Stardew Valley lore is so crazy bc on the surface it’s marketed as a cozy farming game where you get to romance the townsfolk and become a beloved member of your community, but then you get about 10 hours into the game and suddenly it’s
- you’re magical, oh yeah also magic is real, a wizard told you to go learn all types of magic and you did
- there are ancient entities living in the mines and sewers beneath your feet, and they ARE fighting, just fyi
- there’s an ongoing war happening, that is probably why the economy is the way that it is btw
- animals can talk…just occasionally
- you’re haunted by the ghost of your grandfather, but rarely
- there are tiny creatures that will fix things for you in the night but only if you meet their hyper specific demands. also they’re scared of you
- also the local shopkeeper’s daughter isn’t his she’s the wizard’s and a townswoman named Emily is a psychic, in case you were curious
- oh and there’s an omnipotent magic man who’s blue and committing a PLETHORA of crimes at any given moment. he’s scary