Yavana

Yavana is an infamous Antivan Witch of the Wilds known as the "Beast of the Tellari swamps".Dragon Age: The Silent Grove, Chapter 3
== Background ==
Yavana is a mysterious figure that features in many Antivan legends. According to some, Queen Madrigal made a deal with her after the witch had foretold her death, to save her son, Prince Eladio. When Eladio grew ill, Madrigal rode into the woods to challenge Yavana. She was later found, pierced with four swords, an act which named the following age. Afterwards, Eladio mysteriously recovered, only to vanish without a trace a year before his coronation. 
Other stories claim that Yavana defended the city of Seleny during the First Qunari War by calling a dragon, while others believe that she prophesied the return of the dragons near the beginning of the Dragon Age.
== Involvement ==
== Quotes ==
* "The blood of dragons is the blood of the world."
* "A fool with power desires only more power."
* (to Alistair) Your heart beats with the old blood, as well. Where do you think it comes from? It sings of a time when dragons ruled the skies. A time before the Veil, before the mysteries were forgotten. Can you hear it?"
* Alistair: "You and Morrigan and Flemeth...all you do is manipulate and lie."
* Yavana: "That is our craft, but not our purpose. Mankind destroys without understanding, yet I preserve."
== Notes ==
* In the initial encounter with Yavana, she speaks in an unknown tongue to her High dragon before the dragon returns to the Silent Grove. However, further information about this tongue is not known.See here.
== Trivia ==
* During the Steel Age, a nobleman from Kirkwall, Xenon the Antiquarian tried to acquire eternal life by making a deal with an Antivan "Witch of the Weyrs". His wish was granted. However, he didn't ask for eternal youth so his body eventually decayed. It is not known if this Antivan witch is Yavana or another one.
* In a dialogue between Zevran and Morrigan, Zevran mentions a Witch of the Wilds who travelled far from home to settle in the Tellari Swamps; this is most likely referring to Yavana.
== Gallery ==
Yavana.png|Yavana in Dragon Age: The Silent Grove
Yavana - HoDA.jpg|Promotional image of Yavana in Heroes of Dragon Age
Yavana HoDA.jpg|Tier progression of Yavana in Heroes of Dragon Age
Yavana HoDA tier.jpg|Artwork of Yavana's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age: The Silent Grove characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Humans
Category:Antivans
Category:Magi
Category:Apostates