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The Archive
vincentric:
The Archive should be one of the richest people in the world. She has every bit of information ever recorded in any medium other than the mind at her fingertips. Just think of having access to every Bitcoin in the world, every lost treasure map every secret formula/recipe and how you could leverage that.
forumghost:
--- Quote from: vincentric on August 15, 2022, 03:29:46 AM ---The Archive should be one of the richest people in the world. She has every bit of information ever recorded in any medium other than the mind at her fingertips. Just think of having access to every Bitcoin in the world, every lost treasure map every secret formula/recipe and how you could leverage that.
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She has everyone's credit card details, we're lucky Ivy is a nice girl
g33k:
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on August 15, 2022, 02:45:21 AM ---Also, a lot of that sort of stuff likely is not written down! Who is writing down the wards and tricks to their castle - if anyone finds it, they may be able to thwart your defenses! Or reverse engineer them.
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Almost everyone would write things down during the planning-it-out phase. You may destroy the notes, but making them up-front looks nigh-inevitable.
Denarians have the mental capacity to just know things -- Angels I think have something like intellectus for their domain. And they know enough not to commit critical plans to any form of writing. Odin likely, too; and Ferrovax & the other dragons.
Mab... maybe. I think the Archive was a deep secret from before Mab was Mab... even before she was born a mortal girl.
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on August 15, 2022, 02:45:21 AM --- The Nickelheads may have a lot written about them. Possibly a WHOLE lot. And much may be contradictory - we do not know she can sort out true from false, just she knows what is reported.
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I'm pretty sure the Archive has an absolutely superhuman ability to sort information, correlate and organize it. Denarians are likely the only entities capable of perpetrating a deception upon the Archive, and even THEY will be challenged -- they don't know what other info may be out there, with dangling threads the Archive can tug upon to unravel their lies.
--- Quote from: Ed0517 on August 15, 2022, 02:45:21 AM --- Who would write down much about his Mom? Maybe Eb, but that is likely it.
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The Wardens, to begin with. Harry had seen Warden reports on Hannah Ascher, recognized her on sight. Morgan kept a journal, and I doubt he was the only one: wizards live for centuries, and being able to remind yourself of details from long in your past could be crucial. Eb has a huge set of books from the magical master/apprentice lineage of Merlin. Wizards love books & writing!
The Whamps, for another. Lara confirms that House Raith has profiles on most of the Wardens themselves, and I presume they have similar profiles for other "interesting" humans (and other entities, too!). And we know House Raith thought Margaret LeFay was interesting!
It wouldn't surprise me if the Ramps had kept such records, either.
Conspiracy Theorist:
--- Quote from: forumghost on August 15, 2022, 02:09:52 AM ---Harry and not asking questions he knows he really should is one of the series most iconic duo's, right next to Harry and blunt force trauma.
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Oh, lovely Title for a Dresden File BLUNT FORCE “Harry undiplomatically takes the White Council to task whilst simultaneously suffering from multiple concussions” that applies to several books already I think.
The Archive is neutral and has two roles (1) the preservation of human knowledge and through it society and culture (2) the Oblivion War (much the same thing) she became involved in the Battle of Chicago because of (1) the first thing Ethnui did was destroy the electronic records of the City of Chicago, a direct challenge to the Archive.
Harry is aware Ivy is still a vulnerable young girl and so would not take advantage of her for his own gain, it would be anathema. It would also destroy her neutrality. She has the Word of Kemmler and much other dangerous info.
Yuillegan:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 15, 2022, 02:35:36 AM ---That is the rationale. She can't help. In her own way she is bound as much as an Angel.
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Indeed, although I suspect the limits are not as severe. Jim also makes rules like these and then doesn't bring them up again (I refer again to the Archive's involvement against Ethniu).
--- Quote from: vincentric on August 15, 2022, 03:29:46 AM ---The Archive should be one of the richest people in the world. She has every bit of information ever recorded in any medium other than the mind at her fingertips. Just think of having access to every Bitcoin in the world, every lost treasure map every secret formula/recipe and how you could leverage that.
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Assuming she can and would exploit such information of course. Considering the Archive is passed down mother to daughter since it was first created in ancient times (perhaps pre-ancient Greece), I wouldn't be surprised if she has significant financial holdings, so I doubt she would need to exploit any current information. Beyond any of that though, given her abilities and knowledge I doubt she even needs money. Money is simply a tool. She has so many others at her disposal, not to mention she likely could get as much money as she needed for any endeavour exceptionally quickly.
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