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On Nemesis and Why it can't / doesn't infect Humans
Rasins:
Okay, I've long held the belief that nemesis cannot infect a human. Though why exactly I don't know. I personally think it has to do with the mutable nature of mankind's nature. I think Nemesis allows one to change one's nature, and since mankind already can, there really isn't any point to infection.
Another bit of evidence that suggests to me that nemesis cannot infect mankind is this ....
If it could, why would it not infect a Wizard, and have them simply summon outsider after outsider after outsider into reality until there is an overwhelming force?
Tami Seven:
Question, were Lord Raith and/or Vittorio Nfected?
White Court are human enough to have a certain amount of Free Will. In theory, if humans are immune to being Nfected, they should be as well.
Griffyn612:
Vitto was possessed by an Outsider, but Nemesis was not named.
--- Quote from: Rasins on June 02, 2017, 11:52:07 PM ---Okay, I've long held the belief that nemesis cannot infect a human. Though why exactly I don't know. I personally think it has to do with the mutable nature of mankind's nature. I think Nemesis allows one to change one's nature, and since mankind already can, there really isn't any point to infection.
Another bit of evidence that suggests to me that nemesis cannot infect mankind is this ....
If it could, why would it not infect a Wizard, and have them simply summon outsider after outsider after outsider into reality until there is an overwhelming force?
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There were hundreds, if not thousands, of Outsiders attacking Demonreach in Cold Days. They didn't just carpool in to reality.
We've seen exactly one Outsider summoning ritual, which utilized a death. If deaths are required, then it's no easy feat to do that on a mad scale and avoid the Council.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on June 03, 2017, 04:30:46 AM ---Vitto was possessed by an Outsider, but Nemesis was not named.
There were hundreds, if not thousands, of Outsiders attacking Demonreach in Cold Days. They didn't just carpool in to reality.
We've seen exactly one Outsider summoning ritual, which utilized a death. If deaths are required, then it's no easy feat to do that on a mad scale and avoid the Council.
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I didn't read it the same as you. I pictured a number of Outsiders, but more like in the dozens.
Anubissama:
I was on the "Nemesis can't infect mortals" wagons once, but the theory has one big problem. In *Cold Days* Maeve heavily implies that she is going to infect Justin to have an in with the White Court.
Justin being a mortal, so that suggest that Nemesis can infect humans. As to why Nemesis didn't do the Brute Force solution (just possess all of the humanity and literally Nuke the Outergates) I'm assuming there is a hard limit on how many beings Nemesis can infect at once, and that's what stops it from taking that approach.
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