Meet The Paralives Residents: Amazing Parafolk Living In Melino

Let’s roll on out the Welcome Wagon!

Paralives is here! As of today, on May 5th, 2026, Paralives has arrived on Steam after a seven year development cycle. Now it’s come for the burgeoning Paralives community to show up and help the team in early access shape the game into something new.

20260522014258 1 edited — Or maybe “welcome train” is more appropriate?

And what a better introduction to the beautiful town of Melino then with an introduction to it’s inhabitants? Our potential neighbors, lovers, friends, foes, and everything else in between.

Unfortunately, a majority of the native Parafolk of Melino don’t have personal descriptions available as of the current pre-release build. I’ve provided as much information as available to me at this time for you all to get to know your future neighbors. Hopefully we’ll learn more about our potential new friends in-game with later patches and updates.

Melino’s Residents

The Darcier Household

Solene and Kian B Cross are Young Adults who live together and are Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and are Lvl. 1 Lovers.

Solene is a Rank 1 Florist at the Plant Shop and Kian is a Rank 1 Cook at Chez Maurice.

Solene Darcier

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Kian B Cross

Physique: 1 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian \ Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

The Patel Household

Asha and Rahul are both Adult Paras who are Lvl. Spouses, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers.

Asha is a Rank 1 Janitor at the Hospital and Rahul is a Rank 1 Curator at the Museum/Library.

Asha Patel

Physique: 2 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Rahul Patel

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

The Vaughan Household

We’re all a bit familiar with Maggie! One of the promotional Paras for the game, Maggie is a Young Adult who is Rank 1 Astronomer who works for the Space Agency.

Maggie Vaughan

Physique: 1 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Camara Household

Marvin and Emilia are both Adult Paras who are Lvl. Spouses, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers. They live with their three daughters; Young Adults, Jada and Tina, and Dinah who is a Teen.

Marvin is a Rank 1 Manager of the Clothing Store L’Armoire where his daughter, Jada, is also a Rank 1 Store Clerk. and Emilia is a Rank 1 Environmental Research Supervisor at the University Research Lab. Marvin and Emilia’s other daughter, Tina, is a Rank 1 Waiter at the Italian Restaurant. Their youngest daughter Danah has a C Grade average at the local High School, better get a handle on that!

Marvin Camara

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Emilia Camara

Physique: 1 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Jada Camara

Physique: 1 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Danah Camara

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: None

Tina Camara

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Gervais Household

Julien is a Young Adult who is Rank 1 Creative Director at ClickWork Industries.

Julien also has a Lvl. 1 Secret Crush on his equally Lvl. 1 Enemy, Samantha Stark. Scandalous.

Julien Gervais

Physique: 2 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 0 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Technology
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Marquez Household

Another promotional Para, Sebastien is a Rank 1 Cook at the Italian Restaurant. His child, Eli, is a D Grade Student at the local Elementary School. Oof.

Sebatian Marquez

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Eli Marquez

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 0
- Talent: Art

The Pelletier Household

Rodger and Nataliya are both Adult Paras who are Lvl. Spouses, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers. Rodger is Rank 1 Manager at Chez Maurice and Nataliya is a Rank 2 Teacher at the Elementary School.

Noa is a D Grade Student at the local Highschool. Maybe you could help him out?

Nataliya Pelletier

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Rodger Pelletier

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Jester
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Noa Pelletier

Physique: 0 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships
- Talent: Technology

The Preston-Beaumont Household

Gerard Preston and Pauline Beaumont are two Adult Paraswho are Lvl. Spouses, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers. They live with their Teen, Zoe, and their Toddler, Adrien. Pauline is a Stay-At-Home mother while Gerard is a Rank 1 Sound Engineer at the Music Production Studio. Zoe is a D Grade Student at the local Highschool. Yikes.

Pauline Beaumont

Physique: 2 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 0 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Gerard Preston

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Jester
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Zoe Preston-Beaumont

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Art

Adrien Preston-Beaumont

Physique: 0 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 0

The Cooper Household

Jason and Sofia are both Young Adult Paras who are Lvl. 1 Fiancées, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers.

Sofia Hernandez is a Rank 1 Nurse at the Hospital and Jasion is a Rank 1 Celebrity Trainer at the Gym.

Jason Cooper

Physique: 3 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Fitness
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Sofia Hernandez

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships Music
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Wake Household

Emma is a seemingly retired Elder, but her clothing and home implies that she is ex-military and is the current keep of Melino’s lighthouse.

Emma Wake

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Harper Household

Kate and Camille are an Elder mother and Young Adult child duo who live together; Camille works as a Pianist for the Music Production Studio while Kate is retired.

Camille Harper

Physique: 2 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Kate Wake

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The O’Reilly Household

Florence and Faye are two Elder retirees who are Lvl. Spouses, Lvl. 1 Exclusive Partners, and Lvl. 1 Lovers. We stand elderly yuri in this house.

Faye Orozco

Physique: 2 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Florence O’Reilly

Physique: 3 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Jester
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

The Wolf Household

A gaggle of queer Young Adult Lvl. 1 Best Friend(s) Forever who live together and are all Store Clerks (Rebecca for the Antique Shop, Bianca for the Hair Salon, and Monica for the General Store) just trying to make rent. Sounds like a show I’d definitely stream.

Rebecca Wolf

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Bianca Shah

Physique: 3 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Monica Aoki

Physique: 0 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Food
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Stanton Household

Rank 1 (Museum/Library) Guard Marcus and Rank 1 Nursing Supervisor Cindy are both Adults who share a home with their Young Adult son, Jake, and their Child daughter Justine. Jake is a Rank 1 Janitor who works with his father at the Museum/Library and Justine goes to Melino’s Elementary school.

Cindy Stanton

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Marcus Stanton

Physique: 2 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Jake Stanton

Physique: 2 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

The Gibbs Household

Jonathan and Armin Gibbs are Young Adult couple who’re raising their Toddler daughter, Sasha. Armin is a Rank 1 Digital Marketing Designer at ClickWork Industries while Jonathan is a Rank 1 Engine Programmer at Parallel Studios. Sasha? Well, she’s trying to master walking.

Armin Gibbs

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Jonathan Gibbs

Physique: 2 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Sasha Gibbs

Physique: 1 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 0 | Charisma: 0

The Strong Household

Who doesn’t love a hot goth gamer girl? Tyrie is a Rank 1 Engine Programmer at Parallel Studios.

Tyrie Strong

Physique: 1 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

The Reed Household

Liam is a Rank 1 Trainer at the Gym. Do you plan on having him help your Paras work on their fitness and get their body-ody-ody in gear?

Liam Reed

Physique: 3 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Fitness
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Stark Household

Samantha is a business baddie—working opposite of Julien as a Rank 1 Operations Director at ClickWork Industries with you play her as reciprocating his crush? Because right now…it’s not mutual.

Samantha Stark

Physique: 1 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 0 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Technology
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Nasser Household

A Rank 1 Barista at Creme Cafe; do you intend to get to know this Para over a frothy matcha latte?

Anisa Nasser

Physique: 1 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

The Barnes Household

Kareem words as a Rank 1 Tour Guide at the Mudeum/Library in Melino’s historic castle ruins. Care to take a tour with this handsome young bach?

Kareem Barnes

Physique: 1 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

The Lavigne Household

Sarah is a gloomy single mother who works as a Rank 1 Receptionist at Melino’s Clinic to take care of her young son, Orion.

Sarah Lavigne

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Music
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Orion Lavigne

Physique: 1 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 0
Vibe: Jester
Talent: Food

The Chen Household

The Chen seem to be a family of handworkers; Anne, a High School student, is Serious, but that’s not hard to be when the mother, Sharon, is a Teacher. Johan, the son, working with his father Jun at Mapple Web Inc. The younger being a Rank 1 Front-End Developer while his father works as a Rank 1 Technical Director.

Jun Chen

Physique: 1 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Sharon Chen

Physique: 2 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Gloomy
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Good at Nothing
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Johan Chen

Physique: 2 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Being Alone
- Talent: Fitness
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Anne Chen

Physique: 3 | Mind: 0 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 0
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Cooperating
- Talent: Fitness

The Vargas Household

Living nestled behind Susan’s General Store—Rank 1 Co-Manager’s Dario and Paloma work together to raise their young Child, Nayla.

Dario Vargas

Physique: 1 | Mind: 3 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Technology
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Paloma Vargas

Physique: 1 | Mind: 2 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Energetic
- Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Early Bird) | Cleaning Habits (Neat)

Nayla Vargas

Physique: 0 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 0 | Charisma: 2
- Vibe: Overjoyed
- Talent: Music

The Moreau Household

An Young Adult engaged couple living on the more pastoral fringes of Melino. You could play as Rose, the Rank Environmental Artist working at Parallel Studios, or Antoine, the Rank 1 Lead Pianist at the Musical Production Studio!

Rose Moreau

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 1
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
- Talent: Art
- Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Sloppy)

Antoine Dubois

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 3 | Charisma: 1
Vibe: Overjoyed
Social Perk: Good at Romantic Relationships
Talent: Music
Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

The Kim Household

The Kim siblings live on high…literally. They live on a house in the more affluent neighborhood in Melino’s hills. Which makes sense as sister Su-jin is a Rank 1 General Practitioner. I wonder if Heyon, the Rank 1 Waiter at the Fancy Restaurant in town, feels a bit jealous?

Su-jin Kim

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 1 | Charisma: 3
- Vibe: Serious
- Social Perk: Good at Making Friends
- Talent: Jack-of-All-Trades
- Lifestyles: Sleeping Habits (Night Owl) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

Heyon Kim

Physique: 2 | Mind: 1 | Creativity: 2 | Charisma: 2
Vibe: Jester
Social Perk: Good at Taking Care of Others
Talent: Fitness
Lifestyles: Vegetarian | Sleeping Habits (Normal) | Cleaning Habits (Normal)

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