#watcher eloi vilar

[morewyckedthanyou]

pillars of eternity ask! 2, 6, 13 for eloi <3

Thank you so much for asking! I wasn't expecting to get any more asks for the PoE ask game so this made me really happy. :D Also, thank you for making the ask game in the first place!

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2. what is your watcher’s disposition?

Oh man, it might be easier to tell what isn't. 😂 Seriously though, Eloi is honest and benevolent by nature and his upbringing in Old Vailia as a child of penniless immigrants taught him well to always try and be diplomatic to avoid conflicts or getting unwanted attention. However, also due to his upbringing and circumstances, he feels very passionately about certain things... which has resulted in Eloi getting into trouble more times than he even cares to admit.

6. how does your watcher’s past life affect their current actions?

After dealing with Thaos Eloi has actually done his best to try and forget as much of his past life as possible. Being a kind person who is always the first to reach out and help people (and also someone who grew up not being particularly religious, though also not entirely an atheist), it was a real shock for him to learn that he used to commit such awful acts in the name of the gods in his past life. His past life also used to be in love with Iovara so what he did to her especially weighs really heavy on him. In present time Eloi would rather sacrifice himself than to hurt any of the people close to him.

Of course, since he is not able to actually forget everything, despite trying very hard not to dwell on his past life, Eloi is trying possibly even more than ever to be as good as possible and help as many people as he can... often forgetting to look after himself while looking out for others. Some of his companions try to help him unwind and take his mind off of things whenever and however they can, some with better success than others.

13. how does your watcher relate to their culture?

Already answered this one here. :)

[morewyckedthanyou]

I know nothing about Pillars of Eternity, but asking 1, 3, 9, 11 and 13 anyway. :)

Thank you for letting me talk about my OC despite not even being in the fandom, dear, it is very much appreciated! 😘

Under a cut because oooooops, it got long. 😅

1. what is your watcher’s class? how does it relate to their backstory?

Eloi is a ranger, something that he picked originally out of necessity, really. He's from a poor family, raised by a single mother after his father went missing when he was just a little kid, and then when his mother became older and more frail, Eloi had to learn to take more and more responsibility to be able to support his mother in turn.

In Old Vailia where he grew up, things are not great. The few rich there are super rich while the rest have nearly nothing and job opportunities are scarce. Corruption is everywhere. But Eloi was brought up well and he didn't want to end up living a life of crime... so eventually, after first trying some things he wasn't proud of, he taught himself how to hunt with a bow to bring food to the table and to trade with animal hides and stuff. An honest trade.

When his mother became severely ill Eloi tried to find a more stable income by becoming a blacksmith's apprentice but eventually nothing came of it, and then when his mother died and with nothing tying him to Old Vailia anymore, Eloi took his animal companion and set out towards Dyrwood, confident in being able to make it in the foreign country with his ranger abilities, at least until he found something more stable, hopefully.

3. what are your watcher’s likes and dislikes (like the ones poe2 companions have)?

Based on actual ingame likes and dislikes I think Eloi's would be:

Likes: being dutiful, lightheartedness, being kind to animals, resourcefulness, pro-animancy

Dislikes: animal cruelty, slavery, pro-Leaden Key, religiousness, pro-Rauatai, anti-animancy, skulduggery

But to put it in my own words... Eloi appreciates honesty, hard work, ability to have fun and laugh at yourself, as well as compassion towards others, be they kith or wilder or animals. He is also a big fan of progress, especially so when it means more people can benefit from it, hence his stance on animancy, for example.

He can't stand injustice of any kind, cruelty or people lying to further their own interests, especially if it means putting others in bad situations to achieve that. He is also very much opposed to the blind faith in gods and the things people will do in their name.

9. who are your watcher’s favorite companions?

In Pillars of Eternity 1: Edér, Kana and Maneha.

Eloi took instant liking to Edér because their sense of humour is really similar and Edér is down to earth regular type of guy just like Eloi is, after all they both come from humble backgrounds. He is also kind and very handsome, so yeah, sue him, Eloi almost immediately developed a little crush, ok. He also immediately took a liking to Kana despite them not having nothing much in common to be honest, Kana being a scholar and Eloi being a poor uneducated nobody. But they share a passionate outlook on things and Kana tells good stories and much like Edér, Kana is also kind and loyal and those are traits that mean a lot to Eloi.

Something about Maneha also just immediately clicked with Eloi. The big barbarian woman is fun to be around and later on, after getting to know her better, Eloi and Maneha kinda bond over the fact that they are both gay, as well as the fact that they both have memories of a previous life that they'd rather forget.

In Pillars of Eternity 2: Edér (yes, still), Serafen and Tekēhu. (Also I know they're not technically companions but sidekicks, but Rekke and Vatnir). Oh, and Eloi gets along pretty well with Pallegina in PoE2 as well due to her sharing his dislike for religion and her support for animancy.

When it comes to the other favourites, Edér is of course still Eloi's homeboy (and also in my canon, though not in the game itself, eventually part of the sweet polycule that is Eloi/Edér/Tekēhu/Rekke), Serafen has a great sense of humour and is simply just a great friend (and to quote Serafen himself, kinda like a crazy uncle and everyone totally needs a crazy uncle in their lives 😂), Rekke is a laugh to be around, he's good in a fight and he's loyal (and really cute) and Tekēhu is quite endearing and has a sweet, soft, vulnerable side to him that Eloi comes to love once he gets behind that proud exterior.

And Vatnir... Well, Vatnir may be a hypocrite and a coward and a downright liar... but Eloi does kind of understand him and why he did what he did and he really just wants Vatnir to have a chance to experience something good after all the shit he's had to go through, and Eloi ends up befriending the endings godlike eventually.

11. who are your watcher’s least favorite companions?

In Pillars of Eternity 1: Definitely Durance. He is nasty and has nothing good to say about anyone ever and Eloi who was always taught to be polite can't really understand how anyone could be that unpleasant. Eloi tolerates Durance because as a generally tolerant and diplomatic person he wants to give everyone the benefit of the doubt... but Durance makes it really damn hard for him.

That being said, Eloi isn't exactly besties with Hiravias either because he is just a bit too crash and rude for Eloi's taste. But in the end they do have each others' backs and there is no active dislike between them, though they're not exactly friends either.

In Pillars of Eternity 2: I would have to say Maia and Xoti. Which is maybe kind of ironic considering how Maia and Kana from PoE1 are siblings, but Kana is a peaceful scholarly type of person while Maia is an active spy in her country's military and Eloi really dislikes the military tactics of Rauatai in general. Also she made Tekēhu cry so... yeah. You can't make Tekēhu cry and be on Eloi's good books.

Unlike Maia, Eloi does like Xoti, for the most part... but he does not like Xoti's absolute devotion to her god or her inability to accept the differing views of other people when it comes to religion especially. Maybe before the events of PoE1 they would've been better friends... but not after Eloi learned the truth about the gods. 🤷‍♀️

13. how does your watcher relate to their culture?

Despite having been born and raised in Old Vailia, Eloi has more Aedyr blood in him than Vailian, since both his parents were born in Aedyr empire and while his dad had some Vailian blood in him, it's from generations ago. His parents actually migrated to Old Vailia a few months before Eloi was born but they never really learned to fit in there properly and neither did Eloi. So really, he has no strong ties to Old Vailia now that his parents are both gone... but he doesn't really have strong ties to Aedyr either because while his blood is mostly Aedyran, he has never even been there himself, he's only heard stories.

Which is why he decided to go and leave for another country entirely after his mother's death prior to the events of PoE1. Because who knows, maybe he would find a culture to relate to in Dyrwood, at last.

[morewyckedthanyou]

I couldn't resist and here are the other three images I made anyway, whether anyone else but me cares or not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

This picrew I came across while browsing the PoE tag is really cute and of course I had to make my Watcher Eloi and all three of his lovers with it because these idiot men (affectionate) together have come to mean way too much for me.

My thoughts about how this polycule becomes reality under the cut:

In my personal canon Edér is Eloi's first "true love", someone he's been pining after for years and years - only for Edér to turn him very gently down during their hunt for Eothas. Eloi and Tekēhu eventually get together instead... but meanwhile Edér has thought things through and come to the realization that maybe he is interested in something more with Eloi after all, not to mention that maybe he's never really been strictly straight either because befriending certain fish boy has made him have some... interesting thoughts as well.

Then, after an awkward encounter that leaves Edér wondering if it's even possible to be jealous of both Eloi and Tekēhu at the same time, the men talk things through... and decide to give a try to all three of them together and see if it might work.

Surprisingly enough, it does. And then, one alcohol and whiteleaf fueled night they spontaneously invite Rekke to join their bedroom activities and... the rest is history. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Obviously I have given this all very much thought (too much, actually) and have a much longer, much more detailed version in my mind about this all, filled with angst and misunderstandings and lots of pining and feelings and eventually smut and fluff... If I ever get enough motivation, I'm sure I can make a nice fic out of it all.

But with my habit of coming up with tons of ideas and then never really doing anything with them, who knows. Heh.