The Fields of Mistria NPCs are much more than the romance roster. NPC Studio describes a town with 30+ villagers, while the current game has 12 marriage candidates, a large group of non-romanceable townsfolk, Saturday Market vendors, and several story-specific characters. Version 1.0 also expanded the social side of the game with 10-heart progression, proposal events, weddings, marriage, children, new dialogue, and two additional Saturday Market vendors: Stillwell and Zorel.
This page is designed as the broad NPC and villagers hub. If you only want characters you can date, use the complete romanceable characters list. For relationship mechanics rather than the whole cast, see the romance guide and heart events guide.
Fields of Mistria NPC groups at a glance
A useful way to understand the cast is to separate characters by what they do in your save.
| NPC group | Current examples | Why they matter |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage candidates | Adeline, Balor, Caldarus, Celine, Eiland, Hayden, Juniper, March, Reina, Ryis, Seridia, Valen | Dating, 8-heart choices, 10-heart proposal events, marriage and family content |
| Townsfolk | Dell, Dozy, Elsie, Errol, Hemlock, Holt, Henrietta, Josephine, Landen, Luc, Maple, Nora, Olric, Terithia | Friendship, dialogue, quests, shops, town life and family stories |
| Saturday Market vendors | Darcy, Louis, Merri, Vera, Taliferro, Wheedle, Stillwell, Zorel | Weekly shopping, cosmetics, furniture, food, missions and music-related items |
| Story/special characters | Caldarus, the Priestess and other story figures | Mines, magic, ruins and late-game story progression |
The categories overlap in a few cases. Caldarus, for example, is both an important story character and one of the 12 marriage candidates. That is why a simple “villager list” does not explain every character's role.
All 12 marriage candidates
Version 1.0 resolves the old Early Access mystery around the two secret romance slots. The current marriage roster is:
| Candidate | General identity or role |
|---|---|
| Adeline | Town leader and major figure in Mistria's restoration |
| Balor | Traveling merchant |
| Caldarus | Dragon and story-linked secret bachelor |
| Celine | Gardener and nature-loving villager |
| Eiland | Archaeology-focused member of Mistria's leadership |
| Hayden | Farmer and animal enthusiast at Sweetwater Farm |
| Juniper | Sorceress associated with the Bathhouse and Mistria's magic |
| March | Blacksmith |
| Reina | Cook at the Sleeping Dragon Inn |
| Ryis | Carpenter |
| Seridia | Story-linked secret bachelorette connected to the Mines questline |
| Valen | Doctor at Mistria's clinic |
Marriage candidates are not gender-locked. At 8 hearts, their relationship route can move toward Dating or Best Friends, and version 1.0 raises the relationship cap to 10 hearts. A dating candidate can eventually reach a proposal event, followed by engagement and marriage. Multiple characters can be dated before marriage, but marrying one changes the other dating relationships to Best Friend status.
For the mechanics behind that progression, read Fields of Mistria Romance Guide, Marriage Guide, and the Engagement Ring Guide.
Non-romanceable townsfolk
The rest of Mistria is important even if you are playing primarily for romance. Current character records identify these core non-romanceable townsfolk:
Dell, Dozy, Elsie, Errol, Hemlock, Holt, Henrietta, Josephine, Landen, Luc, Maple, Nora, Olric, and Terithia.
They fill out Mistria's families, businesses and daily routines. Some are especially useful to remember. Elsie is closely connected to relationship progression and sends the Engagement Ring recipe after the correct 10-heart romance requirement is met. Landen is involved in town life and later family content. Olric is March's brother, while children such as Dell, Luc and Maple make the town feel less like a collection of shopkeepers and romance targets.
The best way to approach these NPCs is not to ignore them until a quest demands it. Talking to villagers regularly builds friendship and exposes dialogue that changes with seasons, weather, festivals and story progress. Friday Night at the Inn is also valuable because it gathers villagers into recurring group scenes; version 1.0 added another Friday Night at the Inn storyline after completion of the Mines storyline.
Saturday Market vendors
The Saturday Market is its own NPC ecosystem. The established vendor roster includes Darcy, Louis, Merri, Vera, Taliferro and Wheedle, with Stillwell and Zorel joining in version 1.0.
Stillwell and Zorel are not simply extra faces placed in the plaza. They have distinct late-game utility and require the Expanding the Saturday Market story quest before they begin attending.
Stillwell
Stillwell is a fortune-telling themed vendor associated with monster-focused Mission Quests. His Mission Board gives players repeatable reasons to return to combat areas after major Mines progression. Patch v1.0.4 specifically fixed Stillwell quests so defeated monsters track correctly and monster names display correctly in objectives, making older launch-week bug reports less relevant to the current build.
Zorel
Zorel is a music vendor. Her inventory includes Crystal Resonators and Song Crystals, which support music customization on the farm and inside home rooms. Like Stillwell, she appears at the Saturday Market only after the market expansion quest has been completed.
If a guide written before August 2026 lists only six Saturday Market vendors, it is therefore incomplete for version 1.0.
Story characters and spoiler-sensitive NPCs
Some Fields of Mistria characters should be treated differently from ordinary villagers because discovering their identity is part of progression. Caldarus begins as a major magical/story presence and eventually becomes a full romance option. His relationship progression is unusually tied to tablet and seal quests rather than following the same early heart-event structure as ordinary candidates. See the dedicated Caldarus guide before trying to optimize his route.
Seridia is another major example. She is the secret bachelorette introduced through late Mines progression, and her route is connected to the Final Seal and Western Ruins. Our Seridia guide covers that unlock separately so this NPC hub does not turn into a full late-game spoiler walkthrough.
Other special characters appear under particular story circumstances. If you are still early in the game, encountering unfamiliar names in a complete NPC database can reveal story details, so late-game character lists are best treated as mild spoilers.
How to find NPCs more efficiently
NPC schedules are dynamic enough that memorizing one coordinate for every villager is less useful than learning the major hubs. March is associated with the Blacksmith, Valen with the Clinic, Reina with the Sleeping Dragon Inn, Hayden with Sweetwater Farm, Ryis with the Carpenter's Shop area, and market vendors with the Saturday Market. The Fields of Mistria Map Guide explains these major locations.
When someone is not where you expect, consider the day of the week, season, weather, festival schedule, heart event, date, or story progression before assuming your save is bugged. Friday evenings and Saturdays are particularly likely to alter normal routines because of Friday Night at the Inn and the Saturday Market.
NPC friendship and gifts
Gifts remain one of the fastest ways to deliberately build friendship, but every NPC has preferences. A Loved gift is much more valuable than randomly handing over inventory items, and birthdays make correct gifts particularly effective. Rather than duplicate dozens of gift tables here, use the Fields of Mistria Gifts Guide as the gift hub.
For romance-specific examples, we also maintain Adeline Gifts and March Gifts. This separation is intentional: this NPC page targets searches for the cast and villagers, while gift pages answer item-preference searches and the romanceable page answers “who can I marry?” searches.
Which NPCs should you prioritize first?
There is no mandatory social order, but a practical first-save strategy is to learn NPCs connected to services you already visit. Talk to March while using the Blacksmith, Valen near the Clinic, Reina at the Inn, Hayden while dealing with animals, and town leadership while completing repair quests. This builds relationships without turning every day into a dedicated gift-delivery route.
If romance is your priority, pick two or three candidates whose routines overlap with your normal activities and learn their gifts. If completion is your priority, spread conversations more broadly so friendship, requests and character scenes develop alongside Town Rank, Museum and Mines progression.
Fields of Mistria NPC FAQ
How many marriage candidates are there?
There are 12 marriage candidates in the current 1.0 game: Adeline, Balor, Caldarus, Celine, Eiland, Hayden, Juniper, March, Reina, Ryis, Seridia and Valen.
Can you marry any candidate regardless of gender?
Yes. NPC Studio's current FAQ states that marriage candidates are not locked by the player's gender.
Are Stillwell and Zorel permanent town residents?
They are Saturday Market vendors rather than ordinary everyday town residents. Both join the market after the relevant market-expansion story quest.
Are Caldarus and Seridia romanceable?
Yes. Both are part of the 12-candidate roster in version 1.0, although their unlocks and story progression differ substantially from standard early-game candidates.
Do NPC schedules change?
Yes. Villager behavior is affected by normal routines and can also vary with seasons, weather, events and story progression. If you cannot find someone, check their current schedule rather than relying on an old Early Access route.
Where should I go next?
For dating and marriage, continue with the romanceable characters list and romance guide. For friendship optimization, use the gift guide. For locations, shops and major NPC hubs, use the map guide.
