The taser didn’t both me at all because I didn’t see it as a normal item. Tamara has been seeking magic and people/ creatures of magic for many years- I got the impression it was something that sucked out magic….sort of like how the Dip in Roger Rabbit is the only thing that can kill toons. That’s why it killed The Dragon and August…it sucked out all their magic which was the essence of their being. (I had to wonder, though, why August didn’t become inanimate again after crossing the town line.)