The Buddy System in Fantasy Life i; The Girl Who Steals Time needs Strangelings. These creatures are found all across the game’s world through various means. When you find them, you end up turning them into Human Buddies.
Each Strangeling is tied to a Life for example, Fluffy Beaver Doll (Cherry) is a Carpenter. Since this isn’t a massive open world game, most Strangeling have fixed spawn locations in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time.
You get them through Shrines and quests and then use them to create best recipes, or fight your battles.
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All Strangeling Locations in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
After exploring the game I can confirm that there are 49 Strangeling creatures in Fantasy Life i; The Girl Who Steals Time. Spawn locations are fixed so you’ll either be completing quests or looking for them in Ginormosia Shrines.
| Strangeling | Life | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Fluffy Beaver Doll (Cherry) | Carpenter | Discovered at Dahl Shrine within Crickneck Canyon. |
| Graceful Fan (Kikyo) | Artist | Unlocked during Chapter 5 of the main storyline. |
| Black Wolf Doll (Fang) | Mercenary | Located inside Wyrmtail Cave in East Dryridge Desert, northeast of Googlbert’s Tower. |
| Odd Dresser (Kunugi) | Carpenter | Unlocked during Chapter 2 of the main storyline. |
| Big Brother Bust (Pierre) | Artist | Located at Ree’life Shrine in Wingtip Valley. |
| Leafy Watering Can (Pino) | Farmer | Unlocked during Chapter 4 of the main storyline. |
| Blue Demon’s Tile (Bray) | Blacksmith | Located at Happi Shrine in Drakeseye Valley. |
| Royal Yummy Stew (Allan) | Cook | Located at Thril’ah Shrine in Drakesnout Range. |
| Angler’s Hood (Isaac) | Angler | Located at Fan’ni Shrine in South Greatgut Plains. |
| Dragonslayer’s Sword (Glenn) | Mercenary | Unlocked during Chapter 6 of the main storyline. |
| Quirky Hammer (Magmia) | Blacksmith | Discovered at the end of Agekara Cave in Wingtip Valley, south of Gela’shi Shrine. |
| Cash Cat (Comel) | Carpenter | Earned by completing 3 tasks for Haniwendy at Haniwa Hamlet in East Dryridge Desert. |
| Witch’s Broom (Hazel) | Magician | Located beside a palm tree on the southernmost mountain in West Dryridge Desert. |
| Country Wood Pot (Orlando) | Woodcutter | Found at the campfire next to some boxes on the southern coast of Drakesnout Range. |
| Sleepy Pillow (Sloane) | Magician | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Free-Spirited Cap (Laura) | Paladin | Located at Sed’nas Shrine in East Dryridge Desert. |
| Little Brother Bust (Butch) | Farmer | Located at Glehd Shrine in Pettlewing Woods. |
| Big Ol’ Bomb (Flamel) | Alchemist | Earned by completing 3 tasks for Pyroscoe at Panther Preserver in Moltana Wastes. |
| Fresh-Faced Helm (Ian) | Blacksmith | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Soothing Basket (Monika) | Woodcutter | Located at Ba’reng Shrine in South Greatgut Plains. |
| Scarecorn (Roissin) | Farmer | Discovered on a large island between Wingtip Valley and Shroomhaven. |
| Wooly Chair (Shea) | Tailor | Found on a small island in the lake in East Greatgut Plains. |
| Shaman’s Painting (Meime) | Artist | Earned by completing 3 tasks for McCowing at Buffalo Base in West Greatgut Plains. |
| Maajik Daemon Statue (Daemon) | Magician | Earned by completing 3 tasks for Gonk at Beetle Borough in Crickneck Canyon. |
| Easy-Going Shield (Hilda) | Paladin | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Secretive Mask (Sophie) | Alchemist | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Graceful Carp Banner (Teruha) | Angler | Discovered on a small island off the eastern coast of Drakeseye Valley. |
| Wholesome Yarn Basket (Taylor) | Tailor | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Cook O’Lantern (Chakpo) | Cook | Discovered at the farms in Viridia Plateau. |
| Elegant Icewolf Statue (Cliff) | Magician | Located at Wav’yu Shrine in Moltana Wastes. |
| Bereted Target (Fern) | Hunter | Located at Gela’shi Shrine in Wingtip Valley. |
| Cold Crystal (Sylvia) | Miner | Located at Lun’li Shrine in Scorchrock Mountain. |
| Homely Flower Basket (Leilah) | Hunter | Discovered in the middle of a lake southeast of Simian Settlement in Shroomhaven. |
| Mustachioed Helmet (Mustang) | Paladin | Located at Besh’fal Shrine in East Greatgut Plains. |
| Snowy Idol (Snow) | Mercenary | Located at Eeg’ah Shrine in West Greatgut Plains. |
| Fortune Cat Doll (Colin) | Magician | Located at Angar Shrine in Viridia Plateau. |
| Snacky Pie (Nommie) | Cook | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Plushling Lady Doll (Rouge) | Mercenary | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Lovey-Dovey Lamp (Alchemist) | Alchemist | Located at Wur’ii Shrine in Fansgshore Isles. |
| Cherry Wheat Juice (Grantz) | Miner | Can drop randomly during exploration or combat. |
| Country Wood Pot (Orlando) | Woodcutter | Found at the campfire next to some boxes on the southern coast of Drakesnout Range. |
While most Strangelings have static locations in the game and are easy to find, some are random drops, making them very hard to get a hold off. Some shrines you visit to find Strangelings might have combat challenges for you to complete.
And as for the random ones, they are often spawned into high-level zones so I suggest you look for them once you reach a higher level.
How to Transform Stranglings in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
| Step | Where/How | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Find Strangelings | Shrines, chests, monsters, quests, story | Exploration, questing |
| Gather Celestia’s Gifts | Base Camp, settlement tasks, debris removal | First islander home needed |
| Use Goddess Statue | At Base Camp | Enough Celestia’s Gifts |
| Recruit Buddy | Guild Office | Transformed Strangeling |
Once you find stranglings, the next thing you need to find are Celestia’s Gifts and I have a complete guide on how to farm them. But here is a summary of the process.
Celestia’s Gifts are special blue flowers used to revert Strangelings to their human form.
They appear in clusters at your Base Camp after placing and building your first islander house.
These flowers bloom every day in real time, often producing 3–6 flowers per cluster. Celestia’s Gifts can also be gathered after clearing debris, completing settlement tasks, and leveling up your camp. Some automation like with the Hagram robot helps in collecting them as you progress.
With the stranglings and Celestia’s Gifts in hand, go to your Base Camp and interact with the Goddess Statue. Choose the option that says “Revert Strangling” and select the Strangling from your collection. Confirm the transformation and it’ll work if you have the required amount of Celestia’s Gifts.
The stranglings will become buddies and can be added to your party at the Guild Office. Once a Strangeling is restored, it stays as a recruitable Buddy and can’t be turned back.
Celestia’s Gifts are limited by their daily regrowth—plan your transformations accordingly, especially if collecting large numbers of Strangelings at once. However, using my Celestia’s Flowers farming guide you can get a ton of them in no time.
How Much Celestia’s Gifts Are Needed to Transform Stranglings
The cost of transformaton depends on your base’s rating:
- 1 Star: 100 Celestia’s Gifts
- 2 Star: 90 Celestia’s Gifts
- 3 Star: 80 Celestia’s Gifts
- 4 Star: 70 Celestia’s Gifts
- 5 Star: 40 Celestia’s Gifts
The higher the rating the lower the cost of strangling transformation.
