The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Can a Wizard's Powers be Stolen or Taken permanently?
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on June 23, 2017, 07:07:09 PM ---That's assuming that completely de-powering a rogue practitioner isn't fatal to him or her anyway.
It's not like the people taken by the Fomor are let go again once their abilities have been stolen.
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Remember that a wizard's power isn't just a tool and a thing they can do. It's not like taking the driver's license away from a drunk, or banning a violent offender from purchasing a weapon.
Magic is part of who and what the wizard is. It's an intrinsic part of them, body, mind and soul. It's their identity, it is synonymous with their self.
Look at the first season of The Legend of Korra. Look at the people who had their bending taken away. That's the sort of thing we're talking about here.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on June 23, 2017, 06:24:29 PM ---That'd require the Council at large to admit to the existence of the Blackstaff. It's a secret.
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If so it's a secret that anyone with any kind of importance knows. Kincaid knew it. The Red Court knew. I imagine the Mothers know. The only ones who don't are probably just the lowly uniformed.
Smaug with OCD:
I could have sworn I read a WoJ about this very thing in regards to the Fomor a while back, but for the life of me, I can't find it.
As to why it isn't one of the Laws: "Hey, guys, I've got an Idea! Let's tell ALL OF OUR ENEMIES that they can take away our magic! That'll end well...(Sorry, was in kind of a sarcastic mood...)
peregrine:
As others have said, I would expect it to be under the aegis of the other Laws, which prohibits them from doing so.
Also, if it is possible we don't know how they would do it. It may be very difficult compared to killing someone. Possibly prohibitively so.
groinkick:
My guess is it would fall under necromancy. The only time we have seen it done is when Harry's magic was stolen, and when he took it back. So to actually take a wizards magic would probably require someone to leave their own body, consume the magic, and return to their body. Harry didn't use necromancy but he didn't go after a person either, just a spirit. To go after a person might require going further into the realm of death which can only happen if necromancy is involved I think. At least that's how I think it could happen.
If it is possible for one wizard to do it to another wizard it would have to be pretty risk, and dark magic. If it was easy to do someone like Kemmler would have just targeted wizards to consume their magic. He would grow greatly in strength, and remove threats to himself all at the same time. Cowl for example could just target all members of the Senior Council... It hasn't happened though. So either not possible for a mortal wizard to do, or highly risky stuff.
The risk would probably be my idea of leaving ones body... While the spirit is out of the body it is probably at great risk of either being contained, resulting in permanent death, or while outside of the body, the body is defenseless, and open to attack.
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