[hider=Holy Caster] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560538114947284993/560538441188900874/61cbf3c35465266c818258c9f2d63c5c.jpg[/img] [h3][color=0072bc]"As a Servant, it is my duty to serve and protect my Master. Even if it's a rotten and sullied soul like you."[/color][/h3][/center] [b][color=0072bc]Name:[/color][/b] Tomás de Torquemada [b][color=0072bc]Title(s):[/color][/b] Grand Inquisitor, Hammer of Heretics, Light of Spain, Savior of his Country, Honor of his Order [b][color=0072bc]Class:[/color][/b] Caster [b][color=0072bc]Gender:[/color][/b] Male [b][color=0072bc]Attribute:[/color][/b] Human [b][color=0072bc]Era:[/color][/b] Age of Man [i](October 14, 1420 - September 16, 1498)[/i] [b][color=0072bc]Alignment:[/color][/b] Neutral Good [b][color=0072bc]Personality:[/color][/b] For a man as infamous as Tomás, his true manner of being was mostly unbefit of the image he has earned: A polite, well-educated man who worked in an incredibly neat manner. A prudent and pious man who couldn't be swayed away from his goals and morals. A loyal and discreet man that, nevertheless, wished to "distinguish himself from fake christians through the severe denunciation of their mistakes". Yet the man that was is not the man that's here: twisted due to his state as the most known and emblematic inquisitor he has taken a more vile personality. Whilst there are shades of who Tomás was in the past, the villain that history made him be is much more present: a cruel and ruthless man whose zeal to purge the heretics is only matched by his loyalty to the Lord. A man who views himself as the righteous hand of God, and will deliver righteous punishment to those who oppose him. A man who shall bring forth redeemption upon the tainted souls of men by burning every sin away. A man whose last, dying wish was to purify Christianity in the name of the Lord. [b][color=0072bc]Bio:[/color][/b] Tomás de Torquemada, ironically, was a man of jewish blood himself; two generations before his birth his family had converted to Christianism. The fate of many of these people was entering the clergy, and that was the fate of his uncle, Juan de Torquemada. Cardinal, theologist and prior of the dominicans of Valladolid, he was the man that educated Tomás during his childhood, who ended up becoming a dominican friar in San Pablo. Further down the line, he became the prior in the Convent of San Pablo, where he'd eventually meet Isabella the Catholic. Because of his virtues, he was designated one of the three personal confessors of the Catholic Kings, a position that eventually led him to his role as the Grand Inquisitor in 1483. This was the start of Torquemada's infamous career, an inexhaustible man who prosecuted thousands of persons of differing faiths, focusing on Jews as to impede them from influencing their peers that had converted to catholicism. The influence he had over the Catholic Kings was supreme, to the point that he presented the Alhambra Decree to them the 20th of March of 1492, and it was signed and published by the monarchs the 31st of the same month. A legend speaks of the moment a jewish enterpeneur attempted to bribe the king to delay the measure. Enraged, Tomás de Torquemada appeared before the King and threw a cross to his feet before speaking: "Judas sold the Lord for thirty pieces of silver; Your Majesty is about to sell him again for thirty thousand". He was incorruptible, and couldn't be swayed away from his Holy Mission. Even when his health began to decline and he retired to the convent of Saint Thomas of Ávila in 1494, he dictated the path the Inquisition was to take from there until his eventual death. [b][color=0072bc]Weapon:[/color][/b] A bible that he uses in place of a spellbook. [color=gold]|| [color=0072bc]STR: E[/color] || [color=0072bc]END: D[/color] || [color=0072bc]AGI: C[/color] || [color=0072bc]MANA: C+[/color] || [color=0072bc]LCK: B[/color] || [/color] [b][color=0072bc]Class Skills:[/color][/b] [indent][color=0072bc]Item Construction (False): B-[/color] - Ability to create weapons having magic power, up to and including Mystic Codes. However, due to his continued involvement with the Inquisition, he is only capable of creating items that are related to the Church. Due to Tomás de Tormaqueda's reputation as an efficient administrator, components and time required to produce items is lowered. [color=0072bc]Territory Creation: -[/color] - Ability to create a territory advantageous to oneself as a magus. This skill has been traded for his Noble Phantasm.[/indent] [b][color=0072bc]Personal Skills:[/color][/b] [indent][color=0072bc]Innocent Monster: B[/color] - Whilst his acts in life were less than reputable, Tomás de Tormaqueda has been demonized to have caused the death of many more persons than he actually did during the Black Legend, an european campaign to portray Spain as an "uniquely evil and monstrous country". As the first and most memorable Grand Inquisitor, he is the most commonly portrayed head of the Inquisition should a work of fiction desire to portray the religious order, ultimately becoming their face. His name became synonymous with cruelty and fanatism in service of Catholicism, and so he became that. His service and devotion to the Lord is absolute, and he will not falter whenever he is to purge heretics. He shall not stand a master that faults the Lord and will not answer the calls of anyone who he deems as impure. He has become the Hand of God, and shall deliver Righteous Justice upon any and all sinners. [color=0072bc]Protection of the Faith: A+[/color] - In life, despite all that was said, Tomás de Torquemada was a man who never faltered. Devout to his cause and to the lord, he is impossible to sway away from his beliefs. He acted for the good of Catholicism and Humanity to the very end, and his rectitude always stood out to his peers. As a Servant, Tomás de Torquemada possesses an innate resistance to mental debuffs that almost reaches the point of immunity. One could interpret this as a Magic Resistance for psychological ailments, one that can only be surpassed by the highest of deceptions. [color=0072bc]Familiar (Hounds):[/color] C - Allows the summoning and subsequent use of hounds as familiars. In particular, Torquemada's familiars come from the Dominican Order, sometimes refered to as the "Dominus Cani" or the Hounds of the Lord. They can be commanded by thought.[/indent] [hider=Noble Phantasms] [center][h3]Holy Tribunal of the Lord[/h3] [b][h1]Spanish Inquisition[/h1][/b] [color=gold]D Rank [color=0072bc]||[/color] Anti-Unit[color=0072bc]||[/color] Range: 5-30 [color=0072bc]||[/color] Max Targets: 1[/color][/center] "Exurge Domine Et Judica Causam Tuam". Rise, oh Lord, to defend your cause. The Catholic Inquisition. The relentless search of heretics amidst the converted populace of the 15th Century, and the punishment of such blasphemous acts in the face of the Lord. Sowing terror from the cowering populace, many souls were tortured and sullied to find the rotten apples that were then purged by holy fire. Now, with its most zealous leaders present, it has returned to enact God's will upon the lambs that have strayed away. A noble phantasm inherited from the corruption of his legend, Tomás de Torquemada is capable of bringing forth the sublimation of the movement that many dreaded during the time. Calling upon his status as a Grand Inquisitor, Tomás de Torquemada summons the powers of Heaven to destroy the heretic spawns that dare oppose His will. More specifically, a hammer made of holy wrath descends from the firmament to strike down the Inquisitor's foe bringing down pain upon the target in proportion to their deeds and wrongdoings. On most occasions, this attack is rather weak when performed on anyone but an Evil alligned foe, who would be struck down with mighty prejudice by a blow several times stronger than it would normally be. However, because of Tomás de Toruqemada's twisted views due to his Innocent Monster trait, this spectrum has widened to include Good allignments as well. [hr] [center][h3]Banishment of the Unfaithful[/h3] [b][h1]Edict of Expulsion[/h1][/b] [color=gold]Rank: B [color=0072bc]||[/color] Anti-Army [color=0072bc]||[/color] Range: 10-40 [color=0072bc]||[/color] Max Targets: 500[/color][/center] At the end of March of 1492, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain issued the Alhambra Decree: an edict that ordered the expulsion of practicing jews from their kingdom within four months, else they'd face death. Yet, it wasn't them who brought this demand to life, a demand that changed Spain for centuries to come. The edict that resulted in the expulsion of tens of thousands of practicioners was deviced and proposed to the kings by Tomás de Torquemada, so this act doesn't belong to them, but to him. A very powerful tool, this Noble Phantasm consists of the creation of an incredibly powerful Anti-Spirit Boundary Field when its True Name is released. It rejects unnatural spirits, resulting in the powers of Servants within its area to have their powers reduced and their Noble Phantasms greatly hampered. [/hider] [/hider] [hider=A bodyguard that's being guarded] [hider=Appearance][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/560538114947284993/562115713016397873/0b7d745618e2627cbd1ab6b7f9fffacd.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] [b]Name:[/b] Yazhu Hua [b]Title(s):[/b] Iron Sentinel [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 27 [b]Alignment:[/b] True Neutral [b]Rank:[/b] Count [b]Objective for the Grail:[/b] A Sorcery Trait to protect herself and her family. [b]Command Seal:[/b] A hexagonal shield made of three different parts, one layered on top of the other. [b]Personality:[/b] Prideful, stoic and bound to her duty, Yazhu can come off as cold most of the times, but this is merely because of her professionalism. She actively avoids having her feelings and opinions stand in the way of her tasks, yet she will always try to fulfill a contract or a promise that she's made until the end, if only to protect her honor. She cares very deeply about her family and their reputation, and has a soft spot for her niece, keeping a picture the two of them took together in her wallet. [Hider=Bio] Amidst the several families that exist within China, one that stands out is the Jade Clan. Named on behalf of the Jade Emperor, it's composed of one main branch of "Pure bloods", the Jin family, that receive a full magical training and several branches of support magi of varying degrees (alchemists, spies or simple maids). Within these branches exists the Hua family, a relatively recent addition yet at the same time one as old as the Jade Clan itself. Originally a group of mercenaries paid to protect the Jin magus from mundane threats, they slowly grew more specialized over the years until one of the Jin heads decided to mingle with one of the Huas, introducing the magic circuits into the latter bloodline. Aware of this fact, this man proceeded to teach them the basics of magecraft then ordered them to repurpose it for their task if they wanted to remain a part of the clan. The Huas are considered to be the lowest class within the Jade Clan, and are often treated with as minimum respect needed. Nevertheless, they never faltered with their jobs, and always gave their body for their cause. They are raised from a young age to become the perfect shadow to the current Jin magus, and they serve until their eventual deaths. Until one particular day. Yazhu was, at the time, the most proficient bodyguard of that Hua generation, which was composed of her, a younger sister and three cousins. She was very natural at controlling her breathing and walking, giving her an edge when performing the Four Dances. As such, after an announcement had been made and a meeting was called in the Jin's main hall for all families, Hua was sure that she was going to be set to protect that generation's Young Master. She was surprised when her sister returned, alone. And her heart sank through the floor when she revealed that she had murdered the eldest of the Jin's current generation. A quick explanation was given about how she overheard them speaking about the war in Paris, and then a plane ticket was placed onto her hands. As the best of the Hua, Yazhu was informed by her sister that she had been chosen by the elders of the family to represent them in the Holy Grail War, in an attempt to pluck the Huas away from the Jade Clan, and make them their own, powerful bloodline. Arrangements had been previously made and, during her stupor, she was taken to the airport and made to fly to Paris. The quickly-brewed scheme of the Huas was most likely meant to meet a violent end, so it was now up for Yazhu to save them all from their own hasty mistake. With no contacts to pull help from, and a powerful enemy most likely coming in to take her down, the Iron Sentinel arrived without any sort of preparations to Paris and a lengthy note from her father on how to perform the summoning ritual.[/hider] --- [b]Magic Circuit Switch:[/b] Claws tearing flesh apart. [b]Number of Magic Circuits:[/b] A [b]Quality of Magic Circuits:[/b] D --- [b]Elemental Affinity:[/b] Metal [b]Magecraft:[/b] [b]Dance of the Four Symbols:[/b] A type of martial arts exclusive to the Hua family. Through the use of specialized mystic codes, moves borrowed from other disciplines and the application of a unique, self-targeting curse that brings out an element in tandem with the martial art related to it, the practicioners are capable of empowering their attacks and techniques with the primordial elements of the Wu-Xing: Wood, Metal, Fire and Water. People using Earth magic is something that hasn't been seen yet. It's important to note that these martial arts are used as the magical incantations. There are four styles, one for each of the Chinese Symbols, but Yazhu specializes only in one. [INDENT][i]White Tiger:[/i] By bringing out the element of Metal from within one's body, and taking the core precepts of Jiu-jitsu in, one's Code begins to harden, gaining the strength and resistance of iron. A process similar yet different to reinforcement: Rather than making something stronger by using itself as a reference, the use of the signature element attempts to make other things more akin to metals, the most resistant and stronger ones requiring much more effort to maintain. This style of martial arts is very balanced and practical: every movement has a purpose leading to the conclusion of reducing the enemy through force and technique. A methodical path that's threaded to ensure victory.[/INDENT] [b]Crest:[/b] Six Generations [b]Weapon:[/b] [i]Garments of the Wulaojun:[/i] A set of Mystic Codes that are embroidered onto special clothings worn by practicioners of the Dance of the Four Symbols. It is their uniform and it serves to aid them on the use of the different disciplines. By calling out the style that desires to be used, the Garments will re-apply the self-targeting curse of the Dance that matches the element associated with that discipline, resulting in a much more increased output. Although a practicioner of the Dance can still utilize the disciplines without the Garments, the effects are significantly stronger whilst wearing it and as such it's greatly favored. [b]Exceptional Benefit:[/b] Early Summoning. [/hider]