Royalty Values are an incredibly important part of the game, tied to character relationships, Archetype unlocks, and some of Metaphor: ReFantazio’s best rewards. As such, learning how and when to increase these values will lead to better rewards earlier and faster.
What Are The Royalty Virtues
In total, there are 5 unique Royalty Virtues in the game. Each Royalty Virtue is linked to specific actions in the game. For example, you will need a certain level of Wisdom to Purify weapons and armor. You will need certain Royalty Virtues to unlock specific Archetypes.
Below is a list of each Royalty Virtue and how they are represented in-game
Courage: Marked by a sword icon
Wisdom: Marked by the magnifying glass icon
Tolerance: Marked by the hands holding a heart icon
Eloquence: Marked by the head silhouette icon
Imagination: Marked by the head with an idea icon
World Events
When you are exploring the game world, you will often see icons on the map. These icons represent the different Royalty Virtues. The map icons correspond with the icons shown on the Royalty Virtues screen. For example, Courage world events will be marked by the sword icon.
Almost all of these World Events will require some level of commitment from the player. It’s typically in the form of donating an item or some money, but other forms can be present also.
It’s also worth noting that nearly all of these World Events have a time cost. Typically, in exchange for raising one of your Royalty Virtues, you will need to pass the time to the next phase of the day.
As such, it’s usually best to save these World Events until you are sure you have the time to commit.
Requests
Requests are one of the best sources of Royalty Virtues, as they typically provide the best boosts. Another added bonus is that not all Requests take time, so they can be completed without the fear of missing deadlines of other quests and events.
You cannot see the rewards for Requests unless you take the quest on, so it’s a good idea to plan ahead. Be sure to check our Requests guide for a daily breakdown of the available Requests and their rewards.
Bounties
Bounties become available after you stop the Day of Calamity in the main story, and can be accessed by speaking with the guard at the Recruitment Center. Defeating bounty targets and finishing the quest often increases Royal Virtues, specifically the Courage stat.
Helping At The Hushed Honeybee
Every night, assuming you haven’t been in a dungeon during the day, you can choose one of your activities to be helping at The Hushed Honeybee inn. Whether you choose to prepare a specific dish or just help out in general, you will earn Tolerance.
Gauntlet Runner
Once you have reached the point in the story to unlock the Gauntlet Runner, you will gain access to a variety of permanent options when it comes to increasing your Royal Virtues. Reading books, preparing meals, spending time with friends, it all builds up.
This covers most of the different methods you will use to increase your Royal Virtues, we’ll update if we discover more.