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The GODDAMN who one came before

1. Naolin is venin now (not the sage)
2. He is the Sage
3. He is a god (He encroached on Malek’s territory, and the consequences were dire)
4. A cured Venin
5. He turned into a Venin, yes, but then he died
6. The story of his burnout is true; he died six years ago in the Battle of Aretia

I don’t know whether this has been mentioned before or not****

I think Naolin was tortured by Varrish in Samara.

1. Tairn comments that Samara is "a brutal place/outpost for a first assignment," but doesn't go into details.
2. When Violet first goes to Samara, she feels an "unpleasant familiarity." But she had NEVER been to Samara before. Even Lilith had never been stationed there. So, this isn't Violet's memory, it's Tairn's.
3. We know that Tairn took Solas's eye for a previously unknown reason. Varrish and Tairn have crossed paths before. I think the reason for this was the torture of Naolin. Naolin was probably a young lieutenant there, just like Xaden.
4. It's a mystery what Varrish's true goal is, but it might be to undermine Lilith's position. He might have wanted to use the Brennan angle/route for this. Through his signet, he could have realized that Naolin's weakness was Brennan and wanted to use that. I see him as someone hungry for power and status.
5. I don't know if these are about Naolin, but there is a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Degrensi to General Melgren stating that Varrish killed 3 people due to his horrific interrogation methods.

Here’s a question. Think about Canon and be realistic. Why would Brandon King make a bad parent/ father? What are his shortcomings in this regard?