Name: James Rutherford
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Appearance:
"For all their tricks, Mages still fall as mortal men."6'01" with a slim but well-developed body type. A few tattoos across his body, namely a
Grim Reaper on his left and
tribal dragon on his right forearm, a
feathered wing over his heart and a
black crow on his right shoulder. His typical outfit consists of a white shirt and black trousers with a black overcoat and boots.
Personality: James has a personality somewhat expected of an anti-hero. He is Intelligent and well-mannered, but also sharp and ruthless if needs be. While not a prodigal mage like others have been, he makes up for his shortcomings by virtue of being very adaptable and able to pick up and retain skills quickly. While not openly hostile or standoffish, he doesn't come across as very friendly or approachable and his often very blunt with his opinions due to a mild form of Asperger Syndrome.
Skills:
Engineering Diploma - Taken during his Basic Training, James is an A-level qualified Engineer in both Mechanical and Electrical Fields. This means he can safely and effectively repair most mechanical or electrical systems.
Military Training - His time in the Marines have given James considerable skill in Firearms, Hand-to-hand and Improved his Engineering skills in a practical sense. As such, he has secured multiple firearms for his time in the War, including an
L115A3 Sniper Rifle, an
ACE-32 Assault Rifle and a
HK45 handgun.
Abilities: As a mage, James has high-quality circuits and a good amount of Prana, both quantifiable as Low to Mid A Rank, but his practical skill and list of spells are limited due to the limited practice he has. His natural elemental alignments of Fire and Earth allow him to maintain a fairly competent understanding of the basics, such as Reinforcement and Gandr, as well as a few more advanced spells like Combustion and Metal manipulation at a very low level.
Owing to his Origin 'Iconoclast', James has the unique ability to disrupt, deny and destroy the artificial miracles that make up modern magecraft. This, however, is vastly limited in that it is limited in both range and duration, as well as little to no adaptability. By making use of his specialised Mystic Code, a
Mateba Autorevolver engraved with the correct magic sequence, he can fire specialised .357 rounds that can prevent a target from accessing their Magic Circuits or magically heal the wound for up to an hour. This effect is reduced, however, in Servants with above B Rank Magic Resistance or Mages with very high stores of Magical Energy, the latter of which must use a large amount of it to expel the curse manually. The bullets are fairly valuable as they require a 12-hour ritual to engrave the necessary mana, as well as enough blood to submerge them. This process can engrave 12 bullets per ritual, and he has already acquired 72 bullets.
Brief Backstory: Born and Raised in South West England, James was brought up away from any major Mage Institutions and had a more mundane upbringing with his non-magus litter sister Anna. While receiving training in Magecraft from his parents, he was more focused on his regular schooling to get a good job to help pay for his sister's rare genetic condition, which cause her frequent health problems. He progressed through education at a high level until leaving to join the Royal Marines at 18, forgoing his magecraft entirely. When he was 24, however, he was dragged back into the world of Magecraft when a rogue mage attacked his platoon while on deployment and then tried to escape. Assigned as one of the sharpshooters, he was able to survive but was separated as the other survivors retreated. Alone, James used what little magecraft he knew to hunt the man down and kill him. Unknown to him, however, the Mage Association was also tracking the man, and having saw him mix magecraft and modern weaponry to deadly effectiveness, their agent approached him with an offer: Join them as an Enforcer tracking rogue mages and the like, or they would assure his silence in any way possible, including kidnapping his family.
Hoping to keep his family safe, he became a hunting dog for the Association and began to put more training into his magecraft. Over the next 2 years, he also learned of his Origin and began developing his Mystic Code to utilise it. While still working for the Association while in America, he caught wind of a unusual Grail War taking place within the country and made preparations to join the War, hoping to free himself and his family from the world of Mages entirely.
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