The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Who called up the corner hounds and why didn't anyone notice...?
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 27, 2020, 01:53:56 PM ---Real fire hurts Outsiders not magical fire, when he took on He Who Walks Like an Egyptian Harry blew up a gas station.
A Flame Thrower is the mortal weapon of choice against Outsiders, or a nuclear bomb.
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Um, the fires that Harry set off with his KABOOM were very real.. The gas station fire was set off by Harry's magic, he didn't use a match or a flame thrower.
BrainFireBob:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 27, 2020, 11:53:41 AM ---I think it is important that Harry to Butters called then the Hounds of Tindalos its from there the time travel connection was made, not from Eb, who merely called the corner hounds without really elucidating further. They clearly were pursuing Eb, so Harry has to surmise that Eb has time travelled
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I feel the idea that Eb mind-whammied Thomas to try and "free" Harry of the White Court and Svartalves is weak writing with how the book was written- but I think it's plausible because of the ruckus Eb raised when he essentially pushed his way in to visit Harry. It seemed out of character for him. He attracted the attention of the security force, and had *lots* of witnesses that he was nowhere near Thomas at the time- and obviously he can't be in two places at once. Except he can, if he time travels. And he conveniently has a starborn to help him cope with the major reason not to do a very short time jump- the corner hounds.
CrusherJen:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 27, 2020, 03:03:15 PM ---Um, the fires that Harry set off with his KABOOM were very real.. The gas station fire was set off by Harry's magic, he didn't use a match or a flame thrower.
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The fires were sparked by magic, but the burning gasoline fire itself would, I think, qualify as natural flame, just as the gas circle in the garage was sparked via Harry's spell but still affected the Hounds as natural flame.
So, if Eb is to be believed, the Hounds can avoid most of anything based on Willpower (magic), but suffer more damage via natural processes, without a Will shaping them.
ClintACK:
Not just concentrated fire. Harry's learned in past books that soulfire is particularly effective against outsiders, but he doesn't think to ask about it or try it.
Hagbard Celine:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 27, 2020, 01:53:56 PM ---Real fire hurts Outsiders not magical fire, when he took on He Who Walks Like an Egyptian Harry blew up a gas station.
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But in this very fight, we see Eb use magical fire like a thin laser and slice off parts of the outsiders.
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