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InFields of Mistria, you can pursue a romance with one of your many neighbors by giving them gifts, chatting with them daily, and spending time with them during community events. Every candidate is different, from their personalities to their preferences in gifts, and you can get to know each of them before you make a final decision.
Balor is a great option for creative individuals who are business savvy. He tries to set himself apart from the town, insisting everything is just business, but deep down he’s a big softie. Here’s how you may get closer to him and pursue a profitable romance.
Fields of Mistria is currently in Early Access, so details are subject to change. We’ll update our guides as needed!
Updated Jun 13, 2025 by Zoë J. Osik:We’ve updated our guide so you can complete Balor’s six heart event with ease. Everything you need to know about it can be found below!
Traveling Merchant
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Balor is thefirst person you’ll meetupon arriving in Mistria, and he’ll help you get across the ruined bridge into town. As a traveling merchant, he’s familiar with all the routes around town andknows how to get a good deal. Building a relationship with him will taketime and good tastein gifts.
While hedoesn’t have any familyin town, he’s well-loved by many. He can be found at the inn on Friday nightsplaying Dragons and Dramawith friends at the front table.
Below are the best gifts to give Balor to increase your relationship with him:
Balor’s Heart Events
As you build a relationship with Balor, you’llincrease your heart rankwith him. Depending on how many hearts you have, your relationship will deepen – resulting in anew event every two hearts.
These events allow you to know more about Balor andfollow his personal series of quests. Here’s everything you need to know to get started on a relationship with Balor.
As of now, there are only two available heart events!
Balor’s Two Heart Event
While most marriage candidates will send you a letter when you reach the next heart rank for an event, Balor’s first heart event is different. Once you reach two hearts, you’ll need tohead to the request boardand look for a request posted by Balor.
The quest is titledTall, Dark, and Mysterious. Balor needs help unloading supplies for the town and willpay you 200T. Simply find and speak with him to initiate the event. Below are the dialogue choices you can make during the event.
Dialogue
Answer Choices
“Thanks for waiting. Sorry to put you in the position of being my out.”
“Why would Nora complain about low prices?”
“Your prices don’t seem that low to me…”
Balor keeps his cards close to his chest, soyour answer won’t make much of a differencehere. However, you will get a glimpse of how the traveling merchant conducts himself during business transactions.
Balor’s Four Heart Event
When you reachfour hearts with Balor, you’ll get aletter in the mailfrom the traveling merchant. The quest,An Open Book, will begin, and you’ll need to make your way to the inn to see Balor.
When you arrive, Balor is out, butHemlock sends you up to his roomto wait. Up the stairs, you’ll seea journal left openin Balor’s room. Curiosity gets the better of you as you start to read it. Below are the dialogue choices for the event.
“I hope you may trust your discretion on this.”
“But there’s nothing bad here…”
“It looks like you’re working hard to help!”
Despite the option tocontinue reading the journalleft open on the floor, Balor will enter moments later to meet with you. He’ll try to cover for what you read, and you cantry to assuague his fearsof your indiscretion.
It’s always business with Balor, so he’ll let things slide and insteadfocus on the next endeavoryou can both work on as Mistria continues to grow.
Balor’s Six Heart Event
Uponobtaining six hearts with Balor, he’ll send you an invitation tomeet at the Inn. When you arrive, he orders the finest bottle on the shelves to celebrate with you. All seems to be going welluntil an unexpected guest makes an appearance.
“You you, and to Mistria!”
“I’ll drink to that!”
“Actually, can I get a lemonade?”
“To Mistria, to raising my cut of the profits!”
“Well, to call it a tidy sum doesn’t do it justice, does it?”
“Do the contracts with the Mistrian businesses stay the same?”
“And what’s my cut?”
“Can I have a rain check on the meal? I’ve got a lot to think about.”
“You aren’t thinking of taking Wheedle’s scummy deal?”
“You should do whatever makes you happy.”
Withan irresistible offeron the table, it can be difficult to talk to Balor. He has a lot to consider, and no matter what you say,you’ll have to leave himto his thoughts. Your celebration ispostponed until a later date.
