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Or even "Ankle-biting big-eyed mini-primate of God"
"So Tarsiel, I was thinking of rebell-"
"YES! YES! Soon, Heaven will be stained red with their precious ankle blood! And the lacerated skies will drown in a rain of ankle blood the mountains of men!"
"Um... right. I'll count you in then. Thanks."
/ˈtɑːsɪə/
noun
1.
any of several nocturnal arboreal prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having huge eyes, long hind legs, and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing: family Tarsiidae
Word Origin
C18: from French, from tarse the flat of the foot; see tarsus
Found one source that defines Varth as meaning "A wonder"
vardlokkur (varth-lokk-ur) - 1. The Warder’s Song; warding charm, ward–allure, ward-entice. 2. Lulling, sight/vision inducing spirit songs. Warding songs used in seidr work. A special gift given to the MOs who come to a seidr. 3. A singer of vardlokkur. 4. A person who opens and closes fetters and locks. 5. One who has the power of binding and releasing spirits using runes. 6. A protector of the Gates. 7. A family’s traditional song used in the home when folks were sitting out with the ancestors to say hello and name their needs.
It's an Old English word, but I still don't have a definition. If I find it I will let you know.
In the North East of England there is another definition, "taken from Old Norse rather than Old English, and comes from 'varth-lokkr' meaning (essentially) 'one who locks (something) in' or 'one who encloses'." As a term of honour, it is used to describe "an exorcist or a magician who traps and disposes of unwanted entities"
I just checked. Gruff actually does say it in SmF. My text search is failing to find that string. “Hast thou asked why the wicked Queen of Winter would wish thee to prevent Marcone from being taken by those servants of the darkest shadow? Why she who embodies destruction and death would wish to protect and preserve the Archive?” - Butcher, Jim (2009-03-03). Small Favor: A Novel of the Dresden Files (p. 374). Penguin Group. Kindle Edition.
Now we just have to question whether he's referring to Lucifer, or referring to Nicodemus controlling the other Denarians and having them do his dirty work. One's the master of shadows, and the other is the Prince of Darkness.
As for the summoning of Behind, here's what Marge says: “While here we wait, O hunter of the shadows! We who yearn for your shadow to fall upon our enemy! We who cry out in need for thy strength, O Lord of Slowest Terror! May your right arm come to us! Send unto us your captain of destruction! Mastercraftsman of death! Let now our need become the traveler’s road, the vessel for He Who Walks Behind!” - Butcher, Jim (2010-03-03). Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files (p. 346). Roc. Kindle Edition.
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But this text search thing is driving me nuts. I can even search "servants of the darkest", and it'll find it, and "shadow?". But if I search "darkest shadow", "darkest s", or even "t shadow", it comes back with 0 results.
Now I'm questioning all of the searches I've done.
It's also a problem in that they would need to age differently. For example: Older wizards would need to be static, Carpenter kids would need to change far more with far less screen time. Harry would need to eventually start looking like the older brother, something he's even remarked on in the books. The alpha's start as pudgy college nerds and become fitness model looking, across the board.
It's a problem. The age range for the characters is fifteen plus years