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Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
Wizardofnelson:
--- Quote from: TheJackel on November 17, 2016, 07:51:52 AM ---I think Cowl=DuMorne=Kemmler. I think Kemmler body snatched DuMorne to escape the wardens then brought himself back when Harry merc'd him and is now parading around as Cowl.
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(click to show/hide)in Simons body me thinkith! personally, I'm also thinking at that point in time kemmler bit off more than he could chew faking his own death like MM Harry, assuming he learned the trick from Kemmlers evil bob. So 'kemmler' could also be alternate reality kemmler stuck here.... Is it kemmler? It looks spelled wrong but idk off top of my head...
Anubissama:
I went with Simon, just one moment I'll copy over my reasoning from my FAQ word file... there we go:
Cowl is Simon Pietrovich.
He is a character introduce in a "by the way" style, the same as another traitor of the Council, Peabody.
Cowl uses pseudo-Slavic for his spells ("dorosh" is a Russian surname but no actual word in Russian, similar like Dresden pseudo-Latin) which suggest that he is from somewhere with Slavic ethnicity, like Russia, where Archangel, Simons stronghold is.
Both Cowl and Dresden use hands crossed at there wrists as defense position against magical attack. Which is not a common or standard position since for example Peabody uses the "Doctor Strange" hand position to deflect attacks. If Cowl where Simon (who taught DuMorne) it would explain why he and Dresden ended up with the same magical gestures. From one master to the next student.
Cowl hands are covered in scars, probably battle scars, since Wardens and the Archangel Brute Squad where the only groups of Wizard to regularly see combat before the War, this suggest that Cowl belonged to one of those groups.
As Senior Council responsible for the "Brute Squad" he would obviously be consulted by the Wardens, and maybe be there go to guy on the Senior Council which would be a handy way to learn about Dresden and be interested "what makes the Warden so nervous about you [Dresden]".
Pietrovich was supposed to be the Council's expert on vampires, and every time we've seen Cowl he's associating with vampires (Dead Beat the deal with the Red Court to destroy Edinburgh defenses, White Night the putsch in the White Court).
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Anubissama on November 17, 2016, 01:26:17 PM ---Cowl uses pseudo-Slavic for his spells ("dorosh" is a Russian surname but no actual word in Russian, similar like Dresden pseudo-Latin) which suggest that he is from somewhere with Slavic ethnicity, like Russia, where Archangel, Simons stronghold is.
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It's been said that you shouldn't use your native language, or presumably anything too similar, to cast your spells, as you need a linguistic buffer to avoid casting during regular speech, or weakening the word association.
Simon using Slavic world be potentially dangerous.
Both Cowl and Dresden use hands crossed at there
--- Quote ---wrists as defense position against magical attack. Which is not a common or standard position since for example Peabody uses the "Doctor Strange" hand position to deflect attacks. If Cowl where Simon (who taught DuMorne) it would explain why he and Dresden ended up with the same magical gestures. From one master to the next student.
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I think JB or Harry said it was a pretty standard defensive gesture. Either way, and Vitto uses it, which is attributable to Cowl, and Before uses it, which makes sense if you buy into the Vitto/Before SWNoJ (Sure Why Not of Jim).
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on November 17, 2016, 02:58:02 PM ---It's been said that you shouldn't use your native language, or presumably anything too similar, to cast your spells, as you need a linguistic buffer to avoid casting during regular speech, or weakening the word association.
Simon using Slavic world be potentially dangerous.
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No different than Harry using Latin, or rather bastardized pseudo-latin. Harry is actually worse in that regard, as he was actively trying to learn to speak Latin
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Quantus on November 17, 2016, 03:19:35 PM ---No different than Harry using Latin, or rather bastardized pseudo-latin. Harry is actually worse in that regard, as he was actively trying to learn to speak Latin
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Knowing the language of the spells doesn't seem to be bad. It being your native language is.
Harry's not liable to use Latin in regular conversation. Yes, there may be roots that he runs into, but him accidently casting an ice spell while shopping for a fridge seems unlikely.
In comparison, a Slavic Russian using Slavic Russian words would be risking.
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