Cattails: Wildwood Story - Cat Recruitment Guide

A guide for keeping track of which cat requires what items, and where to find said items in the world!
Spoilers ahead

✰ Notes ✰

– Snake lily only spawns in tiles in Autumn/Winter*
– Raspberries only spawn in tiles in Summer/Spring, Blackberries in Autumn**, and Blueberries in Winter
– Mushrooms spawn on the surface in Autumn in random tiles***
– Foxglove only spawns in Summer/Autumn****
– Ladybugs and Moths only spawn in Spring, Butterflies and Fireflies only spawn in Summer, Dragonflies only spawn in Autumn, and Beetles only spawn in Winter
– Most herbs aren’t growing in Winter, you’ll have to buy (Ember, Mole, Festival, Task) or grow them (Alabaster/Garden) instead
– Herbs that require a higher rarity will be marked as such with ★’s, I will use the highest rarity icons for herbs just because I think they look pretty (ex. Goldenseal vs Goldenseal ★★)
– Italised items mean that that area shares all the item’s spawns
– In your inventory, pause menu, and map, there’s a bar at the top with a paw and two arrows pointing to left and right. If you keep pressing one, eventually you’ll land on a tab called ‘Donate’, which shows the items for recruitment that you still need, and those you have currently on you!

Alabaster

“Keeping busy today, (Player)? There is an endless list of things that need doing, I presume. I’d like to think I’m doing my part, however small it may be!”

Required Items
– 1 Goldenseal
– 1 Valerian
– 1 Lavender
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Item Locations
Goldenseal | Ember, Gardening, Task Board, Arid Plains, Beach East, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Central Meadow, Chain of Lakes, Clay Pits, Crater, Meadow Outskirts, North Floodplain, River Dell, River Vale, South Central, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, The Grim Clearing, The Old Farm, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Valerian | Ember, Gardening, Beach East, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Blossoming Field, Chain of Lakes, Creeping Hollow, Northern Wastes, South Glade, Swamp Corner, The Confluence, Thicket Burrows, West Central, West Meadow, West Woodland, Wetland Estuary, Wooded Bog

Lavender | Gardening, Molo, Arid Plains, Ashen Knolls, Badlands Maze, Blossoming Field, Caldera, East Foothills, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, Strange Tarn, Swamp North, The Confluence, The Grim Clearing, Thicket Burrows, Volcanic Basin, West Central, West Meadow, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

✰ Unlocks gardening

Bob

“Well now, how are you doing (Player)? I would enjoy a friendly chat today.”

Required Items
– 3 Trout

– 2 Carp

– 1 Salmon

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Item Locations
Trout | Task Board, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Chain of Lakes, North Floodplain, North Foothills, Rival Dell, River Vale, South Foothills, South Glade, Swamp North, The Confluence, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland, Wooded BogCarp | Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Clay Pits, North Floodplain, North Foothills, River Dell, River Vale, South Foothills, South Glade, Swamp North, The Confluence, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Salmon | Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Chain of Lakes, North Floodplain, North Foothills, River Dell, River Vale, South Foothills, South Glade, Strange Tarn, Swamp North, The Confluence, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Buttercup

“Oh! Are you talking to me? …Sorry, I startle easily.”

Required Items
– 3 Catnip

– 2 Thistle

– 1 Minnow

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Item Locations
Catnip | Gardening, Task Board, Beach West, Blossoming Field, East Central, East Forest, Northern Wastes, North Foothills, North Meadow, River Dell, South Central, South Foothills, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland,Thistle | Gardening, Arid Plains, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West, Birch Holt, Caldera, Clay Pits, Crater, Creeping Hollow, East Floodplain, River Vale, South Foothills, Swamp Corner, The Confulence, The Grim Clearing, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Minnow | Ember, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Chain of Lakes, East Foothills, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Floodplain, North Foothills, South Foothills, Strange Tarn, Swamp Corner, West Central, West Foothills, West Woodland, Wetland Estuary

Champ

“Huh? You talking to me?”

Required Items
– 3 Crab
– 1 Snake
– 5 Voidmarrow
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Item Locations
Crab | Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West

Snake | Arid Plains, Ashen Knolls, Badlands Maze, Northern Wastes, Swamp Corner, Volcanic Basin, West Central, Western Wastes, Wetland Estuary

Voidmarrow | Kill Voidlings and they have a chance of dropping this item. You can ensure Voidling spawns by assigning a Squad to a tile through Talon and going to fight the Voidlings that appear there the next day, or by fighting where an auto-generated Squad is (Two swords crossing icon)

Charlotte

“Hey. What’s new with you?”

Required Items
– 3 Snake Lily

– 2 Amethyst

– 1 Crow

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Item Locations
Snake Lily* | Gardening, Creeping Hollow, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, Wetland Estuary, Wooded BogAmethyst | In the mines, starts appearing at level ~40

Crow | Arid Plains, Badlands Maze, East Foothills, Northern Wastes, Scorched Desert, South Foothills, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, The Grim Clearing, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, Western Wastes, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Fliss & Lainey

“Oh, hello. I was just trying to get Lainey to go hunting with me, but I wasn’t making much progress on that front.” | “Hey! I was watching you run around earlier. What do you do all day?”

Required Items
– 2 Daisy

– 2 Sea Bass

– 2 Mackerel

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Item Locations
Daisy | Gardening, Task Board, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Blossoming Field, Central Meadow, Chain of Lakes, East Central, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Summit, Northern Wastes, North Floodplain, River Dell, South Central, South Glade, The Confluence, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, Thicket Burrows, West Central, Western Wastes, West MeadowSea Bass | Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach East

Mackerel | Molo, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach East

Garlic

“Oh, what is it now? Did I mess something up again? I don’t want to be in trouble…”

Required Items
– 2 Lizard

– 3 Toad

– 2 Licorice ★★+

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Item Locations
Lizard | Ashen Knolls, Beach East, Beach West, Caldera, Northern Wastes, Swamp Corner, Volcanic Basin, Wetland EstuaryToad | Ashen Knolls, Beach West, Blossoming Field, Clay Pits, Northern Wastes, River Vale, Strange Tarn, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, The Confluence, The Old Farm, West Meadow, Wetland Estuary, Wooded Bog

Licorice | Gardening, Badlands Maze, Beachside Woods, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Caldera, Central Meadow, Clay Pits, East Central, East Foothills, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Northern Wastes, North Floodplain, South Central, South Foothills, Swamp Corner, The Confluence, The Staunch Stones, Volcanic Basin, West Central, Western Wastes, West Foothills, West Meadow, West Woodland, Wooded Bog

Glimmer

“To what do I owe the pleasure of your esteemed presence?”

Required Items
– 1 Quartz
– 1 Voidmarrow
– 1 Scallop
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Item Locations
Quartz | In the mines, starts appearing at level ~10

Scallop | Found randomly on beach tiles (Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West)

✰ Unlocks museum

Phantom

“Oh? I wasn’t expecting you to talk to me. I usually just keep to myself. Not that I don’t like company or anything. I just tend to keep to myself.””

Required Items
– 2 Peppermint ★★+

– 2 Dove

– 1 Marigold ★★+

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Item Locations
Peppermint | Ember, Gardening, Chain of Lakes, East Foothills, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, South Central, South Foothills, The Grim Clearing, The Old Farm, West WoodlandDove | Ember, Arid Plains, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Blossoming Field, Chain of Lakes, North Floodplain, River Vale, South Glade, Swamp Corner, The Staunch Stones, West Central, West Meadow, Wetland Estuary, Wooded Bog

Marigold | Ember, Gardening, Arid Plains, Ashen Knolls, Badlands Maze, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Caldera, Central Meadow, Crater, East Central, East Foothills, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Summit, North Floodplain, River Dell, River Vale, Scorched Desert, South Glade, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, The Staunch Stones, Thicket Burrows, Volcanic Basin, Western Wastes, West Woodland, Wetland Estuary, Wooded Bog

Rosemary

“Were you looking for me, hon?”

Required Items
– 1 Sphinx Moth
– 3 Blackberry ★★+
– 1 Magpie
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Item Locations
Sphinx Moth | Commonly found in any tile in Spring at night

Blackberry** | Molo, Arid Plains, Badlands Maze, Beach West, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Caldera, Crater, East Central, East Foothills, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, North Meadow, River Vale, Scorched Desert, South Central, South Foothills, Swamp Corner, Volcanic Basin, Western Wastes

Magpie | East Central, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, River Vale, The Staunch Stones, West Central, Western Wastes, West Woodland

Talon

“Mind your own business. That’s an order.”

Required Items
– 1 Mouse

– 1 Squirrel

– 1 Frog

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Item Locations
Mouse | Ember, Molo, Arid Plains, Badlands Maze, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West, Birch Lake, Central Meadow, Clay Pits, Crater, Creeping Hollow, East Central, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, North Meadow, Scorched Desert, South Central, Strange Tarn, Swamp Corner, The Grim Clearing, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, Thicket Burrows, West Central, Western Wastes, West Foothills, Wetland Estuary

Squirrel | Arid Plains, Badlands Maze, Central Meadow, Crater, East Central, East Foothills, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Floodplain, North Foothills, South Foothills, Strange Tarn, The Grim Clearing, Thicket Burrows, Volcanic Basin, West Central, West Meadow, West Woodland

Frog | Beach East, Beachside Woods, Beach West, Birch Holt, Birch Lake, Chain of Lakes, Clay Pits, River Dell, River Vale, Strange Tarn, Swamp Corner, Swamp North, The Confluence, West Central, Wetland Estuary, Wooded Bog
✰ Unlocks scouting

Zephyr

“I know, it is difficult to stay away for long! I seem to have that effect on all those whom I meet.”

Required Items
– 3 White Firefly

– 1 Amanita

– 1 Foxglove

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Item Locations
White Firefly | Commonly found in any tile in Summer at nightAmanita*** | Found in the mines, or in random tiles in Autumn

Foxglove**** | Task Board, Arid Plains, Ashen Knoll, Badlands Maze, Beach East, Beachside Woods, Blossoming field, Caldera, Central Meadow, Clay Pits, Creeping Hollow, North Floodplain, North Meadow, Scorched Desert, Strange Tarn, Swamp North, The Confluence, The Grim Clearing, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, Volcanic Basin, West Central, West Foothills, West Meadow, West Woodland

Umbra

(Portrait will be spoilered for a little while, to give you guys time to meet this cat yourself!)

“Greetings (Player), (Title) of (Colony)”

Required Items
– 60 Voidmarrow

– 9 Bat

– 6 Queen of the Night

– 3 Unidentified Curio

– 3 Rat

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Item Locations
Voidmarrow | Kill Voidlings and they have a chance of dropping this item. You can ensure Voidling spawns by assigning a Squad to a tile through Talon and going to fight the Voidlings that appear there the next day, or by fighting where an auto-generated Squad is (Two swords crossing icon)
Bat***** | Mines, Arid Plains, Ashen Knolls, Badlands Maze, Blossoming Field, Caldera, Central Meadow, Crater, Creeping Hollow, East Foothills, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, Northern Wastes, Scorched Desert, South Central, South Foothills, South Glade, Swamp Corner, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones, Volcanic Basin, West Meadow, Western Wastes
Queen of the Night****** | Ashen Knolls, Beach East, Beach West, Beachside Woods, Blossoming Field, Caldera, Central Meadow, Clay Pits, East Central, East Forest, Meadow Outskirts, Mountain Lake, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, North Meadow, Northern Wastes, Scorched Desert, Swamp Corner, Thicket Burrows, Volcanic Basin, West Central, West Meadow, Wetland Estuary
Unidentified Curio | Task Board, The mines- especially level 75 of Mine 2, Crater, Mountain Lake, Scorched Desert, Strange Tarn, The Mines, The Old Farm, The Staunch Stones
Rat***** | Mines, Mountain Summit, North Foothills, Swamp Corner, The Staunch Stones

Thanks to puddie for his excellent guide; all credit belongs to his effort. If this guide helps you, please support and rate it via Steam Community. Enjoy the game.

Cattails: Wildwood Story – Cat Recruitment Guide