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How much information does the WC have
Tinfoil hat:
How informed are the SC about the world
In BG when Mab mentions the Outer Gates, he notices that not everyone understands what is happening. He also mentions that the members of the SC seem to get it. When discussing the armor Enthiu is wearing the others looks to them for advice. In PG the Merlin seems to know enough about the swords.
vincentric:
Well, the Senior Council is tasked with protecting humanity from magical abuse. It's kind of their mission statement. So, given that, they should be briefed on all the major magical shenanigans going on in the world. Also, a key part of Senior Council is senior. These are some of the oldest and most powerful wizards around. They have to have forgotten more things than their apprentices know. Enough leaked secrets and much necessarily shared knowledge has to accumulated among them to give them all at least a general look at what's going on. And they each know more about their special interests. I'd say that the ingrained institutional arrogance, lack of unity and risk aversion is the only thing holding them back.
g33k:
Wizards thrive on secrets... finding out others' and keeping their own. What makes a wizard really dangerous is their ability to discover a secret weakness, and then (with prep) exploit it. So, they know a lot.
But they don't share well.
WoJ says that -- collectively -- the SC has all the info they need to understand what's going on, who the secret player(s) is(are)... but they aren't sharing. Without pooling their info, each wizard has only an incomplete and inadequate picture of the situation.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: vincentric on February 06, 2023, 04:15:48 PM ---So, given that, they should be briefed on all the major magical shenanigans going on in the world.
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And yet, Ancient Mai didn't seem to be aware of what Demonreach really is, for one example.
(I suppose her scenes on the island might be read as having been dissembling to not speak about it in front of Harry and the other Wardens who aren't cleared to know ... but Harry suddenly acting weirdly confident on that particular ground should have been an excellent reason for someone who understands what the island is and had tried to sentence him to death before to absolutely not step on its ground.)
vincentric:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on February 08, 2023, 04:02:25 PM ---And yet, Ancient Mai didn't seem to be aware of what Demonreach really is, for one example.
(I suppose her scenes on the island might be read as having been dissembling to not speak about it in front of Harry and the other Wardens who aren't cleared to know ... but Harry suddenly acting weirdly confident on that particular ground should have been an excellent reason for someone who understands what the island is and had tried to sentence him to death before to absolutely not step on its ground.)
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To me, Demonreach and knowledge about it are the largest plot holes in the Dresdenverse.
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