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Elders of the Black Court
Mira:
--- Quote ---And also what is Drakul a scion of?
Drakul wasn’t a scion of anything! He was something entirely unhuman that got trapped in human form. Dracula was his half-human child, who naturally had enormous paternal issues, and wound up creating himself as the first Black Court Vampire in an effort to win his father’s approval.
It didn’t work out so well.
2015 AMA
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So now as of Battle Ground, Drakul supposedly is a star born. So how did that happened? So did whoever parented him mess up with the star born process and end up with something not human but star born? Was that an answer that Jim just gave off the top of his head and forgot about when he wrote Battle Ground?
Yuillegan:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 15, 2020, 02:38:42 PM ---So now as of Battle Ground, Drakul supposedly is a star born. So how did that happened? So did whoever parented him mess up with the star born process and end up with something not human but star born? Was that an answer that Jim just gave off the top of his head and forgot about when he wrote Battle Ground?
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I think that's confirmed, we don't need to assume it as it came straight from Drakul.
Could be that Harry isn't totally human...perhaps the starborn thing is like a butterfly life cycle and Harry is just in caterpillar stage and Drakul is full butterfly. Who knows how the process goes?
I think that description of Harry from the Cornerhounds perspective (a towering being of light with a storm front around his shoulders) is quite telling. Reminded me a bit of Vadderung (who I would not at all be surprised to find out was a starborn).
And it's all tied up with Lucifer somehow.
KurtinStGeorge:
I agree with the OP. If you go back and read the battle that took place with Harry, Lara and a badly wounded Thomas on one side versus three newbie Black Court vamps in Blood Rites, Mavra's recruits seemed far scarier than veteran Black Court members, which logic tells us should have been tougher and scarier than Mavra herself. (Or itself)
As far as Drakul goes, for some inexplicable reason he was holding back. If that's not on the list of evil overlord mistakes to be avoided, it should be. "I will not hold back and spare any enemies because I want to take their measure, and I won't waste time with banter. I'm just going to get the messy business of killing them done as quickly as possible. That way I can go home and have more time to binge watch "Emily in Paris." Because after a hard day of spilling my enemies entrails and devouring their souls, I need something light and romantic to even things out."
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: Yuillegan on December 15, 2020, 03:10:10 AM ---Yeah it seems so. I mean, Jim could have written something like that in...but he chose not to.
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It probably would have worked better if he went with Mavra being the head of the group instead of the annoyed junior of the bunch.
Yuillegan:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on December 16, 2020, 06:51:27 AM ---It probably would have worked better if he went with Mavra being the head of the group instead of the annoyed junior of the bunch.
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Agreed. I honestly would have preferred Drakul was saved up a bit more and had more time to be worked on.
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on December 15, 2020, 11:51:11 PM ---I agree with the OP. If you go back and read the battle that took place with Harry, Lara and a badly wounded Thomas on one side versus three newbie Black Court vamps in Blood Rites, Mavra's recruits seemed far scarier than veteran Black Court members, which logic tells us should have been tougher and scarier than Mavra herself. (Or itself)
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Appreciate it! Good point, they were hardly scarier than Mavra herself and barely her brood. Even if you take into account Harry and Co. have grown in power and skill, it still doesn't make sense. Then again, this is exactly what happened to the Denarians. Also, no use of Faith magic by Harry or any of the others?? I get they didn't have garlic or daylight etc. And why didn't Harry use that special "how to control Black Court Vampires with Necromancy spell" from the Word of Kemmler?
Also surely Drakul has the Word of Kemmler...so why hasn't he used it yet? Is he waiting for a convenient trip to Chicago because all the other major population centres are booked out for ascension rituals?
--- Quote ---As far as Drakul goes, for some inexplicable reason he was holding back. If that's not on the list of evil overlord mistakes to be avoided, it should be. "I will not hold back and spare any enemies because I want to take their measure, and I won't waste time with banter. I'm just going to get the messy business of killing them done as quickly as possible. That way I can go home and have more time to binge watch "Emily in Paris." Because after a hard day of spilling my enemies entrails and devouring their souls, I need something light and romantic to even things out."
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This has to be the most likely explanation lol. Love the "Emily in Paris" bit especially. But yeah, glad I am not the only one confused by Drakul's apparently light touch.
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