Name: Eric

Gender: Male

Age: 47

Height/Weight: 6'5"; 326 lbs of muscle.

Birthplace: Norway, unknown area.

Character
Eric is a brutal, intelligent, devious, and when not furthering his agenda, honest to the core. He likes a good fight and is built for it. Although the holy grail exists and many other marvels, he doesn't really have a religious standpoint. He does what he wants, when he wants, and any in his way are nothing in his eye. He has strong morals heavily based on honor, but this does not include sin. He knows how to use a weapon and only uses magic when he doesn't want to deal with it. Eric hates not knowing.

Background
Eric was born near a small mountain town in Norway. He was cared for by his mother, but taught by his father. Everything he knows, he learned from him. After an incident that destroyed the area, Eric went traveling, making money as a bartender here and there till finally setting down in Rome. He complained about the heat, so every building he bought he made sure had great air conditioning. When he was 32, he won the lottery, and made a chain of bars and a brewery. Though he made a lot of money, he still wanted something more. Thus current events

Magic Circuits
Circuit Quantity: A+
Circuit Quality: E+

Skills
Eric is a master swordsman, but uses an engraved axe a lot. Eric is great at interrogation, should he be given the chance.
Eric also knows some craftsmen skills and is decent at chess.

Magecraft
Eric likes using spells that freeze, slow and ice based spells that create ice structures on the terrain. Otherwise, he really doesn't use magic.

Weaknesses
Eric has issues seeing in highly lit areas, especially sunshine, and isn't a fan of warm temperatures.

Name: Ricardo Alcazar Gallardo de Segovia (Also goes by Rick, Richard in English speaking countries, or Alcazar depending on the situation)
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Height/Weight: 5’9’’ (1.75m)/ 160lb(72.5kg)
Birthplace: Segovia, Spain.
Ricardo has a healthy build with a good amount of muscle and lightly tanned skin. His hair is dark and wavy, of medium length and often pulled back, leaving his forehead and alert brown eyes unobscured. Usually keeps handsome features clean-shaven, but a stubble may show in particularly stressful weeks.

His wardrobe tends to be simple and sharp, largely consisting of dark cloth pants, button-up shirts, and a tan overcoat. He largely foregoes ties. There is a noticeable vanity to his general appearance.

Confident and easy with words, Ricardo’s demeanor tends to come off as wry and vaguely aristocratic. Certainly, he is proud of his lineage.

He prefers wit in humor, along with dry understatement, and admires people that make use of both in speech. However, he finds it difficult to respect those who don’t take care of themselves or their appearance.

Ricardo strives to be perceptive and cunning, and often fancies himself the smartest man in the room, giving him a manipulative streak. ‘Fortune favors the prepared mind,’ and while he enjoys games of chance, he is not fond of losing them.

He also has an interest in foreign curses and superstitions, and enjoys giving explanations as would a lecturing professor. That said, he quickly loses patience when asked to repeat himself.

One should note, however, that no matter how affably he might behave in the day to day, he is a magus born and bred, and his moral choices may not always accommodate to what is ethical so much as what is convenient at the time.
Ricardo’s family can be traced back 500 years ago. During that time, his ancestors had recently acquired a noble title, and the family spread and prospered throughout the years. The introduction of magic to the family itself came 300 years later, in the 1800s, and from then on, as if struck by a curse of misfortune, the family had begun a slow decline. Part of it could perhaps be attributed to the common policy of mage families of keeping only a single successor, but regardless, by the time Ricardo had been born, much of the land and properties owned by the Alcazar family had been lost.

That is not to say he was raised in poverty. Far from it, in fact. Ricardo lived most of his early life in a villa with his mother and a number of servants. His father officially led his tutoring, and would impart several unorthodox skills and interests for mages such as his love of games and his preference for sleight of hand, but it was not uncommon for him to be absent in extended trips outside of the country. This meant that his mother oversaw much of his education.

Eventually, Ricardo matured and, having completed his formational education, was accepted into the London Clocktower, were he continued his studies for several years. During this time, rather than subsist off his family’s money, he took to earning his own using some of the tricks he had learned in casinos. At the time, he saw it as a means to both test himself and to become independent, but earlier attempts typically saw him drawing the eyes of the management for these establishments. He clawed his way out of several ‘problematic’ situations before he learned the value of restraint.

He was eventually forced to return home at the news that his father had taken ill after one of his travels and was at his deathbed. Ricardo returned to Segovia to put his father to rest, and to take care of the Alcazar family’s affairs as the heir.

That should have been the end to that transition, but not long after his father passed, several strangers began approaching his estate, often magi themselves. Many claimed that his father owed them certain debts and promises, and often brought out contracts signed by the man’s own hand. These rarely proved illegitimate after inspection, and he was often forced to pay them in his father’s stead, using the family’s remaining assets. The varied and unpredictable backgrounds of these characters made it difficult to plan for them, and even when going through his father's belongings, for every contract of the sort he caught wind of, another found him by surprise.

The deluge of debts seemed interminable. This was when a line of magi from a neighboring country came to him with a proposition. If he married into their family, giving up his last name, they would take on his debts.

Ricardo did not accept, but neither did he decline the offer, instead urging them for time to think. They agreed, but during that time the wealth and reputation of his family continued to steadily decline.

It was at this point that by unlikely coincidence he became embroiled with a very particular ritual just then beginning to take place in the city of Rome. A Holy Grail War, like the rituals that had once taken place in the Far East.

Not long after, he was approached by another family that had managed to catch wind of his situation. They, too, offered him a deal to solve all his family’s problems, but this one had a surprising twist to it.

If he took their youngest daughter’s hand in marriage, uniting their families as allies, they would help shoulder his burdens while assuring the continuation of his line.

But only if he brought them the Grail.
Circuit Quantity: B+
Circuit Quality: B-
Deft with his hands, Ricardo can do much with simple sleight of hand, from magician card tricks to picking pockets.

Ricardo is trained in basic self-defense techniques and has found use for them throughout his life. Should a fight devolve into a brawl, he would be far from helpless, particularly if aided by strengthening magic. Of course, this only applies to fights against human beings.
A properly trained mage with access to a Magic Crest, Ricardo knows several general purpose spells. Basic strengthening of objects and body parts, repairing damaged objects like shattered glass, and creating lights and sounds to distract or disorient are common cantrips among magi.

Ricardo’s family research had largely been devoted to the study of rituals and curses affecting luck and fortune, but these tend to take a long time to prepare, are unpredictable, and are difficult to quantify, making them largely impractical. Owing to this, it was not rare for the family’s research to branch out into fields that sought to achieve knowledge and control of an environment. There are some notable treatises on precognition authored by previous leaders of his family, for example. ‘Fortune favors the prepared mind,’ after all, and other such ventures were made by generations who sought a more practical way to tip the scales in their favor.

His own abilities lean towards the use of hypnosis and suggestion magic (the control of people, one may say), techniques often used to prevent the detection of magic in modern society, that he instead found useful when acquiring funds. Changing memories, extracting them, implanting them, altering behavior or commanding another. However, the use of these abilities on other magi are rarely practical due to their inherent magical resistance. Lacking explicit permission to work this magecraft on them, it is often necessary to restrain them for a significant amount of time for the spells to take root successfully.

When in direct confrontations, Ricardo often relies on a set of Mystic Codes commissioned from a family of artificers, and previously belonging to his father. This takes the form of a Spanish Deck with 4 suits of 12 cards, and two Jokers, totaling 50 cards.

Each card comes with a specified enchantment determined by their suit:

Swords: Strengthening is applied to the cards themselves, making them as hard as diamond and sharper mundane blades. A levitation enchantment is also activated, making it possible to launch and direct them like guided missiles.

Clubs: They can be used individually or in conjunction to create magical barriers of varying strength. Placing them in key points in the terrain can create a deployable barrier that prevents exit or entry.

Cups: The Cup suit allows for the usage of healing spells. As long as a wound is not instantly fatal, the spells held in these Mystic Codes should be able to repair the damage so long as the mage provides sufficient magical energy. However, healing of the body is not the only thing the cup represents. Some of the cards allow one to cure certain poisons (though poisons belonging to some phantasmal beasts cannot be purified through this method) and simple curses, such as the debilitating disease of the standard Gandr curse.

Coins: The amplifier Mystic Code of this deck. Essentially, these cards are tools which incorporate themselves to an existing Magecraft to regulate the amount of magical energy consumed while maintaining the effect at a weakened or strengthened form. Such a thing is unnecessary when considering casted spells, but it allows him to bend the limitations of specialized Mystic Codes to control the power output of their effects.

Jokers: Ricardo’s deck holds two Jokers, two irreplaceable cards that were meant to be his ace in the hole to open new doors should the worst circumstances come to pass.
-The first features a laughing jester dressed in a vibrant, attention grabbing orange. Brushing the surface of the card allows one to feel a fleecy texture. This card was made using a phoenix’s feather, and will bring the user back from the brink of death. Even should the owner’s head be severed or destroyed, the Phantasmal’s beasts power will prevent them from dying and restore their body. However, the card can only do this once before it crumbles to ashes.
-The second card has a jade-colored frame surrounding it, but its face remains blank. Perhaps the artist forgot to include the jester. In reality, this is tied to the specific enchantment imbued in this card, which connects to an empty white space objects and people can be brought into, taking the place of the jester. Those within can hear and see the world ‘outside’ the card from a ‘window’ in the space looking out through the card’s face, but they cannot be heard from the outside nor seen beyond an image of them at the face of the card. They may only leave with the blessing of the one who placed them there. There are limitations to this, however. Only one person or object can be brought into this space at any given time, though what counts as a single ‘person or object’ can vary slightly depending on the user’s concept of the given ‘thing’. A full suitcase may fit within the space, but a pile of its assorted contents may very well not. Moreover, consent is required from living beings to place them in this space, making it a poor prison. It mainly sees use as a way to smuggle specific objects or people undetected. As a side note, destroying the card will dump out its contents.

The main practical advantage of using such a set of compact Mystic Codes comes from their activation speed, as well as the inherent energy efficiency of the spells housed in the cards. As a side note, the idea of cards being used as weapons appeals to him on a personal level.

Due to the sorcerous nature of this deck, any card or selection of cards can be drawn at will by the owner. Also, should these cards be cut or shredded, they can be restored by Ricardo in a moment of calm, provided he recovers the pieces. Burning them is a sure-fire way of destroying them, however, and Ricardo lacks the knowledge or skill to reproduce them.
While Ricardo is proficient in the use of magecraft for diversions and manipulation, he typically suffers when it comes to direct, offensive curses. He largely relies on specialized tools for encounters that require violence, such as his deck of cards.

Regarding his Mystic Code, fire. While his deck has been invested with some wards to prevent an easy destruction, the fact that fire remains a way to permanently destroy the cards and their enchantment remains. Particularly so if the flames are sorcerous and intense enough to overwhelm the wards.

It should also be noted that, while the barriers he can make with these artifacts can indeed stop flames from reaching him, they cannot stop heat. In the worst of cases, a particularly intense and continued gout of flame may ruin the card behind the barrier (and him with it).

The sort of pretentious “art for art’s sake” weirdo that you met in college and absolutely loathed, the kind who does things just to “make a statement” but won’t disclose what the hell that statement is or means. Despite his family history and the particulars of his craft he gives off the impression of the sort who believes that art is about getting a reaction rather than creating something beautiful.

His manner towards others is curt and professional but rarely inviting, and were it not for his humor he would likely be described as cold. Nevertheless he is a reliable acquaintance who can be counted on to return favors within reason, even favors he did not ask for, but a somewhat lacking friend who has little desire for non-professional contact. As such his standing in the Mage’s Association is genuinely a matter of talent, as his own reach and desire for upwards mobility through politics is practically non-existent.

Whether from a lack of trust in others, refusal to show that basic weaknesses inherent to being human, or perhaps simply wishing to seem aloof and mysterious, his public face prevents him from finding deep companionships. Even in times of great stress his outward manner towards even his closest associates is to claim everything is fine and act with a calm and pleasant demeanor. Despite interest from other parties both sincere and political he has made no attempt at courtship, a fact no doubt also related to his unwillingness to open up to others.

His approach to things other than people could be described most simply as “meticulous yet passionate”. He is fastidious and measured in most actions he undertakes, but prone to impulsiveness in ‘correcting course’ when things don’t line up with his plans in an effort to force things into working out. He is sensitive to setbacks but generally unable to appreciate successes, the sort who is too busy moving forward to stop and smell the flowers.

This refusal to show weakness or vulnerability to others and the unrelenting drive in his work are most likely both rooted in a prodigal childhood and the fear of having plateaued early. His status as the celebrated next great genius of the family in this most pivotal point of their great pursuit no doubt greatly exacerbates this complex.

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Genius Pianist: Maurius is a prodigal level genius of not only musical magecraft but of music itself. There could be no doubt that if he was not born into the world of mages that he would instead merely be collecting a fortune as a concert musician of some worldwide renown for his ability to both play and compose at an almost unheard of level.

Amateur Calligrapher: A skill born of boredom during the writing and titling of sheet music, a petty distraction to make rote-work beautiful. He is self taught and while he cannot create calligraphy on a level that one would call truly beautiful the flourish to his inking has a definitely pleasing flair to it.

Expert Sommelier: A discerning taste for wine, especially that which would be considered rare or valuable. Maurius’ tongue is capable of the most accurate appraisals when it comes to alcoholic beverages, often down to the vineyard. Definitely not the result of stress induced alcoholism and expensive tastes.

High Speed Aria(Pianist): A result of his prowess with the Piano. Since Maurius is able to play in double or even triple time and he substitutes music for chanting for his particular brand of magecraft the implication is obvious. Spells can be completed much faster than by a normal magus, so long as he has a keyed instrument to perform them with.

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Musical Magecraft: The current form of the Oscuro family craft takes its inspiration from the baroque period of music, where it reached its height as a balance of practical and mystic before the sharp decline in mystery that came with more publically accessible forms divorced from the church. It is a tradition steeped in a particular cultural and thematic idea of both music and faith, bearing an inherent connection to multiple strong foundations.

Deep hypnosis and lasting mental interference can be set into motion in listeners that are nigh impossible to resist as long as they remain in audible range, and may continue to have a prolonged effect well after the fact. He utilizes both the themes and motifs in Baroque era sacred music and the ability to comprehend the unspoken language of the heavens to compose his spellcraft as the song of angels, thus anywhere his music can be heard is “a sanctuary where Angels watch over him”. With the proper tools he is able to express sounds that near true platonic perfection by mimicking the tones of heavenly bodies in motion, an evocation of vice and virtue in an almost primal yet utterly civilized form.

Maurius is able to induce forced mental states to cause intense and overwhelming awe, dread, fear, piety, calmness, obedience, and other similar effects. It is even possible to compose music from powerful ideas and symbols which can then be conveyed and enacted directly within the minds of listeners. Prolonged exposure can lead to complete brainwashing and hallucinations across multiple senses beyond just the auditory and destruction of the ego or even the spirit itself is possible with sufficient volume.

In a less subtle vein of course Maurius can simply use that same attribute to produce sounds that rend the life from his listeners. Such methods care nothing for the target’s strength of mind in favor of simply maiming the body with sheer volume, circuits be damned! In fact, the scale of this application can go beyond merely breaking fragile living things, any material that is poorly equipped to handle intense vibration can be destroyed with enough volume and extended exposure.

While the playing of an instrument or the singing of song are the most effective methods to access his magecraft any manner of forming audible notes will suffice for this purpose due to his attribute of amplification. Musical magecraft uses soundwaves as a vector, meaning that while a Magus would normally be nigh immune to similar hypnotic effects they are affected exactly the same as a normal human being without circuits, and therefore must be counteracted directly.

Astrology and Divination: The knowledge that forms the basis of the “Angel Song” magecraft is rooted deeply in Astrology, the study of heavenly bodies through the cosmos playing an obvious role in their calculations of the music of the spheres. Since such intimate knowledge of the system was already required for their calculations the art of divination was already handily within grasp.

While once they were beholden to star charts or the night’s sky for making their predictions that is no longer necessary since they have calculated, recorded, and reproduced the tones of the heavenly bodies, eschewing traditional methods for their own brand of divination. A divination can be made by cross-checking the resonance of those sounds against each other to determine the positions, and from there a divination can be made simply by ear. The result is ultimately identical, despite the unconventional approach, since it is ultimately the same data.

Gem Magecraft: The storing of magical energy into a physical form utilizing the conversion attribute (namely and obviously a gem or crystal) for later use, thus allowing more force to be brought to bear more quickly than normal channeling… Or that is the normal use. For the Oscuro family it has been used to record and store their musical magecraft, storing and then releasing formulated sound or even whole songs upon the release of energy from the gem. This is the basis of their grand work as a family, and is used extensively in the creation of their mystic codes.


Stairway to Heaven: An array of eleven thin rectangular crystals each of a different color, sans one that is entirely transparent and one that is jet black and speckled with silver and gold, all polished to a near mirror shine. When not otherwise contained they will naturally approximate themselves in the shape of a keyboard with an amount of space between each colored crystal that displays a clear but non-obvious pattern and a series of projected “ether crystals” filling in the gaps. This keyboard shape will even defy gravity to maintain itself, allowing for the assembly to float, and has some level of malleability to be rearranged as to be ergonomic as long as the basic form is maintained. Laying dormant the keys emit a dull almost inaudible hum and when struck even lightly both the true and false crystals emit a clean sound, each different than another, with the volume of that sound directly proportional to how hard they are struck… But these are just the obviously observable qualities of this mystic code, not it’s actuality.

No. Thus this is not merely some pretty flying crystal piano, it is a beyond priceless item financed by nearly a millennium of resources and the combined efforts of every family head dating back over four hundred years, when it was converted into its current form, and then another few hundred before that as it’s raw crystal predecessor. Even more than their crest, this mystic code is the true sign of the Oscuro family’s magecraft.

Each of these keys is the work of a previous family head and is the mathematically perfected “sound” of a heavenly body inscribed on a gem of the highest possible quality to forever preserve that sound. The true geniuses of the Oscuro line provided the planets and stars of import as their magnum opus, an entire lifetimes work of intense genius on a single colored crystal, while the various lesser stars between were filled in to the speckled black crystal, aka the Empyrean Key, several at a time by their less talented in-betweens.

By invoking the song of heavenly bodies a near bottomless font of possibility can be tapped, affixing great meaning and import to the magecraft cast by using the instrument and amplifying it tremendously by its perfect imitation of “an angel’s song” and establishing the quality of “this is the sound of heaven, thus angels exist here”, a step well above the paler imitations possible with lesser instruments. Familiar music becomes unheard of and unhearable sound borne of the air in heaven, a transcendent form of magecraft that exceeds any and all others in it’s class. Even when played without purpose the sounds of heaven in motion can be heard cleanly and clearly, their unstoppable movements through the cosmos speaking a quiet yet deafening tale of the future and the unstoppable march of time which can be understood by those with an ear for it.

The final incomplete key, the heavenly body of “The Sun”, is the final step in its completion that will allow the Oscuro family’s musical magecraft to reach [ ].

Velvet Spacetime: A large black leather suitcase with metal reinforced edges and a soft velvet lining with a star print. The case is sound proofed which prevents its contents from being influenced by, or influencing, others by way of sound. Due to this fact it is the primary container for Stairway to Heaven, as the dull hum of the keys trapped inside of the soundproofed box creates a space that is “heaven”, which serves to preserve the quality of mystery possessed by the other mystic code.

Black Sun: A coal-black crystal that matches the shape of those from the mystic code Stairway to Heaven, though its surface seems to reject light wholly. Originally it was a part of the other mystic code hundreds of years ago, but with the coming of the heliocentric theory and the shift in belief in the order of the cosmos the plan for the “final key” was changed from Earth to The Sun. As such the existing Sun key was decommissioned, a massive setback both financially and intellectually for the Oscuro family.

To safely remove it from the cycle and prevent it from inadvertently remaining a part of the system its power was inverted. It is symbolically an un-sun, a center of a universe that contains nothing and gluttonously seeks to be filled, Its interior is an endless silent vacuum that eats sound and light and gives back nothing. To be touched by it is to be rendered deafeningly silent and silently deaf, though with direction it can also strip away other qualities. Those under its effect are barred from all outside sound to the point that your own heartbeat is deafening and maddening in your ears, though with some finesse and the proper knowledge of celestial music its power of silence can instead be directed and controlled.

It is most commonly used in the maintenance of Stairway to Heaven, stripping away any collected noise or other unwanted adherents, and to establish a “true silence” in the area before it is played. It is usually carried in the breast pocket of his suit.

Music Boxes, seven count: Music boxes powered by a mana-filled crystal capable of producing standard notes. They can read a specially prepared music disc and in so doing enact any musical magecraft composed upon the disc. The crystal stores enough mana to play a maximum of roughly twenty four hours of music at 'a standard volume expected of a music box' but may be prolonged or shortened by tweaking the volume. After being expended the crystal must be recharged.

Fucking Wine Glasses: A set of twelve high quality crystal wine glasses. Everyone knows the vessel influences the drink, for maximum enjoyment pure crystal is a must.Oh, right, I suppose this isn’t really a mystic code is it? Well, let’s just insist that it’s important to the Oscuro family magecraft.

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A Near Complete Lack of Defense: Outside of a few specific compatibility clashes that go in his favor Maurius has no effective way to deal with the attacks of a magus with anywhere near his own destructive potential. In an open confrontation if he is not able to win decisively with his alpha strike there is very little he can do to stop most forms of retaliation. As such he relies pretty much completely on his offensive power to invalidate the need for a defense.

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The Oscuro family of mages was born to Italy in the year 1196, when well-to-do musician Maurus Oscuro discovered and was summarily indoctrinated into mage society through contact with a well connected patron who recognized his potential as a magus. Rapid upwards momentum through that same society followed due to prodigal talent and freehanded capital, and their status within the modern Mages Association remains firmly in the upper echelons to this day.

Given his pre-magus talents it should come as no surprise that for over eight hundred years the Oscuro Family’s specialization is musical magecraft, and their primary pursuit in search of the root through sacred song harmonizing with heavenly bodies. The original pursuit of this end was through the vocalized singing of sacred music as its own form of aria.

In this pursuit a series of guide crystals were created to measure and contain the sounds of the planets and stars in heaven, as a sort of tuning aid for these specialized aria, and act as a model of heaven with the singer standing in the center (the location of the Earth in this model).

Vast fortunes were poured into obtaining crystals of a high enough quality and hundreds of years worth of accumulated wealth gone towards their procurement. As such only the most talented of family heads were allowed to inscribe their work upon them. This left those in-between un-geniuses dedicated wholly to rote maintenance work and filling in less important star charts while they sold their services to try and recoup the costs of the project.

Unfortunately due to the inconsistent ability to produce a family head with the proper vocal talents for three successive generations the family practice shifted away from this with the advent of keyed instruments (IE the harpsichord) roughly four hundred years ago, and this form was emulated in their restructured pursuits as they created the “Stairway to Heaven” from the old system’s components.

Within the same century they would be forced to decommission the sun crystal, as the advent of the heliocentric theory and its increasing traction would render the extant model of the cosmos incorrect, further setting their pursuits back a second time.

Where it not for the efforts of the most talented magus in the history of the family, a man who would no doubt hold the rank of Brand in the mages association had he ever been anything but the rudest and least political man on the face of the earth, the family’s pursuit of the root would likely have had to more or less start over completely. This was, incidentally, the same man who would inscribe the crystal of Venus and Mercury, the only head to produce two crystals within one lifetime and arguably the two of most import as well setting aside the now un-created Sun.

Since then little noteworthy progress has been made. Though the charting of lesser stars has been completed the family has stalled, and they eagerly await the coming of a second once in a millenia genius to complete their great works and complete the “Stairway to Heaven” so that they may play the song that reaches the root. In fact the stall in progress was demoralizing enough that the family head sought to consult the blindingly bright Mozart to attempt to breakthrough late in the year 1971, only to lose the chance when his appointment fell through due to Mozart’s early passing.

With the vain and ironic idea that things start where they end the most recent son of the Oscuro line was named Maurius, after the first son of the line, with the hopes that he may close the circle. So far he has shown every mark of excellence possible, a true child prodigy grown into a man of determined purpose and capable mind.

Name: Dave Rogerson
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Height/Weight: 187cm, 72kg
Birthplace: Darwin, Australia




Friendly, for a guy that spends most of his time far from other people. Or in general, honestly. Dave Rogerson is the sort of guy that understands you offer any visitors a beer and a place to kick up their feet if they make the effort to come visit. Hospitality’s important, y’know? Not that he gets many visitors, lately. Not since moving into his gramps’ old place. Still, he’s a social creature and he makes regular trips into town to meet up with the boys. Or hunting trips with the same, when it’s the season.

He’s not stupid, though. His friendly, laidback demeanor has a way of making people underestimate him. A sharp, disciplined mind lurks behind the affable outlook. That’s not to say the behavior is a deception; he really is that friendly. But underestimating him is a mistake. A steel spine and brass balls back up his decisions. As someone new to the world of magi, Dave’s curiosity is insatiable. He hasn’t yet had the chance to have a real conversation with another magus, but he would leap at the chance.

He’s spent his whole life in Australia, and journeying to Rome is a new experience for him. He wasn’t particularly interested in the Grail, though he had read of them, before the Seals appeared on his hand. But the War will draw other magi to the same place, with them the potential for answers, and only the Grail offers the chance to find the knowledge he seeks.


Born 1994 in Darwin, Australia Dave had… A really normal upbringing. The Northern Territory is the most sparsely populated part of the continent, but his parents were usually around. And since his father trained them for a living, there were always dogs around. Dave picked up his knowledge of their training along the way. His father was an avid outdoorsman, and passed along all he knew to his eager son. Dave’s grandmother lived close by, but he never met his grandfather. He had passed away when Dave’s own father was very young, but was survived by his wife for many years. Grandmother Rogerson visited often, frequently with stories of his grandfather, so it was a harsh blow when she fell ill late in his adolescence.

But even then she had secrets to confer. On her deathbed, she gave him his grandfather’s wristwatch and the address of his old workshop. His father had abandoned his inheritance when the family Crest was lost, but before his grandfather’s disappearance the Rogersons had been an old family of magi. With the loss of the Crest, the innate knowledge of their family went with it. But their resources and notes remained, waiting to be passed along. The watch was the key necessary to access the building. He took up residence in the building full time, and rather than progress to university he devoted himself to parsing the information left behind. It was slow going, without the inherited knowledge from his family’s Crest. His theoretical understanding is passable, but without the Crest his actual capabilities are woefully underdeveloped.

When the Seals appeared on his hand, it took him a little time to understand what had happened. But his grandfather had included notes on the subject, along with a reference tag for the catalyst stored in that same abode. Dave hopped a plane to Rome shortly thereafter.



Circuit Quantity: B
Circuit Quality: A


Dave, first and foremost, is a skilled outdoorsman. Though the climate is different, he has been learning how to survive and thrive in a hostile environment since he was a child. It doesn’t get a whole lot more hostile than Australia. He spent many summer hunting with his father, and as a result he is more adept at moving quietly, and utilizing a firearm, than most civilians. Not the usual skillset for a Master in a Grail War, but useful nonetheless. Since his father trained K9 units, that was a body of knowledge Dave mastered himself. His current companion, Maxwell, is as well-trained as they come. Maxwell is a trained tracker and scout, as was more common for military dogs of an older time. The German Shepherd is also the proud, disciplined owner of a legitimate (in origin, not so much in legality) service dog vest.

Magical capabilities aside, Dave’s also a scrappy fighter. His formal training is limited mostly to the area of self-defense, but his natural reach and mass makes him an able brawler. Time as an adolescent in the middle of nowhere will help out with that, too. Lots of brawls with your mates just for fun. He doesn’t fight fair, his pa always said there wasn’t such thing (“You’re either playing, or you’re fighting for real. kiddo.”), but you can’t argue with the results. Years of practice has made him proficient with most of the firearms available to civilians in his home country, and he carries a Glock 27 concealed on his person. Illegally obtained, unfortunately, but with forged carry permits that will hold up as long as no one looks too closely. Much, much better to make sure no one has any reason to look at him at all, but it’s better to be prepared.

Good research ethic, too. You can’t spend the past few years wring information out of a collection of decades old journals, at the newest, without developing one.


Lacking. His understanding of theory is solid enough, albeit with some gaps, but he doesn’t have much in the way of practical knowledge. He knows that his elemental alignment is that of Fire, but he hasn’t worked up to any practical working with it. His attribute of Reinforcement is a little easier, and somewhat unconsciously he knows to apply it to his own body and use his inherited Mystic Code to amplify that attribute. But in a brawl of magi, he doesn’t have much in the way of metaphysical mass.

With any luck, the participation of other magi in the War will help him turn his understanding of theory into practical applications.

The wristwatch on his left wrist, vintage and inherited from his grandfather, is his Mystic Code. It acts as an amplifier, drawing upon Dave’s natural attribute, to create a durable, circular shield that can guard against physical or magical attacks. It’s no match for anything a Servant could throw, but it could stand up to just about anything another Master could throw at him provided he can interpose it in time and provide enough energy to maintain it.


Despite his potential, Dave remains an extremely unskilled magus. With time and assistance he might be a potent practitioner, but for the moment he is a metaphysical lightweight.