16,18,22,23 for the Watcher asks! For both Axa abd Vaargys
16. how did your watcher react to the reveal that the gods were created by engwithans?
Axa is utterly outraged. somehow the idea that the gods were an inevitable, unavoidable fact of nature that kith just had to put up with was at least somewhat tolerable to her, especially after kith found out they can through great effort apparently turn the tables and kill these gods. but the fact that the gods are in fact ultimately nothing but a bunch of overly ambitious, paternalistic charlatans who conspired against the rest of the world in order to rule it together is absolutely, fundamentally unacceptable to her. the sheer humiliation and indignity at having been fooled and pushed around by a bunch of dead Engwithans along with all of kithkind for thousands of years is almost worse to Axa than all the misery and destruction the gods have wrought against mortals all this time.
Vaargys is overjoyed to have this secret truth of the universe revealed to him. a god is a god, no matter how it was created. and the gods aren't just a bunch of kith souls mushed together– they're not kith at all anymore. they've ascended into something new, something spectacular. they're pure ideologies made manifest, free of the prison of mortal flesh, the pinnacle of kith achievement. apotheosis is just a natural part of evolution, one step closer to a perfect state of existence. doesn't necessarily mean he likes most of the gods, nor does he really agree with any of their tenets save Wael, but he figures the gods' current state as separate entities is only temporary anyway. hey can he maybe get in on that
18. what does your watcher think about woedica trying to communicate with them during poe2?
Axa doesn't like or trust any of the gods, least of all Woedica, but all the same she can't help but argue with the old bitch. when it comes to Woedica, Axa's basically that self-righteous idiot you keep advising not to talk to the cops, but her dumb ass just keeps saying shit like "yeah but i don't have anything to hide!!!!! my heart and intentions are so pure and good!!!! my armor-piercing proclamations of benevolence are sure to cut a path of truth through her evil bullshit this time!! no i don't need an attorney!!!!" maybe someday she'll learn not to listen to bad faith actors, but until then i guess she just can't help but want to hear out even the worst of them.
Vaargys likes fucking with the Queen That Probably Never Actually Was and wasting her time as much as he can. as a Waelite, of course he does. unfortunately, she is a goddess so she kinda knows what he's up to and doesn't put up with it for long. oh well, not gonna ruin his day!
22. what has your watcher been doing between poe1 and poe2?
between Pillars 1 and Deadfire, Axa joined up with the Kind Wayfarers and threw herself into her new vocation, traveling to the Vailian Republics and training there for three years. this decision was not at all influenced by her many new and scary responsibilities at home (including the infant she kidnapped while struggling with her rapidly deteriorating mental stability), nor by her finding herself all alone again when all of her dearest friends (including the man she may have been falling in love with) suddenly left her. no, she joined the Wayfarers because she knew she had a lot of power and influence and she wanted to wield it responsibly, to use it to help people, keep them safe, and that's all. she was, due to her fantastic experiences and unique abilities, a very quick study and ended up passing her "final exam" with the Kind Wayfarers (guarding a convoy of asylum seekers through Dyrwood and into the Republics with a seasoned, jaded Bleak Walker as the only other guard) just three years after beginning training. then she returned home and spent most of her time patrolling her roads, even offering free room and board for travelers on the grounds of Caed Nua. this made her feel pretty bad when Eothas rose and killed all those people who wouldn't have been there otherwise if she hadn't offered them a place to stay for a while.
Vaargys did what he usually does when left to his own devices: he wandered wherever his soul lead him, abusing drugs and praying, offering what wisdom Wael saw fit to reveal to him as advice to the troubled. he came home to Caed Nua every now and again, never staying longer than two weeks at a time. he'd spend most of his time at home doting obnoxiously on his adopted orlan daughter, adding to his collection of trinkets and baubles, and opening and closing all the drawers and cabinets in the keep over and over again in an attempt to see That Which Should Not Be Seen. drove the Steward crazy. he also sojourned to Defiance Bay on occasion, and every time he did House Doemenel always seemed to be celebrate his presence, throwing a lot of money around on yet another lavish dinner party. (perhaps because every time Vaargys came to Defiance Bay, another enemy of House Doemenel suffered another mysterious burglary or a suspicious setback in their operations. or sometimes they just turned up dead.) he was so seldom at home that it became a sort of mini pilgrimage for priests of Wael passing through Dyrwood to visit Caed Nua, to see if Wael would grant them a glimpse of Their favored servant, the Seer Who Watches.
23. what does your watcher do after poe2?