A veil is a magical form of concealment which renders the affected either invisible or otherwise unnoticed by most of the magically unaware. It first appears in Blood Rites.
Description[]
Veils can range from simple feelings of aversion to looking in a direction, to a lack of conscious recognition of someone's presence, to a complete state of invisibility and denial of the existence of the physical space in which the veil stands.[1] Veils can be seen through with the Sight and perhaps some varieties of sentient magical creatures.[2] Being under a veil also always reduces the veiled person's ability to see or perceive the world outside the veil.[3]
The creation of good veils requires a good control of magic, and to be calm and still.[3] One spellword for veils is Obscurata.[4]
In the series[]
Blood Rites[]
- Main article: Blood Rites
In Blood Rites, Harry Dresden states that Mavra is very talented in creating powerful veils.[5]
Small Favor[]
- Main article: Small Favor
In Small Favor, Molly Carpenter is noted to be especially talented with veils due to her better fine control.[6]
White Night[]
- Main article: White Night
In White Night, Molly Carpenter uses a veil to follow Harry Dresden to a crime scene. Karrin Murphy discovers her, and threatens arrest for trespassing at a crime scene.[7] Later, Dresden overlooks Elaine Mallory hidden by a subtle veil in Anna Ash's apartment.[8] However, Lash took note of the concealment and informed Dresden, who returned to the apartment to investigate.[1]
Changes[]
- Main article: Changes
In Changes, Harry Dresden has gotten better at them after teaching Molly Carpenter. A simple veil is no longer beyond him. He uses one when when vampires approach his office building.[3]
Cold Days[]
- Main article: Cold Days
In Cold Days, Harry Dresden used a veil: "Obscurata", in his fight with Fix on the top of the hill on Demonreach.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 White Night, ch. 10
- ↑ Proven Guilty, ch. 11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Changes, ch. 03
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cold Days, ch. 47
- ↑ Blood Rites, ch. 3
- ↑ Small Favor, ch. 1
- ↑ White Night, ch. 2
- ↑ White Night, ch. 9