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Senior Council Magic Speciality
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--- Quote from: Snark Knight on June 15, 2017, 02:46:17 AM ---He can't be a slouch at combat either, considering he was acting as air support for Winter's troops at the Gates in CD and was credited with taking down the author of the Necronomicon.
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I didnt get the impression that he was actually taking part in the actual fighting at the Gates, His was a lookout (literally a " Gatekeeper") role.
Anubissama:
Oh, I very much think that Rashid is slugging it out day and night with Outsiders when he is guarding the Gates. Yes, his most crucial role is being a CT Scan for returning troops but while the fighting goes on he will throw spells at the attacking Outsiders as well.
It's why I think he is so long-lived (over 1200 years old). Dresden said/theorised that the Wizard healing effect is directly connected with how powerful magic you use and how often you use it, so Rashid being a top percentile strength Wizard, wielding Outergates powered Magic on a daily basis, is what allows him to be so old.
Xamion:
--- Quote from: Anubissama on June 15, 2017, 01:45:21 PM ---It's why I think he is so long-lived (over 1200 years old). Dresden said/theorised that the Wizard healing effect is directly connected with how powerful magic you use and how often you use it, so Rashid being a top percentile strength Wizard, wielding Outergates powered Magic on a daily basis, is what allows him to be so old.
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I think the simpler answer to Rashid's age is the fact, that the Nevernever does not operate on Earth's time it just uses that as a reference point, so it is very likely, that due to spending so much time in it (the Gates are at the edge between NN and the Outside, IIRC), he hasn't been affected by the passage of time normally.
Also to me, Rashid seems more like the mythological post-Yggdrassil Odin (ie: very cunning use of little magic and/or using powerful magic in a supportive role) rather than a full-on Harry-style battery power slinger. So I'd guess his specialty is precognition and time manipulation, with his eye boosting his mind/soul reading powers.
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--- Quote from: Anubissama on June 15, 2017, 01:45:21 PM ---Oh, I very much think that Rashid is slugging it out day and night with Outsiders when he is guarding the Gates. Yes, his most crucial role is being a CT Scan for returning troops but while the fighting goes on he will throw spells at the attacking Outsiders as well.
It's why I think he is so long-lived (over 1200 years old). Dresden said/theorised that the Wizard healing effect is directly connected with how powerful magic you use and how often you use it, so Rashid being a top percentile strength Wizard, wielding Outergates powered Magic on a daily basis, is what allows him to be so old.
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The closest thign to a WOJ on his age is that "we're all time travelers. We just happen to be on the slow boat." which makes me strongly suspect that his advanced age (relative to other wizards) is simply a matter of time dilation in the far reaches of the NN he walks.
As far as him throwing spells around: Nothing he could do offensively would come close to registering on the scale of that battle, where formations count in the tens of thousands, and are doing battle well out in front of the Gates. So him throwing any sort of offensive evocations is pointless tactically, but would still both distract and fatigue him, when he already has a much more specific and critical role, one that nobody else can do (unlike offensive magic that Fae would do better anyway).
wyltok:
Of all the Senior Council members, it is in the Gatekeeper that the Merlin relies to stop the mistfiend in Turn Coat from attacking him, while the Merlin himself focuses on stopping it from attacking the rest of the White Council. That suggests to me where the Merlin ranks the Gatekeeper when it comes to combat ability.
Also, someone in reddit put something similar together:
https://www.reddit.com/r/dresdenfiles/comments/4exvg8/the_senior_council_a_compilation_spoilers_all/
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