The five settings are all clustered around the edge of the overworld map, in small highlighted sections. I don't think Avowed is a small game, but it looks small on the map. It has taken me around 50 ...
There's much to cover on the lore of Pillars of Eternity and how much you need to know before jumping into Avowed.
Avowed will let Pillars of Eternity fans "see the world they got to know over two games in a big immersive space around them ...