<br>From the moment it was revealed, Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG Avowed has drawn comparisons to Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls 6, for good reason. Obsidian and Bethesda have very similar development beats, and strong RPGs from Obsidian are its bread and butter. As The Outer Worlds seems to be its take on the Fallout formula, Avowed is likely going to share plenty of common elements with The Elder Scrolls<br><br> <br>Avowed has more than enough space to be its own game and established new lore, because there's so much of Eora that even those who played the Pillars games haven't seen yet. At the same time, using Eora as the setting of Avowed Story Guide is a great way to reel in Pillars players as well as newcomers to the g<br><br> <br>Avowed is set in the world of the Pillars of Eternity games, where the god Eothas plays a large role, one with interesting parallels to the demonic "daedric" prince Mehrunes Dagon, a recurring villain and subject of worship in The Elder Scrolls series. With many fans looking to compare the franchises, it’s worth comparing two of the most powerful deities in the lore of these ga<br><br> <br>Many may know Obsidian for its work on Fallout New Vegas, Knights of the Old Republic 2 , and The Outer Worlds , but its history goes much deeper than that. Obsidian's strength also falls in the same area as Bethesda, but the relationship between the two eventually went south. This has turned into a rivalry of sorts if only in the eyes of fans, as many see The Outer Worlds as a response to Bethesda's Fallout , and now it seems Avowed is just that to The Elder Scrolls 6 . Of course, this begs the question: when Obsidian and Bethesda go head to head, who wins? (besides fans of R<br><br> <br>Like all daedric princes, Mehrunes Dagon rules over a plane of Oblivion. Dagon's plane is the Deadlands, a hell-like realm of crumbling towers and pools of lava that the player character raids in Oblivion . Mehrunes Dagon believes that Nirn, the physical realm in The Elder Scrolls , is another plane of Oblivion that’s rightfully his, and he longs to conquer it, and has attempted many times in the p<br> <br>In the Pillars of Eternity setting in which Avowed takes place, Eothas is the god of light, rebirth, redemption, and hope, as well as cyclical death through his aspect Gaun, who appears as a farmer with a scythe. His avatar resembles a ginormous green human covered in gilded tattoos, emitting light from his eyes and from a symbol of a rising sun on his foreh<br><br> <br>During Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire , the aforementioned Wheel was smashed to unusable pieces by the god Eothas, effectively halting the cycle of reincarnation until such a time as kith could figure out how to make it function themselves. As such, the end of Deadfire left Eora in a state of rebuilding from the sudden chaos that the gods created. However, the state of Eora post- Deadfire might not even matter - the time period that Avowed takes place in could be long before or after anything in Pillars of Eternity , or the Living Lands could be so far removed from the rest of the world that there's little mention of the previous games' eve<br><br> <br>Now, Avowed is probably a good couple of years out. Obsidian Entertainment still has one more DLC in the works for The Outer Worlds after the Peril on Gorgon releases, and the launch of Grounded to facilitate. However, it seems likely that both of those will reduce over the next few months, maybe even a year, to where small crews are working on those while Avowed becomes Obsidian's focus. In other words, it seems to be aiming for a release date a lot sooner than The Elder Scrolls<br><br> <br>The mighty Aumaua are the largest of the Kith races and are commonly found in or near oceans. Though not truly aquatic, they have an affinity for water and many of their civilizations, such as Rauatai, are based on naval dominance. They are known for their unparalleled stren<br><br> <br>Eora uses pretty conventional fantasy world standards, with a few defining traits that make it unique. We know already that Avowed takes place mostly in the Living Lands, which neither Pillars of Eternity nor Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire ever explored beyond mentioning it here and there. The Living Lands are set on a northern frontier island, said to be a place of unpredictable weather, fantastic beasts, with a landscape riddled by oddities never before seen by mortal eyes. The racial makeup of the Living Lands is fairly diverse compared to others (which is a good sign for those hoping Avowed 's character creator offers the same amount of race choices as Pillars ), though not everybody lives in harm<br> <br>Pillars of Eternity was Obsidian's love letter to the old isometric RPG genre, including games like the Baldur's Gate saga
