Everyone loves to receive gifts, even grumpy, never-smiling companions such as Velanna. Presenting a gift to a companion raises their approval rating, and you always want your approval rating with a companion as high as possible. Approval rating affects how the companion responds to you, including inviting you on personal quests, following your lead, or even leaving the group permanently.
As you journey around the land, you will find or buy gifts. Consult the gift charts here for the companion who would best benefit from the new gift you have. If you deliver the gift to the correct companion, you will gain a big approval boost for that companion. If you give the special gift to another companion, expect only a minor approval boost (after a while it will only be +1). If you don't care too much about a companion—for example, you only use Justice instead of Oghren—feel free to give that companion's gifts away to whomever you want to improve relationships with more.
There are also many gifts that provide a small approval boost but can be given to any companion. You need all the gifts you can get to raise a companion's level up to 100 if you ever want to max out a companion's affection for you.
Anders
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Collar | Normal | Homer's Toys | Amaranthine |
| Engraved Silver Bracers | Normal | Pile of Bones | Kal'Hirol |
| Gold Earring | Normal | Knight's Corpse | Vigil's Keep Basement |
| Kitten | Plot | Plot Item | Eastern section of Vigil's Keep Courtyard |
| Knitted Scarf | Normal | Lost and Found box | Amaranthine Chantry |
| Phylacteries: A History Written in Blood | Normal | Books | Silverite Mine |
| Ser Pounce-a-lot | Plot | Inventory | Received after giving kitten to Anders |
Justice
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elven Prayer for the Dead | Normal | Crate | Wending Wood |
| Kristoff's Locket | Normal | Pile of Rocks | Blackmarsh |
| Kristoff's Mementos | Normal | Chest | Crown and Lion Inn |
| Lyrium Ring | Plot | Chest | Kal'Hirol's Main Hall |
| Lyrium: The Voice of the Maker | Normal | Bookshelf | Abandoned Warehouse in Amaranthine |
| Verses of Dreams | Normal | Pile of Books | Vigil's Keep Throne Room |
Nathaniel
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Sextant | Normal | Corpse | Wending Wood |
| Delilah Howe's Letters | Normal | Howe Correspondence | Vigil's Keep Basement |
| Golden Vase | Normal | Octham's Goods | Amaranthine |
| Howe Bow | Plot | Bag | Vigil's Keep Basement |
| Locksmith's Tools | Normal | Crate | Smuggler's Cove |
| Whetstone | Normal | Stone Container | Kal'Hirol |
Oghren
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Magus | Normal | Crate | Abandoned Warehouse in Amaranthine |
| Dragon Piss | Normal | Crate | Hubert's Den in Amaranthine |
| Hirol's Lava Burst | Normal | Chest | Knotwood Hills |
| Mackay's Epic Single Malt | Normal | Crate | Crown and Lion Inn |
| Toy Horse | Plot | On the ground | Blackmarsh |
| West Hill Brandy | Normal | Crate | Vigil's Keep Basement |
Sigrun
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potted Plant | Normal | Pot | Outside Amaranthine |
| Snow Globe | Normal | Glassric's Wares | Amaranthine |
| Soap on a Rope | Normal | Supplies | Vigil's Keep Dungeon |
| Spyglass | Plot | Soldier's Corpse | Silverite Mine |
| Toy Chariot | Normal | Toy Box | Smuggler's Cove |
| The Warrior's Heart | Normal | Pile of Books | Vigil's Keep Throne Room |
Velanna
| Name | Plot Gift or Normal | Found In | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Journal | Plot | Pile of Books | Amaranthine Chantry |
| Carved Greenstone | Normal | Stone Container | Trade Quarter in Kal'Hirol |
| Discarded Journal | Normal | Crate | Amaranthine |
| Elven Runestone | Normal | Pile of Rocks | Vigil's Keep Deep Roads |
| Ornate Silver Bowl | Normal | Pile of Filth | Blackmarsh |
| Shiny Malachite | Normal | Pile of Rocks | Silverite Mine |