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Oh absolutely not, The whole point is that he's the /least/ relevant character I can think of.
There's a part of me that hopes it turns out to be Darth Wannabe or one of his friends. Mostly because of the look of incredulity on Harry's face when he recognized him, then realized that his archrival in a cowl does in fact have a dark mark tattoo.
I just do not think he is anyone we know..
mmm, I posted something in a new thread, no links, but it didn't show up the first time I went back to that section, it appeared like five minutes later. Just wondering cause I'd never seen that happen.
Wizardofnelson,
That did happen more than once when I posted. Sometimes the 'hang' is only a minute, sometimes longer.
Does anyone know what's going on with the next Dresden Files novel?
Did they change the forum procedure to need a mod to sing off on all new threads before they appear to the public or am I just a 'suspicious profile'?
As for the Miskani, we still don't know that they breed together.
- The Miksani might sire/birth children with mortals and take them back to their tribe.
- The Miksani might coexist within a mortal tribe they look like; there might have been mortal spouses present at the funeral.
General thoughts on the OP:
Lea: I thought we had a WOJ that she wasnt a mantled creature and had just ridden Mab's coattails to power?
With regard to procreation and especially Mama Summer's comments, I'd caution against the assumption that Mortal=Human or that procreation=sexual reproduction in all cases. I could, for example, see Half-animal fae mating with their animal side just as easily as the human, and in the case of say Malks I could see them getting it on with mortal Cats. I dont really (want to) see the Rawhead mating sexually at all, and imagine it more that he takes in a human corpse and sort of buds a new rawhead off itself asexually.
I also dont necessarily think that the fae need to procreate at the rates and in the numbers that Humans do, which would skew the population calcs. In Cold Case there were only 1/2 Dozen children in the group, but that might be on the low side for their average tribute as compared to times when they havent spent years under the heel of Sleeper-cultists. And I wouldnt rule out the possibility that they might hatch whole clutches of children at a time rather than the 1-2 birth range of humans. Malks probably have cat-sized litters, and if toot started as a little blinking Elidee Im imagining dewdrop fairies spawning more on the scale of insects that come in batches of thousands if not millions.
"What happened?" I asked. "What happened?"
Mab regarded Carlos with a calm countenance. "What will happen every time you attempt to be with a man," she replied.
Further thoughts about the age thing. Pretty much all the fae have been
presented as immortal, although not necessarily ageless when considering
the progression of gruffs… That the Miksani appear to have elders,
children, and apparent adolescents implies a more mortal like life cycle.
Makes me wonder how this stuff works… Especially since according to Mother
Summer and [WoJ] in the past, they procreate using mortals
and changelings.
The mantle of Eldest is an important one in Faerie, and yes, it would pass on should its bearer perish.Examples:
It is at times very difficult to be so closely interwoven with mortals," she said.
"For you?"
"For all of Faerie," she replied.
"What do you mean?"
She gestured at herself. "we appear much as humans, do we not? Most of our folk do--or else they resemble another creature of the mortal world. Hounds, birds, stags, and so forth."
"Sure," I said.
"You are endlessly fascinating. We conceive our children with mortals. We move and sway in time to the mortal seasons. We dance to mortal music, make our homes like mortal dwellings, feast upon mortal foods. We find parts of ourselves becoming more like them, and yet we are not like them. Many of the things they think and feel, and a great many of their actions, are inexplicable to us."
Question among my @HarriedWizard RPG group for @longshotauthor : would changelings be sterile? and if not how would the genetics work?
@DeusSolis @HarriedWizard No, not at all. And cautiously.
@DeusSolis @HarriedWizardConsider it a dormant gene group that could potentially be activated by environmental exposure.
@longshotauthor @HarriedWizard So a half-elf changeling could have kids that when exposed 2 faerydom, child could exhibit faery qualities?
@DeusSolis @HarriedWizard Yeah, though they'd need more exposure the wider the generation gap was. It would be impractical at some point.
Q: The first gruffs seem to be different from the later sets in terms of looks, smell, and fighting approach. Were they sent by someone different?
A: No, they’re part of the same family. The first are just the newer gruffs, those most recent from being Changelings.
I treat words like bullets. If I have my target in sight, I use them sparingly. If I use a lot, it often means I'm shooting from the hip in the dark through a screen on a rocking boat at sea during a storm trying to hit a silhouette weaving drunkenly to ad fro on the distant horizon.
Or in this case, not entirely sold on the defense I've undertaken.
For what it's worth, his landlady made some sort of 'there you are' comment when he saved her from the house fire in Changes.
Santa is also mentioned in Restoration of Faith:
This may not count as the sort of character foreshadow you are looking for, but there was Harry's odd sense of familiarity with Demonreach in SmF, as a foreshadow to his eventual claiming of it in TC.
Would Inner-Harry's wardrobe be considered foreshadowing, given that he does eventually get a black leather duster? Speaking of him, he was thr first guy to say "No matter where you go, there you are" to Harry, before Uriel did later. That reeks of foreshadowing, but I couldnt begin to guess what of.
Murphy having Japanese swords above her fireplace in SK should probably count as foreshadowing.More like a Chekov's squirt gun... Especially since her sword skill ended up being inferior to the task...
Maybe Lea's mention of Molly as a worthwhile acquisition, back in GP?Excellent!