Jonas,
Just post your theories. They'll be picked apart, as is the norm.
Happy theorizing.
Jonas,lmao, i'm sure, but that might not give me what I needs anymore... back in the day, a long, long time ago in a forum far, far away, we had more.... active minds for discussion. I mean, we have the same minds, but like mine some here are hibernating currently lol and others here have lost their way. Some of my favorite people to bounce idea's off of now take the "i'm tired of fan crack theory" path and don't show up at all, which is ironic as fu*& since they are generally the originators of said crack theory being a thing.
Just post your theories. They'll be picked apart, as is the norm.
Happy theorizing.
Starborn theory:
One of the prerequisites of being a starborn is that the individual has to be born in every existing splinterverse. They might die at different times, but at their beginning, they carry the potential to influence every version of reality.
Starborn theory:I'd agree with the result but i'm not sure about the method of getting there?
One of the prerequisites of being a starborn is that the individual has to be born in every existing splinterverse. They might die at different times, but at their beginning, they carry the potential to influence every version of reality.
Jim has said that Thomas was born on Valentine's day because the universe has a sense of humor. Literally nothing has suggested that Thomas is also a Starborn other than that Mab said she could take him, and even that was said to put pressure on Harry.sorry I misspoke
Plus neither the equinox or solstice come anywhere near Halloween.
The 4 cross-quarter days fall between equinoxes and solstices. Halloween is the spookiest one – derived from a sacred festival of ancient Celts and Druids – coming as days grow short and nights long in the Northern Hemisphere.Halloween in the DF is specifically a time of ending, cross that with Harrys affinity for Death, endings and Winter(which is all over the place), Elaine's spring birthday and her connotations to Summer and her more nature bound elements in casting AND then take Thomas's very specific birthday and the fact he's basically become addicted to feeding on Love via only satisfied by Justine, more or less becoming an addict to a poison, like a drinker, that poison being love. Annnd then maybe you start to realize not all starborn are the same? That maybe they are as varied as say... the stars in the sky?
Since Harry was born on 10/31, that means he was conceived around 01/31. I know of nothing significant, astrologically or religiously significant for around that date.Maybe the difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars matters? If I had a starting year, I could calculate the differences between their Hastings-era roots and today's dates. (Something like every four hundred years, the difference between dates grows by three days or so, because the Julian Calendar is about eleven minutes longer). Today, EST, is March 21st, for example (happy Equinox, Romans!)
Question: I assume we know Elaine had the potential to be a starborn from a WoJ, because I don't remember reading this in any of the books. Jim might be pulling a fast one on us. Maybe the circumstances of her birth gave Elaine this potential, but perhaps the other elements, like the correct ritual to infuse the energies needed to make her a starborn were lacking. Or maybe Elaine is a starborn because someone else wanted a starborn individual they could manipulate. At the moment, I don't think there is anyway for us to know exactly what Elaine is beyond a mortal wizard.Here's the WOJ. It's important to note that whatever makes them Starborn Potential, apparently Dumorne was aware of it AND able to identify it (or something he worked with could).
2010 Lee’s Summit signing (http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,11734.msg780995.html#msg780995)
Q: Is Elaine another candidate to wield power over Outsiders (the way Harry supposedly is)?
A: Yes. There’s a reason Justin picked the two of them. (Editor's note: The original asker posted this clarification)…I asked him the question :)2011 Naperville Signing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHCOqCXjcqE&list=PL8FA10D7E5146ABE2&index=1)
The full question was if he had stated in the past, during an interview, that Elaine also was a candidate to have the potential to wield power over Outsiders. His longer answer was yes, he had said that before, that Harry and Elaine are just a few months apart age wise so for all intensive purposes the same age. He then told me that was one of the reasons that Justin had picked both of them to adopt, it wasn't just random kids with power. The key word in my question and his answer was potential.
I'll have to re-read the scene where Harry first met HWWB but I don't remember him beating the Walker with his own magic. HWWB was stupid enough to stand between two gas pumps. Harry was PO'd which allowed him to generate his first big fire spell (Fuego!) which destroyed the safety mechanisms on the pumps to create a huge explosion and fireball.My theory is that the color of Harry's magic depends on the type of power he's channeling. We've had silver magic fueled by soulfire, and blue magic fueled by winter power.
It's not until Cold Days that Harry is shown to have real influence over an Outsider (Shark Face) by using his full Name as a mental weapon to force the Walker to reveal his own Name. It was a very intuitive move by Harry because Lash didn't give Harry a hint about how he could have influence over Outsiders, just that he could do it.
If Elaine could do something similar, doesn't she have to know in advance that it's possible? Wizards as a rule don't like handing anyone their full name, though Harry and Elaine know each other's. Even though I strongly suspect we will find there are other ways a Starborn may exert influence over Outsiders, if they don't have any idea they have such power why would they even try?
My rage and fear poured out of me. Fire lashed out from my open hand like water from a broken hydrant. It spilled all over He Who Walks Behind and over Stan’s body, and lit up the darkness with angry golden light.
“Go ahead!” I shouted. “Go ahead and eat me! And then we’ll see if you’ve got the stomach to keep me down!” I lifted my staff and golden white fire began to pour from the carved runes as I gathered power into it.