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Current DR wardens
Krusatta:
I didn't realize there was a debate about what Alfred said to Harry. Thank you for an interesting early morning read.
I assumed Alfred meant "Once upon a time, the Warden of this island was the only one, (and although other wizards and beings may have helped stick inmates in here), it was solely the Warden's job to see that they stayed in and other people stayed out." Parenthetical statement is purely my inference.
Some other inferences to be made, some are obvious, some are my own, some are in a spirit of playful ridiculousness:
1. The island hasn't had a Warden for a hell of a long time, BUT with wizard lifespans being what they are, it could simply be a "we will get to it eventually" thing.
2. The job (or possibly Mantle) of being the Warden has very specific duties...and at least one perk: You get to be a Bond-villainesque shadowy character with his own island. I have a hard time believing that wouldn't appeal to Harry somewhat.
3. There will be eventually a Braveheart reference with Harry saying "I told you, its MY island."
4. It is easy to see how the Council could extend the Warden idea to the Warden(s) a la kazimmoinuddin's post. Perhaps the Warden of DR had his own SWAT team to hunt down and imprison certain beings. (Let's all try to imagine how, if skinwalkers are in minimum security, how hardcore someone was to imprison the things in the lower levels.)
5. I like the idea of an "original cloak and sword", something Nuccio's swords were based off of perhaps. Maybe Harry finds them. Let's hope it's a rapier or some other type of fencing steel, Harry doesn't seem the broadsword type.
6. Perhaps, if the poster with the multiple Warden of DR theory is correct, Alfred is referring to the British-inflected voice guy Harry found in a crystal.
kazimmoinuddin:
I just keep on imagining the warden and his gang of wizards acting sort of like the ghostbusters. Trapping the entities, then binding them into the well. Sort of like ghost traps and ecto containment.
finnmckool:
Concur. The Wardens are the legacy of THE Warden. Just like the Venatorii Umbrorum are the legacy of the actual Hunters of the Oblivion wars. DR only knows of THE WARDEN. It is odd that the security force of the Council is Warden, which is someone who watches over prisoners.
Sibelis:
Knowing that one warden became many, and their original job, to me at least seems the same, to me their is little difference between what a warlock becomes and the things in the well, heck for all we know the things in the well find resonance with the actions of those warlocks and rach out through said connection to influence and try to control or meld with(which would transfer consiuosness not necassarly raw power, though an increased flow seems likely) until they have replaced enough of them that they genuinely believe themselves to be said creature, at which point, perhaps they are?
What I wonder at from that one warden, is the precise significance of the grey cloak, as it has been pointed out as a specific in woj. I have more than a few ideas of course, but would like some neutral feedback.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Sibelis on March 24, 2016, 12:17:26 AM ---What I wonder at from that one warden, is the precise significance of the grey cloak, as it has been pointed out as a specific in woj. I have more than a few ideas of course, but would like some neutral feedback.
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Seems likely that it was simple rather than complicated. Black cloaks seems to sinister, but white cloaks are both pretentious and bad camouflage. Other colors might be mistaken for house colors back in yesteryear. Practically speaking, gray is unnoticeable, unassuming, and easy to produce without much fading.
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