Arlo

“	Born in the countryside of Portia, Arlo has always had a sense of justice about him. From an early age, he earned a reputation as an excellent fighter and protector of the weak. When he joined the local Civil Corps, he quickly climbed to become the leader. Arlo's goal is to one day join the Flying Pigs, a world famous guild of adventurers based in Lucien.	„
— In-game biography

ProfileEdit

Personal summaryEdit

Arlo is a loyal citizen of Portia and one of its proud defenders. At some point in his adult life, Arlo joined the Portia branch of the Civil Corps. Clearly being a cut above the rest, his skills were recognized and despite only being a young adult, he rose to don the mantle of leadership.

As the leader of the Civil Corps, Arlo is a force to be reckoned with. He is arguably the strongest fighter in Portia. Despite his skill, he refuses to rest on his laurels, training not just with his team, but independently as well.

Arlo isn't just physically strong, either. He has a profound sense of right and wrong, and will never take shortcuts when protecting his fellow citizens. Arlo also understands that leadership is about responsibility and not about 'being in charge', noting that the job and training are the same.

Perhaps the greatest ambition of the Civil Corps' noble leader is to one day join the 'The Flying Pigs'; an elite group of fighters based in Lucien, sworn to protect the free cities.

Arlo's horse is named Spacer in the PC version.

Physical appearanceEdit

Arlo is very tall with red hair, bushy eyebrows, and an anchor-styled beard with no mustache. He exhibits an unimpressed look and generally does not smile. He wears a blue bandanna with "The Flying Pigs" written on it around his neck. His outfit consists of a white and yellow jacket with gray details, lightly distressed gray jeans, black finger-less gloves, and various tanned leather straps and holsters. His boots are the reverse of this with brown being the dominant color with grey straps as detail. He also has a pair of yellow-lensed goggles clipped to his hip that he never seems to wear. These, along with the bandanna, display his passion for The Flying Pigs and his determination to one day serve in their ranks.

DLC outfitEdit

The Leisure Breeze outfit is an alternate outfit that Arlo can wear, obtained from the Steam-exclusive NPC Attire Package DLC. The outfit and its hat can be toggled on or off from his character profile, and any changes to his outfit settings will go into effect the next calendar day after the player wakes up.

The player can obtain a matching outfit from the Steam-exclusive Player Attire Package DLC, consisting of the Leisure Breeze Top, Leisure Breeze Bottom, and Leisure Breeze Flatcap.

Both outfits are popular clothing from the city of Atara.

Related charactersEdit

Arlo doesn't have any family in Portia, but Sam and Remington, his fellow soldiers at the Civil Corps, are his Friends and roommates. Ack, whom he helped rescue when his space station crashed into the Collapsed Wasteland, is his Buddy.

				Arlo
Sam				Remington				Ack

When befriending Arlo, his relationship network with other NPCs will also be affected, resulting in the player receiving favor points from those NPCs as well.

ScheduleEdit

Arlo's typical schedule consists of practicing sparring in the Civil Corps building and walking around town or near the Abandoned Ruins.

At the end of the day, he returns home to his room in the Civil Corps building. His home is open all day.

All times are in 24-hour format. Certain events may alter his schedule.

RelationshipEdit

Arlo is one of the potential bachelors that the player can romance.

Upon reaching Friend status at four full hearts, the player can confess their love to him with a Heart Knot. If the confession is successful, his relationship status changes to Boyfriend. After Arlo has become the player's boyfriend, upon reaching Lover status at eight full hearts, the player can then propose to him with a Wedding Ring. If the proposal is successful, his relationship status changes to Husband. Once certain other conditions have been met, Arlo and the player can then try for children.

Additionally, upon meeting certain relationship levels, certain perks are rewarded.

PerksEdit

Buddy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Add an extra 5 Attack Points

Friend ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Add an extra 10 Attack Points

Good Friend ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Add an extra 10% Critical Chance

Husband ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +⁠⁠

Brings back more loot when commissioned at the Civil Corps. The perk grants 50% bonus on all materials commissioned by the player regardless of the character who accepted the commission.

Social interactionsEdit

ChatEdit

	Dialogue →

Chat is a basic social interaction available at any relationship level. Chatting with Arlo once a day can increase his relationship by 1 point, or 2 points with the Smooth Talk skill; subsequent chatting, on the same day, only results in the same conversation without any relationship gain.

Arlo's dialogue may change every day and every season. Arlo may also comment about certain events or missions. Higher relationship levels, including romantic involvement, also change Arlo's dialogue.

GiftEdit

Giving gifts to Arlo affects the player's relationship with Arlo. Every character has unique gift preferences.

Tips:

• Every giftable item, except for the items below, will have a Neutral (+1) effect when given to Arlo.
• Gifts given on festival days and on Arlo's birthday will earn the player 2x and 3x relationship points, respectively, and will show a unique dialogue.
• Values listed below are without The Giver skill, which gives an extra point.

Gifting	Items
⁠⁠Love: +20	⁠⁠Nova Sword ⁠⁠Soldier with Lance
⁠⁠Love: +15	⁠⁠Iron Sword
⁠⁠Love: +12	⁠⁠Arm Stretcher ⁠⁠Bronze Sword ⁠⁠Multi-function Knife ⁠⁠Rocket Model ⁠⁠Sailboat Model ⁠⁠Seafood Noodles ⁠⁠Waist Pack
⁠⁠Love: +10	⁠⁠Power Lamp ⁠⁠Roses ⁠⁠Spicy Fish Soup ⁠⁠Supremely Spicy Spaghetti
⁠⁠Like: +8	⁠⁠Ruby ⁠⁠Spicy Stew Mix
⁠⁠Like: +6	⁠⁠Classic Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
⁠⁠Like: +5	⁠⁠Sapphire ⁠⁠Spaghetti with Hot Sauce
⁠⁠Like: +4	⁠⁠Topaz
⁠⁠Like: +3	⁠⁠Asteria (bouquet) ⁠⁠Power Stone ⁠⁠Practice Sword
⁠⁠Neutral: +1	⁠⁠Everything Else
⁠⁠Dislike: -1	⁠⁠Wasted Food
⁠⁠Dislike: -2	⁠⁠Caterpillar ⁠⁠Fruit Tart ⁠⁠Hardwood ⁠⁠Sand ⁠⁠Soil ⁠⁠Steamed Potato Fruit ⁠⁠Stone ⁠⁠Sugar ⁠⁠Sweet Stew Mix ⁠⁠Wildflowers ⁠⁠Wood
⁠⁠Hate: -5	⁠⁠Aluminum Ore ⁠⁠Animal Feces ⁠⁠Copper Ore ⁠⁠Iron Ore ⁠⁠Lead Ore ⁠⁠Magnesium Ore ⁠⁠Manganese Ore ⁠⁠Rusty Iron Pipe ⁠⁠Salad Sauce ⁠⁠Tin Ore ⁠⁠Titanium Ore
Version 2.0.137882	Listed values are without The Giver skill, which gives an extra point. Gift values displayed on this chart are for the PC release of My Time at Portia and may not apply to the console releases.

DesiresEdit

The following items are desires, or wishes, which are randomly assigned to one or two characters per week. The player is required to be at least at Associate level with Arlo for him to be assigned a desire. More desires have a chance to appear as the player's friendship with Arlo progresses; the new desires are added to the existing ones but do not replace them. Some characters may desire an item that they do not normally like.

In the event that Arlo has a desire, gifting the wanted item will provide the higher tier points; otherwise, on non-desired events, the item gives the base point value. The birthday or festival day relationship bonus applies when gifting a desired item.

Desires
Minimum Relationship Level	Possible Desires
Associate	⁠⁠Seafood Noodles (+15) ⁠⁠Spaghetti with Hot Sauce (+15)
Buddy	⁠⁠Arm Stretcher (+20)
Friend	⁠⁠Multi-function Knife (+20) ⁠⁠Waist Pack (+20)

SparEdit

Arlo can spar with the player up to three times per day.

Note that the level in the table below is Arlo's base level at the start of the game. Arlo's actual level can be higher because Arlo will level up over time.

Level: 30	Relationship			Rewards/losses
Round	1	2	3
Player Win	(+1)	(+1)	(+2)	⁠⁠Gols (5-20) And 30% chance to get one of the following: ⁠⁠Apple (30%) ⁠⁠Herbs (30%) ⁠⁠Roasted Meat (20%) ⁠⁠Herbal Juice (10%) ⁠⁠Baked Bread (5%) ⁠⁠Herbal Mixture (5%)
Player Lose	(+1)	(+1)	(-1)	⁠⁠Gols (1-10)

PhotoEdit

	Group Photo →

Arlo can partake in group photos with the player after reaching the Associate level.

• More poses are unlocked by reaching higher relationship levels.
• Romance poses are unlocked by becoming partners.
• The "Photographer" skill can fully unlock all poses, regardless of relationship or romantic level.
• All poses can be viewed in Arlo's Gallery page.

DatesEdit

InvitationEdit

Occasionally, first thing in the morning, the player may leave their house to find Arlo outside, hoping to invite the player out for a date or play date.

PlayEdit

Once the player has become buddies with Arlo, they can schedule a play date together.

DateEdit

After the player has successfully confessed how they feel to Arlo, the player can schedule a romantic date with Arlo.

DineEdit

If the player chooses to dine at The Round Table with Arlo during a play date or date, it is recommended to order dishes Arlo will like. If asked before ordering, Arlo will sometimes tell the player exactly which dishes to order; other times, Arlo will just give little hints. In the event that Arlo does not specify the exact foods desired, the player should order between three and six dishes, depending on what hint Arlo gives. It is recommended to order each of those dishes from different courses, ex. ordering one Appetizer, Meat, Vegetable, Dessert, and Drink course each, rather than five Desserts.

Arlo's food preferences are:

• Likes Spaghetti and Spicy Food
• Dislikes Sweet Food

Dining
Appetizer	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠Creamy Salmon Stew ⁠⁠Pickled Black Fungus ⁠⁠Vegetable Salad ⁠⁠Smoked Fish Roll
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike N/A
Main Course	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠Baked Rice with Coconut Chicken ⁠⁠Spaghetti with Hot Sauce ⁠⁠Supremely Spicy Spaghetti ⁠⁠Classic Spaghetti with Meat Sauce ⁠⁠Creamy Noodles with Bacon ⁠⁠Portia Hot Pot ⁠⁠Highwind Fried Rice
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike ⁠⁠Pumpkin Steamed Rice
Meat	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠BBQ Grilled Meat ⁠⁠Roasted Warthog Feet ⁠⁠Spicy Fish Soup ⁠⁠Well Seasoned Ribs ⁠⁠Grilled Turkey
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike ⁠⁠Sauteed Sweet and Sour Tenderloin
Vegetable	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠Bamboo Papaya with Egg-on-Top ⁠⁠Mapo Tofu ⁠⁠Spicy and Sour Potato
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike ⁠⁠Pumpkin Pie
Dessert	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠Crispy Pancake ⁠⁠Twin Colored Pudding
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike ⁠⁠Snowman Ice Cream ⁠⁠Colorful Ice Cream ⁠⁠Black Forest Cake ⁠⁠Fruit Puff ⁠⁠Vanilla Pudding ⁠⁠Chocolate Milkshake ⁠⁠Apple Pie ⁠⁠Pinecock Egg Tart
Drink	⁠⁠Like ⁠⁠Duvos Winter Punch ⁠⁠Red Tea ⁠⁠Rainbow Lemonade ⁠⁠Tallsky Goat Milk
	⁠⁠Neutral Everything Else
	⁠⁠Dislike ⁠⁠Milk Scented Tea
Exceptions: N/A

InteractEdit

As the player develops their relationship with Arlo, special interactions are unlocked, including Hug and Kiss.

Relic TradeEdit

Arlo occasionally uses the Relic Pieces Exchange board at the Museum to trade for relic pieces. Arlo likes to look at particular completed relics, so after the player has donated such relics to the Museum or displayed them in their yard, Arlo may come visit the Museum or the player's yard to view these relics. Such visits will earn the player relationship points each time, with the amount dependent upon the relic.

Relic Trade	Points	Relics
Requested Pieces	+30	Rocket Model Piece 1 Rocket Model Piece 2 Rocket Model Piece 3
	+10	Power Lamp Piece 1 Power Lamp Piece 2 Power Lamp Piece 3 Sailboat Model Piece 1 Sailboat Model Piece 2 Sailboat Model Piece 3 Soldier with Lance Piece 1 Soldier with Lance Piece 2 Soldier with Lance Piece 3 Soldier with Lance Piece 4 Soldier with Lance Piece 5
Favorite Exhibits	+???	??? Power Lamp ??? Soldier with Lance

MissionsEdit

Legend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ major • ⁠⁠⁠⁠ minor • friendship • romance

• ⁠⁠ Main missions are listed in chronological order, based on the chronology list.
• ⁠⁠ Secondary missions are listed in alphabetical order.
• Indented missions indicate succession of the previously listed mission. Further missions in its timeline are in chronological order.

Main missionsEdit

⁠⁠ Bridge to Amber Island

The Civil Corps has commissioned a Bridge to connect to Amber Island. Use the Assembly Station to assemble it and then place the parts at the designated bridge spot.

⁠⁠ The Cave on Amber Island

Build the power generator and repair the machine inside the cave on Amber Island.

⁠⁠ Hazardous Ruins

The Hazardous Ruins are dangerous, and the Civil Corps regulates who can enter. You must last at least one minute against one of the three current Civil Corps members (Sam, Arlo, Remington) to show that you've got what it takes to enter the ruins.

⁠⁠ A New Friend

Polly wants you to help her look for Scraps, a stray dog that has gone missing.

⁠⁠ The Debt Collectors

The Debt Collector's Agency from Atara sent a couple of agents to inform you that your father owed them some debt.

⁠⁠ The Bassanio Lift

We Civil Corps need the Bassanio Lift to be working as soon as possible. The original lift is in very bad shape, so please repair it.

⁠⁠ The Crashed Station

The space relic knocked over a tower and created a giant hole on the tower ruins, some monsters came out as a result. The hole needs to be patched as soon as possible!

⁠⁠ Rescue in Ingall's Mine

Remington's waiting at the entrance to Ingall's Mine. Enter the mine when you're ready.

⁠⁠ The Perfect Trap

The Mayor wants you to construct an AI Source model to lure the Locator Computer thief into a trap.

⁠⁠ The Second Key

Captain Ursula has readied two expedition teams to activate the second key.

⁠⁠ The Third Key

Captain Ursula has informed you that the gases have mostly been dispersed. She has asked you to meet up at the entrance to the Third Key when you're ready.

⁠⁠ The All Source AI

The operation to find All Source is initiating, when you're ready, meet up with the rest of the Civil Corps at the entrance to the All Source location.

⁠⁠ Towards All Source

Ursula and her soldiers turned out to be from the Sky Shark Pirates in league with the Rogue Knight! When you're ready, enter the All Source location with the Civil Corps to stop the pirates!

⁠⁠ The Sharks in the Sky

The operation to find All Source is initiating, when you're ready, meet up with the rest of the Civil Corps at the entrance to the All Source location.

⁠⁠ The Final Battle

The Rogue Knight and All Source are in Central Plaza, when you're ready, head there and face them!

⁠⁠ The Jet Engine

The airplane requires a Jet Engine. Learn about where to get it from Arlo.

Secondary missionsEdit

⁠⁠ A New Training Dummy

Due to Arlo's over-usage, he broke the Training Dummy in the Civil Corps HQ. He hopes you can make him a sturdier one. The diagram for the Training Dummy can be acquired at the Research Center.

⁠⁠ A Strong Man's Adventure

(Before you start dating Arlo, finish the Portia Bridge, otherwise, you might bug or fail this mission) Join Arlo for a mysterious adventure. Once you can start dating this mission will be available. Arlo will ask you if you want to join him on an adventure in the Eufaula Desert.

⁠⁠ Grand Theft Pickaxe

Higgins said you stole his Bronze Pickaxe. What are you going to do?

⁠⁠ Grave Oddity

Lately there've been reports of strange sounds coming from the Graveyard at night. Arlo wants to trap whoever is behind this.

⁠⁠ Invitation

Nora recently confessed to Arlo. Arlo wants some advice from you. (If you approve their relationship, a glitch may occur after marrying Arlo/Nora with the two of them still pining for each other).

⁠⁠ My Eviction from Portia

Someone broke your mail box and left a threatening letter. Report it to the Civil Corps.

⁠⁠ My Eviction from Portia 2

Someone broke your Resource Box and left another threatening letter.

⁠⁠ Signs of Trouble

Some people heard some loud crashing sounds. Due to the other Civil Corps members being busy, Arlo invites you to investigate with him. Join him at the wall outside the Western Gate.

⁠⁠ Stories of Togetherness

Petra left some hints with other people for a message to you. You'll need to talk to a them to figure out what the message is.

This is Petra's romance mission.

⁠⁠ Supporting The Civil Corp

Most of the inventory in the storage room of the Civil Corps headquarters have expired. Arlo needs your help to make two Arm Stretchers, one Cooking Set, and some Gunpowder.

⁠⁠ Training for the Flying Pigs

Join in on a morning run with Arlo. Go!

Commerce commissionsEdit

Arlo may post a commission on the commission board in the Commerce Guild. Below is a list of possible commissions.

• Data is extracted from the database.
• Rewards do not account for the skill Commerce Hot Shot, which increases the rewards output.
• Some items with the same quantity may be listed twice, but each offer a different deadline or rewards.
• Arlo will sometimes give the player a gratitude gift for completing a commission.

Commission List
Commission			Rewards
Item	Level	Deadline	RP ⁠⁠	EXP ⁠⁠	Gols ⁠⁠	Rep ⁠⁠
⁠⁠Arm Stretcher (x2)		10 days	24-26	120	720-880	98-102
⁠⁠Bronze Bar (x3)		5 days	9-11	40	162-198	28-32
⁠⁠Bronze Bar (x4)		5 days	10-13	40	216-264	28-32
⁠⁠Bronze Pipe (x3)		10 days	14-16	80	410-501	58-62
⁠⁠Crystal Hourglass (x1)		10 days	35	80	420-500	40
⁠⁠Crystal Statue (x1)		10 days	38-40	150	620-750	40
⁠⁠Cultivation Fence (x1)		10 days	29-31	100	633-774	88-92
⁠⁠Dark Coffee Table (x2)		10 days	24	80	558-682	58-62
⁠⁠Dining Table (x3)		10 days	24	80	518-633	58-62
⁠⁠Flower Carpet (x4)		10 days	34-36	120	777-950	98-102
⁠⁠Hardwood Sofa (x2)		10 days	24	80	489-598	58-62
⁠⁠Hardwood Sofa (x3)		10 days	32	115	750-900	70-85
⁠⁠Leather Belt (x2)		15 days	29-31	150	1555-1900	108-112
⁠⁠Leather Belt (x3)		15 days	39-41	150	1155-1412	108-112
⁠⁠Linen Rug (x4)		10 days	34-36	120	810-990	98-102
⁠⁠Metal Storage (x1)		10 days	29-31	100	612-748	88-92
⁠⁠Panbat Mask (x5)		10 days	19-21	100	540-660	88-92
⁠⁠Pot of Asteria (x3)		10 days	29-31	100	540-660	88-92
⁠⁠Showcase (x3)		10 days	34-36	120	698-853	98-102
⁠⁠Simple Desk (x4)		10 days	24	80	334-409	58-62
⁠⁠Simple Desk (x5)		10 days	28	100	410-520	60-75
⁠⁠Small Chair (x2)		5 days	19	40	172-211	28-32
⁠⁠Small Chair (x3)		5 days	20	40	172-211	28-32
⁠⁠Small Satchel (x1)		10 days	19-21	100	810-990	88-92
⁠⁠Sprinkler (x3)		10 days	29-31	100	496-607	88-92
⁠⁠Stone Table (x2)		5 days	19	40	165-202	28-32
⁠⁠Stone Table (x3)		10 days	25	60	350-405	35-45
⁠⁠Street Light (x1)		10 days	35	80	390-420	40
⁠⁠Sunglasses (x5)		10 days	19-21	100	450-550	88-92
⁠⁠Talisman (x3)		5 days	9-11	40	140-171	28-32
⁠⁠Tea Table (x1)		5 days	19	40	187-228	28-32
⁠⁠Tea Table (x2)		10 days	28	60	360-450	55-60
⁠⁠Trap Box (x3)		10 days	14-16	80	464-567	58-62
⁠⁠Waist Pack (x2)		10 days	24-26	120	705-862	98-102
⁠⁠Wall Lamp (x4)		10 days	34-36	120	680-831	98-102
⁠⁠Wall Light (x2)		10 days	24-26	80	691-844	58-62
⁠⁠Wicker Basket (x2)		10 days	70	150	1100	85
⁠⁠Windwheel (x1)		15 days	39-41	150	1058-1293	108-112
⁠⁠Wooden Pillar (x3)		10 days	70	150	900	85
⁠⁠Wooden Pillar (x4)		15 days	39-41	150	1274-1557	108-112

Trivia Edit

• Arlo has both normal and foil Steam Trading Cards.

GalleryEdit

	Gallery →

Characters
Bachelors	Aadit • Albert • Antoine • Arlo • Django • Erwa • Gust • Liuwa • Mint • Oaks • Paulie • Qiwa • Remington • Sanwa • Siwa • Tody • Wuwa • Xu
Bachelorettes	Alice • Emily • Ginger • Lucy • Mei • Nora • Petra • Phyllis • Sam • Sonia
Other characters	Abu • Ack • Carol • Dana • Dawa • Dolly • Gale • Higgins • Isaac • Jack • Lee • Mars • Martha • McDonald • Merlin • Molly • Pinky • Polly • Presley • QQ • Russo • Scraps • Sophie • Toby • Yeye • Yoyo
Strangers	Albert Jr. • Alliance Soldiers • Cent • Han • Huss • Mali • Musa • Mysterious Man • Pa • Penny • Ryder • Ten • Tuss • Ursula