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The White Council is kind of a Joke.
Conspiracy Theorist:
My guess is the true origin of the Blackstaff is passed down from Blackstaff to Blackstaff, the current Merlin may not know what it actually is, and its true origin. Ordering Eb to pass it to his lackey means that Eb is unlikely to tell him squat.
Melriken:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on May 09, 2023, 11:42:12 AM ---My guess is the true origin of the Blackstaff is passed down from Blackstaff to Blackstaff, the current Merlin may not know what it actually is, and its true origin. Ordering Eb to pass it to his lackey means that Eb is unlikely to tell him squat.
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WoJ is that the Blackstaff chooses his own successor...
I don't think the Gatekeeper, Warden, or Blackstaff are offices of the Council, I think they are offices that when held are usually held by members of the Council. The Merlin and the Sr Council are the only offices of the Council. (well Peabody's and other administrative offices exist... as does the Commander of the wardens (little w))
Conspiracy Theorist:
The Merlin is unlikely to respect precedent in his hatred of Eb (and Harry) if Eb won’t deal with Harry then he will seek to strip Eb of his position on the Council and the Blackstaff. That too may break the deal for the use of the Blackstaff.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Melriken on May 09, 2023, 10:48:00 PM ---WoJ is that the Blackstaff chooses his own successor...
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Can you find the cite for that, please? I've seen it before, several times, so I believe you.
Thing is, the citation that I know about says something else:
--- Quote ---Would you tell us how a person gets choosen to be The Blackstaff of the White Council?
Heh. He picks up the Blackstaff with full knowledge of what he’s in for if he does. If you can find someone crazy enough to do that, and reliable enough to be trusted with it, he gets the job.
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-- https://wordof.jim-butcher.com/index.php/word-of-jim-woj-compilation/woj-on-harrys-mortal-allies/
--- Quote from: Melriken on May 09, 2023, 10:48:00 PM ---I don't think the Gatekeeper, Warden, or Blackstaff are offices of the Council, I think they are offices that when held are usually held by members of the Council. The Merlin and the Sr Council are the only offices of the Council. (well Peabody's and other administrative offices exist... as does the Commander of the wardens (little w))
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I don't think we have WoJ on this, but I agree with you.
"Blackstaff" is an unofficial title, an acknowledgement of how-things-are. Ditto "Gatekeeper."
I'm not even sure they're aware of "whoever is linked to Demonreach" actually being a "Warden," to be honest. I think it would Freak Them the F'k Out to learn that there is a Warden (with a cap-W), and that Harry Dresden is it: there being a Warden rather implies that such a person is in charge of their (small-w) wardens (since both the Well/prison and the White Council itself are the OG Merlin's work...) .
The_Sibelis:
The snippet from Eb's diary implies he knows the "original purpose" of the island. Tho what he'd actually say that is is debatable. Could be he knows more than us the reader, or less. Although we know it's function, do we really know why it was built/necessary to begin with?
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