uhm nope never heard it before

Keep in mind that Lara and Thomas are both venatores which basically makes them enemies of most elder God's like the LoON. Hell they even tried too take out the get despite Winters importance of the Outer Gates.

I mean it's already confirmed some nemesis infection, when Dresden finds out about Nemesis it lists his first three cases. Oh and the Red Court were most likely involved given they tried to supercharge the spell to hit ancestors in Changes.

Back to the original point. Kemmler was powerful enough to start World War 2 and fight the entire council. We know from Bob that he had connections to various nasty entities. This to me means that he was able to do this by starting the Black Council ensuring there loyalties the same way Justin DuMorne tried to ensure Elaine and Harry's.

The first Wizard Sight he saw was a Gnome when he was 14 with DuMorne.

Paranet Papers offers the most conclusive canon story of the Red Courts origins and rise to power.


So the oirginal Lord of Outer Night were vampires/sorcerers who fed on Old Gods thereby gaining their power.

Mac, as a rule, rarely uttered multi-syllables. Today, he said, “May your scales always return to balance.” Her mouth quirked at the corner and she said, “Flatterer.”

Butcher, Jim. Skin Game (The Dresden Files, Book 15) (pp. 370-371). Little, Brown Book Group. Kindle Edition

.

I do think the plot was ultimately Mab's.
The symmetry of Nic having to lose his daughter has to appeal to a vengeful, angry, bereaved Mab who has just lost one of her daughters (and all but lost the other).

I think Uriel was trying to save Harry's soul as much as he was Nicodemus or the Squires. It's sort of an undercurrent through out the whole book. Murphy and Butters have a deep conversation to that effect. Michael's chat with Harry is also almost entirely about it. Plus Harry becomes a Real Father by the end of it.

OK here are all my Dragon related characters. Ddraig is a Dragon in Arthurian and Welsh mythology. Melusine is a Dragon/Fey creature from French mythology.

William (Submerged)

Leaving the Aspects mostly blank, since you haven't told me much about this guy.

High Concept: Wizard Archaeologist
Trouble Aspect: Emissary of Ddraig
Other Aspects:
Skills:
Superb: Lore
Great: Discipline, Conviction, Scholarship
Good: Weapons, Rapport, Endurance
Fair: Resources, Presence, Alertness
Average: Athletics, Empathy, Deceit
Stunts:
Ddraig's Contacts (Lore): Use Lore instead of Contacts to know dragons and those who associate with dragons.
Powers:
Marked By Power [-1]
Wizard's Constitution [-0]
The Sight [-1]
Soulgaze [-0]
Evocation [-3]
Thaumaturgy [-3]
Magic:
Evocation (Fire, Air, Earth): +1 air control
Thaumaturgy: +1 crafting strength
Foci: Sword (+1 offensive air power)
Enchanted items: 6 slots, power 6, loadout varies
Total Refresh Cost:
-9
Refresh Total:
1

Charles Drake (Submerged)

High Concept: Dragonborn "Ex"-Pirate
Trouble Aspect: A Bit Too Old School
Other Aspects: Motley Crew, Vulnerable Neck, Wanted For Credit Card Fraud, Treasure Hoards, Sailed With Blackbeard
Skills:
Superb: Deceit, Resources
Great: Driving, Weapons
Good: Contacts, Intimidation
Fair: Discipline, Guns
Average: Endurance, Athletics, Burglary, Stealth, Conviction, Alertness, Presence
Skills (Dragon form):
Superb: Fists, Athletics
Great: Might, Alertness
Good: Endurance, Intimidation
Fair: Discipline, Weapons, Deceit
Average: Conviction, Presence, Stealth, Driving, Burglary
Stunts:
Treasure Hoards (Resources): Given time to access a hoard and convert its contents into usable cash, +2 Resources.
Master of Schemes and Scams (Deceit): Can use Deceit instead of Scholarship or Burglary to handle the technical side of various frauds.
Powers:
Echoes of the Beast [-1]
Human Form [+1]
  Beast Change [-1]
  Claws [-1]
  Supernatural Senses [-2]
  Feeding Dependency [+1]
    Inhuman Strength [-2]
    Inhuman Toughness [-2]
    Inhuman Recovery [-2]
    The Catch [+3]
    Wings [-1]
Total Refresh Cost:
-9
Refresh Total:
1

Remy (Up To Your Waist)

Unfortunately, it's not possible to have thaumaturgy and all five Evocation elements at Refresh level 7. Hope the lack of air and earth doesn't bother you.

High Concept: Magician-Sorcerer
Trouble Aspect: Fae'd To Black
Other Aspects: Would-Be Dragonslayer, Trained In Bagua, Gentleman Thief, Family Above All, Corporate Bureaucratic Bullshit
Skills:
Great: Discipline, Deceit
Good: Conviction, Lore
Fair: Fists, Rapport
Average: Empathy, Stealth, Athletics, Alertness, Burglary, Endurance, Presence
Powers:
Evocation [-3]
Thaumaturgy [-3]
Magic:
Evocation (Air, Spirit, Water): +1 spirit power
Thaumaturgy: +1 worldwalking control
Foci: Svartalf staff (+1 defensive spirit power and control)
Enchanted Items: Tarot cards (3-shift divination assessment of someone's destiny, once/session), illusion card (3-shift maneuver, creating an Aspect appropriate to cheating at cards, once/session), 2 potion slots
Total Refresh Cost:
-6
Refresh Total:
1

Ddraig (Deep One)

Wasn't sure whether dragons are free-willed or not, so I kept him close-ish to 0 Refresh.

My self-imposed rule about functional skill pyramids is always a pain in the neck when a character insists on being good at almost everything. Which Dragons generally do. But that's what True Shapeshifting is for! Ddraig can raise his physical skills freely. Presumably he doesn't have Mediocre Fists when he goes full dragon.

Most of the abilities locked behind Human Form are available only as a dragon, but obviously Wings and Hulking Size are exceptions. He can have those as a bird or an elephant.

He can't become much smaller than a human. Lacks Diminutive Size or the ability to Modular it up.

High Concept: Red Dragon of Wales
Trouble Aspect: Not Quite A Greater Dragon
Other Aspects: Patron of King Arthur, Accomplished Shapeshifter, Involved In Welsh Politics, My Emissary William, I Am Not Respected Enough
Skills:
Epic: Resources, Lore
Fantastic: Intimidation, Contacts
Superb: Conviction, Discipline
Great: Presence, Deceit
Good: Empathy, Scholarship, Survival
Fair: Performance, Rapport, Investigation, Craftsmanship
Average: Burglary, Driving, Guns, Alertness
Stunts:
Treasure (Resources): +2 Resources for gold, jewels, and the like.
Hired Help (Resources): Add a Minions trapping to Resources.
Powers:
Marked By Power (Self) [-1]
The Sight [-1]
Potent Ranged Selective Area Natural Weaponry [-5]
Supernatural Strength [-4]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
Supernatural Stoicism [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
True Shapeshifting [-4]
Human Form [+1]
  Hulking Size [-2]
  Mythic Strength [-2]
  Mythic Toughness [-2]
  Wings [-1]
Dragon Magic [-3]
Thaumaturgy [-3]
Refinement [-1]
Internalized Foci [-2]
Magic:
Thaumaturgy: +2 dragon magic complexity, +1 dragon magic control
Foci: +4 dragon magic complexity
Total Refresh Cost:
-42
Refresh Total:
-4
Melusine (In A Submarine)

High Concept: Summer Dragon
Trouble Aspect: Oaths And Their Breaking
Other Aspects: My Godson Remy, Big Screwed Up Family, Under A Curse
Skills:
Fantastic: Fists, Deceit
Superb: Lore, Might
Great: Resources, Contacts
Good: Presence, Conviction, Discipline
Fair: Rapport, Intimidation, Athletics
Average: Scholarship, Alertness, Investigation, Empathy, Survival
Stunts:
Treasure (Resources): +2 Resources for gold, jewels, and the like.
An Eye On My Descendants (Contacts): +2 Contacts when dealing with family matters.
Heavily Built (Might): Use Might for physical stress track.
Powers:
Marked By Power (Summer) [-1]
Aquatic [-1]
Greater Glamours [-4]
Potent Ranged Selective Area Natural Weaponry [-5]
Supernatural Strength [-4]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
Hulking Size [-2]
Wings [-1]
Summer Magic [-4]
Internalized Foci [-2]
Magic:
Foci: +2 summer magic complexity and control
Total Refresh Cost:
-36
Refresh Total:
-15