Eli and Dylan - Custom NPCs for East Scarp
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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- 🏆 #9 of 83 New Characters mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Meet Eli & Dylan, a dynamic brotherly duo who moved to East Scarp one year prior to The Farmer! This story-told-twofold will see you indulging Eli's insatiable interest in the mysteries that lie beyond the edge of the forest, while encouraging Dylan to build his confidence and explore the deepest trenches of the Gem Sea. Enjoy tons of unique dialogue, immersive events, new locations, items, crops, fish, and more!
The following mods are required: East Scarp, Spacecore, Lumisteria's Tilesheets (Indoor and Outdoor), Custom Companions, M. E. E. P and Button's Extra Trigger Action Stuff (BETAS)
Simply drop the extracted Eli & Dylan folder into your Mods directory, ensuring you have all of the prerequisites.
You will first encounter Eli in Pelican Town after seeing the Wizard's first event, and Dylan on East Scarp's beach. It's not a hard requirement, but Event Lookup as well as Lookup Anything are excellent additions to any playthrough with content mods such as this one.
I highly recommend playing with NPC Map Locations, as their schedules have elements of randomisation to them.
They also have their own section on the East Scarp Wiki!
Eli & Dylan is fully compatible with Stardew Valley Expanded, Ridgeside Village, and most other content mods.
Eli (He/Him) is an energetic, overenthusiastic cryptozoologist and part time adventurer, while Dylan (He/Him) is a more serious and reserved marine biologist. They share their home with Soot, a Dust Sprite rescued from the depths of Pelican Town's mines, and their roof with Thistle - a strange corvid watching over Dylan. Their stories combined include several other residents of The Valley, including Elliott, Leah, Emily, Maru and Demetrius as well as the cast of East Scarp and it's add-on mods including Sword & Sorcery, Lurking in the Dark, Creative Differences and the upcoming Bear Family.
Eli is gay, and Dylan is asexual. Neither brother is romanceable at this time.
This mod adds 7 crops, five fish, 11 new beach forageables, 2 warp totems, and a new functioning aquarium! Being Lookup Anything compatible, every item added by Eli & Dylan is marked as such. It also includes 7 new maps, some permanent and some temporary, as well as hundreds of lines of dialogue and 36 new events. The brothers have two sets of seasonal portraits in addition to some dynamic extras!
Config options: Exclude from Perfection
Prevents items added by EnD from being necessary for perfection.
Event guide: Eli Introduction
Head into Town between 9am-3pm during sunny w
Eli and Dylan is an add-on for the East Scarp mod, introducing two new NPCs—a cryptozoologist and a marine biologist—along with new items, locations, crops, and fish. It's a content-rich expansion for Stardew Valley players who enjoy exploring new areas and befriending unique characters.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community adoption (414k downloads) means it's battle-tested and loved.
- Adds meaningful content beyond just NPCs—new crops and fish give you reasons to explore.
- Brother duo dynamic brings fresh dialogue and quests to East Scarp.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires East Scarp as a dependency—if you don't have it, this mod is useless.
- Last updated in November 2025—check compatibility with your current game version.
For Stardew Valley players who already use East Scarp and want more characters and content to flesh out the area. If you're a completionist who loves collecting new crops and fish, this is a no-brainer. Skip if you're not using East Scarp or prefer gameplay over new NPCs.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure East Scarp is installed and working before adding Eli and Dylan—load order matters in SMAPI.
- Check the mod's page for any required content packs or additional dependencies like JsonAssets.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Stardrop to keep track of updates and avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- Tenebrous Nova
- Version
- 1.4.4
- Downloads
- 414,174
- Endorsements
- 2,421
- Category
- New Characters
- Created
- 12/1/2024
- Updated
- 11/10/2025
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