Crimson Desert has a variety of denizens for you to meet, from food and equipment vendors to armor and hair stylists. There are some you’ll want to make best friends with sooner rather than later, and fans of Pearl Abyss’ open-world action-adventure game have determined which NPCs you may want to make your BFF–and why.
On the game’s official subreddit, user Flomag posted a list on April 8 of the NPCs you should make fast friends with. Many of these denizens can be found within Hernand, so they aren’t that difficult to track down, but the benefits they provide could help make your journey in Pywell a little easier or, at least, a bit more convenient.
For example, becoming besties with the grocer, innkeeper, or tailor unlocks their supply contracts, which increases the number of items they sell to you while providing a bit of a discount. The same is true of other shops you’ll likely frequent, too, such as the equipment and furniture vendors. Specific NPCs, though, like Ben (in the Greymane camp) and Willian (found around Hernand), unlock pigs and sheep, respectively. You can use these animals for resources like cotton and food, which are good materials for crafting and sustenance.
How do you get them to be your best friend, though? Easy. In the same way you tame fat cats, you befriend NPCs by raising their trust level to 100. Interacting with them, chatting them up, giving them gifts, buying their wares–all of these actions increase an NPC’s trust level. Once this level reaches its maximum, the NPC essentially becomes your ride-or-die. Or rather, they become your down-to-ride so you can die with dignity.
Flomag–and other Redditors in the comments–acknowledged that not every NPC gives or unlocks something when you maximize their trust level. The list in the subreddit isn’t even a comprehensive one; for example, dyers around Hernand hand you different dyes depending on their specialty–or not, because an unlock isn’t a guarantee with every NPC in Pywell. However, the list still does help determine who’s worth investing time into building a real friendship with.
Crimson Desert has been dominating the gaming zeitgeist as of late, selling 4 million copies the game has sold since its March 19 launch on consoles and PC. It’s not without its problems–inventory management remains a pain point for players despite the developer’s continued efforts to massage that hurt out–but the community is thriving. And now everyone’s new obsession? Looking for the best drip around Pywell.
