#but i've had a hunch that ava and skuld were more connected than they've seemed for a long time

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Now that we’ve got Skuld and Urd, it’s almost inevitable that there’s going to be someone named after the third norn, Verdandi. And a lot of people have suggested that we've already met her under a different name, so I’m gonna throw my hat in and say that if anyone we already know is Verdandi, it’s probably Ava

Every translation that I’ve seen, including the official one, states that the Master of Masters gave his apprentices their names, which suggests that we don’t know their true names

So Ava’s true name isn’t Ava. Skuld has been compared to Ava more than once in-universe. Gula does so when he meets her before the war starts, Brain after it ends when the Union Leaders meet for the first time. No one else gets compared to another Foreteller, which seems to highlight the Skuld/Ava connection

One thing that we know about Skuld and Urd is that both have light brown/gold eyes. Urd’s are a bit lighter, but they’re very similar. As are their hairstyles; long hair with bangs and longer bits at the sides of their faces

It’s more of a lack of evidence than anything so it’s not conclusive by any means, but we’ve never seen Ava’s face, so we have no way to verify if any of these design elements hold true for her or not. Just something to keep in mind

Anyway, this isn’t meant to be persuasive or anything, especially since we don’t know if Skuld and Urd are even connected, just the fact that they’re both named after norns and that Urd’s character profile calls her “calm and reliable,” which can also fit Skuld (and Ava, but it’s also generic enough that it could fit anyone). It’s just something I’ve been considering as a possibility. And, if true, it could be a hint as to why Ava’s missing in the present