#hfw avad

[mancatrex]

A patricide on the throne

[robo-dino-puppy]

horizon forbidden west | avad 2/?

[shockwavedshark27]

Oh. My. Gods…

I was just thinking about the Red Raids and my mind went to the ages of Erend, Ersa, and Avad.

So, when we meet Erend in Mother’s Heart before the Proving, we are told abt the Raids. He also says that he can’t remember life before the Red Raids. Erend’s age is unspecified but we do know that he’s in his early to mid 20s. When we first meet him, he seems to be around 22-23ish. We learn that the Raids had ended 2 years prior and they lasted for about 12 years. So, by the end of the Raids, he’s about 20-21ish. Take 12 years away from that and that must put Erend at around 8-9 years old when the Red Raids first started, this explains his inability to remember his life, due to not remembering things as a child. And the wiki page tells us that Avad starts to rally the Oseram about a decade into the Raids which would make Erend about 18-19 when he became a Freebooter.

Fuck, he was really young when the Red Raids started.

Now, what about Ersa and Avad.

Well, the two are said to be around the same age from what I’ve read. Avad is said to be no older than his late 20s, I’d say that he’s around 28-29 when we meet him in Zero Dawn. I think Ersa is about a year-ish younger than him so I’d say about 27-28 give or take. That would make Avad around 26-27 when he took up the crown and Ersa would be 25-26 at the end of the Raids. Going by the same theory of the 12 year Red Raids, Avad would be about 14-15 when the Raids started, with Ersa being 13-14. And again, a decade into the Raids, Avad rallied the Freebooters when he was around 24-25. This would make Ersa about 23-24 when she took up arms alongside Avad and her brother.

Good Gods… They were so young when Jiran started his horrible plans.

They deserve so much better man.

Anyways, this makes me want to cry, this wasn’t even that much of a lore deep dive. What the fuck man.

[nerd-artist]

You never told me exactly how your sister escaped the Mad Sun-King.

[bakedcrossaintt]

i showed this pic to my friend and he said "why is he making 'destroy my hole' eyes at the camera" ??????????

[apricity-writes]

It's Avad doodle hours, I guess 😉

[felrend]

Reference pictures for Sun King Avad

[setavvo]

Just some drawing practice!

[shockwavedshark27]

Me reblogging anything that I deem worthy to be Nilvad

not now sweetie mommy’s blogging about something that 5 people care about

[mancatrex]

I always draw Avad with the sad eyes so I decided to try some happy Avad for a change of pace

[mistress-light]

Horizon Forbidden West PC • Sun-King Avad

[han-ban-bam]

Part 2 or our multi part angst journey 🎉 the aftermath. part 1 is here so you can see how we ended up like this

music;

the world and all its lessons (part 2) - HZD

[shockwavedshark27]

Pangolin Avad is one of the only things I need in life, along with Djungelskog Erend.

Avad achieving his true form, polite hands and all

Made with the assistance of the Animorphs Generator website

[bakedcrossaintt]

Aloy and Avad

i'll prefice this rant by saying i haven't played Forbidden West yet so some of my interpretations of the characters may be off and my knowledge of canon events is limited.

That being sad, holy shit i am so sad about Avad and Aloy. I love them as a ship, i truly do, but i just absolutely cannot see Aloy being by his side and becoming the Sun Queen no matter how hard i try. And in turn i can't see Avad ever leaving the kingdom behind in order to be with Aloy. In my mind they're total star-crossed lovers, both really wanting to be together but their circumstances not allowing them. Aloy needs to be out in the wild, helping people all over the land, fighting and hunting and being free. She would hate being worshipped as royalty, being called "queen" and having to spend her days cooped up in a palace doing political paperwork. Similarly, Avad could never give up his place as king and leave the Carja to fend for themselves, at least not until Itamen is fully ready to take his place.

I have an insane amount of thoughts on this and so many angsty fanfic ideas. If anyone wants to listen to me rant about it OR possibly change my mind and tell me a way that they could be happy with each other, please let me know!

[amanitaknowsbest]

Kotallo: They keep plotting murder.

Erend: They're playing fuck, marry, kill.

Avad: I remember this, it's an Oseram game.

Erend: Ersa loved it, but -

Avad & Erend: She'd always pick kill.

Erend: Kind of surprised Aloy's chosen to kill everyone.

Nil: I'm not surprised, she's a smart woman, has her priorities straight.

Avad: ...

Erend: ...

Kotallo: ...

Varl's Ghost: ...

Avad: How did you get inside?

@montesvitae

[mewly]

Additional Avad lines from the prologue!

Transcript of lines:

Carja Citizen: Shipments continue to arrive weekly from Cut-Cliffs. And another band of Oseram laborers have been hired to speed up reconstruction. Avad: Very good.

Avad: The monument's really coming along. Carja Citizen: Indeed. The sculptor has once again requested a number of embellishments: a gold headdress to catch the light of the sun... Greenshine for the eyes, and a life-size deathbringer for the base. Avad: That won't be necessary. It should be modest but formidable, like the woman it honors. Carja Citizen: Yes, your Radiance.

Carja Citizen: The Shah Taveer and Kho Veriv families have made generous donations to the Alight's reconstruction. Avad: Ah, of course. Buying their way back into the light of the Sun after their support of the Shadow Carja. (He's so done lol) Please arrange for a luncheon at the palace, so that the Crown may show its gratitude. Carja Citizen: Consider it done, your Luminance.