Are pawns just your main characters?

[grumbledorf]

Are the pawns other people hire just your main characters? Or do you make separate characters to be pawns for others? Thanks in advance now.

[Guh~hey~hey~♫]

You make a separate character to be your pawn and to be hired by others.

[Chrysalis]

The arisen is your main character (which you create), that you will play for the entirety of the game.
Your main pawn is another character you create, that will be your companion, but is not playable.
You can hire 2 additional pawns that are other players main pawns, which will als accompy your.
Other player can hire your main pawn as their side pawn, just like you can hire theirs.
Getting your pawn hired is a good thing becaues he gets experience and knowledge.
He also won't vanish from the game if he gets hired.

[grumbledorf]

no I meant if my "arisen" IS the pawn. Thanks! Thats good to know. If I do play online, I want to control their gear and leveling seperately. :) So when I got confused about that, I was a bit frustrated. Not much, just a tiny bit.

[Chrysalis]

From a lore perspective the pawn usually takes the form of someone you care about, like a partner, or a friend, or a parent.
Their main purpose is to serve the arisen in their quest to slay the dragon.
They aren't fully human right after they've been created, but they will learn from the arisen and adapt until they become fully human.

That's represented ingame by them learning about enemies you fight against and places you visit and quests you accomplish.
That can be really useful if you have hired a side pawn that already fought this enemy or visited this place in their own gameworld, because they can give you advice (like "it's weak against fire" or "the eye is it's weakspot").

You can also change their personality and behavior in taverns.
Make them more brash or rather shy.
Have them stay back in fights or have them attack enemies directly.
Focus on damaging enemies or defending allies.
Have them talk more or stay silent.
There are many more ways you can change your pawns personality.

I've personally grown really fond of my pawn :D

[Nyu]

your pawn and you level on their own.
if you want your pawn to have the gear your arisen uses just change before you sleep (its when the pawn updates) and change right after back for yourself.

lore wise i dont spoil
other people only see the monika of your arisen, all others things online are pawn exclusive