Sons of the Forest: What’s Up With the Mysterious Woman?

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One of the more surreal elements of Sons of the Forest, which is saying something, is the weird six-limbed ballet dancer who sometimes just shows up as you’re making your way around the island.

If you were paying close attention to the dossiers on your laptop during the introductory sequence, you might recognize this lady as Virginia Puffton, one of the 3 people that your mercenary team is here to find. Your dossier sure didn’t mention that she had a couple of extra limbs, though.

Here’s what you need to know about Virginia, the random three-armed lady.

Disclaimer: as with all Sons of the Forest guides pubbed in the next few months, all the information in this piece is subject to change, as Sons is only in Early Access.

In the current version, Virginia is a reasonably common random encounter who can show up anywhere on the forested parts of the island. She can appear almost as soon as you begin the game.

At first, she’s skittish, and will run away if you get too close, especially if you advance on her with a weapon in your hand. She also tends to bolt if cannibals show up while she’s around, at which point she’ll run away and despawn.

You can gradually earn Virginia’s trust if you put your weapons away as soon as you see her. This is done by holding down the G key, which holsters whatever you’re carrying.

If you stay around her for a while, she’ll gradually warm up to you. This is represented by an invisible stat called “affinity,” which determines Virginia’s behavior. At a reasonably low level of affinity, she’ll start ballet dancing while you’re around (below), and won’t immediately run off when and if you get close.

At this point, you can freely walk up to Virginia and give her outfits to wear. The easiest outfit you