Name: Huang Lanfen
Age: 38
Gender: Female

Personality: Lanfen is a patient and methodical person, someone who understands the value of taking their time to ensure things are done properly, but this is due to a surplus of restraint rather than being her natural state. She is greedy, naturally avaricious and covetous;it is against her base nature to deny herself what she wants or to take things slow but these are the qualities that her family values. She was harshly taught to abide by them and she has enough self-control to do so.

Nonetheless Lanfen is one to set her sights high and always aim for the biggest reward possible; normally she is able to let an opportunity pass if pursuing it would put herself at risk, but with the grail at stake and with no-one from her family around to temper her worst aspects that might change.

Besides this, there is a cruel streak running through her that shows itself on occasion. While Lanfen does not actively seek to do harm to others, if doing so is the most efficient way to reach her goal then she will not hesitate; sometimes with a hint of eagerness. There is a mocking note to her personality that she is not always able to hide.

Skills: Lanfen has few skills that are not related to magecraft in some way. She can draw quite well, but not enough to be called an artist, she can cook, but no better than anyone with a passing interest in it. Her life has been dedicated to advancing her talents in magecraft, which has left her somewhat useless at anything else.

Abilities:
Magecraft – Although she has never attended the Clocktower, Lanfen is as versed in the basics of General Magecraft as any graduate of the Clocktower would be, having received a comprehensive education from her family. Aside from this she has a strong foundation in formal craft and cursing technique, both of which are geared towards working with her family’s specialty of Gu magecraft.

Gu magecraft utilises the practice of sealing several venomous creatures, such as spiders, scorpions, snakes and so on, in a container and waiting for them to devour each other; the poisons and grudges of those creatures are concentrated into the surviving creature and this creature is then used as a source of power or as a charm to perform various acts. The creature can either be used in its entirety or its poison can be extracted and used instead, depending on how much power is required.

As a type of magecraft that is very well suited to cultivating magical energy into containers, which can then be used by any Magus and not just the one who cultivated it, Gu magecraft has a good synergy with Formal Craft. The magical energy produced through Gu is also inherently negative, meaning it is well suited for use in cursing techniques; Gu practitioners often use their art either to accumulate wealth, usually at the expense of others, or as a means of enacting revenge and are well acquainted with curses as a result.

Greater Gu Creature – The Huang family does not possess a Magic Crest in the traditional sense; they instead pass their knowledge down through more traditional means and instead cultivate power in a different way from Western Mage families.

For the past 600 years the Huang family have invested significant time and resources into cultivating a single Gu creature, one whose poisons have fuelled their magecraft for generations. Its original identity is unknown, as Gu creatures are able to shapeshift, but it often takes on the guise of an unnaturally large snake possessing features of many different species; though whatever its appearance it never looks entirely the same when you next see it. The efficacy of Gu magecraft greatly depends upon how much magical energy has been cultivated and as the focus of the Huang families efforts this particular creature has consumed tens of thousands of poisons and grudges. This creature, rather than a crest, is the backbone of their magecraft.

It has accompanied Lanfen to Sako.

Mystic Codes –
Concealing Umbrella: A mystic code capable of concealing the magical energies of a person by creating a weak effect not dissimilar to a bounded field. The effect does not reach very far, covering the person holding it and perhaps a couple of others standing in close proximity. The effect is more easily bypassed than that of a bounded field, but it works well at preventing detection from those who are not actively looking to find someone.

Magic Opium Pipe: A pipe used in order to spread poisonous vapours over a wide area. When packed with a form of solidified Gu poison and lit the smoke produced by this pipe can be controlled and directed by the Magus holding the pipe.

A dozen minor Gu creatures: While the Huang family may possess an extraordinarily powerful Gu creature, every Gu practitioner should regularly cultivate a number of their own creatures for their own use so as not to be tied to one location and so as not to be dependent on others. Lanfen has in her possession twelve minor Gu creatures that she keeps with her at all times to act as fuel for her magecraft when her family’s creature is not readily available. They are strong enough as to be able to shapeshift into different animals and Lanfen likes to have them take the form of blood-red butterflies, but they are able to take on more subtle forms if need be.

Brief Backstory: The Huang family has existed in some form or another for over 1000 years, although anti-sorcery purges and changes to the political climate in China mean that they have undergone several transitions during that time. Hailing from Southern China they are a group of Gu practitioners who used their abilities to quickly acquire a vast amount of wealth and power, using curses and poisons to eliminate rivals or prominent individuals and claim their fortunes as their own. However, such growth attracted attention and during one of China’s many purges of Gu practitioners and witches they were discovered and nearly eradicated; their work was destroyed, their members nearly wiped out and their fortune lost. Some of the family managed to survive, by luck or by design, and were able to rebuild from the ground up.

This story repeated itself several times; a swift rise and an even more abrupt fall as Gu practitioners were hunted and eradicated by whoever was in power at the time and all eyes turned towards those families who had no good explanation for where or how they had obtained what they had. All progress lost and all fortune scattered as the Huang’s were left to pick up the pieces and start again. Hard lessons were learnt along the way and a subtler, more careful approach was adopted; a slower accumulation of wealth, less obvious grabs for power and a lot of care given to staying in the shadows and giving people no reason to notice them.

This is the Huang family as Lanfen was born into it; careful, methodical and subdued. They yearned for the wealth and power they once achieved at their height, though they were not lacking in either, but restrained themselves and focused on slowly and steadily cultivating both in a manner that would benefit future generations more than themselves. Always with an eye to the future, the Huang family grows and grows and grows without exposing themselves to the world at large. She understood the reasons for it and absorbed the lessons on caution alongside those about her family’s magecraft, but Lanfen was an ambitious woman who often chafed under the restrictive practices and regularly came into conflict with them.

Over time she proved herself to be both talented and driven, a dangerous combination in this case; while she was able to accumulate large sums of money and even deal with a few troublesome individuals that no one else had managed to with the poisons of her potent Gu creatures, there were always those within the family who felt she did so by taking too many risks. Her plans were too grand and the results too obvious, they said. While some heralded her as the one who would return them to their former glory, when they would no longer need to hide away, others saw Lanfen only a dangerous radical who would bring destruction down on them with her arrogance and ruin everything they had built up.

When the command seal appeared on her hand it was as if the Grail was giving her a chance to answer that question once and for all.

Even being as wary as they were, her family could not resist the allure of the Holy Grail War; not when one of their own was chosen. To enter the war by sending a representative they would be risking exposing themselves after hiding for so long, but what they stood to gain if they claimed the Grail was potentially greater than what they might lose. After all, it’s not like they hadn’t rebuilt themselves several times over in the past and Lanfen was more than willing to make the journey to Japan. The loss of a single Magus was hardly comparable to the purges of the past.

They even consented to allow her to take their treasured creature with her, confident that it would survive and return even should she not.

Name: Kyrsi Eirisphere
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Personality: Kirsi could be considered a bit eccentric if it wasn’t for the fact that all mages are eccentric in their own ways already. She’s energetic and happy-go-lucky, almost a goofball when it comes to her outward personality. However, her values are warped to the point that she’s completely ok with cursing people in horrible ways and literally grafting their souls to the dolls that she uses her familiars. That said, Kirsi isn’t an evil person, she won’t go out of her way to hurt others unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Appearance:
Skills: Aside from magecraft related stuff, Kyrsi's only noteworthy skill is sewing which she does not only because her magic demands it but hobby that she caught over the years.
Abilities: As a traditionally schooled magus, Kyrsi has all of the basics covered.

Her family's signature magecraft is Spirit Invocation, a research into the very substance from which souls are made of as well as their interactions with fate. Kyrsi employs it in an unorthodox manner; binding wraiths to mystic codes shaped like plush dolls (particularly damaged-looking teddy bears) that she carries around as key chains. With a minimal infusion of magical energy, the dolls are turned back to their normal size and do Kyrsi's bidding. They attack with vicious claws and fangs that carry curses from the vengeful spirits.

In addition to her plushies, Kyrsi has a sewing kit mystic code that has been passed down her family for generations, which she carries around in a pouch the whole time. It's a collection of tools specialized for the creation of other mystic codes and other related activities, but since they also carry a considerable number of curses of their own, they can be to fight other magi if need be. The most important items in the kit are a bundle of thread made from an ancient witch's hair, a set of needles made from narwhal tusks, and a pair of scissors whose blades are rumored to be made from the shards of a demonic sword.

Last but not least, because of her family's research into the substance of souls, Kirsi is knowledgeable about Spiritual Surgery. Whether or not it's a good idea to let her practice it is another matter entirely.
Brief Backstory: Kirsi is the latest heiress of the Eirisphere family; a not particularly ancient magus bloodline, having between two and three hundred years of magecraft practice. Their household is located in the lands under the jurisdiction of the Edelfelts, even though they remain mostly independent as long as they can keep honoring their leasing contract.

While Kirsi is the most brilliant individual to be born in her family to this day, her quirkiness was a massive source of worry for her father. It was in fact one big surprise for everyone, including Kirisi, when she received the command seals that meant that she would have a chance to participate in the infamous ritual known as the Holy Grail War. However, it was to no one's surprise that she took the chance just because it looked like it would be fun. The idea that she might lose her life in the process never crossing her mind.

• Name: Aldr von Reinrich
• Age: 65
• Gender: Male
• Personality: Reinrich is an exemplar of what the Association considers a perfect magus. Serious and focused, treating issues dealing with the world of magecraft and his family's pursuit of a path connecting to the Origin, with the utmost respect and propriety.

A no-nonsense man that always conducts himself in a sober, business-like manner. He'll use any tool and resources available to accomplish the tasks he sets up for himself.

While he's pretty capable of cold-blooded acts like disposing of civilians and innocents, if need be, Reinrich feels no joy in such acts. The same compassion isn't spared towards other magi, especially those that dare oppose his family's dream. As he marches off to a Holy Grail War, Reinrich resolved himself to win no matter who he needs to crush in the way to learn the secrets of this ritual and see for himself whether or not the summoning of Heroic Spirits in the modern era is possible or not.
• Appearance:• Skills: Reinrich is a skilled and accomplished dealer in magical goods. He has a keen eye for art and relics, as well as, a nigh encyclopedic knowledge in European and Middle Eastern history. He's taught in economics and accounting for many aspiring magi and even normal humans and has always been proud of feats like calculating interest and return rates for long term transactions in a matter of moments with nothing but his mind.
• Abilities: Reinrich's magecraft is specialized in Spiritual Evocation, most focused on Necromancy and curses. One particularly interesting use of their family's skill is manipulating snakes and poison, thanks to their long standing association with death. The key aspect of their research lies in the pursuit of the secrets from beyond the grave and thus, Earth magecraft is a natural extension of their powers.

Modern humans lost most of their contact with the underworld and the lands of the dead. Science killed the solemn respect inspired by the mere sight of a dark cave and the Reinrich family seek to connect back to it.

In legends of yore, it's not uncommon for a hero to gain a renewed understanding of the world and wisdom after journeying through the depths of the World of the Dead and back to the lands of the living. It's only natural that such a journey would also be the pathway to the Root.

In addition to his magecraft knowledge, Reinrich came to the war with a noteworthy Mystic Code: his cane which can turn into a deadly poisonous viper on command. The powerful curse imbued in its poison is enough to rot flesh and destroy magic circuits. A weapon that shouldn't be trifled with. He's also known to use daggers fashioned from bone that can deliver a similar, albeit weaker effect.
• Brief Backstory: Born to an established lineage of magi with a pretty long story in the world of magecraft. The Reinrich runs an Association exclusive bank, dealing not only with the large sums of money that traditional magi require to run their research but also with other items of interest for those of their craft.

After was born and raised in such an environment, it's only natural that Reinrich would become an upstanding, traditionalist mage that reflects the best values the Association sees in its members.

The decision to participate in this Holy Grail War didn't come out of nowhere either. Reinrich only accepted the call of the Holy Grail because he just recently finished the process of transferring his family's crest to his first-born. As a last precaution, he left his wife in charge of all his possessions and family business, until their daughter comes of age, in case he doesn't return from this quest.

Reinrich has no interest in the Grail whatsoever. However, this is a once in a lifetime chance for a grand battle between magi, with their own honor and the prestige of their families at stake. Reinrich couldn't let such a chance to put his mettle to test escape between his fingers. Call it a late midlife crisis, but now that Reinrich is free from his obligations, the thought of cutting loose was too enticing to pass.

Even if it costs him his life, Reinrich is sure that whatever he learns there will prove to be useful for his heiress and the future generations of his family.

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Anyone seeing the short, dark haired man would likely not make much notice of him, except of course as a foreigner in a relatively small Japanese city. He is neither particularly attractive, nor does he possess any physical remarkable traits. Those who take the time to look will, however, notice two things that catch the eye: first, his impeccable dressing standards, wearing at all times as he does a suit likely worth more than the average person makes in a month; and secondly, his remarkable confidence. He seems to radiate an air of purposefulness, as if he has absolutely no doubt of his innate superiority over those around him.

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Renaud was drilled from birth to be the paragon of a mage, the epitome of nobility. He carries himself with grace, dignity, and assuredness - or at least, he tries. He appears calm and collected at all times, as if he were in complete control of whatever situation he was in. This air of arrogance is often to bolster his own resolve as much as it is to make an impression on others. He is not brash or emotional - those traits were beaten out of him at a young age. He makes decisions pragmatically and always with his duty in mind.

In spite of being raised to partake in this conflict his entire life, he cares nothing for the grail and its war. Oftentimes he curses the misfortune of his existence. But everything he does he does for the Guiscard name, to bring it power and glory. If that means partaking in such a senseless bloodbath he has no compunction about doing so.

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Renaud is quite useless at most aspects in life, such that one might wonder how he has managed to survive so long. The answer, of course, has been prodigious quantities of servants. His mother never considered things like technology, cooking, or cleaning to be anything but distractions from magecraft. In those areas that were judged important, he excels: he is formidable in hand to hand combat, he has vast knowledge on the mechanics of magecraft as expected from a graduate of the Clock Tower, and he has read several libraries worth of tomes on all subjects imaginable, from the musings of the ancients to the workings of modern aircraft. He thusly considers himself an "expert" in everything (though, of course, only in the sense that he once read a book that mentioned it in passing).

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Renaud has a passable understanding of most schools of magic. Generally he gets by on the strength of his crest and his magical circuits.

Divination: One field of magecraft that he has specialized in is the art of divniation, particularily haruspicy (the reading of entrails) and scapulimancy (the throwing of bones). Both rely on the same principal, the infusion of energy into the tool in question to reveal answers to one's questions. Not many mages practice these arts still, chiefly because they are difficult and often provide unclear or misleading answers, but Renaud has become quite skilled in interpreting these signs.

Blixt Runes: The Guiscard attributes of air and fire have been honed into mimicking Blixt runes. When activated, these runes can combine those elements into a beam, creating thin crackling lighting in a direction. The effect is similar to a gunshot: while the effect is not particularly destructive as such, it is efficient (in no small part due to being perfected for centuries), and can be as lethal as a bullet wound if aimed properly.

Magic Code - Scepter of Chartres: The ancient heirloom of the House de Guiscard, the Scepter of Chartres is a mystic code created to escape notice by non-magi, and to maintain their dominance over them. When imbued with energy it renders those around the wielder susceptible to suggestion. This effect is naturally dampened by magical circuits, however: against mages, particularily those of long lineages, it has little effect.

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The Guiscard name is old, even among mage clans. The family boasts of serving (and perhaps, they often insinuate smugly, controlling) numerous famous Frankish kings, and has accrued both considerable magical power and financial resources. They are true old nobility, the image of a bygone age. Their prestige and success has been in many ways however a double edged sword. For centuries they have rested on their laurels, content with their level of magical mastery, even as they were surpassed by other clans. Now, they are no longer preeminent in their home country. No longer does the mage's association allow them to influence its decisions; indeed, many now consider the family to be nothing more than a page in the history books.

The solution to their stagnation is typical to their class: whereas other families might redouble their efforts and earn a name for themselves, the Guiscards have sought to steal their way back into prominence through the Holy Grail, to harness the power of the Root for their own power. Their participation in a previous grail war ended in humiliating defeated, showcasing their obsolescence. Proper breeding, the heads of the family decided, was the only way they could compete. His grandfather and mother married specifically chosen individuals to maximize his magical capacity. Nor was his innate ability considered sufficient, as he was put through an excruciating, even by mage standards, training since he was born. Independence and improvisation were drilled out of him. Only by displaying the most noble of qualities, comporting himself with utmost dignity, and a rigid adherence to the norms and structures of mage combat could he find glorious victory.

Despite caring little for the contest himself, Renaud has some quiet satisfaction that the time is finally at hand to accomplish his purpose for living. For, as he enjoys quoting Plutarch: "They were the only men in the world for whom war brought a respite in the training for war."

Servants:

• Name: Beni-Enma, the Tongue-Cut Sparrow
• Class: Saber
• Appearance: Samurai bird.
• Personality: Although she appears to be a cute little girl, Beni-Enma is actually a swordsman with the bearing of a government official. She will earnestly respond to anyone whilst still being respectful no matter who they are, even if she doesn't necessarily approve of their lifestyle. Despite acting like a fair judge, she's a loyal sparrow who will cherish all favours granted to her, and surprisingly introverted despite her activeness.
• Stats:
  
  • Strength: D
  • Endurance: E
  • Agility: A++
  • Mana: B
  • Luck: B
  • Noble Phantasm: B
• Class Skills:
  • Independent Action: A. The blessing of the Straw Raincoat of the Sage that Beni-Enma wears, which conceals its wearer and alleviates the pressure of the World to erase something which shouldn't exist. This allows her to operate without burdening her Master.
  • Magic Resistance: A. Although Beni-Enma's true nature is as an Assassin, as a Saber she receives high Magic Resistance.
  • Presence Concealment: A. Although class-wise she is a Saber, her true nature is as an Assassin and she boasts high Presence Concealment.
• Personal Skills:
  • Mind's Eye (Fake): A. The instinctive ability to sense danger, also called the sixth sense.
  • Star Basket (Large): EX. The first technique of Enjaku Sewing: the Wicker Basket of Retribution. Two wicker boxes are withdrawn from her coat, one a metre long and the smaller about 30cm. The larger box, given to the enemy, is a container for bad luck (curses) and inflicts them when opened, and yet it still has a slight restorative effect. No matter the enemy it still retains its nature as a gift.
  • Star Basket (Small): EX. The second technique of Enjaku Sewing: the Wicker Basket of Gratitude. The same as the blessing of the sparrow that was awarded to the old man, its contents bring good fortune to those who it is given to. An incredibly strong gift, almost too good to be true... and yet it still has some benefit to the enemy, despite the leverage it should give to Beni-Enma's allies; it's still prepared as a gift for all.
  • Ventriloquism: EX. A skill no more and no less than what it says, trained extensively even to be able to talk with her tongue cut. Such extensive experience makes Beni-Enma exceptional at working around limitations that would be imposed upon her.
• Noble Phantasm(s):
  
  • Name: Judgement by the Ten Kings, Wicker Box's Fate
  • Rank: A
  • Type: Anti-Unit
  • Appearance: Albeit normally she has a sword... not a wooden spoon.
  • Effects: The third technique of Enjaku Sewing. A large wicker box is summoned and a parade of one hundred oni (though actually sparrows) is unleashed to confuse the enemy and drag them within the box for judgement. The box is taken to a banquet hall where sparrows take on the appearance of the Ten Kings of Hell wait to make judgement: a single sword stroke from Beni-Enma. Incredibly dangerous to those of Chaotic or Evil alignments, if they can be pulled within the box, yet to those who pass judgement only a hazard through its nature as a cut.
  
  
  • Name: Sparrow Reversal (Suzume Gaeshi)
  • Rank: B
  • Type: Anti-Unit
  • Appearance: N/A
  • Effects: The zeroth technique of Enjaku Sewing. At its heart, it is simply the smallest, deepest iai strike: as the enemy opens their mouth to take a breath, Beni-Enma transforms into her original sparrow size and closes in with imperceptible speed, slicing out their tongue.
    However, battles are not so simple that this can be performed and as such she instead prefaces it with six spinning slashes, only closing in for the final blow when they open their mouth to scream. Aside from the obvious effect, it has the benefit of restricting the opponent's skills temporarily.
    They certainly won't be lying afterwards.
• Alignment: Lawful Good
• Changes:

Servants:

• Name: Abigail Williams
• Class: Foreigner
• Appearance: She doesn't seem too concerning, at least initially.
• Personality: An innocent girl who never forgets to pray and give thanks for her blessings, who tries to be kind to everyone she meets. Despite the Puritan belief in honourable poverty, Abigail is a curious and intelligent girl, as befits her age. Loves pancakes.
  She finds her abilities as the Witch of Salem repugnant and yet, as he embraces them, can't help but enjoy getting to act like a bad girl. Even then, her wish for the Holy Grail remains one of world peace, rather than something more selfish.
• Stats:
  
  • Strength: B
  • Endurance: A
  • Agility: C
  • Mana: B
  • Luck: A
  • Noble Phantasm: EX
• Class Skills:
  • Entity of the Outer Realm: EX. Denotes a being that that descended from outer space (or something similar). Possessed by an outer god, Abigail wields a portion of its Authority, a power that can start to rewrite the image of the world around it. Yet, this also denotes her as a threat to humanity on her own.
• Personal Skills:
  • Divinity: B. The "Gate" for a higher-order existence beyond human comprehension. Even only tinged with its power, Abigail exhibits a strong divinity. Yet as compensation, nothing can remove the Insanity that its influence brings.
  • Faithful Prayer: C. The Puritan belief in poverty and prayer. A skill that in excess would only exacerbate the effect of Abigail's other skills but that prevents their undesired activation on a personal one.
  • Insanity: B. Anxiety and fear; heterogeneous thinking that exerts a pressure on the mentality of those in her surroundings. Largely only a potential for Abigail herself, although it presents an unusual defence against mental interference by provoking a much more dangerous response.
  • Mass Hysteria: B. The influence of the evil god Abigail hosts can all too quickly erode the common sense of those around her and start a moral panic, driving people to do desperate and immoral things in the name of good. Though no matter how much it influences her surroundings, everything needs a trigger.
  • Witch Trials: A+. The accused draws out, without any intention on their part, suspicion and jealousy, starting a chaing of misfortune that their sincere defence will only exacerbate rather than curb. If she were to accuse herself, Abigail wouldn't be exempt from the effects.
• Noble Phantasm(s):
  
  • Name: Qliphoth Rhizome - Roots that Bear Shells of Light
  • Rank: EX
  • Type: Anti-Unit
  • Appearance: N/A.
  • Effects: The roots of the Qlipoth open a gate to a foreign world inimical to human life, which places incredible strain on the psyche and physical form of the victim. As the Key of this gate, the roots are restricted to only the target that Abigail designates--their unrestrained threat is a phenomenon with no limits that could be considered Anti-World.
    As the world it reveals is as inhospitable to any human defences, they provide no defence against it.
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Changes: If anyone was going to show up in a timeline they don't logically exist in...

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Asterios towers over most Heroic Spirits, being just under three metres tall. While not a complete hybrid between a man and a bull in appearance, he possesses animalistic traits, such as horns, a mane of wild, white hair, and inhuman eyes.

Asterios is seen wearing iron armor, much like a corset, over his bulky and scarred body, iron rings around his arms, a red piece of cloth from his waist to his feet, split into two sections. Around each ankle is an iron ring with an attached chain, linking heavy, metal orbs which Asterios appears to have no problem wearing. In each hand, he holds an axe with an incredibly long pole.

He wears an iron mask resembling a bull's head, reflecting his nature as the Minotaur, and carries a pair of long axes with round edges, named Labrys.

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The outline of Asterios' life was that of a monster that would be defeated by a hero from birth; indeed, Asterios was slain by the hero Theseus, who had sneaked into the Labyrinth. Even if his essence was not wicked, since his deeds were evil, his fate was to be brought down. Even if - what he sought was not darkness, but light. Even if - what he sought was not a gloomy maze, but the refreshing wind of nature and a plentiful forest.

Asterios is a Berserker and his words are faltering, but it is possible to barely come to a mutual understanding with him, so he is by far more docile than the other Berserkers. So long as one perceive Asterios as "Asterios", and not as the "Minotauros", he will not betray them.

Due to his blood as a human being slightly remaining, a conversation is possible, but it is only a small chance for it to happen. Asterios is intelligent like a child, but he is extremely wise. He also understands ethics, common sense, etc., as a human being, and for that reason, he always lives while holding feelings of guilt towards his very existence itself.

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Strength: A++
Endurance: A++
Agility: C
Mana: D
Luck: E
Noble Phantasm: A

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Mad Enhancement (B Rank): Rank up for all parameters, but takes away most of sanity.

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Monstrous Strength (A Rank): Temporarily amplifies one’s strength. An offensive special characteristic possessed only by monsters and Magical Beasts. Increases one’s Strength parameter by one rank upon usage. The duration for this increase depends on the rank of “Monstrous Strength”.

Natural Demon (A++ Rank): A Skill endowed to those who were given birth as a monster rather than to a hero or god that has fallen down to the level of a Magical Beast. Asterios has attained a Rank of STR and END that is absolutely impossible for a human body.

Labrys of the Abyss (C Rank): The pair of giant axes he owns. It's the symbol of the Labyrinth and the root of that very word. It was originally a two-bladed axe but Asterios rearranged it into two axes.

Noble Phantasm (EX Rank): Asterios' Noble Phantasm is Chaos Labyrinthos, the materialization of the labyrinth that secluded him when he was alive. A great thaumaturgy almost equal to a Reality Marble, it is built in the underside of the world. Asterios only needs to remember "the place where he used to live", and once it is manifested it takes form with a difficulty according to the degree of fame of the concept of "labyrinth". Once manifested, it will not disappear until either Asterios is defeated or Asterios eliminates all his opponents. Even if it disappears, it is possible to build it again after some time. However, if it doesn't take a different form from the anterior one, one would most likely be able to just walk out of it. A labyrinth that has been already solved is not something where one can get lost.

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A large, good looking man with red hair, Temujin controls any room he finds himself in both by his stature and his raw charisma. Anyone who sees him knows they behold someone greater than they. He sports a massive wolf fur cloak draped around his shoulders, below which he wears a large number of knives and pouches. Nowhere, however, does he wear jewellery or anything that might be considered purely aesthetic - such are the trappings of the civilized world, whereas he is the lord of the steppe.

He usually has a wolfish grin on his face, and carries himself seemingly carefree and bashfully. Those who take this impression at first value, however, learn to their despair the scheming mind beneath that conquered all lands beneath the blue sky.

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Temujin was born nowhere, as no one. Later, he became the great Khan, lord of all lands where grass grows, but he never forgot his origin. He is a hard man, and savage. He disdains weak people, especially those rendered weak by easy lives. Life, to him, is something that must be won, seized by violence. He is not cruel, but he is undeniably selfish. To those he despises, he is a monster in human skin, the merciless butcher of Nishapur.

Those of strong character, however, can earn his respect, and to these he shows his better side, that of the man who forged disparate steppe tribes into the greatest empire the world has ever seen. He proves himself jovial, friendly and fair, and willing to tolerate most any flaw - so long as they maintain his respect.

On one question, however, he is unmovable: there shall be no other lords but he beneath the sun. Any other that claims the title of king, khan, or emperor beyond his authority will find in him an implacable enemy, and only when fighting these does he drop his carefree demeanour and become deadly serious.

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Strength: B
Endurance: A+
Agility: A
Mana: D
Luck: B+
Noble Phantasm: B

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Riding (A+ Rank): As the descendent of steppe god Tenger, Genghis can ride virtually any beast of vehicle. On horseback, he is akin to a missile, and yet has such mastery of the saddle that his arrows still find their marks.

Magic Resistance (C Rank): Raised in the shamanistic traditions of the mongols, Genghis wears an assortment of bone talismans that provide him with an innate resistance to simple magecraft, anulling most of the spells of the mages of the modern age.

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Divinity (C+ Rank): Legends abound of Genghis's descent from an elk and a wolf, a divine messenger from the god Tenger, supreme god of the plains. This, combined with his worship after his death by both the Mongolian people and those they conquered, gives him a strong divinity rating.

Charisma (B Rank): Through sheer force of will, Genghis united disparate steppe tribes into the greatest empire the world has ever known. He exudes authority and charisma. For those to whom he is friendly, it is difficult to resist liking him. To those he considers enemies he seems extremely intimidating.

Feigned Retreat (B+ Rank): One of the most effective mongol tactics, perfected by the Great Khan himself, was to reign a retreat, lure the enemies into a disadvantageous position, then turn and massacre them. As part of his legend, he gains the capability to pull this stratagem off even when alone. If he attacks a pursuing foe, Bokhiikh is temporarily more powerful, and considered in that state to be a B+ ranked noble phantasm.

Archery (C Rank): Genghis has trained his entire life to attain a level of mastery of horse and bow unmatched even among mongols, to such an extent that his skill is comparable to a low ranking Archer class servant. This goes beyond any normal human talent: the spirits of the plains fills him as he holds bone and bamboo in hand, allowing him to use mana to give himself precision and speed in his shots that would be otherwise physically impossible. As it brings him closer in spirit to the steppes from which he draws strength, riding a horse not only does not impede his skill, it actively increases it.

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Name: Bokhiikh
Rank: B-
Type: Anti-Unit/Anti-Army
Appearance: It appears as a simple, unassuming compound bow of bamboo and elk horn.
Effects: Bokhiikh is the Khan's personal and most favored bow, wich he wielded in his conquests across Eurasia. Without activation, it allows him to fire rapid, precise shots. Once its name is spoken, however, it summons the terrifying legends of mongol horse archery. His shots then cause phantasmal riders, spectral remnants of the great tumens that once terrorized Eurasia, to appear near him, firing upon his enemies. He can also command them in more advanced tactics , seperating into units or firing in volleys, as the situation requires.

Name: Tsagaan Sureg
Rank: C
Type: N/A
Appearance: An unusually large and intelligent looking white horse.
Effects: When invoked, this noble phantasm enables the Khan to summon into the present a steed from his vast herds. These are hardy beasts, fast beyond any normal horse, and have D ranked magical resistance due to their association with his legend. He can only summon one such horse at a time.

The legend of The Two White Horses of Genghis Khan grants them a high level of intelligence. They can act independently of Genghis, possess human-like reasoning and tactical capabilities, and are loyal to the grave. Striking with its hooves, one such horse could demolish a car.

Name: Tengri's Favored Son
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
Appearance: A massive bolt of lightning from the sky
Effects: When facing a powerful opponent, Genghis might pull out his strongest trump card: His powerful divine lineage. Invoking his own divine blood, he can call upon his ancestor, the sky god Tengri himself, to send down a blast of pure lightning from the sky, made all the more destructive by his own legends of destruction. Crashing onto the earth, this blasts a crater 500m wide on its target, obliterating structures and bystanders effortlessly. Only beings with the highest quality defensive abilities can survive with anything other than crippling damage from the divine fury.

Class: Archer
True Name: Chaste Huntress, Atalanta
Parameters:

• STR: D
• END: E
• AGI: A
• MAN: B
• LCK: C
• NP: C

Class Skills:

• Magic Resistance D: Cancels Single-Action spells. Magic Resistance of the same degree of an amulet that rejects magical energy.
• Independent Action A: 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.

Personal Skills:

• Crossing Arcadia B: Can move while jumping over all kinds of obstacles on the field, including enemies.
  "Arcadia, my far-away homeland, I shall jump stone by stone across the steep mountain range that lead to you."
• Aeshetics of the Last Spurt C: Can anticipate the enemy by letting him take the initiative and then confirming his actions.
  "Go ahead. I shall pass in front of you afterward like a squall."

Noble Phantasms:

• Phoebus Catastrophe: Complaint Message on the Arrow
  
  • Rank: B
  • Type: Anti-Army
  • Range: 2~50
  • Maximum Number of Targets: 100 People
  • A complaint letter on an arrow seeking the divine protection of Artemis and Apollo with the Tauropolos received from the Guardian Deity Artemis. In the next turn arrows will rain on all enemies as if a downpour. Range can be set.
• Agrius Metamorphosis: Boar of Divine Punishment
  
  • Rank: B+
  • Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
  • Range: 0
  • Maximum Number of Targets: 1 Person
  • The Monstrous Beast of Calydonia that Atalanta killed. A cursed Noble Phantasm where one owns the power of the Monstrous Beast when she wears the pelt.
    Even though Tauropolos is sealed, other than luck, all other stats rise. And an A Rank "Mad Enhancement" equivalent status is taken on.
    The skill "Shapeshift: A" is added. In battle, the wearer's form, therefore nature, changes.

Personality:
Atalanta is has a very peculiar personality, fruit of her life experience in the Age of Gods. She can be, and most of the time is, very closed toward most people thanks to her being raised by animals, with little to no contact with humans. Acid remarks are not above her either and she could give you a chewing if need be.

She can, mellow out considerably in face of children and when enjoying herself on the wilderness, in fact, Atalanta would do do almost anything for the sake of children and the wilds.

Don't mistake her kindness for weakness. Atalanta is one of the most dangerous Hunters of the Age of the Gods, blessed by the Sibling Deities Apollo and Artemis, she can hit you with pinpoint accuracy A rank attacks in a starless night across an entire valley and her animal instincts and agility make her all but impossible to catch unguarded or keep up with on a skirmish over difficult terrain. With all these traits together, Atalanta is as good as one can expect that the Archer class can get.
Alignment: Neutral Evil

Class: Saber
True Name: Knight of the Sun, Sir Gawain
Parameters:

• STR: B+
• END: B+
• AGI: B+
• MAN: A
• LCK: A
• NP: A+

Class Skills:

• Magic Resistance B: Cancel 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 B: Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in their time one was alive in, for they are no exception. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills:

• Numeral of the Saint EX: A special condition unique to Sir Gawain, indicating 3 as the sacred number of the Celts. His power becomes three times greater during the three hours preceding noon (09:00 to 12:00) and the sunset (15:00 to 18:00). Due to this skill, Gawain boasts the fame of a peerless knight who is unmatched during daytime, being Second only to his King.
• Charisma E: Charisma is a rare talent, but in rare cases, some things can affect the personality development of the owner. In the case of Sir Gawain, this resulted in a "Natural Knight" against whom no one could object.

Noble Phantasm:

• Excalibur Galatine: Resurrected Sword of Victory
• Rank: A+
• Type: Anti-Army
• Range: 2~40
• Maximum Number of Targets: 300 People
• A shining sword owned by Sir Gawain. Much like Sir Lancelot's Arondight, Galatine is a sister sword to the King's Excalibur. Whereas the Arondight is blessed by the light of the Lake and Excalibur is an embodiment of the Breath of the World, Galatine's light is that of the Sun itself.
  
  A weapon as magnificent as this one in the hands of a knight as powerful as Sir Gawain is already more than a match for all but the most terrifying foes. However, much like most Noble Phantasms, it'll only show it's full potential upon having its True Name called forth.
  
  Once activated, the Pseudo Sun residing on Galatine's hilt flares to life, making the blade shine like a star. Nevertheless, the coalesced heat and light that shoots out from it isn't as focused as that of the King's sword. Instead of generating enough power to destroy a castle and even vanquish whole mountain ranges in a swing, Galatine exceeds in being able to attack an unparalleled area of effect. With a mighty swing, Gawain is capable of inflicting devastating damage to any target as far as his eyes can see, reducing everything to cinders with flames of the Sun.

Personality: Gawain is the perfect embodiment of the ideal knight. Noble and virtuous, a man who was—and still is—widely considered an equal to his peers Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan, and the one most deserving to be the King following Arthur.

Nevertheless, such fame and ambitions never clouded his eyes. As one who cultivated the virtues of humbleness and humility, Gawain was loyal to his King to the bitter end. And as a Servant, he will do the same for any Master worthy of him. Much like many of his Round Table peers, as long as his Master is virtuous, Gawain will serve him as a king—if male—or devote his whole self to her if his Master happens to be female. As long as he's standing, neither loss of life nor of limb will dissuade Gawain from fulfilling his chivalric duty. That goes for the possibility of being summoned by a wicked Master too. Even if that means throwing away his chance to acquire the Holy Grail sought so fiercely by his King, Gawain will not tolerate injustice and evil to go unpunished under his gaze.
Alignment: Lawful Good

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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

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Name: Tsukahara Bokuden
Title(s): Sword Saint
Class: Saber
Gender: Male
Alignment: Neutral Good

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Personality: Bokuden is a warrior who has fought in many battles, defeated multiple famed opponents, and who feels he no longer has anything to prove. The adventurous spirit he had in his youth has been sated, having travelled the country three times over on pilgrimages, and his desire to prove his strength and his skill has been replaced by a calm and assured confidence in his own abilities.

He is a warrior who seeks to avoid unnecessary conflict, a rarity for a samurai born and raised in a tumultuous time of war and bloodshed, who would rather talk his way out of a fight that draw blood if possible.

Objective for the Grail: “It’s a small and somewhat selfish wish, but I’d like to see the school I created restored to its former glory. My techniques were given to me by Takemikazuchi , so to see them lost to time and war saddens me.”

Biography: Bokuden was born in 1489 as the second son to Yoshikawa family, Shinto priests of the Kashima shrine who were in the service of the Kashima clan. The Kashima shrine was considered to be a holy place of Budo, or Japanese martial arts, as a thousand years prior a priestly celebrant named Kuninazu-no-Mahito built an altar at Kashima Shrine and by praying day and night he attained the secret techniques of the Divine Sword; these techniques were passed on mainly to the Yoshikawa family by the Shinto priests of Kashima Shrine. These secret techniques are called Kashima-no-Tachi (the Sword of Kashima) and, as the time passed, their name was changed from Kashima Jōko-ryū to Kashima Chuko-ryū. As a child Tsukahara Bokuden was taught the family heirloom of Kashima Chuko-ryū by his father Akikata.

At the age of 10 he was requested for service and adopted by the Lord of Tsukahara Castle, Tsukahara Tosanokami Yasumoto. This man was the advanced student of the founder of Tenshinshouden Katori Shinto-ryū, and he taught Bokuden the style called Katori Shinto-ryū. From his early life Bokuden was taught two styles of Kashima and Katori by his fathers and, during his early years, he already distinguished himself as the one having outstanding skills in swordsmanship.

At the age of 17 Bokuden set out on his first of three pilgrimages, during which he found his first real taste of combat against the renowned swordsman Ochiai; Bokuden defeated him easily and chose to spare the man, only for his humiliated opponent to try and ambush him later in revenge. Bokuden killed the more skilled opponent with a single cut and was then forced to take the Ochiai’s place in the armies of the local daimyo as a result. He spent the next few years fighting in fierce battles, often on the front lines, and didn’t return home until nearly thirteen years after his departure.

Upon returning home the first time, he isolated himself for prayer as Kashima shrine at the advice of his master to repair the spiritual damage of many life-or-death encounters. It was a rigorous ascetic practice that lasted about 1000 days, during which he stayed at Kashima Shrine and practiced the art of the sword, praying to the deity of warfare, Takemikazuchi. Through this ascetic training Bokuden acquired the secret techniques of “Hitotsu-no-Tachi”, or “One Stroke”, from Takemikazuchi who appeared to him in his dreams. Combining these techniques with his existing style, Bokuden then began to call his style Kashima Shinto-ryū from then on.

Tsukahara Bokuden became the lord of Tsukahara Castle at the end of his second pilgrimage at the age of 45, taking a wife who unfortunately died only ten years later. By the time of his third pilgrimage he was famous enough to be followed by a large retinue on his travels, attended to by eighty followers and bringing along multiple spare horses and three large hawks which flew at the head of his procession. It was at this point that he decided to take on a student in order to pass on his techniques and experience to the next generation.

In his later years, Bokuden handed over his place at Tsukahara Castle to his son in order to convert to Zen and become a Buddhist priest. He died at the age of 83.

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Weapon: Odachi and Kodachi (long sword and short sword)

Parameters:
STR: B
END: C
AGI: A
MGI: E
LCK: A

Class Skills:
Magic Resistance (B) – Aside from being a famed Samurai, Tsukahara is also the latest in a long line of Magus; his family, in their service of the Kashima shrine, were diviners practiced in the art of Urabe fortune telling. Although never trained as a Magus himself, Tsukahara still possesses magic circuits and has some innate protection against Magecraft. Cancel 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) – Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills:
Eye of the Mind (False) (A) – Eye of the Mind represents a natural talent to foresee/sense and avoid danger on the basis of an innate 6th sense, intuition, or prescience that has been further enhanced by experience and skill. In life Tsukahara was a preternaturally skilled swordsman, one who was able to defeat many famed opponents and take part in multiple battles at the site of the fiercest fighting without once being injured by his opponents.

From his first duel with live blades at the age to 17 to his retirement from combat in old age, defeating all challengers and surviving ambushes and assassinations, Tsukahara killed over 200 men without once feeling the sting of a blade. It could be said that Tsukahara’s swordsmanship is at the level where trying to attack him with a melee weapon of any kind of pointless. He doesn’t have the best of luck with arrows however.

Kashima Shintō-ryū (A++) – A school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship created by Tsukahara Bokuden after spending 1000 days training at the Kashima Shrine and praying to the deity of warfare, Takemikazuchi. It was said that Takemikazuchi appeared to him in a dream and taught him the secrets of “Hitotsu-no-Tachi”, or “one sword/stroke”, after which he renamed his style Kashima Shintō-ryū after the shrine. As the creator and first master of this style, Tsukahara has a rank above A in this skill.

Created during a time of feudal war, the school's techniques are based on battlefield experience and revolve around finding weak points in the opponent's armour, thus giving Tsukahara an advantage against armoured opponents that he might otherwise have difficulty fighting. The style also contains a number of iaijutsu techniques that allow for striking as the sword is drawn.

Disengage (B) – In his later life Tsukahara grew tired of constantly feeling the need to prove himself against strong opponents as he was already extremely confident in his abilities and he began to see the merit in avoiding conflict as opposed to having to constantly show himself to be the best. This mentality culminated in the creation of the “No Sword Style”, where Tsukahara defeated an arrogant younger opponent by tricking him into jumping off of the ferry they were on to have a duel and then promptly leaving him on an island alone. Has the effect of returning battle conditions to what they were at the beginning of the match (1st turn) and restores the condition of this Skill to the initial value.

Noble Phantasm:

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Class: Archer
True Name: Actaeon
Title: Companion of Artemis
Gender: Male
Alignment: Neutral Good

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Short Bio/Synopsis: The son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, Actaeon was a Theban hero who, like Achilles, was training by the centaur Chiron. He was a skilled archer and hunter and for a time was a hunting companion of Artemis, though it was far from an equal relationship as the hunter had to swear a vow of deference to the Goddess which was enforced by ritual.

One day, while out hunting with his dogs, he came across the Goddess bathing naked in a spring and was so moved by her beauty that he approached her and tried to make himself her consort. However Artemis rejected Actaeon and as revenge for seeing her naked and for transgressing the hunter’s sworn deference she forbade him to speak, warning him that he would be turned into a stag should he ever say a word. Despite this dire warning however, upon hearing his hunting dogs approaching he instinctively called out to them and was immediately transformed; he fled them, running through the woods until he came upon a pond and saw his reflection in the calm waters of the spring he saw what he had become.

In a bid to save himself he raised his eyes towards Mount Olympus, but the Gods did not answer his plea and he was torn to pieces by his dogs. After his death his hounds were distraught and could not be consoled under Actaeon’s former teacher Chiron created a statue in his likeness so lifelike that the hounds thought it was Actaeon.

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

Class Skill:
Magic Resistance (C) – Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.

Independent Action (A) – As a hunter Archer is used to acting alone, and being a Servant with low Mana requirements he is not particularly dependent upon his Master for support. With this skill it is possible to take action even without a Master. At Rank A, it is possible for a Servant to stay in the world for about a week without a Master.

Personal Skills:
Art of the Hunter (B) – Once a hunter skilled enough to be a companion of Artemis herself, Actaeon knows well the abilities required to track and stalk prey. As a result, once he had set his sights on a quarry he is able to find and follow the faint traces left behind by his target as they move through the world and gains increased speed when moving in pursuit of his prey.

Eye of the Mind (False) (C) – Time spent hunting all manner of creatures have honed Actaeon's intuition and danger sense to a keen edge and has sharpened his eyesight to be able to spot the slightest movement of both prey and predator.

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Noble Phantasm:

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Class: Caster
True Name: John Domingo
Title: The Black Constable
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Neutral

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Short Bio/Synopsis: A powerful voodoo practitioner and necromancer, John Domingo lived in Charleston, South Carolina towards the end of the 19th century. A former Union soldier, he was known as “The Black Constable” by his people, the Gullah, for being the only law they needed; when people needed help, it was Domingo they turned to rather than the police.

Even among other practitioners of voodoo, Domingo’s skill was legendary and his love spells and healing were renowned, as was his ability to control the weather. His power greatly exceeded that on his contemporaries and he was known as the strongest conjure-man in the state, possibly the entire country. To the sick he was a healer; to the ambitious he brought fortune; to the newly bereaved he was a medium for the spirits of the dead; to the old, the forlorn and the ugly he could help them to find young, attractive mates; to the local fishermen he could calm the weather or summon favourable winds. He was well respected and even beloved by his people, but there was a dark side to this power; to those who wronged or crossed him he was vengeful and he would use his powers to deliver curses and punishments.

As a necromancer and zombi-man it was said that Domingo could raise the dead, and it was whispered that his house was filled with their souls and with zombie servitors whose shuffling shadows kept unwelcome visitors at bay. John’s visits to the local cemeteries raise up his servant army were spoken of in hushed tones by the town’s Gullah population, and the fear and awe that he engendered kept the neighbourhood safe and both the police and the Charleston guard from his door.

Domingo derived his great power from a solid silver ring in the shape of a serpent coiled around his finger; he claimed the ring had been made somewhere along the Congo River and that it contained the power of Damballa, The Grand Master, one of the most powerful of all Loa and the primordial creator of all life according to the voodoo religion. The ring greatly increased the power of his magecraft and granted him the ability to summon lesser Loa to do his bidding.

The Black Constable ultimately met his end at the hands of a power greater than his own as a result of his own hubris. One night Domingo was called on to apprehend two thieves, dragging them through the street with one in each hand; to the assembled onlookers he called out “I am just like Jesus, with a thief on either hand”, then he paused as if considering something before saying, “except I am more powerful than Jesus!” He paused again, standing up straight with a look of bewilderment on his face as he stared at something no one else could see. Domingo rose up on to his toes as if being lifted up by something and several bystanders swore that they saw the impressions of long fingers wrapped around his neck; he let go of the thieves, who immediately fled, and began to claw at his throat as he made noises like the breath was being squeezed out of him. For a moment he seemed to dangle in the air and then was thrown backwards to the ground. Before anybody could reach him he had aged a good number of years, becoming an old man, and his face had turned the colour of a withered cucumber.

The onlookers carried his body to the market house and laid him out on a counter. A doctor arrived and pronounced Domingo dead but even as he looked at the body it seemed to wither and shrivel up even more causing those who witnessed it to flee. By the time anyone was brave enough to return the body was gone.

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

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Class Skills:
Item Creation (B) – The ability manufacture magical items and implements related to their craft; requires time to gather materials and to create the items. Due to being specialised towards one discipline of magecraft, Domingo can only create devices related to the practices of voodoo and necromancy.

Territory Creation (B) – The ability to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana. At this rank the creation of a "Workshop" becomes possible.

Personal Skills:
Magecraft (B): As a magus from recent history, John Domingo is knowledgeable about the kind of modern Thaumaturgy likely to be used by the Masters of the Holy Grail War.

Lawkeeper's Charisma (C): The charisma of one trusted to deal out justice, even above those to whom the responsibility should fall; John Domingo was given the title “The Black Constable” by the his people, the Gullah, who saw him as the only law they needed. It was he, and not the police, that they would turn to for help.

Caster is endowed with the charisma to earn the trust of others and to make them see him as a figure of authority and justice.

Voodoo (A) – A skill that denotes ones skill with the practice of Voodoo in all of its forms. John Domingo’s skill as a practitioner of voodoo was legendary, greatly exceeding that of his contemporaries. He showed great ability as a healer and potion brewer, as well as being able to raise the dead or make spirits do his bidding. With enough preparation, he could even control the weather.

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Noble Phantasms

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Class: Berserker
True Name: Hang Jebat
Title: N/A
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Evil

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Short Bio/Synopsis: Hang Jebat started life as a simple woodcutter, working at a shop owned by the parents of his closest companion, Hang Tuah. Even from a young age, it was obvious that the two boys had great potential as warriors both physically and spiritually and at the age of ten they were selected to learn Silat alongside three other companions. Their teacher was Adi Putera, a renowned master who lived a hermetic life at the top of a mountain; under the guru's tutelage, Hang Jebat, Hang Tuah and their three compatriots were taught the arts of self-defence and meditation.

Several years later Tun Perak, an important figure in the Sultanate of Malacca, was in the area near Hang Jebat’s training grounds investigating a group of bandits causing disturbances in the region. The man was set upon by the bandits and his guards fled, but Hang Jebat and his companions witnessed the attack and intervened. They fought the group and, because of their ferociousness, forced the bandits to flee. Tun Perak was amazed by the courage of Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat and their companions. He rewarded them and presented them to Sultan Muzaffar Syah, whereby they entered into his service as warriors.

In service to the Sultan the five warriors committed many great deeds, but it was Hang Jebat’s friend and closest companion Hang Tuah and his absolute loyalty to the Sultan who was the greatest of them. Hang Tuah became the sultan's constant aide, accompanying the king on official visits to foreign countries. On one such visit to Majapahit, Hang Tuah fought a duel with the famed martial arts master Taming Sari. After a brutal fight Hang Tuah emerged as winner and as a reward the ruler of Majapahit bestowed upon him the famed warrior’s kris, which was named after him; a weapon purported to be magical, empowering its owner with physical invulnerability.

This fame and renown eventually turned out to be Hang Tuah’s downfall however, as his deep loyalty to and popularity with the sultan led to rumours being circulated that Hang Tuah was having an illicit affair with one of the sultan's court stewardesses. The sultan then sentenced Hang Tuah to death without trial for the alleged offence.

After Hang Tuah was sentenced to death, Hang Jebat was given the coveted Taming Sari kris that he had wielded. However, believing that his friend was unjustly murdered by the sultan he served, Hang Jebat turned against the ruler to avenge his friend's death.

With the kris in his possession, Hang Jebat was undefeatable and there was not one person in the palace that was capable of killing him. Hang Jebat's revenge became a killing spree as he rampaged through the palace is a furious rebellion against the sultan; one that could not be stopped as none of the other warriors in the palace dared to challenge the more ferocious and skilled Hang Jebat.

However, unbeknownst to both Hang Jebat and the Sultan, Hang Tuah had not actually been killed for his supposed crimes; his executioner, the chief minister, went against the sultan’s orders and hid Hang Tuah far away. After learning that Hang Tuah was still alive, the sultan recalled the warrior from hiding and gave him full amnesty before ordering Hang Tuah to kill Hang Jebat; being unquestionably loyal to the ruler, Hang Tuah obeyed the sultan's bidding and went on to challenge Hang Jebat.

The battle between the two raged for seven days and nights, but eventually Hang Tuah was able to reclaim the Taming Sari from his friend by tricking him and used it to inflict a fatal stab wound. Even fatally wounded, Hang Jebat was able to escape, bandage his wound and continue his rampage for a further three days, killing further thousands of people before retreating to Tuah's house and dying in his friend's arms.

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Parameters:
Strength - B
Endurance - A
Agility - B
Mana - C
Luck - D

Class Skill:
Madness Enhancement (E) – Raises basic parameters besides Mana and Luck and strengthens one's physical abilities in exchange of hindering mental capacities and sense of reason, although at this level the effects are not always active.

The rage of a man rebelling against the unjust killing of his closest companion; after his friend was executed for a baseless accusation Hang Jebat went on a killing spree that lasted ten days and consumed thousands of lives. Hang Jebat’s madness is only activated when confronted with tyranny and tyrannical leadership.

Personal Skills:
Battle Continuation (A) – An ability that allows for the continuation of combat after sustaining mortal wounds. It will also reduce mortality rate from injury. 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.

After receiving a fatal stab wound from his friend Hang Tuah, who was attempting to put an end to his rampage, Hang Jebat continued his killing spree for three more days before finally succumbing to his injury and dying in his companion’s arms.

A Tyrant Disputed (A) – An ability that grants Hang Jebat an Anti-Tyrant bonus against any enemy he or his madness deems to be a tyrannical leader. Symbolic of Hang Jebat’s rebellion against the Sultan he had sworn allegiance to and his inability to support a leader who had unjustly murdered his friend despite their loyal service; a tyrant king is a king disputed and cannot be allowed to continue to rule.

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Noble Phantasm:

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Name: Carmel Dominica Marcia
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Appearance: A dirty blonde haired, 5ft 4inch tall, Robe wearing Sister of the Holy Church. Though her appearance is as it is seen by many. If she were to remove the thick coverings from her hands and legs, she would reveal that her hands and feet bear the wounds of the saviour. Having suffered from Stigmata from a very young age. She hides this fact as best she can, even from fellow members of the holy church. Not out of shame for it. But in order to avoid the special treatment of bearing such a saintly thing.

Personality:
A Sister of the church whom portrays outwardly the 'ideal' Nun, She acts with saintly compassion in her actions. Though beyond this half-truth veil, she is far from the 'ideal' that the church would seek to represent them. For her compassion is also the source of her greatest sin. sympathising for the heretic. "If they still retain their humanity, then they must be offered salvation." This thought that would be seen as a harrowing plague for some of more zealous conviction is simply an accepted belief of hers.

She is a good listener and well spoken engaging in unorthodox conversations with the heretical. She would discuss simple matters, Why did they fight?, What did they believe in? What were they trying to achieve. She would listen and she would rebuke them. She would never allow them to escape punishment but at the same time she would never treat those that still had humanity left within them as anything less then someone whom had gone astray.

She is seen as monstrous by her fellow executors, not for once-in-a-lifetime battlefield prowess, nor for a psychotic fanatical desire to please but for the ability to maintain a pure and untarnished soul whilst conversing with the heretical, and comforting the damned.

Skills:
As an Executor of the Holy Church, she is thoroughly trained in martial combat, able to kill a person with her bare hands without much effort. However she is not a true master of martial arts unlike a certain Fuyuki Priest. Her true skill relies on her own skill with wielding weaponry. She is proficient swordsmen as well as a highly accurate marksmen. However her truest and most fearsome potential is when she is wielding a spear. Able to easily combine her skills with martial arts with her spear-play she becomes an incredibly deadly force to be reckoned with.

Abilities:
She possesses exceptional magic circuits, and yet is not a practitioner of conventional mage craft, to the point many would consider this a wasted talent, but she has no desire to hone her ability as a 'magus' or to follow in a power that would sway one from a good path. Her magic circuits therefore are used in constant use to maintain the stability of the fourth sacrament in a near symbiotic-relationship with the weapon.

Church Armaments:



Brief Backstory:
An Executor from who came from an Italian Abby. From birth she had always been a peculiar child who maintained a level of innocence even when she dutifully performed her daily rites. That peculiarity resulted in a rather peculiar Executor.

No better is the peculiarity of her position best exemplified then in the arms she carries on her person. A standard Executor could never make full use of the 4th sacrament, both due to the temperamental nature of the spirit within and the conditions within each form it takes. It would never have willingly responded to someone if they had retrieved it through excessive force but the sight it bore witness to something spectacular, A woman in robes performing an unseen miracle and offering a peaceful resolution to what would of otherwise been an incredibly violent situation.

It was that day she acquired the 4th Sacrament which after a small exercise of it being given to other more "Zealous" Inquisitors, eventually came back into her own possession due to the aforementioned issues with the weapon. Never leaving her side since.

In the current day, she caught news of the next holy grail war as a result of her recent excursion in Japan on the track of a globetrotting heretic. She was to simply return to Europe were it not for this fact. She was only passingly familiar with the going-ons of mages. But understood the nature of 'heroic spirits' at least. As such she seeked participation for two reasons

Her first reason for entering the grail war is simple. Not to win. But to make sure that whichever mage wins the war has a wish that does not affect the 'world' and to eliminate anyone who has a wish that is 'problematic' to the church doctrine which also comes with the need to make sure the church overseer survived.

Her second reason was a much more personal one. She wishes better understand what it means to fight for something and what they believe "Evil" to be.