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Heyyy everyone!
I love reading books but never seem to have a bookmark. I can actually remember the page numbers where I stop reading and have no problem going back to the correct page, but bookmarks are fun!
And though it's a very simple one, I made a bookmark for myself with my absolute favourite phrases from the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard!
#underrated tropes#bookmark#truthwitch#windwitch#sightwitch#witchshadow#bloodwitch#aeduan#iseult det midenzi#safiya fon hasstrel#safi#iseult#ryber#kullen#merik#vivia#witchlands#cahr awen#mhe varujta#te varuje#vaness#and of course#owl#fantasy#magic#friendship#love#trust me as though my soul were yours
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The highly-anticipated finale in Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling Witchlands series.
Paths converge and prophecies unfold as Safi and Iseult—the legendary Cahr Awen—fight their way across the Witchlands to heal the final Origin Well. With ancient figures rising from the past, the Raider King’s armies gathering for war, and the magic at the heart of everything dying too fast, the entire world is now on the brink of collapse.
But when Safi and Iseult reach the Air Well with the Bloodwitch Aeduan at their side, they discover too late that Eridysi's Lament is not the prophecy they thought it was—and their journeys are only just beginning.
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Hi Sooz, I've been rereading bits and pieces of the Witchlands series over the last week because it's literally one of the only things my brain can handle reading during these stressful times (thank you for providing me with a distraction that isn't playing HZD or Skyrim for 24 straight hours btw), and I was wondering, did Carawen Monks exist during the time of the Paladins? Or did they form after they disappeared? *assumes answer is probably spoilery but crosses fingers anyway*
Not spoiler-y...I don’t think.
The Carawen Monks did not exist during the time of the Paladins. They formed shortly after though, and were sworn to protect the Cahr Awen. They were originally called the “Cahr Awen Monks” in fact, but when the Cahr Awen stopped appearing, their name slurred into “Carawen” over time.
I’m glad Witchlands is helping you through the week! It’s...been rough.
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Ragnor: *has a son who is a Carawen monk, meaning Aeduan is bound and obligated to protect the Cahr Awen with his life*
Ragnor: I know where half of the Cahr Awen is, son - help me kill her
Aeduan: *refuses to help kill the person that he promised years ago to protect*
Ragnor: I'm appalled by this betrayal
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It’s nearly finished!
Iseult and Safi from The Witchlands by Susan Dennard.
#The Witchlands#Truthwitch#Windwitch#Bloodwitch#Sightwitch#Even if they weren't in it#The Witchlands Fanart#Fanart#Iseult det Midenzi#Safiya fon Hasstrel#Susan Dennard#Cahr Awen
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Safiya fon Hasstrel
the light bringer & the world starter
#the witchlands#truthwitch#windwitch#bloodwitch#susan dennard#safiya fon hasstrel#cahr awen#litedit#yalitedit#this has been sitting in drafts for months smh#my edits
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Crackpot Witchlands Theories
Bloodwitch spoilers (actually spoilers for the whole series really) follow under the line so read at my crackpot theories at your own risk :) AND LEMME KNOW WHAT Y’ALL THINK. I really and truly need to procrastinate studying for finals right now so interaction really welcomed <3
I’m rereading the series after reading Bloodwitch, and I’m trying to wrap my head around how the hell the Cahr Awen fit into the world of the Paladins. So first, I’m going to set out the relevant facts from the books.
Here’s what we know about the Cahr Awen:
Every single pair has been an Aetherwitch and a Voidwitch
They’re the only ones (as far as we know) who can reach the center of the Origin Wells
There’s an estimate of 60 pairs, but only Memory Records for 40 pairs
The last pair was about 600 years prior to the present day of the story
The Carawen monks were created to protect, defend, and support the Cahr Awen. Their symbol is... “the rook and tree”!
Here’s some of what we know about the Paladins:
The Paladins were very much alive and in power 1000 years prior to the present day (re: the timeline in Sightwitch)
They’re reincarnated, and there’s a strong inference that each reincarnation remembers their past lives, and has access to their past lives. Something about that fight changed the nature of how magic works in the Witchlands (since the reincarnated Paladins don’t remember their lives, and since that’s when the Wells sprung)
The element Paladins have full control of their respective element. I’m going to go ahead and write out who in the present day has been confirmed and who most likely is a Paladin.
Kullen (Air) who was Bastien/The Fury and is confirmed
Stix (Water) who is confirmed and was most likely Baile based on her connection to the under-city & the weird moment with Baile’s eyes
Dirdra/Owl (Earth) who is not confirmed, but we can make a very strong inference she is one as well based on her sudden knowledge of the doors which also suggests she was Saria who helped Eridysi with the doors
We don’t know what power the Rook King had, but I’m about to go into that in my theories. We just know that he’s one of the 6 rebel Paladins. And he has a pet Rook. And he was able to interact with Iseult.
OK THEORY TIME:
The Cahr Awen were two of the Paladins - there’s no way for the timelines to work out otherwise. That wasn’t all that clear to me until...
The Rook King was the Voidwitch half of the Cahr Awen.
His pet Rook has been making himself available to numerous characters (Ryber, Aeduan, & Safi) but the Rook King himself only ever showed up in Iseult’s dreams. If Paladins can access their past lives, then it’s reasonable to assume that Iseult’s past life was the Rook King, who is a confirmed Paladin. And Iseult’s power comes from the Void. I realize it hasn’t actually been confirmed yet, but we can very much assume that at least Iseult is 1/2 of the legendary pair.
Also the fact that the symbol of the Carawen monastery includes a “rook” which I highly doubt is a coincidence. The Rook King most likely established the Carawens himself - him and whoever stands for the “tree” bit.
The Rook King was probably the Paladin who “betrayed” the others. He’s notably missing in Eridysi’s journal entry. His Aetherwitch half was probably one of the Exalted Ones. And b/c they’re a pair, his half was able to convince him or use him somehow to get the information about the Rebel Paladins. And the two set up the Carawens not to support the Cahr Awen, but to protect future reincarnations from the vengeance of the awake rebel Paladins.
Habim, Matthew, and Eron are “awake” Paladins: Habim (fire), Matthew (aether), and we don’t know about Eron. Actually, Eron’s a weird situation. He used to have some sort of witchery, and then he became a Hell-Bard so he’s technically dead, and therefore, no longer a Paladin. But I’d venture a guess these three guys “woke up”, are heavily invested in Safi because they can sense she’s the Aetherwitch of the Cahr Awen. And if my theory about the Aetherwitch half being an Exalted One is correct, then this would all work together because those three are also Exalted ones. Their super schemes to take down the empires is to take back their own land and power. Would also explain why they randomly visited the Sightwitch convent - to find the hidden doorways, duh!
Also these people as other Paladins:
There’s also a strong inference that Noden - the Nubrevnan God - is a Paladin since the temple in Lovats has him standing between Lady Baile and The Fury, two confirmed Paladins. We just don’t know what his particular power and/or present-day identity is.
Corlant (Void) who Aeduan knows to have grown up with Ragnor since they’re both from the same tribe. Grown up with - not just from the same tribe. Ragnor was very much an adult and not with his tribe when he entered into the sleeping ice. Corlant is referencing his past life who knew Ragnor, not the current one.
This is less a theory and more or less confirmed in Sightwitch but wasn’t explicitly clear: Something is happening to Sirmaya (the source of all Witchlands magic) - presumably, Esme’s Cleaving is corrupting the magic somehow resulting in dead wells. The Cahr Awen can heal wells... they can probably heal Sirmaya as well.
#witchlands#bloodwitch#sightwitch#rook king#susan dennard#aeduan#baeduan#iseult#safi#cahr awen#carawen#witchland theories#truthwitch#windwitch#the witchlands
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Aeduan and Iseult, The Witchlands saga.
"Mhe Varujta.
Trust me as if my soul were yours."
#best otp ever#god i love them so much#aeduan#aeduan x iseult#iseult det midenzi#the witchlands#susan dennard#windwitch#cahr awen#i ship them rEALLY HARD#truthwitch
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I'm going to call it right now: Iseult and Esme are going to be the Cahr Awen
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All the Witchlands couples hit different when you remember Susan Dennard ships Zutara, too 😍😍
Oh it absolutely does--that was honestly one of the selling points of the series by the friend who got me into these books. "The author ships zutara and it shows!!!" and also "Enemies to lovers where they actually try to kill each other!!!" and I was like oh I have to get my hand on these lmfao
What I really love about the main relationships (I am not perceiving any possibility that my ships are not endgame here cough cough) is that there's this duality between them--Safi and Iseult are foils and in that same vein I think Merik and Aeduan are also foils, and their relationships also mirror each other. There's this duality that is a recurring thread (hah, thread) throughout these books, because there have at least been hints that Safi and Iseult are the Cahr Awen, and even if all is not as it seems -stares hard at susan dennard ma'am plEASE- they are still very much two halves of one whole, but they also fit with Merik and Aeduan respectively in very different ways. But what gets me is that I see elements of zutara's essence in both of their relationships.
Safi and Merik have their fire and their passion--they have this fantastic banter and instant connection (which may have been rather grudging at first, but Truthwitch only spanned a few weeks at most, their kiss stole my breath away and I've been aching for them to reunite through TWO BOOKS AND THEIR BRIEF MOMENT IN BLOODWITCH DETROYED ME PLEASE LET THEM MEET BACK UP AGAIN IN WITCHSHADOW I AM BEGGING) and an energy that just draws you in. On the other hand, Iseult and Aeduan have the full enemies to lovers dynamic and I think they are more on the deep intensity side. They get what is so delicious about zutara's potential for a slow burn, feelings buried deep down and growing against all odds when they are trapped together by circumstance and wind up seeing each other in an entirely new (and decidedly inconvenient) light, and Iseult being like from the moment I stabbed this man in the heart, his heart belonged to me and I'll be damned if it stops beating without my fucking permission when she saved his life and saw their heart-thread form like....
Between Safik and Iseduan I have been well fucking fed, now if only they could all be together and nOT SEPARATED FOR ANOTHER ENTIRE BOOK PLEASE LORDT I AM SUFFERING
#witchlands#the witchlands#safik#iseduan#safiya fon hasstrel#merik nihar#iseult det midenzi#aeduan#zutara#i need to get my hands on witchshadow and sightwitch#and then do a full reread#i love them so much
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Ragnor: You fell in love with half of the Cahr Awen?!
Aeduan:
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Pre-Witchshadow ask meme
Hi Witchlanders! Witchshadow comes out in a mere 7 DAYS! Reblog, tag your friends, have fun! :)
1. What do you want to learn about Iseult?
2. Do you think we’ll find out who Iseult’s father is?
3. Thoughts on Gretchya and Alma?
4. How well do you think Owl and Safi will get along?
5. What are your theories for the main plot in the book?
6. If you could have anything you want in this book, what would you want to see?
7. Is there anything you DON’T want to happen in this book?
8. What side characters do you hope to learn more about?
9. What places are you hoping to see?
10. What is your ideal reunion for Iseult and Aeduan?
11. What do YOU think the deal is with Leopold? Can we trust him?
12. Be honest - do you want to see something happen between Safi and Caden?
13. Assuming Aeduan and Iseult will reunite at some point in Witchshadow, do you think we’ll FINALLY get a kiss?
14. In Bloodwitch, it’s briefly mentioned that Alma lived in the same Nomatsi tribe as Aeduan. How do you think Iseutl will react if she finds out they were childhood friends?
15. Do you think we’ll find out what happened to Safi’s parents? Have any theories?
16. What do you think is wrong with Evrane?
17. Kahina has yet to seek out Safi and collect her debt. Do you think we’ll see that happen in Witchshadow, and if so, any guess as to what favor she will demand from her?
18. Before the siege on the monastery, Aeduan asked his father why he wants to eliminate the Cahr Awen, but was interrupted before he could answer. Why do you think Ragnor wants to eliminate the Cahr Awen? What do you think Eridysi wanted him to do?
19. Do you think Merik and Kullen will be freed from the mountain in this book?
20. What do you think the origin of magic is in the Witchlands?
21. Who do you think is the worst parent in the series?
22. Favorite crack theory?
23. If Susan Dennard were to write another novella, who would you want it to be about?
24. What are you most excited to see in the upcoming Witchlands tv show?
25. Wild card! Ask me anything you want!
#the witchlands#witchlands#witchshadow#susan dennard#iseult det midenzi#safiya fon hasstrel#aeduan#merik nihar
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Im am so unreasonably stressed about this are safi and iseult the cahr awen????? I really really want them to be but there are so many freaking questions, aeduan saying that it was only half awake? The whole I can’t smell you?! and where are your threads boi?! thing. I am just freaking out and I don’t know why?? Maybe I’m funneling all my stress into this question! Coping mechanisms, gotta love em! Anyway the books are great!!! And if you feel like giving me a hint please do!! Thank you!!
I am sorry for stressing you!! It stresses me too--well, keeping track of all the plot threads and making sure I answer ALL the questions I laid out in the first books. 😅
I can’t answer that question (are they really the Cahr Awen) because spoilers. But I promise, I won’t leave you hanging and everything will be answered. There are still a few Big Twists yet to come.
THANK YOU FOR READING!!
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SIRMAYA IS CLEAVING. THIS IS WHAT THE CAHR AWEN IS FOR. THEY CAN SAVE THE WELLS AND THE CLEAVED.
#EMBARASSING IF IM WRONG BUT#PRETTY STRONG THEORY#BATTLE IN THE SLEEPING ICE WHEN#thea rereads sightwitch#sightwitch spoilers#sightwitch#witchlands#witchlands series#i trust queue as if my soul were yours
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A WIP of Safi and Iseult from The Witchlands by Susan Dennard!
I don’t do digital art, so yeah. I’m planning on posting more stuff on my Twitter account, so feel free to check that out.
Will post a finished version later!
#The Witchlands#The Witchlands Fanart#Truthwitch#Windwitch#Sightwitch#Ik they weren't in Sightwitch but...#Iseult det Midenzi#Bloodwitch#Safiya Fon Hasstrel#Safi#Susan Dennard#Cahr Awen
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i’m just gonna post every theory i have from now on. reading about vaness and leopold interaction and i’m thinking....did the sea foxes awaken bc the paladins are back? bc the cahr awen is back? polly is so shocked that vaness claims her ship was attacked by sea foxes and is so convinced they’re not real.....they definitely woke up bc of the paladins OR the cahr awen
#i am pretty sure of this#for them to appear suddenly after not being seen for centuries is not a coincidence#sooz does it again what a queen#truthwitch#truthwitch theory#theory#the witchlands#the witchlands reread
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