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DF Spoilers / Re: Gatekeeper
« on: February 27, 2024, 12:35:12 AM »
How long has Rashid been the Gatekeeper and who did he replace?

I'd say there is a chance (although a small one) that Rashid has been the Gatekeeper since the faeries took over control of the Gates. I say a small chance because that would make Rashid VERY old and while I agree he is the oldest wizard we know of he may not be that old. Secondly, Mab has both respect and trust in Rashid, this would have taken time to build up. Mab wouldn't trust just anyone as the Gatekeeper I'd bet Rashid did something (probably many things) to build up trust. As for previous Gatekeepers, I'd say anyone from mythology with special vision (one eye or otherwise notable vision) for this reason I'd guess Heimdall.

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DF Spoilers / The Mother's Cottage
« on: January 07, 2024, 02:59:42 AM »
During a recent reread of Summer Knight, I noticed a strange detail that Harry pointed out about the Mother's Cottage. It had a Snowflake on the front door. This cottage is where both of the Mother's live so why is there a snowflake on the door? This is a small detail, but I find it interesting. Maybe Mother Summer once lived in a different house? If so why did she move?

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DF Spoilers / Did Butters break the Laws of Magic?
« on: September 15, 2023, 03:02:36 AM »
I am rereading Summer Knight and came to the part where the Mind Fog was released into the supermarket and Harry calls the Fog illegal. Now that reminded me of Skin Game where Butters had the globes of Mind Fog. Butters was using them against Binder's goons but I'd bet this wasn't the first time he used them. If so could Butters be in violation of the Laws of Magic?

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DF Spoilers / Re: Why is Mab trying to change Harry?
« on: February 01, 2023, 12:45:12 AM »
Maybe Mab isn't trying to change Harry. Harry's defining characteristic is his Will, he has overcome dozens of foes that should have beaten him, but he is still around and doing his thing. Mab is forcing Harry to make hard choices and make sacrifices, all while knowing Harry is going to fight her every step of the way. Harry is a knight worth Mab's trouble because he won't cave to Mab's desires. In Cold Days(?) Harry says something to the effect of, "You can't afford a mediocre knight" sorry don't have the exact quote at hand. Most every knight before Harry has been a mindless thug (yes, there are exceptions but not many); Harry won't get to this point because of his Will. Harry Will's himself through big bad after big bad, not because he is the strongest or the smartest in every fight but because he believes it is right and those big bads need to be put down or because it was Right. By Mab pinning Harry into corners and making him make choices, she is sharpening his Will and focusing him on her enemies and on what she thinks needs to be done. Harry will and has gone along with this because he realizes that even though Mab is evil, she is the evil humanity needs. Harry will continue to face down Mab's foes because it is right, and he will come out on top because of his strength of Will, and it's what he needs to do to protect his family, friends, and world. A tangible example of this is when Harry describes "fighting" Mother Winter in CD as a grain of sand against an ocean; the grain of sand can be pushed around but will not break. Harry will not break, he may need to be strengthened and supported, but he won't break or bend that is what Mab needs.

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Why do we presume Merlin or the Dragons created the ley line network around Demonreach? Maybe the network was not created by Merlin when he built the jail, maybe Merlin built the jail here BECAUSE the ley lines were here.

No, the Gatekeeper clearly states on page 385 of TC (soft cover)

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"The ley line you speak of does not go through the island," he said. "This is where it wells up. The island is its source."

The Dragons or anyone else didn't create the ley line. The ley line is created by the combined magical energy of hundreds or thousands of powerful beings all in one place. The Dragons may have created other lines, but I think it is more likely every ley line comes from a place of great significance.


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Besides Alfred’s limp comes from the Glacier which carved out Lake Michigan according to Jim/Harry, but according to science it was created 1.2 Billion years ago by the fissure of two tectonic plates

Where was this said? What WOJ or book talked about glaciers creating the limp? I don't know every WOJ but this is the first I'm hearing of this one and would enjoy hearing more about it.

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DF Spoilers / Explanation behind Harry's ID?
« on: December 31, 2022, 04:47:10 PM »
In a reread of DB I came to the part where Harry was talking with his ID about the decision to release Lasciel for assistance, and Harry's ID described him as:

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"I'm simply the more primal essence of yourself. The one most concerned with such matters as food. Survival." His dark eyes flickered idly over Lasciel. "Mating"

This reminded me of another Harry we meet in the future. Winter Knight Harry. Winter Knight Harry's priorities are very similar to ID Harry's priorities. Which brought me to my next question, where did the ID come from? The best answer I could come up with (admittedly, this is a stretch), but ID is the echo of himself that Harry creates when time traveling. We know that time travel is dangerous and when used at a large enough scale (CD attack on Demonreach), it creates ripples in time. We don't know of any other wizard with an ID, so it might be unique to Harry (no way of knowing for sure). If that is true, then we need to look at unique things that Harry has done, will do, or is. I don't think anything he has done (except maybe dying) that would create a second version of himself. If it was his death, I would imagine the ID would only appear after he is revived. We know per WOJ that Harry will break every law of magic, so my echo through time theory is possible. It could be a starborn thing, but I don't think that fits with what else we know about being starborn. It could also be the fulcrum/destroyer part of Harry, and the ID is what destroyer Harry will look like, and the ID is trying to "come out" sooner.

Again I know this is all a stretch but interested to hear your thoughts.

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DF Spoilers / Re: How was “the Well” on Demonreach filled with inmates?
« on: December 31, 2022, 04:20:13 PM »
The last time this question was posed, I suggested and still wonder if Demonreach can move his essence along the ley line. So you could be halfway across the world and still sent a baddy to Demonreach. We saw in BG that you don't need to be on the island itself to be snared, so there must be at least some way the Demonreach is able to extend himself beyond the island.

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DF Spoilers / Easy defense against the Eye
« on: December 26, 2022, 04:36:26 PM »
I got to thinking about magic circles, and my understanding of them is that a magic circle is a basic yet effective defense against any form of magic. I believe we have seen Butters use a defensive circle at least once in the series (sorry don't have books with me right now). It takes more complex circles to hold or bind entities, but a simple circle imbued with blood can block magic until a physical object breaks the "plane" of the circle. With that understanding, could a magic circle be used to block a direct shot from the Eye? In other words could Harry (or any other mortal wizard) simply use a circle to block the eye?

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DF Spoilers / Re: Who else is out there?
« on: December 06, 2022, 03:28:49 AM »
Haven't seen roman or Greeks. Lea is definitively Celtic, but have we seen any other named beings from the Tuatha? Their enemy fomorians have been seen. The Morrigan could be an interesting spice. And she's higher up the chain than Lea.

The Morrigan would be fun to see. But with the Morrigan being a triple goddess, there might be a greater connection to the founding of the Fairy Queen Mantles.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Can Demonreach do this?
« on: December 06, 2022, 03:24:42 AM »
Could Fidelacchius kill the demon side but save the human side?

But to take this a step further, how would Thomas react if this was possible? For years now, he has been tormented by his demon, but it allows him to be an ally to Harry, do good for other people, serve in the Oblivian war, and protect his girlfriend. Yes, he probably hates his demon and the need to feed on people, but he very well could feel useless for being a vanilla mortal and need to relearn how to live.

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DF Spoilers / Who else is out there?
« on: December 04, 2022, 04:26:36 PM »
During a recent reread of BG one of Eb's lines stuck out to me.
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Not everybody, boy. Not even close.
Battle Ground page 53 (hardback). So my question is, who or what else is out there? I know we haven't seen many gods or demon kings, but while there are many parthenons I feel like there is more out there that we haven't seen or thought about. Doing some quick math, there were 13 groups active in the defensive (White Council, White Court, Winter Court, Summer Court, Ghouls, Mortals, Svartalves, Odin/Vadderung, Forest People, Erlking, Archive, Knights of the Cross, Ferrovax) if these major groups are not even close to the whole of the supernatural who else is there and how many groups haven't we seen? Or who do you want to see?

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DF Spoilers / Re: Mab is cleaning up the White Court
« on: August 11, 2022, 03:02:29 PM »
The WAG (an offhand idea, really; but we need some reason that Raith Sr. had killed all his other sons, but Thomas lived to adulthood).

I always figured the reason why Papa Raith didn't kill Thomas was that he was unable to perform his "kiss of death," or if he could still perform it, it would take too much energy weakening him in the long run. Papa Raith always used this ability to kill off his other sons, and it would look strange that Thomas was killed in another way. The rest of the White Court would see this as something changed with Papa Raith, which could then lead to him losing power.

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DF Spoilers / Re: A question about Listen
« on: August 07, 2022, 04:52:43 PM »
Yup, so apparently there is one under every rock, we now know of at least three..

I've seen this comment (or those like it a lot), but I just don't understand it. Yes, there have been more Starborns revealed (two) in the last book than the previous 16, but still having three is VERY small in the large scheme of the DresdenVerse. Even if you included the possible/suspected Starborns (5 total called out previously in this thread), then you still have less than half a dozen. I understand that Starborns are rare and that something is killing them off, but it is not inconceivable that we have seen 3 or 5 of them (from varying cycles) over 17 books.

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DF Spoilers / Re: The castle and the island, theory
« on: August 02, 2022, 10:42:49 PM »
Because the same runes are in the Castle and on the Island, I expect there is a direct Way between them.

They are not the same runes. It is in the same style/configuration but not the exact same. I don't have my books with me, but I think the books or WOJ says it is second-generation Merlin/Demonreach wards.

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