Roots of Pacha is Stardew Valley but in the stone age. If you’re looking for a new farming and life sim, then the recently released Roots of Pacha is one for you to check out. In this game, you can befriend mastodons, master the art of fire, and use your stone tools to advance your clan. But something that remains unchanged throughout the ages? Falling in love.
In Roots of Pacha there are 11 different people that you can date, fall in love and eventually marry. There are 6 males and 5 females to choose from and you can date any and all regardless of your gender. In this guide, we’ll go through all of them. How the dating and marriage system works, what everyone’s favourite gift is and all their flower events.
In this guide, we’ll go through the romance guide for all five of Roots of Pacha‘s bachelorettes.
All The Bachelorettes
How to Romance Someone
In Roots of Pacha and real life, you can gain friendship points by speaking with the people of the clan and by giving them gifts that they like.
Dating
Next to the name of each NPC is a picture of a flower. Platonic friendships will be shown with a yellow flower 
, while characters that are romanceable will have a pink flower 
. As your friendship improves with that person the number of flowers will increase.
Once you reach 6 flowers with a romanceable character, they will ask you to start dating them. You can date all the characters date all of the characters at the same time, with no repercussions, and gender doesn’t matter.
Marriage
Once you reach 10 flowers with one of the romanceable, they will ask you if you want to form a union together (get married). It will take 4 days for the marriage to happen.
Once you marry someone in Roots of Pacha, they will move into your house and follow their normal schedule as if nothing changed. Your spouse will give you meals in the morning if you talk to them while they are cooking and will also occasionally give you gifts.
Era
Era is a former member of the Jomoten Clan and is currently part of the Pachan Clan. She arrives on the 2nd of Summer, Year 1 with her parents Nari and Zelk who have moved back here. She is a humble girl and slow to warm up to others.
| Birthday | Fall 11 |
| Clan | Pachan |
| Residence | Pachan Hut |
| Loves | Chile, Pumpkin, Almond Milk, Injera, Souffle, Oregano, Peridot, Citron Wine Vinegar, Wild Citron Wine Vinegar, Silver, Avocado Oil, Wild Avocado Oil |
| Likes | Wild Tomato, Tomato, Almond, Quinoa, Sesame, Sundried Chili, Vinegar, Broccoli, Oil, Teff, Wild Teff, Smoked Red Meat, Smoked White Meat |
Flower Events
2 Flowers
Location: Pachan Hearth | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- Nokk and Tare help Era make some of her favourite dishes in order to help her feel at home. After handing over some Injera bread (and its Recipe), she leaves you to your own devices.
4 Flowers
Location: Pachan Hearth | Time: 6AM – 8PM
Ibon
Ibon is Jelrod’s sister and they are both musicians. But she wishes to be recognised for her talents as much as his sibling is.
| Birthday | Spring 16 |
| Clan | Pachan |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Residence | Crafter’s Hut |
| Loves | Sunflower, Kohlibri, Pomegranate, Pineapple, Sushi, Smorrebrod, Pink Seashell, Datura Flower, Amethyst, Wild Rye Beer |
| Likes | Coconut, Date, Honey, Beer, Ostrich Egg, Wheat Bread, Lavender, Silver, Burdock Root |
Flower Events
2 Flowers
Location: Crafter’s Hut | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- You walk in just as Ibon and Jelrod are performing for some of the clan’s children. They seem to love the show but only praise Jelrod.
- You are given the choice to ask if she’s okay or to praise her yourself.
4 Flowers
Location: Forest | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- You run into Ibon as she’s playing her drums in the Forest.
- You are given the option to either tell her to go inside or to perform for everyone.
- When you both return to the Pachan Hearth she’s able to delight everyone with her music.
6 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: Any
- Once you reach 6 flowers speak with Ibon and she’ll ask you out. Say yes, and you two will travel to the Savanna, where she comes out to you about her feelings.
- Choose to date her or remain friends.
8 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: Afternoon
- Speak to Ibon after your relationship has reached 8 flowers and she’ll invite you to the Caves for a music show.
- After the show you can decide to either eat with her, dance with her or kiss her.
Illoe
Illoe is the child of Grob and Ada’s apprentice. She is the stepdaughter of Daari and stepsister to Vor and Brah.
Illoe cares for others and works hard, she is always busy helping her fellow clanspeople and watching her younger step-brothers. She likes to take walks with the elders or watch sunsets.
You will sometimes find her by the water collecting shells. Despite her naive and sometimes anxious nature, she makes for a very sincere and loyal companion.
| Birthday | Spring 9 |
| Clan | Pachan |
| Occupation | Apprentice Healer |
| Residence | Hunters’ Hut |
| Loves | Nacre, Sunflower, Grape Juice, Wheat Beer, Empanadas, Locro, Watercress, Burdock Root, Guanaco Fur Yarn, Gold, Pickled Beets, Pickled Wild Beets |
| Likes | Shells, Citronella, Tomato Juice, Sesame, Medicinal Items, Beer, Cabbage, Ostrich Egg, Thistle Milk, Elecampane, Goat Cheese, Guanaco Fur, Dried Sponge |
| Hates | Coconut |
Flower Events
2 Flowers
Location: Pachan Hearth | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- Enter the hut, to find Igrork speaking to Illoe who is sweeping the floors. He insists that it was his turn to take care of the cleaning duties, but Illoe brushes him off. Ada reprimands Illoe, causing her to approach you.
- You are given the option to either side with Ada or tell Illoe to listen to her. There is no penalty or reward for choices.
4 Flowers
Location: Forest | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- Enter the Forest to find Illoe crying under a tree. She is trying to help a bird that has gotten hurt but has sprained her ankle.
- Walk Illoe and the birds back to the Hearth, where Ada delivers the grim news. There’s nothing that could be done about the mother bird Illoe is heartbroken by the news.
- Ada comforts her, telling her that as long as she feeds the baby bird, it’ll live. But only if she’s careful enough with her ankle. The two make up with each other as the cutscene ends.
6 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: Any
- Once you reach 6 flowers speak with Illoe to trigger a walk at the beach. There, she’ll open herself to you about her childhood, invite you for a swim, and then ask you to start dating.
- Choose to date her or remain friends.
8 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: Before 3PM
- Illoe will invite you to a picnic. Say yes, and she’ll take you to the Forest’s Pacha tree. There, she’ll tell you more about her mother.
- You can then choose to kiss her, or not.
10 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: Night
- Once you reach 10 flowers wait until the sun has set in order to trigger this event. Then talk to Illoe who will invite you for a meal at the Beach.
- There, she’ll tell you how much she has come to learn about relying on others, and even shows you her new bird-taming abilities.
- Tell her you love her to end up marrying her. Or say “I’m sorry” to not marry her.
Mana
Mana is a member of the Pachan Clan and the chief’s eldest daughter. She is strong-willed and determined and her self-possessed nature means that she is very ambitious and hard-working. As the oldest daughter, she plans to become Chief one day.
She spends most of her time training for leadership with her father but will make some time to talk with you when you stop by.
| Birthday | Winter 5 |
| Clan | Pachan |
| Residence | Leader’s Hut |
| Loves | Tomato Juice, Quinoa, Carrot Juice, Coconut Milk, Almond Cheese, Tomato Bisque, Pineapple Chicken, Picked Garlic, Pickled Wild Garlic, Cabbage Wine Vinegar, Wild Cabbage Wine Vinegar |
| Likes | Garlic, Almond, Pineapple, Pomegranate Juice, Almond Milk, Vegetable Juice, Broccoli, Horns, Pickled Cassava, Sundried Date, Sundried Wild Date, Jasper |
| Hates | Blue Seashell |
Flower Events
2 Flowers
Location: Leader’s Hut | Time: 6AM – 8PM
- You come upon Gin and Nokk arguing about him sending his son to participate in a competition. Mana is insulted that she wasn’t even considered. Nokk thinks that Mana should go instead of him.
- Choose to agree with Gin or agree with Mana. If you agree with Mana she will tell Gin to send the clan’s smartest member – Garrek. Gin will agree with this decision.
4 Flowers
Location: The Land (Savanna Entrance) | Time: 8AM – 8PM
- You run into Mana overseeing some sort of extremely tiring physical training, when Gin comes over.
- Gin informs everyone that Garrek has won the competition and then will thank his daughter for her insight.
6 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: 7PM Onwards
- Once you reach 6 flowers speak with Mana to accept an invitation to an evening she’s planned with the clan’s kids.
- Mana will then confess her feelings to you. You can choose to start dating Mana at this point, or choose to remain friends.
8 Flowers
Location: Any | Time: 8PM Onwards
- Talk to Mana after the sun has set and she’ll ask you out on a date.
- At the end of the date you can choose to kiss her or not.
Vallah
Vallah is not a Pacha villager but rather part of the misunderstood Mograni clan. Her most noticeable physical feature is her two different coloured eyes, caused by heterochromia.
She is a hunter who makes her own blades. She is very skilled at her craft and makes blades for herself and her siblings to use in hunting. Vallah will appreciate you if you give her a chance and use honesty with her. She admires the Pachans’ idea to grow the plants they need in their village.
| Birthday | Winter 1 |
| Clan | Morgrani |
| Loves | Kohlibri, Sundried Chile, Smoked Vegetable Meat, Ensalada Criolla, Lentil Pie, Oregano, Rosemary, Copper, Mint, Amethyst, Smoked Stargazer, Pumpkin Honey Mead |
| Likes | Flint, Hardwood, Obsidian, Mushroom, Coconut, Alma, Wheat Bread, Smorrebrod, Sundried Coconut, Sundried Wild Coconut |
ROOTS OF PACHA
Be a part of a thriving stone age community. Discover “ideas,” domesticate crops, befriend animals, and contribute to the growth of your village. Play with friends in co-op or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Discover, gather, and farm vegetables and herbs. Explore the surrounding wilderness to find animals to befriend and domesticate; fish the shallow and deep waters to see what lies in their depths; and mine the darkest caves filled with mysteries and secret powers.
