#I don't think Hawke even brings it up when dealing with Bartrand and Varania?

[crows-of-buckets]

I was thinking about Hawke earlier right? And how they have the little blood smear on their nose?

So Carver or Bethany dies in the prologue, right? What if as their dying, they reach up towards their older sibling's face, trying to comfort them, and smears some of their blood across the bridge of Hawke's nose.

Hawke leaves Fereldan with their sibling's blood still caked on their face. It's gross, but Maker, they can't bring themselves to wash it off. It hurts far far to much, and the thought of loosing the last tie to their younger sibling rips their heart out.

Years later in Kirkwall, Hawke can often be found buying cans of face paint whenever they get the chance. For the smear of red across their nose (they would use blood, but Leandra had called it unhygienic) Most assume the smear is a way of taunting their enemies. It's fearsome, it's bold, it's the symbol of Hawke.

But to Hawke? It's their way of honoring younger sibling, even in their death.