Museum

This is Blathers, the owl that is the head of the Museum in animal crossing. He evaluates the fossils that the player finds as well as accepting the donations in which include fish, bugs, fossils, and artwork. He is usually seen sleeping during the day, the player startles him into waking up when they talk to him. He hates bugs but still manages to tell the player facts about bugs when they donate an item to him. He does not accept donations of items that are already in the museum.

This is Celeste, Blather's little sister who also works in the museum. In earlier games she heads the observatory and teaches the player about constellations. In New Leaf she manages the gift shop on the second floor of the museum. She also rents rooms for museum exhibits for the player to use. She is one of the most adorable characters in the game in my opinion.

The gift shop has items such as silver versions of the bug catching net and the silver fishing rod. Unlike the versions bought in the Nookling store they increase the accuracy of the player in fishing or catching bugs. The gift shop also has special wallpapers and floors that can only be bought there. The player also has the option of going into exhibits to see all the fish, fossils, bugs, and art that they have donated to the museum. The museum is an essential part of the game, completing your collection is one of the goals of the game!

The roost

This is Brewster, he is a pigeon who heads the roost cafe in the Animal Crossing series. Here the player can once a day buy a coffee. In New Leaf the player may even work in the cafe in which they are to remember the coffee orders of their villagers. As well they may serve special visitors to the cafe.

Brewster has a very reserved personality and initially will not talk much to the player. After becoming close to the player Brewster will remember the players coffee order and will offer to sometimes put pigeon milk in the players coffee, which is a bit disturbing if you think about it. In the earlier games he will hold the players gyroid collection.

K.K. Slider performs in the Roost up until New Leaf where he performs in club lol. K.K. Slider performs in The Roost on Saturdays nights and will give the player a copy of the first song he plays that the player does not already own. In New Leaf the player needs to fund the cost of building the Roost but in earlier games it is located inside the museum. The Roost is  a place every player should check out.

Phineas

This is Phineas, he is a very mysterious character within the Animal Crossing game. He was introduced to players in Animal Crossing City Folk as a character who on the plaza will give the player balloons or bubble wands to the player on sunny days.

In New Leaf, Phineas is still very mysterious. He will randomly go to the players town and give them badges after they complete certain tasks. Among them are for catching all fish, catching all bugs, keeping villagers happy, and writing letters to villagers,

Phineas does not provide any information about himself to the player but acts as if they are the players grandfather. Phineas is a very kind character and does not seem to ever be mad at the player. Any player can encounter Phineas if they work hard enough!

Turnips

This is Joan, every Sunday morning from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM she sells turnips to the player. You may be wondering why you would want to buy turnips but in fact turnips in Animal Crossing works like the stock market. 

From Monday to Saturday the player can resell the turnips in the Re-tail shop, but the prices vary by day. Everyday there are two prices for the player one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Just like the real stock market sometimes you can get extremely lucky and sell at a high price and sometimes the prices will just keep dropping all week long. The prices in which you buy the turnips from Joan also vary every week.

After making certain amounts of profits from turnips the player can earn badges. I personally enjoy turnips in the game, but it is better to have friends that also play. That way you can compare prices and sell it in the town that has the highest price for turnips.

Gracie!

This is Gracie, she has a boutique called GracieGrace in Animal Crossing. She is very snooty and looks down on all clothing not designed by her. In Animal Crossing New Leaf she will only open her shop in the players town after they are ready for the last upgrade of the Nookling store and if four of her fashion checks are passed.

The fashion checks have a theme in which Gracie wants the player to dress in. If you pass she will give you a piece of furniture from her store and if you fail she gives you nothing. Passing her tests are not too complicated and not all your items actually have to be in the exact same theme. After four times she opens up her store on the third floor of the Nookling department store.

Gracie's items are often very overpriced with furniture pieces costing at least 240,000 bells and shirts that cost 8,000 bells. It is not a place to shop in when you do not have many bells but it is a great way to earn more house points from the happy home academy because her furniture is worth many points. Her items change by the season thus in certain seasons she has better items than in others. She also holds a sale at the end of the season which is a great way to buy all items from a set without over spending.

Fishing Tourney

This is Chip, he is the judge for the fishing Tourney's on Animal Crossing. These are held from October to May on every third Saturday of the month. Apart from judging the Tourney he also gives the player a golden fishing rod when they have donated every type of fish to their museum. Chip gives the player furniture when they break the record of the current first place fish. But beware that Chip eats every fish that he evaluates with the exception of sharks which he takes home to eat since they are too big.

Sometimes the tournaments have a theme in which only one kind of fish can be entered in the Tourney. Depending on the rarity of the fish it depends on how easy it is to become first place. I have been beaten by villagers in the past when it is a themed tourney since I did not have the patience to catch the same fish so many times.

I think that Fishing Tourney's are a fun way to bond with villagers. I encourage all animal crossing players to join in on the fun.

Festivale

Festivale is an event that occurs in Animal Crossing either in February or March. This event is lead by Pavé, a colorful peacock who loves to dance. During this event the players town will have feathers flying through their town. Pavé randomly picks a color for the player to have o obtain three of to obtain special Pavé furniture that can only be obtained during this day. This event lasts all day unlike other time sensitive events.

There are also special rainbow feathers in the game which give the player a prize from Pavé right away without having to obtain a set of three. Pavé is feared by some villagers because of his very spicy personality and flashy ways. Pavé is actually my favorite of the special event characters. I find the dances that Pavé does for the player when you give him a set of feathers to be one of the best things in the game. I think every animal crossing player should experience Pavé.