Name: Troilus
Title: Beloved Prince of Troy
Class: Gatekeeper
Gender: Male
Birth and Death Dates: Trojan War
Alignment: Lawful Good
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The most apt comparison of Troilus’ personality would be a young child pretending to be a superhero. His view of the world is rather naive, but he has the best intentions. Primarily, he’s hopeful and cheerful, happy to have another chance to be a hero.
He idolises his brothers, Hektor in particular, and insulting them or reminding him of their deaths is one of few things that would make him angry. Even then, his anger is more cute than anything.
If confronted with his killer, he would only be able to run, or tremble in fear. The idea of defeating that man is a complete impossibility within Troilus’ mind. The possibility of vengeance would not even cross his mind, since he is unable to comprehend any emotion other than fear with regards to that man.
Biography:
The youngest Prince of Troy, one so beautiful that he was thought to be the child of Apollo. A cheerful and pleasant child who was loved by his family and the whole city. It was prophesied that so long as Troilus lived, Troy would never fall. It’s no surprise, then, that soon after the Trojan war began, Athena sent Achilles to kill the young boy. Though accounts of this encounter vary, it is certain that the great hero of the Trojan war was successful in killing a young child; and so dooming Troy. In killing a target of Apollo’s affection, Achilles also succeeded in bringing the God’s wrath against him, ultimately resulting in his death at the hands of Paris.
Surprisingly, Troilus’ story continues after his death. As tales of the Trojan War spread across centuries and continents, certain authors interpreted Troilus’ legend differently, as that of a knight of justice, part of a chivalric romance and Hector’s near equal. The idea of ‘Troilus’ became altered, enough to change his very existence as a Heroic Spirit.
Weapon: Troilus carries an ordinary sword, given to him by his brother.
Parameters:
Strength: B
Endurance: C
Agility: B
Mana: C
Luck: EX
Class SkillsFortress Creation: EX - Troilus’ life was inexorably linked to Troy; it was prophesied that so long as he lived, the city would never fall. It is this connection that allows for a incomplete recreation of the seven-gated walls of Troy, the walls that withstood ten years of assault from the greek forces. This skill can be considered almost on par with a Noble Phantasm, creating a fortress that was ultimately never breached with force of arms, but with trickery.
Personal SkillsRiding: B - The ability to ride mounts and vehicles. Most vehicles and creatures can be ridden, with the exception of Phantasmal Species. A natural skill for a renowned lover of horses.
Rosy-Cheeked Adonis: A - The ability of a pretty boy that charms people. It has an effect similar to fascination magecraft, though it can be abated by a strong will to resist. The effect can be evaded by use of the Magic Resistance Skill.
Affections of the God: B+ - A skill denoting the love of the God Apollo, boosting Strength, Endurance and Agility by a rank. In addition, this skill encompasses the vengeance Apollo took against Troilus’ killer, cursing those who kill his beloved with the wrath of a god. However, with Troilus gone from the world, and outside of the Age of the Gods, this is unlikely to have any real effect - unless Troilus’ death in the Grail War proves as heinous as his first.
Ephemeral Dream: A - A lifeform born from dreams, illusions and possibilities. Troilus’ fundamental nature as a heroic spirit is ‘a child who dies prematurely’, one fated to be killed and mourned by heroes and gods, though who never himself achieves greatness. In this sense, he can hardly be called a heroic spirit at all.
And yet, there was a fated Troilus, one who would grow to adulthood and ensure the survival of his city, who would eclipse the greatness of even Hector and Aeneas. A hypothetical existence that cannot exist under normal circumstances.
This entity is neither the doomed child nor the fated hero; rather, it can be considered the child’s dream of an illusory future, a dying child dressing in his brother’s armour. Though the armour is ill-fitting, it still offers protection, and a measure of power.
Even so, this state could not be achieved without the alteration of Troilus’ Saint Graph through the various evolving myths around Troilus; as differing myths built up around the Trojan war, certain writers began to interpret Troilus as a virtuous pagan knight, as a warrior almost on par with Hector.
Together, these factors allow Troilus to achieve all the skills necessary for a warrior, though these skills are instinctual rather than learned, and he does not have the requisite combat experience to make full use of them.
Noble Phantasm: Currently Unknown.
Nallore
The Irish Tree