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Saints
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What is a Saint?
2) I've got an outline for three, six, or nine books depending on how folks are liking it. :) 3) Saints, for practical purposes in the Dresden Files, distinct from straightforward religious figures, were mainly people with a wizard's or sorcerer's talents who went into the Church and who blended faith magic with their natural abilities to accomplish some amazing things. Most of the Catholic saints were members of the White Council as well. As the power of the Church waned, the word Saint kind of gradually turned to saint, and in the current storyline saints are simply people who blend faith with their magic.
It is Frowned Upon to be a practicing saint in the White Council, in some senses. They much prefer minds uncluttered by what they see as unnecessary folderol, and think that the worst thing they could imagine is a blend of a wizard's power with a fanatic's zeal, so if you're a saint it's not hard to make other wizards uneasy. Most saints keep their practice under discrete wraps, though there is at least one practicing saint on the Senior Council.
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So, Saints are magic talented people that for whatever reason have mixed their Faith with their magic. Less popular a path these days since it can lead to overly powerful zealots.
And one of the Senior Council Members is one!
groinkick:
My guess is...... hmmm You know I don't like him but Langtry maybe? Or LtW.... Or Gatekeeper... lol... Really narrowed it down there.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 01, 2018, 08:36:51 PM ---My guess is...... hmmm You know I don't like him but Langtry maybe? Or LtW.... Or Gatekeeper... lol... Really narrowed it down there.
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My first guess was LTW, keying off his comments about what Mother and Father were talking about just before he kicked Shaggy's butt to his ears. But in that scene he very specifically did not argue the point when Shaggy said he was not a Holy Man.
As a sinister twist: Cristos, as a Saint and Zealot of a Dark Old God...
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 01, 2018, 08:40:47 PM ---My first guess was LTW, keying off his comments about what Mother and Father were talking about just before he kicked Shaggy's butt to his ears. But in that scene he very specifically did not argue the point when Shaggy said he was not a Holy Man.
As a sinister twist: Cristos, as a Saint and Zealot of a Dark Old God...
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Wouldn't a Saint be like used in the traditional sense by Jim as in someone who believes in a Holy deity rather than a dark old god? I suppose that could be right but seems off.
SerScot:
So, all the Apostles were magic users?
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