Friendship

This article is about relationship levels with townsfolk. For relationship levels with Animals, see Ranching § Hearts and Heart Points. For relationship levels with Pets, see Pets § Heart Levels.

Friendship can be earned with Mistria's residents. As friendships deepen, dating, and eventually marriage is possible with one of the Marriage Candidates.

Basic Mechanics

When talking to NPCs, either a gem or heart will be displayed next to their name. A heart indicates a marriage candidate. Regardless, the icon will change color depending on how close The Player is with said NPC. The Player gets closer to NPCs by increasing their Friendship Points level.
These points do not decay, nor is there any way to decrease them (unlike the Friendship Points level of Animals).

Each Friendship level (denoted by colored Hearts or Gems on their dialog box, or seen on their page in the Journal) is worth a set amount of Friendship points indicated in the table below. These points are primarily earned through gift-giving. The Player can give each character 1 gift per day. As of v0.15.3, the current maximum friendship level is 8.

Level	Required Points	In Game Appearance	(Current) Features
1	80
2	180		1st Heart Event
3	280
4	390		2nd Heart Event Will Start Sending Birthday Letters** Can be invited to The Shooting Star Festival Can be invited to Dance during The Harvest Festival
5	530
6	705		3rd Heart Event Will Start Sending Birthday Letters***
7	900
8	1125		4th Heart Event Confession Possible
9*	1400
10*	1755
*Not Currently Implemented **Excludes Caldarus and Seridia ***Caldarus and Seridia Only

Friendship points can be increased with each NPC by:

• giving a neutral, liked or loved gift (see Gifts)
• speaking to them once a day (+7 points)

Characters are planned to have Heart Events at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 Hearts of friendship. For marriage candidates, during their 8 Heart Event The Player is able to choose to pursue a romantic relationship, or continue in a platonic one instead becoming Best Friends.
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Heart Events

As of v0.15.3, only marriage candidates have Heart Events.
While most event's only require The Player to reach the required hearts (as well as having viewed the previous events for the respective villager), some do have extra requirements, such as having completed certain Story Quests, or reached certain goals.

For event details see the individual marriage candidate's page.
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The Player's Birthday

At 4 hearts (), marriage candidates will send The Player a birthday gift with a letter, in the mail on The Player's Birthday.

Birthday Gifts to The Player
Gift	Gift Giver	Letter
Green Tea (1)	Valen	Happy Birthday! [Player], Birthdays are always a wonderful opportunity to reflect on everything you've accomplished in the past year. You've done so much, and that should be celebrated! Valen
Hard Wood (5)	Ryis	Happy Birthday! [Player], Be sure to pamper yourself a bit, you deserve it. Here's to another year of working on fun projects with you! Ryis
Spicy Cheddar Biscuit (1)	Reina	Happy Birthday! [Player], A birthday should include plenty of good things to eat, don't you think? I've sent along something scrumptious that I made just for you! Reina
Iron Ingot (4)	March	Happy Birthday. [Player], I had some ingots lying around, figured you could use them. March
Pizza (1)	Juniper	So it's your Birthday. [Player], Congratulations, I suppose. I've included a dish I quite like. Don't worry if it's gone cold, it's even better that way Juniper
Loaded Baked Potato (1)	Hayden	Happy Birthday! [Player], Personally I make it a point for every year that goes by to find something new to appreciate in life. I've included one of those things in this letter, maybe you'll appreciate it as much as I do! Hayden
Chocolate Cake (1)	Eiland	Happy Birthday! [Player], A birthday just isn't quite the same without cake, wouldn't you agree? I've included one I think you'll agree is quite delicious! Eiland
Rose Tea (1)	Celine	Wishing you a very happy Happy Birthday! [Player], I hope you have a wonderful day! Please enjoy the tea, I brewed it myself! Celine
Chickpea Curry (1)	Balor	Happy Birthday! [Player], Hope it's a great one! I've included a curry that's a personal favorite of mine, I think you'll enjoy it as well! Balor
Lemon Pie (1)	Adeline	Happy Birthday! [Player], A very happy birthday to you! Enclosed is a Lemon Pie I had specially ordered for you, hope you enjoy it! Adeline

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Special Letters

MAJOR Spoiler Warning

This section contains MAJOR Story spoilers. View at your own discretion.

As of v0.13.3 Caldarus will also send The Player a birthday letter and gift.

However he will only do so at 6 hearts (
) and not 4 like other villagers, the Story Quest "Breaking The Fire Seal" must also be completed.

As of v0.15.0 Seridia will send The Player a birthday letter and gift.

However she will only do so at 6 hearts (
) and not 4 like other villagers, the Story Quest "Breaking The Final Seal" must also be completed.

Birthday Gifts to The Player
Gift	Gift Giver	Letter
Marigold (1)	Caldarus	Celebrating your birth [Player], Congratulations on completing another yearly cycle. Please accept this gift that I have prepared for you. Caldarus
Monster Cookie (1)	Seridia	Congratulations [Player], It is always worth celebrating that despite the machinations of one's foes, one has managed to survive another year. My Compliments! Have a cookie. Seridia

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Gifts

Each NPC has very specific tastes in what they like. Each character has a list of gifts they Love, Like and Dislike, as well as one gift they Hate. The rest of the giftable items that aren't in the aforementioned lists of a character are considered Neutral gifts.

Gifts viewed negatively by a character (Disliked, or Hated) do not decrease The Player's relationship with them, but do not award any friendship points, unless it is their Birthday, then these items will instead award 20 points.

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Giftable Items

Not all items in Fields of Mistria can be gifted however. To check if an item can be gifted to someone simply hold the item and stand beside them. If the item can be gifted, the gifting prompt will appear on screen (default is ( g key ) on PC).
Generally the following items can be gifted:

•  Armor
•  Artifacts
•  Blue Prints
•  Bugs
•  Cooked Dishes
•  Crops
•  Fish
•  Forageables
•  Materials

Universally Liked and Loved Gifts

Outside of items with the Likeable or Lovable Infusions, Fields of Mistria does not have items that are liked / loved by everyone.

Items that can be purchased with these Infusions are:

• Likeable:
• Candied Queen Berries
• Chicky Hot Chocolate
• Floral Tea
• Tulip Cake
• Lovable:
• Cow-Shaped Donut
• Queen Berry Pie
• Scent of Spring

Alternatively, after unlocking the  Lovable Cooking Skill or the  Likable Cooking Skill, The Player has a chance of cooking any food recipe with the respective Infusion.
Infusions do not override Banned Gift Rules, so a Mocha with the Lovable Infusion is still unable to be gifted to any children (Dell, Luc, Maple), nor animals (Dozy, Henrietta), due to its Caffeine and Choco.

Universally Liked and Loved Gifts exceptions

As it contains caffeine, Floral Tea can not be given to any children (Dell, Luc, Maple), nor animals (Dozy, Henrietta).

Despite its name however, Chicky Hot Chocolate does not contain chocolate, and so can be given to both Dozy and Henrietta.

Universal Disliked Gifts

• All Junk Items; Acorn, Cattail Fluff, Fiber, Hay, Newt, Pinecone, Sap, Sod
• All  Bugs
• All Weird Gifts; Cat Treat, Clod Bomb, Dog Treat, Heart Shaped Alpaca Treat, Heart Shaped Capybara Treat, Heart Shaped Chicken Treat, Heart Shaped Cow Treat, Heart Shaped Duck Treat, Heart Shaped Horse Treat, Heart Shaped Rabbit Treat, Heart Shaped Sheep Treat

Universal Dislikes exceptions

• Balor
  • Hates Ant

• Celine
  • Hates Caterpillar

• Darcy
  • Hates Ant

• Dell
  • Loves Hermit Crab
  • Likes Lightning Dragonfly, Snail, Cattail Fluff
  • Neutral to all other  Bugs

• Dozy
  • Loves Crystalline Cricket, Dog Treat
  • Likes Butterfly, Cicada, Cricket, Firefly, Fuzzy Moth, Grasshopper, Sod
  • Neutral to all other  Bugs

• Elsie
  • Hates Praying Mantis

• Hayden
  • Neutral to Heart Shaped Animal Treats, Cat Treat, Dog Treat

• Henrietta
  • Neutral to  Bugs

• Holt
  • Hates Puddle Spider

• Josephine
  • Hates Worm

• Juniper
  • Likes Newt
  • Hates Sod

• Landen
  • Likes Cattail Fluff
  • Hates Roly Poly

• Luc
  • Loves Bumblebee, Copper Nugget Beetle, Fairy Bee, Jewel Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle, Roly Poly, Sea Scarab, Strobe Firefly
  • Likes Ant, Butterfly, Cricket, Fuzzy Moth, Hummingbird Hawk Moth, Inchworm, Mistmoth, Monarch Butterfly, Orchid Mantis, Pond Skater, Praying Mantis, Puddle Spider, Snowball Beetle, Worm
  • Neutral to all other  Bugs

• Louis
  • Hates Fuzzy Moth

• Maple
  • Loves Monarch Butterfly

• March
  • Hates Redhead Worm

• Merri
  • Hates Snail

• Reina
  • Hates Tunnel Millipede

• Ryis
  • Hates Pond Skater

• Terithia
  • Hates Fiber

• Wheedle
  • Loves Fiber

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Banned Gifts

Some characters have certain gifts The Player are unable to give them since it would be inappropriate, such as Alcohol for children, and Chocolate for animals. These are referred to as "Banned Gifts".

• Dell, Luc, and Maple: Alcohol, Caffeine, Bombs
• Dozy and Henrietta: Alcohol, Caffeine, Chocolate, Bombs

Alcohol

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Caffeine

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Choco

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Bombs

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Other Mechanics

For romance candidates, during their 8 Heart Event The Player is able to choose to pursue a romantic relationship, or continue in a platonic one instead becoming Best Friends. There are no limits to the number of "Best Friends" The Player can have, nor on the number of characters they can be dating.

Best Friends

Best Friends are an extension of the regular Friendship mechanics in Fields of Mistria, they will (once the Friendship Level cap is raised) continue to gain Friendship points with The Player, as well as interact with them in a platonic manner.
Certain previously available activities will no longer be available between The Player and them however (like dancing together at The Harvest Festival).

Dating

Dating is an extension of the regular Friendship mechanics in Fields of Mistria, the character(s) that are dating The Player will (once the Friendship Level cap is raised) continue to gain Friendship points with The Player, but will now interact with them in a more romantic or flirtatious manner.

Marriage

While not currently implemented, Marriage is a planned feature of Fields of Mistria. The Player will only be able to marry one character at a time, it is not currently known if there will be a divorce mechanic or not.
Any other romances will be swapped to being Best Friends instead of dating.
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History

• v0.14.1:
  • 🌼Fixed NPCs from reverting to lower-level heart dialogue for one in-game day after loading.
  • The journal now displays "Best Friend" instead of "Single" if The Player has chosen an NPC's "Best Friend" route during their 8 Heart Event, further clarifying the current status within each NPC's relationship page.
• v0.14.0:
  • 8 Heart Events for romanceable NPCs have been added to the game! During these 8H events, The Player can choose whether to move forward as "Best Friends" or "Dating" with each. Note: Players can date multiple NPCs at the same time, but will only be able to ultimately marry one. Marriage is not in this update.
  • A new Dating mechanic has been added to the game! Players will be able to take NPCs with the "Dating" status on dates each weekend. Players will also receive a Photo Card commemorating the first Date of each type. Note: To unlock Dates, players must have at least one NPC with the "Dating" status chosen. New Date types can be found and unlocked via "Date Inspiration" items.
• v0.12.0:
  • Romanceable’s Six Heart Events have been added.
  • You can now level up all NPCs’ heart levels to 6 hearts.

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