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March 25 2014, 17:22:15 UTC 3 years ago
We've seen that she can shift someone's blood - like in Toby's case, make herself more human, or more dochas sidhe. We've seen her now "borrow" a bloodline's ability to teleport like a Tuatha. And we've seen her remove the Siren's abilities. But if a person doesn't have a bloodline - e.g., you have someone who'e pure Daoine Sidhe and wants to be able to teleport - could she add Tuatha blood to that person? Could she if aided by a Hope Chest, or the blood of a Firstborn?
March 26 2014, 17:07:03 UTC 3 years ago
Toby can only work with what is there, which is why turning Gillian 100% human was such a crushing loss: once all the fae blood had been removed, it could never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever be given back. Gilly can't even become a Selkie now, because Selkies were originally merlins and had a small amount of fae heritage, which is what allows the skins to work.
April 7 2014, 15:37:37 UTC 3 years ago
And that's a rather interesting point about Merlins.