may give one gift per day and two gifts per week. Each page lists that character’s personal gift preferences, friendship-mail rewards, school rewards and marriage requirements where applicable. Personal preferences override the universal gift rules. See Relationships for the shared mechanics and universal gift lists.

Relationship characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Alice	A former schoolmate and enthusiastic collector of VHS tapes.	School, Farmhouse, Town
	Blorph	A sewer-dwelling resident who wants to experience life on the surface.	Sewers, Farmhouse
	Celeste	A ghostly resident often found at the Library and Greystone Estates.	Library, Greystone Estates, Farmhouse, School
	Edwin	A deeply religious former schoolmate of the player.	Town, Farmhouse, School
	Ellie	An upbeat former schoolmate fascinated by unsettling mysteries.	Town, School, Farmhouse
	Josh	A cautious former schoolmate concerned by Elderfield’s disappearances.	Town, Farmhouse, School
	Molly	The Farm Path blacksmith and proprietor of the Workshop.	Workshop, Farmhouse, School
	Sam	A former schoolmate with a strong interest in the night sky.	Greystone Estates, Town, School
	Tanner	A former schoolmate who lives in a cabin near the Old Woods.	Town, Farm Path, Farmhouse

Merchants and service providers

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Big Cat	A talking cat merchant found in the Old Woods.	Old Woods
	Chef	A roaming chef who teaches the player cooking recipes when encountered.	Library, Old Woods
	Chef Elroy	Farmer Hans’ chef, a recipe merchant and the giver of several cooking requests.	Farm, Farmhouse
	Farmer Hans	The skeletal owner of the Farmhouse who introduces farming and operates its principal shops.	Farmhouse
	Food Cart Man	The proprietor of the rotating Food Cart shop in Town.	Town
	Gabby	A member of the Elderfield Saloon staff who serves refreshments.	Elderfield Saloon
	Henrietta	The Pet Shop and Nursery proprietor who sells animals, pets and related supplies.	Pet Shop and Nursery
	Herb	The Lakefront fisherman who introduces fishing and runs the Fishing Contest.	Lakefront, Old Woods
	Juan	A member of the Elderfield Saloon staff who welcomes patrons.	Elderfield Saloon
	Klaus	A carpenter who sells furniture and performs Farmhouse renovations and building upgrades.	Klaus's House, Farmhouse
	Mall Rat	A long-lived Mall Mines resident who operates a shop from his underground dwelling.	Mall and Mall Mines
—	Merchant	An unidentified merchant label used by minor vendors.	Varies
	Old Man Crawford	A former farmhand who sells the player early tools and supplies at the Farmhouse.	Farmhouse
	Shopkeeper	An unidentified shopkeeper label used by several minor merchants.	Pet Shop and Nursery, Old Woods, Town
	Skeleton Merchant	A Catacombs merchant who is delighted to receive customers and conversation.	Catacombs
	Stan	A carpenter who handcrafts furniture and sells a changing selection from his shop.	Carpenter
	Stranger	A mysterious merchant who occasionally offers wares on the Farm.	Farm
	The Garbage Man	A Sewers merchant who collects discarded goods and sells a rotating selection of salvaged items.	Sewers
	The Meat Man	A disturbing merchant who operates from the Forsaken Settlement.	Forsaken Settlement
	The Seed Merchant	A Farm Path merchant who sells seasonal Cash Crop seeds on Mondays and Fridays, except during Rebirth.	Farm Path, Town
	The Tax Man	A recurring Farm Path visitor who assigns and collects crop taxes on the 4th and 18th of each season.	Town Outskirts
	The Travelling Merchant	A weekend Farm Path merchant who buys two changing seasonal crops at premium prices.	Town Outskirts

Officials, researchers and community figures

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Erik	A fortune teller outside the Mall who explains the connection between luck and the gods’ favor.	Mall Outside
	Father Desmond	The priest of the Church of the Old Gods, where the player can choose a divine alignment.	Church
	Gallery Attendant	The attendant who welcomes visitors and manages submissions at the Art Gallery.	Art Gallery
	Manager John	The manager of Elderfield Parks and Recreation, encountered in the Sewers.	Sewers
	Mayor	Elderfield’s mayor and the host or announcer of several community events.	Town
	News Anchor	The presenter heard during Elderfield television news reports.	Varies
	Police Officer	An Elderfield police officer who appears in several investigations and dangerous areas.	Police Station, Old Woods, Catacombs
	Prof. Dayton	A researcher determined to preserve forgotten knowledge and a central figure in the school storyline.	Library

Town, Farm and Outskirts characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Abby	A mischievous child who invites the player to play her violent “shopper-bopper” game.	Town
	Adrian	A Town Apartment resident whose unusual possessions and requests connect several major locations.	Town Apartment
	Akira	A Town Apartment resident who rewards the player for investigating Mysteries.	Town Apartment
	Art	An artist who lives with Jenn and offers several exploration and collection requests.	Art and Jenn's House
	Barry	A Joggers Club member who trains for the endurance needed to reach forbidden places.	Joggers Club
	Brian	A Music Store resident who gives the player a request connected to his unusual allergy.	Music Store
	Brittany	A Town resident who asks the player to contact her former pen pal Carla.	Brittany's House
	Damian	A furniture collector whose crowded home leads him to post a request.	Carpenter
	Dan	A Town shop patron who asks the player to help confront a childhood fear.	Town
	Daryl	A Pet Shop customer who asks the player for help choosing among Elderfield’s unusual pets.	Pet Shop and Nursery
	Dave	A reclusive Town resident whose few friends are far from ordinary.	Town
	Isabella	A mycologist who sends the player into the Old Woods to collect rare mushrooms.	Town, Potion Lab
	Jenn	Art’s wife, who is concerned by his changing behavior and increasingly profitable work.	Art and Jenn's House
	Mary	A Joggers Club member who combines exercise with the search for forgotten places.	Joggers Club
	Old Man Jackson	A Town resident whose conversations revolve around his wife and his loneliness.	Town
	Rachel	A Town shop patron who possesses a key the player may need.	Town
	Terry	A Joggers Club member searching for fellow runners.	Joggers Club
	Trisha	An Old Woods resident and longtime friend of Molly who visits the Farm Path seasonally.	Trisha's House, Farm Path
	Veronica	A researcher usually found in the Library who is searching for a particular answer.	Library, Church
	Wife	Old Man Jackson’s wife.	Town
	Zoe	A sick Library visitor who asks the player to obtain help for her condition.	Library

Greystone Estates characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Carla	Brittany’s former pen pal and a resident of Greystone Estates.	Greystone Estates
	Darius	A guarded Greystone Estates resident involved in a key-related encounter.	Greystone Estates
	Donald	A Greystone Estates tenant who prefers the cold outdoors to his unsettling apartment.	Greystone Estates
	Earl	A Greystone Estates tenant who asks the player to obtain an impressive wine for a date.	Greystone Estates
	Jack	A Greystone Estates tenant who remains skeptical of the building’s supernatural reputation.	Greystone Estates
	Jeannie	Adrian’s partner, first encountered in the Town Apartment and later found in Greystone Estates.	Town Apartment, Greystone Estates
	June	A Greystone Estates tenant who has noticed the building’s shifting rooms and stairways.	Greystone Estates
	Tracy	A Greystone Estates tenant frightened by something in the building’s laundry area.	Greystone Estates

Old Woods and Lakefront characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Ansel	A self-described adventurer staying near the Old Woods campground.	Old Woods
	Gretta	An Old Woods cabin resident who initially mistakes the player for a food delivery worker.	Old Woods
	Grizzled Woodsman	An isolated woodsman who warns newcomers about the dangers of the Old Woods.	Old Woods
	Hank	A resident near the Old Woods mill who recruits travelers to help with a long-running search.	Old Woods
	Jacob	An Old Woods traveler who asks the player to watch for something he lost.	Old Woods
	Michelle	A Joggers Club member who encourages the player to take up jogging.	Old Woods
	Sarah	An Old Woods explorer whose Lucky Pocket Knife saved her from a creature attack.	Old Woods

Mall and Sewers characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Dax	A stubborn Sewers resident who blocks the player’s route until his terms are met.	Sewers
	Jeremiah	An exile from the Forsaken Settlement who has made a home in the Sewers.	Sewers

Forsaken Settlement characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Adam	A Forsaken Settlement resident who explains the dangers and rare resources found below Elderfield.	Forsaken Settlement, Catacombs
	Chloe	A Forsaken Settlement resident who asks the player to carry something back to the surface.	Forsaken Settlement
	Dimitri	A stranded Forsaken Settlement resident whom the player rescues from the tunnels.	Catacombs, Forsaken Settlement
	Grace	A Forsaken Settlement resident who asks the surface-dwelling player for help.	Forsaken Settlement
	Hannah	A Forsaken Settlement resident concerned with the settlement’s limited supplies.	Forsaken Settlement
	Isaiah	A busy Forsaken Settlement resident unaccustomed to visitors from the surface.	Forsaken Settlement
	Leo	The real-estate agent of the Forsaken Settlement.	Forsaken Settlement
	Lydia	A Forsaken Settlement resident who relies on travelers to carry goods and messages to the surface.	Forsaken Settlement
	Maryam	A Forsaken Settlement resident who believes light is essential for preserving sanity.	Forsaken Settlement
	Olivia	A Forsaken Settlement resident who once lived closer to the surface entrance.	Forsaken Settlement
	Samson	A sick Forsaken Settlement resident who asks the player for help.	Forsaken Settlement
	Thaddeus	A Forsaken Settlement resident fascinated by the player’s living skin.	Forsaken Settlement
	Theodore	A Forsaken Settlement resident who asks explorers to search the surrounding tunnels.	Forsaken Settlement

Catacombs characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Bill	A curious skeletal resident encountered in the Catacombs.	Catacombs
	Carlos	A skeletal Catacombs resident who takes an interest in the newly arrived player.	Catacombs
	Charlie	A Catacombs resident who asks the player for help with Sophia.	Catacombs
	Denzel	A Catacombs resident devoted to Kaal, the God of Death.	Catacombs
	Developer	A temporary maintenance character associated with a repaired interaction.	Catacombs
	Douglas	A frightened survivor encountered in the Sealed Passage.	Catacombs
	Farmer Sven	A farmer trapped in the Catacombs who asks for surface farming supplies.	Catacombs
	Gibson	A Catacombs resident with an unusual enthusiasm for spending time in the mines.	Catacombs
	Jenna	A Catacombs resident who regrets shedding her skin and asks the player for assistance.	Catacombs
	Jess	A municipal worker from the Forsaken Settlement.	Catacombs
	Tobias	An angry Catacombs resident startled by the player’s arrival.	Catacombs
	Zeek	A Catacombs resident with an appetite that ordinary rations cannot satisfy.	Catacombs

Old Gods

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Daeus	The Old God associated with the sea and the deep.	Varies
	Delvek	The Old God associated with darkness and the unknown.	Varies
	Gatis	The all-seeing Old God associated with the moon.	Varies
	Hagroth	The Old God associated with growth and harvest.	Varies
	Kaal	The Old God associated with death.	Varies
	Nezroth	The Old God associated with flesh.	Varies
	Valtris	The Old God associated with forbidden knowledge.	Varies
	Xxarteck	The Old God associated with dreams and rebirth.	Varies

Cultists and emissaries

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Daeus Cultist	A waterlogged follower of Daeus who speaks of the leviathan below.	Old God Shrines
	Delvek Cultist	A follower of Delvek drawn toward hidden and unknowable things.	Old God Shrines
	Emissary of Gatis	An emissary of Gatis who has foreseen the player and offers a request.	Catacombs
	Gatis Cultist	A follower of Gatis who venerates the god’s moon-bound eye.	Old God Shrines
	Hagroth Cultist	A follower of Hagroth awaiting the god’s promised harvest.	Old God Shrines
	Kaal Cultist	A follower of Kaal who reads the bones and venerates death.	Old God Shrines
	Nezroth Cultist	A follower of Nezroth who venerates flesh and the god’s guiding hand.	Old God Shrines, Old Woods
	Valtris Cultist	A follower of Valtris who trades physical existence for forbidden knowledge.	Old God Shrines
	Xxarteck Cultists	The recurring followers of Xxarteck who guide the dreamer toward the god’s shrine.	Shrine of Xxarteck, Farm

Mystery characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Ancient Mushroom	A cryptic talking mushroom encountered in the Old Woods and Mall Mines.	Old Woods, Mall and Mall Mines
	Bird Woman	A mysterious mother searching for her missing bird-like child.	Rooftop
	Coat Man	A mysterious coat-wearing figure who appears during several supernatural encounters.	Varies
	Corpse	A speaking corpse encountered during supernatural events.	Varies
—	Disembodied Voice	An unseen voice that demands offerings before allowing passage through parts of the Mall Mines.	Mall and Mall Mines
	Ghost	A lost spirit who disappeared from a boat on the Lakefront.	Lakefront, Mall and Mall Mines
	Ghost Watcher	A Lakefront observer who warns the player about searching for the ghost.	Lakefront
	Grimmi	A rooftop resident who enjoys the persistent feeling of being watched.	Rooftop
	Little Girl	A child found in the Flesh Room during a disturbing encounter.	Forsaken Settlement
	Maggot Man	A mysterious Sewers resident who offers strange business to visitors.	Sewers
	Odd Man	A secretive Lakefront figure involved in a forbidden lakeside ritual.	Lakefront
	Pete, the Laundry Ghost	A playful ghost haunting the Town Apartment’s basement laundry room.	Town Apartment, Town
	Pumpkin Cat	A talking supernatural cat who accepts offerings at a rooftop altar.	Rooftop
—	Strange Voice	An unseen caller who directs the player toward a strange house in the Sewers.	Amelia and Martin's House
	The Staring Woman	A supernatural visitor who asks one of several unsettling numerical questions.	Varies
—	Voice	An unidentified supernatural voice heard at sealed routes and offering sites.	Town, Catacombs

Seasonal and festival characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Abigail	The sister of Pumpkid and Witchkid, encountered during their trips into Town.	Town
	Amelia	Pumpkid’s mother, who asks the player to find her missing son.	Town
	Decoration Vendor	A seasonal merchant who sells exterior house decorations during festivals.	Town
	Demon of Gifts	A supernatural visitor associated with unusual gifts.	Varies
	Martin	Pumpkid’s father, a strict parent who supports a Town curfew for children.	Town
	Pumpkid	A pumpkin-costumed child named Ben who recruits the player into a prank against his parents.	Town, Mall Outside
	Skelekid	A skeletal trick-or-treater and one of Pumpkid’s siblings.	Town
	Snowman	A terse supernatural snowman encountered during winter events.	Town, Greystone Estates
	The Great Pumpkin	A supernatural pumpkin being encountered on the Pumpkin Path.	Pumpkin Path
	Witchkid	A witch-costumed child and one of Pumpkid’s siblings.	Town

Other supernatural characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Fallen Angel	An isolated supernatural being in the Old Woods who asks the player for a soul.	Old Woods
	Gatekeeper	A supernatural gatekeeper who controls access during the Sewers progression.	Sewers
	Skeleton	An unidentified speaking skeleton.	Varies
	Tentacow	A cow transformed by tentacle growths at the Pet Shop and Nursery.	Pet Shop and Nursery

Hostile characters

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Bound Farmer	One of the dead farmers bound to tend the supernatural Harvest Chambers.	Harvest Chambers
	Emissary of Daeus	A hostile emissary of Daeus encountered in the Deep Mall.	Mall and Mall Mines
	Emissary of Delvek	A hostile emissary of Delvek who guards the Hidden Manor.	Hidden Manor
	Emissary of Kaal	A hostile emissary of Kaal who tests whether the player’s time has come.	Catacombs
	Failed Skeleton	A malformed and hostile skeleton encountered in the Catacombs.	Catacombs
	Giant Man-Fish	A hostile man-fish encountered while searching for his missing brother.	Mall and Mall Mines
	Grandma	A hostile supernatural old woman encountered at Granny’s House.	Granny's House, Farm Path
	Mall Administrator	The hostile administrator who oversees the Mall’s forbidden areas.	Mall and Mall Mines
	Sophia	A dangerous figure in the Deep Catacombs connected to Farmer Hans and Charlie.	Catacombs

Unnamed and generic NPCs

Image	Character	Overview	Main area(s)
	Camper	An unnamed Old Woods camper who shares rumors about the surrounding wilderness.	Old Woods
	Farmer	An unidentified farmer encountered on the Farm.	Farm
	Fisher	An unnamed Fishing Contest participant at the Old Woods campground.	Old Woods
	Helper	An unidentified Workshop assistant.	Workshop
	Jogger	An unnamed Joggers Club member encountered along running routes.	Old Woods, Corn Maze
	Office Worker	An unnamed Mall office worker accustomed to the tentacle growths around the administrative offices.	Mall offices
	Schoolgirl	An unnamed schoolgirl frightened by the darkness inside the school.	School
	Shopper	An unnamed Mall shopper who comments on shops, restaurants and local dangers.	Mall and Mall Mines