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Marcone and the Castle

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Mira:

 

  We don't know at this time exactly when Marcone took up Namshiel's coin, but I believe that when he decided to buy a castle and bring it to Chicago to be reconstructed over the ruins of Harry's boarding house, Namshiel directed him to which castle to buy.  As in it's no coincidence that that castle just happened to have belonged to or was set up by Merlin.  Harry told Bob when he expressed concern that there might have been reconstruction problems affecting what Harry was about to do as far as defenses go.  Harry's answer was that Marcone was a lot of things, but he wasn't incompetent and he had Namshiel's help doing it.  We saw what the castle was capable of doing defense wise in the hands and staff of a capable wizard.  So my question is, why during the Battle of Chicago was the castle damaged at all?  Did Marcone/Namshiel ignore the need to set up Merlin's wards?  I find it hard to believe they didn't know about them.  Did Marcone think they would never be needed?  Did Marcone need an entity like Bob to set them up?  Or as Harry chided him at the end of Battleground, that even though his coin belongs to a powerful fallen angel wizard, Marcone was still an amature?

Bad Alias:
I think it's that the castle needs a spirit of intellect.

Mira:

--- Quote ---I think it's that the castle needs a spirit of intellect.
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Did Merlin have one?  You would still think that Namshiel could have come up with one, or foreseen the need for one.  Because without the wards, the castle was simply an impressive residence.
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Bad Alias:
I think their was some functionality to the wards without a spirit of intellect.

I don't know how common spirits of intellect are. We've only heard of three on page  and the goddess Athena according to WoJ. And we do know that while Evil Bob serves, he doesn't have to. He offered to betray Corpsetaker and take Harry as an apprentice.

Mira:

--- Quote from: Bad Alias on February 03, 2026, 11:57:13 PM ---I think their was some functionality to the wards without a spirit of intellect.

I don't know how common spirits of intellect are. We've only heard of three on page  and the goddess Athena according to WoJ. And we do know that while Evil Bob serves, he doesn't have to. He offered to betray Corpsetaker and take Harry as an apprentice.

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My point is though, is apparently Marcone when he owned the castle either wasn't aware, or was unable to make use of Merlin's wards.  Odd in that he was hosting a fallen angel with top wizard skills.  I'd like to know how this particular castle was selected to be purchased and brought over here.

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