No, that isn't correct analogy. Outsiders are axiomatically hostile to Reality. If you are using them, you are benefitting them. If you are benefitting them, you are harming Reality.
Red Court is essentially in the state of war with at least Winter Court. They declared it by attacking Leanansidhe (and infecting her with Nemesis is attacking her).
The people who do these things always think they can beat the odds.
Its not their intent to destroy everything, just to conquer it, or to leverage it to their own advantage.
Lord Raith apparently bargained for magic immunity. Nfested Maeve wanted to best her mother.
The Red Court infected the Leanansidhe to paralyze Winter while they and their allies pulled off a massive realignment of supernatural and political power. They arent at war with Winter. Or at least dont think they are at war with Winter.
They certainly arent acting like they are.
Doesnt mean that Winter isnt going to fuck them dearly for this
But like I said, there are always people who think they are special snowflakes who can beat the odds and warnings.
They invariably Find Out after Fucking Around.
And that would suit me quite well, as it would still weaken Red Court.
*points at Iku Turso*
Remember when they said that Iku escaping would have created a Freehold in the Great Lakes, in the middle of a metropolitan area of fifty something million people?
Now dump single or double digit paranoid and hostile gods(thats baseline after several hundred years of imprisonment) in a geographical area encompassing 9-digit humans where they believe they have a geographical and historic claim.
Or where humans or other spirits have occupied something they considered theirs
And I'm not even counting the possibility they are actually evil.
Or just very alien. Everyone potentially loses.
We do not want to be responsible for anything that results in civilian deaths
Especially not civilian deaths that potentially are in the five figure range or higher.
That would be a mortal wound, reputation wise.
Or they had outsider support. Or they exploited some manner of inherent weakness. Or they struck a surprise attack and then it was too late.
1)They did not have Outsider help, that I would bet on. That would have invited their annihilation by everyone else.
Lea wouldnt be going to Red Court parties several hundred years later.
2) Inherent weakness is possible but unlikely; the pantheon in question wouldnt have survived so long with something like that
3)Surprise attack is only an equalizer among peers; a bunch of monkeys surprise-attacking an elephant isnt doing shit.
And if these were gods, they would outmass them significantly.
And yet, it doesn't affect Mother Winter and her literally apocalyptic collection of plagues. It's quite possible that this is not a God-intended designed, but a side effect.
Mother Winter has no plagues. Thats Mother Summer.
The Mothers have too much weight of mojo to come to Reality.
Thats why they have always stayed in the NeverNever.
When Dresden summoned Mother Winter, she dragged him into the NeverNever
Mortals are not at risk from the Mothers. Only dumbass wizards are.
That's a valid argument, but even if you object to iron protection (and note, it only makes it so Lily as affected by iron as humans are), I would argue that the Splendor should be 3 dot. Pick elongation of the curse or something. There's a qualitative difference between a dc5 willpower roll, and dc8. And having to spend a mote per day or a mote per week.
I have made my arguments against this
I dont see a reason to rehash this.
Provide a question for Lily's tears then. Or do you only object to wasting some unique foci, but not others?
Ive been busy.
It didnt occur to me that this was the first AP action.
Using it to scan Summer for Nemesis infiltration seems reasonable enough, and a good first step.
A very good point! Fae Courts were made by, at best, medieval humanity. Likely cavemen. They are not adjusted or optimized for modern industrial humanity existing at all. And they cannot adjust on their own.
No they werent.
Medieval humanity made the Fae? With which power?
Mortal hands had nothing to do with the Fae Courts.
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