Urayoán of the White That Wends (Pillars of Eternity)
After completing The Outer Worlds DLC storyline “Peril on Gorgon”, I started Pillars of Eternity (which is available on a Holiday Sale on the PS4 store). I had heard a bit of the story and the lore from a friend who really enjoyed the game and played on the PC version a few years back, so I took the opportunity to get it (particularly as I’ve enjoyed Obsidian games).
Admittedly, I’m entering the game fresh. It’s been a while since I’ve played a fantasy RPG. Generally speaking, before my return to TOW I haven’t played a game in a little over three months.
As a fan of elves, I elected to create an elven main character. Urayoán is one of the Glamfellen and a Mystic from the White that Wends. A former member from one of the clans living far away from the coast. He is a wizard.
One of the Glamfellen (who, according to Sawyer, “bear almost no resemblance to the Sceltrfolc (wood elves) who live in Aedyr and [the Glamfellen] have no cultural similarities to the Sceltfolc who live in Eir Glanfath”.
As explained to Calisca, his intellect and discovery lead to his peers discrediting him. Like my Courier and my Martian Captain, he is highly intelligent, but this time that intellect splintered the character from the society that birthed and raised him. What his peers did to him lead to his decision to leave his homeland behind him.
Urayoán has a Giant Miniature Space Piglet that he acquired during his travels.
During the raid by the Glanfathan, Urayoán uses his intellect to get through to the raiding party’s leader, attempting to save the sole survivor of the massacre from execution.
Urayoán saves Herodan’s life. A lifetime of growing up in the arctic terrain of the White that Wends allowed for the physical dexterity necessary to accomplish the task. And growing up in a society where the clan looked after each other still bled into his psyche.
In the ruins, Urayoán encounters a scrawny xaurip, but he avoids a conflict. Urayoán eventually offers the xaurip some skuldr meat.
He isn’t malevolent or cruel. He is still shaped by his upbringing - one where the group was a family and everyone worked together. His empathy in this moment is accepted.
