Name: Dante Alighieri
Class: Caster
Gender: Male
Appearance:
Oh, Beatrice.Alignment: Lawful Good
Personality: A man with strong convictions, who knows exactly what he wants from the world and what he wants to do in it. Eloquent, polite, and extremely thoughtful of words and actions both. He doesn't say or do anything without purpose behind it. If one were to pick out a specific "flaw" that he might have, they would observe that he can sometimes be TOO passionate. He can become too invested in his work that he can sometimes lose sight of some of the simpler things he may be trying to comprehend.
History: Much of what the world knows of Dante is true, save for one important fact: he did not simply write his most famous work, the Divine Comedy, by using fictional events with himself as a narrator. He actually lived through it. He traversed through hell itself, ascended purgatorio, and eventually found himself in the paradiso that he sought, and met Beatrice, his ideal woman. He encountered the Holy Trinity and was awestruck by its brilliance. Dante was given a special manuscript by the Trinity that he was instructed to use to write of his journey he had just completed. It served as testament of his faith and determination to make his journey. He was instructed to share this story of his with the world, so that they may know of God's brilliance, compassion, and love. The manuscript was no mere binding of paper, though; it served as a gateway between the world at large and the labyrinth that Dante had just made his way through. He was able to not only send people to this labyrinth, but he was also able to take things like the fires of hell to be used as a self defense measure.
Weapon: The Divine Comedy, quill pen, blank notebook
Parameters:
Strength: D
Endurance: B
Agility: C
Mana: C+
Luck: B+
Class Skills:
-Item Creation: N/A. Lost in favor of the Enchant personal skill.
-Territory Creation: C. Allows for the creation of a basic "studio."
Personal Skills:
-Protection of the Faith: A+. A man who witnessed God Himself and devoted his very existence from then on to spreading His love and warmth. Protects against mental pollution, both magical and divine.
-Enchant: C. Much like a certain British author, Dante also has the capability to turn mundane objects into Mystic Codes by writing about them descriptively.
-Guidance of the Divine: A. A blessing from Beatrice, Dante's ideal woman who awaited him in Paradiso. With this blessing, Dante is given a form of foresight as to what action he should take that would continue his "journey" in the best way possible. In battle, it allows him to recognize when danger is coming and the best way to avoid it. Outside of battle, it grants him insight what to do next to get closer to his goal of acquiring the Grail.
Noble Phantasm(s):
Name: The Divine Comedy
Title: Welcome to My Special Hell
Rank: C
NP Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1-40
Maximum Number of Targets: 50
Description: The original manuscript of the Divine Comedy, given to Dante by the Holy Trinity. It serves as a gateway between the normal world and the labyrinth that Dante traversed through. Dante is able to use pages within the book as catalysts used to bring out various objects from the labyrinth. There are 500 pages at most in the book at any given time. Given its divine nature, the manuscript replenishes pages within itself at a rate of 50 pages per hour.
The first object Dante can take from the labyrinth is hellfire. Just how much hellfire is taken out is proportional to the amount of pages Dante uses as a catalyst to procure the flames. A maximum of ten pages at once can be used as a catalyst, and each page used adds a count to the incantation used to bring out the hellfire. The flames can be sent out either as a single jet, or conjured up as a ring formation within the range of the Noble Phantasm. Because the flames are of a divine nature, Magic Resistance does little to mitigate the damage of the flames, instead being mitigated mostly through Divinity and Protection of the Faith. The damage of the hellfire is equivalent to a Rank C Noble Phantasm.
The second object is waters from the shores of Purgatorio. While it can only be released in a single jet with a flat cost of three pages, those doused with these waters are imparted with a burden of the mind, causing them to act in a manner associated with their greatest cardinal sin. For example, an adulterer would find themselves acting extremely flirtatious, while a covetous person would find things in the world around them that they wish they had. Those with high resistance to mental pollution or an adequate rank in Divinity or Protection of the Faith will be able to overcome this burden. The pollution is equivalent to a Rank D Noble Phantasm.
The final object taken from the labyrinth is a portion of the light from Heaven. By using anywhere between five and ten pages, Dante is able to create a dazzling burst of light that deals significant damage to those with the Evil alignment, and temporarily blinds all others. The only resistance to the blind effect is to already be physically blind. The amount of light and strength of the blind/damage is proportional to the amount of pages used to bring it out. The strength of the light is equivalent to a Rank B Noble Phantasm.
By using a three count incantation, Dante is able to target a single entity, be they Master, Servant, civilian, dog, etc., and transport them to the labyrinth which he traveled through in the Divine Comedy. The target cannot escape this transportation once the incantation is complete, regardless of rank in whatever skills they may have. Only a single entity can be in the labyrinth at a given time.
When they first find themselves in the labyrinth, the entity will realize that they have entered Hell. They will be greeted by Vergil, a wraith who escorted Dante through Hell and Purgatorio, and he will offer to escort them as well. They do not necessarily have to accept. While traversing through Hell, the fire around them will deal steady damage over time, and like the hellfire that Dante can bring out, the damage of this fire is not reduced by Magic Resistance, but by Protection of the Faith and Divinity. A burden of the mind is also constantly present as they make their journey. Their thoughts are constantly focused on the sin that they are most guilty about, be it failure as a king or their choice to let someone they love die. Those with the Evil alignment are not affected by this burden, nor are Servants with high resistance to mental pollution. As a normal human, it took Dante three days to traverse through Hell, though most normal humans will probably be able to do so within a matter of only a day or so. Servants should be able to make the journey in about 10 minutes, moving at full speed.
Once they make their way through hell, the entity will arrive at Purgatorio. While their aren't any noticeable burdens that are constant (unless they decide to take a swim in the waters at the shore, of course), the main aspect of Purgatorio is the fact that traveling through it isn't a matter of distance, rather, a matter of time. Including the terrace that they start on, there are nine terraces in total of Purgatorio. Each terrace takes ten minutes to travel through. Additionally, passing through the threshold of the terrace most associated with the greatest cardinal sin the entity has committed will deal a flat amount of damage equivalent to a Rank D Noble Phantasm in the form of a divine curse. Because only God is sinless, each entity passing through Purgatorio will eventually be dealt this damage at some point. This damage cannot be mitigated through any means. Upon reaching the top of Purgatorio, the entity will be welcomed by the wraith Beatrice, and welcomed into...
Paradiso. Heaven. The end of a journey. Upon arriving, Beatrice will restore the status of the entity to what it was before they entered the labyrinth. Then, like Dante before them, they will come to face to face with the Holy Trinity. The brilliance before the entity will be so magnificent that it will leave a permanent burden of the mind on them, as they come to the realization that nothing they see will ever be as good or as brilliant as what they just saw. How this applies to each entity will vary on a case to case basis.
Once that is complete, the entity will be freed from the labyrinth, and return to where they were before being transported there.
If, for whatever reason, an entity in the labyrinth has no desire to continue their journey through it, they will begin to be damaged consistently over time by a divine curse similar to the one found in Purgatorio's thresholds, and will continue to be damaged until they either die, or decide to continue the journey. This damage cannot be mitigated through any means.
If an entity dies in the labyrinth, Dante is able to bring another entity into the labyrinth.
