Talk:The Outsider/@comment-216.186.154.167-20130817152952

Idea I've been toying around with the last few days.

What if his Mark makes it impossible to see into the future of the Marked? While ordinary people do have Free Will, they cannot cause changes which are not predictable, while a Marked person has the ability (and most likely the power) to change things completely on their head from what the Outsider can normally see. So their Futures are not 'set in stone' (Even though everyone seems to have multiple futures, they are able to drastically change their's), and they can modify 'Fate', if you want to call it that. Since he hints he can see all futures, but then is surprised at Corvo's actions, it seems to make sense.

The Outsider gives his Mark to those in positions to enact great change, those who face moral dilemna, and just people he generally thinks may be interesting, simply because freeing them from the bounds of 'fate' would be interesting. It also seems possible that one can be born like this, to a certain extent, as Granny Rags was since her marriage seemed to surprise the Outsider. It is also why he has no real problems letting his Marked fight, because it is something that he simply cannot predict the outcome of, and is most likely the most interesting thing he experiences.