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Black Council "Recruitment" [GS Spoilers]
Gman:
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on January 29, 2012, 10:42:33 PM ---I can see Harry's mom as an early plotter into the BC. A BC that might have been more altruistic in the beginning and was quickly corrupted by more sinister members. That could suggest that a controlled use of outsiders was a possible plan of action.
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Perhaps the BC started out more altruistic or not. I think they recruit useful idiots and idealists besides the evil black hat types. Kumori seemed the misguided idealist who is being a useful idiot. Maggie may have been recruited and by the time she figured out how bad they were it was too late and she was being hunted by everyone.
airyie:
Meh. And here I came into the thread thinking you would mention the odd implications of Grevane and Corpstaker in DB....
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: airyie on January 30, 2012, 03:47:36 PM ---Meh. And here I came into the thread thinking you would mention the odd implications of Grevane and Corpstaker in DB....
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What odd implications are you talking about? That the Darkhallow ritual was supposed to be a team effort? Something else?
Starshine:
--- Quote from: Drulinda on January 26, 2012, 11:31:20 PM ---Though we cant be sure if Mavra's a team player or just playing teams against each other yet from the way Kincaid discribes her as world class bad news i'd be hesitant to write her off as a cats paw yet...remember we are getting this from a mercanary who was the right hand of Vlad Drakul for a time who can apparently take on Mab power wise. I figure Kincaid knows what he's talking about.
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That's true - but taken in context he might have just been trying to impress on Dresden how dangerous she could be so he wouldnt underestimate her.
Black Court vampires are supposed to be highly skilled in black magic - that makes them all very dangerous - not just Mavra. And only the strongest/most dangerous ones survived the purges. The only other BC vamp I remember was in the short story where Thomas got attacked in the shopping mall. That was a very young vamp and she nearly kicked Harry's butt, so I think all BC vamps are very strong and highly dangerous. I dont know if Mavra is any stronger than any other BCV.
So she certainly could be real BC - but I tend to think not. She doesnt seem to have quite the same level of power or knowledge of someone like Cowl or Ferrofax [who I think are BC definitely. Plus in DB she was working against the interests of Cowl, which works if you think she's an agent who can be used by BC to stir up trouble, without her being aware of all of their plans/plots.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote ---That was a very young vamp and she nearly kicked Harry's butt, so I think all BC vamps are very strong and highly dangerous. I dont know if Mavra is any stronger than any other BCV.
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To be fair, she caught him without his duster, staff or blasting rod and Thomas without a weapon.
And vamps seem to get stronger the older they get, Mavra's probably pretty damn powerful, didn't she only consider a knight of the cross (Michael in GP) an "interesting challenge"?
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