#illyria acotar

[kataraavatara]

i know i said i’d shut up about acotar but i’ve never seen a fantasy society so primed for a populist revolution as the night court. all the wealthy merchants and artists are from one single city while a disenfranchised rural population is expected to provide the armies and die for them without seeing any of that wealth? not to mention the fact that the wealthy city elite don’t have to go to war? “oh nooo our greatest threat is koschei the deathless sorcerererrrr” your greatest threat is your citizens discovering class consciousness.

[janeyis]

Rhysand thinks of Nesta as an Illyrian, so it makes sense that he sticks her somewhere that she can't escape on her own, metaphorically clipping her wings, and the only option for liberation is to train as a warrior that will serve him as High Lord.

[nikalaeva]

I saw so much fanart of Tamlin with antlers that I consider it canon. Imagine Calanmai, where fae men fight with antlers like deers or elks to get a woman, and then they have ritual sex to fill the land with spring, and the High Lord make spring magical. The wildness of nature is amazing.

Wingspan? Fuck it. Let the Illyrians, Peregrines and other winged fairies perform mating dances. Yeah, these warriors, huge pumped-up men with tattoos shake their asses for woman's attention. Have you seen a female peacock, butterflies, or even an ordinary chicken?

And the Court of Nightmares? Instead of Keir, there should be Keira, who has spider or mantis legs. And these women can literally rip a man to shreds, have a bath with blood, and make a birthing bed out of bones. Such ladies would happily join Amarantha, it would be easier to believe that Mor is only good one there (and for them she is a freak, wrong), and Rhysand's feminism would be morally gray, ambigous, because he oppresses these women, but it is really dangerous to let them out.

Nature is cruel. Magical nature is doubly cruel, and it's no wonder that Feyre, as a hunter, accepted it more quickly than Nesta, raised as a noble's wife, and Elain, who had her ass wiped up to adulthood. Due to SJM's poor imagination, we missed Helion with harem of lion-wives and could have explored homosexuality in nature through Thesan (I'm sure many people believe that gay animals don't exist).

I mean, if we're going to make fairies not otherworldly, but animalistic. But the only "animal" thing in ACOTAR is that characters fuck like rabbits.

[aphroditeofcnidus]

What bothers me about Illyrians is that they are the NC main army and they are not even compensated well for it.They live in poverty.And they are treated like shit,when they complain,even by their own kind.Azriel says that they train all their lives as soldiers and yet complain when their loved ones get killed.Of course they complain,they are not banned from Velaris,they have probably seen how Nc citizens who dont ever fight for the protection of the NC live,while they get killed to defend it and still living in tents.Why doesnt Rhysand do what every reasonable ruler has ever done and pay his armies well?That way he won't worry about rebellions(as he should,because a displeased army has sent many kings to the grave).And Sjm expects us to side with Rhysand on this and think illyrians are these unreasonable,uncivilised brutes,when in fact they are being exploited.If she think its normal for them to live a humble lifestyle,because they are largely inspired by Spartans,i have news.Spartans didnt live in luxury ,but they didnt lack necessities,like blankets either.They werent in fact poor,just avoided luxury as a lifestyle choice.They chose which wars to fight,they werent exploited by anyone.Their education was mainly military,but they also learnt poetry(especially Homer)and music,like kids in other greek city states.Illyrians dont seem to have any education other than military training.Illyrians are treated as expendable,Spartans who died in the war were honored.And yet they are unreasonable to complain when their lives are valued so little.

[miseryreads]

✨ 𝓔𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓘𝓵𝓵𝔂𝓻𝓲𝓪 ✨

What we learn about the 𝐼𝓁𝓁𝓎𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 is the ferociousness, pride and bravery that fills it. Emerie, despite what she’s been through, has maintained her 𝐼𝓁𝓁𝓎𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉. But hers is also filled with kindness, hope, and the strength of femininity.

I love the idea of Emerie’s accomplishments bringing change to Illyrian women and inspiration to the future generation of Illyrian girls.

@artbyamara created this beautiful and warm piece of a little Illyrian girl gifting sunflowers to her hero - Emerie 🤍

Please no reposts without permission and do not use this art for anti content.

IG Post can be found here.

Thank you @emerieweekofficial for hosting this amazing event for Emerie 🤍

[theegemini92]

All I said was Rhys and his batboys haven’t never been with Illyrian females sexually. This was on the topic of Feyre culturally appropriating Illyrian women and using Azriels wings as a prop. And I said I will blame Rhys who is already a sexual deviant to want to have this fetishization of flying and fuvking.

If my saying that the batboys haven’t had relations with Illyrian females means I don’t like them then it’s fucking dumb af. Yes I don’t like Rhys but I am not blind to see the social systems of Illyrians. People don’t like Nesta yet they have shipped her with Tamlin. People don’t like Tamlin they have shipped him with Rhys sister. How is this very reasonable theory a bad one? I have already talked about this in-depth on a reblog but again the Illyrian females are not easily accessible. Per my reading and understanding

Many cultures in our real world don’t give their women access to foreign men or the being with another who has a bad rep to taint their women. These females are shunned or killed for even going outside the culture. Peoples world views should start expanding beyond where they live or else things like this will fly over their heads. I’ve heard stories of caste systems, religion etc getting couples killed.

Cassian mother was an obvious example. With Illyrian women you either marry or become a prostitute and your children becoming bastards.

Illyrian pregnancies were also male Illyrians to another female fae which put these females to death, never the other way around.

The way they subjugate their females, what makes you think you can just waltz in and get one? They are also not even regarded as high fae.

We truly do have a lot of material to come to such a conclusion.

I would love other peoples thoughts on this topic honestly. I really want to know am I wrong on this take? My reblog is also on my page if you need to read it.

[motherrstorm]

illyrians and hewn city residents should really take inspiration from the french on how to deal with useless rulers.

[harperbrynne]

Devlon when he sees Nesta: WITCH 🫵

[1800naveen]

Dictatorship (Rhysand's version)

I made a post of Rhysand and Feyre being Donald and Melania Trump in another universe and have called him and the inner circle the definition of Fascism, nobody better not get butthurt over this. If you do, I don't give a fuck.

IF YOU LIKE RHYSAND AND/OR THE INNER CIRCLE, THIS POST IS NOT FOR YOU! LEAVE NOW, I WILL BE SHITTING ON THEM!

Let's start with a definition. What is dictatorship? A dictatorship is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else. What is a dictator? A dictator is a political person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way.

Notorious dictators and dictatorships in history are: Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Benito Mussolini of Fascist Italy, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, Hirohito of Imperial Japan, Pol Pot of the Khmer Rouge, and Mao Zedong of People's Republic of China.

Rhysand is the High Lord of the Night Court and has earned himself a reputation of being a cruel and evil man to the other Courts of Prythian. To others, the Night Court is seen as the Court of Nightmares; a land of cruelty but it's only a cover up to hide Velaris, the city of starlight and where Rhysand truly lives. The existence of Velaris is unknown with the expectation of a few people.

What makes someone a dictator? Google did not give me a clear answer so I had to go on Chat GPT and it gave me this (apologies if you don't like ai): Concentration of power, control over military and security forces, propaganda and censorship, repression and human rights abuse, and economic control. There are three more examples but I picked the ones that relate to Rhysand the most.

Concentration of power: As High Lord, Rhysand is the most powerful person in the Night Court. What he says, goes. His word is law. You can't go against him without facing punishment for it. If you are from Velaris, it doesn't matter because to you, Rhysand is a nice guy and a good ruler. To those in Illyria and Hewn City, he pays no attention to you. He doesn't give a damn about you.

Control over military and security forces: Whenever battle or war is coming, Rhysand goes to the Illyrian warriors and their warbands to aid him. He also has the darkbringers, elite warriors from the Court of Nightmares and are under the leadership of Keir come to his aid when Hybern attacks. Velaris was attacked in ACOMAF and Rhys and the inner circle went to defend their home and people but have they done the same for the Illyrians? Hewn City citizens? To them, the safety of Velaris will always be more important than the other two regions. That's just sad.

Propaganda and censorship: When it comes to making decisions, Rhysand either makes them himself or with the help of the inner circle. They may agree but as the high lord, his authority can never be challenged by them. As it is known to many, Rhysand has a track of using manipulation for his own gain or his court. Because of this, it forged the "the night court is evil" belief and the daemati powers don't make things better. He manipulates Feyre in the first book and makes her his pawn, doing it without her consent. Rhysand keeps many secrets hidden from the other courts which is somewhat normal but there are secrets that are crucial for other courts to know of. The cauldron for example or the book stolen from the summer court. He'll justify it as a way of protection when it's really not. (The pregnancy thing in acosf, cough.) He uses fear and intimidation when he feels it necessary and/or to keep control and it works all the time. An example would be how he acts when he visits Hewn City or the Spring Court.

To the night court, Rhysand is this great hero who sacrificed so much and will do anything for them. Which is true but it only goes for Velaris. To the other courts and Hewn City, Rhysand is as I said before, cruel and evil. The way the inner circle speaks of Rhysand (straight up dick riding), you would think he's one of the best things since sliced bread.

Repression and human rights abuse: What is repression? It's the act of using force to control a group of people and limit their freedom. What group in acotar has limited freedom and/or are controled? You guessed it, Hewn City citizens and Illyrians! What is human rights abuse? Anything that harms a person's rights but in this case, let's go with abuse of rights (since Illyrians aren't human).

The women of Illyria and Hewn city suffer under the system of men. In both regions, it rules under a patriarchal system. The Illyrian women have their wings clipped so that they can be used for breeding purposes and the Hewn women are sold off into marriages, even bidding their virginities. All these women face abuse (either physical, mental, or sexual) and their high lord has done nothing to stop it.

Rhysand knows the pain of sexual abuse and yet, this still happens to the women. "But the library!" HOW THE FUCK ARE HEWN WOMEN GOING TO MAKE IT THERE? HE DOESN'T LET THEM LEAVE, THINKS THEY'RE ALL EVIL, AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS?

A woman with Illyrian wings is never mentioned; yes, we don't know if there is one or not but you think that a lady with big bat wings, someone would point it out. You're telling me that I'm getting abused by all the men in my life and there's a haven for women like me but I can't get access to it because I was born in the court of nightmares?

Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira, Les aristocrates à la lanterne! Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira, Les aristocrates on les pendra!

You may say that Rhysand has to let the Illyrians do their own thing so that they cooperate with him but here's the thing, Rhysand is a daemati. Daemati is the ability to control and infiltrate a person's mind. He could easily go into the minds of the Illyrian men and tell them to stop with the wing clipping and boom, problem solved but he doesn't. The same thing with Hewn men, go into their mind and tell them to stop these arranged marriages and biddings.

But as long as Rhysand needs soldiers and as long as Velaris is at peace, Illyria and Hewn city will suffer for it. The sins of the father if you want to call it. Always an angel (Illyria and Hewn city), never a god (Velaris).

Economic control: What is economic control? It can be seen as a form of abuse as it prevents someone from gaining financial independence. Measures of which governments use to manage and/or their economy.

The Illyrians have it rough. Like rough, rough. They don't live in houses like Velaris or Hewn City citizens. They live in war camps. WAR CAMPS. Their situation is so bad that Cassian handed out blankets. I'm taking a guess and going with the idea that the Illyrians use their money on weapons and training, etc. "Who needs proper housing when we can fight!" I know they make their own money through trade or selling/making clothes but y'all can't afford to make a house?

A lot of the riches in the night court is stored in Velaris but where the hell do they get it from? Their mountains? It will eventually run dry. Trading? Why must the Illyrians live like this and not experience a similar life to Velaris? They don't have to change the entire thing but at least, build them houses or cottages.

Do you know what a war camp looks like in real life?

But this is a fantasy book so it looks like this:

This is not a post to be taken seriously, it's just for fun, I enjoy writing analysis (analyses?) on things I like or hate, no in between.

I am only a woke libtard who doesn't turn off their brain to enjoy a book but instead, will read and analyze/give my critics😔. If only I could act like you booktok girlies who don't bat (get it?) an eye at the weird choices and decisions in the series and who will eat up the very questionable actions of my favorite morally grey man because tattoos, dark hair, shadow daddy, grooming underage girls, committing acts of sexual assault, being abusive and justifying that abuse because tragic backstory, yada yada.

I hold some of my favorite characters accountable for their actions but I don't justify it, it's very easy to do. Yes, they have trauma but it's not an excuse to do what they did.

I am only a teenage girl who loves to hate and act like a hypocritical bitch because what's more fun in life than making grown adults mad because of my unpopular/controversial opinions?

Why are you mad that I'm insulting your "book husband"? It's not my fault your book husband is a POS and that your own husband that you married can't satisfy you so you have to turn to fairy porn and hardcore smut to get rid of your blue balls.

I would like to give thanks to @sonics-atelier for giving me some help and thanks to booktok for unironically making me hate men.

Edit: "You're taking this too seriously!" Number one, I don't care. Number two, I'm a history nerd who once spiraled down a path of learning about dictators. Number three, I'm an American. I know what a dictator looks and acts like, we're going to have one in office for the next four years.

(This has been sitting in my drafts for months and whenever I felt like it, I worked on it.)

[ennawrite]

And if i said Feyre’s perfect little bubble of oblivion being popped in ACOSF is a metaphor for the inevitable collapse of Velaris?

Also, the bubble Rhysand put around Feyre wasn’t ever going to be enough to save her in the end. The threat/harm was coming from inside.

Hope I’m making sense but there’s so much to think about…

[kataraavatara]

the nc’s main army from illyria being so poor cassian is handing out blankets while the the rich merchant class in velaris doesn’t have to provide any soldiers is good class commentary until you remember rhysand is supposed to be the good guy and also it’s sarah j maas

[viajandopelomar]

Isn't it weird that Rhysand claims to wear a "mask", but we don't know when it started? He's been attending inter-territory meetings since he was a prince (he met Tamlin at one of those meetings), and it's not like he just showed up at one of those meetings all gloomy and yelling "haha fear me, you scum, I'm the bad guy now huahuahua 😈😈”.

Tamlin was young at the war, a kid, I think, and Rhysand was about 38 and fought, I think he was at at least one or two meetings before that (war preparation meetings, mostly). So when exactly did he start wearing this mask to protect the cute little city? He didn't grow up in it, he grew up in the Illyria, he went there when he was 8. How could he love a city he didn't even live in?

He also didn't have much contact with his father, in ACOSF in Cassian's pov we read that Rhysand's mother made RARE visits to her husband, and they were partners. Rhysand didn't see his father until the war approached, when he went to the camp and saw his son almost surpass him in power. Rhysand was raised in a camp full of Illyrians, where the author wants me to believe that before they were much worse than they are now (I don't think anything has changed, no matter what Feyre believes that Rhysand has changed). So, hey, is it really a mask?

I know he had a "complete education", probably with tutors, but I don't think tutors without the supervision of the high lord would say something like "pretend to be a son of a bitch to protect Velaris", because there's no way people from outside the city can go to teach there in the Illyrian mountains, you know? The city was secret. It doesn't make sense. Has he been pretending since forever? Why don't the Illyrians seem to doubt his evil, if he was raised there? If he stayed there even after the war? His mother and sister went to visit him there, I have reason to believe that he lived in Illyria until his father died precisely because the high lord was afraid of being dethroned by Rhsyand, and being kept surrounded by people who hate him would prevent allies and therefore, a rebellion.

So again, what reason does Rhsyand have to pretend to be evil and protect a city he didn't even have access to until he became high lord (he lived there until he was 8, doesn't count, okay? He spent at least over a century with Illyrians)? Is it really a fake? Let's think about it... sarah, sarah, you better give me a decent plot if you want me to actually like your literary abusive god.

🇧🇷Não é estranho que Rhysand alegue usar uma "máscara", mas não saibamos quando isso começou? Ele comparece a reuniões entre territórios desde que era príncipe (conheceu Tamlin nessas reuniões), e não é como se ele simplesmente tivesse surgido em uma dessas reuniões todo trevoso como se gritasse "haha me temam, seus lixos, eu sou o vilão agora huahuahua 😈😈”.

Tamlin era jovem na guerra, uma criança, acho, e Rhsyand tinha uns 38 anos e lutou, acho que ele estava em pelo menos uma ou duas reuniões antes disso (reuniões de preparação de guerra, principalmente). Então, quando exatamente ele passou a usar essa máscara para proteger a cidade bonitinha? Ele não cresceu nela, ele cresceu no acompanhamento, foi pra lá com 8 anos. Como ele poderia amar uma cidade que ele sequer morava?

Ele também não tinha tanto contato com o pai, em ACOSF no pov de Cassian lemos que a mãe de Rhysand fazia RARAS visitas ao marido, e eles eram parceiros. Rhysand não viu o pai até a aproximação da guerra, quando ele foi ao acampamento e viu o filho quase lhe ultrapassar em poder. Rhysand foi criado em um acampamento cheio de illyrianos, onde a autora quer que eu acredite que antes eles eram bem piores do que são agora (eu acho que não mudou nada, não importa o que Feyre acredite que Rhsyand mudou). Então, ei, é realmente uma máscara?

Eu sei que ele teve uma “educação completa”, provavelmente com tutores, mas eu não acho que tutores sem a supervisão do alto senhor iriam dizer algo como "finge ser filho da puta pra proteger Velaris", porque não tem como pessoas de fora da cidade irem dar aula lá nas montanhas illyrianas, sabe? A cidade era secreta. Não faz sentido. Ele esteve fingindo desde sempre? Porque os illyrianos não parecem duvidar da maldade dele, se ele foi criado lá? Se ele continuou lá mesmo após a guerra? A mãe e a irmã dele foram visitar ele lá, tenho motivos para acreditar que ele viveu em illyria até o pai morrer justamente porque o alto senhor tinha medo de ser destronado pelo Rhsyand, e ser mantido rodeado de gente que odeia ele impediria aliados e portanto, uma rebelião.

Então, de novo, que motivos Rhsyand tem para fingir ser mal e proteger uma cidade que ele sequer teve acesso até virar alto senhor (ele viveu lá até os 8 anos, não conta, ok? Ele passou pelo menos mais de um século com illyrianos)? é realmente uma farsa? Vamos pensar sobre isso... sarah, sarah, é melhor me dar uma trama decente se quiser que eu realmente goste do seu deus abusador literário.

[nikalaeva]

Why is the Night Court so boring?

I don't like the NC, Velaris and the IC because they are perfect. You're probably thinking: "Wait, what about Illyria? The Court of Nightmares?" They're not the problem. We see MENTIONS of rebellions, not rebellions (and only in ACOFAS). We're scared that the CoN is filled with mad mothefuckers so they shouldn't be allowed into civilized Velaris. But where's their abnormality? They're religious fanatics? No. They're terrorists? No. They're just... arrogant conservatives. You know, FAIRIES.

ACOMAF could be Feyre Cursebreaker's journey and a slowburn with a morally gray Rhysand. Okay, let's say ACOMAF is only about the NC. What kind of plot could we see?

1. The rivalry between Keir and Rhysand.

Keir is the most dangerous faerie in the NC. What if very old faeries are immune to daemati's power? Rhysand isn't afraid of him, but he has to be careful and cunning to be respected in this terrarium called the Court of Nightmares. Some fairies wanted to take power from Keir, stabbing him in the back. Keir is here, and where are they? No one has seen them again... And why Rhysand chose Mor as his "second"? She knows Keir. She knows his tricks, his way of thinking, his confidants and enemies.

Keir can't ignore Feyre: if Rhysand took Mor with her "power of truth" (whatever that means), Keir wants Cursebreaker. Feyre needs to learn how get along with fairies like Keir, 'cause that's the politics - it doesn't care about your feelings or traumas.

2. Rebellions in Illyria.

We have Devlon with old warriors defends the centuries-old, cruel order of Illyrian society, and Balthazar with the younger generation who wants changes. It's useless to frighten the Illyrians with brute force, diplomacy will not be effective. Imagine that in Rhysand's absence, Cassian has decided to support Devlon 'cause with enemies like Amarantha and Hybern, you can't relax. Azriel is on Balthazar's side 'cause he knows better than anyone - cruelty corrupts. Of course, they respect Rhysand, but he is more High Fae than Illyrian.

The Illyrians can't ignore Feyre - she has the powers of all High Lords. Yes, she's a woman, but so was Amarantha, and what did she do on her own? Feyre knew poverty, just like Cassian. Her kindness and compassion are not weakness. Feyre was neglected by her family, suffered tortures, and she is unique, just like Azriel. Feyre needs to learn the importance of laws, the line between respecting traditions and the harm it causes.

3. Amren.

Damn, how SJM screwed up with her... A creature who is over 15,000 years old, acts like my mean grandma. Imagine if Rhysand's "third" was a real otherworldly monster. The banshee who went out of control. She can't talk, only cry, scream and howl, but with this she warns of danger and brings death. Rhysand's power can restrain Amren, but he is forced to feed her by souls to keep her from escaping the NC.

Feyre must help him, because Amren is ready to fight with the Weaver. For them it is merely a territorial matter, like for animals, but for Velaris it will be disastrous. Forget the fucking ring. Feyre must lure the Weaver away and bring her home while Rhysand does the same to Amren.

So, Rhysand protected Velaris from Amaranta, but the High Lord is so important that without him any community falls into chaos. Rhysand just can't be a good guy 'cause in the NC good guys drop like flies. And Feyre is a new force, a fresh perspective. And in the end the land chooses her as High Lady - equal to Rhysand, but not because she is his mate/wife (slowburn, remember?), but because she has earned it through her work.

But fans find more interesting to see Feyre as a whore and a thief, Keir as a pathetic bitch under Rhysand's thumb, the IC as the perfect family, Velaris as a fairytale. Illyria and the CoN are the background: there's something going on, but it's not worth paying attention to. We're more interested in seeing when and how Feyre and Rhysand will fuck, and everyone else doing something to make an illusion of a plot.

That's why the Night Court is so boring. And, unfortunately, we stuck in there.

[aphroditeofcnidus]

The oppresion of Illyrians is justified by the Inner Circle, because they are backwards and because of the wing clipping.If you think that wing clipping is most likely inspired by female genital mutilation in african countries, it's like SJM is saying that the oppression of third world countries is justified because they are backwards and treat women badly.Then,you have Mor who wants to wipe an entire race off and this is justified for the same reasons as well.Genocide is justified because a race is backwards.

[wishcamper]

Illyrian Clans according to me

I love the posts going around with gaps filled in from SJM's worldbuilding and wanted to share some of my own from my current WIP A Court of Vice & Victors on the Illyrian clans!

Ironcrest - Mountainous terrain, VERY RICH bc of mining. Second largest camp behind Windhaven, known for hardy warriors and heavier weapon use. Trade in many precious metals and gemstones. Famous for their smithing. Lord is decided by legacy, current lord is Breckon Ironcrest, and is heir is his son Kallon.

Bloodstone - Seaside, stone houses with thatch roofs. Poor, insular. Warriors are known for naval fighting abilities. Fish is main export. Election by the males decides the lord every 100 years, current leader is Caddick.

White Eagle - On the northernmost island, sharing it with the magical forest of Argadnel. Middling to poor due to isolation. Huge focus on honoring Illyrian and local customs. Isolated except for holidays, when pilgrims come to the large festivals. No war camp, able boys are sent to other camps to train, usually Bloodstone. Trade in furs and lumber. Leader is a religious elder chosen by a council of males.

Ravenscroft - Azriel's home camp. On the southwest edge of the Steppes and into the mountains. The oldest, and the richest camp of all due to natural resources. Trade in a variety of things like precious metals and and, on the side to other courts, mercenaries. Warriors are known for being agile, cunning, and ruthless. Legacy leaders, with a storied history of bloody succession battles.

let me know if you want more 👉👈 

[silverflameataraxia]

When Nessian made their bargain, it was Nesta's magic that chose the Starborn design, but the logo appeared on Cassian's back intertwined with his Illyrian markings.

I didn't think too much about this in ACOSF because I thought the tattoo was in relation to Nesta's training, but HOFAS proved that wrong and pointed towards Nesta being Starborn, with the Dusk Court and Illyria plots potentially being interwoven. The ACOTAR pieces important to the crossover were:

• Nesta & Azriel

• Starborns & Illyrians

• Queen Theia & Enalius

• Gwydion & Truth-Teller

• The Prison & Ramiel

• Dusk Court & Illyria

• The Dread Trove & the Cauldron

Nesta's future storyline lies exclusively with being Starborn/scion of Queen Theia/Gwydion/The Prison/Dusk Court and Az's storyline lies with the Illyrians/Enalius/Truth-Teller/Ramiel/Illyria.

I have no doubt that Nesta will be vital to the Ramiel plot since she's the only one who hasn't touched the stone atop the mountain, which the Daglan were trying desperately to reach. I'm sure when she touches it, it will transport them inside the mountain, and they can see what ancient hands carved up inside, especially since it seems the Illyrians were hiding/protecting the Cauldron in Ramiel.

Some other tie-ins with the Dusk Court and Illyria would be the Valkyries. They're not just Valkyries, but Valkyries reborn, which means they're fighting techniques are a mix of Valkyrie and Illyrian. They were forced to participate in, and won, the Illyrian Blood Rite. There seems to be foreshadowing of a potential upcoming Valkyrie/Illyrian conflict, not including the fact that there will be a conflict if the Illyrians ever find out that Cassian was forced to enter the Rite, even if it was against his will. There may also be some Illyrian/Emerie conflict with her being the first Illyrian woman to be crowned Carynthian, and since I'm sure she'll eventually be getting multiple Siphons to contain her killing power.

The Valkyries are also tied in with the Dusk Court via Nesta. All signs point towards Nesta being a Starborn descendent of Queen Theia, which would make her the rightful heir to the Dusk Court. Nesta and Gwyn are moonlight-coded characters, and both have been seen "glowing" at various times. The original territory of the Valkyries has been subsumed, so when Nesta reawakens the Dusk Court, logically that will become their new territory.

Anywho, these are just my thoughts on how Nessian, Gwynriel, and the Valkyries can be tied into the future Dusk Court/Illyria plots leftover from both ACOSF and HOFAS.