Stardew Valley Maru Guide - Marriage Candidate
Basic Information
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Maru |
| Birthday | Summer 10 |
| Address | Carpenter’s Shop - Mountain |
| Family | Father Demetrius, Mother Robin, Half-brother Sebastian |
| Marriage | Yes |
| Occupation | Nurse, very interested in science and invention |
Daily Schedule
Spring
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Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
- 8:00 AM - Wakes up, stands in room
- 9:20 AM - Leaves home for Harvey’s Clinic
- 10:00 AM - Arrives at Clinic to work
- 4:00 PM - Leaves Clinic to return home
- 4:30 PM - Arrives home
- 9:00 PM - Back to her room
- 11:00 PM - Goes to bed
-
Saturday
- 8:00 AM - Wakes up
- 9:30 AM - Heads to Town Square
- 10:00 AM - Arrives at Town Square
- 3:00 PM - Returns home
- 5:00 PM - At Carpenter’s Shop
- 9:00 PM - Back to room
- 11:00 PM - Sleeps
-
Sunday
- 8:00 AM - Wakes up
- 10:00 AM - Heads to mountain lake
- 12:00 PM - Arrives at lake
- 4:00 PM - Returns home
- 6:00 PM - At Carpenter’s Shop
- 9:00 PM - Back to room
- 11:00 PM - Sleeps
Summer
- Often visits beach
- At home on birthday
Fall
- Schedule similar to Spring
Winter
- Often stays home doing experiments
- Stays indoors on rainy days
Gift Preferences
Loved Gifts (+80 friendship)
- Strawberry
- Battery Pack
- Diamond
- Gold Bar
- Cauliflower
- Cheese Cauliflower
- Pepper Poppers
- Rhubarb Pie
Liked Gifts (+45 friendship)
- Copper Bar
- Iron Bar
- Oak Resin
- Pine Tar
- Quartz
- Radioactive Bar
- All Gems (most gems)
- All Cooking (most cooked dishes)
Neutral Gifts (+20 friendship)
- Milk
- Chanterelle
- Common Mushroom
- Dandelion
- Hazelnut
- Leek
- Morel
- Purple Mushroom
- Snow Yam
- Winter Root
Disliked Gifts (-20 friendship)
- Clay
- Holly
- Salmonberry
- Wild Horseradish
- All Fish (most fish)
- All Eggs (eggs)
- All Milk (milk)
Hated Gifts (-40 friendship)
- Maple Syrup
- Honey
- Pickles
- Jelly
- Snow Yam - actually neutral
- Truffle
Heart Events
2 Heart Event
- Trigger: Enter Carpenter’s Shop
- Plot: Maru is repairing a machine, she explains her invention and shows her scientific interest.
- Choice Effect: Expressing interest in her invention increases friendship.
4 Heart Event
- Trigger: Enter Carpenter’s Shop when Maru is home
- Plot: Maru accidentally injures her hand while doing an experiment, you help her treat the wound.
- Choice Effect: Caring about her injury increases friendship.
6 Heart Event
- Trigger: Enter the Mountain
- Plot: Maru is stargazing in the mountain, she shows you her telescope and talks about her love for astronomy.
- Choice Effect: Stargazing with her increases friendship.
8 Heart Event
- Trigger: After receiving Maru’s letter, enter Carpenter’s Shop in the evening
- Plot: Maru shows you her latest invention, a complex robot device.
- Choice Effect: Appreciating her invention increases friendship.
10 Heart Event
- Trigger: After receiving Maru’s letter, enter the Mountain in the evening
- Plot: Maru shows you the rocket model she built, expressing her dream of space exploration and her feelings for you.
- Choice Effect: Supporting her dream increases friendship.
- Note: Need to purchase Mermaid’s Pendant to propose
14 Heart Event (Post-Marriage)
- Trigger: After marriage, enter the farmhouse
- Plot: Maru wants to establish a science laboratory on the farm, she asks for your opinion.
- Choice Effect: Supporting her scientific research increases friendship.
Marriage Information
Proposal Requirements
- Reach 10 hearts friendship with Maru
- Complete 10 heart event
- Have at least 1 farmhouse upgrade
- Purchase Mermaid’s Pendant from the Old Mariner (3000g)
Married Life
- Room: Adds a science laboratory-style room on the right side of the farmhouse
- Help: Occasionally waters crops, feeds animals, repairs fences
- Gifts: Sometimes gives you items she invented, bombs, or food
- Children: Can have or adopt up to two children
Post-Marriage Schedule
- Spends most time inside the farmhouse
- Sometimes goes to the Clinic to work on Monday and Wednesday
- Sometimes goes to the mountain to do experiments
Trivia
- Maru is a curious scientist and inventor
- She works as a nurse at Harvey’s Clinic
- She and Sebastian are half-siblings
- Her favorite colors are blue and silver
Data sourced from Stardew Valley Wiki, applicable to game version 1.6