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I'm going to go with "he didn't warn them because reasons." Said victim displayed a very large degree of autonomy in every other degree, and the cardiomancer was never shown ordering him not to warn anyone. (Though it's possible I'm merely forgetting something.) Much as I love the show and it's setting, I'm afraid this particular detail can be chocked up to a writer's plot hole rather than an intrinsic law of the magic. (Though there's also an argument to be made that warning a victim would run directly contrary to the order, and would thus be prohibited. Personally I doubt it, but it's merely my opinion and can be freely disputed.) I think if there were more cases of cardiomancy in Storybrooke, then the law enforcement would definitely be compelled to craft solid rules for its usage. As things stand, however, only two people in the whole town are capable of it, and when they do practice it, it's usually in the pursuit of much larger crimes that take judicial precedence over the abuse of dark magic. There have been no grey cases; cardiomancy is either left unused, or it is used for a crime. Policy would require either a judge's precedent or a new piece of legislation, and the lack of morally or legally grey scenarios has left both unnecessary. As for the Spell of Shattered Sight... well frankly, the Spell of Shattered Sight is a very poor choice of offensive magic. Its effects are simply too unpredictable; victims of the curse have reacted in a plethora of unique and varied ways. Some victims reacted by flying into a violent frenzy in which they attempted to murder anyone within their vicinity; others merely began saying hurtful things to each other. For its intended purpose of depopulating cities, the Spell is extremely inefficient. It could just as easily result in a tyrannical despot seizing control over his fellows as it could in initiating genocide. Cardiomancy is far more precise, and thus, far more effective for a far greater range of nefarious uses.
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Very interesting questions, those. Frankly, I don't think cardiomancy is a common enough offense for the Enchanted Forest's culture to have quite wrapped around it yet. The impression I got from the show is that only the most powerful of sorcerers are capable of performing the spell. Only three characters over a span of several centuries were shown taking hearts, and two of the three learned the spell from their older and more knowledgeable mentor. The fact that nobody else on the show seems to be familiar with the magic before it's used against them leads me to believe it was a fairly esoteric piece of dark magic. Now, it's harder to answer your questions about what the victim's awareness. Not because of a lack of knowledge on the subject--quite the opposite, in fact. A victim of the spell is shown in quite a bit of detail on the spin-off show, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Without getting into spoiler territory, here's a general idea of how the spell works: when a man's heart was taken, the cardiomancer was capable of issuing commands to him. Those commands could be quite detailed, such as "Hop on one foot," or they could be more abstract, such as "Kill So-and-so." When given a more abstract command, the victim experienced a compulsive urge to carry out the command in any way he could, though at times he expressed compassion and regret to his target. So a victim of cardiomancy could most likely warn his loved ones, unless he was very specifically ordered not to do so.
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Not exactly, but he was banned from Blazerinder the Nether-King's Castle of Shattered Dreams for his smirk alone.
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There's no way Sam would have ever let him live a name like that down. Thanks for the code! I see Nighthound's reputation proceeds him. In an ominous, prophetic sort of way usually reserved for demons from the lower planes or planet-eating abominations.
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Just long enough to gain a reputation for being a total slontze. Which, depending on how big of a slontze he was, could have taken anywhere between a few years to a few weeks.
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So I suppose both Headshots being the same person isn't possible after all?
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Huh. I haven't seen that particular remake, and your unflattering description of it doesn't make me eager to try it. I liked what Once Upon a Time did with the source material, though, and Hook is a definite classic. And why is it that I can see Lightwards uttering many of Hook's lines during his speeches? "Hello, my stupid, sorry, parasitic sacks of entrails..."
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Heh. I just watched Hook for the bajillionth time tonight.
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Revolution stared thoughtfully into space. "So... is that why reptile-themed clock pieces are banned in Newcago? Because I've always wondered about that."
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"What time is it, my chronomantic friend?" "Let me think... TIME FOR METRONOME AND LORD SNAKEHANDS TO ROCK THIS CITY!" <<That-time-Metronome-and-Snakehands-got-drunk-in-the-middle-of-Newcago-and-challenged-Steelheart's-rule.>>
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"I diagnose the principal problem of this RP as being the admission of heavily overpowered characters, such as myself." "And me! My ability to instantly divine the time of day is completely gamebreaking!" "Um, no. Sorry Metronome, but I already diagnosed you with a delusional sense of self-worth. Don't blame yourself, blame Voidus. He's the one with the compulsive urge to create hordes of Epics."
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You can never have enough Epics. MD is probably one of my favorite ideas on the doc, with his ability to diagnose any form of problem. Backscratch, I'm sorry to say, would predominantly be used in Backtrack ships. I support the black glove suggestion. It sounds like something Sam would wear. (Which would be rather amusing, actually--if Sam were mistaken for a member of Black Fist while wandering about town. )
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That'll be very cool to see. A good point. It might not be uncommon for Epics to decorate their subjects in such a fashion, though, so perhaps Electro and co. just assume they're the servants of one of the nearby lesser Epics?
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Fair enough. Nobunaga's one of the more popular daimyos in fiction entirely because of his infamy. Have you ever read The Boy and the Samurai? It's a piece of historical fiction set in the Sengoku period, ostensibly for small children. I read it as a small child but have immensely enjoyed every re-read since. That could be interesting--though I imagine the number of female Epics posing as men would be very slim. Only the most devoted of misogynists would say anything nasty about an indestructible death-woman who can and will annihilate you on a whim.
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That's how I remember it. The theory as I remember it also postulated that Kalak's Honorblade eventually became Nightblood.
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You Know You're a Sanderfan When...
Kobold King replied to Shardbearer's topic in General Brandon Discussion
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There's actually a theory that Kalak, the Herald of the Willshapers during the Last Desolation, worldhopped to Nalthis and became Kalad.
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I've always had an interest in feudal era Japan. Oda Nobunaga would probably make a better Epic. The man was a military genius with a ruthless streak a mile wide; he once massacred the entire population of an enemy castle, down to the serving staff and their families. He mounted the heads of men, women, and children on pikes around the castle walls as a warning to his enemies. Essentially a real life Epic. Awesome. Me likey! Very bushido.
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Looking forward to it! I sent you a message through your profile feed, but I'm not sure if you received it. So here goes again. Do you still have the code for the Brandon Sanderson pony you made a while back, and if so, can I have it?
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I like that idea--the idea of seeing a Funtimes flashback the first time she's in Quota's range, I mean. Ooh, an Epic based off of Uesugi Kenshin! Kenshin was one of the most powerful and successful daimyos of the Sengoku period--in fact, some of his followers believed him to be the avatar of Bishamonten, the god of war. Would Epic!Kenshin rampage Oregon in a suit of samurai armor?
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I'm torn between whether Funtimes would be a positive role model for little Ari or a very bad influence.
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If it's any consolation, Aldo the Enigmatic will be making many field trips beyond the Moral Event Horizon once he's out in public again, as will Jingleberry and Sharkbait when they've been officially introduced.
