Hmmm? lost the genetic lottery?
Actually....I'm wondering the same thing.
He is as tall as Eredin according to the books, and that is "very tall". Maybe he shortened himself magically so he wouldn't stand out and draw undue attention in the world of Aen Seidhe, considering he used a mask to conceal his identity, walking around like a giant wasn't exactly a good idea stealth-wise. Not sure if it's possible to change one's height with magic, but human sorceresses can their appearance, surely an elven sage can change whatever he wanted.
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He's a nerd! Eredin used to take his lunch money when they were in elf school.
Because of a lack of true character traits, I believe the writers wanted to make sure he was not confused for other elves. Hence the physical trait to distinguish himself.
I am assuming that there are different castes among the Aen Elle. The woman in the company of Ge'els was also of normal stature, as far as I was able to tell. I'm guessing that with all the genetic engineering they've been getting into over the centuries that they've developed specialised roles and those bred as warriors of the Wild Hunt are made giant in stature. Not everybody follows their birth-assigned role, however, seeing that Ge'els is huge, but still a civil administrator.
Furthermore, Avallac'h may be so old that his genetic background has not been tampered, at least to such significant degree.
Furthermore, Avallac'h may be so old that his genetic background has not been tampered, at least to such significant degree.
Avallac'h is described in the games to be as tall as the other Aen Elle. And Auberon has the same stature although he is even older...
Maybe Avallac'h suffered side effects from being turned into Uma, or enduring the Trial of the Grasses?
By the way, maybe I missed this in my playthrough. I remember someone (maybe Yen) saying that Avallac'h sustained damage to his nervous system or something after enduring the Trial of the Grasses. But I never saw this mentioned later on and he seemed fairly ok physically--I half-expected him to be in some kind of wheelchair later in the game. Was this ever addressed more?
I would also have liked to see addressed more (spoilers for 'Lady of the Lake'):
By the way, maybe I missed this in my playthrough. I remember someone (maybe Yen) saying that Avallac'h sustained damage to his nervous system or something after enduring the Trial of the Grasses. But I never saw this mentioned later on and he seemed fairly ok physically--I half-expected him to be in some kind of wheelchair later in the game. Was this ever addressed more?
I would also have liked to see addressed more (spoilers for 'Lady of the Lake'):
that Avallac'h was originally a very bad guy who, along with Eredin and Auberon, wiped out the pre-existing humans on the Aen Elle world.
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Yep. He and Eredin were working together to repeat it as well. That's why they wanted Auberon to conceive a child with Ciri. That child, they believed, would give them the power to travel in force to other worlds again. (probably to repeat the genocidal conquest they committed before)
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I was wondering the same thing. It's said he suffered irreversable damage to his nervous system, twitching fingers and unresponsive pupils and such, and that the curse is the kind that doesn't end in happiness (according to Ida the other elven sage), very unlikely to recover blah blah blah...Yet right after the battle of Kaer Morhen, Avallac'h seemed as good as new, hopping between worlds, running in the blizzard, opening the tower portal and what not. Looked like his athletic and magic skills were both excellent. What's more, no one seemed surprised or even mentioned about his miraculous recovery. If this is his severely damaged state, I can not imagine what he was like in his prime state, maybe single-handedly butchering half of the human race?
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Nay, he did use the mask to conceal his "Uma-fication" through that curse. Guess this hilarious look would have raised many questions otherwise...
It's because he saw it coming, knew the future, he's a sage.
He came to Keira remember, to purchase a potion from her to stave off muscular and nervous system damage.
He came to Keira remember, to purchase a potion from her to stave off muscular and nervous system damage.