Relationships And Standing
How the Almanac tracks the characters you meet, and what actually moves your standing.
Updated September 27, 2026
The roster
The Almanac's Relationships section is the record of every character you have met, with where you stand with each of them. It also lists characters you have not met yet, as people to befriend rather than blanks to fill.
What standing looks like
Standing reads as a tier — Hostile, Wary, Neutral, Cordial, Friendly, Close, or Devoted — beside a heart row. Eight friendship hearts fill across the positive side, and up to two rival hearts fill when standing has gone the other way.
What moves it
- Say hello. A first greeting records the introduction. After that, one greeting per character per business day is what counts — a daily beat rather than a grind.
- Talk with them. Conversations record something each time they are genuinely new, and they are the ordinary way to build familiarity.
- Give with thought. Gifts record what the character made of them, so a daily craving or a weekly wishlist is worth far more than a pile of indifferent objects.
- Finish what you take on. Requests and promises both count, in both directions — breaking one records something you would rather it did not.
Trust is not for sale. The one thing routine cannot buy is trust. Gifts, purchases, bank visits, tips, and hosted games never grant positive trust; it comes from commitments kept and from authored moments that mean something to that character.
What standing is for
Crossing a milestone can improve what a character will do for you, and the roster shows a qualitative hint about what is next rather than a number to optimise. Nova Reach sponsorship is the clearest example: a citizen will vouch for a visitor pass once they know you, like you, and have no active reason to doubt you.
FAQ
- Does standing decay while I am away?
- No. Standing never grows, decays, or recovers merely because time passed. Nothing you earned is lost by taking a break.
- Do gifts make a character trust me?
- Not by themselves. Routine gifts, purchases, visits, and tips never grant positive trust — that comes from commitments and consequential authored moments.
- Can I see the underlying numbers?
- No, deliberately. The game shows qualitative standing — a tier and a heart row — and keeps the raw values behind the scenes.
- What do the hearts mean?
- Up to eight friendship hearts fill across the positive tiers, and up to two rival hearts fill on the negative side. A partly filled heart shows progress toward the next one, so a small kindness still visibly counts.