Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Ask me a question! InCryptid knowledge party.

With Midnight Blue-Light Special approaching fast (and Half-Off Ragnarok just put to bed), I am naturally spending a lot of time thinking about InCryptid, and blogging about InCryptid, since I want everyone to be as excited as I am. So here is your invitation:

Ask me a question. Ask me a big question. Like when I posted about the rules governing fae marriage. The ones that require serious thought, and a genuine desire to know.

What can cuckoos really do? What was the straw that broke the camel's back for Alexander and Enid? How do cryptid communities conceal themselves in human cities? Questions too big, and too complicated, to answer in the FAQ. Now, because I apparently wasn't clear enough the first time, I WILL NOT GIVE SPOILERS. Please don't ask me where someone is, or whether someone else is coming back, or whether I'll post a full calendar of Aeslin holidays (because I never, ever will). Ask me about laws and rules and universe, about etiquette and speciation and trends in fashion.

The ten best questions will get full blog posts about them, explaining whatever facet or facets of the InCryptid world they touch on. I get to determine "best," although you're all welcome to weigh in or ask secondary questions.

I have comment amnesty for any questions I do not choose to answer during this particular publication lead-in, because I want my brain to not dribble out of my ears.

Game on!
Tags: comic books, incryptid, midnight bluelight special
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scholarinexile

February 28 2013, 19:50:55 UTC 4 years ago

Okay, here's one I've been wondering about. Witches have been mentioned more than once in the first volume. What makes a witch? Is it an inherited (i.e. genetic) talent, a learned skill, the result of a bargain with some sort of known or unknown entity, or some combination of the above? Is there a moral-values component to it (that is, is the act of using magic inherently immoral or moral, or just a tool whose morality depends upon its application)? Is it exclusively a human talent, or can cryptids use it too...and are some races better at it than others? Is witchcraft the only form of magic, or do other distinctive magical arts exist? Is is a subtle art (a la Pratchett's witches) or a flashy one (calling down thunderbolts)? And have the Prices or the Covenant counted users of witchcraft among their number?

Okay, maybe that's six or seven questions. But I suppose as a general summary: "Witches. What's up with them?"

seanan_mcguire

July 29 2013, 21:16:24 UTC 3 years ago

Witches: What's up with them would constitute a spoiler, so you'll find out in good time!