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CD Spoilers: The Case of the Stolen Walking Stick
Belmonte:
Harry actually calls her Atrophos when summoning her. :)
Orbweaver:
Yep. First thing that came to mind when Mother Summer said that Mother Winter lost her walking stick was the Blackstaff.
As to how she 'lost' it is anyone's guess at this point. We've seen some pretty scary things starting to move around in Cold Days, some of which are on par with Mother Winter in terms of ability. Harry was able to use his will to repel her, it's possible that the staff was lost if Mother Winter came into contact with the Original Merlin and/or an Old One- and then it found its way/was passed down over the years.
But I'm kind of suspicious. If Mother Winter lost something, she'd have had to gain something in another area. It's technically what the Sidhe are. So if she lost the Blackstaff... what did she gain?
The Mighty Buzzard:
--- Quote from: Orbweaver on November 28, 2012, 04:08:45 AM ---But I'm kind of suspicious. If Mother Winter lost something, she'd have had to gain something in another area. It's technically what the Sidhe are. So if she lost the Blackstaff... what did she gain?
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A hell of a grudge. I think you're mistaking the fae intense dislike of undefined debt with them automagically always getting balanced deals. Doesn't work like that. Theft is by its very nature unbalanced, even for the fae.
madness:
I would imagine that any trick that you played on Mother Winter would actually be Mother Winter playing a trick on you.
Getting some mortal to steal from you gets around the whole gift giving balance thing as well as avoids any responsibility for power shifts that might result.
madness:
Finding any wizard insane enough to attempt such a theft would be the most difficult part of the entire scenario.
If something is so insane that even Harry wouldn't consider it then you know that the needle has gone right off the scale.
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