You can give the Wizard up to two gifts per week (plus one on
his
birthday), which will raise or lower
his
friendship with you. Gifts on
his
birthday ( 17 Winter) will have 8× effect and show a unique dialogue. For loved or liked gifts, the Wizard will say
“
“You remembered my birthday? I'm impressed. Thanks.”
“
“Oh, is it my birthday today? I guess it is. Thanks. This is nice.”
For neutral gifts, the Wizard will say
“
“For my birthday? Thanks.”
For disliked or hated gifts, the Wizard will say
“
“It's my birthday and you give me this? Is this some kind of joke?”
Loves
“
“Ahh, this is imbued with potent arcane energies. It's very useful for my studies. Thank you!”
At any friendship level greater than zero friendship points, you may receive a gift in the mail from Wizard. The chance of receiving a gift in the mail increases as your friendship with Wizard increases.
I have enclosed in this package an item of arcane significance. Use it wisely.
-M. Rasmodius, Wizard
Four Hearts
Players gain access to the basement of the Wizard's Tower, where they can change their character's appearance at The Shrine of Illusions for data-sort-value="500">500g.
Quests
"Meet the Wizard": The morning after examining the golden scroll in the Crafts Room of the Community Center, the Wizard will send you a letter saying he has information for you. Visit the Wizard's Tower and he will give you a potion that allows you to read the language of the Junimos.
"A Dark Reagent": The Wizard will send you a letter on the 12th of Winter requesting that you bring him a Void Essence. The reward is data-sort-value="1000">1,000g and 1 Friendship heart.
"Staff of Power": The Wizard will send you a letter on the 5th of Winter, year 2, requesting that you bring him an Iridium Bar. The reward is data-sort-value="5000">5,000g and 1 Friendship heart.
The Wizard may request that you slay a certain number of Monsters or bring him a random item at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store. The reward for slaying monsters varies by the number/type of monster, but is always an amount of gold. The reward for an item delivery quest is 3x the item's base value and 150 Friendship points.
Trivia
Because the door to his house is locked at the start of the game, the Wizard does not count towards the introductions quest.
Introduction to the Wizard normally occurs at his invitation to see him about the Junimos, a part of the preparation for unlocking the Community Centerbundles. When you see him at that time, you must play through the entire cut scene. If you do not, the game does not record that you have met him. Although the bundles are still unlocked, friendship and communications with him will not occur until you go to him another time to record the meeting.
Despite being unreachable in most festivals, the Wizard has unique dialogue for every festival, some with backstory on the events.
The Wizard confirms that the Witch was his wife as stated by one of his dialogues.
The Wizard suspects that one of the villagers is his daughter, asking you not to tell anyone. It is heavily implied that this refers to Abigail, through dialogue with Caroline, Pierre and Abigail herself.