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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''. ==Abilities== 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. Thomas is not described as being truly 'skilled', as humans define the term. His natural combat abilities and instincts are far refined above that of normal humans, the best term might be 'naturally hard-wired for combat'. He can shoot like the best of mortal marksmen without practicing, wield weapons like a master, and perform superhuman stunts of agility without difficulty (all of which is quite irritating to Harry). However, all these feats require drawing on the demon to perform, and the demon, in the end, must be fed. The vampires of House Raith feed off people's emotional energy in the form of lust, usually through sex, and this act can result in death of the hapless mortal. However, if he chooses, Thomas can also feed lightly from many individuals through intimate, personal contact. At the end of the novel ''White Night'', it is revealed that Thomas has learned to "sip" and satiate his hunger without harming his female hairstyling clients (although he notes that they may be slightly addicted to the experience). He possesses a sort of glamor that creates a strong sexual attraction to him in both men and women, and even led to him being attacked by a Jehovah's Witness. He is unable to turn it off, which can make it difficult to hold a "normal" job. White Court vampires of other houses can also feed off other emotions, fear and despair by House Malvora and Skavis respectively being the two mentioned during the series, most notably in ''White Night''. The White Court can exert incredible mental control over mortals, to the point of being able to incapacitate them completely. This control is mostly confined to members of the opposite sex, but that is more a matter of choice and preference than a hard rule. Thralldom, mental slavery, domination, seduction are all within the purview of the White Court. The predatory mindset of the White Court evinces little sympathy for their mortal prey, whom they term as 'cattle' or kine. Thomas is a notable exception to that mindset...but women, even hostile women, are almost helpless to resist him if he exerts his will. White Court vampirism is hereditary. Thomas states in ''Blood Rites'' that his siblings begin to show the cravings during their late teens or early adulthood; once they feed, they are full vampires. However, if they fall in love first, their love will break the curse and they remain human. Love also protects humans from being fed upon; in ''Blood Rites'', Thomas' sister Inari is burned, her mouth blistered, from kissing Harry Dresden, since the last woman he was with was Susan (whom he is in love with). It is stated that the love must be reciprocal for it to harm a White Court vampire. A being in love is not necessarily immune to the sexual arousal of a White Court vampire, but is completely immune to their ability to twist minds. White Court vampires are apparently extremely long-lived; Thomas' father has lived centuries. Their exact life span is unknown. They are possibly immortal; Harry has referred to them as immortals on several occasions. They speak a long-dead language (Etruscan) amongst themselves, much as the White Council uses Latin. Thomas is also far more easily able to earn money then a normal person, as his abilities to charm women help enormously in finding ways to earn cash. With access to House Raith, he has enormous wealth available, intelligence gathering capability, and powerful contacts that can be called on for help (to the extent of getting an American military airlift out of Mexican territory). As someone who has lived a life of wealth and privilege, Thomas has not been shown to have any deep skills of his own, getting by on his vampiric aptitude and charm much of the time. He is a slob and eats horribly, his demon maintaining his physique, but he is extremely conscious of social interactions, appearances, and is a natural fashion plate (as in, anything he owns instantly becomes fashionable). Thomas is also, however, a member of the Venatori, a very, very secret organization which exists among the supernatural powers-that-be, which hunts down and keeps secret and forgotten various entities, and is thus highly knowledgeable about all sorts of supernatural threats and organizations that very, very few beings alive have any clue about. What training he has is geared towards stopping these threats, more than anything - he has been drafted by his elder sister Lara, the true head of the family, into these duties. The Venatori seems to be an organization spread across multiple supernatural 'nations', who are quite interested in keeping their place in the current status quo; simply put, they don't want any ancient and powerful threats returning to compete with them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Raith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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