Kari
Last updated 2026-02-16
Kari is an open-world NPC located in Frostmoon Enclave, Hiisi Island, Nod-Krai. He can be found talking with Ina.
Location
Kari's location
Additional context
Profile
(To be added)
Appearance
(To be added)
Quests and Events
Archon Quests
Anecdotes
Idle Quotes
Whoa! That huge rock...
Dialogue
Dialogue Set #1
- Kari: Alright, this fruit should be enough to keep that little puffin fed.
- Kari: Let's head home, Ina.
- Ina: I said we shouldn't have picked so much, there's no way one little puffin can eat all this.
- Kari: Erm... In that case, how about we help it out?
- Kari: Look, with that injury, it probably doesn't have much appetite.
- Kari: But with us here, maybe we can encourage it to eat a little more... We might speed up its recovery.
- Ina: When did you become an expert on looking after animals?
- Ina: Then again, I guess you're right. While Granny Sarakka's busy, it's up to us to look after it...
Dialogue Set #2
- Kari: Hey there, lil' deer. Want some Midsommar Berries? I just picked these.
- Ina: Oop, and they're all gone... Guess it really did like 'em.
What are you doing?- Ina: Hey there, (Traveler)! We're... uh, on an outing!
- Ina: And we meet [sic] this deer on our trip. It's super cute!
- Ina: Hey, little deer, can (Traveler), Kari, and I touch you? If you're okay with it... just nod.
- Rimehorn Deer: ...
- Ina: Kari! It really can hear what I say! Lauma's right, deer really are clever!
- Hehehe, there, there, that's a good deer!
- Rimehorn Deer: ...
- Ina: It's coming closer. That's so cute... Hehe. Here you go, have these Lakkaberries too. Eat them slowly now...
- Kari: *sigh* If only I could understand animal speech just like Lauma can.
- Kari: If I could do that, I wouldn't ever have to sit by myself and just... do nothing...
- Ina: Come on, Kari. Didn't I say I'd play with you all day tomorrow? I've even prepared a ton of toys. It'll be great.
- Kari: Thank you. But I... still get scared when I sleep alone at night...
- Rimehorn Deer: ...
- Ina: Oh yeah. Didn't we pick up an injured puffin the other day? Didn't your parents let you keep it at home?
- Kari: Yeah, but its injury has already healed. Granny Sarakka said that nature is an animal's true home, and that keeping it indoors all day might do it harm.
- Kari: But I... couldn't bear to see it leave, so I left it over there. I thought that if it didn't fly away, then, y'know, maybe it wanted to stay and be my friend...
- Kari: But then, when I woke up, it was gone.
- Ina: Ah... Come on, don't be sad. Maybe that little puffin just... went to its parents to tell them it's well. Maybe it'll come back to see you once it gets permission to.
- Wait, look at the tree over there...
- Isn't that a puffin?
- Puffin: ...
- Ina: See? That puffin could be one of its family members, for all we know.
- Kari: But we don't, Ina. I'm not Miss Lauma. All puffins look the same to me...
- Kari: There's no way I could tell them apart unless they could talk...
- Ina: But see, they're all puffins, right? I'm sure they know each other, so let's just ask it to help us find that little puffin.
- Exactly. Couldn't hurt to ask.
- For all you know, they might just know each other.
- Ina: Here, take some Midsommar Berries and go feed it.
- Kari: O... Okay. Well... Please, Mister Puffin... or Miss Puffin... if you know the little puffin who was staying at my place...
- Kari: Ugh, I'm getting all turned around now, aren't I...
- Kari: Still! I miss that puffin a lot. If you know it, could you ask it to come back and see me?
- Puffin: ...
- Ina: No response... Did it not like these berries? I can go fetch a different kind. Just a moment.
- Kari: Hey, don't fly away! Please don't go! I still have something to tell you!
(Perhaps we might find someone who could help them communicate...)
- Kari & Ina: (Kari and Ina are trying their best to communicate with the puffin, but it's not working...)
- (Traveler): (Perhaps if we had someone here who could understand animal speech...)
- (Available if Lauma is in the party)
- (We could try asking Lauma to help out...)
- Lauma: Ina, Kari, allow me to pass the message on your behalf.
- Ina: M—Miss Lauma!
- Kari: Ah... Well... we wouldn't wanna trouble you. Granny Sarakka says you're always busy, so it'd be best not to disturb you with small stuff like this...
- Lauma: Don't worry. I do happen to be free at the moment. And yes, I did hear what you said.
- Lauma: In which case, allow me to ask this puffin if it recognizes your friend.
- Lauma: Dear child. Do you know the little puffin Ina and Kari took care of previously?
- Puffin: (Friend, friend! Know, yes! At home! Too long away, danger, danger!)
- Puffin: (Papa, Mama, worried. Papa, Mama, stopped it from leaving!)
- Lauma: ...I see. Ina, it seems your deduction was spot on.
- Lauma: Your friend is currently stuck at home, getting an earful from its parents for being away for too long.
- Kari: Wow, you're pretty smart, Ina!
- Ina: Hehe, I do read a lot of books normally, you know.
- Puffin: (Friend, good! Friend, want to see! Come to home, hurry to home!)
- Lauma: ...Hmm? It seems... this puffin says that your friend also misses you.
- Lauma: It can't go outside right now, but you could... go be its guests instead?
- Kari: Huh? Could we? But I don't even know where it lives...
- Ina: And if we're out of doors for too long, we'll be the ones getting scolded by our parents...
- Rimehorn Deer: (Lady Lauma. Allow me to escort the two children. It is not far to go from here — a round trip shall not even take half a day.)
- Rimehorn Deer: (It is no ill deed to help old friends meet again.)
- Puffin: (I'll lead the way! Lead the way! I fly high! I know the shortcuts!)
- Kari: What are they saying, Lauma?
- Lauma: It would seem that your previous concerns have been resolved.
- Lauma: This puffin is willing to take you to see your friend, and this deer wishes to escort you there and back again.
- Ina: Wow? Really? Is that true, Miss Lauma, is it?
- Lauma: Of course it is. Have I ever lied to you?
- Kari: Ohh, that's... that's great! Thank you! And thank you, too!
- Puffin: (Easy-peasy, leave it to me-see!)
- Rimehorn Deer: (Mmm. Of wholesome heart and polite, these children are. Lady Lauma, they shall be safe with us.)
- Lauma: I shall be counting on you two, then. Please come to the library once your task is done. I have a gift for you.
- Rimehorn Deer: (You are most welcome, Lady Lauma. There is no need for such decorum when aiding family.)
- Puffin: (I wanna eat fruit! So does he! He wants 'em too, but he won't say!)
- Rimehorn Deer: (...*sigh*)
- Lauma: Hehe. In that case, I shall prepare the sweetest of fruits for you both.
- Lauma: Come, Ina, Kari. When you hop on, be sure to sit tight.
- Lauma: Don't look up as you pass through the woods, and don't reach out your hands. Just stay low and stay seated, alright?
- Ina & Kari: Okay, Miss Lauma!
- Ina and Kari climb atop the Rimehorn Deer's back. Afterward, the puffin begins flying, with the deer following closely. Very quickly, the two people and two animals disappear from sight...
- Lauma: I hope you have a wonderful time, dear children.
- (Obtain
Lakkaberry ×5)
- (Available if Columbina is in the party)
- (Columbina looks like she has something to say...)
- Columbina: Maybe I can try to help you with that.
- Ina: Hmm...? Miss, you are...
- Kari: ...Ah! Lauma told us before, you're the one they call Kuutar...
- Ina: Hey, Miss Lauma said her name is Columbina, too.
- Kari: Oh... Oh right! I remember now...
- Kari: (B—But... isn't she our Moon Goddess!?)
- Kari: Umm... you don't have to trouble yourself, Lady Kuu— uh, Miss Columbina... You must be just as busy as Lauma...
- Columbina: No. I am not. Lauma handles everything.
- Columbina: You want to know how the little puffin you looked after is doing, don't you?
- Columbina: Pardon me... Do you know the little puffin Ina and Kari were looking after before?
- Puffin: (Friend, friend! Know, yes! At home! Too long away, danger, danger!)
- Puffin: (Papa, Mama, worried. Papa, Mama, stopped it from leaving!)
- Columbina: Your guess is right. The little puffin is currently stuck at home, getting an earful from its parents for being away for too long.
- Kari: Wow, you're pretty smart, Ina!
- Ina: Hehe, I've read a lot of books, you know.
- Puffin: (Friend, good! Friend, want to see! Come to home, hurry to home!)
- Columbina: ...This puffin says that your friend also misses you.
- Columbina: It can't go outside right now, but you could... go be its guests instead?
- Kari: Huh? Could we? But I don't even know where it lives...
- Ina: And if we're out of doors for too long, we'll be the ones getting scolded by our parents...
- Columbina: It's all right. I know some other friends who might lend a hand too.
- Rimehorn Deer: (Lady Moon Goddess. Allow me to escort the two children. It is not far to go from here — a round trip shall not even take half a day.)
- Rimehorn Deer: (It is no ill deed to help old friends meet again.)
- Puffin: (I'll lead the way! Lead the way! I fly high! I know the shortcuts!)
- Kari: What are they saying, Miss Columbina?
- Columbina: This puffin is willing to take you to see your friend, and this deer wishes to escort you there and back again.
- Kari: Ohh, that's... that's great! Thank you! And thank you, too!
- Puffin: (Easy-peasy, leave it to me-see!)
- Rimehorn Deer: (Mmm. Of wholesome heart and polite, these children are. Lady Columbina, they shall be safe with us.)
- Columbina: Then I leave it to you. Lauma keeps many fruits on her table. When you return, I'll share some with you. They're quite sweet.
- Rimehorn Deer: (You are most welcome, Lady Moon Goddess. There is no need for such decorum when aiding family.)
- Puffin: (I wanna eat fruit! So does he! He wants 'em too, but he won't say!)
- Rimehorn Deer: (...*sigh*)
- Kari: Are we... supposed to get on?
- Columbina: Yes. You can walk with them if you like, but it's a long way. Better to ride.
- Ina: Got it, thank you! Come on, Kari, up we go.
- Ina and Kari climb atop the Rimehorn Deer's back. Afterward, the puffin flies up, with the deer following closely. Very quickly, the two people and two animals disappear from sight...
- Columbina: ...I wonder what it feels like to ride on a Rimehorn Deer like that. Maybe... I should try it sometime.
- (Obtain Lakkaberry ×5)
- (Let's go first...)
- (Continue the talk after leaving it)
- Ina: No response... Did it not like these berries? I can go fetch a different kind. Just a moment.
- Kari: Hey, don't fly away! Please don't go! I still have something to tell you!
- (Perhaps we might find someone who could help them communicate...)
- (Continues with dialogue above)
- (Available if Lauma is in the party)
- (We could try asking Lauma to help out...)
- (Continues with dialogue above)
- (Available if Columbina is in the party)
- (Columbina looks like she has something to say...)
- (Continues with dialogue above)
Dialogue Set #3
Available after interacting as Lauma or Columbina.
- Ina: Even though we can't understand what it's saying, it still seems to enjoy having us around.
- Kari: Haha, it keeps jumping up onto my head. Look how messy my hair is!
- Did you find that puffin?
- Kari: Oh hey, (Traveler), we meet again!
- From the looks of it, I'm guessing you found it.
- Kari: Yeah! That deer led us into a forest, and there were so many puffins in there!
- Kari: And then, one of them flew onto my head, before nestling into my arms!
- Kari: I don't know how, but I recognized it straight away — it was the puffin I rescued.
- Ina: Kari was grinning like an idiot chasing that little thing around and around. Hmph, no sense of decorum whatsoever...
- Kari: What about you? When those puffins landed on you, you totally froze up!
- Ina: Huh!? If I'd moved, they'd have all fallen off! I was thinking about their safety.
- Kari: Ina... they're birds.
- Ina: Uhm... Birds... Birds can fall off things too, you know!
- The important thing is that you had fun.
- Kari: We sure did... If anything, I feel like we didn't play enough. Sure would be nice if it'd come visit me when it's better...
- Ina: Hey, Granny Sarakka told us that we should be satisfied with what we have. If you do nothing but play all day, just wait and see what your parents say.
- Kari: Alright, I was just saying... You're always so serious.
- Goodbye.
- Kari: Bye-bye, (Traveler)!
- Ina: Alright, Kari, but once we've finished playing, we need to study!
- Kari: Oh, not again...
Trivia
Etymology
- In Finland, Kari is a male name derived from the Greek name Macarius. In Iceland and Faroe Islands, Kári is a male name based on a Scandinavian god of wind of the same name, the son of the jötunn Fornjót.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Kari |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 卡尼 Kǎní |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 卡尼 Kǎní |
| Japanese | カーニー Kaanii |
| Korean | 카르네 Kareune |
| Spanish | Kari |
| French | Kari |
| Russian | Кари Kari |
| Thai | Kari |
| Vietnamese | Kari |
| German | Kari |
| Indonesian | Kari |
| Portuguese | Kari |
| Turkish | Kari |
| Italian | Kari |
Change History
Released in Version "Luna I"