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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9703084" data-attributes="member: 7026594">Absolutely the opening narration established a mythological/magical connection between musical and poetic traditions in Africa, Ireland, and elsewhere.  It references Filidh, although they were poets and seers rather than musicians (musicians were substantially lower-rank/class under the Brehon laws) but it's common for people to (usually mistakenly) conflate Filidh with musicians or bards.  There are also instances in Irish myth/cosmology of music being associated with magic.  Whether that's Amergin, or a master harper being one who was capable of playing the three noble strains- the Goltraí which incited tears, the Geantraí which incited laughter, and the Suantraí which lulled people into slumber.I took Remmick being drawn to the music and magic just as him being supernaturally sensitive.  And obviously for an immortal there's an additional draw to Sammy being able to conjure up the spirits of people from the past.  Imagine the opportunity for Remmick to see his deceased loved ones again!  Vampires being into music is a common concept (see Only Lovers Left Alive, for example, or The Vampire Lestat, for that matter), and makes sense.  In times past people making music themselves was a standard form of entertainment, and if you've got centuries to practice...I'm still not quite grasping the fey connection, though.  Maybe it's something from D&D lore that you're aware of and I'm not.  I'm coming at this primarily from an Irish mythology/cosmology standpoint.</blockquote>

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