#[ at 17 i think she would've kicked Ilona out to go live with Jar and his husband and her adopted baby qunari cousin Oskhaar ]

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I think Ilona's experiences in Tevinter (first coming to Minrathous with her mom to live with her Uncle Jar and his husband, and then again, as an unruly teenager, sent off by her mom for like, a year), have really helped shape her, get her to see more of the world and how it is lived than just going from Orzammar to eventually settling in Rivain.

It really helped develop her sense of justice; Jar is a healer by trade and runs an infirmary with medicines with his husband, and she saw a lot of folks come and go who were in bad shape. Her own medicinal skills are limited to the basics, but she does know how to treat basic wounds and apply poultices, how to apply a splint to a broken arm or leg, and how to massage out painful muscle 'knots'/contractions by hand.

Coming to back to Rivain and back to her mom made her appreciate the kind of life they had, and as she trained and got hired by Isabela and the Lords of Fortune, she brought with her not only a warrior's skillset and vigor, but one with a little more care and concern for others (but, still, not as much a care for herself when it comes to combat). She loves the sea, loves the smell of the air, and really grows into herself under the mantra of for gold and glory.