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Lancer
True Name: Penthesilea (Matured)
Title: Queen of the Amazons
Sex: Female
Alignment: Lawful Good
Source: Classical Mythology
Attribute:
Likes: Father, Excellent Companions, Training
Dislikes: . . .?
Talents: War, Activities justifying shouting
Natural Enemy: . . .?
Personality
The adult form of the heroic Penthesilea. Normally, she would deny this form as her 'Prime', but it is impossible within the Knight classes, where her pride as a Hero and Queen is pushed to the forefront. Afterall, she is the daughter of Mars who values strength and power above all else. Her dignity and pride as a Queen are absolute, and she will not tolerate insolence without an appropriate punishment. Though arrogant in her own way, she is also a Queen who leads from the front- terrifying her enemies and bringing salvation to her allies. There is no doubt that she is her Fathers daughter.
In battle she operates with cold efficiency and great brutality- though her dignity as both a warrior and Queen has undeniably blossomed in this form. It is the 'her' who kneeled before the corpse of Hector and promised to save the unsaveable. There is chivalry about her that is worthy of any great Knight, distinctly pagan in tone though it may be. She is often placed alongside Hector as an example of the personification of chivalry, and is herself counted among the Lady Worthies.
Even if her form is not that of Berserker(And she has no conscious memories of her death), she is doubtlessly a woman carrying much pain and many regrets. Being the strongest of the Amazonian Queens also meant that the Amazon tribe could only decline into obscurity after her death. Many of her sisters were abducted or killed by greek 'heroes', and there are even stories where she accidentally kills her sister on a hunting trip. The death of everyone close to her and anyone she attempted to save such as Hector have left deep impressions on her. Though it is never expressed in words, she has a strong sense of obligation and care toward those she feels some sort of bond with.
Penthesilea is fundamentally a calm and stoic person who is ultimately laconic. Further, Lancers extremely inhuman blood makes it difficult for her to reach true understandings with others- to say nothing of her status as both Queen and killing machine. There are rare moments where she carries herself less cooly, usually during something like training.
Lancer views other Servants as 'compatriots' comparable to her allies in Troy who stood against a thousand soldiers each. She respects power, so her default relations with virtually any Heroic Spirit are probably at least acceptable. Masters are the civilians of Troy to be defended so she will treat them with some level of dignity. After all, even non soldiers can act as a militia when called upon. Anyone else(barring a few exceptions) would merely just be 'those to be saved' so she usually doesn't give them any attention whatsoever.
History
Penthesilea is a queen of the Amazónes (Amazons) from Greek Mythology. A daughter of Mars, supposedly she has several sisters - including Hippolyta, whose belt was stolen by Heracles.
After Hector’s death, the Amazónes troops lead by Penthesilea assisted the Trojan forces and fought against the Achaean army.
And then, Queen Penthesilea ended up having a personal duel against the enemy hero, Achilles. Its conclusion was, for sure, the last and greatest disgrace of her life.
He himself was probably not aware, how he had muttered that she was “beautiful”.
She had fought as a warrior. She had not shown herself as a “woman”. At the end of mortal kombat with a true warrior, a hero should feel relief upon looking at the enemy. “I defeated her”, “I’m glad I didn’t die”, “Don’t you stand up anymore”, etc. And yet... even still, he...
A rage that surpassed all rages caused the evaporation of all emotions and, in the end, all she could do was laugh. At the very least, she could only cast a harassment-like curse.
Weapon
Her Noble Phantasms provide her armor and armaments. It is however good to note that a shield is included with her armor set. Lancer also makes use of a few javelins made of magical energy- proficiently used, given her class. Switching between the Lance and Sword form of her Noble Phantasm is not abnormal for her, and there is little distinction between her skill using either.
Parameters
STR: B+ ||| END: C+ ||| AGI: B ||| MAN: A ||| LCK: E
Class Skills
Magic Resistance: -
As compensation for obtaining Pledge of the Gleaming Helmet, this is lost. As a Knight class Servant infused with heavy divine blood during the Age of Gods, it would originally have been at least B.Personal Skills
Charisma of the Rallying Banner: A-
The force that appeared at Troys darkest hour, when their greatest defense fell in battle against Achilles. The day she appeared, Lancer began to wage a brutal campaign with the remaining Trojan forces and but twelve Amazónes at her back. Likened to the God of war, she completely reversed Troys desperate situation- sending the entire Greek force fleeing back to their boats after killing countless soldiers and defeating many Heroes. There was no doubt that she was the savior of Troy to its people, and the cities women nearly took up arms and marched in her support.A skill which makes the owner the ‘center of the battlefield’, but in exchange allows them to seize the initiative. That is to say, it is an ability that focuses the enemy and enemy camps aggression on her. In exchange, her defensive power and momentum raise- scaling with how much she drives forward and how much the enemies focus is leveraged against her.
Despite it all, she fell in battle against the greatest Greek soldier, Achilles. In the end, Lancer was just a false savior. When her momentum is stopped(and the initiative reseized), this skills efficiency will decrease greatly.
An ability perhaps shared with a certain Ethiopian blessed by the Sun.
Golden Rule(Beauty): X
Beauty possession and preservation skill. In her true form Penthesilea unequivocally possesses the perfect appearance of a Goddess. It is for this reason alone that Achilles stained both of their honor by removing her helmet- and was overwhelmed with a love not known since the death of dear Patroclus. To say she is the manifestation of beauty itself is no understatement, and a curse granted by her Fathers lover only magnified it in death.
Within this summoning, Lancer has achieved her full splendor and power that is limited within her youthful Berserker form. Strictly speaking it shouldn’t normally be possible to summon Lancer in her adult form. She would simply refuse to appear, but within this context something has changed to allow it. At the very least, she seems pleased to make use of her tribes divine power through this body.
However, this skill does seem to be sealed by the Noble Phantasm. It will not be unsealed unless ‘her helmet is removed’.
Martial Readvent: A
Upon her arrival to the battlefield, Lancer was mistaken as Ares himself- descended to save the Trojans and send the Greeks scurrying back to their boats like rats. That she did, for a time.A inheritance(protection) granted by the god of war, Mars. As Queen of the Amazónes, she is the scion closest to him in power. In effect, it can be likened to an abnormal channel within the brain one can access. Differing from an eye within the mind refined by strict training or instincts, this is instead alignment with ‘War’(Mars) itself.
Such a thing as literally ‘seeing' the flow of battle would be normal for this skills user, as an example. However it can only demonstrate its true strength when actively used, its efficiency increasing manifold.
It does not strictly speaking cost magical energy, but instead exhausts the user mentally. Additionally, overuse may lead to loss of qualification as a Heroic Spirit.
Blood Heat: A+
An ability that amplifies Lancers already thick and pure divine blood. It is an impulse of the body that awakens the blood of Mars, filling her body with indescribable ‘Heat’. In other words, a form of ‘Ancestral Return’. The ferocity of the ‘God of War’ given a suitable vessel, there is little doubt she is her Father’s daughter.It amplifies combat power manifold while also ignoring the limitations of a human body. As a result however, constant self damage will be inflicted when in use. Also, as her human blood is being overwhelmed she will stop being ‘human’ if it is used past a certain threshold. When used her pupils(usually grey) will gleam golden, while the rest of her eye becomes a deep red.
It can be likened to running forward, every step increasing your speed endlessly. Only death awaits at the end of a road like that, but such ‘Power’ can’t easily be scoffed at. It is the most suitable ability for the child of “That” war god in particular.
Armatura Forcium
Oath of the Gleaming Helmet
Rank: A
Type: Barrier
Range: 0
Targets: 1 Person
Oath of the Gleaming Helmet
Rank: A
Type: Barrier
Range: 0
Targets: 1 Person
The armor of Hector taken up by Penthesilea after his death at the hands of Achilles. In doing so Lancer briefly took his role as defender of Troy, but also solidified her own death. This Noble Phantasm could be called the representation of her chivalrous pledge to defend Troy and avenge Hector.
As an item it is a legacy passed down from the Heavens; a God-Forged armor offering its owner peerless defense.
Under Lancer, this Noble Phantasm has become a self contained ‘Temple’ operating off the divine maxim that ‘The battlefield is the War Gods place of worship’. It is a natural receptacle of divine power, colored by the presence of her father- ‘Mars’.
As immortal armor, it offers the user unprecedented protection regardless of the interference source or type. However, its user would probably be long dead before it suffered any sort of significant damage to itself.
It is surprisingly easy to modify with a minimal input of magical energy, and it is possible to send it into a ‘dormant’ state out of combat. Though it seems to not be physically attached to her, Lancer will not remove it under any circumstance. It is unknown if she can’t remove it, or won’t.
Sometimes Lancer can be seen speaking with it.
Durindana Cingulum
Photon Image
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1
Targets: 1 Person
Photon Image
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1
Targets: 1 Person
The lance(and sword) of Hector taken up by Penthesilea after his death at the hands of Achilles. Under its current owner, it is no longer an empty vessel.
Instead of three holy relics it instead has been filled by her Fathers military sash. It has been filled with the power of Mars, and possess’ a thick divine aura expected of a legacy from a God. Peerless, unbroken, and eternally sharp- all the qualities necessary for a weapon suitable as a ‘Symbol of Authority’ for the War God.
The magical energy emanating from the Lance may be surged through both her own body and that of the weapon itself. If enough magical energy is concentrated into the blade, it will project around itself a rainbow-like light of mana with even greater power.
With a true name release, a ‘virtual manifestation’ of the actual war gods sword will overlay Durindana for up to several turns. Becoming the physical form of the concept of battle, it will eradicate any and all existences that oppose it with a dolorous stroke.
