avad killed jiran. with his own hands.
you can't take that away from him; it is fundamental to his character.
it is the thing he did that defines him as a ruler who wants to be good and kind, but understands that ruthlessness is a necessary evil. sometimes, you have to be ruthless to do good.
it is a stain on his honor that he carries and wears. it is the burden of his guilt that he bears with the crown. it is essential to his character to be someone who killed his father in order to save his city.
you can't take that away from avad.
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Art Practice of The Day: Meme Time
(so like. Avad totally did Ersa’s carja noblewoman makeup before the escape right? I mean it’s not super likely that she did it ….)
bonus oblivious Erend telling this totally hilarious, whacky, and definitely platonic story about his king and sister to Aloy
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Leave your titles by the door
My contribution to the Rare Pair Roundup event held by the @everybodylovesaloy server. These two deserved some appreciation. 🧡
Bonus:
Sneaking out of the Sun-King's private chambers undetected afterward can be tricky. Aldur keeps getting exposed to the love lives of his Captains against his will.
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Horizon: Forbidden West #052
Source: Parks and Rec
Avad: Aloy, you're like an angel with no wings.
Aloy: So..
Aloy: ..like a person.
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I like to think that Avad will still go on a journey…
….. Maybe together with Allora 🫣
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I've been replaying Horizon zero Dawn, and I'm up to Forbidden West now.
And I was just thinking, I would love a prequel game about Avad's rebellion and over throwing the mad sun king.
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hey you, yes YOU
look at me. look in my eyes
Avad is a cool character who deserves more active screen time in horizon 3
you agree
you are manifesting this with me
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I'm not sure if this exists on tumblr yet, but here's the transcript of Avad's letter to the Nora during the Proving.
"An annunciation of gratitude, written by the hand of Sun-King Avad, 14th Luminance of the Radiant Line:
People of the Nora,
On the eve of your Proving, know the Carja stand with you as the Sun's light frames the stoutest trees. As those you have nurtured take their places among your Braves, we join your prayers that they will stand tall in the Sun.
I am grateful for your audience, to be taken into your embrace. I thank the wisdom of your elders, the mercy of your mothers. With our tribes united in trade and in trust, I pray that the Nora may never again mourn the death of a child in battle.
We do not forget our history. We do not forget the sins of my father. We do not forget the Nora children who bravely defended your land. Their blood is a stain on the honor of the carja. Our actions blotted out the sun's light with smoke and cruelty. Nora mothers, brothers, and sons, I have grieved as you have. I lost my own brother and at the hand of he who raised us. You, strong in spirit, have been an example to me.
So let me restate my vow: No harm will come from the West.
Look with me to the future when the strength of the Nora is the strength of us all No man, no machine is stronger than the bond between us.
To the young warriors, to the honored elders, I bless you. May your mothers' hands and the Light of the Sun forever guide you."
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More Sun-Queen AU sketches
And some food for the starving Alvad/alovad shippers 😆
(It’s a Political Marriage AU that takes place after Nemesis)
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