#ligan

While I see where people are coming from with them looking alike at first glance (though that's also thanks to the same style of beard and budget reasons), I don't think they actually look that much alike in build, facial structure and complexion when you actually compare them and for obvious shipping reason, I reject any headcanon where these pretty boys can't kiss each other.

I also think if Nil was Avad's brother (bastard brother and no legitimate heir to Jiran), it would have been revealed in HZD and Nil would have played a different role in the story that would have most likely let to some kind of confrontation between him and Avad (they probably would have made Nil part of the Eclipse and jealous of Avad getting the throne that's denied to Nil for being a bastard to heighten the family drama or something like that).

Personally I've really started to like the idea that Nil was related to Helis, maybe even being his son after it was put in my head by a great Nil/Avad story I read, because it would explain a lot about Nil, and maybe also related to Ligan. They all share these distinct pale greyish eyes which could be a sign that they are in some way related. Nil and Ligan even wear the same tribal markings which could indicate a family relation or at least that they come from the same region/village (like how the Tenakth distinguish their tribe heritage by painting in different colours) and Ligan could have provided Nil with the hunter gear despite Nil not being part of the Hunters Lodge.

So I headcanon Nil is either Helis' son and Ligan's nephew, or Ligan is Nil's (grand)father and Helis' his uncle. It could work both ways but Nil being Helis' son would be more dramatic.