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[PT Spoilers] Why does Ferrovax care?
vultur:
--- Quote from: Grifter on August 01, 2020, 03:20:17 PM ---Because he's old and old people don't like change.
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But wouldn't that apply to signing on to the Accords in the first place? I think they're very new on Ferro's timescale.
--- Quote --- Because despite the fact that he's old and powerful, he *is* capable of dying.
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If he is (and Ferrovax might very well be a true Immortal), to me that would be more of an argument Not To Get Involved. Why sign on to Accords that might obligate him to get into fights like this one? Why risk himself for something like this?
I mean, Ferrovax is implicitly geologically old. He's seen many civilizations rise and fall.
Grifter:
--- Quote from: vultur on August 03, 2020, 12:58:59 AM ---But wouldn't that apply to signing on to the Accords in the first place? I think they're very new on Ferro's timescale.
If he is (and Ferrovax might very well be a true Immortal), to me that would be more of an argument Not To Get Involved. Why sign on to Accords that might obligate him to get into fights like this one? Why risk himself for something like this?
I mean, Ferrovax is implicitly geologically old. He's seen many civilizations rise and fall.
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Ferro's an elder Dragon, but Siriothrax was his contemporary and he died a few dozen years ago. The same rules should apply to him as they did for the one that Michael slew. So if Butters thinks Ferro has it coming, and the Sword agrees...
In short, if he's immortal, and Uber powerful, then there's no reason for him to want things to change, because there's nothing to gain, and everything to lose. It's pretty common to see those that gain power settle down and try to hold on to it through peace.
It's those that don't have power, or lost power, that are more likely to want to see the world burn. Them and Harry.
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: vultur on August 01, 2020, 09:59:22 AM ---Maybe, but I thought the Dragons (like most gods) were basically 'retired'. Even Odin describes himself as "mostly retired" and he seems far more active than most.
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Permanent retirement is more of a mortal thing, though. I think extended vacation is a more apt metaphor. Maybe the job description changes in the meantime, but power in the DV is almost always linked with limitations and responsibility.
--- Quote from: vultur on August 01, 2020, 09:59:22 AM ---I don't see how. Too many of the supernatural beings are dependent on humans in one way or another, so they wouldn't wipe out humanity. And mortals couldn't definitively 'win', as too many beings are either Immortal or can retreat to the Nevernever.
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Humans are not really necessary for the Fomor. They might actually be strong enough to take down humanity if they play it smart. They already seem comfortable enough with mortal weapons like the nerve gas the rampires got from them.
--- Quote from: vultur on August 01, 2020, 09:59:22 AM ---Apparently he does. I'm just not really sure why. It seems kind of weird to me... I mean, they're specifically Mab's Accords, which means they must be a new innovation on Ferrovax's timescale (Mab is relatively young as immortals go - she's younger than Nicodemus).
I'd kind of expect an ancient force of nature to resent some new set of rules that constrain him to deal as basically an equal with wizards and vampires and ghouls and other beings that are comparative gnats... I mean he seems pretty disdainful of humanity in GP.
Not really, the Midgard Serpent is Thor's fated foe, not Odin's. (Odin's is Fenrir.)
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The Accords also keep other people out of Ferro's hair, likely without changing much about his daily life. Sounds like a sweet deal if you mostly want to be left alone and go out to no-name masquerade parties when the whim hits you. If other people suddenly also have to follow the rules that you basically abided by before, the Accords are a net win.
As a side-note, why is someone of Ferro's scale attending Bianca's ball at all? If I send a birthday party invitation to the queen of England, I don't expect her to actually show up. Does he just like gold that much?
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Second Aristh on August 03, 2020, 05:33:45 AM ---As a side-note, why is someone of Ferro's scale attending Bianca's ball at all? If I send a birthday party invitation to the queen of England, I don't expect her to actually show up. Does he just like gold that much?
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He probably had a feeling something important was going to happen and he wanted to see it.
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: Arjan on August 03, 2020, 06:10:06 AM ---He probably had a feeling something important was going to happen and he wanted to see it.
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I guess, but "had a feeling" is pretty convenient. It would be nice if there were more to it than that.
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