Merlin

## Best Gifts

⁠⁠Golden Clock (+25)
⁠⁠AI Model (+20)
⁠⁠AI Chipset (+18)
⁠⁠Lucky Sack (+15)
⁠⁠Portian Rug (+15)
⁠⁠Silicon Chipset (+15)
⁠⁠Sphere Trophy (+15)
⁠⁠The Thinking Can (+15)
⁠⁠Ancient Computer (+10)
⁠⁠Power Lamp (+10)
⁠⁠Roses (+10)
⁠⁠Strange Soup (+10)
⁠⁠ See more gifts

## Social Interactions

 Chat
 Gift
 Desires
 Date
 Dine
 Photo
 Ride
 Relic trade

 **Mission Index**

## Profile

### Personal summary

Merlin was born on Day 21 of Winter. She was once the most promising, intelligent apprentice at Vega 5 until performing a forbidden test resulted in her getting kicked out. She moved to Portia, where she became the director of the Research Center and took Petra under her wing. Merlin has been published in some magazines, although she would not be satisfied unless her work is featured in Vega 5's Annual Documented.

Merlin used to always eat rice, but eventually grew out of it; now, she wants to try different types of foods, such as pasta and salty foods.

### Physical appearance

Merlin wears oversized spiral goggles, with one side having multiple flip-down lenses.

### Related characters

Merlin's closest connection in Portia is Petra, her Friend and fellow researcher at the Research Center. Merlin **Dislikes** Lee, the leader of the local Church of the Light, because his religious beliefs move him to oppose everything she and the Research Center work toward.

When befriending Merlin, her relationship network with other NPCs will also be affected, resulting in the player receiving or losing favor points with those NPCs as well.

Merlin can be found at Abandoned Ruins #2 on Sunday From 8:00 to 12:00

## Schedule

Merlin can be usually found working in the Research Center or the Museum. She spends some time at Martha's Bakery after work, then heads home for the night. She spends every Sunday morning mining inside the Abandoned Ruins #2. Merlin lives in the same home as Petra (at the top of the stairs from Central Plaza.)

* Monday-Tuesday
* Wednesday
* Thursday
* Friday-Saturday
* Sunday

 21:00 | At home for the night.

## Relationship

**WARNING**: Despite her relationship gauge being denoted with hearts, the player **cannot** romance Merlin. The sole reason her relationship levels use hearts is because  *News Camera* is possible.

### Perks

Buddy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Send gifts through the mail sometimes
Possible gifts are:
⁠⁠Gear (2)
⁠⁠Old Parts (2)
⁠⁠Spring (2)

Friend ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Allows the player to move exhibits in the Portia Museum
## Social interactions

Interactions:

*Click on the icon to go to the respective section.*

###  Chat

Chat is a basic social interaction available at any relationship level. Chatting with Merlin once a day can increase her relationship by 1 point, or 2 points with the Smooth Talk skill; subsequent chatting, on the same day, only results in the same conversation without any relationship gain.

Merlin's dialogue may change every day and every season. Merlin may also comment about certain events or missions. Higher relationship levels also change Merlin's dialogue.

###  Gift

Giving gifts to Merlin affects the player's relationship with Merlin. Every character has unique gift preferences.

**Tips:**

* Every giftable item, except for the items below, will have a Neutral (+1) effect when given to Merlin.
* Gifts given on festival days and on Merlin's birthday will earn the player 2x and 3x relationship points, respectively, and will show a unique dialogue.
* Values listed below are without *The Giver* skill, which gives an extra point.

####  Desires

The following items are **desires**, or wishes, which are randomly assigned to one or two characters per week. The player is required to be at least at Associate level with Merlin for her to be assigned a desire. More desires have a chance to appear as the player's friendship with Merlin progresses; the new desires are added to the existing ones but do not replace them. Some characters may desire an item that they do not normally like.

In the event that Merlin has a desire, gifting the wanted item will provide the higher tier points; otherwise, on non-desired events, the item gives the base point value. The birthday or festival day relationship bonus applies when gifting a desired item.

 Associate
 Friend

###  Photo

Merlin can partake in group photos with the player after reaching the Associate level.

* More poses are unlocked by reaching higher relationship levels.
* The "Photographer" skill can fully unlock all poses, regardless of relationship or romantic level.
* All poses can be viewed in Merlin's Gallery page.

### Dates

Merlin cannot be taken to dates or play dates except one time during *News Camera* mission.

####  Date

If the player chooses to dine at The Round Table with Merlin during a play date or date, it is recommended to order dishes Merlin will like. If asked before ordering, Merlin will sometimes tell the player exactly which dishes to order; other times, Merlin will just give little hints. In the event that Merlin does not specify the exact foods desired, the player should order between three and six dishes, depending on what hint Merlin gives. It is recommended to order each of those dishes from different courses, ex. ordering one Appetizer, Meat, Vegetable, Dessert, and Drink course each, rather than five Desserts.

Merlin's food preferences are listed below. **The player is advised to use these preferences only when Merlin does not tell the player what to order.** If Merlin tells the player a list of dishes to order or gives a hint, it is advised to follow Merlin's wishes instead. The full restaurant menu can be found at The Round Table page.

* Likes Salty Food and Spaghetti
* Dislikes Bowl of Rice

###  Relic trade

Merlin occasionally uses the Relic Pieces Exchange board at the Museum to trade for relic pieces. Merlin likes to look at particular completed relics, so after the player has donated such relics to the Museum or displayed them in their yard, Merlin may come visit the Museum or the player's yard to view these relics. Such visits will earn the player relationship points each time, with the amount dependent upon the relic.

## Missions

**Legend:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠ major • ⁠⁠⁠⁠ minor •  friendship •  romance

* ⁠⁠ Main missions are listed in chronological order, based on the chronology list.
* ⁠⁠ Secondary missions are listed in alphabetical order.
* Major involvement is defined as being directly involved, is one of the main character, actively participates (such as following), or talks a majority of the time.
* Minor involvement is defined as indirect involvement, only assigned as a task (such as delivering a product to the character), gives a mission or rewards but does not continue involvement, or only talks a couple of times.
* Indented missions indicate succession of the previously listed mission. Further missions in its timeline are in chronological order.

### Main missions

⁠⁠ *An Uplifting Gift*
The Civil Corps have dug out a mystery gift box in the Ruins, and it requires some specific chips to open. Help prepare what Merlin needs.
⁠⁠ *Strange Lenses*
Picked up a couple of strange lenses, go to the Research Center and see if they know what they are.
⁠⁠ *The Theft*
The Locator Computer brought back to the Research Center has been stolen.
### Secondary missions

⁠⁠ *An Interview with the Research Center*
Mei would like to do an interview with the Research Center. She needs you to take pictures.
⁠⁠ *Mystery Robot*
Merlin said there are missing pieces of a mysterious ancient robot in the Collapsed Wasteland. Collect them and bring them to Merlin.
⁠⁠ *Putting it all together*
Merlin wants to put the robot back together but lacks a chip to start it. She needs your help.
⁠⁠ *Not Another Calm Morning*
The harvest robot is running amok, go to the Central Plaza and stop it.
⁠⁠ *What Went Down*
There's something not quite right about the robot situation. Go ask people related to the Research Center for their opinion.
⁠⁠ *Repair the Robot*
Merlin wants to repair the broken robot. Help her collect the necessary parts.
⁠⁠ *News Camera*
Mei wants a camera for her newspaper, talk with the Research Center and see if they can help.
⁠⁠ *Stories of Togetherness*
Petra left some hints with other people for a message to you. You'll need to talk to a them to figure out what the message is.
This is Petra's romance mission.
## Trivia

* Prior to Alpha 3.0, her name was "Meilin".
* As of Alpha 4.0, when asking for the type of gifts she prefers, there is a bug that causes her to use one of Paulie's dialogue. This line of dialogue reads, *"As manly as I am, don't give me any clocks, the sound of the clock ticking drives me insane!"*
	+ Furthermore, giving Merlin Small Clocks gives a neutral reaction, unlike Paulie's negative reaction.