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Battle Ground !!!SPOILERS!!!
Conspiracy Theorist:
Perhaps this is where and when it happens, I can see the break coming over the Senior Council trying to maintain the masquerade because this is what they know, and Harry knowing that they have to come out front, as the mortal worlds defenders against evil supernatural forces.
Let’s just hope that the White Council are not one of those evil supernatural forces that has to be defended against. Harry living openly as a Wizard makes him the ideal spokeswizard to the Mortal world.
Oh how he is going to hate that.
But it will force reform, mortal authorities are going to require respect for their laws, and that is perhaps where Murphy comes in (if she survives)
vultur:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 02, 2020, 07:26:36 PM ---Perhaps this is where and when it happens,
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Possible.
--- Quote ---But it will force reform, mortal authorities are going to require respect for their laws
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Yeah, that would be... interesting and scary. Clearly they're not going to be OK with the Council just executing warlocks, but it could be a pretty tense situation, especially if they don't have a good picture of the Council's actual limitations.
And mortal police really aren't in a position to deal with warlocks, other than the weaker and most overt ones, without supernatural help (like Harry helping out SI against Kravos); especially as the best bet for mortals against warlocks is to kill from a distance and by surprise, not try to arrest them.
And the WC's setup is not a good fit for the modern political system where nations are all essentially territory-based, the White Council has no territory of its own really.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Whereas the other supernatural nations have territory in the NeverNever, which puts the White Council in a difficult position. It doesn’t have anywhere to call it’s own.
Even the Knight can claim the Vatican and Marcone his substantial land holdings.
According to WOJ agent Barry Tilly is supposed to represent the US Government in PT, this is obviously pre-split, I suspect we will see him fleetingly with the CPD during the battle itself, and that he will have a prominent role in the aftermath that Harry is so worried about.
vultur:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on September 02, 2020, 08:13:39 PM ---Whereas the other supernatural nations have territory in the NeverNever, which puts the White Council in a difficult position. It doesn’t have anywhere to call it’s own.
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Not all of them, I don't think the White Court does either, or the LaChaise ghoul clan, etc. But yeah, those that do are in a far better position. Summer and Winter and the Erlking aren't at risk of mortal attacks against their home territory.
The big problem for the White Council is also that the Laws drastically limit what they can do vs mortals. The White Court could take over a nation pretty easily; dictatorships and others with very concentrated power structures would be very vulnerable to mind-controlling the person at the top.
Yuillegan:
Actually, the White Council has significant physical assets. Jim has spoken several times about the various locations owned by the White Council apart from the castle under Edinburgh, not to mention their enormous financial holdings (likely several hedge funds or similar). Even if the US got upset, the White Council would probably return to Europe where their influence is strongest. I doubt they would be overly upset if the US kicked them out.
What I think will be interesting is seeing how the other nations react. Not to mention, the USA has enough enemies circling it. An enormous, terrifying internal threat might be more than it can handle. Don't think for a second that the enemies of the US wouldn't take advantage of such a situation. More on this in another thread.
As for the Warlock execution thing...I don't think they would mind. I think they would prefer if their own authorities did it, and I suspect the White Council wouldn't object. Ideally they would work together. It would be trickier in states that don't have the death penalty. Often when countries invade other countries some locals side with the invaders. Sometimes for a chance at a better life, or because they feel oppressed by their own government, sometimes they are forced into it. It's an ugly world sometimes too. But I suspect that the US would probably (at least initially) want those with the know-how to help them catch and probably kill other supernaturals. Of course, what happens when it's only the "good" wizards left? Us mortals tend to fear what we don't understand and cannot control, and hate what we fear. So likely, they end up killing them too. Assuming they win the war against the bad guys.
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