Awan

"*I think we have proof once and for all that land fae don’t care about sea fae matters.*"
―Awan[[The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas, Chapter 29: Fury Unleashed]]

## Physical description

### Hair color

*Unknown*

**Awan** was the First Mate of the Mantissa.

## Appearance

Awan was thin, with 'rich mid-brown' skin. When he first appeared in *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, he wore a ragged shirt. He also wore a string of deep green and red gleaming shells around his neck, and mosaic bands on his arms.

## Personality

Awan had a playful personality. He was also very polite and informative to guests, and very calculating. 'Awan seemed to go out of his way to be helpful to newcomers, probably because the sooner a fae got used to the ship and the crew on board, the sooner they could recognise when they needed to get out of the way and let the ship run smoothly.' He did not appear intimidated by Gwyn ap Nudd, and spoke frankly about the reality of diplomacy with Gwyn while the land fae on the Mantissa.

## Life

Awan served as First Mate on the Mantissa, and sometimes piloted the ship. He often told Mosk Manytrees different information about the vessel.

During one evening on the Mantissa, he danced with Uhina, Ondine, and Ash Glashtyn.

When the Raven Prince arrived on the Mantissa, Awan was shocked, like many of the other fae. Gwyn ordered Awan to fetch ropes to bind the Raven Prince, and stop him from doing his magic. Awan obeyed, and even brought a large cross to tie the Raven Prince to. When Ondine arrived on the scene, she berated Awan, and demanded the Raven Prince's release.

## Special Abilities

Awan appeared to have an ability to control wind.

## Relationships

#### Ash Glashtyn

Awan and Ash seemed to get along well, as they danced together, and Awan laughed as Ash dipped him. Afterward, Awan playfully scruffed up Ash's mane.

#### Eran Iliakambar

Awan seemed about as polite towards Eran as he was towards any guest on the ship, and was unashamed of being blunt about his opinions around Eran, as well. Eran was polite towards him.

#### Gwyn ap Nudd

Awan was respectful towards Gwyn, like he was towards other guests, but largely unintimidated by Gwyn or his authority, and even touched Gwyn on at least one occasion to calm him. It's possible Awan knows something about Gwyn's shoulder injury: at one point, Awan clapped Gwyn on the shoulder, and Awan noticed Gwyn flinch. Awan did not seem impressed by Gwyn's decision to essentially start war between the House of Atros and the Mantissa for Augus Each Uisge.

#### Mosk Manytrees

Mosk found Awan intense and intimidating, given Mosk's observance of Awan yelling orders. Awan was not observed punishing anyone, but his orders were obeyed. Awan often sought Mosk out to ask if Mosk needed help.

#### Uhina

Awan leaned against Uhina at one point, and the pair seem close.

## Quotations

* 'I'm Awan, the First Mate of the Mantissa. Ondine will be along, she is making sure the way is clear. You have caught us at a troubled time upon our fair and fickle seas. But we will do what we can for you, Unseelie or not.'
* 'it will be wonderful to tell my children that we rescued the Dual-King! They'll be very excited.'
* 'Is this a gift of yours, Your Majesty? Shall we stop calling you the Dual-King and start calling you the Trow-Charmer?'
* 'You can’t go down there and perform the tasks,’ Awan said. ‘You cannot breathe water. And you do not know our ways. You can help by learning more, instead of interrupting negotiations rudely. We have tried to tell you how much your rule doesn’t matter here. You are very well-respected by all of us, but even if you were Seelie, Ondine would still not feel obligated to obey you.'
* *'*Eran,’ Awan said, his voice strong, ‘I can smell your terror of the sea. Do whatever you can to master it. This is nothing. You have not seen an ugly ocean until you’ve seen war on one.*'*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 October 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/38607599. Chapter 32: Somewhere Safe.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 2 April 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/56194975. Chapter 29: Fury Unleashed.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 10 May 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/44564854. Chapter 5: Unexpected Guests.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 May 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/44466025. Chapter 4: Damaged Instincts.
5. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 June 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/45419827. Chapter 7: Tell Me a Story.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 January 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/42417629. Chapter 1: The Past Revisited.
7. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 17 May 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/44756770. Chapter 6: The Raven Prince.