blue baby?

[alyshibe]

I'm in about mid-Summer in my game and twice I've had a cutscene at night where a funky floating blue baby pops into existence and has a rummage through my shipping bin. The following morning I get a message saying "You felt an odd chill last night..."

Is this a "syke, you just lost x amount of money because some ghost baby nicked your goods" or is this something related to the story of the game?

[Scrabblez]

I think it's related to the story. There is also a torn page that indicates something about ghosts and i just spotted the ghost near a graveyard during night time

[Achilles]

its called Tuyul (a ghost baby) from mythology of the island of Java. Tuyul can be employed by a human employer for certain reasons, especially stealing (money, etc)

[Piperbird]

Originally posted by Achilles:

its called Tuyul (a ghost baby) from mythology of the island of Java. Tuyul can be employed by a human employer for certain reasons, especially stealing (money, etc)

I assumed it had to be a cultural spirit. They remind me of the island spirits in Sims.

[alyshibe]

Originally posted by Scrabblez:

I think it's related to the story. There is also a torn page that indicates something about ghosts and i just spotted the ghost near a graveyard during night time

I have a friend who's never had it show up in their game, so if it's a story thing I wonder what triggers it to show up. As for the graveyard ghosts, it could be related, but I've never seen it in the graveyard, only after I've hit the hay for the day.

Originally posted by Achilles:

its called Tuyul (a ghost baby) from mythology of the island of Java. Tuyul can be employed by a human employer for certain reasons, especially stealing (money, etc)

Oh, incorporating a cultural mythos into the game is really cool! I was already blown away by the variety of backgrounds from the characters and the overall design of the architecture, so including elements of existing cultures beyond just visible design is great.

Assuming that part about the Tuyul being employed by humans to steal is true, I wonder if it's because of that Pufferfish lady? That could add complexity to the current dichotomy between the island and Pufferfish.

[PratzStrike]

I actually ended up running into the baby one evening in my second year floating around the giant dead tree near the old graveyard on the west side of the island. When I interacted with him, he panicked and dropped some produce (apparently what he'd stolen before that I didn't notice) and flew off.