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I agree with Seraph. Based on the text, my theory is that TAW takes place on a human colony world. One of the most interesting data points is the iron rot. Any oxidizing material exposed to the atmosphere degrades at an incredible rate. This would cause the vast majority of the equipment that arrived on the colony ship to become worthless. The original colonists could use their technology to create the habbles in space and then drop them to the surface. The vattery tech could be reverse engineered and rebuilt to remove all ferrous metals. That's why the builders did everything better, they could use n-th generation tools from the pinnacle of humanity. And since computers contain enough ferrous material to cause significant problems, the subsequent generations lost all the information no one thought to write down before the hard drives failed.

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With respect to Sidhe vs Fey, it could also be a matter of feudal courtesy. Since the fey were driven underground into the Sidhe barrows, it is possible that the Sidhe are/were the original lords of their respective barrows. In midevil Europe it was common for the land to be named after the local lord and vice versa. This could mean that Lieanshide would translate into modern English as "Liean, lord of the barrow". This would also help to explain why the Sidhe hate to be called Fey; it would be like walking up to the duke of York and saying, "hey mister! You got the time?" 

Insofar as the Sidhe once being mortal, we know the Fey are incapable of changing their natures (at least very quickly), so what if a number of human wizards agreed to lead the Fey into the barrows and keep them there? They may have started as their jailers but were slowly changed by their exposure to the nevernever into fey themselves. This would explain why the Sidhe are known for always followings rules and obeying agreements while the rest of the Fey only do so out of fear of the courts. The Redcap would happily have gutted every mortal he came across were it not for the threat of Mab, and I seem to remember Harry being warned that the queen is the only one who cannot harm a mortal who doesn't associate with the Fey, but the members of the courts choose not to harm mortals out of respect/fear for the queens.

My apologies if this has already been discussed, I haven't worked my way through all seven pages yet.

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As Ms Guard says at the end of Herot, and specifically with regard to the Norse, "Dont believe everything you hear." 

One of the interperitations of the Ragnarok myth is that it has already happened, perhaps multiple times, and the only god who knows for sure is Baldur.  It could be that Heimdall lost not his life, but his mantle in battle against Loki. This could explain why a god known for his rigid adherance to his duty would walk away from the job and open a bar.

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The arguement is that Mac was a god.  Remember, Mac says "I'm out" and then later Odin reveals that it is possible to give up a mantle on certain confluxes. 

The story I see goes like this: Ragnarok occurs, the guard changes and Heimdal finds himself out of a job. Unemployed, depressed, and Norwegian, Heimdal decides to deal with his midlife crisis by getting completely blotto for a few centuries/millenia. When he finally sobers up he decides to get his act together and do something productive in his retirement; forsaking his mantle and opening a bar in Chicago (possibly after power watching every episode of Cheers.) And if his chosen venue should happen to allow him to keep an eye on a certain starborn wizard, well...

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I find it had to believe no one has mentioned the single greatest mantle Harry is burdened with:
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  This is why his cup is full, all his other mantles combined make up just a small fraction of this one.  In the right set of circumstances, it might even rival that of the Mothers.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 10, 2013, 04:48:39 PM »
I want to see Harry team up with the Flying Spagetti Monster.  8)

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DF Reference Collection / Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« on: January 08, 2013, 02:51:53 PM »
Gandalf, because in some parallel universe he is real darnit, and he is >>>> Merlin!

Tyr, Freya, Heimdall Prometheus.

Personally, I'm pretty sure Heimdall has been in almost every book.  He was/is the watcher, guardian of the bifrost bridge and first line of defense against the invasion of Asgard (and there is a nagging thought in the back of my head that he was only supposed to speak when sounding a warning, but I may well be wrong).  Now who do we know that rarely speaks, has preternatural healing, jokes with Odin, and was called 'the observer' by his enemies?  ;D

I suspect Loki is currently chained in the depths of demonreach; and that he is an outsider who teamed up with Odin to try and pull a long con to bring down the gates (he who walks beside, maybe?)

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: December 06, 2012, 04:55:09 PM »
I think Michael Cane would make a great Nicodemus.  He is the perfect counterpoint to the ravenous monsters and psychotics that make up the rest of the Denarians, and being cast as Nick would give him opportunities to give Harry one of his patented morality lectures, only this time it ends with "... and that, my dear boy, is why they all must die."

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DF Reference Collection / Re: The top selling books in the Dresdenverse
« on: August 31, 2012, 09:12:39 PM »
Search Your Feelings: Why Star Wars is better than Star Trek by H.B.C. Dresden
Highly Illogical: A point by point Thesis on the superiority of Star Trek to Star Wars by Molly Carpenter
How to Dispose of an Uppity Apprentice H.B.C Dresden

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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: DF Spoilers Reference child board
« on: June 15, 2012, 02:39:46 AM »
I went looking and found a few theories that are due to expire in a month or less:

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26893.0/topicseen.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26905.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26888.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26976.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,27034.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,27096.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,26872.0.html

I don't think there are any duplicates with what has already been posted.  I just went looking for any old threads I could find that the OP postulated a theory with any sort of references to the books for evidence.

I leave it to the curators to decide if any of them have merit.

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Display Case / Re: I bet you can't ____________
« on: May 21, 2012, 08:24:31 PM »
I bet Jim can't write a Df book that revolves arond Harry having to raise money to pay back taxes on deamonreach. :D

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Doylist analysis on LC fix timing
« on: April 04, 2012, 11:34:45 PM »
^It would explain the shotgun. ;)

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Doylist analysis on LC fix timing
« on: April 04, 2012, 11:03:31 PM »
Ms Duck,

I have read your stipulations, and the only rebuttal I have to your conclusion that Mab is the only possible choice is the fact that the theory I posted earlier in the thread fits all of your stipulations and does not conclude that Mab had to do it.  I will allow the possibility that Mab may have done it, but based on your own requirements, there are multiple possible perpitrators who could have done the deed including (but not limited to) Mab, time traveling Harry, time traveling Molly, the Gatekeeper, Lara Raith, any member of the Oblivion War vouchsafed by Lara, Michael Carpenter acting under orders from the archangels, the Burger King after offering Thomas a post-coital breakfast sandwich, Mister, Mac, or any mage talented enough with glamours to confuse Thomas.

I am concerned that you may be insisting that this particular conspiracy ties in with other conspiracies because it reinforces your theories regarding the other conspiracies if it is true, not because of any evidence that the conspiracies are related.

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DF Reference Collection / Re: Doylist analysis on LC fix timing
« on: April 04, 2012, 02:10:42 AM »
Has anyone considered wether or not Harry met Thomas in his apartment?

Suppose another wizard finessed his (or her) way in past the wards once the house was emptied and started fixing LC.  (S)he takes a couple of hours to deconstruct and repair the spell matrix and starts packing up to leave.  While heading for the exit they hear Harry opening his door and cast a quick glamour to look like Thomas.  Now, this mystery mage would be waiting for the other shoe to drop, not knowing if the glamour would hold.  Since a wizard trying to secretly fix LC and help Harry would not want to risk leaving any magical clues (or break the first law) (s)he levels a shotgun as a last line of defense in the event that Harry notices the deception and attacks.

If we account for time travel it could have been Harry talking to himself disguised as Thomas while he was trying to escape from his own appartment after fixing his own broken spell.  (has your head exploded yet?)

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Display Case / Re: I bet you can't ____________
« on: March 29, 2012, 08:59:02 PM »
I bet Jim can't write an entire short story in second person perspective.

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