Over Illusion

Fate/Moribund Swarm

The first "night phase" has begun.

Non-interaction locations

Servant Caster, Servant Ruler, Matou Youzai, Uva von Einzbern, and Nanaya Saizou are positioned at the Ryuudouji Temple.

Servant Saber (P) and Janika Edelfelt are positioned in Miyama.

Servant Archer and Brauer Herstelle are positioned at the Church.

Interaction locations

-Servant Berserker and Tohsaka Syone are positioned inside the Tohsaka Manor.
-Servant Rider and Emmerich Lisztmayer-Anschütz von Sabern are positioned outside the Tohsaka Manor.
-The Mysterious Uncle is positioned outside the Tohsaka Manor.
-The Servants present can feel and locate the presence of the other Servant.
-The Masters' Command Seals burn; they are aware that another Master is present.
-The alarm Bounded Field around the Tohsaka Manor has been triggered. Servant Berserker and Tohsaka Syone are aware that three individuals are on the premises.
-The Mysterious Uncle is very lost.

-Servant Saber (S) and Frederica Edelfelt are positioned in Shinto.
-Servant Assassin is positioned in Shinto.
-Servant Assassin feels the presence of a Servant, and is capable of locating that presence.

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Mysterious Uncle

As the Sun began to dip below the horizon, dying the city crimson, a man walked the streets of Fuyuki.

"Damn it, she knows I'm trash with directions."

To say that the man stood out amidst the backdrop would be an understatement. His European ancestry was in stark contrast to the general populace, gray hair and lines along his face enough to cast him as one in his mid or late fifties.

Most striking, though, was an instrument case he had gripped in his right hand as he rolled it along the streets with some difficulty, one that seemed to be for a double bass, albeit a fair bit larger than one would expect even then. In his left hand was a map of Fuyuki, turned at an odd angle as he attempted to make sense of it.

"English? Anyone here speak English?" He called out in the language in question, sighing at the lack of response the passerby gave him. "...Italian? French? German? Anything civilized?" He let out an exasperated groan at his utter failure to get the attention of even a single civilian, at least in a positive way. "You'd think I'd have learned not to trust ■■■■■ about languages after last time, but apparently not."

Rolling his eyes to himself, the man continued his aimless trek for his destination, or at least someone who knew a real language.

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Day One, Phase Three

Fate/Moribund Swarm

@Liu Mei @Ijoyen @Berserk Gene @MeteorD @Art of Fun @Cu Chulainn @GrafRoy Zeppeli @Yukitamas @Breo @Angry Hungarian @Shioban @Gracefully

The phase has begun. In the interest of expediting this to compensate for the recent drag, a phase shift will automatically happen in 48-72 hours, unless it is requested to occur either earlier or later.

Servant Caster, Servant Ruler, Servant Assasin, Matou Youzai, Uva von Einzbern, and Nanaya Saizou are positioned at the Ryuudouji Temple.

Servant Saber (P), Servant Archer, Janika Edelfelt, and Brauer Herstelle are positioned at the Church.

Servant Saber (S) and Frederica Edelfelt are positioned at the Big Bridge.

Servant Berserker and Tohsaka Syone are positioned at the Tohsaka Manor.

Servant Rider and Emmerich Lisztmayer-Anschütz von Sabern are positioned in Miyama.

There are no interaction locations, nor were there plans for intra-phase movement in the case of either faction, so it is very unlikely that we will see character movement mid-phase or conflict during this time. As a result, you can consider this phase a time for the most important part of a Fate/roleplay: slice of life and character interaction.

Characters capable of cooking are recommended to do so at this time.

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Himmler,

I hope that this finds you well. I apologize for the haste this is written in, for my carriage has been stolen, and I must whack the Ghoul that took it from me.

The "Fuyuki" project is progressing beyond expectations. If our initial reports are any indication, the power of these Servants is leagues beyond our anticipation. I daresay that, at least in direct combat, even the Almighty line and those monsters of the Church would find their match among them.

To that end, I wished to represent the Thule Society in reaching out to Ahnenerbe. As you are no doubt aware, among the Heroic Spirits we have summoned, one is the hero Sigurd. I am certain his presence would be beneficial to your research. I can arrange for such a dialogue, and assist in the follow-up work. Perhaps even obtaining a piece of that cursed gold would be possible, if it is your goal.

What I ask for in return is simple. The Thule Society has already invested a concerning amount into this project at the current time, and my fellow directors are unwilling to take further investment at the current time. However, I wish to locate the cornerstone of this ritual as quickly as possible, and by the time I have persuaded the others, it will be too late.

To that end, I require that the force we sent to Fuyuki is granted "Babel", at full operating capacity, in order to locate the ritual cornerstone. Please write back with the terms you would need fulfilled in order to authorize this.

Glory to the Thule Society.

May this world we live in give birth to a god.

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Day One, Phase Two

Fate/Moribund Swarm

Hiii, so I'm looking to be the new Archer if that slot is still available. I just got a little reading to do with all the already made characters and such, but I loved the Fate Stay Night series so it'd be awesome to be apart of this! :)

@Lionhearted

Sorry to say, all of our Master and Servants slots are filled, as is the overseer. You're free to app a non-Master magus if you like. If you have another role in mind, you can shoot me a PM, but given the nature of this war, it will be a hard sell.

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@Liu Mei @Ijoyen @Berserk Gene @MeteorD @Art of Fun @Cu Chulainn @GrafRoy Zeppeli @Yukitamas @Breo @Angry Hungarian @Shioban @Gracefully

The war has begun. The pieces have been set.

As an aside, the date is August 27th, 1939.

Non-interaction Locations

Servant Assassin is positioned at the Fuyuki Park.

Servant Berserker and Tohsaka Syone are positioned at the Tohsaka Manor.

Servant Caster, Servant Ruler, Matou Youzai, and Uva von Einzbern are positioned at the Ryuudouji Temple.

Servant Rider and Emmerich Lisztmayer-Anschütz von Sabern are positioned at the Eastern Field.

Servant Saber (P) and Janika Edelfelt are positioned at the Big Bridge.

Servant Saber (S) and Frederica Edelfelt are positioned in Shinto.

These individuals are free to do as they wish. They cannot sense any Masters or Servants besides themselves. If they wish to move location, they may do so.

Interaction Locations

Servant Archer and Brauer Herstelle are positioned inside the Church. Due to possessing the speed of a Servant, albeit limited by the flesh of the Master, they have arrived first. They have demanded the surrender of the war's overseer, Arianna Lombardi, in a violation of the Church's neutrality.

Brauer Herstelle's Command Seals burn. He is aware that a Master is present.

Nanaya Saizou is positioned on the very outskirts of the Church's premises.

Nanaya Saizou's Command Seals burn. He is aware that a Master is present.

Fate/Moribund Swarm

Set. Set. Set.

Repeat for each invocation.

Continually running forwards, continually standing still.

Such trivial things as extrinsic evils. Such trivial things as a magic king, as a world's foundation, as a god-eater.

No, even in a world where they do not emerge, we will not change.

A boy sits alone, imprisoned by his people. On his skin is carved all blasphemies we have ever once uttered.

Continually running forwards, continually standing still.

In order to make something beautiful, we must deride the beauty of others. For what purpose was something that fed itself on that lamentation born? We will surely destroy ourselves through it regardless. Such trivial things as a dog of the planet, it can't be necessary.

It is even for this reason that our stars are made.

A hero is someone who can overturn fate.

A hero is someone who can save a life that was meant to perish.

So then, so then...

Faster. Move faster. Running forwards, never stopping, never thinking, never breathing, because the second your mind whirs to life and you see that you haven't moved an inch, the second you see that phantasmic nothing stretching out before you, is the second you cease to be you.

Gather stars. Beautiful stars. Terrible stars. Gather them under the banner that we created in the name of a thing we can never escape, and pray.

Join hands with the world. As meaningless death runs rampant through this world of ours, pray that we might one day move beyond.

Pray that we may truly run forwards.

Pray that we may shatter the wheel that binds us.

Pray that we may never wage another war.

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Day One, Phase One

Fate/Moribund Swarm

We begin tomorrow. Please check over your pairings and location assignments and make sure everything is to your satisfaction.

Good luck, all.

Fate/Moribund Swarm

For now, we'll be operating under the assumption that Shioban and Angry Hungarian are filling the Archer and SS slots respectively. Strictly speaking, I'm allowing a 24 hour time period to let others make submissions if they want to compete for the slot.

Assuming either no such competition happens or it does happen but the current roster is unchanged, locations for Day One Phase One are due in 24 hours. Assuming competition does happen and the roster is changed, locations are due 24 hours after that change.

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<Snipped quote by Over Illusion>

About that Archer spot. I saw the interest check and was wondering if I could maybe take that spot if nobody is already working on a replacement?

Thought it might be better to ask here than in the interest check.

@Shioban

By all means. If you have any questions as you do so, just shoot me a PM. I would recommend running the concept by me first, just to be safe.