The World of Eora: an Avowed + Pillars of Eternity Lore Podcast

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week I discuss a bit about the Island Nation of "Naasitaq", which (weirdly) doesn't have a lot of formal lore about it, but it still feels like we can know a lot about it through vibes alone. But don&...

This week we are discussing the possibility of possession/domination, and how it might work. It's a fun speculative episode that asks more questions than gives answers.

Hey everyone, sorry this episode is late, it should have been out a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure what occurred, but it's up now. This episode discusses the story of a man known as "St. Rumbault", an Eothasian figurehead who pre-dates St. Waidwen.

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode I dive into the very shallow waters of "megaboss lore". It's a weird episode to do, because there's really not a lot about the bosses themselves that we can know, but there'...

[MAJOR SPOILERS FOR PILLARS OF ETERNITY I & II (especially II)] The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week we are looking at the ending of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire to discuss the implications of what the different endings can mean for the w...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. What was the gobbledeegook in the episode title? Ayn Seekt through ah? Well, not far off. This week's episode has to do with "closed adra networks" #IYKYK, and what implications we can draw from them. worl...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode is all about DRUIDS. Those lovable scamps in the woods that are all about "being one with nature", and also turning into a bear to maul you to death. Druids are very fun to play in Pill...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week I do an overview of the currencies seen in Pillars of Eternity I & II. In the process we talk a bit about each of the cultures that these moneys come from, and a bit about just how currency/money works, in...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week, with the kickoff of the 2.0 update for Avowed, I started a brand new save file and found myself some of the unique quaterstaves in the game. Then I got to wondering - "why might there magical staves in A...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's (delayed) episode was *supposed* to be about the Barbarian class and their rich history, etc etc. However it turned into a look at how emotions can affect the soul, and what that means for the world at l...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode is a deep dive into one particular order of Monks within the world of Eora. Monks in this world use pain as a way to embolden their soul to perform the superhuman feats you see in the game; and i...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode focuses on Quarterstaves and Rods, both are weapons we see in the Pillars of Eternity games. I'm focusing on them because the next weapon to be updated into Avowed in February is apparently a...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week is an unorthodox episode. I don't discuss a lore topic so much as I discuss a form of roleplaying in video games that I've enjoyed since I was a youth. At the time I didn't have a name for it, but...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week we conclude our look at the Knights of the Crucible , which we overviewed last week. First encountered in Pillars of Eternity , they are one of three main quest factions that you can engage with to gain clout...

Happy Holiday everybody! This week is an oddity. Recently, as some of you are aware, the show Avowedcast shut down, which has been a staple within the community for a while. While that show has shut down, the rest of the Avowedcast crew decided we wanted to continue podcasting, and so we began our own show "Party Banter", befitting our style and casual nature. Since it's a new projec...

Knights of the Crucible episode.

This week features a special recording with the guys from Avowedcast, sans Tsora, the creator of that show, which has been in the community strong since 2020. Without it, my podcast wouldn't exist, and with the recent news that the creator was taking a step back from the internet in general, the rest of us got together for one last hurrah. Hopefully this will get posted in Avowedcast's fee...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode looks at the connective tissue between a 2000 year old paladin order, undead knights, a cursed ship of the seas, and how easy it is to overlook the stories hidden within our favourite video games...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week on the podcast I discuss the central lore behind Rangers as presented in the world of Eora. The BIG thing that makes a Ranger a Ranger here is the "soul-bonded animal companion". So, after researchin...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week we look at four of the stronghold adventures from Pillars of Eternity and discuss the lore found within. Such topics include the Pwgra creature, Brishalgwin Mindhunters, Memory-eating beetles, Ixamitl Plains f...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week is more of a "stream of consciousness" talk, with lore discussed throughout. A looooong time ago I talked about infusing the world of Eora into tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons (specifically...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode I finally take a bold stance. You're playing Path of the Damned difficulty WRONG! Yeah, I said it, what you gon do about it, huh!? Nothing, that's what! Except perhaps play Avowed (and Pi...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode dives into the Pillars of Eternity companion, Grieving Mother. A powerful cipher with a dark story who uses her abilities to create illusions to hide. One of the more interesting characters, espe...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode focuses on the God Totems found in Avowed, looking at the four deities associated with those totems, and how each god totem aligns with our Envoy's journey throughout the game's narrative...

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their action RPG: Avowed. This week I turn to the new weapons and armour from the latest major update (Patch 1.5) and check out some lore from those items. TO BE CLEAR I do not go through each and every item, that would be a ridiculous use of yo...