#the avvar are so cool to meeeee

[emerald-amidst-gold]

Having a lot of thoughts about Fane and the Avvar. Mainly about how he would feel about them, their culture, and their faith. After all, Fane doesn’t believe in any type of god, nature bound or no. But I think he’d respect the fact that the Avvar don’t necessarily hold their gods on an infallible pedestal. The Avvar recognize that their gods can become displeased, disappointed, in a way, and then they seek to appease them or at least figure out where they may have erred. 

Fane, of course, wouldn’t really agree with the whole ‘whatever we do or fail in is because our gods are pleased/displeased with us’ ideology, but he would be intrigued by it. There’s a duality, I think, with how the Avvar present themselves, faith and reality going hand in hand, and Fane would resonate with that aspect. Again, he would respect it, even if he didn’t wholly agree with it. 

And he would be inspired by seeing how the Avvar handle magic and spirits, the way they coexist as symbiotic beings. Spirits are foreign and frightening to the rest of Thedas because no one, besides mages, have sought to learn more about what precisely they can do or how their natures interact with people. No one has sought to understand them, and Fane knows all too well what that’s like. It’s why he’s very comfortable with Cole and isn’t perturbed by wandering or adrift spirits, draconic/past lift aspect aside. So, him seeing how the augurs interact with spirits, practically revering them and wanting to listen to what they have to say, would make Fane go, ‘Is it that simple to coexist? To live without conflict because of differences?’ 

Honestly, the Avvar would make Fane reconnect a lot with his true nature. They would make him think instead of assume. They’re proud, but humble. They’re strong, but know when to be diplomatic. They have their politics, but they don’t use them to seek petty influence. They are devout, intrinsically tied to their faith, but show respect to nature and take only what they need, knowing greed would only make it weep. They don’t reap until the land is bare; they respect with solemnity, never pressing their beliefs into unwilling hands and minds. 

Like, if I ever write a Jaws of Hakkon arc, I think it would be a really fun adventure. Well, despite the dragon with Hakkon’s soul, and Fane being like, ‘Why does everyone use my fucking kin for this shit!?’. I also have been mulling over a potential discussion between Telana/Spirit and Fane regarding their devotion and adoration towards Ameridan/Solas. 

...I just have a lot of thoughts about this whooooole concept and arc if you can’t tell! XD