Talk:The Great Hereafter/@comment-118.68.155.207-20130722144509/@comment-5166842-20130722145934

Yes you can, but Quina and Aelinore make it difficult to get her. The easiest way to get Mercedes is to obviously do her quest perfectly (don't interfere in her duel with Julien, not even to help her), and gift her some Cloudwine after, but more important is to NOT do Quina's or Aelinore's final quests. If it's your first playthrough and you want to do those things you'll probably have to wait till NG+ to get Mercedes. It's worth the wait, btw. Her postgame dialog is the best in the game, I think. That voice actress is awesome.

If you have access to Liquid Effluvium give it to anyone that might have affinity for you, like quest-related NPCs (including escorts and quest-givers like Max) and Merchants.