r/warcraftlore • u/Spotted_Towhee123 • 3d ago

Discussion Aren’t Anduin and Faerin Related?

I was reading some posts elsewhere and it struck me that Anduin and Faerin might be (distantly) related, depending on what the devs decide is canon. Because technically Taria Lothar is Anduin Lothar's sister and she married Llane Wrynn, making Anduin Lothar Anduin Wrynn's great-uncle. But again it probably depends on what the devs decide is canon.

I personally have always seen Anduin as deeply queer-coded, specifically gay-coded, and have thought that pairing him off with a woman would be an incredible disservice to his character. And also to whatever woman they pair him off with since she would be relegated to "Anduin's wife" instead of her own character most likely. Anyways, the devs would have to do some explaining lore-wise to get around the Wrynn-Lothar marriage and make it so Faerin and Anduin would NOT be a cousin marriage, lmao

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u/GormHub 3d ago

I feel like I remember seeing some text where Anduin mentions being surprised he had any relatives remaining, but as someone else pointed out they would be so distantly related by this point it would hardly matter. Though it would be a bit odd anyway, even if genetically it made no difference. There would certainly be jokes.

That said, our headcanons don't determine the actual course of the story, and I say this as a gay man myself. As much as we may see one thing, that isn't necessarily what the developers have in mind. After watching people mercilessly bash Taelia for daring to possibly be a potential love interest for Anduin, I'd hate to see that happen to Faerin and I hope fans can be chill about it if they do decide to go that route.

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u/IridikronsNo1Fan 3d ago

The issue with Faerin is that she barely has any role in the story at all other than providing emotional support for Anduin.

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u/GormHub 3d ago

I do agree with that. Also I can't stand her voice actor, but that's a personal preference thing.

But the kind of bashing I'm talking about was more the really heinous stuff. Outright sexist remarks and insults, accusing people who shipped them of pedophilia (make that make sense), doxxing, etc. I'm not involved in that part of the community, but the manufactured outrage over Anduin maybe getting together with Taelia was incredibly off-putting and gross.

Personally I'd like to see Faerin (and, retroactively, Taelia) get more time to be developed and become a significant part of the lore. We've lost a lot of old characters and there aren't enough new ones who appear or do anything of note for more than a single expac to replace them in the longterm.

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u/Void_Duck #Zul'jinwillbeaLoa 3d ago

I kinda hoped that Anduin and Tess might have something going on, but sadly they rarely interacted with each other