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Why a fortress? And why at Harry's old boarding house location?

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morriswalters:
At 4 am these questions started running through my head.  I hate me at times.  But, why?  While JB doesn't call it a castle in has all markers to make it sound like one. It isn't really fortress in a modern sense, since no wall will stop modern weapons.  And I'm pretty sure that they would run afoul of zoning laws in a residential neighborhood.  If it is simply Marcone thumbing his nose at Harry, or his memory, why not a McDonald's? 

Avernite:
I think it's a two-part decision.

The rise of the Fomor together with the fall (later rescinded) of Harry Dresden means Marcone needs a more sturdy headquarters to be able to respond rapidly to supernatural incursions (and to impress the Raiths). Hence, he wants a more fortified base to stuff his Einherjars.

And second, by putting it on Harry's spot, he implicitly calls on Harry's erstwhile allies, who Marcone needs to really run the supernatural side of Chicago against Lara Raith.

I think thumbing Harry in the eye if he should have survived despite all indications is just a minor bonus.

peregrine:
While it won't stop modern weapons, it does provide some protection against certain magical ones.

Related to Harry's allies, it's a place that they all know and can readily find.  Plus, it's a now empty spot of land in Chicago that's ripe for building on.

Carl:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 25, 2018, 01:07:46 PM ---At 4 am these questions started running through my head.  I hate me at times.  But, why?  While JB doesn't call it a castle in has all markers to make it sound like one. It isn't really fortress in a modern sense, since no wall will stop modern weapons.  And I'm pretty sure that they would run afoul of zoning laws in a residential neighborhood.  If it is simply Marcone thumbing his nose at Harry, or his memory, why not a McDonald's?

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I doubt it's a full blown castle, but if it was it would seriously impede modern weapons. There where a number of fortified monasteries and old castles that gave the allies all hell when advancing through italy because you needed serious heavy artillery to even scratch them, and even then it wasn't remotely quick or easy.

That said i think others hit the nail on the head. It's as much a political statement to anyone watching about Marcone's stance on the Formor as it is a practical place.

groinkick:
Gard may have examined the location and found that it had magical protections on the NeverNever side (That leah had placed), and told Marcone that it was a secured area worth having.

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