#TDP startouched

[addrianastarflower]

@thrandilf made a bingo card for their fic, The Devil You Thought you Knew (go check it’s out, it’s a great TDP fic) based on their predictions for S6 and encouraged me to do so too so here I am!

These predictions are based off my fic which was mostly written post season 3 and updated for 4 & 5, so it’s not totally up to date. The fic is titled Startouched (find it HERE) and follows Half Elf Callum with his father, Aaravos as Callum finds out and they figure out how to be a family.

I don’t think all of these will actually come true, they’re just musings based off my fic’s events.

This bingo card contains some spoilers for unposted chapters of the fic

Blank template by @raayllum below cut

[saigar-art]

Commission for Perlelas on Insta! ^^

[m4rs-ex3]

you are your father's daughter

[raylatdp-astridhttyd]

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[catcherwrites]

Walk with me a sec, ok?

So in The Dragon Prince, we see a fair share of death. But the ways in which the Archdragons die has always caught my eye. Just look at Sol Regem and Rex Igneous as an example

Sol Regem, a sun dragon, turns into fire and motes of light. Rex Igneous, an earth dragon, crumbles into molten rock. Both return to the primal source they are bonded to

You could also extend this to the other god-like beings of Xadia: Startouch elves. When they die (with similar flair I might add), they “return to the heavens,” ie., their primal source

There seem to be rites in elven culture that embody this concept too, like the Sunfire elves soul flame ceremony, but it’s pretty clear a physical return to the source only happens with the most powerful beings in Xadia. After all, we see plenty of dead/dying humans and elves, but none of them spontaneously combust!

The only exceptions that comes to mind are Ibis and Khessa. In Ibis’ case, Zubeia specifically requests that Callum perform a ritual that turns the body into a flock of birds, and affirming that he was her friend. Perhaps it is considered the greatest honour in Xadian culture to have your physical body rejoin your primal source like the Archdragons? Conversely, Aaravos flicks Khessa on the chin and turns her to ash - but it is unclear if this is a twisted way of giving her a ‘death fit for a queen’, or if it’s something else entirely

I guess the point I’m trying to make is if the natural end for Archdragons/Startouch elves (and the honoured tradition for regular elves) is for their essence to rejoin their respective source in death - then to be denied that would be deeply unnatural and disrespectful

Perhaps that is an additional element to the tragedy of Leola and Avizandum’s deaths? Leola, who should have been laid to rest among the stars, was cast down and denied that right. And Avizandum, who should have returned to the sky, had his body and soul imprisoned in stone

[sarahth2]

She only had 5 mins of screentime but I would've sided with Aaravos for what they had done to her.

[thegurlwhoisntthere]

You know what?

The council never specified what they meant when they said Leola gave Humans Magic

They didn’t say she gave them Dark Magic, they just said Magic? Since season 3 it’s been implied that Aaravos gave Humans dark magic, whereas this season’s telling us it was Leola

What if Leola taught them to understand Primal Magic and the council jumped to humans doing dark magic and Xadia devided, but were too far away to see the details? To see that it was Aaravos pulling the strings and causing Chaos. To see that it wasn’t Leola giving them Magic, it was them punishing her that unleashed the chaos that Aaravos would cultivate?

Wouldn’t that be interesting?

[saffronyollsa]

Aaravos and Leola

[artbyamara]

Just playing around with ideas

[miyanaxxi]

“What’s your favourite horror movie?”

idk probably Sol Regem “turning in” a happy, autistic, accepted child that was supposed to live forever and ended up getting exploded by the Cosmic Justice while only having barely lived.

[amiti-art]

Little Unicorn 🦄

[salty-and-spiraling]

I know everyone has noticed and pointed out the similar appearances of the Merciful One and Sarai.

But I'd also like to point out that (almost) every other member of the Startouch Elf Council also looks like people in the show-- dead people. And in all of their deaths, Viren somehow played a part.

Sarai (indirectly)

Sarai was killed in battle by Avizandum after she went back and saved Viren. Not to mention Viren was right there when she died, capturing her last breath.

Harrow (indirectly)

It was Viren's persuasion that led Harrow to seek and end the life of the Avizandum and his idea to destroy the egg of the dragon prince-- even though he didn't actually go through with it-- for which Harrow took the blame and was assassinated for it.

Khessa (indirectly)

He was the vessel that brought Aaravos's bug to Lux Aurea. This allowed Aaravos to get close to Khessa, who then proceeded to possess another elf and kill her-- making Viren partially responsible.

Kpp'ar (directly)

Even though Kpp'ar isn't technically dead, he's not alive either so I count it. This one is obvious. Viren is the one who trapped Kpp'ar's soul in the coin, making Viren directly responsible for his demise.

-When creating this, I also noticed that all these people were in some type of position of authority within whatever monarchy they participated in-

Every member of the Startouch Elf Council has a look-alike in the show who is currently dead because of Viren-- or at least not living, in Kpp'ar's case. Every member except this one.

I'm not sure who this person looks like, if they look like anyone at all. And, if they do have a look-alike that might be introduced in s7, I wonder if they'll stay consistent with this pattern I found.

Like most of my observations, I'm not really sure where I'm going with this but I'd love for anyone to add on to this half-theory.

[m4rs-ex3]

i love how much chiller and more comfortable she's gotten when sleeping, but also how they show that that instinct hasn't just gone away

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