Name: Noriko Misaki

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Magecraft / Abilities: As far as magic goes, Misaki has little capacity in that regard. Possessing the prana capabilities of a sub-par magus, and having no formal schooling in regards to magecraft, the Holy Grail War, or even the Magic Association, Misaki has literally no idea what she’s doing in this war. That having been said, she is not a bumbling idiot. Possessing a sharp, analytical mind and senses honed from her profession, Misaki makes due with cunning and wit what she lacks in power and strength. Misaki isn’t completely booksmart, having acquired average grades all throughout high school, but her instinct and common sense are highly-tuned, and have served her when physical capabilities and marksmanship weren’t enough.

Given that she is employed in the city of Fuyuki as a detective, it goes without saying that she is very talented at what she does. Legwork, information gathering, undercover work, marksmanship on occasion, and overall physical fitness are some of her main capabilities. Misaki also has the resources of the police department at her fingertips, although within reason; too much misuse of such powers and blatant disregard for the laws would ultimately backfire on her.

Being a detective, Misaki has taken it upon herself to learn self-defense moves that weren’t required by her department, believing it to be the difference between life and death. Possessing a hefty knowledge in Judo and Aikido, but a master in neither, Misaki can handle herself quite well against most untrained assailants.

Possessing average magical capacity, her affinity is for bullets. Having been chosen as a Master and probably not possessing enough prana to power her Servant to their utmost, and liably because her summoning won't be 100% kosher, her Servant would be hindered because of her lacking in that department, suffering a deduction to their stats, although the specifics are not certain.

Misaki is a master video gamer and a complete otaku. When it comes to anime or video games, she gets completely immersed, and she is a very talented gamer because of this. This skill’s importance to the War, however, is non-existent.

Appearance: Visually, Misaki can be described as incredibly average. Her nose is slightly hooked in shape, with small ever-so-slightly upward-facing nostrils. Her eyes are a mundane brown colour and tilted slightly down towards her nostrils, and her cheek bones are high and her eyes averagely set. Her hair is cut-short and is a dark black, not going past her ears save for at the nape of her neck. Misaki doesn’t tend to wear makeup, despite the boons it would grant to her appearance.

Standing a moderately tall 5’8”, with average shoulders and an unimpressive curvature to her body, she has muscles that aren’t so toned as to scream “fitness freak,” but it is obvious at a glance that she is in shape. Misaki wears a pair of slim-framed glasses, whose presence are questionable as to whether or not they are required for her vision, but they remain on her face, nonetheless.

Equipment:

Personal Handgun – Given that she is a detective, Misaki has a license to carry her firearm concealed from sight yet ready to be brought out at a moment’s notice. Given her inclination to wear pant-suits, this is often concealed by the blazer she tends to wear, as the holster is a full torso contraption that actually houses two guns. Given that she rarely gets into shoot-outs, however, Misaki is only proficient at quick-drawing with her main-hand, which is the left. Both guns are quite easy for her to access with either hand.

When she fires, however, she is quite skilled with either hand, and doubly so when given the opportunity to assume the appropriate stance. Her main and side firearm that are frequently carried while she’s on the job are a pair of SIG Sauer P220s, although she has an eccentric collection of handguns at her home that include eccentric variants that, while aesthetically pleasing, are generally not as serviceable as the ones she normally carries.

Kevlar Vest – Misaki has taken a few bullets in her time, and she only yet draws breath because they happened to catch on the bullet-proof vest concealed underneath her clothing. Because of this, Misaki has taken to wearing this at nearly all times because of her paranoia. This vest is not good, however, at deflecting more archaic weaponry, such as the pointy end of a spear or the length of a blade, or the head of an arrow.

Balisong – Being a detective, Misaki can pretty much take along any sort of equipment she pleases while she’s on the job; within reason. Given that toting around a fully-automated heavy machine gun would generally be frowned upon by society at large, Misaki supplements her possession of dual pistols with an eccentric, fanciful knife that she has nicked herself many a time playing with. It is fully functional, however, and aside from when she’s trying to perform tricks with it, Misaki is quite talented with it.

Lockpicking Set – Misaki has done some things as a detective that some people might consider morally ambiguous; however, they were all within the name of justice, or so she keeps telling herself, and while she sometimes has had to resort to less savoury techniques in order to bring her perpetrator to their deserved fate, she always had the clearest of intentions in mind.

Connections – While not particularly an object per se, Misaki’s connections would be more than capable of serving her well in the upcoming war. She possesses connections with the Police Department and the media. Unlike some of her fellows in the police department, Misaki does not often consort with criminals, but she does have her informants.

Glasses – They’re very stylish, and not required to improve her vision. They also happen to be bullet-proof, but considering they’re so narrow, she would have to be massively lucky for them to save her from losing an eye.

Personality: Misaki is motivated to do good, through and through. While she did not originally believe that the ends justified the means, her experience on the police force has taught her that in a society so bound by laws, that unless one plays the game just as well as those who would break them, then catching them is an inevitable impossibility. She refrains from breaking the law as much as possible, and will only do so if it were to directly save a life or prevent something terrible from transpiring.

Misaki is pretty much a loner; quiet, nonchalant, and calculating, she rarely says anything to strangers unless she feels it is required. Her presence is generally regarded as calming by those who consider her an ally, or unnerving by the criminals she has apprehended. Unfortunately, because she was naïve in her younger years, she was taken advantage of in a variety of ways.

Because of this, she has developed a wariness of other’s behaviours, as well as a dark, dry humour that she reveals only to those she regards as friends. Bitter and cynical at all times, Misaki, at her core, still clings to her idealistic dream that her actions will pave the way for a brighter future, and that she can save young folk who have no hope of salvation.

Misaki does not use her past as a crutch, and certainly doesn’t bring it up in idle conversation. Given that she is quick to dismiss most people, having learned not to form attachments over the years, Misaki is a very guarded individual, and her shell is near impossible to crack. Having no immediate living family, and no friends or associates beyond her coworkers, Misaki’s life can be considered to be lived solely for the sake of those she might one day save, although she is pragmatic enough to come up with solutions that do not require her to put herself in harm’s way – most of the times.

Misaki is not without her quirks, however, and loves a good video game, as it gives her a method of becoming someone without her perceived flaws and self-deprecating view. While certainly not important to the war, Misaki spends free time playing all varieties of video games and watching anime, being a pretty impressively closeted otaku. Preferring games that pertain to action and violence to romance, Misaki has a great deal of useless knowledge in such situations, coupled with her own personal experiences.

Misaki is also incredibly lazy when she’s not on duty, and entirely slobbish.

History: Noriko Misaki was born as an only child to a pair of office workers. Given that they valued work greatly, she had work ethics grilled into her from an early age. Misaki was a natural-born slacker, however, and was great at taking it easy. Throughout her education, Misaki was a below-average to average student, although she was above average in physical activity.

Misaki was frequently taken advantage of during her youth by distant relatives that lived nearby, an act which certainly influenced her growth. It was when the relatives responsible for such behaviour were brought to justice that Misaki decided to become a police officer, developing a stricter moral code, a lower self-esteem, and a strong sense of justice.

Misaki was an exceptional police officer for several years until she was raised to the position of Detective, possessing quick wit, a strong determination and the desire to see justice done. Several months have passed since she has become a detective. Cue the entrance of command spells. Or start of the war.

Name: Hakuno Kishinami

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Magecraft/Abilities:
Invoked Censor - Her lineage specialises in not being seen. Not to the extremes of an Assassin, but more like appearing 'generic'. She's the type of girl you'd barely notice and completely forget about a few seconds later. Obviously, while this effect is enhanced in a large crowd, if she's alone, or you happen to know her face well enough, it's not quite so effective.
Mystic Code: Vorpal Blade - A decorative sword with the one-time use of cutting through any kind of defense. This doesn't deal any direct damage to the opponent; rather, it just negates any kind of shielding abilities they may be using for that battle. Technically, this could bypass a Servant's defenses, but... seriously, how is that ever gonna happen?

Appearance: "...I still look generic, don't I?"

Equipment: Well, she has a half-decent apartment with wages sent monthly by her parents. Not much else to go with.

Personality: A friendly girl who tries to be ruthless for the sake of winning the war, but her first instinct is to team up with other Master's instead. While afraid for herself, she's conflicted over the possibility that she could be the only one fighting for a selfish wish, but is too afraid to back down due to her illness. Hakuno is, by nature, a friendly and naive person, often lacking common sense. She can be surprisingly insightful when pointed in the right direction, but she's more likely to stumble around for a long time before making any leeway. Her illness has become something of a sore spot, often losing composure when it becomes apparent that she's forgotten something important, as well as the reminder that it will eventually kill her. If left alone too long, the panic and paranoia can be a tad overwhelming.

History: Latest in line of the Kishinami family, Hakuno has faced immense pressure for some time now. Partly due to her illness all but guaranteeing a short life, but also because of the slowly fading circuits. Possessing only a few magic circuits herself, Hakuno isn't even noteworthy as a mage. 'Officially', Hakuno entered the Grail War in a last-ditch effort to make her family flourish, but...

Name: Yukimura Hanako
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Magecraft/Abilities: Hanako does not, in the normal sense, possess magic circuits. Her family, you see, was specialised in engineering their children to have 'better' circuits. In her case, they failed to do that, and instead gave her something far, far more potent: a mana core, and all the draconic baggage this adds on. Despite the near-boundless level of power, she is unsuitable as a normal magus; the mechanisms by which they control pana are vastly different.
This immense power does have a few benefits for other Masters: since Hanako exhales prana, there is never any shortage of mana in her vicinity for magus to utilise. It also makes her incredibly easy to pinpoint for those sensitive to such things, due to sheer power.
The excess mana is something that is hard for magi to capitalise on, however: both the fact she essentially is a dragon in human form and the sheer amount of mana means that... well, she's close to immune to magecraft, with the spells that all but the most exemplary throw around just sliding off to no effect.
Hanako's only 'active' ability is to release this energy in bursts, for the sake of greater agility or--theoretically--damage. Damage is only theoretical, because she owns absolutely nothing that can take the forces it gets swung with for more than a single blow without shattering.
She thinks this is some sort of reinforcement. It isn't.
Appearance: There's always one.
Equipment: She has a flat. It's full of cheap ready-made food, along with a few lengths of pipe, and a disturbing amount of specialised magical texts.
Personality: Surly and not too good at getting along with people, Hanako has a deep-running feeling of being out of place. Finding out what her family did as well as what she is has explained it, but still left her with no overall goal in life. Though in the Grail War because of the wish at the end, she has no idea what she would actually wish for.
History: Hanako was born as the heir, and final experiment, of an established magus family whose pride lay in outright engineering their descendants' magical circuits to be ever closer to some mythical ideal. It was an ability with a high degree of failure, causing them to end up with a lot of 'failed' experiments who lacked magical ability entirely.
Hanako was judged to be one of these failures, and given away to some 'mundane' family. They were of course, wrong in their estimation, but this wasn't found out until the worst possible time: their now-grown daughter had worked out there was something horribly off with her body, and hunted them down. Unimpressive magical defences failed to block this "stranger's" entry, and after a tense confrontation, she grabbed the research materials and notes she could find, then torching the building.
She doesn't know if anyone survived; they've lost any accumulated knowledge in the inferno by now.
Since then, she returned to essentially running a small-time gang and trying to make sense of the notes. Something called 'Reinforcement' keeps coming up, and she can sort of do the same thing, but it doesn't match the descriptions. The most recent batch of notes gives a template for summoning something of enormous power... Hanako has no interest in the further notes in trying to funnel that sort of power off into an unborn child to give them vast magical power. The sidenote about 'omnipotent wish-granting machine'? That's interesting.