Leah

“	“Leah lives alone in a small cabin just outside of town. She loves to spend time outside, foraging for a wild meal or simply enjoying the gifts of the season. She’s a talented artist with a large portfolio of work… yet she’s too nervous to display it to the public. Maybe you can give her a little confidence boost?”
	— Dev Update #12

Leah is a villager who lives in a small cottage outside Pelican Town. She's one of the twelve characters available to marry.

She spends each morning sculpting inside her cottage. Her home opens at 10:00 AM, but players must first acquire two hearts in friendship before being allowed inside. The first time the player enters her cottage an event will be triggered, but only if she is at home at the time.

Schedule

Each day Leah wakes up at 10:00 AM and begins the day sculpting in her cottage. Unless players have achieved at least two friendship hearts with her they will be unable to enter her home. At 12, after sculpting, she often goes out to draw beside the pond in the woods, Pierre's General Store, or sometimes the beach in the summer. On rainy days in spring she goes to the The Stardrop Saloon at 5:30 PM.

Deviations

If it's raining or during winter, she'll spend the day inside her cottage, exiting at 4:00 PM to travel to The Stardrop Saloon for the evening. She also spends each Friday and Saturday creating art at home, then socializing at the saloon. Her schedule can deviate if there are specific conditions like season, weather or certain days of the week. Below are her schedule deviations prioritized highest to lowest (for example, when it rains that schedule will override all others below it). Raining Time Location Description 10:00 AM Leah's Cottage Wakes up for the day, sculpts inside her cottage. 12:00 PM Leah's Cottage Moves around her cottage. 2:00 PM Leah's Cottage Continues moving around inside her cottage. 4:00 PM The Saloon Leaves her cottage and walks through town to The Stardrop Saloon. 11:40 PM Leah's Cottage Departs from the saloon and walks back home for the evening. Spring 16 Time Location Description 9:00 AM Leah's Cottage Wakes up for the day, sculpts inside her cottage. 10:30 AM Medical Clinic Leaves her cottage and walks through town to Harvey's Clinic for her annual checkup. "Hi. Here to see the doctor?" 1:30 PM Medical Clinic Continues checkup at the clinic. "Do I look healthy, Doctor Harvey?" 4:00 PM The Saloon Departs the clinic and walks to The Stardrop Saloon. 11:40 PM Leah's Cottage Leaves the saloon and walks back to her cottage. Monday Time Location Description 9:00 AM Leah's Cottage Wakes up for the day, sculpts inside her cottage. 11:00 AM Pierre's General Store Leaves her cottage and walks through town to Pierre's General Store. 5:00 PM Leah's Cottage Walks from Pierre's General Store back to her cottage. 10:00 PM Leah's Cottage Moves around her cottage. 12:00 PM Leah's Cottage Goes to bed for the evening. Friday-Saturday Time Location Description 10:00 AM Leah's Cottage Wakes up for the day, sculpts inside her cottage. 12:00 PM Leah's Cottage Moves around her cottage. 2:00 PM Leah's Cottage Continues moving around inside her cottage. 4:00 PM The Saloon Leaves her cottage and walks through town to The Stardrop Saloon. 11:40 PM Leah's Cottage Departs from the saloon and walks back home for the evening.

Gifts

Main article: Friendship

See also: List of All Gifts

You can give Leah up to two gifts per week (plus one on her birthday), which will raise or lower her friendship with you. Gifts on her birthday ( 23 Winter) will have 8× effect and show a unique dialogue.
For loved or liked gifts, Leah will say

“	“A birthday gift? That's very kind of you! I love it.”

“	“You remembered my birthday! Thank you. This is great!”

For neutral gifts, Leah will say

“	“Oh, a birthday gift! Thank you.”

For disliked or hated gifts, Leah will say

“	“Oh... It's for my birthday? ... Thanks.”

Love

“	“Oh! This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you!”

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	All Universal Loves
	Goat Cheese	Soft cheese made from goat's milk.	Cheese Press
	Poppyseed Muffin	It has a soothing effect.	Cooking	Poppy (1) Wheat Flour (1) Sugar (1)
	Salad	A healthy garden salad.	Cooking The Saloon	Leek (1) Dandelion (1) Vinegar (1)
	Stir Fry	Julienned vegetables on a bed of rice.	Cooking	Cave Carrot (1) Common Mushroom (1) Kale (1) Oil (1)
	Truffle	A gourmet type of mushroom with a unique taste.	Pigs
	Vegetable Medley	This is very nutritious	Cooking	Tomato (1) Beet (1)
	Wine	Drink in moderation.	Keg	Any fruit

Like

“	“This is a really nice gift! Thank you!”

Image	Name	Description	Source
	All Universal Likes (except: Foraged Minerals other than Earth Crystal Gems other than Diamond & Prismatic Shard Carp Surprise, Cookie, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rice Pudding, Survival Burger, & Tortilla) All Eggs (except Void Egg) All Fruit All Milk
	Chanterelle	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Foraging - Fall
	Common Mushroom	Slightly nutty, with good texture.	Foraging - Spring/Fall
	Daffodil	A traditional spring flower that makes a nice gift.	Foraging - Spring
	Dandelion	Not the prettiest flower, but the leaves make a good salad.	Foraging - Spring
	Driftwood	A piece of wood from the sea.	Trash
	Hazelnut	That's one big hazelnut!	Foraging - Fall
	Holly	The leaves and bright red berries make a popular winter decoration.	Foraging - Winter
	Leek	A tasty relative of the onion.	Foraging - Spring
	Morel	Sought after for its unique nutty flavor.	Foraging - Spring
	Purple Mushroom	A rare mushroom found deep in caves.	Foraging - The Mines
	Snow Yam	This little yam was hiding beneath the snow.	Foraging - Winter
	Spring Onion	These grow wild during the Spring.	Foraging - Spring
	Wild Horseradish	A spicy root found in the spring.	Foraging - Spring
	Winter Root	A starchy tuber.	Foraging - Winter

Neutral

“	“Thank you.”

Image	Name	Description	Source
	All Universal Neutrals (except Bread, Fried Egg, and Truffle)

Dislike

“	“Hmm... I guess everyone has different tastes.”

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	All Universal Dislikes (except Driftwood, Spring Onion, and Void Egg) All Foraged Minerals (except Earth Crystal) All Gems (except Diamond & Prismatic Shard)
	Carp Surprise	It's bland and oily.	Cooking	Carp (4)
	Cookie	Very chewy.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1) Sugar (1) Egg (1)
	Fried Egg	Sunny-side up.	Cooking	Egg (1)
	Ice Cream	It's hard to find someone who doesn't like this.	Cooking	Milk (1) Sugar (1)
	Pink Cake	There's little heart candies on top.	Cooking	Melon (1) Wheat Flour (1) Sugar (1) Egg (1)
	Rice Pudding	Everyone likes this	Cooking	Milk (1) Sugar (1) Rice (1)
	Seaweed	It can be used in cooking.	Fishing
	Survival Burger	A convenient snack for the explorer.	Cooking	Bread (1) Cave Carrot (1) Eggplant (1)
	Tortilla	Can be used as a vessel for food or eaten by itself	Cooking	Corn (1)

Hate

“	“This is a pretty terrible gift, isn't it?”

Image	Name	Description	Source	Ingredients
	All Universal Hates (except Seaweed)
	Bread	A crusty baguette.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1)
	Hashbrowns	Crispy and golden-brown!	Cooking	Potato (1) Oil (1)
	Pancakes	A double stack of fluffy, soft pancakes.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1)
	Pizza	It's popular for all the right reasons.	Cooking	Wheat Flour (1) Tomato (1) Cheese (1)
	Void Egg	A jet-black egg with red flecks. It's warm to the touch.	Void Chickens

Heart Events

Two Hearts

Enter Leah's Cottage when she's there.

Details

You see her working on a sculpture. She discusses sculpting with you, and says "Once you get past the outer layers, the true nature starts to show..." "It's the same with people." (No effect on friendship.) "I actually prefer the look of raw, unadultered wood." (No effect on friendship.) "(creepy) May I have a kiss?" (-100 friendship.) She continues, "Although, I have to admit... It's not easy to pay the bills as an artist." "Why don't you have an art show in town?" (No effect on friendship.) She muses that it could help make Pelican Town a true art destination, but says she'd be crushed if nobody liked her sculptures. She says she'll think about it, and thanks you for stopping by. "Why don't you sell your art on the internet?" (No effect on friendship.) She says it's expensive.

Four Hearts

Enter Leah's Cottage when she's there.

Details

You see her arguing with her ex-partner on the phone, who is asking her to come back to the city she left. After the call, she tells you her story and asks if it was selfish to move out of the city to be an artist. "No, it had to be done." (No effect on friendship.) Leah responds, "You're right... I just wouldn't have been happy back there." "No, and your ex sounds like an idiot." (No effect on friendship.) Leah responds, "That's a bit harsh... But yeah, we had different priorities." "No, but you would've been better off staying in the city." (-20 friendship.) "Yeah, a little." (-20 friendship.) "Yeah, but it's natural to care about yourself first." (-20 friendship.) Depending on your response in this conversation and the two-heart event, she'll either thank you for listening or briefly get angry. She tells you that she's been thinking about the art show or is saving for a computer, depending on your choice in the previous event.

Six Hearts I

Leah is at your farmhouse door on a sunny day between 6 AM and 11:30 AM.

Details
Leah says she has a gift for you, and you receive the sculpture she's been working on. It's called How I Feel About <your name>.

Six Hearts II

Enter Cindersap Forest when Leah is there, in any season except winter.

Details
Leah is trying to reach a fruit from the large tree above the forest lake. She can't reach it, so you lift her onto your shoulders. She thanks you and says that if her art ever fails, you'll always be there to catch her.

Eight Hearts

Art Show

If you suggested an art show in her two-heart event, Leah is at your farmhouse door between 6 AM and 8 AM (except in winter) to invite you to her art show. Enter the town between 3 PM and 5 PM (not necessarily the same day).

Details

You arrive to find many others already present. Leah is happy to see you and nervously starts the art show. She thanks everyone for coming. Leah says she came to Pelican Town to draw inspiration from the beautiful surroundings and confesses that it really feels like home now. She presents her sculptures. "I haven't named this one, yet. She started out as an exercise in human anatomy, but I ended up seeing her through to completion. Her expression is intentionally unclear... is she embarrassed, amused, pained? I'll leave that for you to decide." (pause) "This one's called 'Post-Dimensional Nullspace'. It represents the boundary of human imagination. The shape and color came to me vividly when I was in a 'trance state'." (pause) "I've been calling this one 'Egg Heads'. I wanted to create an animatronic humanoid statue to toy with the viewer's ability to properly attribute personhood to a physical entity." (pause) "And the last one is called 'Wood Sculpture 3'. It's a celebration of my favorite sculpting material... wood." Finally, she thanks her special friend (you), who gave her the idea for the art show and the courage to go through with it. The villagers all praise Leah and her artwork: Lewis: "I'm proud of you, Leah! Events like this really breathe life into our little town!" Gus: "Great stuff!" Demetrius: "I love your art, Leah! 'Post-Dimensional Nullspace' is my favorite." Robin: "Great use of wood!" Penny: "Thanks for doing this!" Leah thanks everyone, Lewis starts the bidding on the art pieces, and as the scene fades, her ex, Kel, can be seen to the side. Afterward, Leah says she's exhausted but that the show was a success.

Art Website

If you suggested an art website in her two-heart event, enter Leah's Cottage when she's there.

Details

Leah proudly tells you she bought a laptop and set up an online art shop like you suggested. Her computer plays a coin sound, and she excitedly says that means someone just bought something. She pauses and says there's a "Mr K" who keeps buying all her sculptures. She figures it must be "some rich guy" who loves her art. She thanks you for the idea and says it's been really successful so far, and is confident she'll have enough money to work on her art full-time now. She goes back to work on her store, tweaking the CSS sheets.

Ten Hearts

Enter Cindersap Forest between 11 AM and 4 PM, in any season except winter.

Details

Leah says she knew you'd be passing through the forest, and surprises you with a picnic. She thanks you for helping her get one step closer to being a real artist, and you share a kiss. Leah's ex-partner Kel comes out of the bushes. (Kel will be male or female depending on your player's gender.) Leah is annoyed and asks what they're doing here. If you suggested the art website, Kel says they found her online art store and says they're the "Mr K" who kept buying her sculptures. Leah is disappointed, because she thought it was a rich guy who truly loved her art. Kel says she was "half right", implying they don't care about her art. They ask her to come back to the city. Leah refuses, saying Kel was never interested in her art until she became successful. If you suggested the art show, Kel says they came all the way from Zuzu City to see her sculptures and bring her back to the city. They claims to want their relationship to be the way it was before. Leah refuses, saying Kel was never interested in her art until she became successful. Either way, an argument ensues. You can choose to punch Kel or reason with them. If you don't punch Kel, Leah does instead. If you do punch Kel, Leah says "That was pretty violent, (Name)." Leah takes you to find a more secluded spot and admits the picnic didn't quite pan out like she'd wanted it to.

Marriage

Leah's room.

To become engaged, you must give the desired character a Mermaid's Pendant.

The wedding will take place 3 days after you propose and be handled by Leah. The marriage ceremony takes place in the center of Pelican Town with every member of the town attending the event. Once the ceremony is complete, she will move into your farm, and your house will have an addition with a small art studio. She'll also have an area behind the house for sculpture carving where she'll sometimes go.

Her old house will still be accessible during her old hours but she will not go there any longer.

Behavior

Leah exhibits 4 notable behaviors once married.

1: Taking care of tasks for you

Watering most or all crops on your farm (only in spring, summer, and fall)

Repairing broken fences

Feeding all animals

Watering your dog's/cat's bowl

2: Giving you a random plant, saying she grew it behind the house, or a salad or a coffee. If your inventory is full, you will not receive the item.

3: Giving a stardrop as a symbol of love

Get your spouse to 13/12 hearts and speak to them in your home. She will comment about life on the farm and how they are enjoying it, then give you the Stardrop Fruit as thanks.

4: Going on nature walks

Occasionally Leah will take walks around the Valley. She will leave the farm and can be found walking through the forest south of the farm near the lake, after which she will wander to town before returning to the farm.

5: Staying in bed all day

There is a chance that Leah will not get out of bed in the morning, instead opting to tell you either "Nnnghh... what is it? Make your own breakfast." or "Nghh... what is it? I'm trying to sleep."

Dialogue

“	“You know, I think <child name> has your nose.”

“	“I got up early and watered some crops for you. I hope it makes your job a little easier today. I also filled <pet name>'s water bowl. You can just tell the air is clean here... it feels good in the lungs.”

“	“It's going to be a special day, I can sense it.”

“	“It's so quiet and peaceful in the evening. Nothing to distract you from the experience of living.”

“	“I'm going to take a nature walk today. I need to get out of the house.”

“	“I had a nice, relaxing time today. How did your day go?”

“	“Dear, I'm pregnant. Isn't it wonderful?”

“	“I was thinking... life's too short to eat bad food. Luckily, we live in one of the best regions for fresh greens and vegetables! Here, I made you a healthy salad. I'm surprised you aren't sick of my salad yet!”

“	“I was just admiring my wedding amulet... I'll cherish this treasure for the rest of my life.”

“	“Good morning, <player name>. I've planted these in a little pot out back... <gives gift> I grew that with great love and attention. Enjoy it.”

“	“It's so much lovelier here at night than the garish glow of the city. Everything worked out perfectly for me. I'm very lucky.”

“	“Good morning, <player name>! I made us some coffee. My morning just wouldn't be complete without a hot cup of coffee.”

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Timeline

Leah's look evolved over the years the game was in development. Here's a timeline showing how ConcernedApe's art and Leah's style changed over the years before the game was launched.

History

• 1.0: Introduced.
• 1.1: Added sculpture area behind farmhouse if married.