#atawhai

Good choices! I’d like to answer for my character Atawhai, the Watcher of my current Pillars of Eternity 2 playthrough. I thought about doing it for my old SimRTK character but then I got locked out from the site trying to remember my password. Whoops!

1. What influenced or inspired the creation of this character?  The first time I played through Pillars of Eternity, I was going in empty, didn’t know the world or the lore and so that was reflected in the character I created. I just made someone I thought seemed cool, but ultimately it didn’t really feel like they belonged in the world or that events mattered to them--especially by the time we get to the Deadfire in Pillars 2. And so after I played Deadfire for the first time, I had the idea for a completely different character, but one which was firmly rooted in history/world/lore of the PoE world of Eora. The end result of that was Atawhai, a coastal aumaua from Rauatai, a barbarian/chanter with great respect for the gods. I played through the first Pillars with him a while back and it was a really rewarding experience, and I’m enjoying playing through the second game with him at the moment.

12. How does this character handle stress? I imagine Atawhai to be someone who enjoys the company of friends and the inability to share woes and concerns with those closest as a means of letting off steam. Sharing and a meal and laughing with companions would be a surefire way of clearing his head.