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The Law
Dina:
Yes, the Lasciel manipulation was so well done. Well, as most things. Jim is a wonderful author.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on July 29, 2022, 11:18:40 PM ---Harry only went to the Gold Coast to visit Thomas and Justine, and the last time he was there he and Eb were attacked by Outsiders. Was Nameless or Laplander responsible for whistling them in?
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I'm not sure either of them qualify as enough of a free-willed mortal to summon Outsiders.
As a scion of a dark god and a mortal, Nameless might have qualified ... before completing whatever ascension his 'apotheosis' entailed. But if a scion turns himself into something entirely inhuman, doesn't that count as Choosing the immortal side of your parentage?
It's not totally clear whether hags (I'm figuring the Scandinavian ones are presumably cousins of the Hecatean hags from Welcome to the Jungle) are dark witches who've enhanced themselves, or something entirely inhuman. She'd probably have a better chance of being able summon Outsiders than Nameless, though.
Nonetheless, I still doubt Nameless and Laplander are Cowl and Kumori. Kumori at least thinks she's a well-intentioned extremist - she used necromancy to save life, and she talked to Harry after getting the drop on him instead of just blasting him in the back. Ms. Laplander is just going through life looking for excuses to do violence, and Bob's analysis suggests that's entirely normal for what she is - it's not Nemfection twisting her, or a personal grudge Harry foiled the Darkhallow. And Nameless himself doesn't have any good reason to explain having been plugged in to the White Council's Warden files on Harry and wondering what all the fuss is about. Nameless might well be involved with the Circle, but it doesn't seem credible he's been posing as human to infiltrate the Council and get high-clearance insider information.
Dina:
Yes, I do not think Lapland is Kumari.
Your comment reminded me something else. I am always disgusted when Harry seems too ignorant. For a person who mentioned having been a magic nerd, who had an spirit of intellect for many years, his culture has some holes. For example, he did not know the word "apotheosis".
Conspiracy Theorist:
I never said Laplander is Kumori. She would have been a potential liability in Dead Beat, see how she flew off the handle in The Law, that is something Harry will doubtlessly exploit in future. Nameless wouldn’t allow her off the leash as he did Kumori to run around on her own.
Cowl and Kumori have not been seen together since Dead Beat, nothing to suggest they are still working together. Nameless may have been owed a favour now discharged. That’s the Winter Winter way.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Dina on July 31, 2022, 04:17:58 AM --- ... I am always disgusted when Harry seems too ignorant. For a person who mentioned having been a magic nerd, who had an spirit of intellect for many years, his culture has some holes. For example, he did not know the word "apotheosis".
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I think we can take it as given that Justin gave a highly-edited & intentionally-incomplete sort of training to Harry & Elaine.
Almost nothing on mind-magic, to leave them maximally-vulnerable to Enthrallment. Nothing about the White Council, so they never developed curiosity there, or considered it as a place they might seek shelter/protection. Little to nothing about other supernatural powers of the world -- we see Bob tutor Harry on these elements repeatedly.
And then Eb felt that what Harry really needed was to have his character rebuilt, his moral compass, his soul. Eb didn't provide very much more magical training, though he did bring Harry to WC meetings &c.
So whenever Harry seems oddly-ignorant, I chalk it up to this factor (and usually pause to wonder, how did this bit of ignorance feature into Justin's plans?).
But sometimes, people just have an odd gap in their knowledge.
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