Avowed's Envoy and Pillars of Eternity's Watcher share certain characteristics as Obsidian protagonists, but there is a key difference.

A subculture of the Aptapo (Mountain Dwarves). Oftentimes seen as explorers and traditionalists who settled in the Living Lands centuries prior to the events of Avowed. Their homeland is based in ...

With Avowed being an extension of the Pillars of Eternity universe as well as a new IP, it could have used a longer intro to ...

I already knew Avowed wouldn't have romanceable companions, but that was before I fell in love with them anyways.