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Harry Naming Things
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--- Quote from: ballplayer72 on April 25, 2014, 03:58:02 PM ---
Aren't some of the DR sleepers called something along the lines of "things with no names"?
Perhaps if he names them he can use that as a lever against them?
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"Nameless Things" according to Demonreach's understanding of Human speech, but I think he means that literally, yes.
Aegnoralkarin:
My headcanon has Wizards as Namers and Shapers; Harry's just well above the norm in ability to Name stuff, while not being the sharpest Shaper in the strongbox.
IakAzaq:
I don't think that Harry has any special skills in naming other than the fact is that he DOES name things. Most of the wizards are so staunch and classical on how they act, and with the power of names, that they just don't try to rename things. Harry, who is a young wizard and impetuous, doesn't have the moral qualms against renaming something. He gives things a sense of self, as in IVY, or takes power away from something, like Lasch. I think any other wizard could do this if they truly thought they could.
Mira:
--- Quote from: IakAzaq on April 30, 2014, 02:28:38 AM ---I don't think that Harry has any special skills in naming other than the fact is that he DOES name things. Most of the wizards are so staunch and classical on how they act, and with the power of names, that they just don't try to rename things. Harry, who is a young wizard and impetuous, doesn't have the moral qualms against renaming something. He gives things a sense of self, as in IVY, or takes power away from something, like Lasch. I think any other wizard could do this if they truly thought they could.
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I agree with this, he is one part compassion and one part smart ass. I also think he sometimes names things to make them less scary least he be intimidated by a monster that should make him wet his pants.
Serack:
I ment to move this before the autolock, and here it locked on us. Hopefully it doesn't relock tonight we shall see.
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