Stardew Valley: The Elemental Wars, Explained
thegamer.comStardew Valley is a game that's absolutely full of lore... if you know where to look. Much of it is cleverly hidden in friendship cutscenes, random dialogues, lost books, and more.
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We know about the human war going on between the Ferngill Republic and the Gotoro Empire, but did you know there was a much more magical war going on in Stardew Valley? We're here to give you all the details.
The Elemental Wars were a conflict between two races that are not widely known by humans: the Dwarves and the Shadow People. What we know about the Elemental Wars comes from tidbits of lore pulled from across Stardew Valley.
The story begins with the Shadow People. Krobus says his species had to cross into the physical plane after a "great catastrophe" occurred. However, it's unclear what that catastrophe was or where the Shadow People were living before the physical plane. Regardless, when they arrived on the physical plane, the Shadow People lived underground due to their sensitivity to sunlight.
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It's unclear when the Dwarves hit the scene. All we know is that Krobus says that they drove the Shadow People from their "ancestral homeland."
This war lasted for around 1,000 years. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when it ended; the Wizard notes that "the Elemental Wars have long been finished," but it also seems to have ended within Krobus' and the Dwarf's lifetime (though we also do not know exactly how long Shadow People and Dwarves live). Regardless of the actual number of years that have passed, there is clearly still fierce resentment harbored on both sides.
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