by theygamesThere’s a hidden relationship mechanic in Dragon’s Dogma 2 where you can raise Affinity with major characters and random NPCs alike, even romancing some of them if you manage to strengthen your bond enough.
The Affinity system is obtuse and hard to understand without a guide just like it was in the first game, but the general idea still remains the same. If you want someone to like you, you have to do their quests and shower them with gifts. Every NPC has different tastes though, so you’ll want to give that special someone something they like instead of something they hate.
How to Give Gifts in Dragon’s Dogma 2
To give a gift to an NPC in Dragon’s Dogma 2, just hold the O/B button on PlayStation/Xbox to talk to them. While they’re speaking, press the Square/X button to open the gift menu. You can repeat this as many times as you like and give anything in your inventory to the person you’re talking to. Make sure to give them something nice, though, otherwise your Affinity score could go down as a result.
Some gifts, like a Bunch of Flowers, will raise your Affinity score with a person no matter what their tastes are. These items are rare, so make sure to hang onto them and wait for the right person if you find any. Remember that items can decay in Dragon’s Dogma 2 as well, so that Bunch of Flowers could turn into Dried Flowers sooner than you think.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Item Types Explained
Each item in Dragon’s Dogma 2 falls into a certain category that will determine if an NPC likes it or not. Generally, these categories can be broken down into a handful of item types.
- Adorable: Fruits and Flowers
- Beautiful: Flowers and Ore
- Expensive: Gemstones and Valuables
- Fancy: Rare Potions, Uncommon Monster Drops, and Spellbooks
- Interesting: Weapons, Armor, and Monster Drops
- Rare: Uncommon Monster Drops
Here are some specific examples of gifts that fit each category.
| Category | Item Examples |
|---|---|
| Adorable | Apple, Cranberry, Fig, Quince, Sunbloom, Golden Trove Beetle |
| Beautiful | Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Gold Ore, Copperstone, Southron Iron |
| Expensive | Gold Ore, Fuligin Ore, Dappled Ore, Copperstone, Southron Iron, Panacea, Parching Concoction |
| Fancy | Fulgurous Lord, Hiemal Euphony, Thunderous Concord, Emergent Vitality, Allheal Elixir, Magick Medal, Ogre Talon, Ogre Spur, Griffin Pinion, Great Griffin Claw, Camping Kits |
| Interesting | Small Fang, Monster Fang, Redwolf Fang, Monster Hide, Asp Toxiscale, Rattler Rockscale, Knacker Horn, Goblin Horn, Ogre Talon, Ogre Spur, Harpy Pinion, Poison Pinion, Putrid Gold Tooth, Jasper, Onyx, Tiger Eye, Weapons, Armor |
| Rare | Wakestone Shard, Wyrmslife Crystal, Misshapen Eye, Magick Medal, Great Griffin Claw, Griffin Pinion, Spurious Wing |
All NPC Likes and Dislikes in Dragon’s Dogma 2
| NPC | Location | Liked Item Types |
|---|---|---|
| Abba | Flamebearer Palace | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Abel | Harve | Interesting, Expensive |
| Abraham | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Accardo | Borderwatch Outpost | Fancy, Expensive |
| Achille | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Adelina | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Adib | Bakbattahl | Interesting, Expensive |
| Adrea | Bakbattahl | Expensive, Rare |
| Agathe | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Aimee | Vernworth | Adorable, Expensive |
| Akheem | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Albert | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Alessa | Always on the move | Expensive, Rare |
| Alex | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Alexander | Vernworth | Ineresting, Fancy |
| Alexandra | Bakbattahl | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Allard | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Angus | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Anthony | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Ariadne | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Audra | Always on the move | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Auriol | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Barton | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Benedict | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Benton | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Bermudo | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Bernall | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Bernstein | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Bjorn | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Blythe | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Brandon | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Brant | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Brenda | Vernworth | Beautiful, Expensive |
| Burnns | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Canabella | Nameless Village | Expensive, Rare |
| Celica | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Celina | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Chandler | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Charley | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Clovis | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Cragg | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Dahlia | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Dajiel | Melve | Interesting, Expensive |
| Damien | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Daphne | Vernworth | Adorable, Expensive |
| Dean | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Delphin | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Diana | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Disa | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Dominigo | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Donald | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Donovan | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Dudley | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Dulles | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Dylan | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Edda | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Elena | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Emoa | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Enrique | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Eternna | Vernworth | Beautiful, Expensive |
| Elyre | Nameless Village | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Feith | Nameless Village | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Felix | Always on the move | Interesting, Expensive |
| Fiachra | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Fiska | Excavation Site | Interesting, Expensive |
| Flaude | Nameless Village | Expensive, Rare |
| Flora | Vernworth | Adorable, Expensive |
| Frantz | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Frio | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Fyoran | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Gallad | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Gargant | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Garrett | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| George | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Gideon | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Glenna | Vernworth | Beautiful, Expensive |
| Glyndwr | Sacred Arbor | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Godric | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Gregor | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Gustavo | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Gwen | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Harvey | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Haymish | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Herald | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Hilda | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Hollis | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Ian | Melve | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Imelda | Melve | Beautiful,Fancy |
| Irena | Vernwoth | Adorable,Expensive |
| Jak | Vernworth | Beautiful,Fancy |
| James | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Jehan | Checkpoint Rest Town | Interesting, Fancy |
| Jenniferr | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Jessika | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Jho | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Jimmi | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Joel | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Johannes | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Jonas | Harve | Expensive, Rare |
| Jonathan | Melve | Interesting, Expensive |
| Jose | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Expensive |
| Josephine | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Joshua | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Justinn | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Kassandra | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Keltse | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Kendrick | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Kinno | Always on the move | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Klark | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Klaus | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Kurtis | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Landar | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Lawrence | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Lennart | Melve | Interesting, Expensive |
| Lepak | Nameless Village | Fancy, Expensive |
| Levram | Nameless Village | Interesting, Fancy |
| Lindsay | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Liotte | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Litra | Nameless Village | Adorable, Expensive |
| Lottie | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Lubomir | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Malcolm | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Manna | Nameless Village | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Margaret | Vernworth | Adorable, Expensive |
| Margit | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Margot | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Margus | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Marielle | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Mariette | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Marjory | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Martin | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Mia | Melve | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Midna | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Mildred | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Missha | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Mondaine | Nameless Village | Expensive, Rare |
| Monet | Vernworth | Beautiful, Expensive |
| Monika | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Mosse | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Narrouga | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Niann | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Nikk | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Nirvane | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Norbert | Melve | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Norman | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Oskar | Checkpoint Rest Town | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Oswald | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Otto | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Outena | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Paola | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Pate | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Phaesus | Flamebearer Palace | Interesting, Fancy |
| Philbert | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Phill | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Phillippe | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Preston | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Rachel | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Raul | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Rebekka | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Renton | Always on the move | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Richard | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Rick | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Ritton | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Rivage Elder | Harve | Expensive, Rare |
| Robert | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Roddie | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Roderick | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Romule | Nameless Village | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Rosy | Nameless Village | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Rowan | Always on the move | Interesting, Fancy |
| Runne | Melve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Ryuka | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Sachatt | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Salvatore | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Sanchen | Always on the move | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Sandra | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Scarlett | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Sebastian | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Segnyth | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Serra | Vernworth | Adorable, Expensive |
| Shakir | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Shellie | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Expensive |
| Siegvalt | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Sigurd | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Silas | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Siobhan | Always on the move | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Sonia | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Srail | Nameless Village | Fancy, Rare |
| Stanley | Melve | Beautful, Rare |
| Stephen | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Sven | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Talib | Vernworth | Beautifull, Fancy |
| Tarkoff | Borderwatch Outpost | Interesting, Fancy |
| Thed | Vernworth | Fancy, Expensive |
| Thom | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Thurston | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Todd | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Torg | Nameless Village | Expensive, Rare |
| Tristan | Melve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Ulrika | Melve | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Ursula | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Vanessa | Melve | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Veronika | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Vinse | Melve | Interesting, Fancy |
| Viola | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Vlasiy | Vernworth | Interesting, Expensive |
| Waldhar | Vernworth | Expensive, Rare |
| Walter | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Warrick | Borderwatch Outpost | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Wendy | Nameless Village | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Wilhelmina | Vernworth | Adorable, Beautiful |
| Willard | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Zeltas | Nameless Village | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Zennan | Vernworth | Interesting, Fancy |
| Zettra | Vernworth | Beautiful, Fancy |
| Zoran | Harve | Interesting, Fancy |
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