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How hard did Ebenezar try to kill Lord Raith?
twelve:
I think there is some underestimation on the White Courts security during the full reign of Lord Raith. Sure there wasn't a lot of free thinking when he was fully in charge but one good thing about the security detail during that era was there would have been no loose lips. I got the impression that Lord Raith moved around a lot as part of his security precautions. Even Lara, who even before she took full reign, did a lot of the administration aspect of running the White Court and didn't always know where dear ole daddy was. The whole nuke a location option doesn't work too well when you don't know where your target is at any given time. Setting up an object from orbit or a new volcano or earthquake to hit needs some serious set up time to pull off. So with those options off the table, Eb would have to be less than subtle in his attempt to kill him and as Raith was always surrounded by his thralls and could always GTFO before Eb could even come close. I don't think he would have been as easy to kill as some seem to think.
Mira:
--- Quote from: twelve on June 21, 2021, 04:35:48 PM ---I think there is some underestimation on the White Courts security during the full reign of Lord Raith. Sure there wasn't a lot of free thinking when he was fully in charge but one good thing about the security detail during that era was there would have been no loose lips. I got the impression that Lord Raith moved around a lot as part of his security precautions. Even Lara, who even before she took full reign, did a lot of the administration aspect of running the White Court and didn't always know where dear ole daddy was. The whole nuke a location option doesn't work too well when you don't know where your target is at any given time. Setting up an object from orbit or a new volcano or earthquake to hit needs some serious set up time to pull off. So with those options off the table, Eb would have to be less than subtle in his attempt to kill him and as Raith was always surrounded by his thralls and could always GTFO before Eb could even come close. I don't think he would have been as easy to kill as some seem to think.
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I don't either, and given what Harry describes he feels when he tries himself to kill Raith, he actually may be an illusion of some sort. What if it turns out that Margaret indeed did kill him, and what we see is a shell or better yet an illusion of some sort that is occupied by an Outsider. This would explain the inability to feed, and since his body doesn't seem to be consumed from with in as Lara said was happening to Thomas, something else is going on. However to maintain this, even for an Outsider is very taxing, this would explain Raith's importance.
groinkick:
I've asked myself this question as well. Why not just obliterate Raith's car when driving or something. The only thing I could come up with is that just as the Entropy curse causes anything bad that can happen, to happen regardless of how unlikely (like a frozen turkey falling from an airplane), perhaps his protection offers the opposite. It's entropy protection meaning that he basically has unbelievable magical luck when it comes to attempts on his life.
Mira:
--- Quote from: groinkick on June 22, 2021, 07:20:52 PM ---I've asked myself this question as well. Why not just obliterate Raith's car when driving or something. The only thing I could come up with is that just as the Entropy curse causes anything bad that can happen, to happen regardless of how unlikely (like a frozen turkey falling from an airplane), perhaps his protection offers the opposite. It's entropy protection meaning that he basically has unbelievable magical luck when it comes to attempts on his life.
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Or if he really is an Outsider in the guise of Lord Raith, he isn't going to be easy to kill because he no longer exists.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 22, 2021, 08:12:46 PM ---Or if he really is an Outsider in the guise of Lord Raith, he isn't going to be easy to kill because he no longer exists.
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I think outsider mental processes are too alien for them to successfully carry off an impersonation in a court that's hyper-attuned to behavioural nuances for thirty-some years.
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