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Grave Peril Questions
Bad Alias:
Dracul literally means devil and/or dragon.
--- Quote ---From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin draco (“dragon”).
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dracula
Yuillegan:
--- Quote from: spiritofair on August 12, 2019, 07:01:45 PM ---After having a listen through of Grave Peril recently, I had this observation. Michael refers to Mavra as "Blood of the Dragon, that old Serpent". Dresden Wiki says that this implies that she is the spawn of Vlad Drakul. I'm not sure where that implication comes from. Is this something Jim has talked about?
The Dresden Wiki talks about Drakul being "half-human" based on a quote from Ebenezer. Kindler, where did the concept of Drakul being something else trapped in a human body come from. Sounds familiar. Maybe the Wiki isn't updated?
If Drakul isn't a dragon trapped in a human body, then why is Michael calling Mavra "Blood of the Dragon"?
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Yeah Bad Alias is right. This isn't a in-universe reference; the phrase "Blood of the Dragon, that old Serpent" refers to the Devil. While yes this could also be a reference to both Drakul (the Dragon) and Dracula (little Dragon), considering Michael's highly catholic nature and his perchant for using old biblical phrases as curses, it is most likely that he is refering to the literal Devil (as in Satan/Lucifer). Satan/Lucifer is often referred to as the Dragon and the Serpent (as both words were somewhat interchangeable, Serpent does not always mean snake).
Michael may well be aware of Drakul and probably Dracula (as her progenitor). Although we have no actual indication of this in the series, or in WOJ. But it much more likely he was simply calling her a demon/devil and not making a literal reference to her origin as a Black Court vampire.
The concept of Drakul (not Dracula but his father) in the Dresdenverse, comes from several references in the books and WOJ. This quote best explains it from a 2015 reddit AMA.
--- Quote ---And also what is Drakul a scion of?
Drakul wasn’t a scion of anything! He was something entirely unhuman that got trapped in human form. Dracula was his half-human child, who naturally had enormous paternal issues, and wound up creating himself as the first Black Court Vampire in an effort to win his father’s approval.
It didn’t work out so well.
2015 AMA
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Bad Alias:
"Blood of the Dragon" is an odd phrase to use as a reference to the Devil. I can't find anything explaining it as a reference to anything in particular. It seems most commonly used for fantasy titles and to reference Targaryens.
I don't really understand how Michael's using it in the context. I don't know if it's a curse/battle cry or a specific reference to Mavra in some way.
Yuillegan:
The Devil is often identified as the Serpent that tempted Eve and the Dragon of Revelation.
Mikhael and the Dragon (12:7–12)
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Book: Book of Revelation
Christian Bible part: New Testament
See this page for reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_in_Christianity
Mira:
--- Quote ---At the end of the book, Bianca & Duke Ortega threaten Harry with war if he does not give up Susan. How does this benefit the Red Court??
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It gets rid of Harry. It benefits those who are using the Red Court as a cat's paw and know he is star born. Let's not forget that there were those on the Senior Council who were very willing to give up Harry to prevent
war.
Miscalculation in the timing and Harry's reaction to the threat sets off the war prematurely and
eventually leads to the Red Courts demise..
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