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DF Spoilers / Dragon Con points of interest
« on: September 11, 2024, 11:46:02 AM »
Firstly, its been a while since I have posted so it's good to be back.
Secondly, great to see some more information coming from Jim! While Twelve Months is unlikely to be published this year, I am hopeful that we might get it as early as next year.
Now, to the information from Dragon Con.
Drakul
"He found Kemmler funny". Which should tell us all we need to know about how evil Drakul is, right there. If Mab thought Kemmler was insane, it really shows how dark Drakul must be.
"Kemmler spoiled some of his [Drakul's] plans but nothing serious...he [Drakul] found all the murder funny". Given how much impact Kemmler has had on things e.g. the only two World Wars in recorded history, the fact that he successfully sustained a war on the White Council for over a century and it likely took the largest Nuke ever to defeat him (which I know contradicts the whole thing about locking his magic down and chainsawing him and burning him BUT it also literally happened the same day in the same location...), and the fact Kemmler tried to become a dark god (and so did his disciples later, presumably to continue his plan-ish) and begin some sort of New World Order type-of-deal - the sheer fact that it barely disrupted Drakul and he found his antics merely amusing, really shows how endgame, dangerous and outright terrible Drakul's plans are. He is playing a long-game in the same way Vadderung is - and I wonder if they were peers, after a fashion, in the old, old days.
The Fallen
"How did the Fall happen if Fallen Angels don't have Free Will?" The Fallen had a chance but abused it, and so the Creator "went in another direction" which might suggest he bound all the non-Fallen thereafter (although it is implied Uriel could Fall, which suggests that all non-Fallen still have that one Choice). But interesting that the Creator didn't see it coming, or did but couldn't stop it, or did see it coming but allowed it to happen anyway. That's more of a philosophical one though.
Mab
Her story is tied up with Merlin's (the original character from the Arthurian legends). Which really only leaves two characters: Nimue and Morganna Le Fay. My guess is the latter and that Nimue/Vivian was simply Mab's predecessor. Particularly given that Mab had Morganna's Athame.
Bob
Bob's skull is the skull of the person who died to "birth" him. Given that spirits like Bob are created by a combination of a spirit-being and a mortal, we can only assume the skull was once a mortal's. Mab is the strongest candidate for his mother, but it doesn't leave many options. Old WOJ states it was a wizard called Etienne the Enchanter who made the skull, but this appears to have been retconned as Jim has said we have met Bob's parents.
Thoughts?
Secondly, great to see some more information coming from Jim! While Twelve Months is unlikely to be published this year, I am hopeful that we might get it as early as next year.
Now, to the information from Dragon Con.
Drakul
"He found Kemmler funny". Which should tell us all we need to know about how evil Drakul is, right there. If Mab thought Kemmler was insane, it really shows how dark Drakul must be.
"Kemmler spoiled some of his [Drakul's] plans but nothing serious...he [Drakul] found all the murder funny". Given how much impact Kemmler has had on things e.g. the only two World Wars in recorded history, the fact that he successfully sustained a war on the White Council for over a century and it likely took the largest Nuke ever to defeat him (which I know contradicts the whole thing about locking his magic down and chainsawing him and burning him BUT it also literally happened the same day in the same location...), and the fact Kemmler tried to become a dark god (and so did his disciples later, presumably to continue his plan-ish) and begin some sort of New World Order type-of-deal - the sheer fact that it barely disrupted Drakul and he found his antics merely amusing, really shows how endgame, dangerous and outright terrible Drakul's plans are. He is playing a long-game in the same way Vadderung is - and I wonder if they were peers, after a fashion, in the old, old days.
The Fallen
"How did the Fall happen if Fallen Angels don't have Free Will?" The Fallen had a chance but abused it, and so the Creator "went in another direction" which might suggest he bound all the non-Fallen thereafter (although it is implied Uriel could Fall, which suggests that all non-Fallen still have that one Choice). But interesting that the Creator didn't see it coming, or did but couldn't stop it, or did see it coming but allowed it to happen anyway. That's more of a philosophical one though.
Mab
Her story is tied up with Merlin's (the original character from the Arthurian legends). Which really only leaves two characters: Nimue and Morganna Le Fay. My guess is the latter and that Nimue/Vivian was simply Mab's predecessor. Particularly given that Mab had Morganna's Athame.
Bob
Bob's skull is the skull of the person who died to "birth" him. Given that spirits like Bob are created by a combination of a spirit-being and a mortal, we can only assume the skull was once a mortal's. Mab is the strongest candidate for his mother, but it doesn't leave many options. Old WOJ states it was a wizard called Etienne the Enchanter who made the skull, but this appears to have been retconned as Jim has said we have met Bob's parents.
Thoughts?