Caldarus's loved gifts in Fields of Mistria are Apple Honey Curry, Fried Rice, Harvest Plate, Mont Blanc, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, Spring Galette, Sushi Platter, Veggie Sub Sandwich, and the Statuette of Caldarus artifact. He also likes around 20 other dishes and treats, from Chocolate Cake to Pumpkin Pie. One catch: you cannot give Caldarus any gift at all until you finish the "Breaking The Fire Seal" story quest.

Quick Answer: Caldarus's Best Gifts

If you want the strongest reaction, buy Fried Rice from Balor's Wagon for 1,200 Tesserae, or a Sushi Platter from the same wagon for 1,000 Tesserae. If you would rather cook, Apple Honey Curry and Harvest Plate are built from farm-grown vegetables like sweet potato, pumpkin, and onion. The exact heart-point difference between a loved and a liked gift is 待确认, but loved gifts are always the safer pick. For gift-giving on a budget, his liked list includes several dishes under 1,000 Tesserae.

Caldarus Loved Gifts (Full List)

Every item below is a confirmed loved gift for Caldarus. Cooking is the main source, but half of the list can also be bought outright.

  • Apple Honey Curry — cook with Apple, Honey, Curry Powder, Sweet Potato, Onion, and Rice
  • Fried Rice — cook with Rice, Chicken Egg, Carrot, Peas, Water Chestnut, and Soy Sauce, or buy at Balor's Wagon for 1,200 Tesserae
  • Harvest Plate — cook with Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Cranberry, Pumpkin, Onion, and Rosemary
  • Mont Blanc — cook with 4 Chestnut, Sugar, Chicken Egg, Milk, Butter, and Flour, or buy at The Inn (after the upgrade) for 900 Tesserae
  • Seafood Boil — cook with 2 Crab, 2 Mines Mussels, 2 Crayfish, Corn, Hot Potato, and Butter, or buy at The Inn for 1,000 Tesserae
  • Seafood Snow Pea Noodles — cook with Snow Peas, Noodles, King Crab, Bonito, Herring, and Soy Sauce, or buy at The Inn for 1,500 Tesserae
  • Spring Galette — cook with Fiddlehead, Morel Mushroom, Wild Leek, Flour, Butter, and Cheese, or buy at Balor's Wagon for 1,000 Tesserae
  • Statuette of Caldarus — a legendary archaeology artifact
  • Sushi Platter — cook with Tuna, Salmon, Mackerel, Rice, Seaweed, and Soy Sauce, or buy at Balor's Wagon for 1,000 Tesserae
  • Veggie Sub Sandwich — cook with Bread, Tide Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Cheese, and Mayonnaise, or buy at The Inn for 1,500 Tesserae

Several of these dishes can also appear as date rewards at the Inn or on Deep Woods picnics. Harvesting your own ingredients with the Living Off The Land skill keeps the cost down. The Statuette of Caldarus is the odd one out — dig it up through archaeology instead.

Caldarus Liked Gifts

When you don't have a loved gift on hand, these 20 items all count as liked. They split neatly into three groups:

  • Restaurant-style dishes: Beet Soup (The Inn, 1,500 Tesserae), Chili Coconut Curry (The Inn, 1,600), Crab Cakes (The Inn, 800), Fish Tacos, Lobster Roll (Balor's Wagon, 1,000), Mushroom Steak Dinner (The Inn, 900), Perch Risotto, Sea Bream Rice, Vegetable Pot Pie (Balor's Wagon, 1,400), Vegetable Quiche (Balor's Wagon, 800)
  • Sweets and desserts: Chocolate Cake (Darcy's Stall, 650), Golden Cheesecake (Chicken Statue, 100-bead offering), Golden Cookies (Chicken Statue, 100-bead offering), Ice Cream Sundae (Darcy's Stall, 1,200), Pumpkin Pie (Darcy's Stall, 1,000), Spell Fruit Parfait
  • Special items: Breath of Flame (forage in The Lava Caves), Incredibly Hot Pot, Marigold (a summer flower, 160 Tesserae at Balor's Wagon), Spirit Mushroom Tea

Vegetable Quiche is one of the cheapest liked gifts — Balor's Wagon sells it for 800 Tesserae, and the Chicken Statue can hand it over for just a 10-Shiny-Bead offering. Chocolate Cake runs 650 Tesserae at Darcy's Saturday market stall. Anything not on his loved, liked, disliked, or hated list is treated as neutral and only earns a plain "Thank you."

Where to Buy Caldarus Gifts

Balor's Wagon covers Fried Rice, Spring Galette, and the Sushi Platter in the 1,000–1,200 Tesserae range. The Inn (after its upgrade) sells Mont Blanc, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, and the Veggie Sub Sandwich for 900–1,500 Tesserae. Darcy's Stall handles the sweet tooth: Chocolate Cake at 650, Pumpkin Pie at 1,000, and Ice Cream Sundae at 1,200 Tesserae. Finally, the Chicken Statue trades Golden Cheesecake and Golden Cookies for a 100-Shiny-Bead offering, and Vegetable Quiche for a 10-bead offering.

A few free routes exist too. The Wishing Well can grant Fried Rice for a 500-Tesserae wish, and the Golden Treasure Box sometimes contains a Sushi Platter or a Lobster Roll. With the Dungeon Delicacies skill, mimics in The Deep Earth and The Lava Caves can produce Fried Rice, Spring Galette, Chili Coconut Curry, and the Incredibly Hot Pot. Several loved dishes also appear as Inn date rewards — Apple Honey Curry, Fried Rice, Harvest Plate, and Seafood Snow Pea Noodles are all on that list.

Unlocking Gifting and Birthday Tips

Caldarus is locked out of gifting until the story quest "Breaking The Fire Seal" is completed, so don't hoard gifts before that point. His birthday is Spring 25, and a gift on that day gets a special response: "To have your birthday remembered, even after thousands of years... that in itself is a gift." How many gifts you can give him per day or week is 待确认, so plan the big ones for the birthday.

Caldarus Gift FAQ

When can I start giving Caldarus gifts? Only after completing the "Breaking The Fire Seal" story quest — before that, gifting him is simply not available.

Does Caldarus like Essence Stones? They count as neutral, but they trigger a unique line: "You have become quite adept at collecting Essence, I see. Thank you."

Can I give him dragon parts? No — all Dragon parts are disliked. His hesitant "This is for me...? I- I understand" says it all.

Can you romance Caldarus? He is listed as single, and the wiki files him under "special" characters rather than the bachelor lists, so his full romance route details are 待确认.

Gifts to Avoid

Caldarus dislikes all universal dislikes plus all Dragon parts. He hates exactly one item: the Unknown Dragon Statuette, an uncommon archaeology artifact that "doesn't appear to be Caldarus" — his reaction is "I find this deeply unsettling." That item hides behind a major story spoiler on the wiki, so stop reading gift tables there if you're avoiding spoilers.

About Caldarus

Caldarus is the ancient dragon who seals the pact with you after you repair his broken statue on the farm, trading Essence for skill bonuses. He claims to be thousands of years old and has been asleep for a long stretch of that time, which contributes to his memory problems. In human form he enjoys cuisine, nature, and socializing, though he tires quickly outside the protection of the woods.

Even as a dragon he quietly helps the villagers — leaving timber bundles for Ryis and casting a wind spell to stop Celine from falling into a pond — while hiding whenever people approach the Deep Woods. He is curious about human customs, from birthday traditions to why the ocean is still salty. He is found in or around his home in the Deep Woods and plays the lute beautifully — the player character claims to be mesmerized by his playing.

Sources

  • fieldsofmistria.wiki.gg/wiki/Caldarus/Gifts
  • fields-of-mistria.fandom.com/wiki/Caldarus