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Class: Archer
True Name: Philoctetes
Title: The Last Argonaut
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
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Short Bio/Synopsis: Philoctetes was a child when he joined the Argonauts. A choice of his father, King Poeas. He served as one of the wards of Heracles, set to learn under the heros of the Argo, with the expectation that he would grow into a great hero as well. He studied archery under Atalanta, sword fighting under Heracles, and wrestling with Jason, who he beat every time. He eventually left the argonauts before Jason's fall, like all the others had.
Later, he heard that the hero Heracles was dying, and went to where the hero had begun to build his funeral pyre. All others in the crowd were fearful of the wrath of Hera, who had vowed to curse anybody who set fire to the pyre, and allowed Heracles to pass on into the realm of Olympus.
Only Philoctetes was brave enough to carry a flame to the pyre, and set it ablaze. Heracles passed on, and then returned as a god to praise Philoctetes for his work. Giving him his bow and arrows as a gift, before returning to the domain of Gods.
Philoctetes was later involved in the Trojan war, as one of the men who had made an offer to Helen, he was expected to fulfill a vow to protect her and her husband. He joined the voyage, but along the way they all stopped on a deserted island to give prayer to the gods. There, they were attacked by a serpent summoned by Hera. Even after slaying the monster, Philoctetes was wounded, with a deadly poison coursing through his veins. Under the advice of Athena, Odysseus declared that Philoctetes would not survive the night, and abandoned him on the island.
For ten years he survived. Ten. Hera would summon more monsters into the jungle, and Philoctetes would slay them all. Hunting, scavenging, surviving despite having been reduced to a cripple who couldn't stand. He survived, until the Greeks returned. They had heard prophecy that Troy would only fall if the bow of Heracles was with them. They did not expect to see that Philoctetes had survived. Odysseus was enraged, and tried to steal the bow and arrows from Philoctetes. But, Diomedes would not allow him to steal something from their still living and abandoned fellow. In the end, Heracles appeared before Philoctetes, and told him that amongst the Greeks were the two children of Asclepius. They would give him a draught that healed his wounds, making him a great hero once more.
He joined in the war, even slaying Paris at the fall of Troy. He killed several of Troy's great heroes, and returned home unscathed. Unsatisfied with his new life, he began to travel, and founded a new city to be king over. When he passed away of old age, he was venerated as an everlasting god, and risen up to be alongside his mentor Heracles.
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Parameters:
Strength: C
Endurance: A+
Agility: A
Mana: B
Luck: B

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Class Skills:
- Independent Action (A): The ability to remain independent even when rejecting the Magical Energy supply from one's Master; the ability that allows for action even in the absence of the Master. Philoctetes survived for ten years on an island alone. Poisoned and crippled, he survived despite odds that even Athena deemed impossible. He is a hero who challenged the impossible to survive alone. It is possible to take action even without a Master. However, to use Noble Phantasms of great magical energy consumption, backup from the Master is necessary. At Rank A, it is possible for a Servant to stay in the world for about a week without a Master.

- Magic Resistance (C): Philoctetes was one of the Argonauts, and for the most part joined on several dangerous missions. After the death of Heracles, he survived for ten years on an island, fighting and surviving against monsters created by Hera that she had sent to kill him. Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.

Personal Skills:
- Divinity (C): While a mortal in life, he was deified in death. Risen up amongst the other gods as a gift for his bravery and strength. He doesn't really care for this skill, but does not reject it either.

- Clairvoyance (B): A visual ability that is also called "Eagle Eye". This is generally a must-have ability of the Archer class. It is also frequently used during scouting. Simply looking from a high location is sufficient to fully survey a town and search for enemies.

- Blessings of Heracles (EX): Philoctetes set the funeral pyre of the great hero Heracles. As such, his bravery made him the one the newly ascended god chose to shower with blessings. Strength, Bravery, and an unyielding will. Philoctetes is still a mortal, but this skill combines aspects of Bravery and greater physical endurance that Philoctetes relied on to survive for ten years on his own on a hostile island. This skill initially raises his Endurance by a modifier, and raises all other stats by one. Secondly, Heracles himself will appear to Philoctetes, granting him combat advice when he desires it most. The third affect is to grant Philoctetes Bravery, protecting him from anything that might cause his mind to waver. In this regard, Philoctetes is raised up to be a great warrior, guided by the hands of Heracles, and molded into a hero. This skill can be considered the guiding hands of Heracles, molding his successor.

- Survival at Lemnos (A+): After sustaining a mortal injury that hobbled him, Philoctetes was abandoned on the island of Lemnos by Odysseus. Expected to die alone, he instead survived for ten years, despite his injury. This skill is a testimony to his survival against the harsh island, his own injury, and the wrath of Hera. It combines aspects of Battle Continuation and Poison Resistance. This Skill represents the ability to survive and/or the mentality of one who doesn't know when to give up, consisting of one's strength of vitality in predicaments. The ability to survive. Makes it possible to fight even with deadly injuries and can remain alive so long as one does not receive a decisive fatal wound. When injured by poison or another kind of status ailment, his ability to survive is increased drastically.
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Misc/Other/Trivia:
- Philoctetes was still a child when he was among the Argonauts, growing up only into an adult after he had officially left them. As such, other Argonauts will be unlikely to recognize him as an adult.
- His wish for the grail is to bring back the Argonauts, with the hope that they will have a second chance at a happy ending, that evaded most of them in life. (Death of Heracles, Jason's issues with Medea, Castor and Pollux being killed by their cousins, Atalanta becoming a lion, etc.)
- While alone on the island of Lemnos, Philoctetes killed over a hundred monsters sent by Hera. Some of which give him nightmares to this day.

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Name: Maeve Dóeltenga
Title: Daughter of the Crow
Age: 26-30
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Short Bio/Synopsis: The hero... Or perhaps villain, known as Dubthach Dóeltenga met his end. His life finally leaving his body after years of wandering alone. Exiled from his order, and left to devolve into a monster of a human, his life was over. But... In his last years, he became a father. This part left out of history, as by then he was no longer important in the greater scheme of things.
When the Morrigan came to collect him, he made a request. As a former knight of the Red Branch who had swoon hundreds of deaths with his spear, Morrigan allowed this. His request, was that each of his descendants would have the Morrigan's blessings, and be great warriors. Accepting this, the Morrigan gave the family a blessing that left them with three children. One girl, and two boys. Triplets. Thus it has always been.
The daughter to be the head of the family, and the two sons to be her guardians. The family developed a ritual, where both boys would join a war, and when they returned, they would be worthy to protect their sister. But the sister had her own war. She would go to war, and then return as well. But unlike the two brothers who may go with aids, the sister would not. She would triumph alone and return to her brothers to become the true leader of the three siblings, like the Morrigan was the face of her own group of three.
This is the fate of Maeve. Her ritual has been held off due to the state of the world, waiting for a war worthy of her. Be it sword, or gun. Though, Maeve prefers a spear. This waiting has finally ended, as a note was sent to the family. Perhaps they knew the Dóeltenga family had been waiting for a war like this. Whatever the case, her appearance is blessed by the Morrigan, and her spear sharp to slice through flesh.
The war shall be won. That is her goal.
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Magecraft:

- General Magecraft

- Spear Combat
Training with her siblings, Maeve has become one of the greats in spear combat dueling in her family. While there is no longer a proper Red Branch Order, she has learned from their secrets, to become a superior spearman.

- Rune Magecraft
Magecraft is one of the Thaumaturgical Systems that originated in Scandinavia during the Age of Gods, and are symbols that, once inscribed, automatically realize mysteries accordingly with the meaning that they represent. Composed of only straight lines and possessing mechanics similar to the Magic Crests, the usage of modern runes is unpopular within the Mage's Association. It is possible to affect a target with a Rune inscribed at distance, but the rate of success is low with a target that possesses Magic Circuits due to the effect of Resistance, in this case, the Rune must be inscribed directly onto the body. If used in combinations, it is possible to create Bounded Fields with them.
Among all runes, Sol is Maeve's favorite. As it is a rune for casting fire elemental magic. Though, she is remarkably skilled in the usage of Isa runes, to create fields that trap other beings.

- Advanced Fire Magic
Maeve is a master of fire magecraft. Able to generate great flames or to exhaust them. Her abilities are second to none in utilizing great flames.
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Mystic Codes:
- Bag of Runes
A bag in which pre-carved runes are carried. In total, there are over a hundred stones carried in this bag, which uses various levels of runes to make itself weightless, and allow it to carry far more than it might look to otherwise.

- Sling
The usage of a sling is simple, and obvious. A sling can carry a stone for greater distances than one might otherwise. In this particular care, the sling has been modified with various runes written into it. When used, the strength, speed, and accuracy of a projectile are increased to such extents that they could qualify for a sniper with an accuracy of several miles and still being able to knock the wings off a fly without killing it.
Maeve possesses three slings. Each with a different elemental connotation. The first sling is used to amplify the power of fire runes, turning an already potent rune into a blazing inferno. Another is designed to scatter, using multiple rune stones and firing them off like one might use a shotgun. The primary usage of this is to create a spread out pattern that allows for the immediate creation of certain fields. Finally, the third is just remarkably simple, with no special effects, rather just layering on more accuracy and strength.

- Ring of Fire
A ring used to control fire. Primarily used to manipulate fire generated through runes, and spread them more easily over a battlefield.

- Robe of Runes
Clothing inscribed with Runes. Various Runes are inscribed into clothing, to apply for easy, instant buffs. Not a singular garb, but rather a collection of outfits like shirts, pants, socks, shoes, etc.


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Misc/Other/Trivia:
- Her two brothers are Fergus and Cu Chulainn, because reusing names is a family tradition. They're fighters, not namers.
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Special Boon: Special Mystic Code

[Full Name] Lyra Schwarzen
[Aliases] ---
[Gender] Female
[Age] 22

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[Crest] 600 years old
[Family] Schwarzen
[Species] Half-Werewolf Human
[Specialties] Beast Regression Magecraft

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[Country] German
[Nationality] Germany
[Affiliation] Mages Association (The Clocktower)
[Rank] Pride
[Alignment] True Neutral

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[Magic Circuit Trigger] The cold rage of a wild beast
[Number of Magic Circuits] B
[Quality of Magic Circuits] A
[Elemental Affinity] Air
[Origin] Regression
[Mana] B++ (Her output increases proportionally to how far back she has regressed into her monstrous beast side, as well as according to the moon's cycles. Each of the modifiers stand for one of the conditions.)

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[General Magecraft] Lyra is proficient in the the usual general foundations for a properly educated magus of the Clock Tower. As well as a great many deal of general applications of air magecraft and runes. However, her true expertise lies elsewhere.
[Personal Magecraft] Beast Regression Magecraft, also known as Atavism Magecraft, is a form of magecraft specialized in returning one to their natural state. On its basis, it can be used to Reinforce various parts of the body, or even the whole being, by acquiring characteristics latent in one's blood, it can allow half-breeds to recall the innate traits of their ancestors. However, the price for overusage is even steeper than that of usual magecraft. The closer one goes to their origin, and the longer they stay there, the harder it's to return. The benefits of this form of magecraft are undeniable, but the drawbacks are big enough to make most conventional magi shy away from ever attempting to bring that practice into their bloodline even if it would advance their grand work.

At her best state of regression, becoming a complete facsimile of a monstrous beast, Lyra is strong enough to smash through a thirty centimeters concrete wall with her bare hands (or claws in that case). However, she can't stay in this state for more than a few minutes without risking to lose her human mind forever. If it's a full moon night, her power output is amplified twicefold but the chances of going berserk and turning into a monster are also much higher.
[Sorcery Traits] Mana Erosion, the ability to disrupt magecraft and even forcibly shut off the magic circuits of individuals capable of hearing her howls. Since this ability comes from a monstrous beast's innate capability to reject magical energy, she can't make use of it unless she regresses back to the state of being a facsimile of one.

She also owns Mystic Eyes of Charm of a particularly high quality, bought at one of Rail Zeppelin's auctions.
[Mystic Codes] The powerful hammer that she uses would normally be a tool more appropriate for a militant member of the church than a magus, even most Enforcers prefer subtler methods to accomplish their goals. Its's a weapon forged out of cold iron, especially crafted to protect the last remainders of the werewolves against the threats of other supernatural beings. A heavy weapon that ejects the natural defenses of most types of elementals and magical beasts making its wielder's attack strike true against them. Naturally, it's useful for dealing with human threats as well, be them the church or other mages. When it's not being used it can be stored away as a charm, in a manner similar to the Church's black keys.
[Mystic Tools] ---
[Special Boon] Superior Servant. Lyra has the raw magical energy to sustain one of these.

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[Personality] Lyra normally is a calm and taciturn person. She tends to not speak much but is always observant of her surroundings. In many ways, her personality resembles that guard dog or a wolf taken away from her pack. It's only natural, though since her inner beast is always in conflict with her human side. She's a wolf in human's clothing.

Naturally fond of isolation, she grew an eclectic taste for music and reading, even learning to play a few instruments though she rarely practices nowadays.

Because of her beastly side, she has no qualms with taking what she needs, whenever she needs it. Those who don't have the strength to protect their possessions don't deserve to own them. However, she isn't wasteful and all she speaks tends to be the utter truth. After all, unlike humans and elementals, beasts have no need for lies. In a way, this makes her the antithesis of a typical Clocktower magus. The kind of people who might as well be considered the apex of all of humanity's worst traits.
[Background] Lyra is the eldest child of the Schwarzen family. A well-established Northern European lineage of mages with blood ties to the ancient werewolves who once inhabited most of the continent. While they were originally a clan of runemasters and practitioners of traditional forms of witchcraft and elemental manipulation, those pursuits were set aside when one of their ancestors intermingled with monstrous beasts centuries ago. Their knowledge is still stored in their family's crest, but most of it hardly noteworthy. Especially when compared to their powerful beast magecraft.

As far as Lyra's personal history goes, she isn't that different from any child of other magi lineages. She was born and raised to succeed her father. After learning all their arts and crafts she was sent to the Clocktower for further education and has been studying there for the better part of the last half a decade. She hasn't gained that much of a reputation thanks to her ill-seen form of magecraft, but her potential is undeniable even to her fiercest nemesis. She reached the title of Pride at a relatively tender age, and with a few more years of training may be able to join the ranks of the Brand elite.

Given that Lyra is neck-deep on the Folklore Department, researching ancient curses and magical artifacts, the call of the Holy Grail War is a natural thing to her. Her expectations aren't only for victory but also the chance to research America's long history with half-breeds, hoping to find the key to unlock the next step in her family's Opus Magnum.
[Misc]

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In regards to Alanta's abilities: She's considered to be the best hunters of Greek Mythology, her skill (and the level of respect she commended back then) are reflected in her name whose meaning can be loosely translated to "The one who's equal/has the same value [as men]" which essentially mean she stands on equal footing with the members of the big boys club of Greek heroes. She's also one of the oldest recorded heroes of Greek mythology, preceding even the likes of Heracles and Achilles.

She was an active participant in both of the two most important events of the early Greek Heroic Age, the hunt of the Calydonian Boar (in which she was a main character, one upping even great heroes with divine blood like the Dioscuri and Theseus) as well as the journey of the Argo (in which the greatest legends of the Early Greek Heroic Age banded together to form one of the oldest "all-stars" teams in recorded mythology).

She was said to have been able to defeat much more powerful opponents using not only physical strength but also cunning, just like the time she defeated Peleus (Achilles' father) in a wrestling match, and the many times she defeated anyone who tried to a footrace. In fact, it was said that Atalanta was so fast she could challenge the likes of Hermes and Iris (the fastest of the Greek Gods) to a race and have a real chance to win.

To put it into perspective, not only was she a woman who was respected as having the same value as a man (after she proved herself over and over again), she was also of the few fully mortal heroes who was able to measure up and overcome those of divine blood. Even though in some renditions of her tale she has some blood relationship with the Gods that's far from being common.

She was most certainly Artemis' second favorite follower, only behind a certain other Archer who was said to be able to shoot down anything.

Putting her mythological attributes aside for a moment, in Fate works, Atalanta still is considered a peerless huntress. Her skill with the bow, experience, animal attributes, and the depths of the Mystery surrounding her are vast enough to make her one of the best Servants within the Archer Class.

According to her description on Fate/Apocrypha, many Archers have the abilities to components of what she does, some of them even surpass her skills in their specific areas, but very few of them have the capacity to do all of the things she can do together. Among the comproved canon feats she shares between Apocrypha, GO and other isolated appearances in the franchise, are:

• Extremely refined senses: Atalanta's visual acuity is equal to or greater than that of a Servant who combines both Clair Voyance B and Eye of the Mind (True). Her ability to see in near pitchblack darkness, feel the flow of the most minute air currents, as well as detect the movements of enemies from great distances by hearing and smell are literally second to none. They allow her to pull precision sniping feats within the heart of a forest, in a moonless night, a feat explicitly said to be almost impossible to replicate by other Servants.
• Huntsmanship and Woodsmanship: Atalanta is a master huntress. One of the few of her level of ability. She can set up traps, find and follow tracks that others would never be able to, as well as virtually disappear when she's hiding. This ability isn't the same as the Presence Concealment Skill, but much more like the ability of staying hidden and deploy hit-and-run tactics displayed by other Archers such as Robin Hood. A Servant will definitely know that she's around them if she gets too close, but knowing where she's and where she'll attack from are much harder issues. Furthermore, she can do all of this without employing any magecraft or abilities that rely on excessive amounts of prana, making her both exceedingly economical and hard to detect through magecraft and similar abilities.
• Tauropolos "The Bow of Heaven": Amongst Archer Servants armaments, Tauropolos stands as a unique weapon that would be worth of being a Noble Phantasm on its own but somehow isn't classified as one. It's Artemis' personal bow, a Divine Construct belonging to the Goddess of Hunt and Archery herself. Tauropolos' shots are already powerful in and of themselves, but its ability to overdraw is almost unheard of even among stronger Archers and similar weapons. Many other Archers can overdraw their bows, but Tauropolos' overdraw is able to deal above A Rank damage. True to its title as a bow whose arrows can penetrate anything, there's not a single defensive Noble Phantasm that cannot be pierced by this much damage and deal potentially fatal wounds to the target.
• Aesthetics of the Last Spurt: This is born of the anecdotes of Atalanta's footraces but its usage isn't limited to running. Normally, she wouldn't even need it to beat most other Servants in a race merely because she's already one of the fastest Heroic Spirits recorded in the Throne of Heroes. Aesthetics is a skill that allows Atalanta to confirm an opponents and successfully come up with a viable strategy to counter it. This applies to anything, from hand-to-hand combat to tracking, etc. As long as Atalanta is able to notice, understand, and has the reaction time to, she has a very good chance of being able to counter any actions taken against her. The success isn't granted, of course, but the likelihood of it is great.

Name: Roland

Title(s): Orlando, The Valiant, The Furious, The Naked

Class: Berserker

Gender: Male

Attribute: Earth

Alignment: Runaway Clothes

Personality: Reckless, wild, and always thirsty. Basically a college frat boy out during Spring Break.

Objective for the Grail: Doesn't look as good as a Solo cup, but it could do.

Biography: A valiant Paladin. The greatest of Charlemagne's Twelve Peers and wielder of the unbreakable Durandal. However, he appears to be summoned as himself from the events of Orlando Furioso, rather than at his prime.

Weapons: Anything.

Parameters:
_{Before Mad Enhancement bonuses are applied}

STR: B+

END: A

AGI: B

MGI: B

LCK: C

Class Skills:

Mad Enhancement: E+++
Class skill of Berserker. Normally doesn't receive the benefits of Mad Enhancement, and can more easily be reasoned with if he finds the other party "cute". However, due to the effects of another skill, Roland's reasoning has already deteriorated to begin with. Also, this skill receives a Rank-Up in proportion to the amount of clothes Roland has discarded, with the effects of Mad Enhancement at Rank 'C' when Roland is completely naked. Perhaps it is a metaphor to Roland's reason, easily discarded much like his clothes, or maybe this just alludes to his deviant nature.

Personal Skills:

Evaporation of Sanity: A
Skill that denotes one's reasoning and sanity being robbed away. In Roland's case, his reasoning and even most of his inhibitions are robbed away, resulting in him to act as he wishes. Regressing into naught but a raving degenerate, the only thing that prevents him from indulging in his basest desires is his heart of valor. However, this is a fragile thread, especially when the moon becomes visible. In exchange, a form of Instinct is achieved, guiding Roland's blade in battle even in the throes of madness. Plus corrections to STR are granted when the moon is visible, but in exchange, inhibitions are completely removed as Roland's sanity is "kept on the moon."

Unbroken Valor: B+
A skill unique to Roland, a variation of the Bravery skill. The unbreakable nature of Durandal, said to be a symbol of its wielder's courage, has been ingrained within Roland's heart. A form of Bravery that can be maintained even when overcome with madness. However, rather than allowing Roland to keep his reasoning, control is harder to maintain and destructive power is increased while under the effects of Mad Enhancement, his will shaping him to an unstoppable force.

Battle Continuation: A
A skill that allows one to keep fighting despite suffering from mortal wounds. Driven by both faith and duty, Roland will never give up. The song of Roland's last stand at Roncevaux Pass is held in high praise even today, attesting to Roland's strong force of will even in the face of death. So long as a decisively lethal blow isn't made, it is possible to continue fighting and even survive while sustaining mortal wounds.

Noble Phantasm:

Name: Durandal

Title: Ultimate Unbroken Hollow

Rank: A+ (C)

NP Type: Anti-Unit

Range: 1

Maximum Number of Targets: 1

The Peerless Sword. A splendidly forged symbol of power, and Roland's signature weapon. An indestructible sword, its blade will not lose its sharpness even when its user is depleted of magical energy. Normally the hollow sword would also be filled with three miracles. However, due to being summoned as a Berserker, those miracles seem to be absent from the blade itself. Because of this, this Noble Phantasm has been Ranked-Down to 'C'. Furthermore, Roland is more likely to abandon it due to his lack of sanity, leaving him utterly weaponless if not for...

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Name: Paladin Possessor

Title: Mastery of Peerless Arms

Rank: A

NP Type: Anti-Unit

Range: 1

Maximum Number of Targets: 1

The primary Noble Phantasm of Roland as a Berserker, and a crystallization of his various feats of prowess with improvised weaponry, such as slaying a dragon with a mere stick, or defeating a sea monster with an anchor. There has been more than one occasion where Roland had been left without Durandal whether it was stolen or abandoned, but even so Roland has always been able to defeat his opponents with whatever is available to him, similar to a certain other knight.

Any item claimed in Roland's hands can be designated as a "correct weapon for the situation", regardless of the item's initial attribute. Roland can then use this item to accomplish this intended purpose. For example, a stick can become a suitable dragon-slaying weapon when faced against a dragon, whereas an anchor would become "a suitable hook to subdue a monster" when facing a sea serpent. The designated weapon is then filled with an excess amount of magical energy in order to accomplish its task while exceeding the item's normal limits. Once the item's purpose is accomplished, it is then destroyed, overloaded with Roland's mana. While the base cost of this Noble Phantasm is rather low for a Noble Phantasm with high mystery, even actions that are on the level of Command Spells can be performed if enough magical energy is supplied to the weapon.

The properties granted to the given item are judged based on Roland's perception on what is "correct" for the situation. However, because Roland lacks reason, more advanced nuances cannot be performed with a single item, and there is also the chance that the weapon may not have the most objectively correct attributes in a given issue. Also, Roland cannot use this Noble Phantasm to wield the Noble Phantasms of other Servants as he would be unable to surpass the legend of another hero. Finally-, and this goes without saying,- this Noble Phantasm has very high compatibility with Durandal due to the weapon's unbreakable blade, but because Roland's insanity, it is more likely that he would abandon his sword before using it properly.

Class: Saber

True Name\Title: King Baldwin IV, aka “Baudouin IV”, “The Leper”, “The Leper King”

Alignment: Neutral Good

Appearance:

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Short Bio/Synopsis:

A young man with great talent and wit, yet despite being afflicted with leprosy rose to the throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the young age of 13. Despite his condition, however, his character and status did not impede him in inheriting the throne. He was also both a wise king as well as a skilled military commander. He was a dynamic figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, despite the factionalized nobles seeking to use his sister and mother to get control or authority over the throne, and managed to keep the great Saladin at bay during his kingship. Despite needing help to put on armor and mount his horse by the time he fought at the infamous Battle of Montgisard, he had an incredibly keen mind and piously led his troops from the front without fear. No matter how many times he sought a regent to lead as his condition worsened, however, he continued to return and perform better himself when they all proved ineffective, indecisive, and otherwise as failures.

Despite his victories and keeping the Kingdom of Jerusalem together, the lack of European support against Saladin (or seeing him as a greater danger), issues among his allies with each other, and internal political factions vying for power weakened his nation regardless. Even so he kept on, faithful and determined until the end to lead his people. To try to keep order after his passing he even set his young and sickly nephew, Baldwin V, as his heir while setting out conditions for inheritance if his heir died.

Yet it would be with his and his nephew's deaths, and his ill-fitting sister and brother in law defying succession to seize control of the throne, that the Kingdom of Jerusalem would ultimately fall for good.

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Stats: Your ranks in STR, END, AGI, MAN, LCK, and NP. They can range from E to A (very rarely EX), as normally, and have any modifiers you judge necessary, as long their triggers are logical and everything is explained within reason.

STR: B

END: B

AGI: B

MAN: D

LCK: B

Class Skill:

Magic Resistance: C

-grants protection against magical effects. Differing from the Resistance effect that merely rejects Magical Energy, this ability cancels the spells altogether.

Riding: B

-is a Class Skill of Rider and Saber class Servants, denoting the ability to ride mounts and vehicles. Rider-class Servants will typically possess a high rank. It is said that dragon type mounts are an exception, requiring a different ability other than Riding.

Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in the time period one was alive in, for they are no exception. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts. Baldwin was noted in life to be an adept horseman, even when his condition left him needing help to get up on his horse eventually.

Personal Skills: Limit of 3 for OC Servants unless a really good explanation is made. The instructions on rank are the same as above.

Protection of the Faith: A

-Is a Skill possessed only by those who have sacrificed themselves for a religious view. Despite being a form of divine protection, it is not a blessing from a higher existence. It is the absoluteness of one’s body and mind that was born from their beliefs. But if it is too high, it causes abnormalities in the personality.

Baldwin was an individual who throughout his life was a very devout Christian, an individual known especially for his indomitable faith and bravery. He kept fighting to preserve his nation and the Holy Land from the Saracens and other enemies without and within for Christianity, even to the point he was being carried into battle on a litter to command his troops despite his deteriorating body.

Military Tactics: C

-Baldwin was a strong enough commander and military leader to have been a rival of Saladin during his short life, both defeating and driving his foe off multiple times to keep his dying kingdom alive. Such was Baldwin’s skill that Saladin even withdrew his forces from a siege when a debilitated and litter-bound Baldwin came leading a relief force. He was also wise in military matters for someone his age, from recognizing Saladin as the largest threat to his kingdom and other Christian holdings in the Middle East to even his move to try to organize an attack on Saladin’s power base in Egypt before it was too late.

Leprosy: -

-The condition of being a leper afflicted with leprosy. As a servant skill it is similar to “Battle Continuation”, but in this case just removes the sensation of pain and allows one to continue to fight and battle regardless of injuries. However, this skill does not grant any form of “higher vitality” nor “reduce mortality rate from injury”. It does not embody any sort of “ability to survive” either, but rather is the ability to push one’s damaged body to ruin.

Any healing the servant receives is also reduced by twenty five percent. However, unlike in life he does retain the usage of his arms and legs as a Servant due to being summoned in his ‘prime’ physical state.

Noble Phantasm:

True Name/Title: Crucem Auream, “The Holy Sun of Victory”

Rank: A

Type: Anti-Army

Range: 1-50

Maximum Number of Targets: 700

Description: A radiant golden blade which gleams like the sun, with a golden cross (containing a fragment of the True Cross inside) incorporated as the hilt of it. This weapon is the crystallization of Baldwin IV’s victory and his “calling upon the power of God to smite his enemies” at the Battle of Montgisard. At the titular battle, after bringing out and praying before this titular golden cross it “[shone] as brightly as the sun” and Baldwin slaughtered the far greater and stronger Saracen army...and very nearly killed Saladin in the process.

Baldwin as a servant thus once again wields this divine power he prayed for against the Saracens in life, and the holy relic from which it came forth, as his weapon as a servant.

The young king can activate this Noble Phantasm by speaking its name verbally in some manner, whether quietly like a prayer or even louder like a battle cry, unleashing a surging wave of radiant holy light “as [bright] as the sun” to destroy his enemies. The attack itself spreads out in a conical pattern, being at its thinnest at the point from which it was launched (Baldwin’s sword) but very quickly and exponentially widening as it moves forward.

Misc/Other/Trivia: At the Battle of Montgisard this golden cross was brought out and raised at the behest of Baldwin IV, who prostrated himself before it and prayed for victory. When he and his troops then attacked the Saracens, the following occurred: “The young king with his hands bandaged, rode in the forefront of the Christian charge – with St. George beside him, people said, and the True Cross shining as brightly as the sun.” Not only was it Baldwin’s greatest victory, but it was also a miracle in and of itself.

Literally speaking, Baldwin called upon and wielded the power of God in order to smite his enemies and achieve victory over Saladin and his forces. This is the form this Noble Phantasm takes in return.

Name\Title: Johann Maximilian Wald

Age: 19

Appearance: https://i.imgur.com/FXWNpL8.jpg

Short Bio/Synopsis:

A young man who was raised for the first years of his life in a rigid and strict upbringing, with the aim to forge him into the next Family Head who would continue forward towards their long-held dream. When he was sent to the Clock Tower, he ended up breaking free some and becoming a stoner who took on a relaxed, casual, and at times carefree attitude. Despite this, however, he did keep a focus on practicing his magecraft and proved to have an incredible potential and natural talent. He ultimately came into a certain Lord's class in Modern Magecraft Theory (Lord El-Melloi II), but did take some other classes in the Folklore and Creation Departments as well to supplement. In short, he was a rich kid from a strict home who broke out and ‘went wild’ after he finally got out and away from his old home life.

However in his "main" class, or the one he spent the most time hanging around his peers from, he ended up picking up on a casual gaming habit and striking up a friendship of sorts with a “certain supremely talented idiot” after gaming with him sometimes for a while. Yet the biggest surprise for himself and those who know him, however, was when he eventually received a letter about this “True Holy Grail War” and received actual Command Seals. After Johann received the letter inviting him to the Holy Grail War in Black Rock, he was sent plenty of supplies and even a Superior Mystic Code for use in the conflict by his family. However, this came with the catch of an order: "Stay alive no matter what, but if you can win then use the Grail to acquire the Primeval Runes".

Elemental Affinity: Fire, Earth

Origin: Inscription

Quality of Magic Circuits: A

Quantity of Magic Circuits: A

Crest: 900 years old

Magecraft: Any important details relating to your character's magecraft skills. This can include, but isn't limited to their family crest (if they have any), their magecraft foundation, any signature spells, sorcery traits (especially Mystic Eyes, if they have any), and a general overview of how good a mage they are.

-General Magecraft

-Freischießen ("free shooting"): A magecraft revolving around the creation of various types of magic bullets that are “destined to hit their target” (basically pretty good magic homing bullets). In the case of the Wald this unique magecraft was acquired hundreds of years ago in the 14th century, when a past family heir made a pact with an unidentified monstrous being for magical knowledge. Instead he got knowledge on this magecraft, though, which was ultimately incorporated into the Wald Family due to him being far too stubborn to let the matter go. Since then it has become a time-honored art among the Wald, with runes incorporated onto these magic bullets and their casings to add a further depth of use to their craft.

-Runes: One of the Thaumaturgical Systems that originated in Scandinavia during the Age of Gods, and are symbols that, once inscribed, automatically realize mysteries accordingly with the meaning that they represent. They are composed of only straight lines and have similar mechanics to the Magic Crests. Can be used in combination to enact other effects, including creating Bounded Fields.

-Elemental Magecraft (Fire, Earth)

-Family Crest: 900 years old

Mystic Codes: A wizard's tools. Make a mention of any important mystic codes your character may have with them, as well as their main functions. Generally speaking, no sane mage would leave for a Holy Grail War (or leave home at all) without bringing a few tools with themselves, so keep this in mind while building a character.

-”Mjolnir and Gungnir”: A pair of custom guns he possesses, either through acquiring them or them being handed down. They have each been designed and modified to be “one of a kind” and be most compatible with the family’s magecraft. Their components have been treated with magecraft as well to boot, and runes have been engraved on them to silence their shots and minimize recoil to boot.

***Custom Engraved Mauser C96 “Broomhandle” Pistol: A unique and very well-maintained pistol manufactured for a past head of the Wald family, it is engraved with unique wilderness and hunting designs on both handles. It originally chambered 9x25mm Mauser ammunition, but has been modified to be able to switch out barrels and fire a .357 Magnum round. It has a gold-colored plated exterior to boot, though it has been balanced out for actual use.

***Custom Calico M950 Semi-Automatic 9mm Pistol: A customized gun, utilizing 100 round helical magazines, a unique 5.5 inch barrel, and boasting a custom-shaped handle to ensure easier handling and to balance out the gun’s weight properly with the unique barrel.

Misc/Other/Trivia: Anything else not covered by the sections above that you may judge to be relevant (like an unhealthy obsession, an important secret, a very strong goal, their personal ethos, etc). Please keep this section short as well. Preferably have this in bullet point format, if there's any information to add.

-The Wald Family: A very old family of German magi who are the current owners of the spiritual land of Tirier, which has been the oldest and longest inhabited city in Germany for over 1,300 years. Likewise the family itself is rather old to boot. Wielders of Runes, they have long kept up the practice of their art and acquired a rather sizable library of them to use. They even eventually acquired a unique gun-related style of magecraft, one which they ultimately found to be compatible with their magecraft as well as complimentary to their combat style in an ever-changing world.

Their grand goal has, as it has ever been, to find and collect a set of each of the Primeval Runes in order to use them to form a path to the Root. To this end the search for, acquisition/collection of, and storage of various these and things like Primeval Rune replicas are all seen as key to the family’s goal and are very actively sought-after.

The Wald have multiple children per generation as well. While one will naturally be the heir and learn magecraft, however, the rest live normal lives and are resources for strategic marriages, redundant backups, undertaking searching efforts around the globe, and other similar roles that can be used to get the family closer to their goal.

-Suitcases of Supplies: Include plenty of prepared magic bullets, money, clothes, a pair of subtly purchased Mystic Eye Killers from a certain mage for self-protection, packs of joints and lighters he added to it all, an advanced first aid kit, and other things generally needed to stay and get by day to day in an isolated place such as Black Rock for the duration of a Holy Grail War.

Special Boon: Safehouse - His family has ahead of time set up a place for him to stay during the course of the Holy Grail War, stocked with mundane food and water and even a proper bounded field.

Class: Saber
True Name/Title: Kullervo, The Son of Evil
Source: Finnish Folklore
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Appearance:
Short Bio/Synopsis: Even before Saber's birth his life was filled with tragedy. A petty rivalry between two brother magi, Untamo and Kalervo, escalated into open war between the brothers' tribes. Kalervo's tribe was massacred, save for a single pregnant woman, Kullervo's mother. Thus Kullervo was born into slavery and when he was just three months old he swore vengeance on Untamo and his tribe. Untamo failed on three different occasions to kill the child and eventually sold him to the blacksmith Ilmarinen. Kullervo's life from that point on was a constant stream of mishaps that usually ended in violence. Towards the end of his short life he had found his missing family who he had originally presumed dead. However, he had an uncontrollable desire to satiate the bengeance in his heart. So strong was this compulsion for wanton destruction that he didn't even mourn when he found out his family had been killed, only shedding a single tear for his mother.

While on his warpath he prayed to the god Ukko and he was granted a magical talking sword that he turned on Untamo and his tribe, slaying every man, woman and child. Kullervo had finally taken his revenge, but his actions had left his family defenseless, making his campaign all for not. Stopping at a place where plants no longer grow, he asked his magical sword if it would take his life. The sword agreed as it did not care whether the blood it drank was innocent or guilty. Kullervo threw himself onto his own blade, ending his own pitiful existence. Despite his acts of cruelty, Kullervo's tragic tale was etched into the Throne of Heroes as a cautionary tale for parents who would abuse or neglect their children or else they would grow up to be as wicked as the Son of Evil.

• STR: B
• END: B
• AGI: C
• MANA: A
• LCK E
• NP: B

Class Skills:

• Magical Resistance: (B) A Class Skill that grants protection against magical effects. At this rank it cancels spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals, it is difficult for them to be affected.
• Riding: (C) A Class Skill of Rider and Saber class Servants, denoting the ability to ride mounts and vehicles. At this rank most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill. However, he cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills:

• Mana Burst (Lightning): (C) The increase in performance caused by infusing one's weapons and body with Magical Energy and instantly expelling it. Simply put, recreating the effect of a jet burst by expending large amounts of Magical Energy. Saber possesses a version that infuses his body and weapons with magical energy that has a lightning attribute. This skill is derived from his innate magical abilities that saved his life when he was a newborn as well as his connection to a thunder god, manifesting as excessive reserves of mana.
• Single-Mindedness: (A) The ability to immerse oneself in something, exhibiting a superhuman degree of focus. Even when he regained the family he lost, Saber still pursued the goal of avenging their deaths. Actions taken towards the goal of slaying a single enemy become more effective at the cost of making Saber numb to stimuli outside of that single enemy. Detecting the presence of other nearby enemies becomes very difficult, damage from other enemy attacks goes unnoticed and fighting against two opponents at the same time is almost impossible.
• Sadistic Constitution: (C) A Skill that augments one's aggression in battle. It appears to be a positive Skill, but the longer its owner stays in battle, the more their abusive disposition will grow, causing them to lose their usual composure. It's possible to say that this is just one step short of the Skill that causes Berserkers to go insane. The more one attacks, the stronger one becomes, but on the other hand, one's defensive abilities drop. Derived from Saber's final act of war, burning Untamo's village to the ground and leaving no survivors. His heinous goal achieved and with no family to return to, he turned his own abuse onto himself and fell on his own blade.

Noble Phantasm

• True Name/Title: Ukonvasara-Conduit of Lightning's Origin
• Rank: B
• Type: Anti-Army
• Range: 10~90
• Maximum Number of Targets: 500
• Description: During his campaign against the Untamo Tribe Magi, Kullervo received news of the death of his family. His heart had been sealed away and he did not mourn their deaths. In this hardened state he prayed to the Finnish God of Thunder, Ukko, and was granted his awful tool for revenge. He was gifted a sentient sword that thirsted for the blood of the innocent and guilty alike. He turned this blade on his sworn enemies, crushing them under it's divine might, then turned the blade on himself.
  
  Saber's NP manifests as a hateful black sword. While it is perfectly sized and balanced for Saber's use it is "incomplete" and only constitutes the hilt of a much more devastating weapon. Contained within the weapon is humanity's conception of lightning during the Age of Gods. By invoking the sword's True Name and holding it aloft, Saber can call upon Divine Lightning and weaponise it as the Gods once did, uniting the hilt with the 'blade' as a pillar of electrical energy and summoning massive thunderstorms that will devastate the surrounding area with powerful lightning strikes. This pillar can be brought down upon groups within range and reduce them to mere ashes and dust. The sword also has a tertiary effect. It contains a facsimile of human sentience and capable of communication. The sword performs an approximation of humanity's own twisted nature and craves the taste of blood. However...

Misc/Other/Trivia: Kullervo has no desires for the Grail as his own goal in life had been accomplished and he has nothing else to live for. The summoned "Kullervo" is actually a puppet being manipulated by the desires of the Ukonvasara. After drinking the blood of Kullervo, the sword had Kullervo's personality imprinted on it. Although it was still a fake "intelligence" drinking the blood of one who was willing to feed it with their own blood instilled a concept of pity within the weapon. Since Kullervo is unwilling to act on his own, the talking sword has taken over his container and acts for him.

Archetype: Half-Blood (Stirring Ancestry)

Name: Jackson Andrews

Titles: The American Werewolf, Mosaic Eagle

Sex: Male

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Personality: Cool headed and well-mannered he never denies anyone courtesy even if they are his bitter enemies. He is resolute in his beliefs but is willing to hear what other people have to say and is not above changing his mind when presented with new information. He is confident, polite and flexible.

History:Jackson Andrews is the head of the Andrews estate, an old American family who can track their history to before the Westward Expansion. The Andrews are considered one of the foundational magus families in America and virtually despised by European maguses. This all stems from a blood feud that started during Revolutionary War where The Andrews were one of the few magical families to side with the Americans.

Their magical ancestry can be traced back to the Valais Witch Trials of the 15th century where their ancestors, the Anders, were targeted by the church under suspicion of witchcraft and lycanthropy. The suspicions were of course true as the Andrews have continued the tradition of coupling with phantasmal species well into the modern era.

Jackson himself is a philanthropist, using his family's wealth in-service to those who need it. He grew up sheltered and privileged and feels the need to "pay" for his easy life. Growing up in modern America granted him a more contemporary education, even attending an American High School for a number of years. His knowledge of science and technology is far beyond that of most other Maguses and he is much more willing to adopt and use the conveniences brought about by modernity. Magic-wise it could be said he was 'homeschooled' and encouraged to explore other magical systems. In addition to European schools of magic he has studied magics native to America in order to get in touch with his bestial heritage.

Quality of Magic Circuits:B

Quantity of Magic Circuits:B

Abnormal Abilities

• General Magecraft: Has a good understanding of the basics but is otherwise not formally trained in this particular style of magecraft.
• Elementalism: Fire and Water.
• American Witchcraft: An older form of Magecraft with origins in Europe that became popular in the United States during the 17th C and lead to the the infamous Salem Witch Trials. American Witchcraft was founded by Elizabeth "Goody" Garlick in 1658. It derives a lot from European schools of Witchcraft but with a much greater emphasis on curses, which require the use of a material medium (ex: straw doll, lock of hair, etc.) that impose a magical restriction on an individual. This school is not tied to the Wiccan faith, who do not practice magecraft at all.
• Navajo Spiritual Healing: A form of Shamanism that is one of the few forms of Magecraft not brought over to the New World but is instead holy native to the Americas. It was incorporated into the Crest during the rapid expansion into the West. Its main tenant is focused on reestablishing harmony within a body, as an imbalance or 'chaos' can manifest as illness or injury. It uses and requires knowledge in a vast array of plants, herbs, minerals and clays. Internally referred to as Diné Bahane', this school is rarely taught to those outside the Navajo culture so much is not known about its practices. It's primarily used for healing ailments and injury and the removal/redirection of curses. One of the more well-known "spells" of this school is the yee naaldlooshii ("by means of it, it goes on all fours") is not actually a part of the foundation proper but instead practised by an antithetical offshoot who go against the primary teachings. It is a form of "self-curse" that transfigures the user into an animal-like form for use in trickery or combat. English speakers typically refer to practitioners as "skin-walkers".
• Lycanthropy: Typically members of his family would have a designated handler nearby to make sure if they tip over the edge into transformation they can be calmed-down and brought back from Ancestral Return, or if need be put out of their misery. Through use of Navajo Spiritual Healing Jackson has bypassed this limitation. Through great self-control he can induce near Ancestral Return, increasing his physical power, endurance and making his magical attacks more potent. By utilizing a special Mystic Code he can undergo complete Ancestral Return while still retaining a sense of reason and the capability to use magecraft.

Equipment

• Pelt of a Wolf that died during a Solar Eclipse: According to Navajo beliefs a solar eclipse is a time of self-reflection and meditation. Wolves are an omen not for the dangers of nature but the dangers of humanity's own capacity to be monstrous. This Mystic Code is an ancient wolf pelt that was typically worn ceremonially. Jackson does care about these things. He purchased it from a reservation for an exorbitant price because it is an exceptionally rare Mystic Code that allows one to practice Diné Bahane' and transform into a 'mai-coh'. It is appropriate that 'mai-coh' can also mean witch.
• Berchtold: An ancient axe-head marked with runes. Its original name has been lost so it was rechristened with the name of the ghostly spectre that leads the Wild Hunt. Activating the runes envelopes the axe-head in either ice or fire. A somatic command allows for axe-head shaped bolts of either ice or fire to be launched from the Mystic Code. The bolts travel quickly and their trajectory can be controlled after the fact. According to the Andrews the axe-head was forged by dwarves deep in the Earth.
• The Cauldron of Ceridwen: An amplifier Mystic Code, it is an exceptionally old cauldron rumoured to have been used by the enchantress Crediwen with the intention of giving her son omnipotence. It was brought to the New World by a now dead magus family and later confiscated by the Puritans during the Salem Witch Trials. Recovered by Jackson himself, the cauldron allows for longe-range remote scrying and bolsters the range and potency of Witchcraft and potion brewing.
• SIG516: A semi-automatic multi-caliber rifle that Jackson typically uses to hunt feral pigs.

Boon: Superior Mystic Code; his Wolf Pelt is an exceptionally rare mystic code. Since it is a Navajo taboo to eat or drink during a solar eclipse, one who is willing to hunt during one fully embodies the idea of a 'mai-coh' who uses the shamanic teachings for their own personal gain rather than the good of the community. It is an artifact that is as close as one can get to an unclaimed Noble Phantasm in America.

Miscellaneous:Jackson is an outdoorsman and is comfortable using firearms. If need be he will resort to more modern solutions when dealing with foes.

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• She participates in the Holy Grail War purely to experience and see these ancient heroes fight, and to enjoy the view of the past meet the present.
• There's no interest to winning, surviving or any kinds.
• She's unaware of the magical world in and of itself. In her mind, everyone has the eyes that she has, as that is what's normal to her.

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Class: Rider
True Name: Peter the Great
Title: Great Sovereign Emperor, Ruler Of All The Russias
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Good
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Short Bio/Synopsis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great

Born into his father’s legacy, Peter inherited an unstable lineage and a kingdom on the brink, but even from birth he was described as stunning and awe inspiring, a beautiful child. His education was prepared for and he studied with many great tutors and many would say it was with this education did his greatness really shine through, his plans for Russia affecting it long after his death, his schematics for a better kingdom were something that defined Russia for most of history after his reign. When he was 4 his father passed away, his feeble and sickly brother Feodor instead taking the throne.

However, Peter’s luck pulled through and his succession was made possible with the passing of his brother merely 6 years into his rule. Due to the rest of his family being unable to rule, Peter took to the throne at 10 years old, his mother being his regent, but overall the weight was thrust upon the young Tsar but he accepted his destiny gladly, also because tradition dictated he had to. During this period he witnessed the brutality of his own kind with a rebellion that ended with him and his half brother Ivan ruling together. During this time he cared not for others dictating his rule, taking this time to delve into shipbuilding and mock battles with his toy army.

Soon, in 1694, he finally took the throne, quelling the rebellion by his own people and taking full control of his mighty nation, shaping it into his own personal kingdom, improving it and reforming the old to make way for the new. Peter was unnatural for a Tsar, very outgoing and cheerful, always looking to make friends rather than just connections, he was said to be remarkably tall although he always enjoyed mingling with the lower class, even though they always knew who he was even when he tried to disguise himself.

He believed the key to success was integrating other examples into his own expansion and reform, quickly deciding to change the whole layout of the kingdom, developing and building St Petersburg into the capital, making it his main base of command and his prized possession. He travelled Europe, learning and adapting, fending off his enemies and claiming many lands for himself, solidifying himself as the Embodiment of Russia. Many of his lesser nobles called for his bravery to be rewarded with the title Emperor of the East, but he refused because that was embarrassing and too pompous.

Peter’s rule was full of war, many rebelling against him, but when he defeated them he would always be strict but fair, never executing anyone foolishly, but executing those who deserved it to set an example. He was a studious, careful king who always enjoyed to find some relaxation and expand his horizons. He famously defeated the Swedes many a time and was able to hold himself against the Ottomans as well, after a few failed attempts at expanding. Peter would always learn and adapt, knowing exactly how to improve his army to defeat his enemies, whilst he did sometimes find disaster by sending the wrong troops to do the job he designated to them.

He lived a long life, reforming the government and infrastructure of Russia into one that would hold up for centuries to come, many hailing him as the embodiment of Mother Russia, a title he never embraced but always appreciated. He died of illness, leaving it all to his wife, ensuring the succession that would lead to many more great leaders like himself, one loved by nobles and public alike, and thanks to his Grand Embassy, many foreign rulers also appreciated him, mourning his passing as one of the great monarchs to pass.

But he always wanted to do more, he always felt like he could do better, so when the grail came calling, he gladly accepted, a new challenge for him to overcome, something he would never back down from!
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Parameters:
Strength: B
Endurance: C
Agility: C
Mana: B
Luck: B

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Class Skills:
Riding A: Known for his proficiency in the saddle, however not as much as his descendant Empress, this skill shows his ability to ride most mounts with ease, his education priming him for the mastery of many vehicles as well as animals, mounts that he can command and control with ease, allowing him to easily adapt to mounts that are not quite his style. His voyages taught him excellent riding abilities allowing him to master any mounts at his disposal

Magic Resistance C: Said to have surpassed a curse that had plagued his family, many hailed Peter as an enemy of witchcraft for a small time as a child, unlike his other siblings he avoided the curse of disease, as such this allows Peter to have resistance against weak magic.

Personal Skills:
Charisma B: A ruler who was beloved by his subjects and could command the loyalty of those who once plotted against them, Peter’s words bring ambition and strength, bolstering his allies and soldiers with ease with nothing but a speech.

Mana Burst (Frost) B : Rider’s greatest ally during his reign was the Winter that his enemies would always fail during, a fact he often took advantage of, especially against the Swedes and Persians, the weather always adding to his attacks on their forces. Due to him representing the greatness of his Nation, Peter is able to infuse weapons and his attacks with magical energy that takes the shape of frostbite like frost. Attacks with weapons infused with this Frost often leave frost in its place that can weaken and slow down enemies.

Emperor of the East A: A skill that denotes his power and influence over Eastern Europe during his rule, emperors and regents of neighbouring countries always recognising his power and title of his stardom. His power was always respect in Eastern Europe, as such, this skill allows Peter to grant a boost to any from Eastern Europe who fight alongside him, and any Eastern European servants who oppose him always feel compelled to surrender even when fighting, a compulsion that can be quelled but is still very strong.

Shapeshift D-: A skill that Peter is…very proud of. During his odyssey across Europe, peter prided himself on being there in secret always taking the role of a commoner or a lower noble, never as a great Tsar. These disguises were ambitious at best, ut due to his impressive height at 6’8, everyone knew exactly who he was. Everyone knew the folly of his disguise, besides him.
This skill allows Peter to change his appearance but only accounts for his face, meaning that overall, the skill is useless but one he loves to boast of, even if his mighty build gives him away.
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NOBLE PHANTASMS


Misc/Other/Trivia:

Peter is obsessed with history, so will likely be more distracted by warriors of old rather than trying to really defeat them, even if he knows that is his purpose here.

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Name: Jeremiah Powlus
Title: The Toxic Heir
Age: 25
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Short Bio/Synopsis:

The Powlus line goes all the way back to the 15th century, during Henry V’s rule the ancestors of the family began practicing their traditional alchemy and practising chemistry to impress and amaze the courts that they served. The family’s history of creating toxic materials and dangerous potions soon became well known so they took the opportunity to drop into obscurity, hiding from the world at large to safely practice their magecraft in private, traditional families akin to theirs often had problems with their methods of practicing.

The family operated entirely immersed in secret, only marrying those who were fully trustworthy, many members being cut off out of suspicion of them turning on the family. As the centuries went by the ruthless nature of the Powlus’ calmed down and the family continued operating as normal, working as creators of potions and concoctions that would be perfect for slaying magi, their idea of the perfect magus being one who could change with the times and adapt to the world whilst continuing their proud ideology.

Jeremiah was born into the expectation, born in northern England, his existence was kept a secret from the Clocktower as the family vowed never to collaborate with such counterfeit magus, this however, was a skewed belief. His life was still a studious one, his elders piling work load after work load on the poor boy throughout his childhood, their pride of their magical circuits outweighing their care for his upbringing, leading him to become dissatisfied with society when he attempted to integrate with larger society during his teens.

Used to a life of order and schedule, life outside of his teachings was somewhat annoying, the whole world seemed off to him, and the further he delved into learning of all the factions that controlled magic, his distaste for the ways of the magus began to grow, even for his own family, this however, did not affect his own love of his craft. Excelling in the art of chemistry and alchemy, he rose to be renowned by the family as their Toxic Heir, one who would inherit all the secrets of their deadliest weapons.

He grew a dream of running away and abandoning his family, cursing this whole life of a magus, the whole world feeling like it had lost its way with this new century and deserved a little rewind and some things he knew he simply could not fix in theory. Yet with talk of the upcoming war, and an invitation, his aspirations for improving this way of Magus became stronger. Distaste with the Association for casting aside his family and bitterness towards his family for their closed off nature, barely letting him socialise with non-magus, he decided he would enter the war as the family’s heir, meaning he could use their wealth to prepare supplies, as well as avoiding any of their scorn.

And so the arduous journey continued…


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Elemental Affinity: Water, Wind

Origin: Bubbling

Quality of Magic Circuits: B

Quantity of Magic Circuits: B

Crest: 600 years old

Magecraft:

- General Magecraft: Jeremiah is proficient in the basics of magecraft, mastering most of them but having no personal interest in exercising any of the essentials, but can utilise them if the need arises. Bounded fields and slight divination are easily accessible to him.

- Chemistry: Utilising an old form of alchemy and chemistry, Jeremiah has honed the family’s ability of concocting amazing and terrifying substances that can contain very different materials. His proficiency is in gases of the lethal variety, being able to produce acid from many different mixes that can be used to splash on opponents, as well as making gases that can burn the skin upon contact, this is an advanced version of mustard gas enhanced by infusing magical energy into his concoctions. His other specialties beyond this is creating explosive substances that can erupt upon impact of the container being fractured, causing a low grade explosion or simply releasing one of his gases. This is Jeremiah’s speciality and is able to create his concoctions from limited resources at an exponential rate compared to the average magus.

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Mystic Codes:

Basilisk Poison: A large pot of the acid was brought over with him to America, this poison was another one of the family’s most successful acquisitions, a powerful corrosive poison that can melt most organic substances upon contact, one drop of this terrifying poison can completely rip through someone’s body, completely shutting it down as it eats through the body. This substance can also be utilised by Jeremiah to add to his signature Chemical Bombs, unleashing a deadly explosion that will unleash the deadly poison as a hazardous gas.

Fear Potion: A substance created to induce fear and hysteria in their enemies, the Powlus family have perfected their recipe for a fear potion, a serum that can be unleashed in either gas or liquid form, this requires Jeremiah to use his alchemy to create as it contains magical purposes. Applied to a victim, this serum will make the victim see hallucinations/visions of their greatest fears if they are susceptible to it, these visions will not be real but will appear so unless they have a high magic resistance. The serum only lasts for 2 hours maximum with a very large dosage which is practically a full glass of the liquid but normall lasts for short amounts of time.

Mask of Purification: A mask of his own design, worked throughout his life since he was but a child, this mask has been modelled to protect Jeremiah from his own gases and concoctions, allowing him to brew in peace, the mask also allows his sense of smell to gain a small upgrade, allowing him to be able to smell magical influences when they are nearby.

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Misc/Other/Trivia: Jeremiah has no ill will towards the clocktower but still believes that the whole system is flawed. As such, he has no idea that his magical circuits are quite adequate and above average as he has never really stretched the limits of his magic, always focussing on brewing and infusing magic into his creations rather than anything more extreme. Also, the mask he wears very rarely leaves his face, if it does so, it’s safe to assume something is wrong.
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Special Boon:

Prometheus Serum : So called to match the god who stole fire to give to the humans, this specialised serum has been passed down through the Powlus line for generations, constantly changing as the new heir tinkers and perfects the recipe. At this stage of its development, this concoction is one that Jerry has in at least 5 vials worth, this serum made from slain magus’ and their life energy squeezed out of them, their very essence being worked into the serum. No one knows just how many souls have been slain to create this grand creation for excessive mana juice but usually this is sold by the Powlus’ and not utilised by them. In this case though, he was permitted usage of it as it would ensure victory.

Placed inside injectors, one boost of the substance allows Jeremiah a brilliant stream of mana by super charging his circuits for at most 30 minutes at a push and makes his output of mana almost inhuman but afterwards his body will become fatigued and hard to even stand, so excessive usage of the serum will eventually just drain his life energy. This sort of boost allows his Servant to utilise their most mana draining moves for a period of time before the serum wears off.

True Name: Apophis; Apepi I.
Alignment: Neutral Evil.
Synopsis: Perhaps the greatest of all the hyksos kings, Apophis was a monarch who ruled over the northern Nile in parallel to the seventeenth dynasty of Egypt that resided in Thebes at the time, which she opposed. Envious, insolent and cunning, Apophis sought to become a pharaoh like her rivals and so she began to worship Seth and Seth alone, the god closest to her people's own and who she held daily sacrifices for.
Yet she was a pharaoh in name alone. Not only had she risen to the throne by usurping it once her predecessor had died, but the rites needed to receive a God's blessings were only known by her egyptian rivals. None of her agents sent to retrieve that information returned with satisfying news, if they made it back at all. The spite and frustration of these continued failures drove Apophis into goading the thebeans into war, a drawn out conflict that the hyksos eventually lost and that brought forth the birth of the greatest era in Egyptian history.
It was during this war that Apophis attempted a rite to gain Seth's blessing with what little information of the proceeding she could muster, a desperate attempt to turn the tides of the war in her favor and impose her lineage over that of her enemies. Yet it was this haste that proved to her undoing, as the haphzardly done ritual ended up costing the lives of all of those involved. Nevertheless, her devotion to Seth ended up granting her her much desired blessing in her last moments, allowing her to ascend to the Throne for one last chance at making her lineage the true rulers of the Nile.

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Class Skills:

• Item Construction - B+: Apophis can only create devices related to egyptian magecraft. Even when egyptian golems, mystic codes and whatnot appear similar in function to those of modern magecraft, the former are more versatile and their magic is darker in color.
• Territory Creation - A: Creation of a "Temple", which is superior to a "Workshop", is possible.

Personal Skills:

• Divinity - B: Even with her status as a false pharaoh of people born outside of the Nile, or rather because of it, Apophis earned the right to be called a child of Seth, the god of foreigners.
• Usurper - A: This skill identifies someone as having stolen other's merits for oneself; Apophis qualified for this skill not only for taking the monuments of previous rulers for herself rather than building her own, but also for taking the throne for herself when her predecessor died. Gives a plus modifier to checks towards taking control of someone else's Bound Fields, Golems, Mystic Codes and the like.
• Rapid Words of the Divine - B: The ability to speak magical incantations at an accelerated speed. By using a language from the Age of Gods, High-Thaumaturgy can be cast at the speed of single action spells.

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Description: Tapping into her faith and divinity, Apophis channels the merciless force her god commands; the cold brutality the desert shows to those who dare underestimate it, and unleashes it upon her foes.
Releasing this noble phantasm's true name allows Apophis to bring forth a violent sandstorm in a nearby area of at most thirty feet around. The howling winds are incredibly strong, scalding and draining, and they carry with them a great amount of sand that severely limits one's sight and smell. Furthermore, hunting within the sandstorm are several vicious Sha, powerful Demonic Beasts akin to large greyhounds that embody Seth's cunning, power and evil. They hunt in packs and are unhindered by the storm around them. They don't need to sleep or eat; their hunting is born from a malicious desire to maim and kill Apophis' foes.
By performing a ritual sacrifice immediately before releasing its true name, the storm's strength increases dramatically, allowing it to slowly wither away anyone unfortunate enough to be trapped in Seth's fury. Not only that, but the Sha within it also receive a substantial increase to their stats. There's a caveat, though: the same ritual sacrifice must be repeated daily if one's to maintain it in this state. After all, this is the crystallization of Apophis' devotion to Seth. It only makes sense that the same devotion is needed to maintain the manifestation of his wrath.
A high END stat is needed to endure the storm, but a skill or Mystic Code that protects one from the winds is ultimately prefered. However, this won't make the vision any better; to deal with the other issues presented by the sandstorm one must bring other countermeasures.

Personality

Selfish, greedy, and prone to fits of sudden violence. A capricious personality that seems in some way monstrous, yet in others, fundamentally human. Though she has pride as a ‘monster’, and boats about her demonic power, sometimes it seems that she’s trying too hard.

Her attitude towards a Master is one of petulance and rebellion. The concept of obeying a Master is an irritation, but not something she’s completely opposed to, so depending on their attitude it’s possible to build a friendship.

Her desire for the grail is to take revenge against the cow that killed her, but she has plenty of other desires that might end up taking precedence.

Background

The child of Shuten Doji.

After the extermination of the Oni of Mount Ooe, one of the women rescued from the clutches of the Oni was carrying the child of Shuten Doji. Or, Kidomaru was simply one of the survivors of the extermination, along with Ibaraki-Doji…

Well, since Ibaraki was the only survivor of that clash, and since it’s unlikely that Shuten impregnated any of those women it appears her origin was more unusual.

The clash of legends at the top of Mount Ooe - what happened there is a mystery even to Kidomaru. All she knows is the deep grudge within her heart that drives her towards revenge against Raikou.

There are various anecdotes of Kidomaru serving at a temple, learning from the tengu and fighting with shapeshifting bandits. However, the main source of Kidomaru’s fame is her encounter with Minamoto no Raikou. After being captured by Raikou’s brother, Minamoto no Yorinobu, and held in his bathroom, she finally met the object of her grudge. She broke from her chains and listened to Raikou’s destination, and planned an ambush for her. She slaughtered a cow and hid inside its skin, waiting for her enemy to pass by.

As for why she chose a cow, it seems she was just drawn to it, as a taunt of sorts.

But together with her four heavenly kings, Raikou immediately saw through the disguise. Watanabe no Tsuna fired an arrow at the cow, injuring the oni. Kidomaru charged the group, and was cut down in a single stroke.

And so, the great monster that inherited the grudges of Mount Ooe was simply defeated in an instant. Perhaps there was another future that could have been reached, if things had been different.





Presence Concealment: B

The capacity to erase one’s presence as a Servant. Suitable for spying. When preparing to attack, the intense killing intent of an Oni spills out without limit, nullifying the skill entirely.



Oni-Kind Demon: A

A skill representing the demonic strength of an oni, inherent to one’s being as an oni. It is a mix of the Natural Monster, Monstrous Strength, Charisma and Mana Burst skills. In this case, the form of the Mana Burst is one of ‘heat.’

Disengage: B

The ability to disengage from battle, returning it to its initial state. In Kidomaru’s case, this is geared towards completely escaping from any confines or restriction of movement. No chains can restrict her, no room can hold her. As to why she was stuck in a bathroom for a while - she simply wanted to be there, of course.

Blooming Shadow: -

A creature born from the strange collected monstrous grudges created during the extermination of Mount Ooe. In that sense, she’s a creature destined to become a great monster, perhaps even exceeding Shuten Doji. However, one’s birth does not necessarily determine their role in life. After all, the one who killed her ‘father’ was a monster, too. One that suppressed and used her monstrous side to become a great hero who slayed various evils. That path, too, was open to her.

And yet, she was cut down in a single strike by that same woman.

Though the nature of a heroic spirit is generally that of a ‘complete’ existence, summoned at a spiritual or physical peak, Kidomaru is fundamentally a ‘child’. One who was cut down before she ever reached her true potential.

This results in a flexible Saint Graph that has more growth potential than most Servants. Unlike Self-Modification, which reduces one’s capacity as a ‘hero’, this allows Kidomaru to develop further as both ‘monster’ and ‘hero’.

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Class: Lancer
True Name: Jangar
Title: The Khan of Bomba
Gender: Male
Alignment: True Neutral

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Short Bio/Synopsis: The circumstances on Jangar’s birth are somewhat unusual. His father was Ujung Aldar Khan of Bomba, his mother was a woman from another tribe; the two had tried for a child for two years unsuccessfully, they tried various medicines and cures but nothing worked and eventually sought the advice of a herdsman who had 19 children. They called the herdsman in and he explained his secret: when the horses began to rut, he and his wife would watch them mate, then go mate themselves. Promising to reward the herder if the trick worked, Ujung Aldar Khan agreed to try it.

The couple secretly stole out to the steppe and hid behind a large rock so that they could watch a stallion and mare mate. Afterwards, they returned to their palace and tried for a child. The trick worked, and several months later it became apparent that Urmaa was pregnant. Ujung Aldar Khan sent the herdsman 100 cows as a reward. Urmaa was pregnant for 10 months, but could not give birth. When she finally did give birth, it was to a strange red mass. Ujung Aldar ordered a servant to throw it out, but then a voice cried from within, "I'm suffocating! Let me out of here!" They tried to cut the red mass open with a sword, but the sword merely chipped. Master Choirom came and recommended that they use Sword given by the Jade Emperor, and with this sword they were able to cut the red mass and free the large baby boy within. The baby's skin had auspicious markings: a red mole and a birthmark on his butt. The child was strong and kicked his leather swaddling cloths to pieces, making Urmaa afraid that her son was ill-fated to cause destruction. She begged Ujung Aldar to let the child die, but he appreciated his son's strength and refused. The tribe celebrated the baby's birth together.

Ujung Aldar became so preoccupied with his new son that he began to neglect the affairs of the tribe, particularly the defenses. A Manggus, or devil, called Goljing had long been an enemy of Bomba. Seeing Ujung Aldar's weakness, he attacked with 10,000 warriors on black horses and easily captured Bomba. Ujung Aldar Khan and his wife and son were besieged in their palace. Seeking to save his son's life, Ujung Aldar put a piece of white jade in his son's mouth, placed him on the horse Aranjagaan, and sent his servant Menhbayar to take the child to safety. He also gave the servant the Aram spear, a weapon that had been passed down for generations. Then Ujang Aldar fought the invaders until he and his wife were cut down.

The servant took the child to Big Black Mountain and hid him in a cave, then walked back to the palace to see what had happened. Discovering everything destroyed and the Khan dead, he decided to take his revenge by attacking some of the invaders as they sat around a fire. He killed one of them, but was soon killed himself. In the mountain cave, the boy sucked the white jade to keep himself from growing hungry or thirsty for a few days. But eventually he began to cry. A man named Mengen Xigxirge was hunting nearby, and he noticed the horse Aranjagaan grazing. Wanting to see what the horse was doing there, he went closer, and heard the baby crying. He followed the noise and discovered the cave. At first Mengen Xigxirge wanted to adopt the boy, so he decided to give him the name "Jangar." The boy immediately agreed that this should be his name and declared that he would become master of the world. This frightened Mengen Xigxirge, who was worried that Jangar might dispossess his own son, Hongor. So he decided to leave Jangar there with some food and water and left.

Jangar went outside and roared, and all the animals living nearby came to see what the noise was. He befriended them and they fed him and taught him their skills. She-wolves suckled him, and deer brought him fruit. He learned to roar from a tiger, to hunt from an eagle, and to run from an antelope. Jangar lived in the wild for two years, soon attaining the age of three.

One day an old man appeared while Jangar was sitting under a tree. The man told him about what had happened to his parents and trained him in martial arts and magic. But no sooner had Jangar learned these things than he woke up—it was morning, and it had all been a dream. Nonetheless, he felt strong, and discovered that he could uproot a tree and smash a camel-sized rock with it. He mounted Aranjagaan and went home to kill Goljing.

Three-year-old Jangar fought his way to Goljing's palace, destroying three strongholds on the way, and thrust his spear into the Manggus' chest, killing him. Then Jangar climbed up on the roof of the palace and called back all the people who had fled after the invasion. He became Khan and Bomba flourished again.

Meanwhile, another ruler named Shar Durdeng began raiding the outskirts of Bomba for livestock, women and children. Jangar was upset, and the three-year-old Khan took up his spear and rode alone to face his new enemy. To reach Shar Durdeng's palace, Jangar had to fight for seven months and 19 days. He overthrew four strongholds, and finally reached the crystal palace by the sea where his enemy dwelt. He snuck inside and found everyone drunk. Taking hold of the intoxicated Shar Durdeng, Jangar threw him off his throne, and proceeded to break ribs and spinal bones until Shar Durdeng agreed to leave Bomba in peace and pay taxes and tribute. By the age of five, Jangar had defeated five Mangguses and quintupled the size of the Bomba's territory.

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Parameters:
Strength: B+
Endurance:B
Agility: B
Mana: D
Luck: E

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Class Skills:
Magic Resistance (C): Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals. Despite being versed in shamanism, Jangar does not have much experience fighting against magically inclined opponents and as such has negligible resistance against such attacks.

Personal Skills:
Animal Dialogue (C): While in hiding on Big Black Mountain after the destruction of Bomba at the hands of the Manggus Goljing, Jangar befriended many of the animals living nearby and was taught their skills; She-wolves suckled him, and deer brought him fruit. He learned to roar from a tiger, to hunt from an eagle, and to run from an antelope. Jangar lived in the wild for two years and during this time learned to communicate with animals of all kinds.

Shamanism (D): One day an old man appeared while the young Jangar was sitting under a tree. The man told him about what had happened to his parents and trained him in martial arts and the shamanistic magic of his homeland. Jangar is proficient with common shamanistic skills just as communication with spirits, healing sickness caused by malevolent spirits and the usage of spirits as guides or messengers. He can also perform simple divination rites such as dream interpretation.

Natural Body (A): As a baby Jangar was able to kick apart his leather swaddling clothes and possessed the ability to speak from the moment he was born. By the age of three he had defeated the monster who had killed his father and reclaimed his kingdom. By five he had killed four more similar monsters and quadrupled the size of the Bomba’s territory.

Grants a plus modifier to his STR. Furthermore, even without training, he's still beyond brawny. No matter how many calories he ingests, his body shape will not change.

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Noble Phantasm

Class: Lancer
True Name\Title: Fu Hao
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Appearance:

Short Bio/Synopsis:
An ancient warrior and priestess, who led armies across China in the Age of Gods. Coming from a small and nameless tribe, she allied her people to the powerful Shang dynasty by becoming one of the many wives of king Wu Ding. Unwilling to leave the fate of the kingdom to chance, however, she quickly flew up through the ranks to become both his favored consort and the most powerful general of the Shang. In a single battle, she obliterated the nemesis that had challenged the kingdom for generations before her, and went on to wage war against neighboring states with thousands of men under her command. To the king, she became a trusted advisor and valued shamaness, conducting complex rituals to peer into the future and win the aid of ancestral spirits. When she eventually died, sixteen slaves were sacrificed to adorn her lavish burial site, and in the years to follow her tomb would become a place of prayer where kings would seek her aid against enemies of the Shang.
With the Shang having long since fallen, however, her bloodlust and hunger for power remain unsatisfied. Seeking the Grail, she dreams of carving out a new dynasty of her own in the modern world.

Stats:
STR: B
END: C
AGI: A
MAN: C
LCK: D

Class Skill:
Magic Resistance A: Cancels spells of A-rank or below, making her virtually untouchable to all modern magi. The high rank comes from her own experience as the preeminent shamaness of an entire kingdom: generations of ancestral spirits stand ready to protect her from any magical assault.

Personal Skills:
Eternal Arms Mastery A+: The dexterity of combat arts taken to the extreme. Maintains her fighting skills at their full potential, regardless of which weapons she wields, which type of terrain she fights on, whatever injuries she has sustained, etc.

Magecraft (Oracle) C-: The ability to carve oracle bones, which allow for predictions of possible futures. This does not grant perfect foresight; only fleeting visions of what may come to pass or premonitions of coming threats and opportunities. Due to her not being summoned in the Caster class, the rank of this skill is low.

Tactics (Ambush) B: An innovative military commander, Fu Hao conquered where many others had failed before her, and successfully executed the first recorded military ambush in Chinese history. Similar to most Tactics skills, she gains a bonus while using or opposing Anti-Army Noble Phantasms. However, rather than directly affecting power, this bonus manifests as the ability to more rapidly deploy her Noble Phantasm, or a slight delay in the deployment of an opponent's.

Noble Phantasm:
True Name/Title: Fù Hǎo Mù: The Tomb of Lady Hao
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1-50
Maximum Number of Targets: 165
Description: Where some heroes are defined by one weapon, Fu Hao collected an entire treasury's worth, which she carried with her even beyond her death. All of these weapons were of the highest quality, and many were from eras even more ancient than hers, with stories and legends of their own. However, as history ground onward and details were lost to time, all of Fu Hao's collection was sublimated as a single Noble Phantasm. Because of the variety of arms gathered, and her ability to wield them all with equal effectiveness, she qualifies for nearly every Servant class, with the spear merely being her default weapon as a Lancer.
Fu Hao can use this Noble Phantasm in a partial fashion to swap out her weapons in battle, allowing her to temporarily alter her fighting style to resemble classes such as Saber or Archer (though this has no effect on her skills or parameters). Unleashing its True Name will conjure dozens of weapons at once. Unlike a certain wasteful Archer, these armaments are not carelessly thrown about, but strike as if Fu Hao were individually wielding each and every one of them.
However, the more weapons are deployed simultaneously, the greater the mana cost, with more than 50 equating to a strain no normal mage can withstand. In addition, her treasury is not limitless: her Noble Phantasm incorporates exactly 165 artifacts total, and when one is destroyed she cannot replace or recover it.
The total inventory is as follows:
130 weapons (axes, swords, spears, etc.)
27 knives (mostly used for inscribing oracle bones rather than direct combat)
4 mirrors (single-use magical shields/defenses)
4 tiger statues (powerful golems; each one can overpower an average modern mage)

Name\Title: Alba Rozenkalt, "The Frozen Flower"
Appearance:

Short Bio/Synopsis: A mysterious magus family based primarily in Greenland, the Rozenkalt have long been seen as a reclusive clan of aristocrats. They maintain cordial relations with the Clock Tower, and have made substantial contributions to various fields of magical research over the centuries. However, despite their connections with the Mage Association, they refuse to become a part of it, maintaining a quiet and reclusive existence in a frigid corner of the world.
But this surface impression is a lie. In fact, there is no Rozenkalt family, only a single individual who has sustained herself for an incalculably long amount of time. At some point in the past, Alba discovered how to transfer her soul into the body of a Homunculus, and for generation upon generation has passed down her memories, mind, and magic circuits into specially-crafted vessels. However, this process is imperfect: with each transfer Alba loses a fragment of her memory and personality, becoming a little less 'her' and regressing towards a blank slate.
She has burned through so many Homunculi by now that she no longer remembers what her original name was, where she came from, or even how old she really is. Her current personality resembles a machine than a person, with only occasional fragments of her former self slipping through. Deep inside, she is terrified by the idea of fading away completely and becoming a thing without any humanity or identity of its own. The rumors of the Grail and the Heaven's Feel magic are perhaps her final, desperate hope of somehow saving her own pathetic existence; she will stop at nothing to obtain them.

Magecraft: Due to her degradation, Alba is massively weaker than she once was, but even so she is a mage older than the majority of Caster-class Heroic Spirits, making her an absolute monster by modern standards. Though specializing in the Flowing and Transferring of Power, she possesses vast knowledge across multiple fields of Magecraft. Her elemental affinity, so far as she is aware, is Water.

Alchemy: Acceleration and partition of thought, creation of homunculi. In her case, she spurns the mass-production of Homunculus servants in favor of carefully designing a single body for herself each generation, with the capability of hosting her own formidable Magic Circuits.

Material Transmutation: Alteration and reinforcement of objects. Generally used to reinforce her physical body, or alter/manipulate component elements while crafting familiars or Mystic Codes.

Kabbalah: Discernment of the Root from holy scriptures. Her primary source of long-range firepower, she uses this in combination with High-Speed Incantation to call down lightning upon any enemy she can pinpoint. She also possesses knowledge in Golemancy, and is capable of crafting powerful and varied Familiars with the right materials, though nothing that could challenge a Servant.

Flowing and Transferring of Power: Includes temporary distribution of consciousness across Familiars and Golems, creation of Mystic Codes, healing magecraft, and full transference of consciousness into a carefully prepared vessel. This is where she shines best: she can regenerate her own body in seconds from the verge of death, and simultaneously control dozens of familiars at once if otherwise unoccupied.

Though she doesn't have much expertise beyond the average magus in fields not listed here, her breadth of knowledge is such that she can identify virtually any form of magecraft on sight, excepting those that have been deliberately concealed from the world since their inception.

Mystic Codes: She's no slacker in this department either.
Ivory Blades: Knives and speartips carved from ivory by various cultures, including the Norse, the Inuit, and the ancient Chinese. In addition to making good stabbing or cutting weapons, Alba has imbued them with various spells and effects over the ages, which are generally triggered via specific conditions. Though none of these are exceptional Mystic Codes on their own, she possesses over a hundred, and will deploy powerful centuries-old spells with abandon if it comes to it. Due to their nature, most of these involve Ice-based magecraft, such as freezing the blood of a target who has been cut or unleashing a blizzard when thrown.

Skin of ???: A uniform-type Mystic Code created from the skin of a Phantasmal whose name has long been forgotten by both human memory and Alba herself. It has changed form many times over the years, and even she is unsure of its exact properties, but mainly it confers a high resistance to Fire-element magecraft.

Misc/Other/Trivia:
- Has changed her name many times over the years, though her 'family' is somewhat known in the world of Magecraft due to their age.
- Though she comes across as emotionless a lot of the time, she does seem to have a haughty side, and will take offense at being treated with disrespect. Strangely enough, moments like this where her original personality shines through tend to disrupt her train of thought and even her magecraft when they occur.

Special Boon: If it wasn't clear already, it's Superior Magical Skills. That said, this extends beyond just her wide mastery of modern Magecraft.
Back in her prime, 'Alba' was once a mage powerful enough to rival Caster-class servants with her skill (indeed, she could likely have become one had she chosen to make a name for herself and perish rather than hiding away and persisting). Her true Elemental Affinity is in fact Fire, though with her successive resurrections this has been altered by the degradation of her soul and Magical Circuits. In rare moments of lucidity in which fragments of her old self manage to fully surface, she may temporarily become able to use her original magecraft on the level it was during the Age of Gods. However, this is not a simple boost in power: achieving this state requires her personality to fluctuate vastly from its current state, and as such her goals and reasoning during such an episode may be completely different from what they would normally be.

Class:
Berserker
True Name:
Ibaraki Douji
Alignment:
Chaotic Evil

Short Bio/Synopsis:
typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Berserker_(F…

Stats:
- STR: B
- CON: A+
- AGI: C
- MGI: C
- LCK: B

Class Skill:
- Mad Enhancement: B -
Rank up all parameters, but takes away reason for the most part. Due to the class specific skill combining simultaneously with her oni kin special trait, she can exceptionally control herself. When she does so, she possesses the ability to reason and make composed conversation.

Personal Skills:
- Oni Kin: A -
A skill representing the demonic nature and the superpower of an oni. Only pure and mixed-blood oni kin can acquire this skill. It is a composite skill combining skills such as Innate Demon, Monstrous Strength, Charisma, Magic Energy Burst, but in this work the effect is adjusted. In the case of Ibaraki Douji, her Magic Energy Burst becomes "flame". One blow from an oni combining a high rank STR, rank A Monstrous Strength, and rank A Magic Energy Burst would result in an astounding amount of destructive force, devastating the target.

- Disengage: A -
The ability to withdraw from battle. Returning disadvantageous battle to its initial state. From an anecdote where she managed to splendidly wtihdraw from battle when Watanabe fought her and had her hand was severed by his famed sword "Higekiri".

- Shapeshift: A -
Free transformation of her form. It's possible for her to shapeshift to other forms such as a child or even giant. Due to her basic physique frame no longer growing anymore, Ibaraki Douji uses this skill to the extreme, zealously striving everyday to become the great oni anyone and everyone would fear.

Noble Phantasm:
True Name/Title:
Rashoumon Dai Engi:Great Grudge of Rashoumon
Rank:
B
Type:
Anti-Unit, Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Range:
1-50
Maximum Number of Targets:
1-100 person
Description:
Her right hand, severed by one of Minamoto no Raikou's Four Heavenly Kings, Watanabe no Tsuna. Normally it is properly attached, but she can freely detach and manipulate it, making it fluttering about in the sky or even having it acts as an offensive weapon. Her fist, clad in the dreadful, sweltering heat of the oni kin enlarge in size, just like that of a great oni. Reminiscent of an Onibi, it then revolves around the enemies' line and destroys them.

True Name/Title:
Ooeyama Dai Engi: Flame of Mount Ooe
Rank:
B+
Type:
Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Range:
1-50
Maximum Number of Targets:
1-3 person
Description:
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Specialization of the Sougenbi for anti-unit usage in battle. Ten consecutive attack of scorching heat that completely, thoroughly crushes and burns up to 3 attack targets. Scorching the enemy to cinders, leaving only their bones charred to black coals. Ibaraki herself speak of it passionately, "This truly is the bone extrication technique of Hazan! (破山抜骨, hazan pakkotsu)" but the handed down bone extrication part is Shuten's influence.

Misc/Other/Trivia:
- Her wish upon the Holy Grail is "to see the smiling face of Shuten." The smile of her stepsibling, one without worry, without sorrow, without hesitation, is the source of Ibaraki's everything. Be it the famed in Kyoto Abe no Seimei, or Minamoto no Raikou, or her powerful Four Heavenly Kings. Ibaraki is unperturbed in her opposition against all of them, wishing only for that smile even until her death.

Name|Title // Isaac Blumenfeld
Affiliation // Mage's Association, Faculty of Modern Magecraft, Faculty of Mineralogy
Rank // Cause
Age // 19
Gender // Male
Country // America
Nationality // American
Alignment // Neutral Good
Height // 5'10
Blood Type // B

Magic Crest // 200 years
Magic Circuit Quantity // A
Magic Circuit Quality // B+
Origin // Creation
Elemental Affinity // Earth

Background //

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Isaac is the heir to the Blumenfeld family, one of the wealthiest, prestigious, and influential Magus families in the American southeast. A matriarchal family of Jewish origin, they largely survive by assimilating smaller Magus families and erasing their identities. Isaac's mother was disappointed due to him being the first male born in four generations and was prepared to marry him off to another Magus family, but when he showed surprising talent in Golemancy and Jewel Magecraft at age eight when he crafted his first golem, his mother changed her mind and actually treated him like a prodigy and a son.

However, as Isaac grew, he became disillusioned with the Moonlit World. He found Magus society to be cutthroat, misanthropic, and lacking in anything resembling compassion. He came to forsake the ideals of Magus society. This led him to essentially following the creed that magecraft is an accessory to human life. Isaac continues his studies to fulfill his duty and own interest in furthering his family’s legacy, but has since discarded their values in order to retain his own humanity. His entrance into the new grail war, was not out of some impossible wish for the grail to grant. But merely to prevent such a wish to be used by those who have become less than human.

Personality //

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Isaac is a kind and gentle person, that would have been more suited to live an ordinary life if not for his talent. Although he likes that being a magus, he is able to interact with "absurd, scientifically impossible phenomena" others could only dream of, he views magi as humans who become something less the more they dabble. He is quite the bibliophile, being a mythology enthusiast and an avid reader. Typically quoting lines from various books and philosophers when discussing things such as morals, life, and etc. Making him quite clever and knowledgeable underneath his politer and gentle disposition.

Still, he is capable of being ruthless when needed as a magus should, having to been tasked and raised to carry out his family's legacy. Capable of projecting the disposition of an archetypal magus in order to steel his resolve in order to face the moonlit world. But genuinely tries not to harm anyone while he is pursuing his goals, and tries to minimize any harm he might cause. Also even though Isaac, himself has no wish for the grail if his servant would want to pursue a benevolent wish whole heartedly, he would have no choice but do everything in his power to help achieve such a wish.

Magecraft //

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General Magecraft: As an heir, it was to be expected that Isaac mastered the basics. After all, it would be laughable if he didn’t know them. One couldn’t cast a single mystery without a proper foundation and material to work with. Self-Reinforcement, Memory Manipulation, Basic Boundary Fields, etc. They are all part of his arsenal.

Kabbalah: Discernment of the Root from holy scriptures. His area of best expertise, in which he is considered a ‘prodigy’ in terms of his skills with certain branches. Himself and his family primarily focused on two branches of the Kabbalah. The Yetzirah for the creation of their Golems and the Notarikon to combine shortened arias into multiple commands that can be instantly given to multiple golems. He personally specializes in crafting top notch familiars with the right materials such as ancient parchment and jewels. Due to the degradation of mystery this would be nothing more than a pebble against Heroic Spirits but against a modern magus, a high quality golem is a foe that can easily kill them and even particularly powerful ones will be drained of prana due to their tenacity. In the event that he neither has Jewels or Golems, Isaac has branched into Germatria to give himself a source of long-range lightning based attacks that can be launched faster with the use of Notarikon and High-Speed Incantation.

Flowing and Transferring of Power: Spells that deal with the transference of energy or information from an object to another. Magical energy cannot be kept free-flowing outside of the body because it immediately disperses, so its only usage is normally to be used for spells before it disappears. A foundation that was taken by his family as a means to enhance their golems through Jewel Magecraft bolstering the potency of their golems in combat. Isaac himself can use such Jewels for combat in a pinch but due to their costly nature he prefers spending them on his golems.

Mystic Codes//

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Jewels: A variety of jewels, and those he utilizes in combat can reach prices of 4,000 dollars each. Those that are made of crystals that are naturally able to easily store mana are made of precious metals and come with a higher price. He currently has 30 Jewels ready for crafting golems or combat containing energy that has been saved for over ten years. Each costing 90,000 dollars in total to create.

Special Boon//

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Superior Magical Skills: Pretty obvious from the Bio. A Kabbalah Specialist that uses Jewels to further enhance his thaumaturgy, his lucky dollars are worth more than yen.

Personality

Gensai has a calm and peaceful personality and will treat his master like he would a trusted comrade. When in a fight he rarely speaks and prefers to focus on taking out the enemy as efficiently as possible. Generally, Gensai is a laid back individual who is loyal to his beliefs and doesn't really abhor the fact he will need to dirty his hands to achieve this. He will typically invite his master and allies to perform tea ceromonies with him to relax. Although not having any regrets in his life, his wish is simply to relax in a tea ceromony with his friends again and maybe even duel for old times sake.

Background

Assassin's True Name is Kawakami Gensai, one of the four most notable hitokiri in the Bakumatsu.

Gensai was born in Kumamoto in 1834, to Komori Sadasuke, a retainer of the daimyo of the Kumamoto Domain. As Gensai was the second born, his elder brother Hanzaemon was chosen as the family's heir, due to this he was given up for adoption to Kawakami Genbei (河上彦兵衛), another Kumamoto retainer at the age of eleven. He was entered into the domain's school, the Jishūkan (時習館), and followed its academic and martial courses of study. Despite what feats he performed later in life, it did not necessarily show in his younger years, as he is noted to not have won a single fight. With regards to this he is said to have commented "Kenjutsu (swordsmanship) with bamboo shinai is nothing more than play."

At age sixteen he was called to serve in the Kumamoto castle town as a menial in charge of cleaning (Osōji-bōzu お掃除坊主). Despite the fact that this was a low-level position, Gensai devoted himself wholeheartedly to it, using his free time to polish his martial and literary skills, as well as learn sadō (tea ceremony) and ikebana (flower arrangement). It was at this time that he met two men who would later be important in the activities of the Ishin Shishi: Todoroki Buhei and Miyabe Teizō. Thanks to his discussions with them, he took a serious interest in the concept of kinnō (勤王), or imperial loyalty.

In 1851, he joined the Kumamoto lord Hosokawa Narimori and went to Edo for his lord's sankin kōtai rotation. It was during his service to the lord in Edo that Commodore Perry arrived in 1853. As the shogunate subsequently entered into a series of increasingly unfair unequal treaties, Gensai left Edo in anger and returned to Kumamoto, where he entered the Gendōkan academy of the kinnō scholar Hayashi Ōen. After a thorough schooling in Ōen's kinnō philosophy, Gensai returned to Edo. Gensai was present at the Kumamoto residence in Edo during the Ansei Purge.

In the aftermath of Ii Naosuke's assassination, when a group of the escaping assassins suddenly entered the residence, it was Gensai who calmed down the subsequent uproar, calling for a doctor and having a private tea ceremony for the men. It was during this ceremony that he told the men of his admiration for them. In 1861, Gensai married Misawa Teiko, the daughter of another Kumamoto retainer. A martial artist herself, she was highly skilled in the use of the naginata. The couple would have a son, Gentarō, who survived even after Gensai's execution, thanks to Teiko's efforts.

In 1862, he joined Kumamoto forces who were posted to security duty in Kyoto. It was at this point, he quit his job as bōzu, and soon after, left Kumamoto service altogether. In 1864, he lost his mentor Miyabe Teizō to a Shinsengumi raid at Ikedaya, vowing to become strong enough to fight against them. While he didn't go on a war path for revenge, he would hold it with him for the rest of his life, and trained to become stronger, perfecting his speed, and his swordsmanship. From this, the Shiranui-ryū was born.

This came in handy soon after, when Gensai carried out his most famous and only confirmed assassination: that of Sakuma Shōzan. He ambushed Shōzan in broad daylight in 12 August 1864. Using his renowned speed along with 3 other assassins, he was able to assassinate the politician before his band even noticed Gensai was there, his cohorts killing the guards and inflicting Shōzan's body with 12 more wounds to ensure the certainty of his death. Gensai escaping before Shōzan's other retainers realized he had been killed. This one act of killing what was said to be the greatest man of his era changed the tide of the war.

He would later clash with the Shinsengumi many times, and it was during this time that he met various other manslayers, most notably Okada Izō, becoming friends and comrades on the battle field. He would also go on to make various assassinations. After this, he withdrew to Chōshū and took part in the military actions of Takasugi Shinsaku's Kiheitai against the shogunate's Chōshū Expeditions. However, during action in Kokura, he surrendered to Kumamoto forces, and was imprisoned until just after the Meiji Restoration.

In the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, Gensai was released from prison. He changed his name to Takada Genbei, and served as a military official and teacher for the Kumamoto domain. However, because of his harboring of some Kiheitai stragglers under his old comrade Oraku Gentarō, he was again put in prison, and was executed in 1872. Even on his deathbed, he had no regrets in his life. He was proud to have fought for his ideals, even if it meant dirtying his hands. After his death he was inducted in the Throne of Heroes.





Presence Concealment: A

Hides one's presence as a Servant. Suitable for spying. It is possible to disappear completely and become nearly impossible to be detected. The rank of Presence Concealment drops considerably when preparing to attack.



Manslayer: A+

Being the most prominent of Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu, Gensai's sword skill is specialized in cutting down humans with a blade. A practical form of swordplay focused on nothing but victory, unsuited for one whose soul seeks out the truth of the blade. Yet that is why it is strong, and so brittle. Drastically improves one’s offensive power against Humanoids this is not a talent, but the very anecdote of specializing in killing those with Humanoid Physiology.

Disengage: B

The ability to disengage from battle, returning it to its initial state. This comes from the fact that after dealing Shozan's death blow, he managed to immediately flee without trouble before Shozan's retainers arrived.

Eye of The Mind (True): B

A heightened capacity for observation, refined through training, discipline and experience. A danger-avoidance ability that utilizes the intelligence collected up to the current time as the basis in order to predict the opponent’s activity and change the current situation. This is not a result of talent, but an overwhelming amount of combat experience. A weapon wielded by none other than a mortal, gained through tenacious training. So long there is even a 1% chance of a comeback, this ability greatly improves the chances of winning. In Gensai's case he is capable of calm analysis of battle conditions even when in danger and deduce an appropriate course of action after considering all possibilities to escape from a predicament.