Poems and writings

Watchers 101

What are they?

Watchers are beings that are made of the matter of the universe. Internally, they don’t have organs, bones, or concrete form. They’re made of energy that shows itself in the form of eyes. By analyzing its body, its made of stars, dust, darkness… That is to say, they are made of the universe. They take the form of eyes and wings to fulfil its duties more easily. They can change form to whatever they please, but this takes energy.

Biologically, they are technically not alive, but they’re also not dead. It’s some kind of in-between. They can’t be killed, they are immortals, but they are more or less bound to the rules of its worlds. Watchers don’t need to sleep, eat, drink, etc. Because they are not technically mortals, they can’t die “normally” (of old age), but they can still bleed and get hurt by external forces (they can’t starve to death or be poisoned, for example).

They have four “main components”: Its cape, its mask, its wings, and its form.

Its cape is a gift from the Universe, made of void and stars. It’s used to hide its inner form to players and mobs, so they don’t get scared of its. A Watcher’s true form can only be seen by other Watchers. To the outside World, they are invisible.

Its mask is made of a solid material, and it can’t be destroyed. It’s usually white with eyes and the EVO symbol drawn in it. A Watcher can’t Watch worlds without its mask, otherwise it won’t be able to concentrate on what they need to do.

The wings were a gift from its superiors, to get around the worlds. They are big, feathery, black and purple. They have eyes on them, to Watch better. To Watch, Watchers need to extend its wings.

Watchers don’t really have physical forms unless they posses human bodies. However, in its own dimension they have its own form, but only other Watchers can access it. Mortals can’t see this form, as it, they literally can’t see it. It’s so complex and so powerful that their mind can’t comprehend it.

Usually, they are seen as humanoid entities with purple wings and capes. They are usually really tall, and nothing about its true form is seen. Under its capes its body are only formed from eyes, wings, and Universe matter. They usually wear its capes at all times. They are not for protection, but so that they don’t touch elements from the world (so they don’t corrupt it accidentally). Its wings are mostly what helps them Watch; whenever they are open, they can Watch at full capacity.

Where do they live?

Watchers’ dimension is located deep in the End, at the other side of the gateway. This place is impossible to reach to normal players, as its located above, beyond and under the Void. Only Watchers know its location. They don’t pass through a portal to enter its realm, though. They can do it using the command /teleport.

Their world is made of void. No stars, no moons, no suns. Just the Void and the Watchers. After flying for a few hours, they will appear a few little islands. These don’t look like the End normal islands: They are made of a white, like-dust material. The void starts to shift from pitch black to a slightly more purple shade.

Some islands have small buildings. Nothing that a player could have made, but Watchers are known for their hatred for building. No-one knows who built these builds. After a while, the center of the little village is shown: A huge end city that looks more like a temple.

It’s made of purple blocks and decorated with white end rods. It looks almost ethereal, magical. This is the Watchers tower, a huge building with a lot of halls and corridors. Every room has a purpose, and yet there’s too many of them. Because Watchers don’t sleep, eat, or play, they don’t have their own rooms, just rooms with purposes.

Only folks with wings could enter the palace, because it’s floating in the middle of the void. The halls are really, really big and insanely long.

There’s a library, full of books and scrolls to study, but that no-one reads. There’s a room where the top Watchers supervise everything. In every room there’s at least a little pool where they Watch the world below. They also have a room for training and weapons.For Archivists, the most important place is the Archives. A giant library full of forbidden books, filled with knowledge on future updates and beta and alpha versions no longer available.

How do they communicate?

Watchers are really intelligent creatures. They communicate through riddles, so that players can decipher them. They are more skilled in writing than speaking.

They speak many languages, like Galactic and Common, tho they are more skilled in Galactic. Because they are Creators, they get bored really easily, so they communicate with its worlds sometimes. They are more intelligent than players, because they need its knowledge to successfully revise the code, all of the worlds and servers, find and fix issues, and correct imperfections.

They don’t create the worlds, that’s the player’s own doing, but they maintain them. They help the terrain generate when the player moves, sewing the matter of the universe in front of them. But the player never notices them, of course.

What are their abilities?

They are some kind of guardians and protectors, they Watch the worlds created by the player or the Universe. They fix bugs and help the world and its mobs move from version to version.

They can only Watch. They are not designated to Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell. That’s why, when disguising as humans, they will have these senses weakened. A Watcher whose eyes don’t function properly is a weak Watcher.

Watchers magic is very powerful, but also limited to its own dimension. Its abilities inside of its dimension is unlimited: They can fly, create energy, create elements of nature, manipulate matter, manipulate energy, change its form, and teleport.

They are very skilled on writing and inventing. They created the updates, after all, and the end poem.

They could harm players and erase an entire server at will (they would only do this if there was a corruption or a virus).

They are less like passive guardians and more like observers. We can’t intervene, we can’t change reality. We’re just… There. We aren’t power hungry monsters either. We are just doing our job. To ensure everything works as planned.

What are their weaknesses?

Watchers don't have many weaknesses. However, they are not invencible, and they would die like any other creature. Physical attacks are the most hurtful, along with manipulation of their own code.

They are very powerful, but sometimes that power translates into arrogance. They won't pick fights with mobs or players, but their pride can easily be hurt, leading them to act on instinct and not on logic.

Why are they called Watchers?

They are called Watchers because that's what they do, mostly.