[CHAR] Fate/Secondary Genesis

Character Directory

Team Saber:

Servant: The Hound of Ulster Master: The Jersey... who?

Team Lancer:

Servant: The Demon Lord of Čachtice Master: The Second Chance for Sohonnai

Team Archer:

Servant: The Immortal Archer of the Shahnameh Master: The Peerless Name of Habsburg

Team Rider:

Servant: The Empress of Golden Russia Master: The Protector of Boston

Team Caster:

Servant: The Living Sun of Cusco Master: The Seeker From New York

Team Berserker:

Servant: Valhalla's Greatest King of Zealand Master: The Rose Witch at Hearthstone

NPC Directory

Your Gracious Host

Mister Crowley

Witness of Aiwass

Age: ?
Elemental Affinity: Wind
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
True Will: Transgression

Magic Circuits
Number: C
Quality: B

A sense of the number and quality of magical circuits possessed by this person can be difficult to obtain. While active, their magic circuits suggest an above average aptitude for Magecraft and they are a mechanically gifted practitioner of basic arts. Problematically, the magical effects rendered by this individual most often occur without any activation of their own magic circuits, only disturbances in the surrounding magical energy. The fact that they are undoubtedly a Magus is cause for some concern, as the have escaped cataloguing by the Association and yet come from no known lineage of Magi. A heretic, and a most deviant heretic at that.

Magick:

Incitement

At first glance a basic form of hypnosis known to most western Magi, only weaker in its execution in that it seems to target the drive of the target to complete a task that they already desired to accomplish... Witting or not. It compels a degree of focus that can be used to camouflage the presence of the caster, such as directing rescue workers to focus their efforts without regard to orders coming from above, or the presence of strangers.

Background:

The author of a mysterious letter and sponsor of an unsanctioned Grail War taking place in the United States' City of Boston, a heretic magus of the highest class that has (or so they claim) replicated a ritual thought lost to the folly of a previous generation. Either a looter of materials commonly believed to be destroyed or a crafting savant that somehow matched the efforts of three Magus families in a few short years, heads are scratched as to which explanation is less impossible. Highly contrary to the aims of the Association, all details of his existence remained unknown until he decided to intervene on the behalf of the Grail War's participants. While assuredly not a Master, cannot enjoy the results of his Grail War's completion if it were say, interrupted by the wailing of an angry government following an enormous breach of secrecy.

An Ordinary Tour Guide

Custodial Ghost Liner

Guider

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Background:

Adorned in what is obviously a uniform... only lacking any obvious markings. Free of branding, free of identification, they have an unnaturally nonthreatening aura to them; the aura of an older sister that invites bored old people to follow them and strangers to spare a moment of listening to the inane and intense love they hold for enlightening others. There's not even so much as a name tag to follow them with, though they'd insist that you call them whatever you need to.

Tangible sightings of the creature are almost a matter of myth, although a few bystanders would recognize the attire and manner of speech if pressed to play witness. All point towards a definite origin, all accounts occurring after a certain mid-June date.

A Hopeless Heiress (Master of Assassin)

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Master of Assassin

Age: 18
Elemental Affinity: None
Alignment: True Neutral
Origin: ???

Magic Circuits
Number: E
Quality: A

A sense of the number and quality of magical circuits possessed by this person is easily perceptible. Their body is not that of a magus, and the number of cultivated circuits is exceedingly low to the point of near non-existence. Despite this the barest potential for Magecraft remains, unawakened, as the result of either good breeding or a fluke of genetic assignment. These miraculous, albeit dormant circuits are of exceptional quality, comparable to the purpose built circuits of a homunculus.

Background:

Stated name Luna Harsyke. An unknown daughter of a lesser lineage, there is more to say of the Harsyke than of this seemingly estranged daughter of theirs. A family without a name in the world of Magecraft but of moderate repute in financial circles, the Harsyke brand boasts industrial and transportation holdings both in the United States and abroad. More publicly known in their home state of New York, Luna is best described as out of place. No record attests to their residency in the state, little more than a birth certificate ratifies their very existence, but they are most certainly extant. The young money has recently made showings in the area, alone, and leveraging a name more than anything else to rub shoulders with the rich and famous. Notorious for a spitfire attitude and winning only begrudging acknowledgment from the family back home, her aims and character are nigh indiscernible from a distance.

The Liberator of Charleville (Assassin Servant)

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Assassin

Parameters:

Strength: E
Endurance: B
Agility: A+
Magical Energy: E
Luck: A

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Class Skills:

Independent Action: A

Assassin is capable of acting for extended periods of time without a direct link to her master, and by extent surviving without a master for up to ten days if she does conserve her magical energy for all but the most vital of functions. It is in her nature to act alone, even being in her homeland has no sustaining effect for her because she lived as a stranger within her own country. Her high rank in Independent Action is derived not only from her chosen form's life of self reliance but also from her generally low mana consumption. She lacks magecraft to employ, and even her Noble Phantasm costs relatively little energy to deploy.

Presence Concealment: -

While a candidate for the skill Presence Concealment, Assassin does not manifest with it because of their use of Espionage.

Personal Skills:

Charisma: D

Assassin is a representative of Liberty itself. However, it was not her but the aspirations of the people around her that compelled the events of her legend. Regardless of her actual fame and the obscure status of the form she has adopted, as a symbol of revolution and icon of liberty, she has a natural ability to compel others in battles against tyranny and enslavement. Her ability to lead is sufficient, having stood at the side of revolutions and resistances in her time, but as someone who was looked to as a symbol more than as a commander her authority does not supersede the ideals that people have chosen to see in her.

Espionage: C

An experienced and natural infiltrator, saboteur, and guerrilla, in the form of an Assassin the wraith possesses the credentials for Presence Concealment but is better served by their rank in Espionage. Assassin is able to blend her presence seamlessly with those surrounding her. In a crowd she is nearly indiscernible from ordinary humans around her, far less noticeable than any Magus. Even on an empty street, if one were not already suspicious of her personage she would be no more than a wandering girl. She can carry small weapons while utilizing this effect, as long as they do not protrude from her clothing. Use of her Noble Phantasm or any of her weapons breaks the effect immediately, and she is unable to re-disguise herself while within the sight of any pursuers.

Eye of Mind (True): B

Assassin is an observant soldier capable of assessing her situation and predicting an opponent's actions with a great degree of clarity and speed. She is able to disguise her weakness with versatility, and her mind's eye is capable of discerning all the courses of action available with her many tools. As this ability is reliant on knowledge, it is far less effective against concepts and techniques she has no understanding of. As a Servant, Assassin benefits from the combat experiences of all citizens and soldiers who have died in the just defense of her homeland, as living embodiments of her legend. She gains the greatest amount of knowledge from the form she currently inhabits. As a result, she is a hardened veteran of small scale, clandestine warfare, not unlike the Grail War she has been called upon to participate in.

[Ender]: C

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Noble Phantasm:

[The Song of Revolution]
[Never-ending Armament Orchestra]

E~B++
Anti-Unit Class

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Naoko Bushiro

20 y/o | 5'1 | 121 lbs

Elemental Affinity: Water
Alignment: Neutral Good
Origin: ???

Magic Circuits
Number: C
Quality: D

Magecraft/Abilities:
Reinforcement – Rather than augmenting individual parts of one’s body, Naoko envisions her entire body as a single, flexible ‘bag of water’, allowing her to gain an inhuman fluidity alongside the usual package of physical attributes being increased.

Memory Alteration – Basic magecraft used to turn ordinary human beings into amnesiacs.

Thought Acceleration – Thinking faster’s always good when you’re cramming for your final exams.

Transference of Consciousness – Naoko’s familiar is her pet dog. It’s nice to see things from his point of view. Definitely not the most inconspicuous spy though.

Other Abilities: As a modern woman, Naoko is definitely good at adulating, at least enough to the point that, outside of her current relationship status (and the whole Holy Grail War deal), she’s confident that her parents have nothing to worry about when it comes to her life. The 2nd Amendment, while it has its fair share of problems, is also something that she benefits from. Though not exactly someone with a small armory in her closet, Naoko’s packing a Sig Sauer P220 Compact for safety and other purposes. Mixed martial arts is also something she’s a fan of, but only as a casual fan that likes to see muscled, half-naked men get all sweaty as they grapple each other.

Though her culinary skills wouldn’t cause Gordon Ramsay’s clothes to explode, Naoko can dish out a lot of food out of her humble food truck when the lunch rush hour comes.

Mystic Codes: Her grandfather, the only one that particularly cared about the family’s past as mages, wrote in his will to pass his cane on to Naoko after he passed away. Well, he did end up passing away and now Naoko has a cane that’s APPARENTLY a mystic code…but she also has no idea what it does and doesn’t really want to know what it does either.

Weapons/ Other Belongings: A Sig Sauer P220 Compact, an IPhone X, and your photo ID’s all a girl needs to get around, right?

Personality: Warm and vivacious, Naoko Bushiro is a twenty-year old woman who likes to care for flowers and thinks that water is just as delicious as pop if you work hard before drinking it. Though she sometimes gets moody if things get too difficult, she’s a reliable individual who always manages to grin and bear it before she stumbles and crumbles. After all, she’s young, she’s got a job, and there’s no way in hell she’s going to let something like a battle to the death between mages stop her from fulfilling her dream of travelling all around the world. For Naoko, it isn’t a battle to grant her wish. It’s a battle to stay alive until she’s sure the winner’s not a jackass out to take over the world.

Short History: After the disappointment that was her father, the head of the Bushiro family was overjoyed to find that Naoko had any prospect of being a mage at all, and got her into magecraft early on. It was fun for the child, to do all that magical shit, after all, but the 21st century being what it was, it also felt sorta pointless as she grew older. Her grandfather, the only person in the once-illustrious Bushiro family, ended up getting Alzheimer’s and losing his marbles, while her father uprooted the family to relocate to America, where his company slotted him over to help out with their foreign branch.

She still continued on with magical self-training, of course, but it was less about becoming some mage with a title and more about honoring her grandfather’s last requests. Tradition, as opposed to progression, kept her circuits healthy and her small repertoire of magecraft sharp, while the rest of her life moved on, propelling Naoko through various stages of her life until she became a 20 year old high school dropout who owned a food truck in downtown Boston. With careful budgeting and hard work, Naoko was definitely on track for her personal goal of being able to AirBnB around glorious, romantic Europe when the Holy Grail War happened.

Well, it didn’t exactly happen, but when those visions came up and those letters came up and she had to do a busy Monday noon on zero sleep because of it all? When she started reading up on the Japan Holy Grail War and realized that like, 110% of all Masters involved were total dickbags?

Yeah, no, she didn’t give half a shit about what this new era of magic was going to be, not when technology was so much more convenient, but Naoko definitely wasn’t going to let Boston and her clientele burn in a lake of fire because some edgy mercenary bastard wanted to see how much of a Machiavellian villain he truly was.

So she busted out her grandpapi’s cane, remembered her training, started taking firearms lessons, and got to work.

[Scallop]

Rock And/Or Roll

Name: Giuseppe Messana
Age: 20
Elemental Affinity: Void and Earth
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Origin: Mystery

Magic Circuits
Number: C
Quality: C

Magecraft/Abilities:

Golem Creation: Thanks to his family's art passe down through generations, Giuseppe has inherited the ability to create golems and bring life to them. He has mastered creating them out of many materials but has found clay is the most resilient and moldable material to create with ease and speed. He can actively create and control 4 at a time, whilst he can create more they would be much weaker and would be more of a hive mind rather than individual actions.

Environment Observation Enhancement: A spell and ability he has honed over his years as an apprentice detective, using his magecraft on his sight to allow his mind to clearly find hidden clues, out of place objects and in some cases if he focuses hard enough he can detect magical traps and traces of spells.

Concealment: Another form of magecraft he has dabbled in quite a bit has been concealment, whether it be disguising something to look normal or spending a lot of time to conceal his location or make himself invisible, he usually uses it to mask his footsteps more than often on a case.

Other Abilities:

Detection/Problem solving: Through years of investigative apprenticing, Giuseppe has amassed an ability to work out mysteries and cases with enough evidence.

Boxing: Due to some training, he's found himself a keen boxer, agile and packing a punch to knock someone out but his cardio could really use some work.

Mystic Codes:

Ancestral Heart: What appears to be a bloated heart made entirely out of cobbled together materials, is the relic he wields that has been passed down from generation to generation. The heart is given to every first born son of the Messana family and can be used by placing within a husk of a golem. The heart can grant the golem some sentience and allows it to take on the properties of any material it comes in contact with, metal, diamond etc. It also allows the golem to fire a single magic missile from it's left hand before having to be removed and recharged before use again.

Weapons/ Other Belongings:
Six shooter gun
Notepad and pen
Chisel
Sculptors Tools

Personality: Brash and easily aggravated is probably the best way to describe Giuseppe. Although he means well and has mostly good intentions for everyone he meets, he comes off as snappy since he has no good way to show his affection without being overly protective or pessimistic. A believer in anyone being guilty until proven innocent, he's not paranoid as such just a little sceptical with people he meets the first time.

After all that, he does have a good heart and can be, clumsy. Forgetful and prone to accident, this just makes him try to cover his shock with more cool tough guy act or angry accusations. When it comes to people he know have committed crimes, hoo boy do the fire works go off. All in all, Giuseppe stops at nothing to see justice done. Even if that means pursuing some mysterious grail. The grail is a mystery and mysteries are what drags him in, his drive, his goal. Solve the mystery of the Grail and finally sate his need for adventure and mystery.

Short History: Just before his birth, the Messana family relocated to New York City, just in time for Giuseppi's birth, which happened a week after the move to NYC. Living with his parents and grandparents, Giuseppe was really seen as their new world advantage on everyone else, raising him from a young age to inherit and carry on the family tradition of Golmenancy. Proving at least adaptable to the craft his father treated him as a golden child, even after his two younger brothers were born, his skills were still seen as the blessing of the gods.

Growing up however, friendship was something he sought out most but failed to find much of. After progressing to high school, Giuseppe encountered someone who would turn his life upside down. His new friend, Floyd, began sharing conspiracies and such with him, amusing the italian boy to no end. But with his talk of mystery and other such activities, the two delved into detective work together, both aiming to be investigators when they got older.

After graduation, Giuseppe and Floyd parted ways, allowing both of them to pursue apprenticeships, Giuseppe working alongside a private eye who had begun delving into magical matters, albeit some he had to keep the man out of danger from. After a couple of years, the man had to bid his protege farewell and departed, leaving Giuseppe with drive but nowhere to aim it.

That was until, the call finally reached him. Markings and the letter, directing him to his destiny.

[Sightles]

Otto von Habsburg

Otto von Habsburg



Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia
Sovereign and Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece
Sovereign and Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial and Royal Order of Saint George

Age: 41
Alignment: Neutral Evil

Elemental Affinity: Heart
An affinity whose spells relate to dreams, emotions, and states of the body and mind

Origin: Reclamation

Magic Circuits

Number: A

Quality: B

Magecraft:

Mesmerization
The Habsburg family has used this magecraft to great effect over the centuries. Allowing the user to sweeten their voice, and twist their words to become the most persuasive to their target.

Bounded Field Creation
Mainly used for, by the Habsburg, as a way to set detection fields, and to help with the various amounts of charms and illusions the House has become known for.

Command
While not as subtle as Mesmerization, the Habsburg have had great success applying this magecraft to their reporitore, practically writing the books on it’s application.

Shared Perception
Through this, the Habsburg have been allowed to have eyes and ears everywhere, and has been attributed to a large part of the House's success. Historically possessing familiars that spied across the court, unknowing to onlookers.

Jewel Magecraft
Primarily used by the Habsburg House as a way of storing mana, and one-use way of storing some basic spells.

Other Abilities:
Wealth had always been a major asset to Otto’s House, but now even more so. Not only being an expert mage and possessing a great pedigree, but Otto is also a shrewd businessman. Leveraging what remaining wealth and clout the House had left, Otto snatched his family from the fate of becoming mere footnotes in modern events. Propelling his House to new heights, through sheer force of will and shrewd tactics, Otto often draws upon his assets he has carefully cultivated over the years.

Nearly always traveling with a small entourage, Otto also has a vast web of connections in order to call in favors, or leverage the right pressure on the right person. While far from being household name, Otto’s titles carry a significant amount of weight to the right people.

Mystic Codes:

Habsburg Jewel Magecraft

Various sapphires containing the stored mana and basic spells that have allowed the House to become known as top rated mages.

Austrian Crown Jewels

The regalia and vestments worn by the Holy Roman Emperor, and later by the Emperor of Austria. The regalia acts a conduit for the mage, allowing them to amplify the intensity and power of their abilities, particularly when related to the Command Magecraft. The regalia is not normally worn, not only for the absurdity of it’s appearance in the modern day, but also because of the weight of the items. Despite the appearance, the regalia all seems to be made of extremely heavy fabrics and metals, adding nearly 45kg to a mage’s weight. If not worn with all pieces assembled, the regalia’s effects do not materialize.

The Imperial Sword

Only one piece of the Imperial Regalia of Holy Roman Emperors, and the only one in possession of the House. The Imperial Sword possesses a blade of approx. 95cm, and has an overall length of 110cm. The inscriptions on the crossguard read “Christ triumphs, Christ reigns, Christ rules”, with the lower edge of the pommel also reading “Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war”

The scabbard of the sword is adorned with 14 gold plates engraved with depictions of monarchs.

When drawn from the scabbard, the blade releases a loud ringing noises, not to unakin to that of church bells, and seems to be readily heard even through obstructions and barriers. The secondary effect of the Imperial Sword allows the user to effectively use it as absorption method on incoming attacks of magical nature, that are presently known and identified by the user. The blade absorbs the mana expended into the spell, and stores it within itself. The upper limits of blade and it’s absorption are not known, but it is unlikely the artifact would sustain a Servant-Level magical attack. Upon return to its scabbard, the absorbed mana from the blade is then transferred to the scabbard.

The scabbard of the Imperial Sword projects a personal shielding of its wearer, but only while the blade is sheathed. This personal shield does not fare well against attacks of the magical nature, it does fare well against attacks of the physical nature. Proportionate to the amount of mana stored inside, the scabbard can protect the user from all forms of physical attacks, even though those the user is not aware of. The scabbard itself can hold much more mana than the blade itself could store, allowing a stronger shielding to be built up over a short time. However, if the stored mana is not used within a short order, it will begin to seep from the scabbard at a fast rate, and taking the personal shielding with it.

Personality:

The state of Otto’s earlier years has formed him into the hard and calculating man he is today. Cold in his dealings, and ruthless in his executions, Otto paints the picture of a prototypical high ranking mage.

Always pragmatic, Otto has dedicated his life and efforts towards furthering the agenda and prestige of House Habsburg.

Short History:

Even though his birth lay far from the fall of his once noble family, Otto felt the sting of defeat and defamation from a young age. While his grandfather and father were content to simply adapt to the House’s condition, never considering further ambitions, Otto was of a different coat.

Being the first real mage of the House for centuries, Otto made family and values with the tales of the old Habsburg rulers more than his living family, pouring himself over those tomes of old. Largely self taught, Otto became his own master fast enough, taking charge of the House’s financials from a very young age. Showing himself to be a valuable member of the once-royal House, he quickly began to immerse himself in the political climate of Central and Eastern Europe.

By the time his grandfather had passed, Otto had brought windfall on his House, establishing the family as a political player and wealthy businessmen. With his father taking the position of Head of House Habsburg, all of the fortune Otto had brought was in danger of being blundered away.

Otto’s father had long ago taken to the luxuries of a life of wealth, becoming a wine soaked fool who more aptly caused Otto’s carefully laid plans to come to ruin, rather than fruition. In the hands of his father, the estates and assets of House Habsburg began to deteriorate and decay. Fruitful political alliances soon became open disgust of the House, despite Otto’s best efforts. With his weak father burning a hole in not only pockets, but prestige, of the House, Otto took action.

Otto’s father had only been Head of House Habsburg for a scant 3 years, before succumbing to a tragic car accident while vacationing in the Alps. There had been no witnesses to the tragedy, and the cause was determined to be driving while under the influence. What news the death of Head of Habsburg had broken, was quickly forgotten about and swept aside, as the ascent of the prodigal son took the stage.

In the years of Otto’s reign, House Habsburg has been mentioned alongside names of German politicians, and European corporations, as the family has only gain more wealth and regaining lands that were previously stolen from the House.

Marrying the daughter of a wealthy banker, Otto in short order produced heirs and daughters, and continued his work on the meteoric rise of House Habsburg, working closely in line with the Mage’s Association.

With the appearance of the visions, and vivid dreams, it did not take much conference with the Mage’s Association for Otto to determine his next course of action. With the arrival of the letter, and the manifestation of his command seals, Otto could only smile as his mind whirled with plans and possibilities.

His true destiny had come. His House’s destiny had come.

[Reflection]

Caster / Manco Capac

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Name: Manco Capac
Title: First King of Cusco, Bringer of Fire, and Son of the Sun God
Class: Caster
Gender: Male
Birth and Death Dates: Incan Creation Mythos
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
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Personality: A peerless, and selfless man who loves all people. Despite this, he tends to separate out those he loves more than others, as if he was a collector. Manco's passion for humanity is a desire to see it thrive, more than anything else. Any who would stand between him and his desire to unleash mankind's full potential are enemies, and would be dealt with in the way all enemies must be. With force.

Bio: Son of a god, Manco Capac lived amongst the mortals for most of his formative years. His people were weak, and starving as invaders forced them into a nomadic lifestyle. One day, climbing to the top of a mountain, the sun god descended before Manco and his brothers, and told them to build a temple where the land was best. To do so, he gave Manco a golden staff, and he set out to find this land.

The staff vibrated in his grip, and when he let it fall, the staff sunk into the earth. From it, rose a mighty golden temple, and a city of gold surrounding it. Manco's father returned again, and told Manco that he must teach his people how to survive in this city that would be named Cusco. Taking that wisdom, he began to teach his people the skills required. He taught them how to hunt, how to fight, raise animals, and sew clothing. He taught all the skills required to being a member of civilization.

But not all was well in Manco's kingdom. His three brothers became jealous of how he was blessed so much. They turned on him, seeking to kill him in order to take control of Cusco. Enraged by this betrayal, the wise Manco turned his siblings to stone, and then had them smashed. Where their remains would become the roads of the city. So that people may walk all over them.

Eventually though, Manco grew old, and could not live forever. Having lived a long life, he closed his eyes, and passed away. His body remained in the city for many years, before it was finally buried underneath a lake.

Weapon: Manco carries only his golden staff, though his magic is so potent it hardly matters.
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Parameters:
Strength: D
Endurance: D
Agility: D
Magical Energy: A+
Luck: A
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Class Skills:
- Territory Creation EX: As the man who built the the temples of Cusco, he was a designer of the greatest genius. Manco goes beyond a workshop, and creates temples that he can design his conquest from.
- Item Creation A: Manco created tools and weapons for the Inca people. As such, he is a creator many objects, fine metals, and smith of glorious objects. He is able to imbue the items he creates with the attribute of fire. If the object is made of silver, that attribute of fire is raised to an attribute of the sun.

Personal Skills:
- Divinity C: Manco was a man who brought fire to humanity, and proclaimed himself as the son of the Sun God. He would cover himself in silver, and stand on high peaks, so that when the sun struck him, he would appear godly to the people below.
- Expert of Many Specializations EX: Manco is a bringer of culture. He taught the Inca people how to farm. How to create fire, temples, weave clothing, and how to govern. He even brought language. Manco is more than just a well learned man, he is the origin of all these concepts in the eyes of the Inca. He possesses a rank of B or A in man specializations. Including skills like cooking, tactics, academia, espionage, assassination, swindling, rhetoric, magecraft, weapons, and many other skills. If it has a basis or use in Incan society, Manco knows it, and can teach it to others. It is argued that if he ended up married, he'd be the perfect househusband. Something that if mentioned, immediately murders the mood, as he isn't happy with that idea.
- High-Speed Divine Words A: A Skill that assists with magical incantations via a power to activate Thaumaturgy without the use of Magic Circuits. The language of the Age of Gods, back when words played a heavy role in spellcasting. As such, it is a power long lost by modern magi. It is particularly useful for direct attack magic. High-Thaumaturgy-level Magecraft can be cast at the speed of Single-Action spells.

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NOBLE PHANTASMS

Noble Phantasms

Title: Tapac-yauri: Golden Staff of the King
Rank: D
NP Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1-2
Maximum Number of Targets: 5
Description: This is the staff of Manco Capac. Said to have divine origins, and can be regarded as his most divine tool. His gift from the gods, and a tool with which he could create the mighty kingdom of Cusco. This golden rod possesses a unique ability to identify the wealth of a land. Often times by being able to identify leylines. It can be compared to a dowsing rod, but can be used to channel Manco's magecraft. Allowing him to amplify his already potent magecraft.

Title: Temple of the Sun
Rank: EX
NP Type: Anti-World
Range: 10-100
Maximum Number of Targets: 1000
Description: The Temple of the Sun, built by the wisdom of Manco. This noble phantasm requires the sacrifice of other noble phantasm, Tapac-yauri. Upon discovering a proper leyline, he may begin the construction of his temple. It can take a full day to properly set up the area where the temple will be formed, but once ready, he places Tapac-yauri against the ground, where it will be devoured by the Leyline.
From there, a golden temple will begin for form. Tied to the Leyline, it will draw in strength from it, even as it begins to rise from the ground. Soon enough, the Temple of the Sun will rise up like a skyscraper, a fortress filled to the brim with mystery. Once fully manifested, the temple can be compared to a massive bounded field, nearly the size of a small city.
The city of Cusco begins to materialize around the temple, growing ever larger, and becoming more of a danger to servants who may try to infiltrate the temple. The Temple itself is the center point, topped off with a massive disk, made of silver that shimmers in the light. The light of the sun flashes from it, and can be concentrated into a beam. Even at night, the light of the moon allows it to operate, but at only 15% of it's standard power. In the words of Manco, it is comparable to a deathray, able to destroy anything it sees. Manco controls the massive temple from his chamber in the center of the temple. As long as he remains in the center of the city, he gains bonuses to all his magical feats. His strength rises, and all his magic is raised to a near EX rank, where he can bypass even some of the strongest forms of magic resistance. From this temple, he can direct a full scale war, and animate soldiers to his cause. It can be compared to making Cusco live once more.
The Temple is only able to remain manifested as long as the leyline remains connected to it. The golden rod, Tapac-yauri acts as a transmitter of a kind. The magical energy of the leyline is directly sent to the Temple of the Sun. Should one manage to seal the leyline, or break the golden staff hidden inside the land, then the temple will begin to crumble.
If the Tapac-yauri is not destroyed, but the Leyline is sealed, then Manco can return the staff to his person, and seek another location for the temple to be built.

[DrowsyPangolin]

Rider

True Name
Catherine the Great

Appearance

Appearance

Class
Rider

Alignment
"Lawful Good"

Stats

Strength:D
Endurance:D
Agility:C
Magical Energy:B+
Luck:A

Class Skills

Riding C+
Rider is capable maneuvering most mundane animals and vehicles without problem. She is incapable of riding Phantasmal or Divine Beasts, and extremely complicated modern vehicles might prove difficult. Rider can temporarily increase her riding ability through the use of Autocrat’s Privilege.

Item Creation D+
Ordinarily a skill of the Caster class, Rider has replaced the Magic Resistance of her own class with one more suited to her ability. This skill allows Rider to create the weapons that expanded the territory of the Russian Empire, ranging from swords and firearms to cannon and ships. In addition, it can produce various pleasantries, oddities, and even a host of spectacular outfits!

Personal Skills

Charisma A
It was Catherine’s way with words that elevated her from inconsequential German princess to Empress of the Russian Empire. Her ability to maneuver flawlessly through social situations allowed her not only to take her throne, but to keep it. This incredible social ability has coalesced into a powerful skill that causes her will to radiate onto those around her. She appears well-spoken, confident, and beautiful to those who hear her speak, and has a remarkable ability to inspire those who believe in her.

Catherine’s reign was not without its problems, rather, it was rife with them, but she persevered through them, maintaining an astounding sense of composure. Even in the darkest periods of her rule she strove to style herself as a perfect queen. Her charisma is unyielding, and one would be hard pressed to find an opponent who could match her in a war of words.

"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing."

Autocrat’s Privilege B+
A variant of Imperial Privilege borne from Rider’s mental image of the absolute autocrat. In life, the Empress threw herself into matters of a wide assortment to better herself as a ruler. This ability allows Catherine to temporarily gain expertise in skills that she ordinarily would not have access to.

In terms of martial matters, Catherine can access knowledge regarding Strategy, Riding, Marksmanship and Swordplay.

Because of her interest in matters of the court, Rider also has access to Eye for Art,History, Golden Rule, and a host of philosophical knowledge.

It should be noted that while the abilities gained from this skill grant a certain level of expertise, the confidence they grant Catherine in her ability to execute them is immeasurable.

“God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.”

Favored of the Empress C+
During her rule, Catherine took a number of lovers. These men, Catherine’s favorites, quickly found their stations heavily elevated, being granted wealth and power they likely would’ve otherwise never known. This favoritism has crystallized as a skill that allows her to bestow blessings upon a chosen ally.

Rider’s Favorite is granted a powerful boon to their physical abilities, making even an average person capable of incredible things. She can grant this blessing only to a single individual at a time, and can revoke it at will. In addition, while within the territory of Rider’s Noble Phantasm they gain access to a lesser version of Autocrat’s Privilege.

“I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.”

Innocent Monster E-
Despite her best efforts, Rider was no perfect ruler, and in the years after her death her failures and atrocities were inflated to a level of prominence that threatened to eclipse her achievements. To many, she became an icon for licentiousness and excess, to others a hypocritical tyrant masquerading as an “‘Enlightened” ruler. In her own mind, Catherine did the best she could to style herself as a perfect Empress. As such, if someone mentions the criticisms of her rule, or, more particularly, the dreadful rumors about her personal life, she is likely to become deeply offended. Such talk might even overcome her royal composure…

“You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings.”

Weapons
Cavalry Saber, Flintlock Firearms, Cannon, Artillery

Noble Phantasms

Zimniy Dvorets
Throne of Winter/The Dream of Empire

C+

Fortress

This Noble Phantasm constructs a replica of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, the seat from which Catherine ruled for most of her reign. The palace stands as a monument to the might of the Russian Empire, a gleaming emblem of yellow and white, with glittering gold appointments. The palace itself is massive, covering roughly 60,000 square meters, and requires a large amount of magical energy to create. The interior of the palace is lavishly decorated, an extravagant testament to the wealth of Imperial Russia.

The palace was not only Catherine’s royal seat, but her refuge. As such, the interior of the palace creates a sanctuary for Rider and her allies. A constant healing aura permeates the palace, rapidly mending the wounds of those who reside within. This healing is by no means instant, but is powerful enough to repair even potentially fatal wounds within a day. The benefits of Autocrat’s Privilege are greatly boosted within the walls of the Winter Palace.

The territory upon which Zimniy Dvorets is deployed is immediately considered Russian territory, and its latent magical energy is drawn into the palace. Rider can expand this territory given ample time and focus. As such, the larger the territory grows, the more magical energy the palace draws in. The boost to Autocrat’s Privilege remains on the outside territory, though the healing aura is limited to the palace itself.

While Zimniy Dvorets is active, the palace and its surrounding territory experience a constant, light snowfall, regardless of the climate into which it is summoned.

“I have no way to defend my borders but to extend them.”

Korona Vechnosti
Resolution of the Tsars

A++

Anti-Unit(Self)

A Noble Phantasm borne from the amalgamated wills of all Russian monarchs, Korona Vechnosti embodies the unshakable fortitude necessary to declare oneself an absolute sovereign. The tsars ruled over an unwieldy expanse of territory while facing the horrors of war and rebellion, all the while retaining their supremacy. This Noble Phantasm crystallizes that stubborn, unbending audacity into a shape symbolizing the right to rule: a great crown. The head that wears the crown bears a heavy weight indeed, and there are few worthy to wear it. For those who can bear this burden however, it grants immeasurable power and a connection to a dynasty hellbent on the absolute authority of its own will.

From her earliest years, the symbol of the crown glittered brilliantly in Catherine’s dreams, and she became possessed by the singular need to make herself worthy of it. Rider immersed herself in a culture that was not her own, and threw herself wholeheartedly into the task of learning and accumulating the knowledge she would need to bear the title of Empress. This effort, however, was not enough to claim the crown on its own. No, all her efforts would’ve been for naught if not for the spark that drew her to the allure of the crown in the first place: ambition. Born without a single drop of Romanov blood, it was Catherine’s ambition that led her to vy for her husband’s crown, and it was this ambition that would allow her to claim it. While she had no blood-right to the throne, her ambition and iron-clad determination would carry her into the ranks of the tsars. So it was that a foreign-born princess came to be Empress of Russia, shouldering the weight of a title and dynasty that few could bear. The crown that was placed upon her head was new, the blood the flowed through her veins was foreign, but her will alone marked her among the ranks of the tsars.

When the true name of the crown is declared, Rider calls upon the force of not only her own will, but the collective willpower of every tsar that preceded her. Their names, histories, and legends coalesce with her own, if only for a single moment, into the steely image of the absolute sovereign of Russia. In that moment, the tsaritsa becomes a symbol of absolute authority. The resolution of the tsars is given physical form in the body of the one with the right to wield it, and she becomes the image the tsars created within their own minds: the invincible sovereign, untouchable and immovable. In the few moments that Korona Vechnosti is active, Rider’s body is invulnerable to nearly all manner of attacks, a denial of the possibility that the will of the tsars could be challenged. If used in defense of territory or subjects designated as “Russian” by Rider, the power of Korona Vechnosti is increased, with usage within the territory of Zimniy Dvorets granting it an absolute defense against all but the most powerful attacks. The deployment of this Noble Phantasm requires an incredible amount of magical energy, and it is not to be used lightly.

“The title of Queen rang sweet to my ears, child though I was. ... This idea of a crown began running in my head then like a tune, and has been running a lot in it ever since.”


Personality
Bold, beautiful, and charismatic, Rider carries herself with the utmost poise and grace… or at least that is what she would have you believe. In truth, Rider’s practiced, regal demeanor is a bit of a facade, a visage manufactured to give off the appearance of the “perfect ruler”. When she is not portraying herself as such, Catherine is very easily drawn in by her own whims. She has a deep love for spectacle, whatever form it might take, and is easily fascinated by art and fashion. If she has the option, she prefers to make herself the center of attention, relishing in the acknowledgement of others. The thought of being unpopular or disliked is an unsettling prospect to Rider, and she tries her best to draw the admiration and praise of those around her. While she tries her best to be likable, there are limits to her kindness. Slanderous talk and other callous disrespect is met with the methodical cruelty of a tyrant, though after the deed is done she has no problem returning to her ordinary gleeful self. Prone to excess and jealousy, any Master willing to summon the Empress will certainly struggle with the more extravagant parts of her personality. Those capable of overcoming Catherine’s difficult side, however, will be rewarded with an unwavering loyalty and dedication.

Legend
Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, the girl who would become Catherine the Great, was born the daughter of a minor German prince. During her dull and suffocating childhood, few would have predicted her meteoric rise to power. But even in those early years there was a spark within her, an ambition and desire that could not be quenched or smothered by her uneventful upbringing.

This spark would carry Sophie to Russia, where she would meet the Empress Elizabeth and Peter of Holstein-Gottorp. Peter was to be her husband, though the two shared no love for one another. Elizabeth, however, was taken with the Princess’ boundless dedication and enthusiasm. Sophie would deny herself rest to immerse herself in the language and culture of her new home, at one point even becoming quite ill. It was during this time that she converted to the Orthodox faith and took on the name Catherine. The spark that had burned quietly within Sophie became a brilliant flame in Catherine, her ambition finding its true desire in the glittering jewels of the crown.

Catherine and Peter were married, and the ambitious young woman finally had her crown… but perhaps the not crown she truly desired. Peter quickly ruined his reputation as Emperor, as well as his relationship with Catherine. A deep disgust flourished within the Empress, but not because of her husband’s personal failings, no, those she had learned to endure. Her true disgust came from Peter’s utter disrespect for his own position as a ruler. Catherine had thrown herself wholeheartedly into understanding Russia. She had constructed an ideal of the perfect ruler in her head, shaped from endless study of philosophy and the machinations of her own imagination. She had shaped a dream for herself, and yet Peter saw fit to besmirch it. The thought would eventually occur to her: If Peter will not respect his position, then why should I? Why should anyone? Whispers abounded. The people had already grown tired of their belligerent ruler. Nobles spoke of deposing Peter. Catherine heard these whispers, and set herself to the task of shaping them in her favor. Peter was doomed to overlook the warning signs until the end. Catherine would be crowned to thunderous applause, a beloved usurper and an absolute autocrat. Peter, crownless, would die shortly thereafter in a tragic misunderstanding.

With the Imperial Crown on her head at last, Catherine set to work making herself into the “perfect ruler”. Such a thing was, of course, impossible. The Empress would struggle to balance her ideals with her ambition. She would make innumerable mistakes… but her mistakes were not to define her. Russia expanded greatly under Catherine’s reign, not just in territory but in matters of culture, art, and education as well. Philosophers lauded her as “The Semiramis of the North”. Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst had her crown, and with it she was destined to become Catherine the Great, one of the greatest rulers Russia had ever known.

[Demonic Face]

Saber - Cu Chulainn

Name: Cu Chulainn, Child of Light, Hound of Ulster

Class: Saber

Gender: Male

Appearance: https://i.ibb.co/Nr0y4qq/image.png _{ignore the spear}

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Attribute: Sky

Personality:
As a Saber, Cu Chulainn acts with more impulse than his Lancer counterpart, taking the role of a fierce knight who would fight fiercely in order to seek glory and defend his country and Master. Like a guard dog, Saber fights with a ferocity that would liken him to a beast, willing to use everything at his disposal in battle, even if it is a losing one, as if he’s facing off against an entire army. Despite this, however, Saber still carries a similar disposition that he has as a Lancer outside of battle, though he leans more towards seeking excitement wherever it may be found. At the same time, however, he would not do so if it meant that it would severely harm his Master, or if the act itself went against his own honor. In other words, life is short, and one should spend the time that one has to accomplish as much as one could. To Saber, there is never enough glory to obtain.

Weapon: Sword, Shield, Armor

Parameters:

STR: A
CON: B
AGI: B
MGI: C
LCK: E

Class Skills:

Magic Resistance: B
Class Skill of the Saber Class. Grants protection against magical effects, cancelling spells cast on the wielder altogether. Cancels spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by High Thaumaturgy, it is difficult for this Servant to be affected.

Riding: A
Class Skill of the Saber Class, denoting the ability to ride mounts and vehicles. All vehicles as well as all creatures aside from those of the Phantasmal and Divine rank can be used as mounts with expert proficiency. This rank is high enough to have aptitude in the Rider class.

Personal Skills:

Rune Magic: B
The possession and aptitude with the utilization of runes. Cu Chulainn has the capacity to use the 18 original Runes (Norse Runes), granted by his mentor Scáthach from his studies with her, appropriately using them to respond in different situations. By making proper use of this, powerful and varied effects are mastered. Other than attacks, this is mainly employed for effects corresponding to the Skills Magic Resistance, Clairvoyance, for raising parameters to Rank A, etc. All of these applications are merely temporary and he cannot employ multiples of those simultaneously. Cu Chulainn’s aptitude as a magus is nearly first-rate, and while he would normally see such talents as a hindrance, because this variation of Cu Chulainn is one who has faced off against an entire army, even runes are something he’s more open to utilize more often.

Protection from Arrows: B
The increased awareness and defense against ranged attacks. In Cu Chulainn’s case, it is blessing inherent from birth. It's said that it's possible for him to avoid any long range attack if he has made visual confirmation of his opponent, tracking down ranged weapons with his eyes and defend against them. He can deal with most projectiles even in conditions where the opponent cannot be visually seen. As long as the attack is a thrown type, he can avoid even Noble Phantasms, but he can't gain the effects of this protection with respect to wide range attack types where the attack range of the weapon explodes on impact, or a direct attack by a weapon that has simply long reach.

Knight’s Tactics: A
A method of combat where one grasps the flow of battle and instigates the opponent to make a mistake, removing the difference of strength between one’s self and the opponent. Simply put, a skill that invites a check failure for the opponent. A heightened sense of observation used to obtain victory. Cu Chulainn single handedly defended Ulster from the armies of Connacht, invoking the right of single combat and successfully facing off against many of Connacht’s champions. Because of this, he has a naturally high rank in this skill.

Divine Body of the Sun God: A+
A condition unique to Cu Chulainn’s existence as Ireland’s Child of Light, son of the Sun God Lugh, born with a myriad of blessings, and destined to find fame and glory in battle in exchange for a short life. Among his many gifts, his greatest was his Hero’s Light, granted to him due to his divine heritage. When in combat as the battle proceeds, he would glow as if he were bathed by the sun, itself. Should the odds continue to rise against him, however, he would only shine brilliantly against such opponents, the light surrounding him shining intensely enough to burn away at his opponent while invigorating himself. A skill that would represent Cu Chulainn’s legend as a likeness to a mighty flame that would burn out in a blaze of glory, should he also be dealt a lethal blow in combat, then his light would glow at its brightest, allowing him to deliver one last retaliating strike before finally fading away.

Noble Phantasms:

Cruaidin Catutchenn
Blazing Sword That Grants Certainty
Rank C+
Anti-Unit
Range: 1~2
Maximum Number of Targets: 1
The famed sword of Cu Chulainn, said to be a flawless blade that shines brightly like a torch, further enhanced by the runes inscribed within its blade. While it isn’t as famous of a weapon as Cu Chulainn’s Barbed Spear That Pierces With Death, it is still the blade of the Hound of Ulster used to perform many feats of strength and skill. The most famous of these feats was the splitting of the Lia Fail, one of the Four Great Treasures of the Tuatha De Danann. Sporting a passive effect not too far apart from the Gae Bolg, the blade adds a slight deviation to the World, creating a situation where the target of the Cruaidin is “easy to cut.” When the true name of this Noble Phantasm is invoked, however, the blade itself is engulfed by the Hero’s Light of Cu Chulainn, empowering its cutting power with its wielder’s glory and granting his next strike the ability to slice through even the strongest of defenses. It is a strike that is incapable of being resisted through any means, an intrinsic ability carried over by this blade’s true form mixed with the wielder’s heart-piercing technique.

Claidheamh Soluis
Shining Glaive That Brings Triumph
Rank: A+
Anti-Fortress
Range: 1~80
Maximum Number of Targets: 900
One of the Four Great Treasures of the Tuatha De Danann, it is a Holy Sword that once belonged to the god Nuada, holding the phenomenon of a Hero’s Weapon as it has been cited in many tales involving the hero completing a set of trials and slaying monstrous foes in order to obtain the blade, itself. Held in a similar light as the Sword of Promised Victory, the Claidheamh Soluis is considered to be a symbol of Ireland, its brilliance ignited by the hearts of the whole country. The true nature of Cu Chulainn’s blazing sword, while the Cruaidin Catutchenn is considered to be “The Claidheamh wielded by Cu Chulainn”, this Noble Phantasm would be the capabilities of the Claidheamh, itself. Due to its nature of a “sword that draws out heroes”, it is because of this sword’s nature that Cu Chulainn under the Saber class container manifests his Divinity in such an obscenely flashy manner.
When the true name of the Claidheamh Soluis is invoked, the entire sword begins to surge with a blinding flare as Cu Chulainn’s Hero’s Light is drawn into the blade. Empowered by the tales of glory and valor brought to the many heroes who have wielded the Claidheamh before and after, the intense light surrounding the blade would begin to take a more tangible shape. In the hands of Cu Chulainn, the greatest hero of the Ulster, the light would take the shape of a mighty spear, the crystallization of Cu Chulainn’s own fame as a hero. Despite this, however, the spear of light is only capable of being thrown once it’s created due to its sheer cost. When thrown, however, its destructive power is comparable to that of nuclear fission, releasing a wave of destruction centered on the point of impact. Aside from its extremely high cost, the use of this Noble Phantasm would leave Cu Chulainn in an exhausted state, unable to fully utilize his Hero’s Light for a significant amount of time. A star burns its brightest before it fades.

[Sosuke]

Archer

True Name: Esfandiyār

Class: Archer

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Appearance:


Stats
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: B
Magical Energy: B
Luck: C

Class Skills:

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.

Magic Resistance: -
This skill has been molded into his "Aljism Aldhy La Yuqha" Noble Phantasm. For summation and quick reference: All Spells B-rank or lesser are completely nullified effectively only making him vulnerable to High-Thaumaturgy.

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Slayer of Beasts: A
[Lore]: A combination skill of "Monster Slayer" and "Dragon Slayer" and pushed farther by the multitude of creatures and forces brought to an end by his might. Gods and Humans are of the natural order of civilization, but beasts are Esfandiyār's specialty in slaying. Having killed Monstrous Wolves and Lions, A dragon, and a divine bird.... He has aptitude at slaying most forms of creatures.

[Effect]: Any creature of the "beast" class (Monstrous, Phantasmal, or Divine) take greatly increased damage and any protections they might have against mundane weapons are halved in effectiveness. Traits like "Immortality" or "Invulnerability" are negated and instead degraded into "Protection" or "Regeneration"... Denying them absolute defenses in the wake of Archer's expertise. There will always be a chance for Archer to slay a Beast.

Mind's Eye (False): C
[Lore]: The natural inclination for success fostered by combat and experience. Esfandiyār was always talented and gifted but as he took various ordeals and labors he only became more potent, more powerful. Still as a holy knight he relied heavily on his training and faith more than his bestial instincts.

[Effect]: Can feel the intent behind actions and gain a general flow for the progression of combat naturally. It futher allows him to sense if something would generally be more harmful to him or worth avoiding at all. A "Gut instinct" that he can't explain well but has aided him on his many adventures.

Unrelenting Pursuit of Success - A++

[Lore]: The acknowledgement of the "Seven Labors of Esfandiyār" as a skill. These labors that he persisted through without pause or hesitation between them. Upon completing a "Labor" he is empowered and finds himself gaining momentum to complete his next mission... A formidable mental strength translating to persistence that encourages the body to embellish itself with more glory.

[Effect]: Upon Killing another Servant in the grail war, Archer receives a permanent rank up to his one of his physical parameters at random up to a maximum of A. In addition, for one day after slaying an enemy Servant, he's driven towards his next "labor" gaining a + modifier to all his physical stats while in combat.
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Weapon: A perfectly crafted bow of golden wood. The "Bullets" he uses are diamond tipped arrows that could be said to be the strongest natural projectiles. They are equal to an A rank attack he can unleash them enmass on his opponent with his great skill with a bow. If he takes the time to put all his energy into a single projectile he can even exceed A rank, piercing through nearly any sort of conventional defense mundane or magical.

NOBLE PHANTASM

Aljism Aldhy La Yuqhar: This Immortal Body Wrought In Flame: B++

[Lore]: The great prophet Zartosht was a great magician, a heretic at the time who spread the word of Zorostrianism. Upon acknowledging Archer's great character he bestowed a blessing of Invulnerability upon him, one of four divine gifts presented by Zartosht. This great and absolute protection rendered only Esfandiyār's Eye's vulnerable to a particular divine tree. Even the great Rostam was unable to harm him without exploiting this weak point. Further Zartosht declared anyone who'd spill the blood of his champion would be cursed with misfortune in this life and the next. An unbreakable curse that bound itself to the soul itself.

[Effect]: A continuously Active type Noble Phantasm that defends against all attacks B-rank and lower, regardless of the attack being physical or magical in nature. Those of this rank or less are nullified regardless of whether it be Physical, Magical, or a Noble Phantasm. Only the highest grade attacks of their category are able to affect Archer. With enough effort it is possible to breach this armor even with B physical powers but attacks of Average rank will find it impossible to overcome this divide and strike Archer truly. On the flip side only High-Thaumaturgy can pierce the Noble Phantasm.

Noble Phantasms are merely checked if they are a high enough rank to overcome the divide. A rank and above Noble Phantasms are able to take full effect through the rule that "The Greater Mystery Triumphs". Archer's 'weak point' is his eyes themselves and this anecdote has given his pupils an icy glowing sheen that makes them stand out even in darkness. Its a conceptual chink in his armor that brings to bare his vulnerability. Thus striking Archer in the eyes, both eyes, is akin to taking snuffing out the entirety of his mortality and will almost always result in lethal damage. Even if he survives he becomes vulnerable and this Noble Phantasm's protection is nullified though it doesn't prevent the curse laced in his protections from affecting those who'd spill his blood.

Upon being slain Archer's essence, for lack of a better term, possesses his killer and enacts a most powerful and ancient curse upon the enemy. The enemy's Strength, endurance, and agility are permanently lowered by one rank or for as long as they remain in this world. In addition their Luck is forcefully cut off from "Fate" and is modified to an E rank. In cases where the target's luck is A+ or above it is merely changed to A rank instead. The only way to remove this curse is through a divine sacrament or spells approaching true magic.

Eaza Wajal: The Chains Of Heaven: A

[Lore]: The "Heavenly chain" granted to Archer by the great prophet Zoroaster. It is identical to the armament known as "Enkidu" found in the Gate of Babylon. These chains upon being distributed out into the world were used to by mankind to bind the great evil Angra Maynu. This has imposed the "Anti-Evil" Trait upon the chains but this has resulted in its original strength deteriorating since its created purpose has been modified.

[Effect]: A golden magical chain that can appear in space anywhere Archer designates within 100 meters, shooting with blinding speed to ensnare his opponents. Using his keen eyes to accurately designate their paths and "Mind's Eye" skill to accurately surmise most accurate path for them, its a deadly accurate trap that only the most nimble can find their way out of. Though Eaza Wajal's "range" is limited these heavenly chains have an almost limitless length in which to ensnare their targets in their glittering gold lengths.

While their links are not indestructible its strength and sturdiness is on par with a Normal Noble Phantasm, making it exceptionally hard to break. Further these bindings grow proportionate to one's "Divine Nature" as well as "One's evil nature". These combination of traits make it a Noble Phantasm exceptionally good at binding Demons and Gods alike.

Originally it was able to bind space itself but upon being modified it has lost this absolute property though some similar traits remain. Eaza Wajal lowers the effectiveness of Magic on those whom it imprisons making teleporting and healing those afflicted much more difficult but not impossible. Typically the only way for a Servant to escape is with magecraft approaching True Magic or a Command Spell.

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Personality: An Iron will that obeys the beck and call of his Lord. Unwavering.... Unfearful. Even when presented with the overwhelming chance of his own death he would bring back those whom have wronged his Master. One could say he's a Knight who's never shirked away from responsibility or obligation. . He will always put his Master's whims above his own moral compass like a machine that grants wishes but will work to achieve these goals in a practical manner.

Outside of the battlefield he is prim and proper and presents himself like a Knight of old. That's not to insinuate that he doesn't enjoy pleasure or selfishly desire worldly things, but he will always put his Master first. Even if he were told to slaughter an entire city with his arrows he'd nary bat an eyelash and put his personal feelings in the back of his mind.

Legend: Coming soon!!

[LukasVolkov]

The Rose Witch

Name: Katherine Brekker
Alias(es): The Rose Witch
Gender: Female
Age: 87
Wish: “Immortality; anything else I will bring about with my own bloodstained hands.”
Affiliation: Mages Association/ Enforcer

Personality: To say Katherine Brecker is ruthlessly ambitious would do her a disservice. For years she has worked toward the single minded goal to head the Mages association, and then bring them to bloody ruin. Katherine is dedicated to everything she sets her mind to, putting a hundred percent into the task at hand, seeing these tasks as art to be sculpted and maintained. Among the rank of the Enforcers, Katherine has built up a spotless reputation, always completing a job. She has however ensured a bloody end for several powerful and influential Mages, many of which had a hand in the destruction of her coven, by framing them in one way or another. Some she simply assassinated, making it look like a tragic accident.

Katherine does have her motherly side; giving excellent care to the garden she tends in her apartments in London. She has quite the green thumb, bringing to life a unique brand of carnivorous plant with the help of her herbamancy known as magewraiths. She cares lovingly for her lovelies as she styes them. She also enjoys painting, using paints she made herself through alchemy. She has quite the flare for an ethereal, haunting sort of art (sort of like staring into an abyss), and her work sometimes being shown in local art galleries under the pseudonym, Anne Duchess. She is learned and highly intellectual, appreciating American literature above all else, especially Edgar allen Poe’s work. She prides herself on owning a first edition of all his greatest works, and even owns a diary the man was assumed to have penned himself when he was alive.

Above all else, Katherine Brecker is a hedonist. The pleasure she finds in her work, her art, her garden, her books, are all that matter to her. She spurns men of religion and even holds Lucifer, the deity of her mother and ancestors in mild contempt. She enjoys the power he pact with him grants her, but detests the fact that her soul is bound to the unholy patriarch. Thus the main reason for her wish. With immortality she will have all the time in the world to find a way to release herself from the Pact. She also has a morbid sense of humor.

Appearance: Katherine is a tall, thin woman with a dancer’s physique, raven black hair, and bright green eyes. The carries herself as a man of impeccable breeding would, with perfect posture, a scrutinizing gaze, and imperious pride. She is fond of dark, but simple clothing often leaving her tattooed arms exposed. Thorny vines studded in black roses are tattooed up her arms, curl around her neck, down her back, and curl around her abdomen to circle her belly button. The only other tattoo she has is a lidless eye in purple ink printed on the back of her left hand. Her nose and lip are pierced with gold studs while each ear has a row of six gold rings.

Bio: Katherine was born in the early 1900s to Sabetha Rythe in the heart of Virginia. She came from a long line of witches that led the coven living in the small town of Hearthstone. They lived hidden from the outside world until the Mage’s Association caught wind of them and sent a team of Enforcers to burn them out. There is a grim hatred between Mages and Witches due to the profane magic they have no problem cultivating, and the source of their power. Katherine and her mother watched as their coven and the town they lived in was burned to the ground when she was thirteen. They were spirited away by a lover of her mother’s, Harreld Brekker, and moved to his estate in Sussex, England. In the following years Katherine was taught her mother’s magic in secret, cultured to a be young lady, and was even enrolled in the Clocktower. She learned how to blend in, and- thanks to her father’s connections- was simply passed off as a prodigy Mage.

In the Clocktower she excelled at herbamancy, alchemy, and rune magic. She however remained a loner, enjoying the company of her own thoughts to the inane little lords and ladies she was surrounded with. Besides she found it easier than having to dispose of bodies after she killed one or two for their smart mouths, so there’s that. She graduated the Clocktower with high honors and went on the join the Association’s Enforcers. In the decades that followed Katherine racked up a hell of a kill count. The fact she is so old and doesn’t look a day over thirty she as a wonder of alchemy.

She has slowly been working toward her goals of dismantling the Association’s hierarchy but when whispers begin about a new Grail War start circulating, she found the runes appear on her hand. With a year to prepare she began laying the groundwork for the battle royal to come.

Equipment: Katherine employs various her plants to kill and track Mages. She carries with her brushes, paints, and canvases. Her potions can heal to a degree but it’s her poisons she has painstakingly crafted. She makes them from the
plants grown from the Sanguine Gardens but her most potent poison isn’t actually leathal, it messes with a Mages magical circuits, short circuiting them and making it so the Mage can’t use magic for a few hours. All of her poisons are employed in the form of incense and range from a simple brew that clouds a person’s mind and makes them hallucinate to a neurotoxin that paralyzes.

Origin: Bone and Blood

Number of Circuits: A

Quality of Circuits: C

Element Affinity: Earth

Magecraft: Katherine’s brand of magic is geared toward alchemy and the growing of eldritch plants.

Sanguine Gardens: Passed down from mother to daughter for generations, the Gardens are a living bounded field cultivated by the Brekkers to produce potent poisons and potions, create unique plants to defend and supplement the caster, and in Katherine’s case breed special plants to trap and kill images.

Living Canvas: A unique sect of rune based magic Katherine has developed from years of study. With the use of alchemical paints she paints runes on a living person’s flesh turning them into puppets, spies, or even walking weapons. She requires the person she’s working on to be alive and takes several hours for her to craft the most simple runes.

Alchemy: Her grasp on alchemy, while geared toward older poisons has the flair of modern fundamentals.

Mystic Code

Sufferthorn: a bone knife carved from the bones of one of some unknown witch. Those cut with this knife are infected with debilitating curse that makes every breath agony. While not fatal it makes the cursed feel extreme pain.

[DrowsyPangolin]

Pragmatic, Cold-hearted Gun Dude

Name
Rocco Moretti

Age
46

Elemental Affinity
Wind

Alignment
Lawful Evil

Origin
Erasure

Appearance

Rocco Moretti

Magic Circuits

Number
C
Quality
B

Magecraft/Abilities

Healing Magecraft
Basic but effective healing magecraft allowing the user to rapidly heal injuries. Rocco isn’t a particularly skilled healer, but he knows enough to get by.

Bounded Field Creation
A speciality of the Moretti family, Rocco is capable of rapidly creating Bounded Fields. In his previous work, Rocco most often used this ability to create a zone of silence or to conceal himself. He’s also quite capable of creating a detection field, however, and has made much more use of this ability since his “retirement”.

Wind Manipulation
A rather simple ability to manipulated airflow. Rocco tends to use it mostly to adjust wind resistance when shooting. Though other uses are possible, they are mostly mundane, and Rocco doesn’t possess enough ability to use his manipulation of wind offensively.

All as it Was/Without a Trace
A peculiar ability unique to Rocco that allows him to mentally recreate a place as it was before he entered it, down to the most minute detail. He can then place the model over the current state of the room and use magecraft to remove all evidence of his time there. This ability was extremely useful in his previous occupation, allowing him to baffle police with a spotless crime scene.

Lock/Unlock
The ability to force locks using magecraft. All non-magical locks can be cracked with this ability. In addition, doors can be magically locked, making them immune to mundane lockpicking.

Interrogation
The use of magecraft to extract information from a person. Rocco is somewhat proficient at this technique, having used it often in the past. While its success rate is high, this ability can require a considerable amount of time against a strong-willed target.

Forgettable Face
A consequence of Rocco’s origin, those who meet him have difficulty recalling details about him. This memory degradation begins instantly after they’ve lost sight of him, with most people forgetting his description within a day. This ability can be greatly reduced if Rocco gives his name. It would seem his tendency to be forgotten is tied to his physical being, rather than his identity.

Miscellaneous Magecraft
Rocco knows a number of simple spells for things like cleaning, repair, and other mundane tasks.

Other Abilities

Sharpshooter
Rocco is very skilled with most firearms.

Professional Criminal
Rocco knows the ins and outs of the criminal lifestyle, and is capable of maneuvering comfortably amongst unsavory folk, as well as avoiding the authorities.

Getaway Driver
Rocco can make a luxury sedan maneuver in ways it was never meant to.

#1 Dad
Rocco is capable of A-rank parenting techniques. Despite his gruff exterior, he’s really quite good with kids!


Mystic Codes

Dust of Lethe
A Mystic Code made from drying and powdering Rocco’s blood. Rocco carries the dust around in a sealed flask that he keeps magically locked. The dust contained within, when ingested by others, completely erases their memory of the last 24 hours. Typically Rocco uses his wind manipulation to disperse the powder so that it will be breathed in by his target, though mixing it in with food or drink is also an option.


Weapons/ Other Belongings
-CZ 75 SP-01 Handgun
-Remington CSR Rifle w/ Suppressor
-AK-105
-2003 Lincoln Town Car(Black)
-Double-Edged Combat Knife
-Zip-Ties
-Smart Phone
-Far too many cigarettes
-A Gold Zippo Lighter, a birthday present from his daughter


Personality
Rocco comes across as a solemn, quiet man to most. He usually keeps his thoughts to himself, and isn’t particularly fond of small talk. When he does speak, he is usually curt, gruff, and to the point. When necessary, he knows how to conduct himself as a professional, and places a special focus on “getting the job done right the first time”. Rocco is not usually a very emotional man, keeping his feelings close to his chest. As a professional killer, he did terrible things, and while he does somewhat regret getting into that line of work in the first place, he sees little use for remorse over things that are already done. His occupation has also desensitized him to most things grisly and gruesome, and few sights faze him. Having perpetrated terrible crimes himself, Rocco is also not quick to judge the morality of others, living by the old adage of “you do what you gotta do”. Rocco does place emphasis on “what you gotta do” however, viewing indiscriminate killing as the mark of a crazy person. In the same vein, excessive pain and suffering is distasteful to him. There is one notable soft spot in the ex-hitman though, one chink in his armor: children. Despite the violent life he’s led, Rocco has never harmed a child, seeing it as one of the only unforgivable acts a person can commit. In addition to this, he cares deeply for his daughter, and the two of them have a surprisingly good relationship.

Short History

Rocco was born in Newark, New Jersey to a rather poor and unsubstantial family of magi. The Moretti family were relatively skilled at the rapid deployment of Bounded Fields, but not much else, and had long ago cut any ties they had with the Association. Rocco’s father was a decent enough teacher, and imparted his knowledge to his son as well as he could, but the boy was less interested in the study of magecraft than in its practical applications. Of those practical applications, the idea of using his abilities to put money in his pocket took the greatest precedence. Rocco became involved in petty crime in his early teenage years: shoplifting, robbery, a bit of casual grand theft auto. This reckless hobby drew the attention of the Marciano crime family, who controlled much of the illegal activity in the city. They (rather forcibly) recruited Rocco into their fold, where he took on a variety of different jobs. It soon became apparent, however, that the young man’s skill set made him excellent at dealing with individuals that the Family found… problematic.

Rocco became well-respected within the Marciano family, and in a few short years the poverty that had troubled his childhood was nowhere to be seen. Despite this, Rocco found that high society wasn’t to his liking. The stuffy atmosphere of uptown parties made him uneasy, and he usually spent more time outside smoking than inside enjoying himself. Nevertheless, it was at one such party that he met Janet Harrington, the woman who would become his wife. Janet was a waitress with no connection to the Marcianos, though she was aware of them. The two dated for quite some time, and were eventually happily married. Throughout this time, Rocco kept quiet about the details of his job, and Janet didn’t pry.

Rocco and Janet had a daughter named Bianca. Rocco doted over his daughter, and did everything in his power to ensure she had a happy, comfortable life. To afford this, of course, it was necessary for him to continue his work for the Marciano family. Janet became more and more suspicious as time went on, and began questioning Rocco about his work much more frequently. Rocco kept quiet, but eventually, on the eve of Bianca’s fifteenth birthday, she uncovered the truth. She cursed Rocco as a monster, and left with Bianca. The pair of them moved away to Massachusetts, despite Rocco’s best efforts.

For the first time in his life, Rocco felt true regret. He retired from his work with the Marcianos in an attempt to show Janet that he was willing to change. Alas, to no avail. For a time Rocco spent most of his nights in the darkest corner of his local bar, drowning his sorrows in hundred-proof whisky. He had attempted writing and sending money to Bianca, but Janet had refused his “blood money” at every available opportunity. One day, however, Rocco received an email from his daughter. According to Bianca, her mother had prevented her from contacting him, but she herself had wanted to stay in touch with him. She told him about all the goings on in her life, including her application to Harvard University. Rocco was ecstatic, and began travelling to see her on a regular basis, as well as helping to fund her education.

For a time, all was well. Rocco had reconnected with his daughter, and was happy to see her growing into an honest, intelligent young woman. Such happiness was not meant to last, however. Bianca fell ill quite suddenly, and had to be hospitalized. Rocco paid for her to receive the best medical care available, but it quickly became apparent that all the money in the world would be of little use. She had been diagnosed too late, and her cancer was rapidly spreading. Rocco was rapidly running out of hope, grasping at straws… that is, until a mysterious seal appeared on the back of his hand. He got into contact with an old acquaintance of his father’s, a man with ties to the Mage’s Association. This man informed Rocco of an interesting letter, a bizarre ritual, and, of course, a wish.

[King Cosmos]

Berserker

True Name: Harald Wartooth

Class: Berserker

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Appearance:


Parameters:
STR: A
CON: A
AGI: C
MGI: D
LCK: A

Class Skills:
Mad Enhancement C: Although sane enough to become King of Denmark and rule unopposed for 50 years, he fought like a madman on the field of battle, charging in the ranks of his enemies without armour and wearing only his royal insignia. This skill is drawn from that wild style of fighting, ranking up all of Harald parameters by 1 except MGI and LCK and robbing him of his ability to speak and be reasoned with.

Personal Skills:
Unwounded A: “He went before the armed battalions and gave the raging dangers of war a chance. Yet the spears flung at him could no more harm him then if their blades pointed backwards. When others saw this fighter's woundlessness, they were taken aback and shame spurred them to attack him still more fiercely. Harald, unwounded, killed them with his sword or sent them fleeing."

A variant of Battle Continuation that allows Harald to not only continue fighting after taking mortal injuries, but to appear unwounded no matter how much damage he sustains. This skill is equivalent to Battle Continuation A and allows Harald to continue fighting even when afflicted with deadly injuries and can remain alive as long as one does not receive a decisive fatal wound. Additionally, enemies who attack Harald and who see that their attacks seemingly did no damage will receive a minus modifier on their strength parameter (if a physical attack was used) or any Noble Phantasms at rank A or below (if Harald was damaged by them).

Berserk B: A true berserker in life, a Viking warrior who forwent armour in battle, charging recklessly into the enemy and fighting without fear or concern for his life. No weapon could harm him, no enemy was brave enough to face him, even his own swords could not withstand his strength.

A composite skill of Bravery and Mad Enhancement. Grants the user the ability to negate mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination. It also has the bonus effect of increasing melee damage.

Military Tactics C: Before battles it was said that Harald would receive guidance from Odin himself about how to win his battles; often this just amounted to forming his army in a wedge shape and charging into the heart of the enemy army, but as these tactics led to Harald conquering all of his enemies you can’t really argue with results. In his maddened state this skill is not suitable to be used to lead troops into battle, but still provides Harald with a boost to the power of his Anti-Army Noble Phantasms as well as being better able to defend against his enemies Anti-Army Noble Phantasms.

Regeneration C: It is said that Harald earned the name “Wartooth” during a battle against Veseti, the Lord of Scandinavia, during which Harald’s two front teeth were knocked out only for them to grow back instantly. Harald will heal from injuries faster than most other Servant’s and at a reduced mana cost for his Master.

Weapon: Two heavy oak clubs, sturdy enough to be wielded by Berserker without breaking

Noble Phantasm(s):

Name: Grav Varer
Title: Final Tribute to a Fallen King
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 2-50
Maximum Number of Targets: 250

Description: Upon realised that Harald had been killed during the battle of Bråvalla his opponent, the King of Sweden Sigurd, brought a stop to the fighting and order that Harald’s body be found. The two armies searched for the rest of the morning and eventually found Harald’s body under a pile or corpses piled high enough that a wagon couldn’t drive over it. Sigurd constructed a funeral pyre and placed Harald’s body on it, along with his horse, and bade Harald to ride straight to Valhalla and secure lodging for those who had perished. Thereafter, all the chiefs walked around the pyre throwing weapons and gold onto it.

This Noble Phantasm is an manifestation of the final tribute paid to King Harald on his funeral pyre, a collection of weapons and other items burnt alongside his body and sent to Valhalla with him; the sheer size of that final battle means that thousands of weapons were paid in tribute to the fallen king, many of which were wielded by warriors worthy of being sent to the Throne of Heroes themselves. Grav Varer allows Harald to summon this vast armoury to the field; sword, spears, axes and even shields and pieces of armour.

As a Berserker Harald does not have much control over this Noble Phantasm, which if anything makes it more dangerous, and using it causes hundreds upon thousands of weapons, shields and pieces of armour each of which is on the level of a D or C rank Noble Phantasm themselves, to rain down from the sky. However, even though they are summoned as part of his Noble Phantasm, these weapons are not owned by Harald and therefore cannot be wielded by him as Noble Phantasms themselves.

Name: Ubøjelige Egetræ
Title: Weapons Strong Enough to Withstand the Kings Might
Rank: D
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1
Maximum Number of Targets: 1

Description: Berserker’s strength in battle was so great that any sword he tried to wield would break upon his enemies. No blacksmiths in his employ were able to create a weapon which would last more than a few battles in his hands and he would often find himself fighting hand-to-hand or searching for discarded weapons to use. It wasn’t until he picked up these heavy oaken clubs, little more than thick, sturdy wooden bludgeons, that he found a weapon which would not break under his strength.

While nothing more than simple heavy oaken clubs in truth, these weapons favoured by Berserker took on a legend of their own among his men and his enemies for being the only weapons he ever wielded, aside from those sword which he died holding, which he did not break in battle. These weapons are synonymous with the image of Berserker in battle and as such became Noble Phantasms when he was summoned by the grail; unable to be broken by any test of strength or powerful impact.

Personality: While most of what once was of Berserker’s personality has been taken away from him by his madness, hints of the king he used be can still be seen during quieter moments. Although in battle he will charge wildly into combat, screaming in rage as he disregards strategy or finesse in favour of brute force, outside of combat he will appear calm, even serene. Robbed of the ability to speak he will simply sit and stare into the distance, seeing something no-one else can see, quiet and contemplative and some of the old cunning of a king can be seen in his eyes.

Legend: Harald was a Scandinavian king who lived in the 8th century, who conquered all of Scandinavia, Denmark and parts of Eastern England. The son of a Norse princess, Auor the Deep-Minded, and Hroerekr Ringslinger, King of Zealand, Harald was therefore the heir of two royal families; his grandfather on his mother’s side, King Ivar of Scania, Denmark and Sweden, killed his father and forced his mother to flee, only to later take his own life after a dream prophesised his death. Upon hearing this, Harald returned to Zealand to claim the throne and was accepted as king.

At fifteen years old, the newly crowned King of Zealand, went to Scania where his grandfather had rules where he was well received and was given much support. He then sailed to Sweden to claim his inheritance; however, many petty kings had reclaimed the lands taken from them by Ivaf. These kings thought Harald would be easy to defeat due to his young age, however he was able to successfully reclaim his grandfather's domains, so that in the end he owned more than his grandfather had, and there was no king in either Denmark or Sweden who did not pay him tribute or was his vassal. He subjugated all the parts of England that had belonged to Halfdan the Valiant and later Ivar. In England he appointed kings and jarls and had them pay him tribute.

Ruling unopposed for many years, once Harald realised he was approaching death at the age of 150, he suggested to the King of Sweden Sigurd Hring, one of his vassals, that a battle should be fought between them. For Harald wished to die a warrior’s death in battle and be taken to Valhalla, rather than die ingloriously on his deathbed and be taken to Niflheim. Both sides prepared their forces for seven years, mustering armies of 200,000 men, whole forests were cut down to build enough longships to carry them and when gathered together the ships were thick enough together to form a bridge from Zealand to Scania.

When the battle began, Harald stayed back to observe at first, watching as many notable heroes of the age fought and died in battle with each other. Eventually Harald had seen enough and entered the battle himself, kneeling on his chariot as old age did not permit him to stand, holding a sword in each hand he rode into the thickest part of the battle, slaying many warriors on either side of him. Watching him the entire time, when Odin had deemed him of having earned a worthy death, the Skyfather struck Harald in the back of his head with an axe and killed the king.

Upon seeing the chariot without its rider, the King of Sweden called an end to the battle and sought out the body of King Harald. Laying it on a funeral pyre along with his horse, Sigurd bade Harald ride straight to Valhalla and secure lodging for those who had perished. Thereafter, all the chiefs walked around the pyre throwing weapons and gold onto it.

Summoning Catalyst: One of the heavy oaken clubs the king used in battle

[USS Iowa]

Hungarian Man

One of Clock Tower's Most Eligible Bachelor's!

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Name: Ferenc Sohonnai, Second Owner of Pécs

Age: 26

Elemental Affinity: Earth and Wind

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Origin: Exhibit

Magic Circuits:

Number: D

Quality: C

Magecraft/Abilities:

Transcribe: Family attribute of the Sohonnai. It is based around the idea of taking what is spiritual and turning it into something physical. This isn’t the literal effect, but the idea behind it. Effectively, it helps the Sohonnai in creating a method for the spiritual to have a means of interacting physically, allowing for their Alchemy to take place.

Conversion: Family attribute of the Sohonnai. Strictly speaking, the name covers the concept itself. but it is mostly viewed as a means to greatly enhance the practice of Jewel Magecraft. The capability that allows for the Sohonnai to place magical energy and thoughts into other substances, enduring outside of the body.

Clock Tower Fundamentals: As a proud graduate of General Fundamentals, Ferenc has knowledge of the basics of a magus.

Alchemy: In essence, the art of transmutation, or the changing of one thing into something else. While Ferenc has skill within the traditional Western school of physical transmutation, like basic homunculi production, the family specializes in something closer to the original purpose of Alchemy. Originally born from Egyptian Metallurgy, the original Alchemists sought to transmute the “soul.” While an impossible task on par with the Third, the Sohonnai have taken aspects of this and made it the base of their alchemy. Ferenc himself is particularly gifted in working with “memories.”

Curses: The art of cursing has little to no respect within Clock Tower and the Western techniques of cursing have fallen far behind the East as a result of this. Despite the Clock Tower having a Curse Department, it is generally considered one of the lesser Departments. Hungary’s interesting situation historically has led to the family being proficient in Finnish, Hungarian, and Greek curses. This history, most notably the part about Turkish occupation, as led to the Sohonnai family becoming quite skilled at Cursing. While still not on the level of Middle Eastern magi, their skill in it transcends the average Westerner. When the family was at its peak, the head at the time was an instructor in this Faculty of Jigmarie.

Formalcraft: A method to do Magecraft using Mana instead of Od. A caster make contact with mysteries through processes established in ancient time such as sacrificing a chicken, or praying in a magic circle all night. Since Magical Energy comes from somewhere other than a caster and he only needs to perform rituals, it is popular among Magi who lack power because of weak bloodlines. Knowledge is a strong requirement. Allows for the conversion of Elements.

Something the Sohonnai were forced to pick up. Ferenc began studying Formalcraft before even his circuits had opened up. He had found one of his grandfather’s tomes as a child, and read from it. Of course, it meant nothing then, but upon his circuits opening, it all had meaning.

Jewel Magecraft: The art of utilizing gems as prisons that freeze a flow (storing magical energy) and as mystic codes. What is placed into the gem can be converted to fuel other spells, or be released as a spell itself, the jewel burning out to be a spell that skips the necessity for a long incantation. The same instructor who taught in Jigmarie had also instructed in Kischur. He seemed to play greater emphasis on this department, seemingly because of the general Western skill at curses being subpar.

Mystic Codes:

“Azoth”: Not the literal substance described by Paracelsus and Levi, but an attempt at it. Due to the association of Mercury with this substance, a previous head believed that in using the idea that “Mercury is the Mind of all substances”, Azoth could be achieved. It is said his child managed to actually achieve real Azoth, but descendants have continuously tried to reproduce it, never quite achieving the real thing.

In practice, this Azoth is not the “Universal Solvent” it is said to be. If it truly was universal, it would be able to break down even the untouchable Soul. Instead, it could be viewed as a substance that breaks down something physical or mental, converts it into something akin to data, and records the information.

In alchemy, when mercury and sulfur combine, nature (the physical) is manifested.

It is kept in gold infused glass.

“Azoth” Snakes: Snake familiars made out of the family’s fake Azoth. Snakes were chosen as they’re the animal commonly associated with Mercury. As opposed to the substance itself which breaks down everything indiscriminately, the snakes only begin to breakdown what they are ordered too.

Ferenc can create more snakes, but has a few he has made from previous endeavors. Much like the substance, these familiars are contained in gold infused glass.

Azoth Sword: A Mystic Code used as a tool for performing magecraft, amplifying the user's magical energy to assist with spells and strengthen them. Filling it with magical energy allows for it to be utilized as a magic wand at any time to form magic circles and affect physical divine mysteries.

This was given to him by his grandfather before he had passed. It is generally seen as a running joke within the family. As they have created a false Azoth substance based upon the philosophical idea, the sword being named Azoth despite having nothing to do with the substance is comical to them. There is a jewel in the pommel, but this one is filled with the thoughts of his grandfather.

Ős: A mummified hand belonging to one of the previous heads of the previous heads from several centuries ago. It has been placed at the end of an oak staff with its index finger pointing outwards. The original use of it is lost, but Ferenc personally uses it as a method to fire Gandr. His ancestor would surely be rolling in his grave, knowing that his hand had gone to something like this.

Bags of jewels which Ferenc had been storing magical energy into for years. Some of these bags are empty, and others contain the memories of dissenting magi the family has met in the past. Despite the declining statue of the family, their many patents have kept them wealthy. This, mixed with their connection to a family in Afghanistan, has allowed them to grow a large jewel collection.

Materials for his alchemy.

Other Abilities:

Like most modern day magi, Ferenc has some skill in physical combat.

Can do calculations at a very fast rate

A championship winning Othello player

Weapons/ Other Belongings:

Absurd amounts of cash

A knife

Changes of clothing

A several hundred year old Ouija board he found during a previous visit to London.

Personality: As being born to a once powerful house would do, Ferenc has pride in his family name. While he harbors resentment towards his parents and siblings, he holds immense respect for every all the deceased members of the Sohonnai. He will do his best to bring this family to glory once more.

However, it is debatable if this is because of a sense responsibility to the Sohonnai, or as an attempt to spite his father. It is likely someplace in between.

While he has several friends cross Europe, including powerful ones such as the sister of El Melloi II, Ferenc only rarely speaks with them. His relationship with his family has given him an immense dislike of heretic magi, and would almost surely begin plotting their downfall upon meeting them.

Something about they perverse magic and need to be eliminated because of it.

A magus who, despite doing his best to be a magus, often struggles with it. As he spent the first few years of his life as a human, he often has issues trying to cut them all away from himself. He will try his best to bury any desire of his that doesn’t fit with his image of a magus, but there is only so much one man can handle.

In some regards, he is an ideal magus. Once determined to do something, there is next to nothing that will get in his way. He has no real sense of morality if it means achieving his goals, and outside of following Mage Law, anything is “fair game.” While is circuits are lacking, his skill in magical theory is much greater than someone of his age. On paper, Ferenc is surely a generic magus.

However, the lifestyle of a magus is something he can’t quite adjust too. The life of a magus is a life of isolation. While magi may marry and have kids, they’re for nothing more than continuing the family line. Plus, once a magus is old enough, it is very common for them to lock themselves in their room and devote themselves completely to research until they perish. This is, simply put, not a lifestyle Ferenc is compatible with.

A strong desire to connect with someone swirls around inside of him. Whether it is the validation he had never properly received, or the standard human desire for companionship is unknown. However, this is something that Ferenc buries deep within himself. A magus can not allow themselves to think like a human. By taking the path he did towards magic, he willingly sealed his humanity away.

Still...Ferenc’s humanity is there, waiting for any chance to erupt.

"Not so Short" History

The Sohonnai started many generations ago. A bizarre family that used a “lesser” form of Alchemy, but one that would quickly rise through the ranks of Clock Tower through the next several generations. A family once regarded as backwater upstarts achieved heights very few families in the Association’s history had achieved. They were regarded as skilled duelers against Clock Tower’s dissenters and heretics.

This fierce loyalty towards the Association led to them being gifted some of the greatest spiritual land in Hungary, Pécs. A city that dates back to Roman times that was valuable for both the Avars and the Magyars. Pécs was a city renowned for their extensive Christian cemeteries, burials of Christian kings, and extensive list of holy orders that made the city their home. While it may not be the capital of Hungary, Pécs is surely the spiritual capital of the nation. With such great magi and land under the family’s name, the Sohonnai were surely destined for great things.

However, whenever one tries to fly towards the sun, they run the risk of burning up.

Following generations after their Brand led to heirs being born with worse circuits. With each new heir, the family began to fall away from their previous grace. To make matters worse, their drop in circuit quality was compiled with stagnation in the family’s magical theory. Little to no meaningful advancements had been made by the family for generations, putting them in a position where they were almost guaranteed to expire.

What had caused this decline? Previous generations had suspected it was a karmic backlash for years of cursing, but in more recent generations, the blame was placed elsewhere. The head before the fall of the family was originally meant to marry a daughter from a noble family. This was to secure the Sohonnai’s place among the Clock Tower’s elite, and usher in an even greater Golden Age for the family.

However, things changed. A betrothal was broken, and the daughter was married into House Habsburg. Of course, marrying into the most powerful family in Europe was an intelligent move on the daughter’s part, but it left a mark on the Sohonnai. While it was initially treated as a most unfortunate situation, over the years, it has festered into something greater. The cause for the family’s decline and ability to never reach the level of the elites. It has been pinned as the inciting incident for the family’s fall. A hatred towards “that” family has been burning within all of the recent Sohonnai.

Ferenc’s birth was a miracle.

Quite literally, he was expected to die in the womb, and was born with his cord around his neck.

With the declining state of the Sohonnai family, Ferenc was intend to be born without circuits. While this would be the absolute worst fate for a family of magi, this was something Ferenc’s father wanted. Believing that the family was surely doomed, it was more efficient to just quit being magi and rely on the family’s patents to live comfortably. The family was incredibly wealthy even if you factor in their spending on Jewels, so their wealth without needing to live as magi could only be described as “absurd.”

Ferenc’s grandfather, upon finding out about his grandson’s lack of circuits, was stricken with grief. The once proud Sohonnai was finally at an end. Why was his son such a disgrace? To not only consider quitting the life of a magus, but to actively want the family to end so he could live an easy life? He was not fit to bear the Sohonnai name, not that it would have any meaning anymore. This was the end of the Sohonnai family.

The family would continue to produce children, all of which were born circuitless. It appears marrying a woman without circuits was a good way for this to occur.

As a child, Ferenc had aspirations of being a firefighter. It was the closest the small boy thought he could get to being a hero without getting bit by a radioactive spider. He had severe arachnophobia, so it seemed getting superpowers was out of his reach. Being a firefighter was definitely the second best thing to be! All was looking well for Ferenc’s until he was around seven.

It started as a simple game that he and his siblings would play somewhat often. Well, a game isn’t exactly the right way to define it. You would throw yourself off a hill and try to land on your feet. It was simple, and it almost never hurt any of them. Even when someone got hurt, it was nothing more than a small scratch. This was a relatively standard activity for small children their age to do.

Except, something went wrong this time.

Whether it was an improper jump or something else, Ferenc’s face had smashed against one of the large stones at the bottom of the hill. The pain was immense and if it wasn’t for magecraft, Ferenc could have fairly easily sustained permanent facial damage. The real relevance of this event is that after Ferenc’s father gave him pain killing herbs, he noticed something odd about his son. He was admitting prana, despite the fact he wasn’t born with circuits. Or, at least, that was what Ferenc’s father believed at first.

It reality, it wasn’t that Ferenc was born without circuits, rather, his circuits were closed. When Ferenc had face planted onto that rock, the pain he felt was so intense, his circuits opened up. It appeared that Ferenc had the aptitude to be a magus.

Meaning his parents needed to be rid of him.

Ferenc having circuits ruined his father’s plan. He couldn’t live an easy life of luxury that way, meaning that Ferenc had to be killed. This merciless treatment of one’s child would be his last act as a magus.

Or, was supposed to be. Thankfully for Ferenc, his grandfather had noticed his grandson’s newly opened circuits and saved him. His grandfather had chosen Ferenc to be his new heir. Immediately after being rescued, Ferenc began training with his grandfather. Much to his grandfather’s surprise, Ferenc had the best circuits the family had seen in generations. While they’re still not really impressive, for a family that’s been on the edge of expiring out, this was a great sign.

While Ferenc gained more and more of his grandfather’s attention, his siblings began to resent him. Typical sibling behavior, they were envious that Ferenc got to spend so much time with their grandfather. More than just that, they were jealous in Ferenc’s ability to perform magecraft. Unlike him, they truly had no aptitude for it to begin with. For these reasons, they made Ferenc’s home life a hell.

He endured it and continued his magecraft studies. He had a natural skill towards the family’s magecraft, so things went fairly quick. With his grandfather protecting him, his father could do little to him. For once in Ferenc’s life, things were actually seeming to go really well. Unfortunately, this is not the tale of a magus who has had things easy.

With his grandfather increasing in age and his health decreasing, he was losing the ability to properly protect his grandson. Doing what he believed was best for the boy, Ferenc was sent away towards London and would begin his time at Clock Tower. As the grandfather still had complete control of the family’s assets, Ferenc was given a small apartment onsight to live on while he was attending.

Ferenc’s early days at Clock Tower could best be described as days filled with “awe and discovery.” He was still fairly young, so it was to be expected that this large school would be amazing to him. Even as he became more accustomed to Clock Tower, his days there were generally considered “fun and enjoyable.” He made friends, including the little sister of the Lord of Norwich. Ferenc was actually considered one of the highest ranking eligible bachelors during his time there and went on fairly frequent dates because of it. Nothing ever lasted, not that he really expected it too.

Despite his days there being an overall positive experience, he can’t help but view it negatively. This was still a place he had to flee to in order to avoid being killed by his own father. Magi generally have a warped view of things and are “alien” when compared to normal people, but it would require a certain kind twistedness to not be bothered by that. Years of positive memories forever tainted by the circumstances in which he had to experience them.

After recently becoming an adult, his grandfather died. It wasn’t a touching scene or anything of the sort. It was the expected result of someone who had lived a long life to die. Still, despite that, it could be said that this was the worst day of Ferenc’s life. The man who saved him had passed and for the first time since, Ferenc was truly alone in the world.

Once he had finished his studies at Clock Tower, Ferenc removed his family from his grandfather’s estate and took the position of Second Owner of Pécs. Ferenc inherited everything from his grandfather, including the land and wealth. His now broke father only wanted to kill him more after this. Not that his father had any meaningful way of killing him, but this was his current family situation.=

Ferenc had lived out his days after graduating from Clock Tower researching and participating within Clock Tower’s politics. He aligned himself within the Barthomeloi faction and has been a staunch supporter since, mostly because he believes this is the best way to restore the Sohonnai’s former glory.. Like the Sohonnai of old, Ferenc has taken part in several duels against dissenters and heretics. This has placed him in a very favorable light to the Barthomeloi. Everything seemed to have been progressing well enough for Ferenc until [they] appeared.

Strange red markings branded themselves onto his hand.

Suspecting this was a curse placed on him, Ferenc began to systemically sift through who would have enough of a grudge to curse him, outside of his father of course. After spending a few days, Ferenc was sure that it was one of the boys under El-Melloi II for having a date with a girl the boy had a crush on. Just as he was about to make his way over, a letter from the Association arrived at his door.

The Holy Grail War.

A ritual Ferenc would have little care for originally, but considering magecraft was on the line, it was something he needed to participate in. Such a task was massive, but Ferenc understood that this was not the time to care. His only option was to win, so save magecraft, and destroy the fool who even thought the idea of destroying magecraft was okay.

[Ever Green]

Servant Lancer(Hungary/Slovenia)

Personal Information

True Name: Elizabeth Bathory(Alternative), Demon Lord, Little Princess, Eli-chan
Class: Lancer
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Weapon: Dragon Tooth Lance, Wings, Claws, Dragon Tooth Soldiers(Advanced), Fanclub

Appearance

Stats

Strength: B
Endurance: C
Agility: B
Magical Energy: A
Luck: E

Class Skills

Magic Resistance: A
Cancels magecraft A rank and below. Even high-thaumaturgy and contract level magecraft can be fully negated without issue. Attaining such a rank is nearly an impossibility among even servants, but she is infact a mixed blood with a dragon admixture. Having gained the power of a Dragon, magic resistance at this level is as expected.

It is possible to resist even a command seal. Magic resistance is applied at the same time as her defensive Noble Phantasm- she could be called truly uncontrollable. A true ‘Magus Killer’.

Personal Skills

Torture Techniques: A
Plus modifiers will be added as a damage bonus when using torture tools. In particular, Elizabeth is a master of ‘opening wounds’ regardless of the specific kind. Further, damage is continuously added because of the strengthened bloodshed and agony.

In her case, she would shut the people she captured into iron maidens in order to wring the blood from them, drive them crazy with devices that would remove their fingers or implements that would bind their bodies, and on occasion, she would struck by and follow through with the idea to gnaw and bite off their fingers or arms, the napes of their necks, or nipples. Her cruel deeds are wide-ranging.

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Blood Tithe: -
An ability that has evolved beyond mere blood sucking. Ignoring other conditions, damage dealt is returned as both physical and magical vigour. The ultimate rejuvenation ability that the Blood Countess strived for in life(supposedly).

It is the conceptualization of her lifestyle that led to the capital “P” in Pigs when she refers to her lessers. It is the inherent right of the Nobility to be ‘rendered their due’ from those lesser than them. This is something shared between all those ‘greater’ than other lifeforms, a simple fact of life. Just as wheat or gold may be taken from the lesser classes, Elizabeth chose blood instead. Like a great Dragon of folklore abducting various Princess’, she plundered all she desired through natural impulse alone.

Its true extent is deeply intertwined with her Noble Phantasm. It acts as a conceptual ability that shaves away the ‘existence’ and meaning of others. It makes use of the ultimate currency of the soul, blood. This stolen ‘life’ is then stored away in the Noble Phantasm. It is similar yet dissimilar ability to certain eastern half bloods. It is possible that this was a burden inherited from her heritage that she never truly understood. If that is the case, this is not an ability of a Noble or even Vampire, but rather something far more sinister.

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Scholomance: C++
Special variant of Witchcraft(Black Magic) of the Western variety. It encompases cursing techniques, medicines, fetishes, familiars, and support style abilities. In particular, Lancer is quite excellent at creating medicines that restore the appearance of youth.

Scholomance takes its name from Solomon, and supposedly has some relation. It centers around a dragon slumbering under a certain Hungarian lake. Supposedly, the Devil would tutor prospective students for a decade. At the completion of the training one individual would be sacrificed- one other would ride the slumbering dragon and determine the worlds weather. As an aside, supposedly Dracula mastered this thaumaturgical system.

Lancer is not particularly skilled and only learned these techniques to restore her beauty. However, Witchcraft is a system that enacts phenomena with your own body. Lancers body is that of a ‘Dragon’, so it has reached the level of something absurd and totally unexpected. She is a direct descendent of the very dragon the thaumaturgy was built around, so her body itself is a suitable ‘Magical Foundation’ for Scholomance. Just by existing, she has reached the pinnacle western Magi wish to imitate by using a Magical Crest.

It is inborn magical talent that cannot be reached no matter one's training, effort or privileged circumstances. Compared to any normal magus, this can and should be called cheating. Just like an Athlete using drugs, she is certainly disqualified.

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Princess of the Lost: C
The special charismatic nature and idol-like ability of Lancer. On a face, it appears similar to a mutant version of Charisma. It is an ability that charms those around her, attracting others to her like a magnet.

Though Bathory massacred several hundred girls by many accounts, she did not complete this endeavour alone. Lancer gathered together the dredges of this world- both to assist her various bloody works and to provide the meat to be cut. These ‘Lost Ones’ served her in both capacities until she was eventually caught.

Just by existing, those individuals that have been ‘cast away’ will be pulled toward her. Even from birth she was surrounded by the evils of her utterly insane family. Due to the special circumstances in her legend, this skill will rank up when dealing with women or those of an Evil alignment. Basically, a perfect skill to automatically create a vast and unstoppable ‘fan club”. It has a excellent synergy with her other abilities.

Coincidentally the assistant who suggested(implanted the idea) that the blood of others could revitalize her youth was a Witch with a french accent. Though it is not recorded, their given name was a false one. Elizabeth gained their supposed true name in confidence; ■■■■■■■.

Noble Phantasms

Vérgrófnő Báthory Erzsébet
Blood Castle of the Demoness
Rank: E
Type: Anti-Unit
Description:
The vanity of Elizabeth Bathory given form, her notion of rejuvenation through the blood(life) of others. It operates off the maxim “Consuming others gives one strength.”, the oldest rule of all lifeforms. The cycle of life is one accentuated by this singular rule. This Noble Phantasm is both that rule and the breaking of it; that is what it means to be ‘Vampire’. Lancer has become her own hellish castle- a walking fortress of blood, life, souls. She has become capable of adding and storing the vitality of others, using the medium of blood. With this Noble Phantasm, she has gained a ‘impeccable’ bodily makeup(or, constitution) beyond human beings. At a face it seems like a skill related to Vampires, but perhaps such a transcendent existence is closer to that of a Dragons.

Fundamentally, a Vampire is a being that requires others to live and this is why they are less than human despite being so much more. But if one is not reliant on others(and exists through their own strength), then they have evolved beyond just being a parasite. This is the notion of the ultimate lifeforms of this planet, the Dragon.

Vitality(acting as temporary hp) and magical energy(acting as temporary energy) stolen may be stored or deployed for her various ends and uses. It is also more than possible to spend what is stored to revitalize herself, as one would expect. With enough stolen life, she could probably repair herself at a rate that exceeds damage taken.

Simply put, the lives and spirits of others are stored and can be made use of on a whim. It is a false sort of eternal life; a kind of conceptual eternal youth that makes use of lesser chattel. She has become her castle, domain, and its lord all in one. In a sense, this is the matured form of Báthory Erzsébet: Fresh Blood Demoness.

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Nagyszeben Sárkány
Thundering Draconic Proclamation
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Country
Description:
This is the truest ability of the matured Elizabeth Bathory- the expression of her Dragon heritage which has been brought out full force under her current conditions. The evolved form of Kilenc Sárkány: Dragon Cry Thundering Voice. It is the ultimate ability of the great weather controlling Dragon of Hungary; that is to say, a Dragon’s Breath. It amplifies sounds and vibrations, and operates as a Breath of the ‘sonic’ type. Through a resonance, the weather can be manipulated. Elizabeth is the descendent of that very Dragon, and this Noble Phantasm amplifies her blood to the utmost limit.

With its true name released, it is an ability that destroys countries with the rage and fury expected of a Dragon. It seems that Lancer thinks that her angst is increasing its power, but this probably(?) isn’t the case. It is a torrent of mana aligned to the sonic element, wiping away anything caught in its path- be it body or mind. Releasing it over a wide area is certainly enough to destroy a country in a storm of absolute destruction. This is an ability that is enhanced by a Dragons superior constitution, so it can become even stronger proportional to the amount of vitality Lancer has stolen.

It can be used in a limited sense, with simple words or a song(screaming). This is the voice of the nobility which rules over their lessers, so a peasant being brought to its knees with but a word is as expected. Since this is the majesty, charisma, and voice of the nobility it can be used in conjunction with Princess of the Lost. Lancers charisma can certainly be amplified by its soothing waves.

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Iron Maiden Princess
Phantom-Sealed Isolation
Rank: B
Type: Barrier
Description:
The Noble Phantasm, she, Elizabeth Bathory, despises the most. It is her execution(and perhaps life) given form as a defense. Put simply, it is that horrid bricked up room within Cachtice. Like a certain torture device, it was a ‘house arrest’ that isolated the poor soul in a realm of darkness, stripping away connections to the outside world(along with their life). It is a Noble Phantasm that guarantees she will have no peace in this incarnation, slowly isolating her- brick by bloodied brick. It cannot be deactivated under any circumstance.

It is a invisible barrier that does not offer ‘protection’ or ‘defense’, but rather ‘isolation’, ignoring external rules, laws, or effects. If Lancer is a Dragon, it could be called her ‘invincible’ scales. If Lancer is a living castle of blood, then this is her great wall. It operates with an air that is reminiscent of tradition protection, or a special conceptual space. The ultimate ability of Elizabeth Bathory, whose existence could be called ‘cheating’ in the game of humans. A sick parody of a certain greatest defense, it is Lancers mental landscape and life given a genuine form.

It grants its user a passive defense comparable to that of a Dragon, and defense against antagonistic interference can be considered greatly raised. It is a useful ability, but not particularly exceptional by the standards of great defensive Noble Phantasms such as the Armor of Fafnir or Karna’s armor of light.

But merely defending its user is beneath it, and it's true capacity lies in its ability to slowly but surely ‘separate’ its user from this world. After antagonistic interference is used against Lancer, she gains resistance to it. If she were damaged by ice, for example, she would gain “+50 Ice Resistance” after the attack. In the event she sustains damage from an attack, then the vitality for that particular wound must be restored before this takes effect. This ability works against all interference, be they attributes, status effects, conceptual, physical etc. The scale of what is used against her determines the resistance gained; there is a rate of diminishing returns regarding gains from weaker attacks.

Personality

The very incarnation of Nobility itself- cruel, merciless, high and mighty, yet utterly devoted. She has the tendency of a perfectionist, and truly puts her all into whatever her job or role may be- be it idol, bureaucrat, or torturer(these overlap in her mind). Lancer is naturally elitist, but also always alone. Her internal feelings of isolation and abandonment have truly condemned her in this summoning, and she could be called ‘trapped’. There is a primal yearning that she must be ‘acknowledged’- fool or not, even if she does not understand the feelings of love she desires. In the moment she attains that love, she would probably realize her crimes and break as Carmilla did. The fact remains that no matter how evil she may seem, she is truly a pure girl who does not know any better. In this form she has matured as a person yet still holds that genuine purity- she is still utterly alien to the likes of her older self.

Lancer is frankly stupid, so there is a certain goodness within her. Even if her role this time is as a ‘Demon Lord’, her inner nature holds her back from becoming something truly, earnestly, terrible. This incarnation could be called more selfish, and indeed, that is why she has styled herself as a ‘Demon Lord’. This selfishness has grown out of the corpse-dream of becoming an idol; her singing is counted as antagonistic interference, so it seems it has become impossible for her. Instead, shes drifted closer to ‘pure noise’- that is to say, metal.

Elizabeth is actually quite proud of her current lance, which is the embodiment of the Bathory family crest. It's a good “Mood Weapon”, is how she would put it.

Though it may appear she was inspired purely by Japan in acting as a ‘Demon Lord’, the initial prompt for this role was from knowledge about a certain kind of corrupted elemental. There is a certain kinship there that Elizabeth does not fully understand, or comprehend. It is best that she never does.

Summoning Catalyst

Dragons Reverse Scale