Defenestration

To throw someone out a window, and an important concept in several of Elliott Kay’s works, especially the Good Intentions Series. See also the defenestration warning tag.

## General

Defenestration—the act of throwing someone out from or through a window onto the ground below, usually from several floors up. The word is formed from the latin prefix *de-*, here in the meaning of “from”, and the root word *fenestra* meaning “window” or “opening”. The modern interpretation of throwing someone through a closed window is thus not fully necessary.

They have a strong basis in history. The perhaps most famous example is the 1618 Defenestration of Prague that set off the Thirty Years’ War.

See also Defenestration on Wikipedia.

## Good Intentions

Defenestrations have proven to be a strong and often decisive combat tactic, effective against both demons and Practitioners. Especially Alex has shown great aptitude for it with a combination of grappling and throws.

Kevin Murray performed an auto-defenestration through the rear window of a pickup truck.⁠

Alex defenestrated Lydia during the Battle of Blackthorne Manor.⁠

Drew defenestrated Billy by kicking him through an open window during the Battle of Magnuson Park.⁠

Alex defenestrated Chance by ramming her through a soul mirror into the room behind it.⁠

Alex defenestrated Joe through a portal to Hell during the Battle of the Casino.

Evelyn defenestrated Onyx in the opening of the Battle of Suite 1705.⁠ Sammael defenestrated Alex later during the same battle and followed himself, thus performing an autodefenestration.⁠ Not to be outdone, Molly defenestrated an unknown member of the Light.

Rachel defenestrated Sarah through a glass wall while hunting a demon hiding by Suite 1705.⁠

Alex defenestrated Ellison Addington through a glass door while attempting to retrieve an invitation to the Family party.⁠

Later, Alex defenestrated Gerhardt and himself, thus performing an autodefenestration, during the Battle of the Silver Delta.⁠

Alex defenestrated a Chinese Practitioner and martial artist while on a hostage rescue mission for the International circle. This was done by throwing him onto a glass table, so perhaps not a perfect example.⁠

Lorelei threw the car fence Reggie through the window and into a trailer.⁠ Since the Latin prefix *de-* means “from” or “down”, this was technically a reverse defenestration.

While on another plane, Amanda defenestrated Bel-Danab into a pit.⁠

## Poor Man’s Fight

Some of the crew and most passengers on *Aphrodite* were spaced.⁠⁠ Tanner Malone later spaced several hundred space pirates from *Polaris*.⁠

Tanner Malone and Ravenell found a NorthStar corvette undergoing maintenance during a raid on a space repair dock. They promptly pushed it into space for recovery.⁠

Tanner Malone threw a would-be assassin from the ninth-floor window of his dorm room.⁠

## Wandering Monsters

Shady Tooth defenestrated Barrett in a fight in Eastford.⁠

Shady Tooth defenestrated Kishmar Ulbet, with assistance from Yargol.⁠

## Hot Restart

Linonda smashed a window and jumped out from at least four stories up, performing an autodefenestration.⁠

## References

1. ↑ “Naked Justice”
2. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 17
3. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 17
4. ↑ *Skin*
5. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 20
6. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 23
7. ↑ “Good Neighbors”
8. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 7
9. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 26
10. ↑ “Outsourced”
11. ↑ “Trust”
12. ↑ *Days of High Adventure*
13. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, Prologue
14. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 2
15. ↑  *Poor Man’s Fight*, chapter 14
16. ↑ “Priorities”
17. ↑ “Friends”
18. ↑  *Nowhere to Run*, chapter 6
19. ↑ “Insiders”
20. ↑  *Hot Restart*, chapter 10