Ranga Ruānu

Ranga Ruānu
Biography and appearance
Game	Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Race	Island aumaua
Gender	Male
Culture	Deadfire Archipelago
Faction	Huana
Statistics
Class	Fighter
Level	8
Attributes	Health: 152 Mig 15 Con 14 Dex 12 Per 10 Int 9 Res 10
Accuracy	53
Penetration	6
Defenses	Def: 49 Fort: 59 Ref: 45 Will: 34
DR	3
Elemental DR	Slash: 3 Pierce: 3 Crush: 3 Shock: 3 Freeze: 3 Burn: 3 Corrode: 3
Abilities	Among the Waves, Fast Runner, One-Handed Style, Two-Handed Style, Weapon and Shield Style, Constant Recovery, Cleaving Stance, Confident Aim, Defender Stance, Warrior Stance, Disciplined Strikes, Fearless, Weapon Specialization
Gameplay
Location	Tikawara, Chieftain's Lodge
Quests	The Storms of Poko Kohara
Drops	Copper Muzūma Shell Key
Equipment
Body	Mataru Clothing
Weapon	Sword
Technical
Internal Name	NPC_Tikawara_Chief_Ruanu
GUID	f062e4fa-0197-4845-83e6-43d6d4ecfdb5

Ranga Ruānu is a character in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.

Background

An aumaua huddles in close conversation with the warriors next to him. He whispers in a low, stern voice.

No sooner do you catch his eye than he grins wide enough to stretch every muscle in his face.

The head of Tikawara, Ruanu is plagued by the suffering his people experienced at the hands of slavers, raiders, and Rauatai. He is determined to succeed in the new location by leveraging the Vailian Trading Company's proximity for protection. This sets him apart from many ranga in Huana territories who are averse to foreigners.

Interactions

	This character is involved in quests.	The Storms of Poko Kohara
	This character has other interactions.	He evokes a few reactions from your companions. You get unique dialogue if you pickpocket the key, when he goes to hand it to you.

Quests

• The Storms of Poko Kohara: He gives you the Copper Muzūma Shell Key when you promise to investigate Poko Kohara.

Companion reactivity

After asking him "How is Poko Kohara causing storms?", the ranga explains that it is of Ngati's doing, in her defense of the adra.

Companion	Dialogue
Pallegina	At the implication of divine providence, Pallegina's right eye twitches in annoyance, the membrane flicking out and back. Fighting against it, she forces a weak smile and nods politely. To which the Ranga responds: Cocking his head to the side, Ruānu mirrors the gesture with a full smile. He seem to be puzzling out Pallegina's reaction.

After asking him if there is danger beyond the storms, he briefly talks about "another people" living alongside his ancestors, and that the only thing there now is death.

Companion	Dialogue
Aloth	"That does tend to follow the Engwithans."

After he says: "Our village here is young still, but we will grow when the Vailians come."

Companion	Dialogue
Tekēhu	"Ekera, like an ingrown toenail." To which the Ranga responds: "For what does Ngati's chosen protest? Give Tikawara a chance to prove itself!"

After saying "You don't seem to mind the Vailian influence here." (only if you didn't destroy the adra pillar), he responds with:

"Some tribes push the foreigners away, but it is good to have powerful friends." A frown briefly clouds his expression.

Companion	Dialogue
Aloth	"Powerful friends have a way of extracting costly favors, don't they, [Player Name]?" He gives you a sidelong glance.
Pallegina	(Pro-Valian Republics, Minor) "The Company can be a good friend to helpful partners, even out here." She nods warmly toward Ruānu.
Edér	"We got plenty of those. Ours are holding our lives ransom and playing us against their enemies."

After asking if he's always this friendly, or after the above if you question Tikawara's ability to support more people (the latter only after starting Plucked Fruit).

Companion	Dialogue
Edér	"You sure you wanna question that? We never get nice ones like this."

Upon giving him Beza's Pages, during The Storms of Poko Kohara, claiming that the Vailians would've used the souls of the tribe to power the machines in Poko Kohara, and after he puts it away in fear of the news spreading.

Companion	Dialogue
Pallegina	(Minor Negative Reputation Lost) "Sciòderie! One woman's fevered notes do not represent the Company's plans!" Her lip curls in annoyance and her feathers stand on end.
Aloth	If he decided to take Thaos' place in Pillars of Eternity: You're responsible for your tribe and you're just going to... pretend you didn't see this?!" If he decided to dismantle the Leaden Key in Pillars of Eternity: "You're going to trust your fate to the goodwill of animancers?!" To which the ranga responds: "And what do you know of the choices before me, Aedyran?" He gives Aloth a contemptuous glare before turning back to you.