#palia nai’o

[crack-canon]

I don’t really think it’s a headcanon but I’d assume Nai’o and Auni are both quick at math due working with finance stuff

With Nai’o maybe helping out with Badruu’s shop and the Majiri Market and Auni doing his bug scouts stuff

As for carpentry, I feel like it’s more guesswork and going off by sight rather than like actual measurements compared to Tish who knows measurement and dimensions and whatnot off the top of her head (and maybe by proxy Reth since he was raised a carpenter)

[tvklike]

hey 18+ palia fans, i see you. come join me in my wretched space of jel and nai’o (and possibly more) fucking nasty, and maybe the world will heal with us together 🫶🏼🙏🏼

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18+ only

[beeffenart]

this goddamn farmer keeps teasing me about taking his shirt off, so I did it myself! how Eshe can charge this man with public indecency, I will never know…

[cloudshapedpatch]

Insecure Partner Headcanons

(how they support and reassure you)

Reth, Hassian, Nai’o, Hodari

Reth

it baffles him that you could feel insecure in the relationship at all

he doesn’t take it personally, he knows it’s not his fault

he just thinks you’re so amazing and thinks it’s a blessing to be with you every day

and he feels like you’re way above his league

so it confuses him when you ask him if he’d still love you if you were a worm

because yeah??? he’ll love you in any way shape or form

he knows you just need a little extra reassurance and he’s more than happy to give it

he always makes your favorite meal when you’re feeling particularly down

and he holds you and plants many kisses all over your face as he reassures you that he’s not leaving and that you make him so happy

Hassian

while he comes off as abrasive when you first meet, he’s actually a very gentle lover

he’s very attentive to your emotions, so he can tell you’re feeling insecure even before you say anything by reading your body language

and by that time he’s already gone out and purchased a small gift for you to show his devotion and appreciation

he gifts it to you as soon as he comes home and pulls you into a hug

and he loves slow dancing with you

he puts on a record and twirls you around the kitchen as he whispers praises and promises to love you forever in your ear

Nai’o

it’s always unexpected when you express feeling insecure

your hints always go over his head so when you finally mention something, it puts him in a bit of a frenzy

did he say something wrong? was he not spending enough time with you? he knows the farm keeps him busy but he never wants to make you feel like you’re not a priority

and you have to do a little reassuring to him that he’s done everything right, you just have insecurities and anxiety

but once he gets it he will stop at nothing to make sure you feel secure

his go-to method is a bouquet of flowers and a heartfelt letter professing his love for you and everything he loves about you

all your quirks and habits, and he sings you praises

all the letters are tearstained from how happy they make you to read

he’s the kind of boyfriend that likes to sit and admire what’s his

so while you lay in bed or sit on the couch, he just gazes into your eyes until you become bashful

he just thinks you’re so kind and beautiful and wants you to know it too

Hodari

he shows you how much he cares by doing things for you

he’ll rub your feet, bring you coffee or tea in bed, pick the sundrop lilies for you to put in your hair

but sometimes the little nagging voice in your head gets to you anyway

so he has Najuma help him plan a fun night of games and finger foods to eat

because spending time with your family always makes you feel better

so you spend the whole night laughing and chatting and losing at cards but it’s all okay

and at the end of the night he gives you a kiss on the forehead and he tells you how much you mean to him

[rethly]

for whatever reason the thought of just screaming this at him sent me

[goldenchanterelle]

me after telling Nai’o to break up with Kenyatta while I’m literally wearing Reth’s pin

[ariparri]

I wish to have a pin display case or something to show off all the romance pins.

I want to be able to show them off the same way we can with each npc's portrait. Especially since we can only wear two at a time (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

[smallestflowtree]

Poll winner - Hassian!

All the men in this game have the most incredible cheekbones I stg. Also the thing I’d never noticed about Hassian is that he wears a top that matches his eyes

[spectres-fulcrum]

Some Palia crumbs and gut feelings I need to type out

Okay so I met the last “villager” I had left to meet yesterday(as I fell asleep while typing this). Tamala. I didn’t even like her in the promo art, and I had to go to her cause she never comes to town. I knew from promo stuff, she was an adult, a potion maker, and Hassian’s ex, so I was willing to be like some of my initial ick was jealousy. She just gives me SUCH bad vibes.

Like vililan vibes. And I’m intrigued but she grosses me off. Then my mind goes “If all magic is bad then does she even do dark magic if ALL magic is dark? And all you know now is that she does beauty and youth-ew, we will get there- potions.”

But she gives bad news vibes like sirens. Like there’s a reason she’s forced into the northern parts of Bahari Bay and none of the villagers dare to go to the north. Not even Hassian or Hodari who live in the Bay.

And we know it wasn’t always like that-Hassian and Tamala. They were lovers. And he’s a young adult. How young? Idk. I feel like 23/24ish. He feels like middle of the young adult age group characters. Kenyatta and Nai’o feels like the youngest, and Jel and Reth seem the oldest to me. Tamala is classified as adult and looks, idk, 30s, early 30s, and probably spun a web, but I saw in Discord she referred to an event 40 years ago, so she’s what, 45? 50? 60? Like how old was she 40 years ago is the question. (They clearly classified her by her appearence, smart)

So she;s idk how old and seduced the young hunter from the village-red flag. And she uses potions to hide her true age-red flag. And in our daily chat she was like, charming potions are so nice. They compliment you so much/hang onto every word you say/smth. And I’m just like. Angry. Cause is that what you did with Hassian, Tamala? Potioned him into “loving” you? Cause That’s so fucking noncon. Crosses so many lines. And it’s just like-Disguising.

If my gut feeling is right. That whatever they had was dressed up in potions of youth and charm and was never real at all but felt real-felt real enough. Like I grew up on Speak Now enough to know when to say “Alexa play Dear John.” Ow. I can see Hassian and Sifuu having a falling out over this gorgeous woman in the “my mother accused me of losing my mind but I swore I was fine.” Because they’re both so much more… fire…. Than Taylor and Andrea. Like full blowout argument, they don’t talk for weeks. Until Hassian realized it was all pretend and he’s broken and going home and mom doesn’t say I told you so like he’s picturing, but just has hugs and cuddles when the tears comes and it feels likes it’ll never be okay again but that’s…

And Reth once told me Hassian plays cards with Auni? Why? To keep an eye on him? So she can’t sink her claws into a child next? How often does Hodari thank the dragon that Najuma would never have any interest in witches promises beauty and love potions? Is part of why Jina can’t move the red tape an inch because Hassian accidentally moved them and touched magic too intimately?

Idk. Just theorizing some gut feelings and crumbs. I don’t expect the game to delve into any serious shit like this-doesn’t mean we can’t. Also it’s not going to anger as many people cause it’s younger man/older woman vs the other way around. I’m very well aware of that. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t gross me out.

So now I’m like. Tamala will clearly move the plot forward and I want to know what I can gleam from her. And my character doesn’t know about her and Hassian or anything. She just knows her as the recluse who makes potions in north Bahari Bay and she doesn’t like her but is also intrigued. I’m intrigued but enraged and I don’t like how she is. I also don’t like how Taylor put Mean after Dear John on Speak Now. Fucking whiplash.

We’ll see. I just needed to get this out. I am thrilled to write it though but as a game character I do not want to interact with Tamala. And there’s people who romance her??? Well, I imprinted on Hassian and I don’t typically like the goth witchy types so…

[crack-canon]

That one person who said Nai’o would eat an onion like an apple

Subscribe to the following headcanons

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-Badruu wears Cateye makeup. Once a bard, always a bard // Nai’o in turns also wears eye makeup on occasions

-He’s got Heterochromia

-The Daiya family got freckles and droopy ears

**Explaining my ear headcanon below

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*I like to think the working class have the ability to move their ears around.

*The Daiya’s got droopier ears to protect them from rain and dirt

*The Pavel Line bred into a more rounded ears type style to help with echolocation and a wider range to different noises

*While Hassian has longer ears that allows for pinpoint detection but also means he’s got highly sensitive hearing // Whenever he goes into town or to practice blacksmithing, he wears earplugs

*The rich/higher class bred out moving ears in order to not have their emotions easily read

*The Omiata have long ears that bend up a little like Spock. I will squeeze Star Trek wherever I can // Their ears bend closer to to their head to be out of the way

*Kenli, Kenyatta, and Eshe had long ears that bend away from their ears

[viahiptop]

that’s the spirit 🥳

[beeffenart]

when I first got into this game I thought Jel would be my boi but… goddamn, this dorky farmer with his insecurities and biceps got me more tied up than the Ormuu he wrangles!

[spicesprouts]

I love seeing references to stuff/people we don’t see (will we see it in expansions? Will it never be addressed?) because like. What wavelength are the riffrocs in and will one step on me if I startled it, so I get mowed over by a majiri-only hallucination?

Where am I supposed to put the carrots? In a hay stack? Is there a balance beam somewhere dressed like a goat that has carrots around it in various stages of decay?

Who are the rival jam makers and when will they show their disgusting mugs so I can rid Delaila of competition once and for all??? Checking the closet for the preserves boogie man etc.

[progenyofthephoenix]

Kenyatta: Hey, I’m getting in the shower. Wanna help me out?

Nai’O: ...Have you never taken a shower before?

[im-not-margaret]

Can I help anyone to a soft, hot farmer?

[puddle1212]

So I wasn’t planning on romancing anyone else in the game when I started but I’m nearing the end of Reth’s romance quests and I NEED more content so I was considering going for Jel since I was stuck between them originally BUT THEN Kenyatta was being a bitch to her mom whom I’ve grown fond of as a friend and I’ve decided I’m gonna take Nai’o away from her