In a 31-minute Gamescom preview of Avowed by GameSpot, Obsidian has finally revealed when in the Pillars of Eternity timeline its upcoming action RPG, Avowed, takes place. The first-person Pillars spinoff begins at some point after the end of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.
Avowed was never billed as a direct follow-up to Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity games, but rather another story in the same setting of Eora. Still, the events of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire in particular were so big, so transformative, and with so many ending permutations, fans like me had to wonder if Avowed took place after the original games, or at some point in Eora's distant past.
