Eli

Eli is the first child Parafolk ever revealed for Paralives. He was introduced on October 5, 2023, as the adopted child of Sebastian and his late husband Lucas. Eli's reveal also served as the public introduction of the Child Lifestages stage, proving that the launch build supports characters younger than the adult tier shown by Maggie and Sebastian. He is expected to ship as a premade Parafolk in the household lineup at the May 25, 2026 Early Access launch.

Eli's existence is tightly woven into Sebastian's backstory. The narrative of Sebastian's life, voted on by community supporters, ends with Sebastian and Lucas adopting a son together. Lucas's death later leaves Sebastian as a widowed single father, and the household's central goal is for Sebastian to give Eli a stable future. That makes Eli a deeply contextual character: his presence in any save anchors a clear, ready-to-play family scenario.

Character Facts

Family Context

Eli is the adopted child of Sebastian Marquez and Lucas, who married after meeting and traveling the world together. After Lucas died in an accident, Eli is being raised solely by Sebastian, and Sebastian's stated motivation in the launch build is to build a better future for his son. The pair are confirmed as the first canonical adopted-child arrangement shown in Paralives, and they remain the most-illustrated family in the studio's premade Parafolk lineup.

Within the launch Genetics System, adoption operates differently from biological inheritance. Eli does not inherit hair-texture alleles, skin-color codes, or face sliders from Sebastian directly, because he joined the household as an adopted child rather than being born into it. His appearance was instead designed as part of the premade roster. Households that wish to play with Eli can keep his appearance unchanged or edit him in the Paramaker like any other premade Parafolk.

Role as Child Lifestage Exemplar

Eli's reveal in October 2023 was the first time the public saw a working Child stage in Paralives. The studio has confirmed several distinct Lifestages stages, including Baby (illustrated by Sasha), Toddler, Child (Eli), Preteen, Teenager, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder. Eli's appearance confirmed that the Child stage is a real, distinct life phase with its own body model, animations, and gameplay constraints rather than a small adult model. The launch build is expected to include all of these stages on Day 1.

Child Parafolk like Eli operate under different gameplay rules than adults. They attend School as their primary daily activity rather than holding a career. They cannot hold jobs. They have their own animation set tied to their height and proportions, and their interactions with adult Parafolk are shaped through age-appropriate Together Cards options. Eli illustrates all of these constraints in showcases.

Daily Life and Systems

In the launch build, Eli's daily life centers on school and home life with Sebastian. He commutes to the local school, completes homework on the same day's evening cycle, and faces the same chance of catching a cold or other minor illness that any school-attending Parafolk does. Sebastian's household budget pays for Eli's daily costs out of the shared paradimes pool, just like any other dependent.

Eli also feeds into several non-academic systems. He is subject to the Needs System just like any other Parafolk, has his own Emotions state, and contributes to household interactions through the broader Relationships and Social System. Goals tied to Sebastian's parenting role often involve Eli directly, and reading The New Paper can surface opportunities that pull Eli into events around town.

Appearance and Design

Eli's design has evolved alongside the broader Paramaker system across multiple development cycles. As of the most recent showcases, he is shown as a child-stage Parafolk with the proportions and movement of the confirmed Child lifestage rig. Like other premade Parafolk, his look has been refined as the team has expanded the available hairstyles, skin and eye colors, and outfit catalog.

Players are free to keep Eli's premade appearance or redesign him in the Paramaker. Because the Paramaker supports asymmetry options and a wide skin and hair color wheel, redesigning Eli is a straightforward use of the launch character-creation tools. The studio has confirmed that all premade Parafolk are edit-friendly, so households can adapt Eli to their preferred look without losing the underlying character ties.

Connections to Other Articles

Eli is one of the strongest lore-and-systems crossovers in the launch build. He appears in showcases for Lifestages and Sebastian, in the family-loop sections of Pregnancy and Birth adjacent discussions, and in newspaper headlines that occasionally reference his school progress. He also occasionally appears next to Maggie and other premade Parafolk in larger showcases that demonstrate the full lifestage range in one frame.

Status in the Launch Build

Eli is confirmed as a premade Parafolk in the May 25, 2026 Early Access launch lineup. The Child lifestage, school attendance, parenting interactions with Sebastian, and Eli's role in the Sebastian household are all part of the Day 1 build. Future free updates may add deeper parenting gameplay, more child-specific activities, and dedicated parent-child events, but those additions are listed as post-launch in the Roadmap and Planned Features.

Out of Scope

Eli's biological birth parents, full pre-adoption history, and personal voice lines have not been disclosed publicly. Specific Personality Trait, Vibe, Lifestyle, and Talent assignments for Eli's premade slot have also not been confirmed beyond what showcases imply. Anything beyond his reveal date, his role as Sebastian's adopted son, and his confirmed status as a Child Parafolk should be treated as speculative until a future studio post fills in the gaps.