#neketaka

[evelynstarshine]

I love PoE2 for it's showing a high fantasy Polynesian society, taking risks in the setting and not just being appeals to BG nostalgia, great character and setting writing in that society and striving to show it from many perspectives. but at the time same, why are so many places and characters just 'open Māori dictionary on a random page and choose the first word you see pay no attention to what it means'? Why a caste system? Why do western writers always go to caste system for how to make a culture feel different whyen 9/10 caste systems were imposed by european colonisation! also why make an Indigenous but with magic society if you're going to have the twist be they are hermit crabs not the *real* Indigenous people?

Half the setting and lore is the boldest, best and greatest in a video game, but because it's PoE and everything has to come back round to the white atheist edgy big brain 'philosophy' they do a Pterry's Nation and cast all the good aside to affirm themselves over the world they have created and the real world people's it is grounded in.

Anyway, the Huana are cool but they deserved better.

[c4ntrip]

every caption i make for this is just too funny

[strikeaprose]

Some dramatic NPC: My brother is an irresponsible prick who does nothing for our wealthy family's business. Please find him for me.

The Watcher, who hasn't slept in weeks, is chasing a rogue god on a war path and halfway convinced they've been disassociating since they docked ship at the harbour: ..sure

[aimspirente]

The Watcher shook her head and stifled a laugh. "I looked like a damned fool out there, didn't I?"

Edér couldn't help a chuckle. "Not your most graceful moment to be sure," he agreed. The Watcher had just dispatched a foe with a flurry of bolts, looking every bit as heroic as the Roparu rumors claimed-- only to roll her ankle and fall down a landing of stairs gracelessly immediately afterward. Not a particularly flattering moment for anyone, but she would get over it. "Don't worry about it too much, Icks. We all have those days. You'll be the butt of the joke for a couple of days, then you move on."

Eder kept pace with her as she limped tender-footedly though the Berth, intent on getting back to the docks. The Watcher would be sidelined for a couple of days while she rested her ankle on the ship, but perhaps this injury was a boon in disguise? A chance for everyone to rest a little and wake up in the same place for once. To restock their larder, get a couple of decent meals and refresh themselves before setting back out to sea.

"Curse Neketaka for being this large. And having so many stairs," Ixora muttered as she gingerly navigated a steep flight of steps,.

"Well, we could always roll down. It'd be faster," he quipped.

"You wasted little time, Edér. I'm impressed. Annoyed, but impressed. I'll have to pay you back, smartass."

[rannadylin]

Edér, when I said “Never change,” this was not what I meant...Please change, Edér. You’ve been friends with an orlan Watcher for five years now...Serafen, please go ahead and kick him for me.

[doku-sama]

WTF, I never saw it before, but there’s a drunk Vithrack in Neketaka (Gulet - The Hole)...

[anneway-nitheliniel]

Searching the catacombs beneath the Temple of Berath in Neketaka: Heaps of bones and some undead fiends and lots of fresh vegetables in the vases.

[rannadylin]

Awwwww. This one is definitely a Never Change, Edér. :-D