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[BG spoilers!!] Revisiting the short story "Monsters"
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on November 20, 2020, 06:26:35 PM ---Namshiel despises humanity as can be seen by his response to Harry's use of soulfire.
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See, it's interesting, Namshiel seems to undergo something of a shift from SmF to BG. Not exactly less evil seeming, but a lot less screamingly overt about it.
Might be that his behaviour then was coloured by being angry that a young pup of a wizard crippled a host he'd spent a long time breaking in, thanks to Uriel's cheating. But I think it was being ditched by Tessa and Rosanna, and becoming more of an independent operator instead of a close subordinate of Tessa. I think he's started to wise up that there's an infected Denarian, and he's gone loner until he can identify who it is. Or he is the infected one, but I think Mab blaming him for the Arctis Tor raid might be a misdirect based on her getting wrong intel.
Arjan:
In small favor he had a nameless host, there as no reason to play any role, he could say what he wanted.
Now he has a named host. Everything he says is not just meant for the guy he speaks to. It is also meant for Marcone. He plays a role. It is all a lie.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on November 21, 2020, 04:12:22 AM ---In small favor he had a nameless host, there as no reason to play any role, he could say what he wanted.
Now he has a named host. Everything he says is not just meant for the guy he speaks to. It is also meant for Marcone. He plays a role. It is all a lie.
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Yes, let us not forget, what Marcone said about "learning to think in the long term.." That has a bit of a ominous sound to it.
Dina:
Yes, very.
Because now he has the potential to live even longer than a wizard, and he has always been good at making plans.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Dina on November 20, 2020, 08:44:14 PM ---I don't remember Namshiel reaction to Harry using soulfire :'(
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It was in the aquarium scene in SmF. Something along the lines of how dare a filthy monkey use our power. In just about every series I've seen with elder beings, calling humans monkeys or apes has been a sign of contempt for humans.
--- Quote from: Dina on November 21, 2020, 07:24:58 AM ---Yes, very.
Because now he has the potential to live even longer than a wizard, and he has always been good at making plans.
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And this was always a complaint of mine regarding Harry's antagonism with Marcone. While totally in character for Harry, it was stupid. He could have used Marcone for the entirety of Marcone's natural life as a weapon against immortal evils. (Immortal like vampires, not the can't kill except on conjunction kind). Or he could have just waited him out. Now there's a reason that Harry will have to confront Marcone at some point.
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