“Conquer the world? Why would I conquer what is already mine? I just want to remind everyone who their Pharaoh is!”
Hatshepsut
Pharaoh, Maatkare, Foremost of Noble Ladies, Wesretkau, Netjeretkhau
Class: Caster
Gender: Female
Attribute: Era: Ancient Egypt
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Personality
A woman born to be the best and worked her hardest to reach that level. While she was given individual blessings by each of the main gods of Egypt, she still felt it necessary to work hard to become the ideal Pharaoh. This had led to her valuing hard work above nearly all else. Of course, she has no tolerance for those who want to achieve something without putting the work in. Those individuals don’t deserve any blessings.
Despite valuing the hard work of others, she still fundamentally believes herself to be better than the rest. It isn’t so much that everyone else is viewed as mongrels or anything, but that she values herself so highly in comparison to everyone else, who are simply just “people” to her. There are those, great heroes and kings, who transcend that status, but ultimately all are below Pharoah. She tries her best not to be condescending, but she isn’t all that great at it. It is hard to not be arrogant when you’re King of the World, don’t you know?
She is tenacious and fearless, though whether that comes from her arrogance or some other reason is unknown. Caster is the type to take charge of a situation and try to influence others to agree with her, as she is incredibly stubborn. Accepting defeat or admitting that she was wrong is something she seldom does and would probably have a minor breakdown if she ever needed to do it.
Her natural enemy is her stepson, Thutmose III.
Considering the early part of her reign, she may have some sort of dark side lurking within...
But that is better left unaddressed.
Biography
Hatshepsut’s story begins in the realm of the gods. One day, Amun looked out into Egypt and thought to himself how amazing it was. It had been many years since Egypt was last ruled by a woman, so he decided that a great queen would be the next to rule. He called a meeting between the gods and Amun asked each of them to protect her and bestow her gifts. It was at this meeting that Thoth alerted Amun of the wife Thutmose I, Ahmose, the most beautiful woman in all of Egypt. Amun decided that she would be the perfect mother and ordered Khnum to begin constructing his daughter.
Khnum wanted to please Amun and crafted this daughter to be strong, healthy, and to be greater than even the gods themselves. Such a thing had never been done before in Egypt, but this was how it was to be.
Another great blessing given to this daughter was by Isis. All of her wisdom of knowledge as bestowed upon this future queen, making her on par with the Goddess of Magic herself. Once more, another boon that was never before given in the land of Egypt. Truly, this daughter was to be the greatest to have ever ruled, at least since the time of Osiris and Horus.
With his daughter created, Amun placed her within Ahmose, and months later, Hatshepsut was born.
Hatshepsut’s early life is little known, but it did appear that she had an interest in the rituals of the priests even at a young age. She would become the primary wife and co-regent of her husband Thutmose II. Her knowledge of her religion would also bestow her the title of God’s Wife of Amen. On top of being both the daughter and sister of Pharaohs, few had ever been more qualified to be Pharaoh. She would finally take over as Pharaoh upon the death of her husband Thutmose II. As his son, Thutmose III, was the daughter of a secondary wife, and Hatshepsut had been declared Pharaoh by Amun himself, she would become the sole Pharaoh instead of Thutmose III.
Her reign could only be described as a Golden Age. While she would act as a vicious military leader in the first few years, winning and subjugating those around her, she would mellow out with time. She simply waves off his bloodthirsty period as “getting used to the position.” Either way, once that era of her reign was complete, she focused on improving the Kingdom, economically and in reconstruction. One of Hatshepsut’s greatest accomplishments came in her reestablishing previous trade routes to the Lane of Punt. These were ruined during the time of Hyskos, but she seemingly found it fit to reestablish these trade routes.
She actually just wanted access to Mur, Frakenscenses, and some of the plants, but nobody else needs to know that.
Her other great achievement was the construction of her Mortuary Temple, Djeser-Djeseru, a perfectly symmetrical colonnaded structure built a thousand years before the Parthenon. It could be called the prototype for the Classical Style prominent during the Greek and Roman eras. While it may not be the largest or most grand structure in Egypt, it is the one Temple in the land that nothing truly compares too.
Hatshepsut would live out the rest of her life in luxury as Pharaoh. She didn’t have a tragic end to her life, but what happened afterwards could only be called tragic. Her successor, Thutmose II’s son Thutmose III, tried to remove Hatshepsut from history. All of her monuments were defaced or covered up, even within her own temple. She was nearly lost from history, but it seemed Thutmose III didn’t do a good enough of a job. Hatshepsut’s legacy would be rediscovered and her rightful place as one of Egypt’s best Pharaohs would live on.
Weapon: Was Sceptre
Parameters
Strength: E
Endurance: E
Agility: C
Mana: A
Luck: A+
Class Skills
Item Construction: B+
It is the Skill to manufacture magical items, from implements of war to items for daily use.
Considering her knowledge of Magecraft is restricted to that known by Isis, Caster is limited in her ability to create magical items. Caster can only create items that are either centered around Egyptian Magecraft, or stem from it.
Territory Creation: A
It is the Skill to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana. As she is not only a Pharaoh, but the God Amun’s Wife, and someone who was already well studied in the work of a priest, Caster has this skill at the Rank of A
At this rank, the creation of a 'Temple', which is superior to a 'Workshop', becomes possible.
Personal Skills
Blessings of the Magic Goddess: A+
The divine inheritance bestowed upon Caster by the Goddess Isis. Upon hearing that a woman was to rule Egypt, Isis gave the future queen the blessing of all of her knowledge. It is this inheritance that truly makes Hatshepsut worthy of being summoned as Caster before any other of her classes.
Isis’ wisdom manifests itself as a scorpion broach that Caster keeps on her person at all times. In truth, it ends up embodying Isis’ magic crest.
Divinity: B
The measure of whether one has Divine Spirit aptitude or not. At high levels, one is treated as a mixed race of a Divine Spirit, and the level declines when the Heroic Spirit's own rank as a Monster or Demonic Beast raises. It also has an effect which reduces special defensive values called 'purge defense' in proportion to the Divinity's Rank. It can break through Skills such as Protection of the Faith and Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig.
Caster is not only a Pharaoh, but the daughter of Amun himself.
Golden Rule (Body): EX
A Skill that denotes the possession of a natural and perfect goddess-like body, preserving beauty. Unlike the Natural Body Skill whose body shape does not change despite how much caloric intake was taken, there is no effect on the Skill owner's Strength parameter.
Caster was born with an appearance to surpass even the gods themselves.
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.
High-Thaumaturgy-level Magecraft can be cast at the speed of Single-Action spells.
Noble Phantasm
Name: Djeser-Djeseru
Title: Invitation to Death, Serve Well My Attendants!
Rank: C
NP Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1~99
Maximum Number of Targets: 1000
Description: The Mortuary Temple constructed by Hatshepsut for her to be worshipped after her death. While not actually her tomb, over the years, it has become conflated with it. Whether it is actually her tomb or not, it fundamentally symbolizes the death of the great Queen. No matter how great she was, none escape the underworld. Thankfully, the afterlife for a Pharaoh is a paradise where they join the gods and exist in luxury. An army of servants follow them into the afterlife, guaranteeing that all of them will not face the horrific fate that can be encountered inside of the underworld.
This Noble Phantasm takes the form of a Reality Marble. It is Hatshepsut’s own inner underworld, based around the Mortuary Temple that she had built. Within this world is Caster’s very own Temple, but it doesn’t appear among the normal desert. Instead, surrounding the beautiful architectural feat is the underworld. Among the underworld are the Ushabti, or servants, that Hatshepsut was buried alongside of. They are her eternal servants, who will continue to serve her in life or death. They pale in comparison to the soldiers brought by Ionoi Hetaroi, but that isn’t much of a concern for Caster. The servants are beyond faithful to her and will obey all of her commands without hesitation.
Despite having faithful servants, that isn’t the true use of this Reality Marble. It is still an underworld, and those who end up in the underworld are soon to join the realm of the dead permanently. As it is Caster’s underworld, she is counted among the “Dead,” and are unaffected by the decay that occurs in the underworld. Her servants are immune as well. When the Reality Marble is deployed, Caster can designate those she brings into it as her “servants” or otherwise. Those who aren’t designated as”servant” are seen as obstacles to her afterlife, and will suffer the full effects of being inside of an underworld. These include their luck dropping and their life beginning to fade away as they become accustomed to the underworld. The longer they last, the more their life is drained away and they may eventually become a permanent resident within the underworld.
When the Reality Marble isn’t deployed Caster is free to summon her Ushabti from the Reality Marble at will. They are weaker within the realm of the living, reducing their ability to that of Medea’s Bone-Tooth Soldiers. If any are destroyed, they are returned back to Caster’s afterlife, awaiting their Pharaoh’s call once more.
