To level up companion bonds efficiently in Postknight 2, give each NPC their specific loved items to earn the highest affection gains per interaction. When loved items require rare crafting components or valuable gear upgrade materials, substitute them with liked items to maintain steady daily heart growth without exhausting your stockpiles.
Gift Reaction Tiers
Every companion responds to items across four distinct tiers:
- Loved Items (Favorites): Deliver the largest affection increase to the heart bar. These are typically character-specific specialty dishes, refined materials, or regional luxuries.
- Liked Items: Grant moderate affection gains. They are cheaper to purchase from merchants or forage on patrol routes, making them sustainable daily alternatives.
- Neutral Items: Provide negligible heart progression and consume your daily gift opportunity.
- Disliked Items: Yield zero to negligible affection, and certain NPCs will reject the offering entirely.
Maille Companions
Maille features the earliest companions and romance options. Foraging low-tier routes and checking local shop stocks provide an easy surplus of their preferences.
| Character | Loved Items (Favorites) | Liked Items | Disliked Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl | Everblooming Rose, Honey Chow, Tethspring Flower | Cashew Milk, Golden Basil, Puffbloom, Redbelly | Insect Remains, Sharp Claw, Tough Leather |
| Jasper | Dire Truffle, Golden Ring, Silver Bar | Fragrant Grass, Herb Tea, Iron Ring, Walnut | Garbage, Potion Bottles, Rotting Meat |
| Aerin | Forest Charm, Glowood Log, Woodcarving | Acorn, Amber, Forest Log, Soft Feather | Metal Scraps, Rusty Nails, Stinky Herb |
| Morgan | Bronze Bar, Gold Bar, Silver Bar | Coal, Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Sturdy Stone | Delicate Sweets, Flowers, Herbs |
Pompon and Caldemount Companions
Companions in Pompon and Caldemount focus primarily on regional cooking ingredients, hot beverages, and savory rations.
| Character | Loved Items (Favorites) | Liked Items | Disliked Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | Boar Pork, Grilled Sausage, Smoked Meat | Meat Chunk, Robust Stew, Wild Mushroom | Fragrant Flowers, Raw Vegetables, Sweet Fruit |
| Senna | Berry Jam, Sunblaze Berry, Sunblaze Tea | Honey, Sweet Melon, Tea Leaves, Wildberry | Bitter Roots, Metal Ores, Slime Jelly |
| Chris | Apple Juice, Golden Apple, Honeycomb | Fresh Pastry, Red Apple, Sweet Berry | Bone Remains, Spoiled Food, Tough Leather |
| Raz | Fireberry, Seasoned Ribs, Spicy Skewer | Herb Crust, Hot Pepper, Tenderloin | Bland Vegetables, Mild Sweets, Milk |
Specialized and Later-Chapter Townsfolk
Later-game companions require specific scholarly artifacts, cosmetics, or nocturnal reagents.
| Character | Loved Items (Favorites) | Liked Items | Disliked Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoadon | Ancient Relic, History Scroll, Old Manuscript | Bound Notebook, Fossil, Parchment, Quill Pen | Common Tools, Cooked Meat, Heavy Armor Scraps |
| Katrina | Jeweled Brooch, Silk Scarf, Sunblaze Perfume | Bright Blossom, Fine Fabric, Ribbon, Sweet Scent | Dirty Soil, Monster Claws, Oily Gears |
| Larienne | Astral Shard, Moon Tea, Night Lily | Herbal Infusion, Polished Gem, Starflower | Broken Stones, Greasy Meat, Slime Core |
Efficient Daily Gifting Strategy
To progress relationships without slowing down weapon and armor upgrades:
- Protect equipment upgrade materials: Morgan and Jasper accept refined metal bars, but high-tier gear upgrades compete directly for the same ingots. Use raw ores or forage drops like Walnut and Herb Tea when your armory needs metal.
- Buy merchant-sold liked items: Town merchants routinely restock low-cost liked goods such as Red Apples, Cashew Milk, and Tea Leaves for small amounts of gold. Stockpile these to cover daily resets.
- Farm gifts during routine patrol runs: Route clears yield steady drops of cooking meats, mushrooms, and botanicals. Run patrols to collect liked food items naturally instead of spending delivery tokens to trade for loved luxuries.
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The explanation is clear, especially for beginners.
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I tried this today and it worked better than my old setup.
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