Totems

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Totems, or markers, are stationary items that dictate what a certain area is designated as, as well as what furnishings that area needs to be considered complete. Totems are typically some kind of signboard or mailbox, with the exception of the Festival Grounds totem, which is an archway, or the Town Square totem, which is a fountain _[ ? ] .

A totem's requirements, its bounding area, and the totem's name can be checked at any time by interacting with the totem. Unmet requirements are listed in white text and state the amount of items missing for that requirement, while met requirements are listed in light blue text.

All totems can be moved, and the areas of most totems, such as the totems for houses, can overlap each other. However, the areas for the Festival Grounds and the Town Square cannot overlap.

Totem basics

Areas

Each totem has a certain area in which required items must be placed. The bounding box of this area is visualized by flying yellow particles which are shown when the player either turns its option on from the totem menu (shown by interacting with the totem) or when the player interacts with a protected area (such as attempting to pick flowers from or place an object in a protected area).

The bounding box's visibility can be turned on from the totem interface so that the player can clearly see where the box is while working on the building.

Area protection

Totems that were placed at world creation (such as the General Store, Building Store, and Town Hall totems) must first be interacted with to turn off editing protection for the area. After protection is turned off, that area can be altered. Area protection can be turned back on after the player is done, if desired.

To build new places or upgrade certain buildings as part of quests, make sure the area's protection is turned off, then place the required items in the yellow bounding box (can be turned on from totem so totem's bounding area is always visible).

Proximity to town

Certain totems must be placed within a certain distance of the town. In the tables in the Totems section below, the In Town column states whether that totem must be placed in town or not. If so, then the totem must be built near town in order to function correctly (ex. villager moving in to their new house). If not, then the totem can be placed anywhere on the island or in the ocean beyond the beach and the resulting area will still function correctly.

Item requirements

As with any building or location that the player is requested to build, the player is free to design the house as they desire, so long as it fits the totem's requirements. Some totem requirements are a piece of furniture from a general category (such as chairs), while other requirements are a specific item, such as the Patisserie Display and Patisserie Oven needed for the Patisserie.

Roof

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All buildings, such as houses for villagers and buildings around town, require a roof.

Any tile can count as a roof, so long as that tile is attached to a wall (made of any tile) that is at least three blocks high and overhangs air. If the entire base row of a wall is destroyed, all blocks above that row will break and the structure will come tumbling down.

Because tree leaves are tiles, certain trees can immediately be recognized as a "building" with a "roof" upon placing a totem down near them, so long as they are not a pine tree (the tall, thin trees).

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Villager totems

Most villagers are tied to a totem, but some characters are merely visitors and arrive into town via the Airship Landing.

The Airship Landing must have all of its Tier 0 (base) requirements met in order to function. If the Airship Landing is not functional, then certain characters will no longer be able to arrive in town, such as the mailmen needed to complete Postage and Handling.

Starting villagers

Each Staxel world will always spawn with Farm Fan, Maximilian, Aliza, Leif, Rowan, and the four Traveling Merchants. Four basic villagers will also spawn, though which of the villagers will spawn will depend on the world's seed.

The starting villagers will always spawn the building or structure that they live in, with the exception of Farm Fan and Lief, who stay at the Tavern. _[ ? ] 

Villagers that do not have a house

Certain villagers have houses, though not all do.

• Farm Fan had been squatting in the player's farm prior to the player's arrival; once the player arrives, she starts staying at the Tavern instead.
• Leif does not have a home on the island and instead spends most of his time in the General Store, which he has been watching over for a friend.
• The Murmur Merchants can always be found next to their carts and do not have houses of their own.

Villagers moving in

The villagers that can be a starting villager or move into the village include Cecile, Emilia, Jamie, Oscar, Riah, and Rosemary. Maximilian will occasionally hand the player the mailbox totem of one of the missing starter villagers.

Certain villagers that can live in town can only be spawned upon fulfilling certain requirements.

• Vorlen can only spawn after Day 16 (Year 1, Spring 16).
• Cirahna can only spawn if the Museum exists and it is past Day 42 (Year 1, Summer 12).
• Morel will only spawn after Cirahna has met the player.

Villagers will move into their new house shortly after all of their Tier 0 totem requirements are met.

Villagers moving out

If the totem is the mailbox for a house and the requirements were previously met but are not currently met, the occupant of that house will become unhappy. If the requirements continue to not be met for a few in-game days, then that villager will move out of town until their totem's requirements are met again.

Because Leif does not have a house, he will only move out if the General Store's base requirements are met.

Upgrading tiers

Certain totems that have multiple tiers. The Tier 0 level is the base requirement for the structure or area to function correctly. Certain structures may spawn with multiple tiers already met, while some totems may require the player to increase their friendship with the owner of that area in order to be able to upgrade the area (ex. increase their relationship with Leif to upgrade the General Store).

Remodeling existing buildings

Moving items or blocks within the store around, or even completely remodeling the store, is allowed at any time, even without a remodeling quest (such as Postage and Handling) active, so long as the required items are all placed by the end of the day.

Totems

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Farm

Totem	Tier 0 (Base)	Tier 1	Tier 2	Roof	In Town
Barn Sign	Trough x2	No Tier 1	No Tier 2	Yes	No
Coop Sign	Chicken Coop x1	Chicken Feed Area x1	No Tier 2	No	No

Villagers

All of the following houses need to have at least one block recognized as a Roof in order to be considered complete.

Two of the houses need to be built a certain distance away from town in order for their inhabitants to live there. _[ ? ] 

Totem	Tier 0	Tier 1	Tier 2	In Town
Aliza's Postbox	x1 Bed Door x2 Table x1 Lamp x2 Counter x2 Wardrobe x1 Chair x2 Assembly Station x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink x1	Door x1 Table x3 Lamp x3 Wardrobe x1 Fridge x1 Counter x2 Chair x2 Bookshelf x1	No Tier 2	Yes
Cecile's Postbox	Bed x1 Door x2 Table x1 Desk x2 Wardrobe x1 Credenza x1 Chair x2 Fridge x1 Counter x1  Computer (x1) Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Toilet x1 Simply Stylish Kitchen Sink x1 Office Chair x1	Door x1 Cardboard BoxBox x6 Table x3 Desk x6 Lamp x5 File:Wardrobe.pngWardrobe x2 Credenza x1 Chair x4 Fridge x1 Counter x2  Computer (x1)  Book Shelf (x1) Office Chair x3 Contemporary Vanity x1	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Liked with Cecile Science Maine Tall x1 Science Machine Small x1 Science Machine Large x1	No
Cirahna's Postbox	Bed x1 Door x2 Table x1 Lamp x2 File:Wardrobe.pngWardrobe x2 Chair x2 Cauldron x1  Book Shelf (x1)	Prerequisite: Complete The Hundred Farmer quest Table Lamp x2 Chair x2 Sofa x1 Herb Rack x3 Mushroom Basket x2 Potion Shelf x3	Prerequisite: Complete The Hundred Farmer quest Table x1 Lamp x1 Herb Rack x3 Mushroom Basket x2 Potion Shelf x3 File:Magic Staion.pngMagic Station x1	Yes
Emilia's Postbox	x1 Bed x2 Door x1 Table x2 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x2 Chair x1 Fridge x2 Counter x1 Sofa x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet	x1 Loveseat x3 Table x3 Lamp x4 Chair x2 Counter x3 Stool x1 Tv x1 Tv Stand	No Tier 2	Yes
Eris's Postbox	x1 Bed x2 Door x1 Table x1 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x2 Chair x1 Fridge x2 Counter x1 Sofa x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet	x3 Table x2 Lamp x4 Chair x1 Desk x1 Sofa  Book Shelf (x1) x1 Tv x1 Office Chair	No Tier 2	Yes
Farm Fan's Mailbox	x2 Door x1 Table x2 Lamp x2 Counter x1 Wardrobe x2 Chair x1 Tractor Bed x1 Farm Poster x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink	x1 Door x1 Table x1 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x1 Fridge x2 Counter x2 Chaie  Book Shelf (x1)	No Tier 2	Yes
Jamie's Postbox	Bed x1 Door x2 Table x1 Lamp x6 Wardrobe x1 Chair x2 Fridge x1 Counter x2 Desk x1 Sofa x1  Computer (x1) Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Bathroom Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink x1  Book Shelf (x1)	Table x3 Lamp 10x Chair x4 Desk x1 Sofa x2  Computer (x2) Tv x2 Tv Stand x1 Office Chair x2	No Tier 2	Yes
Maximilian's Postbox	x1 Bed Door x2 Table x3 Lamp x5 Wardrobe x1 Chair x2 Fridge x1 Sofa x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink x1 Office Chair x1	Lamp 1x2 Wardrobe x1 Chair x4 Counter x4 Sofa x2 Fire x2 Office Filing Cabinet x2  Book Shelf (x1)	No Tier 2	Yes
Morel's Postbox	Mushroom Table (x1)  Mushroom Sofa (x1)  Mushroom Lamp (x1)  Mushroom Dresser (x1)  Mushroom Double Bed (x1)  Mushroom Chair (x1)	Giant Mushroom (x1)	No Tier 2	No
Oscar's Postbox	x1 Bed Door x2 Table x1 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x1 Chair x2 Fridge x1 Counter x2 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink  Book Shelf (x1)	x3 Table Chair x3 Sofa x1 Tv x1 Tv Stand x1	No Tier 2	Yes
Riah's Postbox	x1 Bed x2 Door x2 Table x3 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x1 Chair x1 Fridge x2 Counter x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink	x1 Table x4 Lamp x1 Wardrobe x5 Chair x1 Sofa x1 Wind Chime  Book Shelf (x1)	No Tier 2	Yes
Rosemary's Postbox	x1 Bed x2 Door x1 Table x2 Lamp x2 Wardrobe x2 Chair x1 Fridge x2 Counter x1 Sofa x1 Clawfoot Bathtub x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet x1 Kitchen Sink	x3 Table x4 Lamp x1 Credenza x4 Chair x1 Sofa  Book Shelf (x1)  Pastel Vanity (x1)	No Tier 2	Yes

Buildings

The following buildings need to have at least one block recognized as a Roof and be located in town. Building them too far away from town will prevent them from working properly. _[ ? ] 

Totem	Tier 0 (Base)	Tier 1	Tier 2
Arcade Sign	[ ? ]	[ ? ]	[ ? ]
Building Store Sign	x4 Counter x2 Door  Cash Register (x1) x13 Shop Shelf x1 Tiling Station x1 Assembly Station x1 Table Saw	x4 Counter x2 Crate  Book Shelf (x3) x2 Display Case Left x2 Display Case Right x1 Display Case Standalone x1 Display Case Middle	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Liked with Aliza x3 Pallet Stack x2 Mortar Sacks x3 Shop Self x1 Masonry Station
General Store Sign	x3 Counter x2 Awning x1 Chair  Cash Register (x1) x15 Shop Shelf	x3 Counter x15 Box x2 Bin  Book Shelf (x3) x2 Display Case Left x2 Display Case Right x3 Display Case Standalone	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Liked with Leif  Handling Post (x1)  Post Counter (x1)  Post Office Postbox (x1)
Museum Sign	x2 Clock x2 Large Fish Display x2 Small Fish Display x2 Small Bug Display	x5 Fossil x2 Painting x1 Large Fish Display x1 Small Fish Display x1 Small Bug Display	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Best Friends with File:Character Model Icon Vorlen.png Vorlen x1 Rainbow Butterfly Painting
Patisserie Sign	x2 Counter  Cash Register (x1) File:Pastisserie Display Standalone.png Pastisserie Display Standalone (x2)  Patisserie Display Left (x1)  Patisserie Display Middle (x1)  Patisserie Display Right (x1)  Patisserie Oven (x1)	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Liked with Emilia x2 Table x4 Chair  Patisserie Mixing Station (x1)  Patisserie Baking Station (x1)  Patisserie Display Left (x1)  Patisserie Display Middle (x1)  Patisserie Display Right (x1)	No Tier 2
Pet Store Sign	x2 Countertop x1 Stool x1 Playpen  Cash Register (x1) x3 Pet Store Shelf	No Tier 1	No Tier 2
Tavern Sign	1x2 Stool x3 Table x4 Door x1 Bed x1 Wardrobe x15 Torch x1 Clock  Cash Register (x1) x1 Bathroom Sink x1 Toilet x1 Office Chair  Book Shelf (x1)	x26 Stool x6 Table 1x5 Torch 10x Crate x3 Barrel	Prerequisite: Friendship level at  Best Friends with Rowan x1 Fridge x1 Tavern Menu Sign x1 Pinball Machine x1 Baking Station x2 Kitchen Counter (No Dock) x1 Kitchen Sink
Town Hall Sign	Computer (x1) x3 Counter x2 Bureau x3 Door x2 Table x1 Sofa x5 Lamp x1 Office Chair x3 Office Filing Cabinet x1 Pedestal Dock x1 Billboard x1 Clock Tower Face	Computer (x1) 9x Lamp x2 Bench x4 Table x2 Office Chair x8 Office Filing Cabinet	Tier 1 Patisserie Building Tier 0 Fishing Spot

Miscellaneous

Totem	Tier 0 (Base)	Tier 1	Tier 2	Roof	In Town
Airship Landing Sign	Bench x2 Rope x 10 Cork board x1	Barrel x3 Crate x14 Rope x10	Bench x2 File:Weather vane.pngWeather Vane x1 Pallet Stack x2	No	Yes
Communications Tower Sign	x2 Bench x5 Barrel x1 Communication Rod	No Tier 1	No Tier 2	No	Yes [ ? ]
Fishing Spot Sign	x1 Fish Rack x1 Bait Box x1 Barrel	No Tier 1	No Tier 2	No	No

Festivals

Totem	Usage	Required Items
Town Square	Required for festivals to function	Town Hall x1 Fountain
Festival Grounds	Required for festivals to function	Town Hall
Small Festival Grounds	Bountiful Harvest	[ ? ]
Snowdust Shrine	Snowdust Faire	x1 Neko Shrine x1 Market Stall Blue x2 Market Stall Pink x17 Counter x2 Well
Fey Room 101	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1)  Daisy Armchair (x2) File:Small Daisy Armchair.png Small Daisy Armchair (x1)
Fey Room 104	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1) x2 Daisy Sofa x1 Large Daisy Table
Fey Room 105	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1) x2 Daisy Sofa x1 Small Rose Table  Daisy Armchair (x4)
Fey Room 106	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1)  Daisy Armchair (x4) x1 Large Daisy Table
Fey Room 203	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1)  Daisy Armchair (x2) x1 Small Pink Daisy Table
Fey Room 204	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1) x2 Daisy Sofa x1 Leaf Coffee Table
Fey Room 206	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1) x2 Flower Glass Table x2 Daisy Sofa  Daisy Armchair (x2) x1 Small Daisy Table x1 Small Pink Daisy Table
Fey Room 207	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x1)  Daisy Armchair (x4) x1 Leaf Coffee Table
Fey Room 208	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x4) x1 Large Daisy Table x2 Daisy Sofa
Fey Throne Room	Fey Masquerade	Rose Lamp (x2) File:Rose Thorn Throne.png Rose Thorn Throne (x1)