Sublimation

Fate/Rubidia: Empty Desires

Abusive servant master relationships are the best~~

Fate/Rubidia: Empty Desires

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Caster scrutinized her soon to be master with a reserved look, as if assessing the quality of fresh meat. Her gaze shifted to his face as she read its nuances. Certainly it seemed that no unpleasant vibes emanated from this young man, nor did he seem to be the controlling type in any manner. His bearing did not possess the subtleties inherent towards those more versed in artifice, and his expressions seemed rather clear towards the side of frankness. He did not make eye contact with her out of awe perhaps, Caster would never know and had no inclination to. Her hasty analysis eventually summarized the character in front of her in a rather crude manner, but a shabby or unclear image would still be preferable over none at all.

"Boring, but acceptable", thought Caster with a slight nod, agreeing with herself. The speech that spouted from the man's mouth however surprised her. It seemed that he had intentionally summoned her, or, judging by the lack of a catalyst present, he had merely narrowed down his scope of summoning so as to invoke one from Caster' age and land. It was frankly rather amusing to hear this man speak in Gaelic, and in response with the minor hints of a smile tugging upon her lips, Caster replied, "The contract has been made with your response. I will be your servant for this war. To your first question, I will say that I am of the Caster class, and your master's clairvoyance should reveal my true identity and abilities as you are my master. I cannot reveal my name in this room for the other masters to hear, and I pity your intelligence if you thought I would. Also, you need not address me in Gaelic as the grail grants me the capacity to speak English with perfect fluency and if you had thought otherwise then I question your common sense in coming to this war without preparation, though I do suspect that you have been forcefully brought here. This leads me to my question: Do you actually believe that you desire the grail and are willing to put in all, no, more than the entirety of effort your mediocre being can provide?"

As she said this, Caster stooped down and helped Darryl up, making a mental note to herself to provide a healing spell to him later when not in the presence of her enemies so as to not reveal the details of her skills. The minor physical interaction this necessitated presented a clear image to Caster of her master's health, which seemed largely fine.
"A tough little one eh? Maybe this one isn't completely devoid of potential".

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Oh a crimson haired competitor? Definitely on the strike list now.

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I was passed. Do I have to wait for the order to go back around now?

@SlamJamcity

KoL just posted anyways so Im assuming you should too and wait for the GM to clear things up(Asleep I think).
Also I posted.@LokiLeo789

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Perhaps events would run smoothly this time, and maybe her wish could finally be granted. These were the thoughts that swum through the minds of the servant that would be known as Caster as the aspect of her being that was recorded in the Throne of Heroes was emulated and fit into the class container most suited for mages. As the grail bestowed upon Caster necessary knowledge of the modern world and the basic workings of the grail war ritual, Caster immediately felt apprehension in regards to the capacity of this ritual. Even though the amount of prana harnessed from this ritual would surely be massive, would it truly be enough to displace her true existence that was nestled outside of the very throne itself? Regardless, there was no downside in participating and trying, and Caster was never one to dwell on trifling subtleties. Her goal was clear: slaughter the other servants and obtain the holy grail. Quite a simple one, and Caster felt from her well deserved pride confidence that she would not strain against but the most splendid of heroes. It was quite the thrilling anticipation to have the opportunity to test the steel of heroes from all ranges of culture and land, and Caster, though she was well versed in the manners of heroes and could be said to have become all too accustomed to greatness, could not turn down the thrilling rush of combat where both mind and body were pushed. She also possessed a distinct pride that lent her towards expressing the fruits of her training with great confidence, and what better stage to perform than on a platform designated for a clash between the cusps of human accomplishment?

Hider

As her form materialized in a shower of grainy bistre energy to produce the image of an imposing woman with mellow red hair, crimson colored eyes and a form garbed in a flowing black robe that obscured all of her body aside from her neck and face, Caster immediately perceived the atmosphere around her room was not one in orderly conditions for summoning. There were six other summoning circles, and already there was another servant summoned. As soon as her crimson red eyes locked onto the form of this little girl, Caster immediately tensed her body instinctively, her hands balling into fists as she realized she had no weapon to wield under the Caster class. Would it be prudent to strike down all those in this room immediately? Certainly Caster had the means to do so, discounting that the knight classes did not possess magic resistance of sufficient rank. Even so, the masters around her that were enfeebled in some way would not emerge unscathed, while Caster was rather confident that her trump card would allow her to emerge unharmed. But then again, there was the problem of her own master, who would be caught in the fray. And also such means were not exactly the most appealing to Caster, who desired atleast some sort of battle from this gathering of heroes. Her fate had been sealed long ago, and despite harboring regrets about how it concluded, she did not possess an anguish ardent enough to compel her to seek the grail by any means to alter her fate. The past was finished, but the present was ripe with novelties as Caster would think. Then what she would have to be aware of would be an assault by other servants. Of course, Caster thought with a complete confidence that probably would be thought of as conceit by others that she would be able to hold her own regardless of any situation. However, she was not one to let her mind be clouded by hubris, though her judgement could become skewed in that regard. She still had to consider the burden called her master, and of course, form a contract with him in order to sustain her existence.

Imperceptibly sighing at the inconvenience, Caster faced her master behind her and walked up close to him, eyeing his worth. His bearing indicated that he was not one completely devoted to the path of magecraft, so it was reasonable to assume his expertise was either shallow or completely specialized in one or two fields. A quick visual run through of his physique indicated a trained form that had experienced combat, but not one that was particularly exceptional to the point of being beyond human scope in that regard. A well rounded combatant, and satisfactory to Caster as long as his mindset was competent. Towering over Darryl at slightly over two hundred centimeters in height, Caster invoked the line that would seal their master and servant contract.

"Are you the one who has summoned me?"

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Tharana was hard at work preparing the necessary tools to proceed upon her assignment. The exact location of the Ashen Mandrake was not known to her, but enough investigation should elucidate this predicament. Her current workshop was in a dilapidated cottage in the outskirts of Idalia which had housed a natural bounded field that repelled the average person from desiring to tread around the area about the cottage. Nobody had dwelled in this residence, and it had appeared abandoned for quite some time. With the help of a few of her companions, Therana had renovated the cottage to a bare minimum to function as a living place and working area. In the meanwhile, she was hard at work preparing specialized familiars for patrolling. One of her companions had already captured over twenty songbirds, and utilizing her family magecraft Therana had implanted remnants of human personalities leftover by the recently deceased into the birds, brainwashing them into being familiars under her control but at the same time completely inconspicuous.

She had already released around five of these birds to patrol her immediate area, but more would be needed to form an active scouting force. She would play an idle and dormant role in this war as she distinctly understood that she would not be able to stand against a servant in direct combat. It would be best to silently eliminate the Executioner without the interference of the masters he had kidnapped. In exchange, Therana herself was a completely unknown presence for now.

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It wasn't what I meant. I always take long interactions to a PM or, better yet, Titanpad. What I said is that I find it very frustrating to have to wait for what could be almost a week, perhaps more with a deadline such a this, between my posts. Specially on a situation such as this where everyone is in a single room.

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It seems so.

@KoL

I do agree that this posting format is most suited to chat room where you can just post one liners and stuff. Making this a free posting game risks people being left behind but you don't see much disparity in people's posting times here aside from the Co GM who can be adjusted towards. A hybridized format of case by case order posting in the case of major events affecting everybody and free posting between isolated and smaller groups seems appealing but that's just my opinion.

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Waaaaait am I up to post now too? Am thoroughly confused.

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Fights or two person interactions could be done via PM should it necessitate speed posting. Most RP'S I have been in with posting orders usually had a 24 hour deadline for people.

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Yeah just one more person.

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Mage's Association Rep/Enforcer

Tharana Phlegeth

NAME: Tharana Phlegeth



Character Type: Human

Languages: English, ???

Affiliation: Mage's Association

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 68 Kg

Place of Origin: London

Bio:
-Bio heavily condensed for secrecy purposes-
Tharana is the seventh head of the Phlegeth family, which is respected throughout the Association for its research and ability in spiritual evocation. It is said that she was born with a miraculous natural ability, but exactly what this ability was is largely unknown. It is known however that Tharana uncharacteristically is both an enforcer and active presence in the Association, often disappearing for large stretches of time on assignments the Association grants her. The nature of her assignments and how and what Tharana does to accomplish them is a highly guarded secret by the Association, and there are no survivors to date to have told tales of an encounter with Tharana's abilities. It should be noted that the spiritual evocation that Tharana's family is involved in has little to no combative usages, and is mainly a research field.

All that is known to those not affiliated with the inner rungs of the Association are fanciful rumors and tall tales of what exactly Tharana does, ranging from modifying her own body to be a living weapon to being the heir to some grand mystical artifact of a sunken city. The mission assigned to Tharana in the present is clear however: Eliminate the man known as the "Executioner" by any means possible, ascertain the nature of the grail, and eliminate any and all obstacles and preferably witnesses also.

Personality:
Tharana is a reserved and aloof woman, being a natural introvert. It is not that fear or inability to cope with novelty hinders any sort of extensive interaction with others, but rather that she has become accustomed towards being withdrawn. Ordinarily this would entail an isolation from others, but in Tharana’s case she has grown with the companionship of beings reviled by men. Owing to the fact that her understanding of the world has been received partly through the guiding lens of monsters, Tharana’s values as a human are considerably warped. If a term could be coined to her general mentality, it would be best to deem her jaded. Seemingly as if she has experienced all the world has to offer, Tharana places a pithy of emotional stock into anything. Her world view is by its underlying roots pragmatic. Like the philosophical connotations the word incites, Tharana considers everything with a mindset that could be coined selfish. Her sense of “value” is solely influenced by what the effects of her actions or consideration of others can bring to her. Needless to say, morality or sentimentality are not values compatible with this mindset, and are noticeably either absent or twisted beyond human comprehension. In this manner, Tharana is a ruthless killer in the field is an enforcer, but equally so she is an impassioned and driven magus, as her drive of practicality is an impetus for all things she considers to be goals in her life. Idealism and hope are both values that Tharana considers to be empty wishes that people console themselves with to never truly accomplish anything.

Bloodline:
Originally, the Phlegeth family specialized in spiritual evocation of all kinds, with the ultimate end goal of their research being to find a means to remove one’s soul from the cycle of transmigration. Having been experts in their field for six generations, it was natural that the knowledge the family had garnered was passed down to Tharana through both instruction and magic crest.

In regards to traditional magecraft, Tharana possesses the capacity to perform basic magecrafts such as fixing broken glass, minor healing, etc. Her specialized magecraft, spiritual evocation, allows her to manipulate the temporary memories that Gaia holds of humans or beings that have recently passed on, allowing her to utilize these memories for familiar creation, item construction, and energy sources. However, it is noticeable that this magecraft is not suited for combat and rather specialized towards research.

As an Enforcer, Tharana has been exceptionally successful. By what means is unknown.

Blood Type: AB