Direct answer
Starsand Island has 15 named romance candidates, split as seven bachelors and eight bachelorettes, each tied to a shop, profession, or landmark; the cast and their favorite gifts are confirmed across the collected guides.
Direct answer
The collected guides agree on 15 named romance candidates: seven bachelors and eight bachelorettes, each associated with a shop, profession, or location. Candidate profiles are tracked in the Social app, with the heart gauge in the dialogue box showing current affection and the Bond label marking romanceable NPCs. The candidate total varies by source (15, 16, or 14), but the names below are consistent across the material.
The bachelors
Aurelis runs and cooks at Aureleaf Kitchen and is described as the heir to a global food-industry family; Delphin (called Francis in some versions) is the Fishing Mentor at AquaBlue Outpost and a childhood friend; Graminova is the Farming Mentor, a young botanist who returned to improve his family farm; Loren owns Chrono Arcade and is the sole guardian of his sister Momo; Sylvain runs the Silvan Notes music shop and is Stella's cousin; Youfang is the laid-back monk at Bastrom Heights; and Zephyria heads the Exploration Club and is the Exploration Mentor, confident until complimented by someone he likes.
The bachelorettes
Alex runs the Lex Woodworks furniture store and builds much of her stock herself; Lunelle owns the Ethereal Styles clothing store and comes from a wealthy background; Neona runs the G-Power Bikes vehicle shop and is a former motorcycle-club leader with a habit of dropping Cantonese slang; Pastelle is the Ranching Mentor at Green Pasture Ranch and raises the island's animals; Serena owns the Bloom Atelier salon and is Stella's former-professional-stylist friend; Solara is the childhood friend and Mayor's granddaughter who works at the Community Center; Stella owns the Woof & Wow Pets pet shop and is a retired teen pop idol; and Zerine runs the General Store and serves as the Crafting Mentor, an inventor who prefers machines to people.
How to track relationships
Affection is shown as a heart gauge at the top of each character's dialogue box, and the Residents tab of the Social app gives a broader view of progress and gift preferences. Characters can be located through the map's Residents and Mentor tags or the Social app's Locate function. Because several candidates are also profession mentors, completing their certification quests is an efficient way to raise affection while progressing the game.
Source notes
Character descriptions come from vg247's romance-options guide, DualShockers' romance guide, and a YouTube character roundup, and this page presents them as reported descriptions rather than official biographies. Small details differ between sources, such as which shop Serena owns (Bloom Atelier salon) and Alex's exact role, so individual character facts are sourced to the guides and any unresolved conflict is left Pending confirmation.
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