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Conspiracy Theorist:
We have to presume Corb is more powerful than Mag, so if the bullet is to work then there will be wearing down of Corb, beforehand.

vultur:
The placard might also have more of a "judgment/trial" association and be used to imprison Ethniu in the way Harry used various symbolic items to strengthen the summoning circle for the Erlking in DB, except with way more power involved.

Or it might be something to do with True Names, like Harry will write Ethniu's true name on it.


--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 04, 2020, 03:22:33 PM ---It will puncture the bronze of her skin to get the blood to use the crystal.

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Yes, I agree.

Conspiracy Theorist:
Harry doesn’t need the Placard for the ritual, it surprised Alfred, who is immensely single minded. You need blood or a true name ideally for a ritual against an entity, Harry is out for blood, I know a lot of fans put power in Harry naming things, but none of those are true names, Harry is just being annoying, it’s a gift.

Harry has another purpose in mind for the Placard, perhaps he intends to use it like Wile E. Coyote 

morriswalters:
Or maybe it's a case of it's better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.

vultur:

--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 05, 2020, 12:09:02 AM ---Harry doesn’t need the Placard for the ritual, it surprised Alfred, who is immensely single minded.
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It seemed like Alfred's response was more like "are you sure you want to handle both of those things?"


--- Quote --- You need blood or a true name ideally for a ritual against an entity, Harry is out for blood, I know a lot of fans put power in Harry naming things, but none of those are true names, Harry is just being annoying, it’s a gift.
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For something this powerful, Harry might need both blood and a True Name.

There does seem to be some metaphysical significance to Harry giving names in some cases -- Lash and Bob for example. But I wasn't talking about Harry giving Ethniu a new name, but using the Placard to "amplify" the effect of her True Name (likely learned from Bob or the Archive, if it's not "Ethniu") in the binding.

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