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kytanos:
I do like the idea of a white court vs church thing going on. It's a nasty battle, given that whites arent affected by faith.

I also like that you didnt fall into the trap of "Lets do it all". that some people seem to do when dresdenizing cities, they seem to want to add Everything and have every single political or supernatural faction have a presence. like the city is one giant embassy. :-)

though one idea I had, Denarians can be old, and clever. Maybe the Denarian in town is not a member of the hells angels club.

Maybe he's the leader of the schismatic church here in town, leading people away from the supernatural, making them more normal. more vulnerable. And eventually, when they are all staunch realists, he can turn reintroduce them to the supernatural. Turn them against it, make them think it's all evil and unholy. Before you know it you have the spokane witch hunt. and they all believe they are doing good work. So if you kill them, your killing misguided but good people.

srl51676:
"Maybe he's the leader of the schismatic church here in town, leading people away from the supernatural"
that's not a bad idea but its the the reverse of the story. the Schismatic church has broken away because they want to keep to the pre 1950's traditions so they would be more likely to believe in the supernatural while the "Mainstream" church is "modernizing" treating the supernatural as a metaphor in order to keep up with the times and stay relevant.
This is only important if you want to maintain the realism as the above story is true. there is no reason one could not take artistic license and change it however. of course this would mean a mainstream catholic church that is arming its people against the supernatural. This would be a much more potent foe. I get the impression that Father Forthhill and Michael are the exception in "the Church" and not the rule. If you did make this change I would change the Denarian that is being used Ursiel is a thug not really predisposed to such a long term plan. for this I would select a new fallen angel  from this very handy list I found.
http://www.angelsghosts.com/fallen_angel_names.html
 
"I also like that you didn't fall into the trap of "Lets do it all"" Thanks I agree I figure the Reds are busy the Blacks are too rare and despite the interesting work being done by fans on this site I think I want to let Butcher handle the Jade. Fairies tend to come and go and I don't think Spokane is big enough to merit regular intervention buy the White or Black Councils. I was thinking about a local White Council for Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming that would meet in the Masonic Temple downtown on a seasonal basis perhaps with a yearly visit from Listens to Winds as an inspection tour. There should also be a local warden presence of one or two wardens ( all that can be spared) to cover the region and try and keep folks on the straight and narrow. I figure one lower power and semi retired and the other very young and green

mrsleep:
What have you considered as far as incorporating Native American legends?  I mean, it is Spokane.  It could be as simple as animal spirits on tap for story elements or a group of traditional shamans not affiliated with the White Council.

On a side note, a story arc explaining why the homeless there seem to be so bat-shit crazy (yes, from personal experience Spokane vagrants seem a touch crazier than "regular" vagrants).

srl51676:
As far as Native Americans I am still doing research on the Spokane Salish Tribe and their legends/religion I found this site
http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/sal-hist/reading.php?iinclude=../sal-hist/timeline.txt but I have not had a chance to read much yet I may also try to read some of the books by Sherman Alexie, famous Spokane Indian author, or at least watch his movie Smoke Signals to get a feel for the modern community here.

As to the homeless idea I have a PC/NPC idea for "The Duke of Undertown" he is a human taken as a child and raised in the summer court who gave up his wealth and position there to avoid participation in acts that would harm mortals and was cursed to live in madness and poverty. He would have the Spirited Away and Magical McGyver aspects from the aspect thread and act as a sort of homeless Godfather who lives in a pocket of the Nevernever that resembles Giaman's London Blow or Green's Nightside. depending on the power level her would also be a Council class wizard. 

mrsleep:
Nifty. Some of Gaiman's Neverwhere could fit as well.

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