The so-called Hermit of Hadret House, enigmatic founder and leader of the spies and detectives of Dunryd Row. I wouldn't be where I am if I let details like that escape me." "Oh, don't look so surprised, it isn't an attractive expression. Even when Caed Nua is destroyed, she continues to serve them in their search for Eothas. Even if the Watcher achieves this and slays the Master Below that endangers it, Eothas ends up reviving himself, destroying the keep and stealing the souls of everyone within. Tragic Dream: Her dream was to ensure that Caed Nua, the beloved castle she designed as her last legacy upon the world, was always preserved and brought to its full glory.When Caed Nua, her life's work, is obliterated by the awakening of Eothas, she takes it upon herself to collect the unconscious Watcher, liquidate your remaining savings, and charter a caravan and then ship to follow in the colossus's wake - after having been reduced to nothing but an inanimate stone bust. Stiff Upper Lip: She has an Aedyran accent and takes everything in stride: she's frustrated by Maerwald's seclusion and saddened at his death, but not particularly upset despite centuries of isolation only intermittently broken up by those few years when the castle was actually inhabited.Even after Caed Nua's destruction at the beginning of II, she survives via the remains of the throne. Soul Jar: Her soul is contained in the marble throne of Caed Nua.Really 700 Years Old: She's a few centuries old by the time the Watcher meets her.Psychic Link: She forms one with the Watcher after they become the new master of Caed Nua.She handles the upkeep of Caed Nua, hires on protection, and keeps the Watcher updated on important events. Old Retainer: She intends to serve as this to all of Caed Nua's masters.Number Two: She manages the Watcher's keep and obeys their instructions while the Watcher's out adventuring.Losing Your Head: After the destruction of Caed Nua in Deadfire, all that's left of her is a stone bust.Living Statue: An animantic construct, she has the soul of the elderly architect of the castle, transplanted into a marble throne so that she could act as an overseer and majordomo throughout the ages. Unfortunately no matter what the Watcher does, the keep ends up destroyed by the resurrected Eothas between games. The Watcher can help her achieve her dream. Living Forever Is Awesome: Her soul is forever bound to Caed Nua, but while the keep has fallen into disrepair, she hasn't given up hope that her keep will one day be the glorious place she envisioned it as.Last Request: She was a dying old woman whose final request was that her soul be allowed to stay behind and look after the keep she'd designed to be her final mark upon the world.Horned Humanoid: A variant somewhere between horned and winged, with large antlers spreading from the back of the throne, roughly level with her shoulders.Genius Loci: She's bound to the keep and can actually feel it and all that's bound to it.She never tells you her original name and you're not given a dialogue option to ask. Everyone Calls Her "Barkeep": She's simply the Steward of Caed Nua - Steward for short. Which must make things awkward when the Watcher sits on her while making official decrees. Cool Chair: She is one, her soul bound to Caed Nua's marble throne, carved into the shape of a robed woman.Her final request was for her soul to remain to look after her beloved keep. The caretaker of Caed Nua is an old woman who originally designed the castle.
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