InDisney Dreamlight Valley, you’ll spend a lot of time exploring the different biomes and making new friends. In all of this, you’ll come across new allies in need of help. You can welcome all manner of heroes and villains to your valley, so long as you can help them out first.

Merida is the first character you’ll encounter in Storybook Vale, and she’s in quite the bind. Helping her out and restoring her home are the first steps to building a beautiful friendship. Here’s everything you need to know to help Merida find a new home in the village with the cast of Disney and Pixar characters!

Merida sighs and says she knows what you’re going to ask on the beach.

How To Unlock Merida

To unlock Merida, you mustcomplete several questsfrom the Storybook Vale questline. The first step is tocheck your mailboxfor a letter from the Lorekeeper, thenmake your way to the Stardust Port.

Welcome To The Storybook Vale Quest Walkthrough

Once you’re in the Stardust Port within the Dream Castle,take the autumnal air balloonto reach the new land in the sky. Up here, high above the valley, you’llfind Merida surrounded by inkies.

For a complete walkthrough, check out ourWelcome To Storybook Vale Quest Walkthroughhere!

Merida throwing her arms up and twirling in the Lorekeeper’s Library.

Use your dreamlight magic toremove the inkieslike you would with Night Thorns, thenfollow her to meet the Lorekeeperof legend. Upon meeting with the Lorekeeper, you’ll learn all about the predicament surrounding the Vale and what your role is.

After youobtain the Royal Netand helprestore some of the Lorekeeper’s magic, you’re halfway to unlocking Merida as a friend!

A New Chapter Quest Walkthrough

The next quest you’ll need to complete is A New Chapter, which has youunlock the Bind and help Merida clean it upby removing inkies and Snippets.

For a complete guide, check out ourA New Chapter Quest Walkthroughguide here!

You’ll alsohelp her get the fountains back upand running, as well aswork with villagers like Scrooge McDuck and Goofyto open stalls and shops. Once you’ve helped revitalize the area, you’llfind a hidden room with Merida.

After you uncover the secret of the room, all that’s left is tobuild Merida a houseand welcome her to your village!

How To Unlock More Of Merida’s Friendship Quests

When you unlock Merida as a friend, you canspend time with herstarting at level two.Giving her a roleallows you to hangout with her andincrease her friendship level over time, though you can alsogive her lots of giftsto speed up the process.

Merida will alsoenjoy meals at Chez Remy, and you canhave a daily discussionwith her every day to increase your friendship. As your friendship grows, you’llunlock more queststhat help the two of you grow closer.

Eventually, uponreaching level ten, you’ll unlock Merida’sbest friend quest, which will wrap up her personal arc andgrant you a unique rewardinspired by the fiery redhead herself.

Merida’s Friendship Rewards

Every time you level up with Merida, you’llearn a new reward. Each reward is different, whether you unlock new outfits, furniture, motifs, or a handful of Star Coins.

These rewards areinspired by the movie Brave, and are exclusive to Merida. Below are all the rewards you may unlock:

Level Ten

DunBroch Attire

You canexpress yourself with these rewardsand decorate your village as well! The possibilities are endless, so long as you put your mind to it.