Talk:Affinity/@comment-12717904-20130719183909/@comment-5166842-20130719195059

No other way I know of except to guess. Where are you in the current playthrough, and is it your first?

If you haven't done Duchess in Distress or any of Quina's later quests I'd recommend avoiding those, and also gifting them each a Liquid Effluvium. Giving them Effluvium and still doing their quests won't work, as their affinity will auto-max at the end of their quests regardless, and they disappear right after.

Mercedes isn't all that common but I'd do something like interrupt her duel and kill Julien yourself just in case. Really common L.I.s you might not suspect are Caxton, Fournival and the little guy that runs the Cassardis Inn. Give each of them Liquid Effluvium and see if the number goes down. Ser Maximilliun too, and any other NPC you're done a escort quest, give them all a Liquid Effluvium, just in case.