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How did the Red Court Originate?
Bad Alias:
His extended family being around and vampires points to a vampire progenitor of House Raith that isn't Lord Raith. His vampire brother points to a shared vampire ancestor. The other houses indicate other progenitors of houses. However, they could be Raith's decedents who changed feeding methods and split off from house Raith, but that would make his emphasis on family odd.
I think all this makes for a fairly strong case that he isn't the first WCV. Now, even if he isn't the first WCV, he could be the first White Court King.
The way I see his brother's murder going down is that his brother helped him take the throne and consolidate his power. Once he consolidated his power, he started in on potential rivals, like his brother. This might also be where he started killing his sons. This sort of thing isn't too uncommon in crime families, dictatorships, and monarchies.
On the other hand, he may have killed his brother after Margaret cursed him because he was vulnerable.
Con:
Where are you getting Papa Raith killing his brother?
Bad Alias:
I don't recall where, but it's mentioned that he went "sky diving without a parachute." I think I have the quote right. It is heavily implied that it was Papa's doing. Something like he "arranged for him to go sky diving without a parachute."
Bad Alias:
I can't seem to find it or a source citing where to find it, but I did find a couple of refrences to it on tvtropes. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TheDresdenFilesTheVampires
--- Quote ---Cain and Abel: Sent Madrigal and Madeleine's father skydiving without a parachute.
--- End quote ---
--- Quote ---Make It Look Like an Accident: Like all the Whites, his preferred method of dealing with people.
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His brother died in a parachuting accident he had nothing to do with either.
--- End quote ---
Vodyanoy:
The Madrigal's father going skydiving without a parachute was in Proven Guilty, it comes up when they're talking about how Madrigal ended up with the Jann.
--- Quote ---Thomas nodded. 'Scion of a djinn and a mortal. He worked for Madrigal's father. Then my father arranged to have Madrigal's father go skydiving naked. Glau stuck with Madrigal after that.'
--- End quote ---
Not sure of the hard copy page no. since I've only got the DF books through ibooks.
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