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[b]Name:[/b] Julia Agrippina

[b]Title(s):[/b] The Younger, Empress of Rome, Augusta, 

[b]Class:[/b] Caster

[b]Gender:[/b] Female 

[b]Birth and Death Dates: [/b]15 - 39 A.D.

[b]Alignment:[/b] Neutral Evil

[b]Personality:[/b] Caster is someone who is fundamentally a power hungry tyrant, but one who naturally covers it up with a motherly disposition. At no point could she be called a good mother, but she is naturally inclined to act like one to those she likes. Those she is fond of are still tools to her, but those are "special" tools to her. They are "precious" and require a special type of care. Even when her child killed her, she couldn't help but smile as a proud mother would. After all, she had crafted a wonderful tyrant, a monster who would kill their own mother in cold blood. 

Outside of her special "tools", Agrippina comes off as you would expect from a bloodthirsty Empress. Arrogant, domineering, but still has the charm to wrap you around her finger. She is a notorious plotter, backstabber, and a hedonist who has no shame in hand holding in public. It was a powerful enough of a combination for strike fear in the Roman Senate, who were ultimately pleased by her death. However, it isn't much of a slight against her, the senate hated most people.

Comes off as a bit of an "ara ara bouya" type. 

Her wish is to go back, and hold a tighter leash on Nero. 

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The fourth child, and first daughter of the union between Germanicus and Agrippina The Elder. Her father was an influential general, and politician, a man who would become part of the main Julio-Claudian Dynasty by being adopted by Tiberius, and proceed to marry the granddaughter of Augustus. At one point, Germanicus was the heir to the Roman throne, though his death would put an end to any hopes of that. Still, his life served as a stepping stone from which Agrippina launch herself off from, and for that, she thanks her father, despite having no real memories of him.

After her father passed at the age 3, Agrippina was raised by her mother Agrippina The Elder, her grandmother Antonia Minor, and her great-grandmother Livia Drusilla. Three of the most powerful women in Rome’s history raised her, showing her how she could survive the brutal world of the Roman Politics, especially as a woman. In a sense, she was raised to become the power hungry monster she would become. They showed her a path to glamor, glory, power, and riches, and it was all Agrippina would ever want. It could be said that creating a monster was the only type of parenting Agrippina knew, given she was too was raised in a similar vein. A monster was produced, and one who was already well on her way to raising an even greater one.

At the age of 13 Agrippina was married off to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, her first cousin once removed. It wasn’t much of a relationship, considering Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a detestable man, even amongst Roman standards. Still, he was a wealthy, powerful man, who had all the making of a Consul, which he would become in 32 A.D.. As he was a despicable politician, Agrippina felt somewhat drawn to him. It was by him that Agrippina would have her only child, nearly a decade after they had gotten married. The child was named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, named after Gnaeus’ recently deceased father. This child would become Emperor Nero. Despite being congratulated by many on the birth of his child, Gnaeus would only reply

“I don't think anything produced by me and Agrippina could possibly be good for the state or the people.”

The child of two monsters was born, though a girl, it was something that Agrippina was fine with. After all, a cute girl in cute dresses was the best thing for a mother? A mother should also make sure their child understands how the world works? A mother should teach their child how to efficiently rule over the people, right? Even from her birth, Lucius was being piloted to becoming Rome’s most vilified tyrant, though it was unknown if this was Agrippina’s initial intent, or a result of how she was raised.

It was the same year that Tiberius had died, and Caligula had rose to power. Being the sister of the Emperor had many perks, such as sharing the viewing rights of the Vestal Virgins. However, this was also around the time that Agrippina’s true colors would become to show. Her brother was a weak ruler at the time, one whom Agrippina, as well as her sisters, had an easy time manipulating. Coins were printed with their faces on them, something unheard of before. It was Caligula’s fondness of his sisters, especially Drusilla, that would create rumors of an incestous relationship between them, though Agrippina denies such a claim. After all, he was so easy to manipulate, why would she need to rely on her body? Caligula would treat Drusilla like his wife, not Agrippina. Though, Caligula had a habit of admiring Agrippina’s beauty, so maybe the claims were justified? 

Of course, it was the death of Drusilla that Agrippina believed to have sparked Caligula’s descent into madness. He isolated himself away from his sisters, and no longer could Agrippina manipulate the Emperor. It was around this time Agrippina, along with her other sister, and the former husband of Drusilla, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, hatched a scheme to kill Caligula. It ultimately ended in failure, the three were accused of sleeping with each other, Lepidus was executed, and the two sisters were exiled to an island.

It was the first time Agrippina had been away from her child, and it truly did eat away at her. Lucius was only 3 at the time, and surely couldn’t remember her mother leaving her, but it still bothered her. Being away from her precious child, the one who she poured all of her love into. It was during this period of being away that Agrippina had hardened herself into achieving the Roman throne. It was always her goal, but this was truly the time Agrippina would devote all that she could into reaching it. Her child Lucius would be the means to achieving this goal, and it was for that reason Agrippina would follow the path she ultimately would. In being seperated from her child, both of their fates would ultimately be cemented.

Upon Caligula’s death, and Claudius’ ascension to Emperor, Agrippina, as well as her sister, were allowed to return to Rome. The first thing Agrippina did upon returning was hug her child, and talk on end how much she missed them. Coincidentally, her husband had died the same year. Seeing this as new potential to move up the social ladder, she tried striking up a relationship with the designated heir of the throne at the time. It resulted in failure when the man’s mother-in-law slapped Agrippina in a crowd of other people. This woman’s name has been lost to time...who knows why?

With that failure, Agrippina found a new target for her affection. A man named Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus had caught her eye, and through some convincing, he divorced his wife and married her. He was a powerful, and wealthy politician at the time, even serving as a Consul twice. The man even adopted her little Lucius. He didn’t last very long, as Agrippina poisoned him, so that when he died, Lucius would gain his wealth. A marriage not at all made from love, but a ploy so that Agrippina could make her child powerful at a young age. The true viper that was Agrippina was finally revealed, and she would make no restraints in holding back her fangs. 

The sudden wealth and power that Lucius had gained very quickly made him a threat. Emperor Claudius’ wife at the time, Valeria Messalina, found Lucius to be a threat towards her own child’s claim for the throne. Messalina hired a group of Assassins to strangle Lucius as he slept. Of course, Agrippina predicted such a thing would occur, and planted snake-skin near Lucius’ pillow as she slept. The Assassins believed it to be a real snake, and ran away out of view of being bit. 

Later that year, Agrippina and Lucius attended a pageant, with both Messalina and her son present. Agrippina and Lucius received more praise, and applause than the Empress and her child. She was viewed as a pitiful character, one who has those close to her constantly ripped away from her. It wasn’t an incorrect assessment. Agrippina’s entire life story had been about those who were close to her betraying her, or dying on her, or anything like that. The only thing that remained close to her was child Lucius. After this event, she began writing a memoir, as well as a biography on her mother.

Soon afterwards, Messalina was executed for conspiring to overthrow Claudius. An Emperor needed an Empress, and Agrippina was lacking a true husband, though she was currently serving as a mistress to one of Claudius’ advisers. Claudius was easy to manipulate, and it didn’t take very long for Agrippina to have him wrapped around her finger. She even managed to convince him to change the laws of incest in order to allow their marriage. It was immortal for an uncle and niece to marry, but Agrippina was quite good at manipulation by this point, and there was little trouble in convincing him.

Even after being married to Claudius, Agrippina had issues. There were several other women who were trying to take her place, so Agrippina did what she was really good at, and them either executed, or poisoned them herself. Earlier, she had caused a man to commit suicide in order to get Lucius betrothed to Claudius’ daughter Octavia. Those within the palace weren’t even safe, as those who Agrippina deemed threatening, or were close to Messalina were removed. A good mother must make sure their home is safe for their child.

Once ascending to the role as Empress, Agrippina immediately demonstrated the power, and prestige she held. The Celtic king Caratacus bowed before her in the same was as Claudius, a sign of respect towards her power. The title of “Augusta” was given to her soon later, a title only 2 other women before her had been given. Claudius had formed a new colony near where Agrippina was born, which was named Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis, or modern day Cologne. It was the only Roman colony named after a woman, which shows the full control Agrippina held over Claudius. She was granted a sacred chariot only the Vestal Virgins could ride in, and was given the power to appoint leadership, such as when she replaced the head of the Praetorian Guard.

Claudius soon adopted Lucius, changing her name into Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus. However, this was still little Lucius to Agrippina. A precious child that she was perfectly molding, one that would someday rule Rome with an iron fist. To make sure that this would be the result of her child, Agrippina visited a famous Astrologer, one who could predict the future. She had come to ask about the future of the child she so cherished. The Astrology told Agrippina that her child would surely become the Emperor, but in result of that, he would be the one to kill her. Her only reply before leaving was,

“Let him kill me, provided he becomes emperor.”

For a child to kill their Mother would be breaking one of the greatest taboos in Roman society. Legally, and culturally, it was up there with Patricide, but always a step below it. However, as the only consistent parent Lucius had been with, would it be unfair to say that killing his Mother wouldn’t be on the same scale? One’s familia was everything, and to kill the familia you had been with since the beginning? It was a sin that was uncleansable. 

Still, it wasn’t like Agrippina to actually sit there, and let her child murder her. The ultimate goal was to puppet Lucius, not actually have him kill her. It was around this time that Agrippina would begin to make Lucius drink from a silver cup, and poison her, giving her the antidote in tandem. The goal wasn’t to kill her child, Agrippina would never do that. It was to break her, and made her more dependent on Agrippina. A puppet who doesn’t need you isn’t much of a puppet after all. Never once was it done with the malicious ill of trying to kill her child, just an attempt to make sure the child loved, and needed their mother.

Her relationship with Lucius as a child was fairly standard by Agrippina’s definition. She would praise her child, spoil them, play games with them, and as they were trying to sleep, whisper into the ear all the things Agrippina needed them to hear. It was her direction, and affection that could cause Lucius to be the self-obsessed egomaniac they became. She also ended up causing Lucius’ style of dress to be the way it was, claiming that attire like that was the “cutest thing.” All of the dresses Lucius would wear in life were hand crafted by Agrippina herself.

Agrippina did want the best education possible for Lucius, so she brought back the exiled Seneca The Younger to teach her child, as well as employ Simon Magus to teach Lucius the magical arts. Could Agrippina have taught Lucius herself magic? Yes, she could, but a mother must bring the best instructors for their child.

And Agrippina needed to focus on killing off more people.

With Lucius will on their path to becoming a learned, but slightly deranged individual, all Agrippina needed to focus on making sure Claudius stayed away from his biological son, Britannicus. For example, she ordered the execution of Britannicus’ tutor, as he insulted Lucius, not believing them to be a worthy heir. Despite her best efforts at keeping the father and son appart, they would eventually reconnect. There was a rumor starting that Claudius was planning on actually making Britannicus is heir. Her grasp over Claudius was beginning to slip, just like it had was Caligula. However, Agrippina vowed to herself that she wouldn’t let what happened to Caligula happen again.

On October 13, 54 A.D., Emperor Claudius was killed. Agrippina had prepared him a meal with poisoned mushrooms. He died before he got the chance to announce Britannicus as his new heir, making Agrippina’s child the new Emperor. Finally, what Agrippina had spent the second part of her life aiming towards had been reached. Her child, Lucius, was Emperor, and she could manipulate her child all that she wanted. A bright future was meant to be all Agrippina had, and for the first part, it was certainly true.

Upon her husband’s “untimely” death, Agrippina was elevated to the high priestess of Claudius’ cult. Within the first year, Agrippina’s control over Lucius was going perfectly. However, once Lucius got into some sort of relationship with a freedwoman named Claudia Acte. Somehow, this wench was able to gain some control over her child. How could a former slave even begin to control the child she had so expertly raised? There wasn’t a misstep, nothing of the sort. At best, Agrippina assumed that this Claudia Acte was merely a Witch trying to take away her child. She would begin plotting with Lucius’ wife, Octavia for a plan that to kill Claudia, but it was a plan that Agrippina wouldn’t see to the fullest.

As years past, the divide between Agrippina and Lucius grew. The manipulative temptress who had charmed so many before couldn’t gain control over her son. They began to bicker, argue, and get into destructive spats with one another. The once happy Mother-Daughter relationship they once shared was already destroyed. They were now political rivals, one that ultimately broke the heart of Agrippina, but a challenge she accepted. Despite Lucius taking complete control over the empire, and removing all of her mother’s titles, Agrippina was still able to hold a substantial amount of control over the empire.

She was exiled to her estate at Misenum, but even there, her influence over Rome remained. Just like her daughter, she was beloved by the people, and the senators she had manipulated remained as loyal as they could. Agrippina was never someone who needed the titles she held, after all she made herself until the Empress, the Augusta, and so forth. It was through her own manipulation that she gained the titles, and it was through her own manipulation that she would still possess control over Rome.

During her exile, she had several meetings with Lucius. It was quite common, every few weeks or so. Despite their relationship being torn apart beyond all repair, the two would act just like they once did. They’d play games, talk about recent drama, and so forth. They were rivals for sure at this point, and even with their relationship torn, they were still “Mother and Child.” It is a powerful bond, one that something as silly as politics wouldn’t shatter. A mother that truly loves their child, and a child that truly loves their mother. At least, this was the fallacy that Agrippina wanted to believe deep in her heart. All she had left was Lucius, so at the very least, she wanted this fantasy to live on.

It didn’t. 

Nero would hire a series of Assassins to try to eliminate Agrippina. Each one tried a different type of poison, but miraculously, Agrippina knew these attempts were coming, and took the antidote ahead of time. Once it was clear that poisoning Agrippina wouldn’t work, Lucius hired someone to construct a machine that would drop her ceiling tiles on her as she slept. Once again, Agrippina was aware of this, and slept elsewhere that night. With these failed assassination attempts, Lucius had but one more idea. She offered a public meet up with her in the middle of a lake between two boats. Agrippina, seeing this as her daughter’s attempt to reconcile with her, accepted. The boat Agrippina was one was meant to collapse, and if that failed, there was a group of Assassins ready to stab her. Such a plan could never fail, until it did.

Once more, Agrippina knew what was going to happen to this boat. She brought along a friend of her’s, and once the boat was about to collapse, she dragged both of them into the sofa, the one place that would be safe. The boat was still sinking, but lucky, they didn’t have to deal with the debris collapsing onto them. Agrippina, and her friend, were now in the middle of a lake. Agrippina’s friend screamed, claiming that she was Agrippina, in an attempt to get assistance. The Assassins mistook this person as Agrippina, and assassinated her. Agrippina herself merely swam back to shore, but these tired assassination attempts were enough. Without even drying herself off, Agrippina went back to Rome to face her daughter directly. It was dangerous, and she was almost certainly going to die. At the very least, she would die at the hands of Lucius, and not some poor assassin.

It was a public event in the center of Rome. Agrippina called out for her child, who did appear. The woman standing before Agrippina wasn’t the child that she knew, and Agrippina knew that her time was up. Rome was a world of intrigue, where Assassinating someone behind the scenes was commonplace. However, for an Emperor themselves to cut down their own mother in front of the public? It was something that never happened before, nor was it something to be repeated. 

Even as her child’s sword struck her down, Agrippina had a smile on her face. She had failed, wonderfully at that. Her child had not only broken free from her control, but they had stuck her down, in the face of many onlookers. However, it wasn’t a complete loss. She had raised her child into something great. Lucius, no, Nero was something beyond even Agrippina herself. A true tyrant who could lead Rome with an ironfist. Agrippina’s years of hard work had some sort of pay off.

At the very least, her role as a mother to the Tyrant Nero was something she did exceptionally well. [/hider]

[b]Weapon:[/b] A dagger

[b]Parameters:[/b]

[u]Strength:[/u] E

[u]Endurance:[/u] E

[u]Agility:[/u] C

[u]Mana:[/u] B

[u]Luck:[/u] B 

[b]Class Skills:[/b]

[i]Item Construction:[/i] C+

It is the Skill to manufacture magical items, from implements of war to items for daily use. Also, this Skill requires time to gather components and manufacture items.

Agrippina specializes in poisons, and things of that nature. However, her greatest skill lies in her ability to make dresses, which applies a modifier to this skill.

[i]Territory Creation:[/i] A

It is the Skill to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana.

She can create a 'Temple', which is superior to a 'Workshop'.

[b]Personal Skills:[/b]

[i]Danger Prediction:[/i] -

A skill gained through having a natural intuition towards harmful situations. It is in a similar vein to Revelation. It is a form of mental pollution gained from being incredibly paranoid, as opposed to hearing voices from a higher being. Her paranoia has reached the level of "future sight."

In the case of Agrippina, her paranoia alerts her whenever a “dangerous situation” will be occurring. As someone who properly predicted, and took countermeasures for every time she was to be Assassinated, Agrippina could be called an expert in “predicting danger.”

Acquisition of this skill has lowered her rank in High-Speed Incantation

[i]Divinity:[/i] D

The measure of whether one has Divine Spirit aptitude or not. At high levels, one is treated as a mixed race of a Divine Spirit, and the level declines when the Heroic Spirit's own rank as a Monster or Demonic Beast raises. It can also decrease due to one's dislike for the gods.

Agrippina was believed to be an incarnation of several different Goddesses, such as Ceres, and Fortuna. 

[i]High-Speed Incantation:[/i] B

The ability to speak magical incantations at an accelerated speed. 

Agrippina is able to perform High-Thaumaturgy at the speed of a One Line spell.

Manifests at B as a result of Agrippina's paranoia. She has a habit of worrying if she has casted the spell correctly or not. 

[i]Incitement (Temptation):[/i] A+

A Skill that functions as the acquisition of the words and gestures to lead the citizens and the masses. Especially, when employed against an individual, it functions as a sort of mental attack. This form of Incitement is specialized towards individuals. If used against a single individual, she doesn't even need to "speak" to them in order for them to hear her voice. 

Agrippina was a master manipulator, and with Claudius alone, she was able to convince him to remove the laws on incest, marry him, as well as talk him into making her son with another man his heir over his own. 

[b]Noble Phantasm:[/b]

[u]Name:[/u] Birth of a Tyrant

[u]Title:[/u] Creating the Beast of Babylon

[u]Rank:[/u] B

[u]NP Type: [/u]Anti-Unit

[u]Range:[/u] 1

[u]Maximum Number of Targets:[/u] 1

[u]Description:[/u] Agrippina herself was a powerful Empress of Rome, but that wasn’t the feat that gained her the glory of being within the Throne of Heroes. Instead, it was how she raised her child Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, more famously known as Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. From birth, she was raised specifically to become a Tyrant, one whom Agrippina would control. The results created something greater than Agrippina could ever guess, as future generations would relate Nero with The Beast of Babylon.

In essence, it works by Agrippina designating someone as her “Lucius,” or someone who Agrippina can raise to eventually become “The Beast of Babylon.” Once someone has been designated as her “Lucius,” they gain the skill Migraine at C rank. They hear the sweet, melodious, motherly voice of Agrippina constantly speaking to them, distracting them and tempting them to do things. The voices tell them things uncharacteristic of their behavior, such as “disobey your Master”, “eat that civilian”, and “put on that dress.” The nagging can last hours at a time, and can only be relieved by following these actions. Agrippina herself has no direct control over these voices, but the voices are types of things Agrippina would actually say. 

Agrippina can apply the status of “Lucius” to several individuals, as Agrippina manipulated many people on her way to the Roman Throne.  However, only one, Agrippina’s personal favorite, can become the “Tyrant.” Agrippina will need to spend a lot of personal time with them, as a proper mother should. She needs to raise this child into a tyrant after all, and a mother who never spends time with her child couldn't achieve that. She’ll cook for them, dress them up, comfort them, and whisper sweet nothings into the ear. A doting mother is what she’ll become, but one who is ultimately raising their child into a monster.

After Agrippina has chosen her favorite, and spending some time with them, their personality will begin to distort. If one was a proud knight, their loyalty towards chivalry may begin to sway. If one was against the killing of innocents, the idea may no longer appear as bad as they once thought. Changes like this will start happening to them, and the longer they spend with Caster, the greater the distortion will become. Even their body will begin to distort, little by little, becoming closer to the true monster Agrippina aspires to raise. At the end of it all, their personality, and body will become fit for the “Beast of Babylon.” A rampaging “Tyrant,” one who can only listen to the sweet words of their loving mother. A marvelous creation that Agrippina has put time, effort, and a whole lot of love into. They too will love their mother, as that is the only [i]right[/i] thing in the end, isn’t it?

Even if Agrippina is to die, the damage she has done to her victims will remain. In death, Agrippina’s voice will continue haunt those she has tainted. Instead of the sweet, motherly voice heard prior, it is now scornful remarks. The voices will berate them, calling them failures, and mention the horrible monstrosity they have turned for failing to protect their mother. A terrible distraction, and one that could break the hearts of even the greatest of monsters. After all, the death of your mother isn’t something tragic, isn’t it?

Her death will also cause the skill Migraine to go from C to B

[u]Name:[/u] Laurel of The Emperor 

[u]Title:[/u] The Path to Kingship

[u]Rank:[/u] C++

[u]NP Type:[/u] Anti-Unit

[u]Range:[/u] 1

[u]Maximum Number of Targets:[/u] 1

[u]Description:[/u] Description: Agrippina’s path to the title of Empress was one filled with murder, betrayal, and manipulation. Caligula, Claudius, Nero, and many others were all her puppets at one time during her climb to the top of Rome. However, at no point was her puppeting then something that lead to something disastrous. Remarkably, the best parts of both Caligula, and Nero’s reigns are highlighted by Agrippina playing an active part in them. It was only when Agrippina didn’t play a part in their reigns that they both fell from their previous grace, leading their legacies to be demonized over time. Claudius, who is considered one of the better Emperors of Rome still had Agrippina’s influence, even before they were married. In the end, Agrippina was always able to bring out the best in those she manipulated. 

This Noble Phantasm is a crystallization of this ability to take over another, and bring out their full potential as a ruler, morphing them to be the ideal Emperor of Rome. It manifests as a laurel wreath, one that she could theoretically place onto anyone. However, the true purpose of this Noble Phantasm is to place it on the one Agrippina cares for the most, as they are the most fitting to be crowned Emperor. Being crowned Emperor is akin to being crowned as a God, meaning this is a right belonging only to those most cherished by her. Agrippina can only love those who are have some sort of kingly attributes about them, but the more Agrippina cares for them, the more they ultimately need to be Emperor. It could be said that Agrippina’s love is strong enough to morph someone into being the Emperor of Rome.  

It has the ability to bring out, and maximize the kingly attributes of those who wear the crown. As the Noble Phantasm morphs someone into being the ideal Roman Emperor, they recieve changes befitting of it. As an Emperor of Rome, they are given a divine protection, as all roads lead to the “God” of Rome. Their offensive, and defensive capabilities increased, and the target will also be cursed by Agrippina’s affection, granting them an ability similar to a curse of restoration. Oddly enough, they seem to grow quite fond of Rome. These boons will continue in power as Agrippina’s love of the one wearing it continues to develop. If Agrippina holds no affection towards the one wearing the crown, it would do nothing. Of course, as it is an effort of love, Agrippina needs to put in effort into raising them to be the perfect, kingly versions of themselves envisioned by Agrippina. 

If someone wearing the crown has all of Agrippina’s affection, they will become a “perfect” Emperor, though ultimately a tool for Agrippina. Alongside the previous buffs, which will cap out at this point, the wearer will gain a rank in all of their parameters, and an increase in their Magic Resistance. It is a bonus granted to only those willing to give Agrippina control of their destiny. After all, those who end up in Agrippina’s care were brought to the height of the reigns. Ultimately, by becoming the “mount” of Agrippina, one is bestowed with the gifts to reach their greatest potential.

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