Name: Erasmus Tormod
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Birthday: 12/6
Nationality: Norwegian

Magecraft: Rune Magic (Viking Tradition)

Abilities: Erasmus's family has been practicing Rune Magic since the days of the Vikings. He has a large number of mid-level magic circuits, meaning he can cast spells in rapid succession. As such, he knows how to draw the runes from memory and is capable of doing so in the heat of battle. Of course, one of the main issues with using Rune Magic in combat is finding a way around the range problem... which he claims to have done with help from his grandkids.
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The effect of a rune used in magic is not always directly related to what the rune represents. Context and metaphor can play a role in the magic a rune performs. For example, using the rune for "Hail" rarely creates a weather phenomenon- usually, it creates many copies of something. Engraving Fehu-Hagalaz-Gebo creates a "Hail of Coins" for example. By using runes in conjunction, he is able to create more varied effects. It's also worth noting that runes must be engraved on their subject to take effect, a rather time-consuming process- it's not something that should be relied on in combat.
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[*]ᚠ Fehu- Wealth, Cattle.
[*]ᚢ Uruz- Aurochs, Water, Slag.
[*]ᚦ Thurs- Thor, Giant.
[*]ᚨ Ansuz- The Aesir, Divinity.
[*]ᚱ- Ride, Journey.
[*]ᚲ Kaunan- Fire
[*]X Gebo- Gift
[*]ᚹ Wunjo- Joy
[*]ᚻ Hagalaz- Hail (the frozen ice from the sky)
[*]ᚾ Naudiz- Need
[*]ᛁ Isaz- Ice
[*]ᛃ Jera- Year, harvest (the event)
[*]ᛇ Eiwaz- Yew Tree
[*]ᛉ Algiz- Elk
[*]ᛊ Sowilo- Sun
[*]ᛏ Tiwaz- The god of the same name.
[*]ᛒ Berkanan- Birch
[*]ᛖ Ehwaz- Horse
[*]ᛗ Mannaz- Man
[*]ᛚ Laguz- Water, Lake
[*]ᛝ Ingwaz- The god Ingwaz.
[*]ᛟ Odala- Heritage, Estate, Possession
[*]ᛞ Dagaz- Day
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Skills: While Erasmus is in far better shape than he has any right to be at his age, he's still a 55 year old man and tires out quickly. However, he's also a SCA enthusiast, wielding swords and bows with ease as part of his regular Renaissance Fair attendance. He's handled his own finances for nearly 30 years, cooks and cleans his own place, and is a skinflint beyond compare. 

Appearance: [url=http://safebooru.org//images/374/86c9b0a68ef7136468574227700063a577514902.png?373705]Hrmph.[/url]

Personality: Erasmus is a (formerly) traditionalist mage who's coming to terms with the idea of his own mortality after the death of his wife of thirty years in a car accident. As such, he's decided to make the best of the time he has left, spending as much of it as he can with his grandkids and trying new things. He's gotten a crash course in the modern world, always trying to get more time for his grandkids and hobbies. As he likes to say: "50 is the new 30."

History: Again, born to a long line of Runic mages dating back to the Vikings, Erasmus was raised in the traditions of magecraft. Eventually, he married, had kids, and then they had grandkids. His wife was killed returning from the airport to drop the children off for summer camp, which lead Erasmus to worry about what would happen to his grandchildren when he was gone. His plan is to use the Grail for something most Mages would find insultingly mundane- to ensure his grandchildren will be secure long after he passes.

He has journeyed from his hometown in Norway to participate in the war, though he was unable to acquire any of the catalysts he desired- the coin from Beowulf's horde was lost in the basement, the scales he'd acquired from the lair of Jormangundr got swept up by the maid, the Ring of the Rheingold forged by the dwarf Alberich was lost to history, the temple of Hercules the Olive Seller was closed during his layover in Greece, and he doesn't have time to plot a daring theft of Oda Nobunaga's armor before the war begins. Thus, he's stuck with whatever Servant comes up.

Mystic Code: A hammer and chisel covered in runes. These tools date back to the time before the fall of Yggdrasil and birth of the modern world. Indestructible themselves, they are able to carve runes into any substance- from paper to steel, from diamond to water, nothing is beyond these mighty implements.

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