the really fun thing abt astoria in a lot of verses is that she both is & isn't in so many situations and it's really all dependent upon how she presents herself / how she's seen. she's is & isn't a bastard, illegitimate by fereldan standards but the avvar don't give two shits, since inheritance of wealth or titles is matrilineal and it doesn't matter. she is & isn't avvar, come of age but not a member of any hold. she is & isn't a mage, having refused to be bonded to a spirit in her hold but still being mage enough to be afraid of templar interference. she's not astoria o grimhold anymore but she is astoria grim. she's not a donnelly but she is bann brennan's favorite daughter. she's not a cousland but she is ellis cousland's wife. she's not a warden but she is at amaranthine and she does defend the keep alongside the wardens left behind. she's a woman who loves control and certainty and she exists almost constantly in limbo and in a weird state of what ifs and maybe sos and if you look at it that ways. the only thing that no one could ever argue is that she's fereldan to her core.