[hider=Paladin of the Olive Tree][list][*][u][b]Name[/b][/u]: Olivier de Vienne [*][u][b]Class[/b][/u]: Saber [*][u][b]Appearance[/b][/u]: [url=https://i.imgur.com/X8y1niO.png]Brown hair, blue eyes, and light skin, with gold and white armor. She is about 155cm in height.[/url] [*][u][b]Personality[/b][/u]: Every bit the noble knight of legend, Olivier stands for justice and loyalty. She believes in standing against wickedness and evil, and forging a just path through battle and towards victory. Though she is confident in her skills, and possesses considerable bravery, she believes it is important to approach combat intelligently and with a level head. This can lead to her becoming somewhat frustrated with shows of foolishness or recklessness. A Master who does not act with consideration to their actions will most certainly receive a stern talking-to, just as she had done with Roland many times during her life. With that being said, even Olivier's level-headedness could have its limits, and she does enjoy displaying her skills. She truly cannot hide her enjoyment of honorable combat. Olivier also displays a great deal of pride. She is the sort of person to comment "The shine of this armor suits a paladin, doesn't it?". To her, pride in one's self is not a sin, but merely honoring one's own efforts. As she earned her place as a Paladin of Charlemagne through her training and skill in combat, she believes she has every right to display such pride. While compliments on her skill, her armor, or her blade will be welcomed, compliments on her appearance will be met with embarrassment. Used to being considered as a knight before all else, Olivier does not know what to do when someone praises her looks or attempts to become closer to her. To her, she is a fighter, and her sister Aude is clearly the one who deserves that kind of appreciation. Indeed, Olivier cherishes her sister deeply. Despite his eccentricities, Roland was the only man she trusted to treat her sister well, and the thought of Aude being alone after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass weighs upon her mind heavily. For all she is a resplendent paladin who fights for justice, who scorns wickedness--- An emptiness gnaws at her heart. That battle never should have happened. The lives of her friends, of Roland, should never have ended with such misery and pain. She can never completely shrug off the anger and sorrow deep inside of her heart. The agony that she experienced at the end of her life is forever with her, even if it is buried deeply at times. Things should have ended differently. Things should have been better. If only that Battle had never happened--- These are the wishes held so deeply in Olivier's heart. Of course, the one she hates above all else in the world is Ganelon. The traitorous knight who condemned the Twelve Paladins to death. In the event she were to meet him as a Servant, she would be unable to hold back her rage. Indeed, even unrelated traitors cause her anger to boil to the surface as they draw forth memories of Ganelon. [*][u][b]Stats[/b][/u]: [list][*][u]Strength[/u]: B [*][u]Endurance[/u]: C+ [*][u]Agility[/u]: A [*][u]Mana[/u]: B [*][u]Luck[/u]: C [*][u]Noble Phantasm[/u]: A[/list] [*][u][b]Class Skills[/b][/u]:[list][*][u]Magic Resistance:[/u] A [*][u]Riding:[/u] B[/list] [*][u][b]Personal Skills[/b][/u]:[list][*][u]Reinforcement of Divine Favor:[/u] B. As a paladin who fought for righteousness, it appears that some manner of divine favor was granted to Saber. A form of enhancement that cloaks her entire body, and offers numerous beneficial effects, such as assisting her against surprise attacks as well as enhancing her endurance. At the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, the Saracen Warrior Margariz rode out to strike Saber while she was embroiled in battle. But, perhaps by divine intervention, his lance was shattered on her armor and she survived without enduring any damage. [*][u]Battle Continuation:[/u] D. The capacity to survive lethal damage and continue to fight on, even when death seems assured. Even if lethally injured, Saber can endure for a short time and counterattack her opponent. She was ultimately slain by being impaled from behind by Marganice, but she was able to rise and cut his head in half despite the lethal injury. In truth, it was likely the anger Saber normally kept in check that fueled this last blow in defiance of her impeding death. [*][u]Olive Tree Knight:[/u] A. A form of Instinct possessed by Saber. A highly-tuned battle instinct that allows her to correctly predict and interpret the best course of action in an instant, without requiring further thought. In particular, it also assists her in interpreting and working around the actions of her own allies, compensating for their sometimes irrational behavior. Perhaps it could be described as an "Anti-Roland" skill. Saber was the most level-headed and serious of the Twelve Paladins, in contrast to her closest friend's hotheaded and sometimes highly unusual behavior. Even so, there are some situations where even the most level-headed person can no longer contain their emotions. [*][u]Giant-Breaker:[/u] B. A skill that reflects Saber's defeat of the Saracen Giant, Fierabras. Despite being greatly outmatched in size and physical strength, she overcame her opponent through her capacity as a knight and wielder of the sword. A bonus against giant foes and an enhancement to her attack power. Though she defeated Fierabras in single combat, she showed the giant mercy, understanding that he was still capable of repentance. Impressed and grateful, Fierabras abandoned his father's whims and chose to align himself with the paladin who defeated him and her lord instead.[/list] [*][u][b]Noble Phantasm(s)[/b][/u]: [list][*][u]Name[/u]: Hauteclaire - Shine Brightly, O Sword of Mine [*][u]Rank[/u]: B~A+ [*][u]Type[/u]: Anti-Unit, Anti-Army [*][u]Appearance[/u]: The sword wielded by Olivier. [*][u]Effects[/u]: The brilliant holy sword wielded by Saber. It is adorned with a gem in its hilt, and is said to stand as an equal weapon to the sword wielded by her closest friend. Its capacity as a sword is high, but the true nature of this Noble Phantasm lay in the jewel embedded in its hilt. A high capacity mana storage system, this gem enables Hauteclaire to draw in and channel magical energy in the form of an attack. At its base level, this magical energy is drawn from its wielder, producing a powerful anti-unit attack in the form of a slash or thrust that releases a blast of mana. But the more mana is in the air, or expended in battle, the more that Hauteclaire is able to collect. By doing this, it grants Saber the equivalent of a rank of B in Mana Burst as long as she is wielding the sword. Additionally, it absorbs magical energy directed towards her and greatly weakens the effects of spells and curses. While her rank of Magic Resistance would normally be middling for a Saber-class Servant, Hauteclaire's properties elevate it to the rank of A. Once the mana stored within the gem has reached its full capacity, Saber may release it in a destructive wave capable of destroying numerous targets and overcoming powerful defenses, or releasing it as a far more powerful version of its single-target function. A holy sword rumored to be sister to the legendary Durandal, Saber considers it the symbol of her pride as a paladin of Charlemagne and of her legend. While she can be summoned into two alternate classes, Saber is the most ideal class for her in her mind.[/list] [*][b][u]Alignment[/u][/b]: Lawful Good [*][b][u]Changes[/u][/b]: Though she was a girl, Olivier had volunteered to to act as a replacement for a 'male heir' to her father. Originally, he had considered her younger sister, Aude, but Olivier had already taken to the ideals of knightly virtue and also desired to shield her dear sister from acts of warfare. Indeed, while Aude possessed a higher capacity for magical energy, Olivier possessed a demeanor more suited for combat.[/list][/hider]