Side note: For anybody who wants to, you may have your NPs hidden. Just PM the GMs with your NPs, and we'll let you keep them hidden until you use them. Mostly because some are just too cool to not reveal in an action scene.
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: Sargon of Akkad Title: King of Battle, Sargon the Great Class: Rider Gender: Male Birth and Death Dates: Mesopotamian Era Alignment: Chaotic Good _________________________________________________________________________________________ Personality: This is a conqueror. A true king, a powerful king. But not arrogant. Rather he is proud, like a lion. He is a man who rose to the top to become the perfect king. He is not a tyrant, but rather a man who shares his wealth with the people of his city. But it is not because he cares for his people, but rather his city. As long as they are in his city, they are welcomed and beloved, but if they are an outsider, or an enemy, he will attempt to subjugate them. To control them and make them a part of his city. Like another treasure. To him, people are treasures. Things to collect. Collect and add them to his treasury. But he is not heartless, and keeps his treasures cleaned and well treated. In a way, if a treasure is reduced to having no value, he will raise it up. Because it is valuable to him. This kind of mentality may be why Ishtar loves him so.
Bio: He is Sargon. Conqueror and King undisputed. But he did not start this way. No. For he often claimed, and many around him agreed that his origins were humble, and his life simple. A blessing in a way for such a great man. Because life began in a temple. His mother was a changeling priestess of Ishtar, who was so heavily hidden by cloth that their gender remains unknown. Only that one day, there was a child, with their partner unknown. Some believe he could have been birthed from the divines. But a temple is not a place to raise a child, and wrapped in a blanket, and placed in a basket, he was sealed in tar and sent down the river. This is called the Ordeal. A challenge for convicts and those seeking divine blessing. Very few survive, and none a child. But Sargon did, and he was took in by a gardener of the royal palace. raised as a child there, he became the cup-bearer of the powerful king of Akkad. A man named Ur-Zababa.
It was a peaceful life, until the nightmares. Every night Sargon was besieged by dreams sent to him by Ishtar. In these dreams he was the lover of the goddess, and in those dreams he would see the king Ur-Zababa drowned. He refused to sleep, least he be tormented by these dreams of the king drowning, and his service slipped him. Eventually, even Ur-Zababa took notice of Sargon's fatigue, and while the youth refused to speak, he eventually relented. And he told Ur-Zababa of his death by drowning. In fear of the youth's dream, Ur-Zababa outlawed all bathing. But his fear only grew, and he saw Sargon as a threat. Turning to his trusted advisors he sent Sargon off to be butchered by bandits, but with the blessing of Ishtar he returned. Several times this happened, until Sargon returned to a furious king Ur-Zababa, who sought to kill the young man himself. Attacking Sargon, the youth protected himself, and in their duel he was forced to drown the king in a pool of his own blood. The people of Akkad were without ruler, and Sargon united them. For he was beloved by his people for his humble origins, and his kindness to those beneath him.
And yet his kingdom was not well. They were a poor kingdom built on clay, and the poorest starved almost daily. Going into the storehouses, Sargon offered daily bread to any who would join his army. Making no exception on weak or ill. He created an army of five thousand, almost all of his subjects, and he began a campaign of conquest. Striking out against his neighbors, his kingdom began to grow as he usurped others and took their possessions. By adding their fields and crops to his own army he was able to further protect his people, by rebuilding Akkad with this new wealth.
His conquest continued, and those that irked him faced his wrath. In certain tales, those that insulted his honor would have their entire civilization wiped form the face of the earth. Until he finally set his eyes on brilliant Babylon. The gods came to him, telling him to abandon his lust for the golden treasure vaults of legendary city, but he ignored them. He saw the black soil, and craved it for his own lands. Over the course of a year he besieged Babylon until it finally collapsed beneath his power. In order to commemorate his victory, he had his armies carry the fertile black soil to Akkad, where they would grow grand gardens. He took the hanging gardens, and emptied the vaults of all their belongings. But this was a truly evil action before the gods, and they cursed him.
They sent gods and divines to slay him, and yet Ishtar still loved him. He won every battle, and while his kingdom did suffer famines, he ruled as a fair and beloved king that was viewed as the greatest of his kind. In time, even Sargon passed on, and his people fell to tears. He had ruled for 55 years, and laid the ground works for an empire that lasted for over two thousand more. But in history, that was just a blip in time... But none forget about Sargon.
Normally, Sargon would appear in a different form. But as the love of Ishtar, who loved Gilgamesh as well, he has been changed to fit the form she adores most. This changes him to appear more like Gilgamesh, something he isn't fond of.
Weapon: Sargon is summoned with an armory of weapons. Swords, shields, and armor can all be summoned to him. What he doesn't have he can always create using his noble phantasm, all of which can be dematerialized until he summons it again to himself. Certain structures though, like builds cannot be dematerialized in that way. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Parameters: Strength: B Endurance: B Agility: A Mana: B Luck: B _________________________________________________________________________________________ Class Skills: - Rider A+: Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast can be used as mounts. However, that does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind. - Magic Resistance C: Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.
Personal Skills: - Affection of the Goddess A: Sargon came from humble beginnings, being an orphan in basket sent down the river. But as fate would have it he grew up to become the ruler of an Empire. Rider attributes all this to the patronage of Ishtar. All Parameters are Ranked-up and he gains Divinity at C-Rank. This has the secondary effect of changing his appearance to that of Gilgamesh. Ishtar's other love. - Military Tactics B: The tactical knowledge used not for one-on-one combat situations, but for battles where many are mobilized. Bonus modifiers are provided during use of one's own Anti-Army Noble Phantasm or when dealing against an enemy Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. - Golden Rule A: Sargon pillaged many cities, and became the first true emperor of the ancient world. He once ransacked ancient Babylon, and claimed all its prizes for himself. But by that time, many of Gilgamesh's treasures had been scattered. Leaving Sargon with only the scraps of what the king of heroes left behind. But he still maintained a wealth that far outreaches even kings of other great nations. - Conqueror's Charisma A: An advanced form of Charisma, born from the man who established the concept of building an empire. His presence can be considered an aura. A crushing weight of a man who all others copy. To the surrounding people, the strong intimidating air results in an intense "heavy pressure" that lowers the rank of their full capacity. In the case of an ordinary human, even seeing will prove to be difficult. It is possible to subvert this skill with a charisma of B, or a skill that nullifies the effects of charisma, like Nature of a Rebellious Spirit at a rank of B as well. _________________________________________________________________________________________
Hey folks, I'm one of the GMs for this. So let me, Floodtalon, or Red Alice know if you're interested, and we can help you with a character if you have trouble.
_________________________________Saber Class_________________________________ The Beautiful Land @Sageage
This was going poorly. That was an understatement. The tides had turned against him, and he had made a mistake. But… That was his mistake to make. That was his mistake, and he would not make it again. He can still rise, as long as he is not dead.
“Master…” Roland could feel it. That flooding energy. The circuits that drummed along softly, and sent a flood of energy though his mind. Resonating like a wave that washed over his soul, and took away his pains. Resonating like a powerful song in his soul. “You’re really doing this, aren’t you? I can’t convince you to run and leave me to this?” He didn’t resist. He didn’t reject it. Instead, he stood. He stood, and chose to protect the world.
[Guardian Knight!]
Roland’s song, his duty to protect the world and his master. He could feel a drawing force. All the spirits collected. All of them exhausted and battered. But even what little each had… What little each had to offer. They were still an army. And a death of a million cuts was better than nothing at all! Roland’s eyes glistened, and he faced down his enemy. He faced down a foe that denied him everything.
This beast would deny him his life! This beast would deny him Olivier! It would deny him the chase to save others. It would deny him his dreams, his sanity, and even the life of the man who wanted to journey to the west.
“Master. I guarantee! With everything in my power, you shall complete your journey to the west! Do you hear me! I will not let you die where you stand! I will not allow it all to end like this!”
The spirits, the song, the will of a paladin, and… as his hands reached out... The mask of a horse. Despite his hypnotic trance, the paladin’s body moved, and that mask wrapped over his face. Roland… Was now the embodiment of his and his master’s ideals.
His fist clenched, and all that power built into a single force. A power… An instinct. A Paladin’s promise!
“You will not win! Do you know why? Because if I let you win, then I’d never be able to live it down! I am a hero who died on my own terms! I’m one for one on that. I refuse to let you break my perfect record! You got that!? This is everything we’ve built up to! I will defeat you! I will save the world! And then, I’ll finally get married!”
“NOW KINDLY GO FUCK YOURSELF!”
The punch that Roland delivered, and that charge demanded a challenge. But he was a hero. A hero pushed to the edge of things. He had no stick to kill this demon with. So. He’d use himself.
Thank you Parallel. I am talking with Duezel, and we're chatting up changes that could be made to synergize his skill set better.
@Parallel Hearts So for a George review, he's fine. I just want to clarify that the + modifiers come into play when he's defending others, and are temporary boosts, rather than constant boosts. Otherwise, you're good. George is like a brick wall if we're going to be honest. Saint Wall.
@King Cosmos I'll chat with the others about Gawain. Thank you for letting us know.
@Dezuel I sent you a PM with some suggestions for your character. Mostly to help with skill synergy and how some of his parameters are too high for him, due to his lack of personal feats.
@King Cosmos We can always help out in the magic department. Since a lot of people struggle with how magic works. (Even I have trouble wrapping my head around some of the magical jargon.) As for masters, there will be more than the 7 pairs. This is mostly because these RPs attract more than seven people usually. And if one person or another has to drop, it won't be nearly as tricky to keep the momentum up.
@Dezuel Don't worry too much. We're a really good group, and the RP is focused on being a mostly casual experience. So people don't need to worry about being lore-fu'd to death. For making your servant, we'll help guide you to finding the right skill set as you need it, okay?
@Parallel Hearts I'm going to talk to my Co-GMs about whether we want to deal with Lancer Artoria. Mostly because she exists pretty much as a Fate/Go gatcha creation, and arguably shouldn't even be summon-able in any regular (Or even special circumstances) grail war due to how she's more or less an immortal divine spirit. It can't even really be argued as a lostbelt situation. Since Lancer Artoria is just a thin guise of her Lion King variant from Go. (And that's not even bringing up all the other special stuff she can do as a lancer.) I suggest looking into a less controversial character idea.
