Delphin Starsand Island: Gifts, Schedule & Romance

Born into a wealthy family on another continent, Delphin left home young after clashing with his stepmother and built a life around the sea — a surfing career first, then the AquaBlue Outpost bait-and-tackle shop on Half-Moon Bay. He is the Fishing Mentor. Early English previews and the February 2026 voice-cast announcement referred to him as Francis; in the game he is Delphin.

Quick facts


Role	Fishing Mentor; owner of AquaBlue Outpost; former surfing champion (called Francis in some early official material)
Where to find	AquaBlue Outpost, Half-Moon Bay
Romance (1.0)	Yes — one of 14 romanceable NPCs
Birthday	Summer 3
Voice cast	Matt Beckius (EN) · Noriaki Sugiyama as Kaito (JP) · 张博恒 (CN)
Height / weight (profile)	185 cm / 70 kg

Daily routine

He starts at dawn alone on the beach, heads back to AquaBlue Outpost as the beach fills, and ends the night by himself at Soluna Cafe Lodge. Use the Social app on the in-game phone (Locate / Follow) to pin him on the map; routes change with season and weather.

Gifts Delphin loves, likes and hates

You can give each NPC one gift per day. The lists below come from the game’s data export cross-checked against two independent player-tested guides: items marked confirmed appear at the same tier in at least two sources; the rest are listed only in the data export. All of this was verified during Early Access (patches 0.3–0.7) and is being re-checked for 1.0 — if something has changed, use the contact page.

Gift theme: Flowers of every kind (hydrangeas, orchids, roses, tulips, lilies, Moonflower, Twilight Succulent) and fireworks. Avoid seafood trinkets — Red Beaded Starfish, Scallop and Fiddler Crab are all Hated.

Loved (+15 affection)

The data export lists 83 Loved items for Delphin — far too many to print; the theme above summarises them. Confirmed by two sources: Moonflower, Light Blue Hydrangea, Blue Hydrangea.

Liked (+10)

Confirmed: Twilight Succulent, Mirthshroom, Moondew Shroom, Vinegar, Caco Laco, Frost Fizz, Pasture Grass, Green Grape, Peanut, Pumpkin, Grilled Chicken Wings, Steamed Rice Roll, Wishful Heart Cookies, Braised Crab Pot, Red-Hot Medley, Chilled Twilight Salad, Mirthshroom Soup, Grilled Mushrooms, Dragon Fruit, Celeste Berry. The data export lists 1020 Liked items in total (most common crops, cooked dishes and flowers).

Disliked (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Jelly, Strawberry Milk, Latiao, Softwood, Gold Ore, Boxfish, Bighead Carp, Clownfish. Also in the data export (603 items total): Banana Sapling, Zapweed Seeds, Snow Pear Sapling, Red Sleep Lily Seeds, Purple Rose Seeds, Immortal Stardew Fern Seeds, Immortal Bell Pepper Seeds, Yellow Rose Seeds, Star Mango Seeds, Immortal Moondew Shroom Spores…

Hated (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Glowing Shell, Fiddler Crab, Red Beaded Starfish, Scallop, Pickled Cabbage, Bug Bait, Glazed Cicada, Moonshade Butterfly. Also in the data export (75 items total): Pastel Pincer, White Spindle Shell, Babylon Whelk, Hermit Crab, Blue Finger Starfish, Mussel, Clam, Horse Dung Sea Urchin, Feather Starfish, Sand Dollar…

Sugar painting

After a 2-heart photo together you can take the picture to the sugar-painting stall in town (100 gold) and hand Delphin a “Sugar Painting – Delphin”. Every NPC has a unique reaction to their own painting; reported affection gains range from 0 to +30 depending on the character. See the gifts guide for the full rundown.

Romance with Delphin

Delphin can be romanced by a player character of either gender. Affection runs on a five-heart scale (roughly 90 / 220 / 370 points for hearts 1–3, with 500 / 750 reported by players for hearts 4–5). Conversation (about 5 points a day), gifts, bulletin-board requests (15–30) and returning lost items (20) raise it; because Delphin is a profession mentor, his profession quests add up to 50 points each, which is why mentors are the fastest romances. At three hearts you can enter his room (with a weekly blueprint chest) and, in 1.0, receive a Relationship Story; at five hearts a voiced invitation scene plays and the Move In option appears — the game has no wedding or children system, so cohabitation is the final step. His 5-heart scene differs by your character: around 08:00 on the beach (surfing) for a male player, or 20:00 at AquaBlue Outpost (aquarium at night) for a female player. Dating activities (picnic, arcade, kite-flying) were extended to all 14 romanceable NPCs in 1.0. Full mechanics: romance & marriage guide.

Last reviewed: August 23, 2026 — sources: in-game data export (Early Access), two independent player-tested gift guides, official Steam announcements (voice cast Feb 7, 2026; 1.0 countdown Aug 16, 2026).

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