Talk:Maximilian Eizenstern/@comment-50.125.57.93-20121008033735/@comment-5437511-20130209050912

Just be prepared to give him gifts constantly. Do a few quests, then sprint back to him Maxie and give him PLENTY of gifts. The Quills might be hard to find since they're mostly dropped by bandits and  very rarely, monsters. They're also found lying around various rooms in the castle, too (like the Visitor's Chamber and the Treasure room, for example). It took me freaking FOREVER (5-6 playthroughs) to collect enough of those silly quills just to woo him. Ended up wasting my time because his affinity keeps resetting to neutral. :( What does he want me to do? Stand in front of him throughout the whole game and feed him feathers? Ack.

You're better off just waiting until Deny Salvation and give him the Arisen's Bond to save yourself the trouble. Just don't talk to anyone after you do, though. You don't want any unwanted characters to take his place.