i have a less clear grasp of henry since he's the pc and i didn't play the first game, but he seems closer to harrow in spirit to me. even though he had a commoner's upbringing

(from what i have seen so far) hans is an arrogant noble who had a good education and thinks labour is beneath him. i think harrow is about 50% that. he's arguably a lord and is educated, but he is capable and ready to provide for himself.

i have lots of thoughts about his beard, it's my fave part about him! his hair completes the distinct harrow shape, but i'm less attached to it than you'd think. my only rule is that it can't be long. long hair man is not my type

the sides and chin have gradually fused into a single unit but it is so important to me that his stache remains disconnected. it's his identity. idk, i just think it would look boring otherwise

unfortunately priest harrow is only going to get stronger now i hope you guys like a priest who fucks

i'm so into my ship that i can't even look at the in game models, they just make me uncomfortable with the dissonance between what i picture in my head and the dev's dumb stubborn refusal to let them grow. look at them. harrow could use their arms as a toothpick.

anyway follow me for more updates on this baptised catholic but long time atheist's journey into discovering their own cultural religion

halonic religion focuses on the warrior goddess, her chosen people, and their struggle against dragons. in this way, it seems to be more akin to the old testament than the gospels. catholic in flavour but jewish in essence? (sorry if crude comparison i know very little about judaism)

at the same time, it's a fun exercise, i am genuinely learning a lot about catholicism and i think my brainworms will be thriving on this new knowledge.
but it saddens me to realise that some analogies just won't work. mainly, the lack of a jesus figure, which is then embodied in the priest.

i realise trying to make this fantasy religion as close of a parallel to christianity (at least in aesthetic) as possible is futile and also reductive, bc real life religion is so much richer and more intricate than anything the writers could have possibly dreamed up

oh and i am shocked that mass has apparently only been celebrated in the local language since the SIXTIES! (at least in the US since this book is us-centric). harrow should say the mass in old church ishgardian as a fun little event sometimes.

also, there are things a bishop can do that a priest cannot. i never considered giving harrow a promotion bc i thought he would have wanted to stay humble but it might need to happen eventually. nominative determinism returns

unfortunately for me who envisioned harrow running a small parish church in empyreum or another part of ishgard mostly by himself. i don't wanna invent background characters just for the sake of accuracy to a real-world parallel only i care about

these ones too.