Thomas Raith
| Thomas Raith | |
|---|---|
| The Dresden Files character | |
| First appearance | Grave Peril |
| Last appearance | Cold Days |
| Created by | Jim Butcher |
| Information | |
| Species | Vampire (White Court) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Hair dresser Venator |
| Affiliation | Himself Harry Dresden Justine House Raith (reluctantly) |
| Family | Lord Raith (father) Margaret Gwendolyn LeFay (mother, deceased) Harry Dresden (half-brother) Margaret Angelica Mendoza (niece) Lara Raith (half-sister) Madrigal Raith (cousin, deceased) Madeline Raith (cousin, deceased) Ebenezer McCoy (maternal grandfather) Inari Raith (half sister) Elisa Raith (half sister) Natalia Raith (half sister) |
| Significant other(s) | Justine (on and off lover) |
| Nationality | American |
Thomas Raith is introduced as a vampire of the White Court (an incubus) in Grave Peril of the contemporary fantasy series The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It is revealed in Blood Rites that Thomas is the half brother of Harry Dresden, the protagonist of the series, and, until Changes, Harry's only known living family.
Thomas does not appear in the TV series. However, he appears in every book between Death Masks and Cold Days, and is the star of his own novelette, entitled Backup.
Thomas is a White Court vampire, and naturally possesses a perfect human physique, supernatural strength, speed, and healing ability; all drawn from the demonic hunger within them. By drawing power from their 'inner demon', White Court vampires can become enormously and selectively powerful and their ability to drain normal humans can be increased over time to the point where they can literally kill with a quick kiss (Thomas' father was infamous for his 'kiss of death'). A side effect noted throughout the series is that when White Court vampires do draw on their demon, their eyes start to glow and their skin will seem more pale. Overuse of their demon's abilities requires the demon to be fed, which can induce a ravenous hunger, during which the White Court vampire will lose all control. A White Court vampire that cannot feed their demon is scarcely much more than a human being.
This 'demon within' is affirmed by two different soulgazes during the series to actually be an actual entity within a White Court vampire, like a sick mirror-self that slowly draws in the vampire. The White Court vampires are even referred to as 'little phages' by a skinwalker, phages being a form of demonkind that feeds on emotions. However, in Changes, it is stated by Bob that without the human element of the White Court individual, their demon cannot act and is trapped, rendering the person an effective vegetable.
As a White Court vampire, Thomas is stronger and faster than other humans, at least when well-fed. Thomas is comfortable in hand-to-hand combat and swordplay in Grave Peril, and uses a shotgun in Proven Guilty. He has variously used a cavalry saber, a kukri, and a falcata in combat, always wielding two weapons to take advantage of his people's amazing grace and natural fighting ability.
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