There are very few games out there that allow you to interact with many of your favorite characters, and Disney Dreamlight Valley is one of them. It's a life simulator that lets you get close to famous Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck among many others.

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At the start, you land in the Dreamlight Valley that has been affected by The Forgetting. You'll be working your way through the different areas of the valley as you bring some characters back who left because they forgot everything about it. Merlin is one of the characters in the game that is fairly easy to unlock.

How To Unlock Merlin

While most of the characters left the Dreamlight Valley because of The Forgetting, there were a few who stayed back and showed their determination towards their home. Merlin is one such character, and you will meet him at the beginning of the game since he will be your guide.

When you start, Merlin will introduce himself and test your magic by asking you to clear a normal thorn on the ground. Once that is done, he'll let you clear the thorns on the door to a house, which will actually be your humble abode throughout this title.

This is essentially the tutorial for the game, and you need to finish this part to progress anyway. So, the quest required to unlock Merlin is the one that you can't miss even if you tried.

After entering the house, you'll have to clear all the thorns inside, which will give Merlin some of his memory back. At this point, he'll tell you a few other things and ask you to gather the Royal Tools. You can find all of these around the Plaza and Peaceful Meadows, starting with the Watering Can right beside your house.

• For the pickaxe, head over to the right side of Scrooge McDuck's shop, which can be found in the Plaza. You will find the tool inside a rock pile.
• To get the Fishing Rod, you'll need to pick up a broken rod from one of the ponds in Peaceful Meadows and exchange it for the Royal one from Goofy.
• Finally, you can simply pick the shovel up beside Remy's kitchen.

Once you have all the tools, you'll require 2,000 Dreamlight to access the Dream Castle. Upon unlocking the castle, you'll be able to get more characters, and you'll also unlock Merlin at the same time. Now, you can work on increasing his friendship. You can assign a role to him once you reach friendship level two.

To get friendship level fast, you have to talk to the character every day and gift them the things they like. Further, every character will have three featured gifts that will give you extra EXP every day. Once you assign a task to them, it can help you increase their friendship even faster.

Merlin Friendship Rewards

Every character in Dreamlight Valley has a total of ten friendship levels to them. As you progress through these, you will unlock different rewards, and their friendship quest will also unlock once you reach level ten. Here are all the rewards you'll get:

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