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The truth about Fitz

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raidem:
Yeah, about the MacFinn angle, I was mostly going off the "He is cursed" hint.  Other than that and what others have said above, I really cant connect the two definitively.  How do you Serack arrive at him being cursed?  That said, Tera is referred to as a "dark-complected woman", Fitz as dark as Native American.  Tera's eyes are described as "eerie shade of amber that could barely be construed as brown", Fitz's as odd shade of brown, almost golden. 

ebliss1:
So from what I can gather here, we're looking at MacFinn's bastard son that he had with Tera West (from the "cursed" emphasis-MacFinn, and the eyes-Tera). Tera knew how to keep MacFinn away from people when he went all Loupy, so that would explain why there have been no Loup Garou sightings since MacFinn died. I don't think we know enough about how the family curse works to determine if Fitz starting getting all Loup at the next full moon after MacFinn died, or if its age-related, or if there's some sort of time break before the curse kicks back in again. Its possible that Fitz hasn't started changing, but will at any time now. Its also possible that he has been changing for a while now, but wasn't with Baldy long enough to have gone through a full moon cycle.

Some other conjections: If my guess that Tera was his mother is correct, it could be that her wolf nature ameliorates the Loup Garou change somewhat. If the curse was to become what a human would term "a ravening beast", the Loup Garou would result from a human transforming. To a wolf, which Tera was - even though she could shape change to a human, "a ravening beast" might mean something completely different. Heck, to a wolf, it might mean a human hunter, so the Loup Garou transformation may not result in a full-on "American Werewolf in London" thing, but rather something that looks more like Hugh Jackman in the Wolverine role, which would make him easier to pass as human and not quite so bloodthirsty.

The royal bastard link would make him a prime candidate for Michael's sword, eventually - possibly even setting up a big showdown of Fitz vs Daniel as Daniel strikes me as the type to feel that his father's sword is somehow his birthright.

Aminar:
Where do we get that he's cursed from?  I want that evidence before I can buy into the idea you know what's going on.

Thork:
Yeah, golden eyes + red hair seems a decent pointer to MacFinn / Tera West parentage, though not conclusive. And Fitz certainly is following a potential "knight of the cross" path, in that he's a horrible sinner and murderer who's found redemption. And the "line not dying out" bit has been bugging me for a long time  (though it *could* mean we're already at the End of Days).

A few things this theory needs:

1) What's source for Fitz being cursed? Is there WoJ, or is it just suspicion?
2) When did Tera and MacFinn first get together?
3) When does the Loup-Garou curse first become active? Is he too old, or just old enough?

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: Paladino on August 02, 2011, 11:13:28 AM ---"Chauncy smiled, a rather intimidating expression. "MacFinn is a member of an ancient family line from an island known as Ireland. His family has a notable history. Sometime in the murky past, legend would have it, the man known as Saint Patrick cursed his ancestor to become a ravening beast at every full moon. The curse came with two addenda. First, that it would be hereditary, passing down to someone new each and every generation. And second, that the cursed line of the family would never, ever die out, lasting until the end of days."

--- End quote ---

Emphasis added.

Those are weasel words.  Everything Chauncey says after them can totally legitimately be truthful reporting of legends Chauncey knows full well are a pack of lies.

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