Zerine Starsand Island: Gifts, Schedule & Romance

Zerine moved to the island roughly half a year before the story starts, though she visited her grandmother Hattie here every holiday as a child. A fast learner who finished an accelerated programme early, she now runs the general store and teaches the Crafting profession — which makes her one of the five mentors whose quests hand out the biggest affection gains.

Quick facts


Role	Crafting Mentor; owner of Zerine’s General Store; granddaughter of Hattie
Where to find	Zerine’s General Store, Starsand Town
Romance (1.0)	Yes — one of 14 romanceable NPCs
Birthday	Spring 17 (the game data says Spring 17; the community calendar lists Summer 17 — unresolved)
Voice cast	Maia Harlap (EN) · Maria Naganawa as Mio (JP) · 赵爽 (CN)
Height / weight (profile)	163 cm / 43 kg

Daily routine

She spends most of the day behind the counter of her store and steps out at noon to eat lunch at Hattie’s house before returning. Use the Social app on the in-game phone (Locate / Follow) to pin her on the map; routes change with season and weather.

Gifts Zerine 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: Raw ores and stone (Copper, Iron, Gold, Quartzite, Flamecore, Aurorite), plus crafted ornaments and sculptures. Stone itself is Loved, which makes her the cheapest mentor to please.

Loved (+15 affection)

Confirmed: Copper Ore, Runebird Fragment, Gold Ore, Flamecore Ore, Luminfrog Fragment, Stone, Piggy Bank. Data export only: Tin Ore, Aurorite Ore, Iron Ore, Quartzite Ore, Greeny Rabbit, Starsand Seascape Frame, Alpaca Plushie, Moonview Sleep Pillow, Bronze Mask, Chicken Weathervane, Lighthouse Woodcarving, Warming Sachet, Jade Cabbage, Runebird Sculpture, Luminfrog Sculpture, Whispering Wheat, Wisteria Dream Umbrella, Ruin Guard Sculpture, Glowing Shell Ornament, Stone Frog, Capybara Commemorative Coin, Soothing Sachet, Glintortle Sculpture, Starsand Guide Flag, Inky Bamboo Umbrella, Firefly Handheld Lamp, Floral Sachet, Crystalith Sculpture, Twilight Succulent Pot, Red Plum Umbrella.

Liked (+10)

Confirmed: Red Sleep Lily, Yellow Sleep Lily, Moonflower, Twilight Succulent, Pink Hydrangea, Blue Hydrangea, Purple Hydrangea, Caco Laco, Strawberry Milk, Frost Fizz, Sugarcane, Pasture Grass, Green Grape, Mirthshroom, Cabbage, Moondew Shroom, Grilled Chicken Wings, Mountain & Sea Skewers, Plain Noodles, Dragon Fruit, Celeste Berry. The data export lists 329 Liked items in total (most common crops, cooked dishes and flowers).

Disliked (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Softwood, Premium Wood, Stone Brick, Copper Sheet, Copper Ingot. Also in the data export (333 items total): Gmax Fertilizer V, Ripening Fertilizer III, Yield Fertilizer II, Ripening Fertilizer VI, Ripening Fertilizer I, Yield Fertilizer IV, Gmax Fertilizer III, Yield Fertilizer I, Yield Fertilizer III, Nutrient Soil IV…

Hated (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Glazed Cicada, Celeb Moth, Mutton. Also in the data export (50 items total): Luminwing Butterfly, Red Firefly, Amber Hornscarab, Glazed Firefly, Banner Dragonfly, Yellow Dragonfly, Emerald Hornscarab, Swallowtail Butterfly, Cicada, Velbee…

Sugar painting

After a 2-heart photo together you can take the picture to the sugar-painting stall in town (100 gold) and hand Zerine a “Sugar Painting – Zerine”. 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 Zerine

Zerine 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 Zerine is a profession mentor, her profession quests add up to 50 points each, which is why mentors are the fastest romances. At three hearts you can enter her 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. Her 5-heart invitation plays at around 17:00 outside the general store, where she asks you to help test a robot. 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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