#You can insert whoever you think is talking personally I had mumbo in mind when writing

[bluebelliedrolling]

it’s been really fascinating diving into the hermitcraft obsession (again), but more than that diving into the fandom aspect of it — by which I mean the grian watcher lore

It’s incredible that a lot of the lore seems to be fanmade, like, this is usually how I learn about new fandoms, but knowing that a lot of the interpretation is fanon makes it cooler somehow. If I could try to summarise it all from a player’s perspective:

Do you know about the Watchers? No? Oh, surely you’ve heard of them. Maybe not by that name, but you must know a version of them.

Of course there are different versions! Some stories say the Watchers bring gifts to us, some say they’re tricksters, and some people think they’ve stopped interacting with the world entirely.

Name one Watcher? That’s not nearly as hard as you make it sound. Let’s see…

Have you heard of Xelqua? Woah, careful there! I need that glass!

So you do know the Watchers! Xelqua’s story? Well, I heard it’s about a deserter. Xelqua is a Watcher who decided to leave them. Or so I think. I’ve heard others say that the Watchers tossed him out, but based on what Xelqua is known for, I’m inclined to believe the former.

You really don’t know a thing about these stories, do you? Xelqua is the Watcher prayed to by the lost, wanderers and… well, and hermits. You could probably ask Xisuma more about it all, really. I know he favours Xelqua, not sure about the others.

Me? I mean, I’m not sure about the Watchers at all. Xelqua seems alright, to me. I don’t know how I feel about the extra eyes and the divine powers, but if Xisuma thinks Xelqua’s good enough to pray to, that has to count for something.

Don’t you think so, Grian?