[hider=Umu?] [list][*][b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus [*][b][u]Class:[/u][/b] Rider [*][b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b] [url=https://i.imgur.com/F4Avts9.jpg]At once both a bit more mature and yet... off.[/url] [hider][img]https://i.imgur.com/F4Avts9.jpg[/img][/hider] [*][b][u]Personality:[/u][/b] There are several words that can be used to describe Nero's attitude, but inevitably it all comes round to the obvious: if there's anyone in the world that can possibly compete with her by ego alone, then it's the King of Heroes, followed shortly thereafter by the King of Conquerors. She assumes, from the start, that she is the greatest of artists, able to rival the very gods themselves, and that everything she does must be perfect. To that end, she puts a truly vast amount of passion into everything that she does--a passion that she expects to be reciprocated, even if her subjects cannot possibly match it or understand the art produced. Her driving desire, besides art, is beauty (and for some reason, competing with Heracles. Given that she's a short girl, wrestling a lion might be impressive but it's a long way off), and it doesn't matter if you're male or female to that end in getting her interest. Because of this, she has little direct interest in wealth or treasure--but the trappings of it greatly appeal to her interests. Despite her general attitude being upbeat, she's quite easily angered by criticising her art or refusing to experience it, believing that it is something to be admired and praised even if beyond your comprehension. On the flip side, flattering her is an easy way to get into Nero's good graces and manipulate her. Under the influence of her recurring migraines, Nero's demanding nature is naturally worse, being far less... pleasant when her demands are rejected, no matter how much she might try to make up for it later. [*][hider=Stats]Fundamentally the same as Saber and Caster. [list][*][b]Strength:[/b] D [*][b]Endurance:[/b] D [*][b]Agility:[/b] A [*][b]Mana:[/b] B [*][b]Luck:[/b] A [*][b]Noble Phantasm:[/b] -[/list][/hider] [*][hider=Class Skills][list][*][b]Magic Resistance:[/b] C. Fundamentally unchanged from her rank as Saber, and pitifully low regardless. She comes from an age of magic but was largely uninvolved. [*][b]Riding:[/b] A. A class necessity, but how much is her actual skill with a chariot and how much is her ego?[/list][/hider] [*][hider=Personal Skills][list][*][b]Divinity:[/b] A++ (D). With the family descent from Mars, and holding a direct descent back to the founding of the family tree through her mother, Nero holds a natural level of Divinity. However, through Imperial Privilege--and specifically the Imperial Cult, which holds the dead Emperors as deities and in places and parts held select Emperors as living gods, including Nero--she has achieved the highest possible level of Divinity, pushed further by her... competitiveness towards Apollo. Amongst other reasons. [*][b]Imperial Privilege:[/b] EX. Nero's insistence that a certain ability should be the providence of the Emperor can make this a reality for a period. Such insistence is the entire basis for her combat ability, granting the Emperor a truly impressive grasp of swordsmanship for one that would never have needed to use it, and skills in the various fields of athletics the Romans entertained (including wrestling, even if you're a lion). Such insistence gives her a truly diverse skill set despite her lack of direct combat power, from excellent Riding through to all aspects of leading, arranging, and planning a military campaign from the tactical to the strategic level. These skills also work on the less relevant civic level--legal matters, politics, architecture and city planning; the role of an Emperor is vast. Not that all of these skills are entirely unearned; she was quite a competent lawyer and administrator, at least without migraines interfering. At this rank, even abilities that affect the body, such as Divinity, can be acquired. It should also be able to make her insistence of artistic skill reality... if she were able to realise that she lacked such abilities in the first place. Although her architectural skill is competent, her tastes run to the gaudy. [*][b]Invictus Spiritus:[/b] A. A skill born from an anecdote where, three days after her death, a servant thought to cover her body--only for the apparently-deceased emperor to open her eyes and thank him. It is further born from the possibility of a wraith born of her resentment still lingering long after her demise... Similar in nature to Battle Continuation, only rather than allowing for her Nero to continue fighting after receiving a fatal wound, it instead means not [i]dying[/i] when fatally wounded--at least, not for a much longer period than a Servant should be able to hold on despite the severity. At this rank, stubbornness alone is enough to force survival for several days in spirit form regardless of injury--although on her own, she could never recover from this state. [*][b]Migraine:[/b] B+. The greatest limitation on Nero's exercise of her talents is, of course, the frequent recurring migraines, which ensure the abilities obtained through Imperial Privilege are quickly forgotten. All that remain are those furnished upon her class. Seemingly more frequent and problematic than in other classes. [*][b]Seven Crowns:[/b] E (EX). A skill that negates weaknesses, negates damage, and sharpens the sword, all through a faint aroma... at just a limited taste of its full ability. A terrifying authority at full strength, Nero is quick to avoid it.[/list][/hider] [*][hider=Noble Phantasm][list][*][b]Aestus Domus Aurea.[/b] [*][b]Rank:[/b] - [*][b]Type:[/b] Reality Marble. [*][b]Appearance:[/b] [url=https://grandorder.wiki/images/0/0a/Portrait_CE_0218.png]Gaudy.[/url] [*][b]Effects:[/b] The manifestation of the Emperor's unyielding belief in her own abilities and ego, even in the face of an uncooperative Senate, a coup, and even her own madness. It takes the form of the theatre that at once expresses the combination of her civic abilities in rebuilding from the fire, architectural skill, and a venue for her artistic ambitions. Passively, it enhances her ability to access skills she never learned or push them to a level superior to her life, pushing Imperial Privilege to its reality-denying peak. Activated, the world created is a perfect venue for whatever the Emperor might desire--cooking or arts, gladiatorial combat or simply fighting. In the face of the Emperor's magnificence, enemies' statistics are ranked down, progressively getting more severe if the theatre is maintained for long enough, such that none may outshine the theatre's star. And of course, Nero herself is strengthened--the environment of [i]her[/i] theatre is always going to match her desires, and within its confines the truly theatrical like a flaming sword and roses are all but guaranteed. As Rider, the most accurate venue would be a circus but what mount could possibly be suitable? Her Riding should be saved for other interests.[/list][/hider] [*][b][u]Alignment:[/u][/b] Chaotic Neutral [*][b][u]Deviations:[/u][/b] Not Nero's common class.[/list][/hider]