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=====Origin===== | =====Origin===== | ||
==== Magic Made: Chapter Five ==== | ==== Magic Made: Chapter Five ==== | ||
- | + | [[Fae]] | [[Articles of Magic]]\\ | |
- | [[Fae]] | [[Articles of Magic]] | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] |
+ | * its story is in Chapter Five of Magic Made | ||
* was created to be of use to humans who help the fae | * was created to be of use to humans who help the fae | ||
* created by Lugh the ancient hero of the Tuatha de Danann | * created by Lugh the ancient hero of the Tuatha de Danann | ||
* it predated Christ' | * it predated Christ' | ||
- | * Lugh never made anything that couldn' | + | |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
- | * Lugh's artifacts acquire some semblance of self-awareness as they age; but not alter so fundamentally< | ||
* the walking stick was a thing of life, not death< | * the walking stick was a thing of life, not death< | ||
- | | + | |
- | * not one of the great weapons< | + | * one helps you find your way home |
+ | * one allows you to see people as they really are | ||
=====Description===== | =====Description===== | ||
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[[Night Broken]] | [[Night Broken]] | ||
* old and beautiful | * old and beautiful | ||
- | * particularly contrary artifact< | ||
* the silver butt of the walking stick sharpened itself into a blade, a spearhead< | * the silver butt of the walking stick sharpened itself into a blade, a spearhead< | ||
* a four-foot-long oak staff made of twisty wood, with a gray finish and a ring of silver on the bottom; the silver cap that sometimes became a spearhead was covered with Celtic designs< | * a four-foot-long oak staff made of twisty wood, with a gray finish and a ring of silver on the bottom; the silver cap that sometimes became a spearhead was covered with Celtic designs< | ||
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* light traced through the runes on the old gray wood and lingered on the silver on the blunt ends of the walking stick< | * light traced through the runes on the old gray wood and lingered on the silver on the blunt ends of the walking stick< | ||
+ | =====Quenching===== | ||
+ | [[Fae Magic & Fae Glamour]]\\ | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
+ | * quenched Lugh's walking stick in the blood of an ancient Native American monster | ||
+ | * Mercy stabbed the River Devil in the heart | ||
+ | * she saw the silver-shod end re-form into a spearhead | ||
+ | * all the metal in the staff flared white-hot; seared Mercy' | ||
+ | * the staff had sucked the heat from her flesh; turned her black heart to white ice | ||
+ | * Mercy' | ||
+ | * after the river devil died, the walking stick changed; it killed the otterkin and it was aware< | ||
+ | * blooded one of Lugh's creations in the heart of a creature even older and more magical than the walking stick | ||
+ | * it's been made into something different | ||
+ | * Mercy holding it when it killed an otterkin; buried its suddenly sharp-again end in its throat with no help from Mercy; it lunged on it's own | ||
+ | * Mercy had done something with it | ||
+ | * no denying that's not a good thing; violence begets violence—especially when there' | ||
+ | * there was an eagerness, a shadow of violence that seemed to lurk around it | ||
+ | * when Mercy was at her most prickly, the walking stick was usually somewhere nearby | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * Uncle Mike thought Mercy quenched it< | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Death===== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
+ | * killed by the [[Nueth]] death spell meant for Mercy | ||
+ | * this time Mercy wasn't the walking stick' | ||
+ | * a dance in which the partner was more skilled than her; it would have been fun; she could feel the walking stick' | ||
+ | * the walking stick called death to their enemy when he may have recovered from the injury< | ||
+ | * the walking stick spoke to Mercy; Magic armor it told her< | ||
+ | * Widow Queen threw a death spell at Mercy; the walking stick recognized it and twisted in Mercy' | ||
+ | * Mercy buried the walking stick in one of the garden bed near the back door, with Aiden, Jesse, and Adam as witnesses< | ||
+ | * seemed like a good resting place for an old object of power, a safe place where pretty things grew; Mercy planted lavender on top of it because she liked lavender; she'd be able to see the lavender when it grew when she was doing dishes< | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Return===== | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
- | =====Information & Usage Details===== | + | ======Information & Usage Details====== |
- | ==== Iron Kissed ==== | + | ===== Iron Kissed |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] | ||
- | * an antiquarian bookstore in the Uptown Mall in Richland; a man runs it; tell him Tad sent you but wait until he's alone in the store | ||
* one of the fairy treasures | * one of the fairy treasures | ||
* its story is in Chapter Five of Magic Made< | * its story is in Chapter Five of Magic Made< | ||
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* those old things have a mind of their own | * those old things have a mind of their own | ||
* the walking stick is wherever it wants to be; clever stick | * the walking stick is wherever it wants to be; clever stick | ||
- | * it is very old; and old things can have a mind of their own | + | * sometimes those old things can do unexpected things; |
* Mercy tried to give it back to the fae but it kept coming back to her | * Mercy tried to give it back to the fae but it kept coming back to her | ||
- | + | ===== Bone Crossed | |
- | ==== Bone Crossed ==== | + | |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
* the walking stick had taken to sleeping with Mercy every night; gave her the creeps when it did | * the walking stick had taken to sleeping with Mercy every night; gave her the creeps when it did | ||
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* Lugh was a fair spearman; nothing he build but what couldn' | * Lugh was a fair spearman; nothing he build but what couldn' | ||
* it follows Mercy because it owes her service; and because it likes her | * it follows Mercy because it owes her service; and because it likes her | ||
- | | + | |
- | + | ===== Silver Borne ===== | |
- | ==== Silver Borne ==== | + | |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] | ||
* once—maybe still—it made all the sheep its bearer owned have twins | * once—maybe still—it made all the sheep its bearer owned have twins | ||
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* it didn't do anything magical at the moment but it felt smug | * it didn't do anything magical at the moment but it felt smug | ||
- | ==== River Marked ==== | + | ===== River Marked |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
* it followed Mercy—however it followed her—ever since she first encountered it | * it followed Mercy—however it followed her—ever since she first encountered it | ||
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* she failed to keep it safe; it should go to someone who would take better care of it | * she failed to keep it safe; it should go to someone who would take better care of it | ||
- | ==== Frost Burned ==== | + | ===== Frost Burned |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] | ||
* Zee had to tell a few of the fae that Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote because they had wanted to get it from Mercy | * Zee had to tell a few of the fae that Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote because they had wanted to get it from Mercy | ||
- | ==== Night Broken ==== | + | ===== Night Broken |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
- | * [[Alistair Beauclaire]] came looking for the walking stick< | ||
- | * Zee had been very clear that the fae would not be amused where the walking stick had ended up< | ||
- | * oakman used the walking stick to kill a vampire< | ||
- | * he told Mercy; Lugh never made anything that couldn' | ||
- | * Beauclaire didn't believe it was quenched because it was finished long ago and not a new artifact< | ||
- | * [[Uncle Mike]] believed Mercy had quenched it< | ||
* it killed that otterkin on its own< | * it killed that otterkin on its own< | ||
- | * Beauclaire' | ||
- | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its sheperd< | ||
* if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | * if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | ||
- | * Beauclaire values the walking stick; | + | * it is not powerful nor it its magic anything that would interest most mortals or fae< |
* it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | * it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | ||
* the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | * the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | ||
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* the last time Mercy held it she'd felt its thirst for blood, and its magic had thrummed in her bones; now the wood was cool and she felt no magic; in knows how to hide itself better< | * the last time Mercy held it she'd felt its thirst for blood, and its magic had thrummed in her bones; now the wood was cool and she felt no magic; in knows how to hide itself better< | ||
* the walking stick has a lot of affection for Mercy< | * the walking stick has a lot of affection for Mercy< | ||
+ | * particularly contrary artifact< | ||
* the walking stick had tried to hurt Adam but hadn't quite managed it< | * the walking stick had tried to hurt Adam but hadn't quite managed it< | ||
* a little too happy to hurt people lately< | * a little too happy to hurt people lately< | ||
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* from the Outtake; when Mercy was in the hospital it showed up and lay protectively beside her on the bed< | * from the Outtake; when Mercy was in the hospital it showed up and lay protectively beside her on the bed< | ||
- | ==== Fire Touched ==== | + | ===== Fire Touched |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
* it followed Mercy home like a stray puppy the first time, it had seemed harmless< | * it followed Mercy home like a stray puppy the first time, it had seemed harmless< | ||
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* seemed like a good resting place for an old object of power, a safe place where pretty things grew; Mercy planted lavender on top of it because she liked lavender; she'd be able to see the lavender when it grew when she was doing dishes< | * seemed like a good resting place for an old object of power, a safe place where pretty things grew; Mercy planted lavender on top of it because she liked lavender; she'd be able to see the lavender when it grew when she was doing dishes< | ||
- | ==== Smoke Bitten ==== | + | ===== Smoke Bitten |
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] | ||
* the Marrok, possibly with the help of a rogue fae walking stick, used the bonds to locate Mercy< | * the Marrok, possibly with the help of a rogue fae walking stick, used the bonds to locate Mercy< | ||
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* the walking stick is back again in the real world having followed Mercy both her and Adam's otherness< | * the walking stick is back again in the real world having followed Mercy both her and Adam's otherness< | ||
- | =====Quenching===== | ||
- | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
- | * Mercy stabbed the River Devil in the heart | ||
- | * she saw the silver-shod end re-form into a spearhead | ||
- | * all the metal in the staff flared white-hot; seared Mercy' | ||
- | * the staff had sucked the heat from her flesh; turned her black heart to white ice | ||
- | * Mercy' | ||
- | * blooded one of Lugh's creations in the heart of a creature even older and more magical than the walking stick | ||
- | * it's been made into something different | ||
- | * Mercy holding it when it killed an otterkin; buried its suddenly sharp-again end in its throat with no help from Mercy; it lunged on it's own | ||
- | * the oakman had used it to kill a vampire and it hadn't changed; but Mercy had done something with it | ||
- | * quenched Lugh's walking stick in the blood of an ancient Native American monster | ||
- | * no denying that's not a good thing; violence begets violence—especially when there' | ||
- | * there was an eagerness, a shadow of violence that seemed to lurk around it | ||
- | * when Mercy was at her most prickly, the walking stick was usually somewhere nearby | ||
- | |||
- | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
- | * after the river devil died, the walking stick changed; it killed the otterkin and it was aware< | ||
- | |||
- | =====Death===== | ||
======Affiliated Characters====== | ======Affiliated Characters====== | ||
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- | [[Lugh the Longarm]]\\ | ||
- | [[Mercy Thompson]]\\ | ||
- | |||
===== Beauclaire ===== | ===== Beauclaire ===== | ||
[[Beauclaire]]\\ | [[Beauclaire]]\\ | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | ||
- | **Of Your Free Will**\\ | + | **The Exchange Between Mercy & Beauclaire**: |
- | | + | Of my own free will, I give you this walking stick\\ |
- | | + | Fashioned by Lugh, woken by the oakman, and changed by blood, changed by death, changed by spirit\\ |
- | | + | Change comes to all things until the greatest change, which is death\\ |
- | | + | This I entrust to your care\\ |
+ | * he came looking for his father' | ||
+ | * Zee had been very clear that the fae would not be amused where the walking stick had ended up< | ||
+ | * he didn't believe it was quenched because it was finished long ago and not a new artifact< | ||
+ | * His disparagement of the walking stick stung Mercy to her surprise< | ||
+ | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its shepherd< | ||
+ | * if it had become tainted, then Mercy felt it was her fault because it had been her decision to use it to kill monsters< | ||
+ | * he values the walking stick; it is not powerful nor it its magic anything that would interest most mortals or fae< | ||
* the walking stick was warm and eager to go to Lugh's son | * the walking stick was warm and eager to go to Lugh's son | ||
- | * Beauclaire | + | * he said it was fake and tossed it back to Mercy< |
* it felt rejected; sulky; not as happy to go with him as it had been before< | * it felt rejected; sulky; not as happy to go with him as it had been before< | ||
* it was changed from the last time he held it a thousand years ago, more or less< | * it was changed from the last time he held it a thousand years ago, more or less< | ||
* Lugh's small magics tend to be more stable than the larger ones< | * Lugh's small magics tend to be more stable than the larger ones< | ||
* almost seemed the walking stick spoke to him< | * almost seemed the walking stick spoke to him< | ||
+ | * the walking stick could be the first, or even, the only one< | ||
+ | * Mercy gave it to him but it came back to her< | ||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
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[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
- | * admired the walking stick | + | * Mercy was uneasy with the walking stick and Coyote knew it; he admired the walking stick and hoped she'd understand why |
- | * Charles had taught Mercy about guests and things they admired | + | * Charles had taught Mercy about guests and things they admired; she gifted Coyote the walking stick |
- | * she gifted Coyote the walking stick | + | |
* he said it's gotten a bit dangerous recently; and together the two of them would have marvelous adventures | * he said it's gotten a bit dangerous recently; and together the two of them would have marvelous adventures | ||
* Mercy had given the walking stick back to the fae often and it had always returned; she thought it would stay with Coyote | * Mercy had given the walking stick back to the fae often and it had always returned; she thought it would stay with Coyote | ||
+ | |||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] | ||
* Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote as a gift, and he'd taken it as a favor; she wasn't sure how he'd react when she asked for it back< | * Mercy had given the walking stick to Coyote as a gift, and he'd taken it as a favor; she wasn't sure how he'd react when she asked for it back< | ||
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* maybe there were three staves that did the same thing or maybe there was only ever one walking stick; or maybe he was able to teach it to ape its brethren< | * maybe there were three staves that did the same thing or maybe there was only ever one walking stick; or maybe he was able to teach it to ape its brethren< | ||
* Coyote hadn't fixed the walking stick entirely, or possibly at all, because it tried to hurt Adam< | * Coyote hadn't fixed the walking stick entirely, or possibly at all, because it tried to hurt Adam< | ||
+ | |||
[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Fire Touched]] | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Fire Touched]] | ||
* don't give magical things to Coyote; he'd returned it and it was...different< | * don't give magical things to Coyote; he'd returned it and it was...different< | ||
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===== Donnell Greenleaf ===== | ===== Donnell Greenleaf ===== | ||
[[Donnell Greenleaf]]\\ | [[Donnell Greenleaf]]\\ | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] | ||
+ | * blooded the walking stick | ||
+ | * recognized the walking stick as the creation of Lugh | ||
+ | * speared the vampire with the walking stick and then called up a spell using the Death blood on the stick to blow the wall out and kill the vampire attacking Mercy with sunlight | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] | ||
+ | * told Mercy the Lugh ever made anything that couldn' | ||
+ | * the oakman had used it to kill a vampire and it hadn't changed; maybe because it wasn't the oakman' | ||
+ | * intent and ownership are pretty powerful magic | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * used the walking stick to kill a vampire< | ||
+ | * the walking stick was woken by the oakman< | ||
===== Hendrick ===== | ===== Hendrick ===== | ||
[[Hendrick]]\\ | [[Hendrick]]\\ | ||
+ | * the walking smelled of wood smoke and pipe tobacco; it had been stolen from Hendrick' | ||
+ | * was the guardian of some of the greater fae relics< | ||
===== Lugh the Longarm ===== | ===== Lugh the Longarm ===== | ||
[[Lugh the Longarm]]\\ | [[Lugh the Longarm]]\\ | ||
+ | * Lugh never made anything that couldn' | ||
+ | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] | ||
+ | * Lugh's artifacts acquire some semblance of self-awareness as they age; but not alter so fundamentally< | ||
+ | * the walking stick was a thing of life, not death< | ||
+ | * the walking stick is a very minor artifact, for all that Lugh made it, nor is is useful for important things< | ||
+ | * not one of the great weapons< | ||
===== Mercy Thompson ===== | ===== Mercy Thompson ===== | ||
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* Let the Gray Lords in their halls know that the Columbia Basin pack holds these lands and grants sanctuary to whomever we choose | * Let the Gray Lords in their halls know that the Columbia Basin pack holds these lands and grants sanctuary to whomever we choose | ||
- | + | [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Night Broken]] \\ | |
- | + | * it had been old and beautiful—and loyal to her as any sheepdog to its shepherd< | |
+ | * it was left with Mercy because whenever she tried to give it back, or one of the fae tried to claim it, it returned to her< | ||
+ | * had a fae artifact follow her home; it wouldn' | ||
+ | * the last time Mercy held it she'd felt its thirst for blood, and its magic had thrummed in her bones; now the wood was cool and she felt no magic; in knows how to hide itself better< | ||
+ | * the walking stick has a lot of affection for Mercy< |
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