#herald of berath

[cadegund]

the watcher is berath's blorbo

[glamfellens]

now im torn if i want to multiclass as a priest of eothas or berath in deadfire,,,

[modwyr]

The Herald of Berath and the bearer of Berath's Wrath.

[quinttyz]

THE HERALD OF BERATH AND HER 2 UNFORTUNATE COLLEAGUES

[herearedragons]

Selene "Deadwoman" Moonborn, daughter of Ondra, herald of Berath, captain of the Defiant

[adraveins]

I've never been able to settle on a preferred "canon" ending for Kit, assuming a story that follows the not-so-subtle path that the Watcher has walked for two games, that arrives at the choice to ascend or not. there is more than one version of Kit in my head, one where she chooses apotheosis in a sudden and perhaps volatile manner, and another where she resists that pull and chooses to live out the rest of her days as a mortal. but neither of those options feels right.

so maybe my indecision about it is a perfect roadmap for her. I think Kit would be just as indecisive about where all of her ambition and willing and unwilling power takes her, willful and headstrong in all matters but this. I've dwelled before on Lady Webb's line about prolonging her life and how her sweet husband didn't see it the same way, choosing instead to die in his natural time. how I like the idea of Kit hearing that and staring down the barrel of her own future without realizing it, because Edér follows her to the ends of Eora and back but can't and won't follow her there. and even Ydwin, not a disciple of Rymrgand but an adherent of entropy nonetheless, would wish to fade with time.

so I think Kit's apotheosis is gradual. she's Awakened and a Watcher. she's a Herald of Berath and a Hound of Eothas. she shares soul-space with the god of the sun and stands as witness and eventual arbitrator to a court full of gods. the Wheel lies torn apart before her, and the vast possibilities of mending what was broken open up.

it's not easy or quick, and it takes the work of many hands, but throughout it all Kit dives further into power and knowledge, and inches ever closer to where mortal gives way to god. Kit has enough of the gods in her that she ages but remains preternaturally strong and healthy, and the rest of the world passes by in time. places change, and people die, and as they do Kit is less likely to grow close to new faces, but some drive within her never lets her walk into that good night of her own accord.

and maybe it's when her oldest friends and lovers have passed that Kit finally steps completely into a different kind of existence. not sudden, not explosive, but like slipping into a different skin that has grown slowly over the course of her life, shedding the mortal coil at long last.

[solas-backpack-mug]

weird fun facts about your oc(s)

rules: share some fun facts about your oc(s). they don't have to be relevant to their story, perhaps even better if they aren't. the weird ones are the best!

rangi moa, watcher of caed nua

her glasses have plot armor. rangi gets into some Serious Shit and through it all, the glasses remain intact. they survived dramatic battles, eothas emerging from the ground, rangi fainting multiple times, jumping down a really deep pit, and falling overboard at sea. to name a few

she cares a lot about her appearance. she loves dressing in black and wearing black makeup, she simply thinks it looks nice. however, some people in deadfire assume she looks like that because she's the herald of berath and a watcher. it perplexes her

the only thing she really misses about rauatai are darkest rauatai cookies. she loves chocolate. after the events of poe2 queen onekaza occasionally offers to grant her whatever she'd like. one of these times she asks her to start importing these cookies

asaria ix ensios, rangi's past life

before becoming a missionary, she was a tailor and did embroidery. she loved embroidering flowers the most

as a dawn godlike, she glows all the time. it's stronger when she's happy or angry and weaker when she's sad, scared or sleeping

on top of visible light, she also emits infrared and ultraviolet (just like the sun!). so standing close to her makes people warm but they can also get sunburn by being near her for too long. asaria is a deadly lazer

tagging @herearedragons @sun-marie @hallaheart @ampleappleamble @adozentothedawn @dragonologist-phd @modwyr to share weird fun facts about their oc(s) (no pressure) <3

[dragonologist-phd]

break, hunt, skin for Desta?

thank you! these are some good ones!

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

the first thing that comes to mind is failing to protect someone she loves and feels responsible for her would- she'd be wracked with guilt and anger, a very drastic change from her usual personality. something of that scale hasn't happened, so nobody's seen her like that; if it did, she would probably try to hide how much it hurt, to keep from worrying others

hunt: Who or what is your OC hunted by? A person, a feeling, a past mistake? Is your OC able to let their guard down, or are they constantly alert?

ooh...she definitely feels hunted by the gods inn general, and Galawain in particular (fitting, considering his domain). her place in regards to the gods defined to much of her early life, and she managed to escape all that for a while...

only to be Awoken to her past life as an Inquisitor, someone who deliberately devoted their entire life to the gods. those memories weigh on her, and it doesn't help when Eothas steps on her house and Berath forces her into a Herald role- it's a lot, and for someone as independent as Desta, it feels both deliberate and malicious. by the end of Deadfire, she's hoping the destruction of the Wheel will at least buy her some peace from the gods, but her guard definitely hasn't been fully let down

skin: How comfortable is your OC in their skin? Do they grapple with anything that lives inside them—a beast, a curse, a failure, a monster? How do they face the smallest, weakest, most horrible version of themself? Are they able to acknowledge it at all?

This is a complicated question for Desta- she grew up hearing about Galwain as the Father of Monsters, after all, and what does that make her? Her own parents abandoned her and considered her cursed, while the priestess who raised her called her a blessing, one that should be above and apart from others. For a long time, it was very confusing, and Desta wasn't comfortable with herself at all

Siobhan, her paladin mentor, helped a lot with that- she simply accepted Desta as a person, and as an adult Desta is very comfortable with herself, both good parts and bad. She still doesn't like to think about the many different ways her life could have gone, but she also doesn't feel the need to justify the choices she did make to anyone

[laiskanpulskeart]

I realised there's some line after which I just start making headcanons in my fanworks, and it's the combination of boredom and knowing the lore. So now that train is rushing full speed to a mountain wall. This is Walau, a Rauataian moon godlike who becomes the Watcher and Herald of Berath after the actual Watcher from PoE 1 decides to return to the Wheel.

Walau happened to be on a sinking ship at that moment in the storm, drowned and then was brought back to life. People of Port Maje took him to the inn to heal, Edèr finds him there and nobody's happy. To make Walau happy I gave him a noisy skinsack with a satellite antenna. He'll also get a handsome fishman later as a boyfriend.

[slugminibar]

my grey warden/ hero of ferelden + beraths herald/ the watcher of caed nua+ scribe haylen + oc scriubbles

[bragganhyl]

For the Pillars of Eternity asks, 8, 10, and 13 for Gaura 👀

Yay, thank you 💖💖💖

what is the nature of your watcher's awakening?

It's not that different from how the game depicts it - it comes with auditory and visual hallucinations as well as nightmares and in the later stage of the game, Gaura can no longer separate her emotions from the Inquisitor's. After PoE 1, most of these symptoms go away, but Gaura keeps feeling a presence in the back of her skull that never really goes away, it just gets buried under feeling the ghosts that start following her once she becomes the Herald of Berath.

which god did your watcher make a deal with? did they keep their end of the bargain?

Answered it here

how does your watcher relate to their culture?

Gaura was born and raised in the Living Lands, but her parents are Dyrwoodan and she's quite proud of both of these connections and both of these cultures. I hc that LL people are tough in the sense that they're unfazed by most things, bc the LL is just... really weird but they also have an appreciation for beauty in everything, because nothing stays the same way in the LL for too long. Gaura retains this toughness, flexibility and sense of beauty but she also has that "fire in her belly" or however Pallegina put it that is typical of Dyrwoodans. She doesn't leave the LL because she has any sort of hard feelings towards it, she has family in the Dyrwood and the plot just happened to her when she decided to visit.

[cadegund]

Watcher of Caed Nua, Herald of Berath, and local Cassandra expy

[mistralrunner]

OC Masterlist

Inspired by @spectre-tabris I decided to do an OC masterlist since my OC page of details is in WIP hiatus

BALDUR’S GATE 3

Linthelea Z’hren Veladorn - LG drow lore bard/light cleric, Champion of Eilistraee, romanced Shadowheart Vyn - N deep gnome enchantment wizard, The Dark Urge, romanced Gale Dulaman - CG->CN dwarf blooded water genasi moon druid, Druid Mad Scientist, romanced Gale and Halsin Belnak Easgann - LN dragonborn feylock/wild magic sorcerer, The Lost Abeiran, romanced Lae’zel Kasan’dra - N->NG githyanki monk/Selûne tempest cleric, of Creche Chult, romanced Wyll Remanence - LG zariel tiefling devotion paladin, Avatar of the Zariel-Who-Was, romanced Karlach

ELDER SCROLLS

Nevawren - Skyrim/ESO, N bosmer bard with a giant warhammer/arcanist, The Last Dragonborn, Cryptid of Winterhold Kiskadei - Morrowind, N argonian effectively monk/cleric, Nerevarine, the Tribunal’s End Mynah - Oblivion, N dunmer thief/mage, Hero of Kvatch, the Grey Fox Astrapia - ESO, NG argonian warden, Rootmender, Ku-vastei Whimbrel-ko - ESO, NG khajiit dragonknight, Hero of Summerset, the Moon-Hallowed

PILLARS OF ETERNITY

Sinead - NG human (Natlan) skald chanter, The Watcher, Herald of Berath

DRAGON AGE

Rhovan Mahariel - DAO, LG smol Dalish warrior with a big sword, The Warden, Hero of Ferelden Tamara Hawke - DA2, CG human force mage, Champion of Kirkwall, romanced Fenris Menel Lavellan - DAI, NG Dalish rift mage, The Inquisitor (unfortunately), romanced Cassandra

D&D

Threnody - Dragon Heist Campaign, CN winged tiefling moon druid, Harper Lòchran Mòrcaora - Jungles of Chult Campaign, LG brass dragonborn twilight cleric, Sword Dancer of Eilistraee Cadha Talmhainn - LG dwarf moon druid, Professional Water Inspector Sirocco Shal’evaliir - NG half wood-elf hunter ranger, Book Hunter, Diplomat of the Chaos Trio Moirin Brandearg - N human maestro bard, Acolyte of the Morrigan

[quinttyz]

the notice board

PAGE 4 - you know the drill ~

Pillars of Eternity (Tempest Withers):

sometimes the side chick ain’t even a chick it’s Team Gilded Vale from Pillars of Eternity (2015)

poorly disguised mutual pining

THE HERALD OF BERATH AND HER 2 UNFORTUNATE COLLEAGUES

under the captain’s watch

blue sketches

UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE LIVING IN THESE TIMES//FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE LIVING THROUGH IT WITH YOU

some things he wouldn’t really say out loud

FUNKY DEADFIRE SHANTIES TO CHASE A ROGUE GOD TO

dealing with gods

Rune Factory 4 Things

Eyeglasses huh

best suited for each other

RENA - The Cousland Hohaku

2 pretty fucking annoying grey wardens

[blogofathousanddoodles]

Luce, the Awakened Watcher, Herald of Berath - my Moon Godlike from the Pillars of Eternity series

All painted by me, this took way too long and I really should have been working.

[favoredsouls]

A conversation with Vatnir from Deadfire. I played a paladin named Shora in this playthrough but its a case where you’re character finds themselves in a fate not much of their own making. The gods ask so much of you. You, a simple person with a gift and a curse. They call you the Herald of Berath and the Hound of Eothas. Thankfully the game doesn’t end in too much tragedy. Really depends on your choices.

Being chosen is a blessing and a curse. You can move worlds but the world won’t move easily. It will push back and the strain can break you. So be strong in your journey Favored. They never said it would be easy when they chose you. But they did choose you. They have as much faith in you as you might have in them.