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[h2][color=FF4500]"Heh heh, I always did have a weakness for the ones I had no hope of getting. Alright, let's get this hunt started!"[/color][/h2]

[h2]Lancer of Calydon
Meleager[/h2]

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Attribute: Earth

[hider=The Tale of Meleager]When Meleager was born the Fates spoke thusly. "The boy shall live, but only until the last piece of wood in the hearth fully burns." His mother, Althaea, paled as she heard this, running to the fireplace and immediately dousing it. She took the last piece of wood from the fire and hid it away, vowing to protect it so that her son could live a long and glorious life as the next King of Calydon.

Calydon would live a full life as the Prince of Calydon, spending much of it hunting wild beasts for sport and flirting with fair maidens without regard for their heart. But there came a time when his heart longed for adventure, thus through a series of events that aren't truly known, he ended up on the Argonaut to journey with your favorite Greek characters. You had fan favorites like Heracles, fair maidens like Princess Medea of Colchis, spooky doctors like Asclepius. But there was one who truly caught his heart when he lay eyes on her, the virgin huntress Atalanta.

Oh how misfortunate was he, to fall in love with the one woman he could never hope to obtain. One could fill epics with the many attempts Meleager made to court Atalanta, only to get shot down with no mercy. Eventually such attempts stopped being really serious, more of a fun routine the two had built to fill their time on the Argonaut, though Meleager never really let go of how he felt even so.

Time passed and Meleager returned home, his heart still longing for Atalanta even as he continued his playboy ways. It was around this time that King Oeneus held a festival to honor the gods, making great sacrifices to all those who resided on Mount Olympus. All those except Artemis, because apparently King Oeneus is a major dunce. You all know how it goes, you offend a god, the god gets pissy and summons a Divine Beast to destroy the kingdom in a heated moment of passion. The Calydonian Boar toar apart the land in it's rage, no warrior could stand against it or even touch the damn thing. So Meleager did what he had to do, calling up his old comrades from the Argonauts to save his kingdom from certain doom. Well more specifically he called up Atalanta, who just so happened to bring everyone else as well much to his displeasure.

The hunt was long, not a single hero could manage to touch the Calydonian Boar even still, as it would constantly flee whenever anyone could draw close enough to strike. It was only Atalanta with her impeccable archery who could draw first blood from afar, giving Meleager the opening to strike at it's heart with his spear and end it's menace once and for all. He took the pelt of the Boar as a trophy, yet even now his heart longed for Atalanta. What was once a silly infatuation for that which he could not have grew into a true love and respect for someone he considered to be his equal, if not better him. 

[color=FF4500]"You did most of the work in all honesty, I just came in to finish the job. It's only fair you take the trophy Atalanta."[/color]

Meleager tossed her the pelt as he turned away, throwing his hands behind his head and laughing even as everyone stared at him in shock. Word spread throughout the kingdom fast, the crown prince had given away his trophy to a mere woman. To say all hell broke loose at that moment would be a dramatic understatement.

[b]"You would dare disrespect your country by giving away the pelt to a mere harlot!?"[/b]

His eyes turned to steel as he struck Toxeus through the heart with his spear, instantly killing him for insulting Atalanta. By the end of the day four men lay dead for the crime of insulting the one he loved, sending the kingdom into an absolute panic. When his mother found out of his crimes, her heart was tainted with grief and hatred, procuring that final piece of wood from so long ago and throwing it into the fire. Meleager's body burst into flames before Atalanta, yet even when suffering such agony he never stopped smiling. 

[color=FF4500]"Before I die, I just want you to know... I really do love you."[/color]

What she said in response was enough to make him laugh as he died, his head raised high till the very last. And thus ends the tale of Meleager, aside from a small cameo in Tartarus where he acts as the worst matchmaker in history.[/hider]

Personality: [hider=What A Shameless Flirt...]A true hero of justice, Meleager is a man with an unflinching moral compass and the desire to help others no matter great the danger. A surprisingly upbeat guy to be around despite how most heroes of justice are, though he's capable of playing the "cool edgy loner" if it means getting a cutie's attention.

Speaking on that, Meleager is absolutely hopeless when it comes to the ladies, flirting with anything with a pulse with not a hint of shame. If you were to ask him what his favorite type of woman was, he'd probably respond with something like [color=FF4500]"Oh you can't just make me decide like that Master. They've all got their own charms you know? But I guess if I had to pick, I'd say I love a woman who could kick my ass. Bonus points if she's got cat ears."[/color] And he'd say it with a wink too, as if he was some kind of cool protagonist.

When asked about her thoughts on Meleager's relentless courting by Medea, Atalanta had this to say.

[color=forestgreen]"Ugh, what a shameless flirt. He's the type of guy who doesn't know how to take no for an answer, it's really infuriating. But... I suppose he can be pretty reliable when he needs to be."[/color][/hider]

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Parameters:

Strength: B
Agility: B
Endurance: C
Mana: C
Luck: D

Class Skills:

Magic Resistance: C
Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.

Personal Skills:
Calydonian Hunt: B
A skill denoting Meleager's status as the leader of the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. Coordination and synergy between teammates is raised when Meleager is participating in a fight, as well as acting as Charisma of B rank for the purposes of resisting mental effects.

Hunter's Mark: B
The ability to lead a hunting party to track down their prey. Meleager can mark a creature as "prey", allowing him to pursue them and reveal their weaknesses to everyone in the party. The mark can only be applied to one creature at a time and it cannot change until the target is killed.

While he could not singlehandedly kill the Calydonian Boar, it was only through his leadership and coordination that Atalanta could draw first blood against it and open the opportunity for him to strike it down.

Projectiles (Javelin): C
The expertise for throwing projectile weapons, in this case, javelins. At this rank the javelins have the destructive power necessary to pierce through steel.

Noble Phantasms:

Name: Skotóno Klévo
Title: Strike That Finishes The Job
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1-50
Targets: 1
Description: What some might consider to be the first kill steal in history, Skotóno Klévo is the crystallization of Meleager's killing of the Calydonian Boar. After Atalanta weakened the beast with her arrow, Meleager finished it off with one fell strike from his spear, cutting clean through it's heart and ending it's life once and for all. 

Skotóno Klévo can only be activated after another has drawn first blood from the opponent, however upon True Name Release the target must pass a Luck check against Meleager. If they fail and Meleager is able to strike a blow against the opponent, his spear will instantly pierce their spiritual core and kill them, no questions asked. In addition, if the foe has the attribute of "Monstrous" or "Beast" than a + modifier is added to the check, almost ensuring their demise.

Name: Flegómeni Kardiá
Title: My Burning Passion
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 0
Targets: N/A
Description: What at first appears to be a simple scrap of wood about the size and thickness of one's hand, is actually Meleager's greatest strength and weakness. When born, the Fates prophesized that his life would be tied to the last piece of wood in his family's hearth. Once that had burnt, his life would surely end.

When summoned Meleager is likely to hand over this piece of wood to his Master, asking them to keep it safe somewhere and to never let it get near fire. For in truth, that piece of wood is Meleager. The log is his spiritual core, kept separate from the familiar acting as his body. So long as the log exists, his familiar can be created over and over with sufficient time and mana, but should the wood be burned then his body would simultaneously be engulfed in flames as he perishes. There are no nodes connecting his body and the log, however it is worth noting that the log and his body are inherently linked via karmic lines, with all the repercussions that entails.

Name: Agrius Metamorphosis
Title: My Gift To My Love
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 0
Targets: 1
Description: The pelt of the Calydonian Boar, Meleager's acknowledgement of Atalanta and the cursed item that would plunge his kingdom into chaos. When donning it, all parameters except Luck rise and the wearer gains Madness Enhancement and Shapeshifting at a rank of A. Due to Meleager's status however, he cannot don this Noble Phantasm, as it is meant for another. Should Meleager come to truly respect someone as he did Atalanta, then perhaps he could give this Noble Phantasm to them, however that does not seem likely.
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[h2][color=6B0FD1]"I want to see the farthest reaches of the heavens and the deepest depths of hell. I would say it's nothing personal, but it is."[/color][/h2]

[h3][color=6B0FD1]Plutonis Othonos Barsillius
Dweller of the Abyssal Sky[/color][/h3]

Team: Blue

Sex: Female

Alignment: True Neutral

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[hider=A Brief Summary of the Barsillius Family] The Barsillius families have always had a strange relationship with one another. Yes, that is families, as in plural. During the height of the Roman Empire, there were 6 families specializing in Chaldean Astrology in the city of Rome, each one worshipping a different god. To go over each of their names and histories would be a waste of time for all involved, so for now we can simply say that each family was named after a different planet that had been discovered thus far. Originally they had all been one family, the Barsillius family, however the family had made the decision that it would be most efficient to split into different families to support the Roman Empire in their own ways.

The times change, empires fall, the Roman Empire fell particularly hard, yet the Barsillius families did not choose to simply roll over and die with their empire. Instead they would split up and travel to different countries to implant themselves in their governments, seeking to maintain control from the shadows. Kind of like the illuminati. They all retained a sense of camaraderie through it all, they would stick by each other through thick and thin no matter what happened.

Time passes, a new heliocentric model of the universe radically changed astrology for all families, plus their various crests are becoming volatile, it's difficult to keep them stable due to their age. A breakthrough in modern science occurs, a new planet is discovered on the edge of the solar system! The families take this opportunity and run with it, each family "donating" a few of their less valuable members and parts of their crests to make a new crest and a new family, the Caelum Barsillius family. It takes time for the family to get on their feet, but soon enough they are thriving, inserting themselves into the Clocktower in the Astrology department and giving the Barsillius a foothold within Britain.

A little more time passes, another new planet is discovered! Ok wow, that was really fast mankind, can you slow it down some? The family already had a little scare with Ceres before absorbing them back into the other families, was Neptune going to stick around? The Barsillius are a little uncomfortable about splitting up their Crest again so soon, but having another family is hardly the worst thing right? Worst comes to worst, they can just reabsorb the family if astrology changes again. And so the Lymphae Barsillius family is born, they're sent to the developing country of America to keep tabs on them for the time being, see if they amount to anything in the world.

Ok wow, really mankind? It's hasn't even been a hundred years and you're discovering another new planet? The Barsillius families reconvene, everyone is pretty stressed out to be honest. Making another new family based on a new planet is a hard gamble considering how Ceres went, there's no guarantee that Pluto is gonna work out. But at the same time, it got named after one of the big three gods! They grumbled and griped about it, but in the end it was inevitable that they would make just one last family, for real this time, no take backsies. The Othonos Barsillius are created and sent to Russia to keep an eye on the emerging power from behind the scenes.[/hider]

[hider=Seeker of the Abyssal Sky]The year is 1979, the Cold War is just wrapping up, the world breathes a sigh of relief. The second heir of the Othonos Barsillius family is born, she is named Plutonis, both in honor of the God they worshipped and as a cold reminder of the nuclear winter narrowly escaped. 

However the environment she is raised in remains tense, there's no guarantee that their little family will continue given the ever changing landscape of the astrological field. The Mystery of the Stars is fading, mankind's attention turns to what lies outside of our limited solar system. Plutonis too looks to the stars, wondering what lies beyond her namesake. The universe is so much more vast than she could have possibly imagined.

The year is 2004, the Holy Grail has been rediscovered. The Barsillius family convenes to discuss the implications of this Holy Grail War, if perhaps they should send a representative to claim the Holy Grail for themselves, or at least ensure that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Plutonis looks down to her right hand and sighs, tracing her thumb over the sign of Pluto that has engraced itself into her flesh. They will not be able to come to a conclusion, thus it will be up to her to carry her family to greatness. It will all be up to her.[/hider]

[hider=Abyssal Mind]It would not be inaccurate to call Plutonis, "stilted" in a manner, having very little interaction with people outside of her own family and Russian government officials. Many would take a look at her and call her cold, which isn't totally inaccurate in regards to how she views others. The amount of value she places on the human life is rather miniscule, but this doesn't mean she is a stone cold killer who would do anything to reach her goals. It's more along the lines of, she doesn't understand how to talk to people in a casual manner, thus she doesn't understand the importance of a human life outside of how they could be useful to her family. Her hobbies include studying the stars, reading books on Plutonic theory, and collecting unique soda bottles.[/hider]

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[b]Magecraft[/b]

Quality of Circuits: C

Quantity of Circuits: A

Elemental Affinity: Water

Attribute: Conversion

Magecraft: 

Necromancy: Something only recently picked up during this generation, Plutonis has learned the basics of Necromancy to use body parts for various minor rituals and making familiars like zombies. 

Plutonic Astrology: An incredibly young magecraft based around the planet Pluto, this spiritual evocation and astrology hybrid focuses on using the celestial body as a "gate to the Underworld" and then passing wraiths through it to establish them as subjects under Plutonis's rule. Using the family attribute of "Conversion", these spirits are then converted into jewels to be used as power sources/materials for spells and rituals, subbing in different kinds of gems for different planets. This is rather weak on it's own, however Plutonis has looked beyond the newly discovered planet to the stars, using Pluto's position as the ruler of Scorpio to tap into the Mystery of...

Scorpius Epíklisi: Scorpio, the Astral Scorpion. Known as one of the many causes of death of Orion, Scorpio has great power when invoked by Plutonis, who has designated herself as Pluto in his absence. Plutonis uses Scorpio's tail as a lance to strike at the outermost reaches of space, drawing on the Mystery of the Abyss Beyond Human Comprehension to empower the spirits of Hades. Additionally, when combined with her Plutonic Astrology, she can further draw on Scorpio's powers by performing rituals powered by wraith infused gems, arranging each gem in different ways to simulate different astrological alignments. 

Mystic Codes: 

Charon: Invoking the legend of Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx, Plutonis created this Mystic Code to protect herself from whatever dangers may come. Taking the form of an onyx black platform floating through the air, so long as Plutonis stands on this platform she is caught between the boundaries of life and death, a conceptual Styx forms around the platform to draw in the souls of the damned towards this river of death. The black "water" of the Styx inevitably draws in wraiths as they seek to cross the river, which Plutonis then commands for whatever purposes she needs, usually stuffing them into gems for spells.

Upsilon Scorpii: The tip of Scorpio's tail, the deadly stinger which struck dead even mighty Orion. Plutonis commissioned a bident made of only the finest obsidian, however it's purpose is not as a weapon but rather it is instead used as a rod, signifying her authority as "Pluto." She can invoke her status as "Pluto" to call upon Scorpio, pointing her bident at a target and firing lasers at them from the sky above. 

Starless Night: A simple cloak of invisibility, drawing upon the Mystery of the starless abyss beyond our Solar System, that which is unobserved. Hides Plutonis from conventional senses such as sight and sound, however her Magical Presence can still be felt in the area.

Underworld Treasury: As the ruler of Hades, Plutonis is of course entitled to all the gems that lay under the earth. While this is not strictly a Magecraft related ability, the Othonos family has been naturally predisposed to gathering massive amounts of wealth in only the short span of 70 years, a perfect fit for their family. Plutonis has brought a massive hoard of gems with her to the Grail War, each one suitable for various types of astrological rituals and holding wraiths for quick spells and deployment. Currently holds 2 A rank gems, 3 B rank gems, 3 C rank gems, 2 D rank gems, and enough sub E rank gems to not be worth counting.

Non-Magecraft Abilities/Items: None.[/hider][/center]