راد بردگان Rod of Slaves - One of the first, and most valuable Mystic Codes that Xerxes got his hands on. A sacred relic used by some of the earliest kings of Persia. This item's unique ability grants the holder the power to control people's minds, turning them into the owner's mind slaves. By extension, it is also capable of mind manipulation, allowing the owner to telepathically communicate with others, look into their memories, trick their minds into believing what the Rod's owner wants them to, even knock people unconscious, and leave a portion of the owner's mind in the people that he has controlled.
Despite all the inherit power the rod holds over others, any modern day Magus should still be able to protect themselves mentally from the power of the rod. They would need to preform a MAN check, but it's not a particularly harsh one. Anybody who is not trained in magus skills though? Complete pawns.

زندگی شاد The Living Shard - A strange mystic code, that is contained in a jar. It can only be stopped by the magus who opened the jar, and the jar itself produces a field around the user that protects them from the mystical code itself.
Inside this small hand-sized jar is a black crystal. Said to have been unearthed in ancient persia in a place touched by the root, many have speculated it could be a form of magic in its own. Or the result of a magic. The living shard engulfed an entire village before a way to stop it was discovered, and it was sealed inside this very jar.
The shard itself consumes everything. Like a rapidly growing fungus, it will begin to spread outwards from its source. Rapidly growing as thick black crystals ripple across the ground, and thicker black diamonds grow up from there. The crystal will grow constantly by consuming magical energy around it, and will include any organic or inorganic matter in its devouring feast. Any human not protected by the pot that this shard is housed in will be devoured. Stripped to bones as the living shard feasts on them. The shard will leave a crystal statue, that resembles their last expression before they were frozen over.
When done, the mage holding the jar need only place it against the living shard, and it will all retract into the object, sealed again until next use.

جام جمشید Cup of Jamshid - The Cup of Jamshid is a legendary treasure, and one that Xerxes spent many years procuring for himself. Or maybe this is not the real cup, but an artifical one based off the original concept. Either way, the Cup of Jamshid is Xerxes most useful trinkets for the upcoming war.
When liquid fills the cup, it is said that the user can gaze into it, and it will reveal all things to him. In this particular case the gaze is focused on the grail war, and through it the Cup can spy on other masters. Giving Xerxes absolute knowledge of where other masters lay. But, even the cup has limits. He must know the name of the person he seeks, and the more he knows about them the more powerful his scrying becomes. Scrying can be done on the city as a whole otherwise, so even major events will be known.
If possible, possessing a strand of hair, or something of personal value to the person he seeks will increase the power of his scrying even farther. So that nothing can effect his ability to gaze upon them.

گردن کارون Amulet of Karun - One of the Karun Treasures, the amulet is more of a trinket worn always around the neck of Xerxes. A crystallization of curses that he had collected and placed into such a treasure. The amulet's power is such that it makes for the most powerful Mystic Code in Xerxes possession, and one that never leaves his person.
The curses of this mystic code are ones related to violent and unhappy deaths. The gems draw in curses, so if one is directed at Xerxes, the amulet will take the curse and place it in one of four gems that is slotted into it. A collection of curses so powerful, that at this point Xerxes only think of what he desires and it will be cast upon his enemies.
One curse in particular that Xerxes calls upon regularly, is a cursed flame. The cursed flames ignite on the target of Xerxes' gaze. As long as he has his target in sight, the flames will burn. Should he lose his focus on the target, the fires will cease, and the curse will be need to done once more.
Another powerful curse is the curse of plague. Taking on a visual form of smoke and ash, the curse will latch onto others around the caster, and will sear into their body. The curse is such that even a great mage will be unable to remove it, and may suffer for a lifetime.
The curses can vary from simple curses of pain, to outright devastating curses of death.
Curses include temporary blindness, Weakness of the body that can cause a man to collapse, sickness that can linger until lifted by the caster, hallucinations, and even some that can induce a heart attack in others.
He carries a bag of roughly 20 gems already filled with curses, and 30 that aren't.

آفتاب The Sun - The mystical sun in the sky above was once viewed as a disc. A golden disc and orb that would be placed in the sky by some divine being, and stolen so that night would come by another. Every day this cycle would continue, and this concept was placed into the most powerful of mystic codes. Some of the greatest minds of the Clocktower came together in the mid 1600's to create a powerful mystical code that they believed would be unstoppable. But one day after completion, it was stolen by one of the twelve who constructed it.
The sun was stolen by Xerxes, who became the Magus who stole the Sun. The Sun is disc that fits in the palm of the hand. Once a magical charge is directed through it, the sun rises and begins to spin. Once it has begun spinning, it is a self sustaining mystical code that is controlled by the man who's magical signature created it. As one of the twelve who oversaw its development, and the only survivor, that man is Xerxes.
The Sun emits a bright light once it activates. The mage's own mind acts as a way for the sun to determine friend from foe. Those who are foe at set a blaze for as long as they stand in the rays of the sun. Any part of their body that the light of the Sun strikes will begin to burn, and they will be struck again and again until finally there is only ash. Those viewed as friend shall bask in the lovely blaze of the sun. Any wound that is seen by the sun will begin to knit itself together.
Like the sun in our own sky, the sun of Xerxes is almighty.

The fourth child, and first daughter of the union between Germanicus and Agrippina The Elder. Her father was an influential general, and politician, a man who would become part of the main Julio-Claudian Dynasty by being adopted by Tiberius, and proceed to marry the granddaughter of Augustus. At one point, Germanicus was the heir to the Roman throne, though his death would put an end to any hopes of that. Still, his life served as a stepping stone from which Agrippina launch herself off from, and for that, she thanks her father, despite having no real memories of him.

After her father passed at the age 3, Agrippina was raised by her mother Agrippina The Elder, her grandmother Antonia Minor, and her great-grandmother Livia Drusilla. Three of the most powerful women in Rome’s history raised her, showing her how she could survive the brutal world of the Roman Politics, especially as a woman. In a sense, she was raised to become the power hungry monster she would become. They showed her a path to glamor, glory, power, and riches, and it was all Agrippina would ever want. It could be said that creating a monster was the only type of parenting Agrippina knew, given she was too was raised in a similar vein. A monster was produced, and one who was already well on her way to raising an even greater one.

At the age of 13 Agrippina was married off to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, her first cousin once removed. It wasn’t much of a relationship, considering Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a detestable man, even amongst Roman standards. Still, he was a wealthy, powerful man, who had all the making of a Consul, which he would become in 32 A.D.. As he was a despicable politician, Agrippina felt somewhat drawn to him. It was by him that Agrippina would have her only child, nearly a decade after they had gotten married. The child was named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, named after Gnaeus’ recently deceased father. This child would become Emperor Nero. Despite being congratulated by many on the birth of his child, Gnaeus would only reply

“I don't think anything produced by me and Agrippina could possibly be good for the state or the people.”

The child of two monsters was born, though a girl, it was something that Agrippina was fine with. After all, a cute girl in cute dresses was the best thing for a mother? A mother should also make sure their child understands how the world works? A mother should teach their child how to efficiently rule over the people, right? Even from her birth, Lucius was being piloted to becoming Rome’s most vilified tyrant, though it was unknown if this was Agrippina’s initial intent, or a result of how she was raised.

It was the same year that Tiberius had died, and Caligula had rose to power. Being the sister of the Emperor had many perks, such as sharing the viewing rights of the Vestal Virgins. However, this was also around the time that Agrippina’s true colors would become to show. Her brother was a weak ruler at the time, one whom Agrippina, as well as her sisters, had an easy time manipulating. Coins were printed with their faces on them, something unheard of before. It was Caligula’s fondness of his sisters, especially Drusilla, that would create rumors of an incestous relationship between them, though Agrippina denies such a claim. After all, he was so easy to manipulate, why would she need to rely on her body? Caligula would treat Drusilla like his wife, not Agrippina. Though, Caligula had a habit of admiring Agrippina’s beauty, so maybe the claims were justified?

Of course, it was the death of Drusilla that Agrippina believed to have sparked Caligula’s descent into madness. He isolated himself away from his sisters, and no longer could Agrippina manipulate the Emperor. It was around this time Agrippina, along with her other sister, and the former husband of Drusilla, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, hatched a scheme to kill Caligula. It ultimately ended in failure, the three were accused of sleeping with each other, Lepidus was executed, and the two sisters were exiled to an island.

It was the first time Agrippina had been away from her child, and it truly did eat away at her. Lucius was only 3 at the time, and surely couldn’t remember her mother leaving her, but it still bothered her. Being away from her precious child, the one who she poured all of her love into. It was during this period of being away that Agrippina had hardened herself into achieving the Roman throne. It was always her goal, but this was truly the time Agrippina would devote all that she could into reaching it. Her child Lucius would be the means to achieving this goal, and it was for that reason Agrippina would follow the path she ultimately would. In being seperated from her child, both of their fates would ultimately be cemented.

Upon Caligula’s death, and Claudius’ ascension to Emperor, Agrippina, as well as her sister, were allowed to return to Rome. The first thing Agrippina did upon returning was hug her child, and talk on end how much she missed them. Coincidentally, her husband had died the same year. Seeing this as new potential to move up the social ladder, she tried striking up a relationship with the designated heir of the throne at the time. It resulted in failure when the man’s mother-in-law slapped Agrippina in a crowd of other people. This woman’s name has been lost to time...who knows why?

With that failure, Agrippina found a new target for her affection. A man named Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus had caught her eye, and through some convincing, he divorced his wife and married her. He was a powerful, and wealthy politician at the time, even serving as a Consul twice. The man even adopted her little Lucius. He didn’t last very long, as Agrippina poisoned him, so that when he died, Lucius would gain his wealth. A marriage not at all made from love, but a ploy so that Agrippina could make her child powerful at a young age. The true viper that was Agrippina was finally revealed, and she would make no restraints in holding back her fangs.

The sudden wealth and power that Lucius had gained very quickly made him a threat. Emperor Claudius’ wife at the time, Valeria Messalina, found Lucius to be a threat towards her own child’s claim for the throne. Messalina hired a group of Assassins to strangle Lucius as he slept. Of course, Agrippina predicted such a thing would occur, and planted snake-skin near Lucius’ pillow as she slept. The Assassins believed it to be a real snake, and ran away out of view of being bit.

Later that year, Agrippina and Lucius attended a pageant, with both Messalina and her son present. Agrippina and Lucius received more praise, and applause than the Empress and her child. She was viewed as a pitiful character, one who has those close to her constantly ripped away from her. It wasn’t an incorrect assessment. Agrippina’s entire life story had been about those who were close to her betraying her, or dying on her, or anything like that. The only thing that remained close to her was child Lucius. After this event, she began writing a memoir, as well as a biography on her mother.

Soon afterwards, Messalina was executed for conspiring to overthrow Claudius. An Emperor needed an Empress, and Agrippina was lacking a true husband, though she was currently serving as a mistress to one of Claudius’ advisers. Claudius was easy to manipulate, and it didn’t take very long for Agrippina to have him wrapped around her finger. She even managed to convince him to change the laws of incest in order to allow their marriage. It was immortal for an uncle and niece to marry, but Agrippina was quite good at manipulation by this point, and there was little trouble in convincing him.

Even after being married to Claudius, Agrippina had issues. There were several other women who were trying to take her place, so Agrippina did what she was really good at, and them either executed, or poisoned them herself. Earlier, she had caused a man to commit suicide in order to get Lucius betrothed to Claudius’ daughter Octavia. Those within the palace weren’t even safe, as those who Agrippina deemed threatening, or were close to Messalina were removed. A good mother must make sure their home is safe for their child.

Once ascending to the role as Empress, Agrippina immediately demonstrated the power, and prestige she held. The Celtic king Caratacus bowed before her in the same was as Claudius, a sign of respect towards her power. The title of “Augusta” was given to her soon later, a title only 2 other women before her had been given. Claudius had formed a new colony near where Agrippina was born, which was named Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis, or modern day Cologne. It was the only Roman colony named after a woman, which shows the full control Agrippina held over Claudius. She was granted a sacred chariot only the Vestal Virgins could ride in, and was given the power to appoint leadership, such as when she replaced the head of the Praetorian Guard.

Claudius soon adopted Lucius, changing her name into Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus. However, this was still little Lucius to Agrippina. A precious child that she was perfectly molding, one that would someday rule Rome with an iron fist. To make sure that this would be the result of her child, Agrippina visited a famous Astrologer, one who could predict the future. She had come to ask about the future of the child she so cherished. The Astrology told Agrippina that her child would surely become the Emperor, but in result of that, he would be the one to kill her. Her only reply before leaving was,

“Let him kill me, provided he becomes emperor.”

For a child to kill their Mother would be breaking one of the greatest taboos in Roman society. Legally, and culturally, it was up there with Patricide, but always a step below it. However, as the only consistent parent Lucius had been with, would it be unfair to say that killing his Mother wouldn’t be on the same scale? One’s familia was everything, and to kill the familia you had been with since the beginning? It was a sin that was uncleansable.

Still, it wasn’t like Agrippina to actually sit there, and let her child murder her. The ultimate goal was to puppet Lucius, not actually have him kill her. It was around this time that Agrippina would begin to make Lucius drink from a silver cup, and poison her, giving her the antidote in tandem. The goal wasn’t to kill her child, Agrippina would never do that. It was to break her, and made her more dependent on Agrippina. A puppet who doesn’t need you isn’t much of a puppet after all. Never once was it done with the malicious ill of trying to kill her child, just an attempt to make sure the child loved, and needed their mother.

Her relationship with Lucius as a child was fairly standard by Agrippina’s definition. She would praise her child, spoil them, play games with them, and as they were trying to sleep, whisper into the ear all the things Agrippina needed them to hear. It was her direction, and affection that could cause Lucius to be the self-obsessed egomaniac they became. She also ended up causing Lucius’ style of dress to be the way it was, claiming that attire like that was the “cutest thing.” All of the dresses Lucius would wear in life were hand crafted by Agrippina herself.

Agrippina did want the best education possible for Lucius, so she brought back the exiled Seneca The Younger to teach her child, as well as employ Simon Magus to teach Lucius the magical arts. Could Agrippina have taught Lucius herself magic? Yes, she could, but a mother must bring the best instructors for their child.

And Agrippina needed to focus on killing off more people.

With Lucius will on their path to becoming a learned, but slightly deranged individual, all Agrippina needed to focus on making sure Claudius stayed away from his biological son, Britannicus. For example, she ordered the execution of Britannicus’ tutor, as he insulted Lucius, not believing them to be a worthy heir. Despite her best efforts at keeping the father and son appart, they would eventually reconnect. There was a rumor starting that Claudius was planning on actually making Britannicus is heir. Her grasp over Claudius was beginning to slip, just like it had was Caligula. However, Agrippina vowed to herself that she wouldn’t let what happened to Caligula happen again.

On October 13, 54 A.D., Emperor Claudius was killed. Agrippina had prepared him a meal with poisoned mushrooms. He died before he got the chance to announce Britannicus as his new heir, making Agrippina’s child the new Emperor. Finally, what Agrippina had spent the second part of her life aiming towards had been reached. Her child, Lucius, was Emperor, and she could manipulate her child all that she wanted. A bright future was meant to be all Agrippina had, and for the first part, it was certainly true.

Upon her husband’s “untimely” death, Agrippina was elevated to the high priestess of Claudius’ cult. Within the first year, Agrippina’s control over Lucius was going perfectly. However, once Lucius got into some sort of relationship with a freedwoman named Claudia Acte. Somehow, this wench was able to gain some control over her child. How could a former slave even begin to control the child she had so expertly raised? There wasn’t a misstep, nothing of the sort. At best, Agrippina assumed that this Claudia Acte was merely a Witch trying to take away her child. She would begin plotting with Lucius’ wife, Octavia for a plan that to kill Claudia, but it was a plan that Agrippina wouldn’t see to the fullest.

As years past, the divide between Agrippina and Lucius grew. The manipulative temptress who had charmed so many before couldn’t gain control over her son. They began to bicker, argue, and get into destructive spats with one another. The once happy Mother-Daughter relationship they once shared was already destroyed. They were now political rivals, one that ultimately broke the heart of Agrippina, but a challenge she accepted. Despite Lucius taking complete control over the empire, and removing all of her mother’s titles, Agrippina was still able to hold a substantial amount of control over the empire.

She was exiled to her estate at Misenum, but even there, her influence over Rome remained. Just like her daughter, she was beloved by the people, and the senators she had manipulated remained as loyal as they could. Agrippina was never someone who needed the titles she held, after all she made herself until the Empress, the Augusta, and so forth. It was through her own manipulation that she gained the titles, and it was through her own manipulation that she would still possess control over Rome.

During her exile, she had several meetings with Lucius. It was quite common, every few weeks or so. Despite their relationship being torn apart beyond all repair, the two would act just like they once did. They’d play games, talk about recent drama, and so forth. They were rivals for sure at this point, and even with their relationship torn, they were still “Mother and Child.” It is a powerful bond, one that something as silly as politics wouldn’t shatter. A mother that truly loves their child, and a child that truly loves their mother. At least, this was the fallacy that Agrippina wanted to believe deep in her heart. All she had left was Lucius, so at the very least, she wanted this fantasy to live on.

It didn’t.

Nero would hire a series of Assassins to try to eliminate Agrippina. Each one tried a different type of poison, but miraculously, Agrippina knew these attempts were coming, and took the antidote ahead of time. Once it was clear that poisoning Agrippina wouldn’t work, Lucius hired someone to construct a machine that would drop her ceiling tiles on her as she slept. Once again, Agrippina was aware of this, and slept elsewhere that night. With these failed assassination attempts, Lucius had but one more idea. She offered a public meet up with her in the middle of a lake between two boats. Agrippina, seeing this as her daughter’s attempt to reconcile with her, accepted. The boat Agrippina was one was meant to collapse, and if that failed, there was a group of Assassins ready to stab her. Such a plan could never fail, until it did.

Once more, Agrippina knew what was going to happen to this boat. She brought along a friend of her’s, and once the boat was about to collapse, she dragged both of them into the sofa, the one place that would be safe. The boat was still sinking, but lucky, they didn’t have to deal with the debris collapsing onto them. Agrippina, and her friend, were now in the middle of a lake. Agrippina’s friend screamed, claiming that she was Agrippina, in an attempt to get assistance. The Assassins mistook this person as Agrippina, and assassinated her. Agrippina herself merely swam back to shore, but these tired assassination attempts were enough. Without even drying herself off, Agrippina went back to Rome to face her daughter directly. It was dangerous, and she was almost certainly going to die. At the very least, she would die at the hands of Lucius, and not some poor assassin.

It was a public event in the center of Rome. Agrippina called out for her child, who did appear. The woman standing before Agrippina wasn’t the child that she knew, and Agrippina knew that her time was up. Rome was a world of intrigue, where Assassinating someone behind the scenes was commonplace. However, for an Emperor themselves to cut down their own mother in front of the public? It was something that never happened before, nor was it something to be repeated.

Even as her child’s sword struck her down, Agrippina had a smile on her face. She had failed, wonderfully at that. Her child had not only broken free from her control, but they had stuck her down, in the face of many onlookers. However, it wasn’t a complete loss. She had raised her child into something great. Lucius, no, Nero was something beyond even Agrippina herself. A true tyrant who could lead Rome with an ironfist. Agrippina’s years of hard work had some sort of pay off.

At the very least, her role as a mother to the Tyrant Nero was something she did exceptionally well.

A family of Shamans from Polish lands stretching back far beyond than what the family remembers. The land that would become Poland was filled with firm believers in the ways of Rod, Perun, and the old faith. A mysticism rooted deeply with the land, and one's connection with the world around it defined how well they'd do in life. To have the blessings of the Gods meant success in every avenue of life, and it was the job of a Shaman to make sure the Gods were appeased. Unfortunately, this way of life didn’t last forever, as upon the region being united, and the state of Poland being formed, Mieszko I converted to Christianity. It would be right to say that ever since its formation as a nation, Poland was always a Catholic country on a national level.

Yet, the beliefs of the king was not the belief of the people. While the constant efforts of both Mieszko I and his heir Bolesław I the Brave were making progress, Catholicism wouldn’t become the faith of Poland until the 13th century. Many different outbreaks would occur during this era, and it was clear that the people during the time would not submit. Those who clung to the old faith fought hard, but that just wasn’t enough. This new faith, and the unstoppable wave of Jesus was finally enough to topple over many of those with held onto the traditions. Unfortunately, the Latalski, known by a different name at the time, were part of the losing party in this war of faiths.

Of course, this wasn’t enough to make them give up. In response, those who clung to the old ways practiced their traditions in secret. Their old temples would be destroyed, but a new temple can be built. Their old sacred groves would be cut down and used for something else, but they can make more. The Slavic Faith would continue on for as long as those who held the faith close to them continued to hold to these traditions. But, for how long can these traditions live on for?

As time passed, those who once clung to the faith desperately either dropped it entirely, or converted to Catholicism. More and more, those who still believed in Rod were becoming relics of a bygone era. What was a family of priests meant to do in a world without their Gods? They became members of a dying breed, and were becoming obsolete as time kept moving by. The family would need a revolution if they wanted to survive, and that is what the official first head of the Latalski family managed to do in the late 1500s.

The faith didn’t need to be abandoned, but they couldn’t proceed as they currently were. The longer the family waited, the faster they would become obsolete. A Priest always needed a purpose, and if it was not to just lead the people in spiritual matters, where would it be? A solution was found, and that was to become a family of Magi. If a goal of Magus was to reach the Root, then truthfully, it was no different from what the family was currently doing. Shamans were already about invoking the gods, and becoming one with them. To become one with the Origin was already the goal of both groups.

The origin from which all came from was known to the Slavic Faith as Rod. He encapsulated the origin, and absoluteness. He was the primordial existence from which all came from. Rod shares similarities to the Nordic Ymir, but this only reaffirmed the family’s believe in becoming one with Rod was the path to the root. After all, a European term of the Gate of Akasha is Ymir’s Entrance. Since then, the family has focused its efforts on becoming one with Rod.

As they were now a family of Magi, becoming one with the Mage’s Association was the only proper course. Considering the family was filled with Shamans, the only logical branch of the Association to work with was within the Sea of Estray. At the very least, they were an organization that looked fondly upon Magecraft of the far past. Finally, as the family were now Magi instead of being simple Shamans, a Magic Crest was created. Of course, it was far more symbolic than anything. A shaman was something that needed to be experienced, not something that could be merely passed down in a Crest. In later generations however, their current work in Black Magic has added to the crest.

For roughly 300 years the Latalski family have been magi. Despite all the odds, the family has survived, as well as their grasp on their own faith. They’re still spiritual leaders to those who follow the faith, but their main focus has become the Root. This is fitting, considering the family this has been the priority of the family since they became magi. They’ve remarkably been able to keep their old roots while working as magi.

During this time Russia had taken over their former Polish land, but it wasn’t like they’d lose their identity. Plus, Russians were also Slavs? Different language, but it was something they'd adapt too. The family had come much too far to let a minor setback like this stop them now.

Before she had been born she was designated as the next heir to to the Katarzyna magus lineage, and as the next Priestess. Calling her a Priestess sounds much better than it actually is, considering their “temple” can hardly be called such. It is the bare minimum needed for a temple, but it would do considering the current state of their near non-existent family. The more relevant thing, of course, was that she'd be a magus. At this point, the family had already adapted quite a bit to the traditions of the Modern era.

Her name was a reflection of that. A family of Shamans trying their best to be magi, even to the point of adopting a naming scheme that was more customary. No part of her name was actually Slavic in origin, but were merely different names of Saints. A worshiper of the old ways stained with the name of those who tried only to destroy it. It wasn't a thought Katarzyna could indulge much in, as the deeper implications of it would only unearth things she didn't care too.

After the years of training to not only become a magus, but a Priestess, she accepted the honor of the family crest. However, she has yet to take over for her Mother as a spiritual leader. This was preferable, as it would allow Katarzyna to focus her efforts on more important things, like research. Despite being a member of the Sea, Katarzyna has little to do with the inner workings of it, and tends to act like a hermit. Not that her research has gotten her anywhere meaningful.

Why would it? She wasn't much of a magus, no part of her family really was. No matter how hard they would try, they'd all be Priests trying their best to be Magi. It is a painful fact to accept, but one she would need too. In order for the family to make meaningful progress, it had to be accepted that they would start from an inferior place. This did not mean they could not achieve the heights of other families, it just meant they'd be working from a disadvantage. They might just be idiotic priests pretending to be Magi, but they were still skilled priests at the end of it.

During her research, she had come upon a ritual in the East. Normally, it wasn't like her to ever take part in such a thing. However, once she had heard other prominent magi would be attending, she thought it would be a valuable experience to see how they would perform. Could following their example show her how to be a proper magus?

Probably not, only an idiot would actually show up to this Monkey Paw ritual.

A pile of stones sacred to the God of Lightning and War, Perun. They were believed to be the remains of the weapons fired by Perun. If kept under the earth for 7 years, they are said to return back to Perun. The actual use of these stones are to act as Magic Resistance amulets equivalent to D rank MR, and to bring luck. Despite their protective properties, they can still be used as simple lightning projectiles.

In Slavic faith, the ultimate weapons of the god Perun are his arsenal of Golden Apples. For this reason, a Golden Apple has become a talisman of ultimate destruction. While the Latalski family could never create something akin to a Divine Weapon, they have tried to make these talismans as close to the original as they could. The family has grown apples in an orchard located in a sacred grove dedicated to Perun. If they can’t possess the actual ones of Perun, at least they could have “fruits of Perun” instead.

The true use of these apples is for a Grand Ritual to create an explosive surge of lightning.

They also make an incredibly tasty snack.

A piece of traditional garb that has been in the family since around the start of it. When the faith was more prominent, it was used during one of the most important festivals of the year, the Jarilo. It was named after the god Jarilo, a trickster god of fertility, health, rebirth, and springtime. One person was chosen to become Jarilo, and would wear this outfit, becoming a physical representation of Jarilo himself.

As the faith has been mostly purged from Slavic lands, it has been nothing more than a simple family heirloom. Being built from objects found in the sacred groves, it is very in tune with the Shamanism of the family. It has been used a few times in the past for purposes relating to their Shamanism. Katarzyna herself has used it very recently in preparation for this war…

Katarzyna herself will only wear it in specific situations. Simply put, it allows the wearer to become a physical manifestation of Jarilo. It makes for an easier connection with the god, and makes the body more compatible for his influence and power. It allows for a shard of the powers of Jarilo to be bestowed upon her, such as his ability to sprout life from where he walks over, and his healing abilities.

When her NP is active, she becomes a charred, corpse, wreathed in coal-black flame. As the skin burns, blackens, flakes away, more grows in to replace it. Then that too is exposed to the all-devouring fire which surrounds her. Yet she still moves.

Name: Ater Ignis

Title: The Pyre's Vengeful Flames

Rank: C

NP Type: Anti-Unit(self)

Range: 0-2

Maximum Number of Targets: 1

Description: Dido is ensnared in coal black flames, a creation of her curses and hatred toward herself and her enemies, the descendants of Troy. The flames themselves burn not only the flesh, but also the soul and even magical barriers. Owing in part to her self-immolating on the pyre her sister built, Dido can manipulate the poisonous flames that engulf her and the curses they draw to her. She also has an innate immunity to poison and mental effects, thanks to the flames.

When she releases the full fury of this phantasm and the curses she has attained, the flames the engulf her take on the form of a gigantic pyre, her pyre. The pyre increases the range of her flames and inflicts debilitating curses on those scorched by its flames. This comes with a high mana cost.

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Name: Byrsa

Title: The Great Walls of Carthage

Rank: B

NP Type: Barrier

Range: 1~20

Maximum Number of Targets: 1~20

Description: Originally, when Carthage was founded, the thin strips of oxhide that Dido laid out to claim the land for the city served as an imaginary border. Eventually those borders became the walls of the great city on the hill.

Those mighty walls served to protect Carthage and her people in the past, now Dido can recreate them around herself and others using oxhide. The barrier created holds up against her foes with the strength of those walls that in the past held back Carthage’s foes. It serves as both fortress for her and cage for her foes, depending on the situation.

Territory Creation: B
Skill to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana. Allows for the creation of Victor's workshop.

Item Construction: C+
Skill to manufacture magical items, from implements of war to items for daily use. Also, this Skill requires time to gather components and manufacture items. Victor was an Alchemist without peer, able to create life, or a semblance of it, with relative ease. Therefore, this skill is more potent when Victor is creating his New Life.

High Speed Incantation: B-
Skill to speak magical incantations at an accelerated speed, being able to cast spells in half the time they normally would. This skill is weaker than normal in the presence of his creations, as his obsession and excitement toward them distracts him and causes him to stutter and stumble over his words at times.

Father's Obsession: C
A double-edged sword. Victor's obsession with his New Life is exceptionally strong, to the point where he will disdain all others for the sake of his Firstborn, and all others who follow. As such, he is exceptionally resistant to outside mental influence, especially that which would turn him against his creations. However, the fatal flaw of this Skill is that he will also reject his Master's orders, if he deems them as less important or hazardous to him, his creations, and/or their goals.

Bone-Shaper: B
Victor is exceptionally skilled at manipulating flesh and bone through his Alchemy, and also being a capable medical doctor besides. If Victor or his creations are injured, he is typically able to repair whatever damages are inflicted, provided he can retreat to a safe place. He also needs any raw material required to make such repairs, and it is much more difficult to make such repairs to his own body than that of his creations.

Name: Azoth

Title: Divine Spark of Life

Rank: B

NP Type: Anti-Army

Range: 1-30

Maximum Number of Targets: 300

Description: A crystal container filled with living lightning, captured, bottled, and harnessed for Victor's use. This Spark is the key to Victor's craft, the power behind his unmatched talents. Azoth is potent enough to power almost any number of constructs, golems, and creatures that Victor may manufacture. Any mundane weapon or object struck by Azoth can also be granted a semblance of life for a brief time, obeying Victor's commands, though this ability is more effective the closer the object is to humanoid form. Note that this ability cannot affect objects with sufficient magic resistance; Mystic Codes and Noble Phantasms are beyond Victor's reach to control and manipulate, for obvious reasons. And finally, when all else fails, Azoth is, ultimately, lightning in a bottle, and perfectly capable of doing damage as a weapon in its own right.

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Name: The Firstborn

Title: Falsely-Living Incarnation

Rank: C

NP Type: Anti-Unit

Range: -

Maximum Number of Targets: 1

Description: The first and greatest of Victor's creations, his Firstborn and cherished daughter, named as Franziska by her father. A hauntingly beautiful amalgamation of stolen flesh and metal, eyes glowing electric blue from the spark of life that animates her. Franziska is Victor's daughter, assistant, bodyguard, and vanguard- it is she who charges into battle in her father's place, doing what he cannot. In a sense, she acts as either an extremely-powerful familiar, or a pseudo-Servant to Victor. She is extremely hard to put down- even losing limbs will do little to dissuade her, should she decide you need to be removed. Moreover, the true strength of this Noble Phantasm is in its reactor, the "Bridal Chest." The reactor absorbs energy from Franziska's surroundings to power her, mimicking the skill of Galvanism, and also can discharge such energy as lightning to strike her foes. Finally, should Franziska be destroyed by any means, should the reactor remain, Victor can install it into a new body, or one of his other creations, which will alter the body in question into a new Firstborn, that his best and brightest creation might never truly die.

Cupid’s Arrow: A wand that holds charms passed down through the family. The wand itself acts and amplifier, focusing and empowering the charms which contain the actual spells. It was a gift passed down through her family from her great grandmother and the charms contain a small array of illusion and charm spells, as well as a few minor curses to bring ill fortune and disease on her foes. While it isn’t a powerful offensive weapon, it lets her confuse or weaken her foe, assumably, so that she can either escape or fight back on more equal footing.

The wand itself is smooth and phallic in shape with a rounded tip. On its shaft are glyphs and kana carved by her predecessors as well as more recent carvings of western symbols.

Shibari: An enchanted silk rope that will entangle and bind anything Lilith throws it at after empowering it with her magical energy. It will bind the hands, feet, and body of any human or animal it touches, though it is not particularly strong and can be broken by larger, stronger animals, or easily ignored or broken by spirits or servants.

Lilith’s Sting: Just a knife. The design is a stiletto meant for thrusting and stabbing, the length of the blade is about 6 inches.

Exceptional Benefit: Support Magi-Having declared her intentions to the Sires of the Seed, the council decided it best offer their support by sending other members of the cult to support Lilith. While they are there to help, she is unsure if that is the only intent.

A career officer with decades of experience, Fisher has often been described by her peers in the Royal Navy as both colourful and abrasive. She bucks the trend as a quasi-meritocrat, often preferring that the most able of her junior officers are promoted, rather then the longest-serving (the 'ruinous Buggin's turn', as she once described the latter.)

She holds a steely gaze and a socialite's grace and charm in conversation, and has a surprising skill in ballroom dancing. Both tend to compensate for her bluntness of speech, occasional tactlessness and for possessing an autocratic streak when pushed ('Anyone who opposes me, I will crush!'). She frequently tends to support her own arguments to the point of both enthusiasm and frequent combativeness, often carrying on a eager or tirade-laced tangent for quite longer then necessary. This famously included a moment when, in giving an explanation to the new monarch, King George V, the King interjected to stop Fisher from shaking her fist inches from his face!

A religious woman, Fisher is a frequent church attender while ashore and would discuss the given sermons with great animation. However, to prevent her faith from colouring the perceptions of her by others and impacting her career, she keeps this aspect of her life discreet.

Above all else, though, Fisher is driven to see her home's navy raised to the summit of power. Having served in the Royal Navy for all her adult life, the Admiral has become devoted to one goal for "her" Navy: to ensure its active readiness for conflict and to ensure it becomes a technically-advanced, well-oiled war machine (to compensate for the difficulty of replacing lost ships and crews). With the steadily-increasing rise of powers like Germany and Japan - both potential threats to the British Empire - Fisher believed that Imperial Germany would be capable of waging war against the British Empire by 1914; in her mind, this would be prompted by Germany widening her Kiel Canal to permit capital ships passage, as well as the outbreak of conflict elsewhere in Europe.

She would be off in her prediction (October, 1914) by barely less then two months.

On a final point of irony, while Fisher had seen service and won fame as a seagoing officer, she was known to have suffered from seasickness throughout her life.

Strength: E
Endurance: E
Agility: D
Mana: E
Luck: D

Advice of the Strategist - C
This personal Skill represents the accuracy and detail of any advice passed on from a Strategist or military-themed Servant to their Master. The higher the rank, the increased likelihood that said advice will be accurate, timely enough and go "according to plan".

At this rank, unforeseen circumstances can disrupt this skill. In this specific Servants case, its execution is related to battle plans. Basically, it's a form of 'having the correct positioning for that situation' automatically, as long as they have prepared a battle plan in advance. But, the effectiveness of this skill depends on how much information they have and analyzed.

Command of the Strategist - B
Military-themed Servants and the Strategist class gain this Skill, which raises the efficiency and power of soldiers fighting as part of a cohesive battle-force, including the user.

Owing to her rank and record of holding multiple fleet postings, Fisher qualifies for this Skill and would use it to direct her fleet and its weapons in combat. Rather than soldiers or allies, its true focus is toward efficient use of logistics and directing an entire naval fleet and its squadrons. With this ability alone, details like 'range-finding', 'target acquisition', and 'time on target' are trivial. Instead of a myriad of individual craft, the fleet acts as one, like a living organism.

At Rank B, even if it was the entire British Admiralty working in conjunction, Strategist would easily complete her superiors' weeks-long workload for an operation in mere minutes.

Concept Improvement - D++
The special right and unfair advantage of improving any tool, from any given time or place. A bow becomes stronger, a sword becomes sharper, an axe becomes heavier. For Fisher, it is focused toward watercraft and their various designs, components and armaments.

As long as it's within that purview with this skill alone, the Admiral is capable of 'producing' objects that enter the level of low-grade Noble Phantasms. However, anything else will get a mediocre improvement at the very best by the standards of Servants. Because of anecdotes and temperament, 'efficiency' is prioritized. Essentially, if it's Fisher who's the creator, even a paper origami boat could demonstrate destructive power far beyond human ability.

Voyager of the Storm - C
A proven officer at the junior to flag levels, Fisher is capable of handling any water craft and to ensure effective command and control over any crew assigned to it. Practically, this confers on her a C-Rank effect similar to a combination of Military Tactics and Charisma, though this will only work while onboard a combatant water-craft. However it is possible for them to use this in conjunction with the 'fleet' itself.

Innovation - A
Special Skill granted to heroes who brought about revolutions in their eras.

A naval innovator who single-handedly transformed the Royal Navy into the modern power it is at the turn of the 20th Century, Fisher's true skill as an innovator came from analyzing trends, global battles and upcoming technologies, and - after trial after trial - employing what worked to full effect. It is little hyperbole to say that she is the 'mother' of modern naval combat; high-tension steel ships, oil-fueled steam powerplants, universal large-caliber main armaments, torpedoes and even - under her later tenure - aircraft carriers have their 'origin' within this Servant.

As a result, she is the second-most important naval commander in British history, the ultimate naval power of the world and second only to a certain Lord Nelson. Such fame was not achieved by pure skill, but instead by 'Innovation' and bringing together technology, tactics, and data to construct a World where Britain is the greatest naval power to exist. She succeeded beyond even her own expectations.

Unlike a certain other Servant's case, this Skill is not focused toward destruction. Rather than subjecting the old with the new, it merely replaces it. Fisher started a naval revolution, so this Skill is only relevant to related developments (eg: from pre-dreadnoughts to dreadnoughts, etc.). It preserves and amplifies 'Mystery' through a system of recycling old, mundane objects for newer versions that are more effective. Even at Rank A, it could be considered 'low grade', but its effect cannot be understated. It normally should have very low compatibility with objects or artifacts that 'already possess Mystery', such as Excalibur or the unique Argo.

As an aside, since it is focused around recycling, it is possible for Fisher to preserve and recycle Mystery in a notable object, even if it was previously considered 'destroyed'.

Single-Mindedness - C
The ability to immerse oneself in something, exhibiting a superhuman degree of focus.

With considerable administrative experience as both a flag officer and, later, as a Sea Lord of the Admiralty, Fisher doubles down on her work and concentrates her attention on resolving particular problems or tasks. As a result, she is able to provide more effective management in areas such as battle maneuvers, time-tabling required activities 'To Be Completed Urgently' and logistical planning. On the other hand, this will lead to a slight drop in personal charisma, as Fisher tends to become agitated when her attention is unnecessarily distracted.

Name: H.M.S. Dreadnought
Title: Steel Herald of Forthcoming Global Annihilation
Rank: E
NP Type: Anti-Army
Range: 40 - 99
Maximum Number of Targets: 810

Description:
Admiral Fisher's crowning achievement and a culmination of four decades of naval experience and innovation. Taking to heart the lessons learned from the 1905 Battles of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima, and built in 14 months, H.M.S. 'Dreadnought' bristles with ten 12" main guns in five turrets, 27 76mm 'swivel' guns and five submerged 45cm torpedo tubes. Coupled with its revolutionary oil-fired steam turbine (putting out 21 nautical knots of speed) and redesigned hull, the vessel's rapid commissioning rewrote the book on capital ship design, armaments and - as a result - tactics; all ships after her would be designated as 'dreadnoughts': the first modern battleships.

Tragically, the very ship commissioned to safeguard the British Isles would instead become a portent for both the looming Anglo-German "Dreadnought Race" and the outbreak of World War I, eight years after she slid from the slipway.

Practically a 'mobile fortress' with its own launches, armaments, armour and so forth, 'Dreadnought' is - when push comes to shove - a powerful sea combatant capable of blasting contemporary craft up to Pre-Dreadnought classes out of the water or flattening city blocks with a volley of ten 12" high explosive shells - each strike the equivalent of the highest 'normal' Strength Attribute on record. Her speed can also allow her to out-maneuver more sluggish ships, especially those reliant on particular conditions or propulsion.

The most important values of 'Dreadnought', however, are two-fold:

• It provides a safe haven for Fisher and her Master away from the mainland. Within the dim coolness of her ship's interior, she can work, read and rest relatively peacefully and safely, considering a war rages beyond the armoured hull.
• As her flagship and ultimate Noble Phantasm, 'Dreadnought' is Strategist's Command, Control and Communication hub. It amplifies Fisher's Skills while aboard, allowing her to more effectively command and control both her ship and any she'd subsequently-created while in battle or on maneuvers. Fundamentally, 'Dreadnought' is the heart of Fisher's new navy, an object from where she 'directs her fleet'.

But as a massive physical construct confined to the waterways and oceans, 'Dreadnought' cannot proceed overland if any engagement occurs there. Additionally, while a formidable obstacle to present against an attack, 'Dreadnought' is still capable of being attacked from directly above (where her guns can't train themselves to fire), or - though near-suicidal to do so - boarded by an enemy Servant to confront Fisher and her Master alike.

Name: Coordinated Bombardment
Title: Royal Navy Grand Fleet Battle Order 23
Rank: B
NP Type: Anti-Fortress
Range: 5 - 99
Maximum Number of Targets: 800
Description: Relaying instructions to both 'Dreadnought' and any allied vessels in her fleet, Fisher unleashes the full firepower of a Royal Navy battle squadron. Any singular target selected for destruction will be immediately subjected to a bombardment of shellfire, equivalent to an Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm attack. This rank is damage-based, rather than Mystery; it does not account for additions to the fleet after her summoning.

Fundamentally, this Noble Phantasm does not need to have its true name invoked to be used. Further, it is fully possible to 'prepare in advance' with a simple designation of a specified target.

Name: Arms Race
Title: The Race of Shipwrights To Global Power
Rank: E
NP Type: Anti-Unit
Range: -
Maximum Number of Targets: -
Description:
When two imperial powers - the global British Empire and the newly-formed Imperial Germany - run into one another, tensions are likely to explode.

Imperial Germany aimed to become the newest global power, and to do that, the only way to ensure complete hegemony was to topple the dominant naval power: Britain. Between Admiral von Tirpitz's recommendations to rebuild the German Fleet and Kaiser Wilhelm II's ambitions, the Royal Navy's rearmament programs were developed in response to the new threats posed by Germany and its bellicose, grossly-underprepared Kaiser. Soon, the cry went up, despite its trajectory's near-termination in 1912, which would be a factor to propel the two powers towards war: "We Want Eight and We Won't Wait!"

While not an active Noble Phantasm used as an attack on the battlefield, this N.P. is still a vital cornerstone for Fisher. Allowing her a degree of clairvoyance based on observable actions of her opposition, known functional knowledge of the Holy Grail War's mechanisms and any research on her opposition brought up by both her and her Master, Fisher is able to draft up a battle plan or suitable response and to implement it. Any modifiers from other Skills will be able to impact aspects of said response, whether it'd be in terms of the plan's timeline or the tools at Fisher's disposal to see it through.

Put simply, it is a Noble Phantasm useful at the tactical and strategic level; there is nothing that Strategist cannot analyze and prepare a suitable response for.

The specialty and singleminded focus of the family, created through a combination of Body Engineering, Spiritual Evocation, Spiritual Surgery, Black Magic, Western Alchemy, and High Fashion. Naturally, Carly-Beth consequently knows the basics of these schools, but her knowledge is limited to the basics and what is necessary to know for mask creation, nothing more.

The masks themselves are similar to homunculi at base, composed of Ether with installed Magic Circuits. The core of the mask is a pseudo-spiritron crystal which is kept as a blank slate at the time of production. At the time of the mask being placed onto a being with a spirit, the mask becomes active. A phenomenon similar to spirit hacking occurs in order to analyze the spirit of the wearer, and the pseudo-spiritron crystals of the mask’s core rearrange on the spot in order to form a copy of that spirit. Naturally, this is not a miracle which extends to the “soul”, but given the nature of pseudo-spiritrons, this does not heavily impact the quality of the copy.

While the underlying principle is entirely different, the result could be easily compared to how the emanation called a Servant is formed from a Heroic Spirit’s data.

At this point, the mask can be considered completed. The physical shape of the mask changes to be identical to the wearer’s face (if it lacks a face then a randomly-chosen body part is used instead), and the mask subsequently detaches from the wearer. These completed masks are treated as familiars, capable of floating through the air and moving according to the will of Carly-Beth or, if desired, a will congruent with that of the source spirit, like a puppet with a preprogrammed AI. This control is something built into the mask during the design process, akin to a burden of existence, rather than the less ingrained result of a karmic line.

The physical abilities of the mask naturally scale with the grade of the source spirit. The masks are also capable of utilizing abilities born from what they have copied, with obvious limitations by virtue of what they are. It is worth noting that modifying masks at this point is possible, for instance combining two masks to create an unholy amalgam of two spirits, though this is a heavy-handed example.

When the mask is worn by an individual who is not the source, the curse of the mask activates; that is to say, the copied spirit of the mask possesses the wearer. The mask itself integrates with the wearer, shifting their face to that of the mask, while the Ether composing the mask combines with the wearer’s inherent od capacity. The Magic Circuits of the mask integrate with the wearer, and the pseudo-spiritron crystals dissipate into the body.

At the same time, the original individual’s spirit is melded with the being of the mask, the two's will imprinted over one another and the abilities of both being shared. The degree of control Carly-Beth exerts over the resulting being is a function of the mask’s spiritual grade relative to the wearer’s; the stronger the former is relative to the latter, the more control she retains.

It is good to know that the mask itself will work to prevent damage to the wearer that may be sustained as a result of this process, meaning that the odds of rejection/overload become significantly lower than they would be otherwise.

This is a permanent alteration of the wearer, a forced self-possession that cannot be undone. Even by the standards of the East, the curse of the mask can be called first-rate. Mere spirit exorcism is insufficient to undo the process, and if there was a means of doing so, it would be a rare talent on the level of Release Curse or a proper Demon Exorcism.

Blank: Thirty-five masks.

Carly-Beth: Three masks, traditionally kept inactive, because who wants to talk to an identical copy of their consciousness?

Carly-Beth Model 6: Generally referred to as “big sis”. This is not done affectionately.

Homeless Man “Ted”: This one was an accident, honestly.

Ten Year Old Girl “Mary”: Don’t ask. Possesses a body.

Kuudere Fire Magus “Anna”: A given. Possesses High-Speed Incantation. Kuudere towards Model 6.

Dandere Healer “Harvey”: Also experienced in Spiritual Surgery. The healing in question is based on the principle of “restoring the body through use of the underlying blueprint (soul)”. Dandere for the above fire magus.

Himedere Martial Artist “Phil”: Also skilled in Reinforcement. Himedere towards the above healer. Possesses a body. The source body was trained in an odd “killers’ school” located in the mountains.

Tsundere Atlas Alchemist “Elena”: Memory Partition maximum of four. Tsundere towards the above martial artist.

Jesse James: Family head of shady business.

Joseph Pulitzer: Family head of PR.

Mask de Masque: Three blank masks of a supreme quality compared to the standard. The grade of spirit they are capable of processing is of a significantly higher make.

A demonic sword and a brother of the king’s sword, Clarent. A blade that symbolizes one’s “absolute rule”. In other words, a wielder of Florent can be said to be deemed worthy of the blade as one who rules, and indeed the blade is a manifestation of that “rule” as a king, with all the resulting benefits of such. In Saber’s case, this has further synergized with his nature as one who dominates. That is to say, in the case of all checks regarding Saber’s “Imperial Hegemony”, the success rate is implicitly doubled.

Florent is originally a symbol of life which is said to grant its wielder the protection of the Mother Goddess Flora. However, in Saber’s hands it has been twisted from a lily which represents life to a blood-stained lily which represents death. The nature of a Mother Goddess is both one who gives life and one who metes out death; thus, the divine protection of Flora has been twisted accordingly into a divine destruction.

That is to say, each strike of the blade is one that brings death, penetrating through defenses and carrying the primal curse of destruction inherent to the cycle of the Mother Goddess.

With the release of the true name, the wielder’s arrogance is converted into magical energy, released as a slash of crimson light. Though, in order to exceed the strength of A+, energy from a source extrinsic to Saber or the Master is required. Moreover, Saber is reluctant to utilize this aspect of Florent as he takes no pleasure in dealing with enemies as such, and indeed only called upon it once in life, against that holy sword forged in the heart of the planet.



Saber’s armor. Originally, the armor belonged to the Trojan Hero Hector, but it is said that, through unknown machinations, Saber acquired it in life. However, the armor of the hero Hector is nothing of particular note, and indeed does not deserve to be called a Noble Phantasm on its own, merely possessing armor class of equivalent numerical value. Due to the accumulated years and “story” possessed by the armor, though, in tandem with its lack of defined color, it has become a perfect vessel for other meanings.

In Saber’s case, as his demonic sword has shunned half of the cycle of the Mother Goddess, that very half has instead been housed in this armor. In other words, one could consider the sword and the armor two parts of the same whole.

Granting Saber the divine protection of the Mother Goddess Flora, the armor protects him from harm, and repairs sustained damage, status effects, curses, and the like through rewinding of Saber’s localized time. Effects undone in such a fashion are then treated as “fertilizer” for Saber’s own Saint Graph, as per the nature of a Mother Goddess. This should be understood to not be the power of the armor itself, but rather a miracle granted by Flora.

Through the true name release, the rank and classification change, making it possible to extend this protection and giving rise to an untarnished field of flowers, but it seems that use in such a fashion is wholly antithetical to Saber’s ideals. Naturally, the same holds true for any sort of conjoined use of his Noble Phantasms.