[hider=Caster] [centre][h3][b]Caster of the Ladder[/b] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/10/55/d010553f4d5148504527e53978c93513.jpg[/img] “In the name of God, I will smite you.” [b]ISRAEL[/b][/h3] [b]Aliases[/b]: Jacob, Patriarch of the Israelites, He Who Struggles with God [b]Gender[/b]: Male [b]Attribute[/b]: Heaven [b]Era[/b]: Genesis [b]Alignment[/b]: Lawful Good [b]Qualified Classes[/b]: Caster, Ruler [b]Character Objective[/b]: To achieve ‘Heaven’ [b]Weapon[/b]: His own body. Nothing more is required.[/centre] [hider=Personality:] A strong father. A hero of justice. A calm and measured man who would be content to simply run a farm, though is willing to fight anything when it becomes necessary. One who believes that all should achieve heaven. He’s not worried about his descendants; why should he be? Though there is enormous tragedy in the history of the people he fathered, God has already assured him that they will all eventually reach heaven. Rather, it is the rest of humanity that ISRAEL wishes to save. Perhaps it’s conceited, wishing to impose a salvation upon humanity that they never wished for - but for ISRAEL, this is the firm hand of a father, granting something necessary, even if the children do not yet understand. He has high standards for those who call themselves heroes. Basically, anyone who can’t defeat an angel with their bare hands is little more than a child. Though he doesn’t look down on those who fail to meet those; he would rather help build them up. Of all his descendants, it is his son Joseph who is his favourite, his great-great grandson Moses who is the most impressive, and his descendant David who he is most proud of. Overall, he has the pride of a doting grandfather over those who followed in his family line, though he’s certainly not above favouritism.[/hider] [hider=Background:] One of the twin sons of Isaac, detailed in the book of Genesis. He was born wrestling his brother, Esau, and the two would continue to fight each other throughout their lives. His father favoured his brother, while his mother favoured him. Through his mother’s trickery and god’s will, he was able to usurp his brother’s inheritance and blessings. His brother wasn’t content to let this lie, and vowed to kill Jacob as soon as their father died. Though Jacob wasn’t afraid of his brother, he listened to his mother's fears and fled to live with his uncle. On the way, he received a covenant from god; the assurance of Jacob’s ladder. He spent 14 years in exile, marrying multiple women and fathering 12 children. He worked as a shepherd, looking after his uncle’s flocks with great care and the blessings of god, but eventually the mood between them soured. After the birth of Joseph, his favourite, he decided to finally return home. On the way back to his home, he learned that his brother Esau was approaching him with an army of 400 men. As he prayed, an angel approached him. After Jacob demanded a blessing, the two of them wrestled until the angel was defeated, though his thigh was injured. It was here that he earned the name ISRAEL. Upon reuniting with his brother, ISRAEL pacified his brother, calming his vengeful spirit with the elaborate gifts of his large flock of sheep. He settled in a small parcel of land with his family. Though there are various anecdotes that take place after this, those are of ISRAEL the father of Jacob, within Jacob’s own legend. By that point, he was past his prime, and his own legend was largely finished.[/hider] [centre][b]Parameters[/b]: STR: C ||| END: A ||| AGI: C ||| MAN: B ||| LCK: -[/centre] [Hider=Class Skills:] [i]Item Construction[/i]: B The ability to construct various magical items, though it requires time to gather the necessary components and to complete the process of creation. For ISRAEL, the most famous of these is the ‘coat of many colours’ that he crafted for his most favoured son. In this sense, the items that ISRAEL creates can contain multiple different contradicting attributes and functions together in harmony. Though the upper limit of what can be achieved with this skill is unavailable to ISRAEL, breadth and versatility, particularly of individual items, are higher than would be expected. [b]Territory Creation[/b]: - The skill has been sublimated by Caster’s Noble Phantasms.[/hider] [hider=Personal Skills:] [b]Jacob’s Limbs[/b]: EX A method of hand-to-hand combat, primarily a form of wrestling. Caster is not simply a master of the art, but the inventor and point of origin for it. An unquestionably powerful combat style that, at this level, allows one to beat to death an ‘angel of destruction’ with only their own bare hands. One who was wrestling even before his birth, as he grappled with his twin in the womb, being born grasping the heel of his brother Esau. The ability of one who endeavoured towards his goals with every tool at his disposal even in a state where all that existed was his own body and the body of his opponent. It can be said that this skill is the very essence of Caster’s being, a combat ability on par with a Noble Phantasm. Since he prefers the name ISRAEL, he’d rather it was called ISRAEL’s Limbs, but the current name is fine, too. [b]Blessings of the Firstborn[/b]: A+ Blessings received from Isaac, ISRAEL’s father. Both blessings of good fortune and leadership, but also the ability to share blessings and curses among those that inflict them upon him. Even if the blessing is rejected, or the curse is countered, the attempt to give it to Caster results in it being returned to the originator, whether it ultimately connects to Caster or not. A powerful ability that spreads blessings among allies, and returns curses to enemies. Though Isaac wanted to grant them to Esau, ISRAEL tricked his father with the guidance of his mother and his god, he was able to usurp the position of ‘firstborn’ from his brother. Because even though his father wanted to bless Esau, it was the will of god that he was to be blessed. So he struggled, and with fate on his side, succeeded. The skill also denotes the ability to distribute blessings. [b]Revelation[/b]: A The ability to hear the voice of the heavens, and act optimally in accordance. Not only is it a sixth sense during battles, but also has broader applications in the larger achievement of goals, such as choosing a path to travel or a place to settle. Caster is one who received various dreams and guidance from both angels and god, in order to save him from various perils and inform him of his children’s destinies. [b]Battle Continuation[/b]: C++ A skill that allows for the continuation of a battle despite major wounds. Derived from ISRAEL's continuation of his struggle with the angel until dawn, even as it permanently wounded his hip. Under normal circumstances, continuing the battle despite serious injury is possible, but when it comes to wrestling, he will never release a hold once he has someone grappled. The type of skill suitable for a stubborn fool who will never let go until he achieves his goal. [/hider] [hider=Noble Phantasms:] [centre][b]Israel Father of a Nation[/b] Rank: C Type: Anti-Unit (Self) Range: 0 Maximum Targets: 1[/centre] One from whose body sprung forth the twelve tribes of Israel. Though not the first of the Israelites, he was the one who gave them their name, and the names of their tribes. A body that is, conceptually, a ‘nation’, a ‘people’. To face its blows is to face the blows of a nation. To stand against it, one must be able to destroy an entire people. A supreme power of both offense and defence that is fitting for the father of a nation. It also has the bonus effect that while grappling another, that person is no longer considered within their own territory, but within ISRAEL’s, and therefore any bonuses from territory are nullified. [centre][b]Jacob’s Ladder Stairway to Heaven[/b] Rank: A Type: Anti-World Range: 0-100 Maximum Targets: -[/centre] The actualisation of a vision that ISRAEL received, of a great ladder or stairway leading to ‘heaven’. Fundamentally, it is the ability of ISRAEL and the ‘chosen people’ that he fathered to achieve heaven. An assurance that those who god has selected will receive his blessings. A covenant on the level of the Ark given to his son, David. But for ISRAEL, that is not enough. Those who cannot hear the voice of god. Those who do not know his plan. It is they who suffer for it, as they struggle in futility against the preordained plans. The people who can fight the fate god has ruled - they are few indeed. The world would simply be happier if they could see God's will. Jacob’s Ladder is a method of achieving heaven. As a pact with god, a dream of assurance of the eventual fate of Jacob and his descendants, it is a vision, spread to the world with a force akin to gravity. In another sense, a method of imposing ISRAEL’s own Revelation upon the world. The words of god, that Jacob hears, are spread over the world. And in being spread, they are imposed on the world. The fate ordained by YHVH is solidified into the world, in such a way that all within the territory are aware of it. A perception of the future that all can share - though naturally perceiving the future doesn’t mean one can change it. The ladder forms a territory upon activation, starting small but growing to encompass an enormous area as ISRAEL gathers magical energy. It is a territory that is completely advantageous to him as the word of god ensures his success.[/hider] [/hider]