Yep, that's what we were missing: The crazy fellow. I am kinda scared in the sense that I can't really tell what he's capable of. It's pretty clear he's an astrologist with a ritual build, but what will happen when the planets align is anyone's guess...

@Yankee Mercedes is looking good!

And yeah, most likely your entire wardrobe will be crushed under the pressure of Yuriko's unique 'Mystic Eyes of Fashion Sense'

@DostHou
Hmm, an astromancer who dislikes red, huh? Interesting...

@Parallel Hearts Oops, didn't mean for it to come off like that! If I rewrite it to specify the level of spell it can block (instant and single use as you've stated), will that be alright?

There's a story to it but it's a bit complicated to say the least.

@Parallel Hearts Oops, didn't mean for it to come off like that! If I rewrite it to specify the level of spell it can block (instant and single use as you've stated), will that be alright?

That will be ok. You can move her to the CS tab after that.

Anyway, people, we are with the Cast pretty much complete by now, so let's get those pairings done already.

Uff... Yeah, this cast of Masters is extraordinary.

@Yankee if your looking for a partner, Kirigakure and Mercedes might not be a bad pair.

Edit: never mind.

@Parallel Hearts@Yankee Since Mercedes has now been accepted I think we can finalise the pairing of Archer and the Executioner?

@Sakaki Chizuru Was waiting on seeing more masters, but things are speeding up. Think Edward and a Welsh magus would be an interesting pair?

@Sakaki Chizuru

Woah, that's really interesting.

Also, I just noticed something:

@heroic2019@DostHou@Yankee@Sakaki Chizuru

All our mages are apparently within the same age group and frequented a lot of the same departments of the Clock Tower on a regular basis. They probably are acquainted with one another at least from sight (we know that the classes there aren't that big in student numbers). It'll be interesting to see what happens when they meet.

In particular, Alex is likely to be acquainted with Charlie and Helius, since they look like figures that would be hard to miss within Animusphere and Norwich.

If anyone is interested in any deeper connections, I'm game for it. Just makes things more interesting.

@KoL"I can't believe my classmates and I are involved in a Holy Grail War!"

Would be quite interesting. At the very least knowing each other by name would make interactions deeper, and it only gets better from there. We could play different scenario: tag-team, rivals, complete unaware of the other being involved in the war, etc. Each depending on a case by case basis for each pair/group.

As for where my character stands in all of this, I've got no idea, but i am open to suggestions as well!

nerds

@Sakaki Chizuru
She's fine. You can move her to the CS tab whenever you are able to.

Well, Alex is a rather friendly person who's very interested into the inner works of magecraft. She more or less can be friends with anyone who doesn't think that a mage with no crest and that sticks just to the basics, refining them to an art, is some kind of lunatic.

She would be especially interested on Charlie if she learned about her magecraft style and, doubly especially, if she learned about the Fairy Eyes, since Alex has a big interest in Fairy Eyes.

@SSW

I'm actually waiting to see all the Servants myself! I do love the idea of pairing with an Englishmen though, but all of them are still free besides Lohengrin.
(I see how it is, swan queen D:<)

@Parallel Hearts
Thank you!

@KoL
Hmmmmm, I think it is a good idea to explore something between our characters! Charlie is a bit of nerd, so she has a tendency to immerse herself in her studies and magical pursuits instead of interacting with others. This has only become worse with her current position as slave assistant. Still, as someone who (begrudgingly) has attended a lot of lectures in Norwich, and has relations with the staff in it, she would frequently visit and run into others.

The basic idea of what the family can do is probably known about if anyone dug hard enough, though the family has tried hard to preserve the mystery of the more expanded stuff. Considering Alex has (seemingly) done extensive research on the eyes, she might even be able to recognize that her eyes are, at the very least, potentially related to them. They're seemingly consistently purple (just pretend Charlie has purple eyes too plz ;w;)

@Sakaki Chizuru
Well, thankfully, there's the option of either King Scary or another Knight of the Swan (who isn't feeling very swan-y at the moment) among the English Servants left to be paired, right? Since the Once and Forever King is taken already, as long as @Idol Theory is still good with it.

Also, to my understanding, Saber, Archer, Caster, and Shielder are taken with the rest being alone for the time being. It's a good time to pick someone before there's not any other options left.

Anyway, I would really be interested in Alex and Charlie knowing one another, since Alex doesn't make much secrecy about what she does. She's very open for a mage since she doesn't have a big deep foundation to preserve. Finding someone with similar traits would be very interesting for her. Knowing that she has been researching Mystic Eyes and even trying to snag a spare invitation to Rail Zeppelin isn't that hard indeed so Charlie could be aware of Alex's interest in Fairy Eyes.

For anybody curious, a more morally flexible master is a good fit for an assassin. Since "I'm running around and murdering people." Tends to be an iffy subject.

Also, am I the only person who's noticed that most of our mages seem to have Celtic/Welsh/Irish origins? And we have several servants who are british.

Hmmm, we're missing a Master, though... What is to be done about that?