im absolutely in love with nil’s character… they’re very charming to me !! i can imagine them (in the past) just laying out in the sun ignoring everybody lol
anyways, i’ve gotta ask — what would they do for fun (or in their free time) now that they’re with polly??? what might the two do together for fun too haha
Thank you!! Haha that's exactly what they used to do all day at the village.
Now, as they travel together... they do whatever the land ahead of them prompts them to.
Nil still carves pumpkins, but after Polly taught them to craft basic items- they began trying out wood or even stone carving. Polly follows suit (and sometimes uses their teeth to do it).
Nil has taught Polly the art of cloud watching, meanwhile Polly has taught Nil to orientate themselves using the stars in the night sky. They usually just end up stargazing.
Polly told Nil about songs or shanties the Pillagers would sing during patrol, and the two try to make their own new ones. They forget most of them the next day, and start again.
Nil began enjoying picking flowers. Polly taught them to make stews out of them, and Nil has had the idea to experiment with recipes more. Of course, not all the recipes end well-
Nil is still waiting for when they find the fabled Mushroom Island that Polly promised them, they want to see if it's really possible to get stew from a cow...
I imagine Nil also makes it a point to plant pumpkins everywhere. They always carry a handful of seeds from carving so many, and they find places to plant more. Spread the pumpkins.
They go for swims regularly whenever they find a safe lake or river.
Once they came across a shipwreck, that was poking out of the ocean and close to shore, so they were able to explore it.
(More under cut)
They found a treasure map in that shipwreck, so they built a boat and sailed out to find it. Buuut all they found was a deep hole in the sand, and at the bottom THAT Wandering Trader. She claims she was also looking for the treasure, but when she arrived, it was just the hole and she slipped and fell in.
Polly and Nil were about to turn around, when the Trader's llamas pushed them in as well. Meanwhile, the Trader managed to grab the lead hanging off the llama and pulled herself out of the hole.
Nil and Polly had to then try to convince the Trader that they were in fact NOT about to turn around, they were GOING to help, PLEASE throw them the lead... Trader took the lead off the llama and threw the whole thing into the hole, and left. They had to get out of there before nightfall.
They explore whatever ruins they come across. Have come across a Desert Temple with a hole in the floor, and when they looked down, there was a giant cavity as if there's been an explosion.
They crashed in that temple for the night, and made up stories about the carvings on the walls. Carved their own initials out somewhere too.
Then they found a camel in that desert, and rode it to the edge of the biome.
When it's time to rest, and they've set up camp - they turn to their creative activities, or craft tools they will need the next day (usually arrows, Polly does repairs to their crossbow (unlike Steve, they don't need an anvil)). They also make sure to collect material on their journeys.
They patch up their wounds, they wash themselves and their clothes. They cook, they eat, they talk about everything and nothing, discuss what they've seen that day, calm down if something tried to kill them earlier, and they look at the stars, and Nil is the first to go to sleep while Polly stays on watch for a bit, and eventually gets some shut-eye too.
I figured that since you can't breed villagers without enough beds they must carry some cultural significance
also if i'm not mistaken no village house has more than one bed
sorry for any spelling mistakes, i hope everything makes sence
AA!! THIS LOOKS SO LOVELY!! Gorgeous colouring also it makes perfect sense AND i thought similarly!! Beds ARE a sign of safety to them, it's what makes a home a home, it means there's enough stability to start a family (food as well).
Some villager houses have more than one bed though, like family houses! Also fun fact, when running to a bed, Villagers will sprint faster than the player.
Those guys NEED their beds, it's security and safety... Nil missed sleeping in a bed a lot, but they slowly got used to the woolly sleeping bags.
Polly would indeed find this interesting, they've never even slept in a proper bed before!
If you've come across a trader in the most inconvenient of places with the most inconvenient of trades, chances are you've come across THAT Wandering Trader.
Also yes, this is the one that tried to poison Nil and Polly.
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