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“You Know What He Was Meant To Be”
Conspiracy Theorist:
On Ghost Story the Big Hoods were established 3-4 years beforehand, approximately around the time Nameless came to work for Marcone and several years after Corpsetaker died so given their sartorial choices it is likely they are imitating Cowl/Nameless.
In the memory reference is made to the Sinistar arcade video game released in 1983. Harry is sixteen at this point so unless the game had been hanging around for several years a birth year for Harry of 1967 is in the frame. Harry then references Jack Burton, the protagonist of Big Trouble in Little China which makes a birth year of 1986 given its release date.
“The unseen presence of the creature came closer. Its voice lowered to a bare, pleased murmur. “Child of the stars. I will destroy you this night.”’ Page 284
This would have been the earliest reference to Harry being Starborn in his time-line.
“But why risk it in the first place? Why Chicago?” Because Cowl is in Chicago? With knowledge of the Darkhallow? I swallowed and pushed a hand back through my hair.
“The Fomor’s servitors. Corpsetaker and her gang. Even Aristedes and his little crew. They’re pieces on the board.” Harry to Bob page 306 they all work for Cowl, knowingly or unknowingly.
During Ghost Story Marcone is in Italy and Child’s is in charge.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Cold days now Harry discussing Laws with Sarissa page 22
“Only two? Man, how do Unseelie lawyers make a living?” Sarissa doesn’t respond.
They go to work for Marcone.
Sarissa works for Mab three months in the year, normally during her college break. The means she wouldn’t have been in the mortal world during White Night, but would have been during both Grave Peril and Dead Beat. By the time of Cowls latest appearance Sarissa is the Summer Lady.
Nameless of course was banned from Harry’s birthday party….
“There are people I sometimes do things with,” she said. “I don’t … I’m not sure I’d call them friends. I don’t want to make friends. I have the attention of some dangerous beings. If I got close to anyone, I could be putting them in danger. Don’t you ever worry about that?” Sarissa p 70
Ace is alerted and equipped almost immediately to Harry when Faerie is locked down. I previously theorised that Ace and the other Winter Changelings were manipulated by Cowl/Nameless in Summer Knight, Lloyd slate used to terrorise them to push Ace towards Maeve and Nameless for protection. Aces father is the Redcap and at the point a presumed loyal member of Maeves Court, so Mab would know about this.Nameless would have been in Chicago when the lockdown occurred, due to his banishment, still able to act. Mab would have known this. Another attempt to draw him out as working with Maeve?
Kemmler had Bob for 70 years and we know he was a former Warden of Demonreach. He was rogue from the 1880’s, at least due to a Fistful of Warlocks , did Kemmler acquire Bob to interpret Demonreach?
Conspiracy Theorist:
A quick aside, thinking about Kemmler got me thinking about the one time we see him, in a Fistful of warlocks
“To avoid this outcome, you will release our companion unharmed. We will depart Dodge City immediately. You and the Warden will remain within the marshal’s office until dawn. As an additional incentive, we will arrange for the new ordinances against your friend Mr. Short’s establishment to be struck from the city’s legal code.”
They appear to have a lawyer with them? Nameless was he one of the four poker players? The Mayor? it would explain why Harry hadn’t seen him bur Jim says we had seen Cowl before if the latter. Someone probably helped Kemmler escape, the Mayor appears to be an accomplice in creating a safe haven in Dodge City
Cold Days p201 “Of course, that was a rabbit hole I didn’t want to start down—experience has taught me that you do not win against supernatural entities at lawyering. It just doesn’t happen.”
And yet this is exactly what he did in The Law, presumably foreshadowing Nameless
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and freakish things that had no names.”p416 no stutter so not the Naagloshii
“Well-done, starborn!” P420 the Erl King Knows.
“slay a starborn,” p478 Maeve knows
“And the vampire’s crumpet. Luscious little thing, aren’t you? And so close to Lady Raith. You and I are going to have a long talk after this, darling. I just know you’re going to start to see things my way.”Maeve about Justine p484
Conspiracy Theorist:
Skin Game.
Harvey’s info was held by the Fomor, Cowls allies. Were they going to hit Hades Vault themselves?
g33k:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on March 18, 2023, 02:07:09 AM ---In the memory reference is made to the Sinistar arcade video game released in 1983. Harry is sixteen at this point so unless the game had been hanging around for several years a birth year for Harry of 1967 is in the frame. Harry then references Jack Burton, the protagonist of Big Trouble in Little China which makes a birth year of 1986 given its release date.
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I quote Priscellie, from the "Timeline" document she assembled:
--- Quote ---It's impossible to pin down exactly what year Harry was born due to continuity errors.
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-- https://www.paranetonline.com/index.php/topic,1592.0.html
I'm pretty convinced about the early/mid 1970s as Harry's birtdate.
I'm pretty convinced that Jim was just sloppy here; he wrote the details he wanted without regard for what was actually factual.
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