Name: Europa
Title: "The First Queen of Crete", "Lover of Zeus", "Mother of Europe"
Class: Rider (can alternately be a Lancer)
Gender: Female
Appearance:
i.imgur.com/YfGQhwv.jpgAlignment: Chaotic Neutral
Personality: Europa is a woman who still embodies the essence of her younger self, a princess who "indulged in all things she so desired in" and who "enjoyed the beauty of the world around her as she wished". At the same time, however, Europa is someone who seems to carry herself with the grace of a queen, and who bears a certain level of tact, politeness, and manners befitting someone of the status she was and had achieved. As a mother she has a soft spot for very young children as well, and would look down heavily on those who would harm, maim, or kill babies and very young children with nothing short of a woman's fury. Yet despite having become a queen and a mother in life, due to being summoned in a somewhat younger form she is in a sense still very much mostly a "cheerful, positive teenager who is willing to try anything she finds interesting", and she has a sense of "beautiful youth" about her as well in terms of her energy and personality.
History:
Europa was once a young Phoenician princess, descended from Zeus' former lover Io, who was one day out with her helpers in her father's field, gathering flowers not too far away from her father's herds. However, she was also a woman whom the promiscuous Greek god Zeus was smitten by the beauty of and took a liking to, and so on that day Europa was out near her father's herd the King of the Gods took on an avatar in the form of a white bull and mixed himself in with Europa's father's herd. Upon seeing this bull, actually god in disguise, Europa was entranced by its beauty and walked up to it. Finding the "bull" from her father's herd to be very tame, she got up onto the bull's back to see if it would allow her to ride it. It was at this time that Zeus, seeing his chance, ran off with great speed, Europa riding upon his back as the god spirited her off and away from her homeland, swimming her through the ocean until the two arrived on the island of Crete.
It was here in Crete that this "white bull" finally stopped, allowing Europa off of its back and revealing itself to actually be the god Zeus in disguise. After this, Europa and Zeus began a love affair, one which over time would produce three children: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. After bearing the god's three children, however, Europa was then given three gifts by Zeus before he left. The first gift was a divine construct named Talos, which would follow her commands and protect her from harm. Zeus' second gift was that of a phantasmal beast, a hound by the name of Laelaps that would never fail to catch what Europa would hunt. Third and finally, Zeus bestowed Europa with a javelin, one which would never miss its target when thrown. He even took the white bull avatar he had taken on and placed it up into the sky as one of the constellations of the Zodiac with the name "Tarus".
After receiving her gifts from the God and witnessing Taurus being placed into the sky as a constellation, Zeus then introduced Europa to Asterios (whom the Minotaur would be named after), the first Cretan king who willingly took Europa to be his wife and made her the first queen of Crete. Though she bore no children by Asterios himself, he helped her raise her three children by Zeus. In return, she did her best to be a mother for Crete (named after the island nation itself), a daughter Asterion had borne by his first wife who had died prior to him becoming the first king of the island of Crete. Now with a loving husband, a solid marriage, and the position of queen and a mother, Europa's life would continue on through the years in relative peace, with Europa hunting with Laelaps and her javelin, and utilizing Talos to protect the island of Crete itself, an order that Talos would continue to follow even after she would eventually die of old age.
After her and her husband's deaths, Talos and Laelaps would be passed down to Minos, whose own legend would continue on from that point. After this, the world would eventually picture Europa herself as the literal personification of the continent of Europe itself, in that sense making the former queen the "mother of Europe" in some capacity and adding a little bit more to her legend. It is also of note, however, that all three of her sons fathered by Zeus all became the three judges of the underworld after they died, a testament to her childrens' upbringing in some sense if nothing else.
Armaments: She wields her Noble Phantasm javelin, "Boulóni tou Olýmpou (Bolt of Olympus)", as her weapon in both close and ranged combat. Should she not want to use this Noble Phantasm as a weapon or otherwise lives to see it destroyed she is able to summon general, bronze-colored javelins as her weapons, which take slightly after her Noble Phantasm weapon in their properties.
Parameters:
Strength: C
Endurance: B
Agility: A
Mana: A
Luck: A plus
Class Skills:
Riding: A plus
-Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast can be used as mounts. However, that does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind.
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:
Affections of the God: A
-A male version of the personal skill "Affections of the Goddess". In the case of Europa, this affection was received from the Greek God and King of the Greek Pantheon: Zeus. Due to the effects and the rank of this skill, all of her parameters are passively ranked-up.
Divinity: C
-Europa, being the daughter of the demigod Agenor, is in fact the granddaughter of Poseidon. She is also a descendent of Zeus, her lover, himself through her ancestor Io.
Visage of Beauty: C
-A passively active skill that embodies the servant's beauty and ability to charm others through their looks. Passively inflicts the effects of Charm-type mystic eyes on those who visually look at the wielder's body, being effective against the opposite sex and affecting those of the same sex as the wielder who have an attraction to their own sex.
Someone like Helen of Troy would naturally possess an "A rank" in this skill for her legendary and infamous beauty, whilst Europa is ranked lower due to a lack of fame for her beauty beyond her appearance itself inciting Zeus' great lust for her in legend.
Charisma: C
-While not the king of Crete like her husband Asterion was, Europa was the Queen of Crete and a legendary figure in her day and age.
Noble Phantasm:
Name: Thundering Charge
Title: "Fury of The Sacred Bull Avatar of The Sky God"
Type: Anti-Army
Rank: A plus
Range: 2-55
Description: Due to possessing this Noble Phantasm, Europa is capable of summoning and dismissing a white bull as her mount at will. This bull is very special however, having originally served as the avatar of Zeus when he kidnapped Europa and took her to Crete. It is a Divine Beast of great power that was immortalized in the stars as one of the constellations of the Zodiac as "Tarus", and this beast was once the sacred vessel of a god and bears divine power as a result. In a sense, it could also be called the precursor to the sacred bulls that pull the heroic spirit Iskandar's Gordius Wheel chariot.
It is an intelligent beast, though it cannot speak, and it can move at high speeds as a divine mount. Even without activating this Noble Phantasm, though, getting hit by an attack from this very strong and powerful beast in any capacity is naturally not recommended for any servant. As a note, this beast's own natural strength is able to match a servant with A ranked strength. Further, this beast, having been enshrined in the sky as a constellation and having been a vessel of the sky god Zeus himself, is able to move around very quickly both on the ground and in the air without any issues.
When this Noble Phantasm is actually activated however, the white bull charges forward at the target with far greater speed than normal, being able to move over one hundred meters in an instant just like Gordius Wheel. As it charges, the bull emits a wide, conical aura of lightning around it that does not harm its rider, but will in fact deal A ranked, Noble Phantasm level damage to all who come into contact with it. This lighting razes and burns the ground below it as well as the bull charges. The "plus" modifier of this Noble Phantasm is only applied to targets the bull also comes into physical contact with while using this Noble Phantasm, the modifier adding more damage to an already strong Noble Phantasm in and of itself.
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Name: Laelaps
Title: "Canis Major: That Which Never Fails to Catch Its Prey"
Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: A
Range: -
Description: Europa is able to summon the legendary dog and Phantasmal Beast "Laelaps", a creature that was a gift that was given to her by Zeus. This beast is very large in size, standing at the size of a large SUV, and is controlled by Europa through her will as well as vocal commands if the need arises. This beast also naturally bears the concept of "always catching whatever it is hunting", meaning that whatever it will inevitably catch up to anything it pursues as a rule of thumb. It is a strong beast with the equivalent of B rank strength on the servant scale, and has durability and hit points equal to A rank on the servant scale. In terms of speed and reaction time, this beast is able to keep up with the likes of servants with A rank Agility easily.
However, those who possess B rank or higher Luck and/or who possess B rank or higher in the "Disengage" skill are able to fully escape Laelaps without issue. Those with C rank Luck and/or C rank Disengage, however, will have a rough 50/50 chance of escaping. Those with D rank Luck or Disengage will be unable to escape the concept Laelaps utilizes though. Escape-type Noble Phantasms of B rank or higher will also allows enemies to escape Laelaps without fail.
Of course, an enemy could also kill Laelaps as well to stop it, in order to avoid trying to or having to run away from this Phantasmal Beast in the first place.
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Name: Talos
Title: "Godly Guardian Of Bronze"
Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: A plus
Range: 1-15 (when emitting heat from his body as an attack)
Description: Europa is also able to summon the legendary Divine Construct Talos, which was an automaton created by the god Hephaestus at the order of Zeus in order to be Europa's protector and to be given to Europa as a gift. Talos' 50 feet tall, giant-sized body is visibly human shaped and is composed of bronze, though despite this he bears the overall incredible durability of an A plus ranked Noble Phantasm. Associated with being from the "Age of Bronze" and as being related to an old Cretan sun god, however, his creation was not simply that of divinely forged by Hephaestus out of bronze. In reality, Talos was originally from the Age of Bronze (being made of bronze himself) and was originally the Cretan god of the sun, being a son of Kres (a god who was the embodiment of the island of Crete itself).
Thus the conclusion that one could come to is that Talos was a god who was stripped of his immortality, and then had his body and the divine ichor that ran through his veins ripped apart and re-purposed through the crafting of Hephaestus in order to create a powerful automaton on the orders of Zeus himself. So in truth, Talos is a former god whose being was ripped apart and used to create a sentient, divine automaton of great power in order to protect Europa, his mind wiped of all memories and being "programmed" into what he is now.
Due to his divine origins, even as a construct Talos bears a low-moderate rank in Divinity due to the manner of his creation (C rank Divinity specifically). His body seems to glow with a faint radiance comparable to that of the sun itself, a distant reminder of his past nature a former god. Due to his solar origins and a legend where he heated his body up in a fire and then used his body to crush a group of Sardinians who attempted to steal him and refused to give him back to Minos, Talos is capable of radiating intense heat that is comparable to the heat of the sun itself from his body to melt the environment and burn up enemies around him with A ranked Noble Phantasm level damage. He also possesses immense physical might that transcends the servant scale entirely, being equal to at least A plus rank Strength in regards to servant, due to being noted in myth and legend to have hurled great (giant) boulders at enemy ships approaching Crete.
However, Talos literally has an "Achilles Heel" in terms of his weaknesses. He has one vein in his body wherein the divine ichor in his body flows, which vein runs from his neck down to his right ankle. This vein is bound shut at his ankle via a single bronze nail, which if removed will cause Talos to "bleed out" the divine molten ichor in his body that undoubtedly would set whatever it comes into contact with into flame. Even so, this is a guaranteed way to be able to kill Talos, aside from destroying him with a powerful Anti-Army or stronger Noble Phantasm of A plus rank or higher.
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Name: Boulóni tou Olýmpou (Bolt of Olympus)
Title: "The Weapon That Will Never Miss"
Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: C
Range: 1-30
Description: This armament, a long javelin with an incredibly sharp point, bronze look, and a very faint glow to it akin to the light given off by lighting, is a weapon of Europa is that served her while she hunted, and this is also the third and last of her three gifts given to her by Zeus after he had kidnapped her, which gifts included Laelaps, Talos, and this Noble Phantasm itself. This weapon was a divinely constructed gift given from Zeus to Europa, and passively bears the attribute of "never missing its target" regardless of whether it is thrown or used as a spear in closer forms of combat.
This homing effect, however, is more limited in nature while the javelin has not been activated by calling on its true name. When thrown without activating it, the javelin will home in to a certain extent on its intended target with a moderate amount of speed, though those with higher than C rank Agility will be able to react fast enough to block or deflect it in this form. Europa, as a rule of thumb, may also generally recall this javelin back to her hands at will if needed, even if the javelin is being held by someone else or is stuck in something else at the time.
When this Noble Phantasm's true name is invoked and Europa throws the javelin, however, is when it takes on its true nature as being a potent thrown weapon. The homing effect is stronger in this case, while the javelin itself is also transformed into something along the lines of a high speed supersonic missile far faster and stronger than it is if it is normally thrown without being activated first. Indeed, in this usage of it the javelin deals powerful, C rank physical damage on the scale of Noble Phantasms and is far harder to dodge. It is strong enough that non-Noble Phantasm defenses and armor will more than likely be pierced through on impact.
Yet even when it is thrown, its most potent manner of attack, the javelin can still be countered. Enemies who possess B rank or higher in one or more of the personal skills Instinct, Protection from Arrows, Revelation, and Clairvoyance are able to perceive the path and movement of this javelin well enough to dodge it. Albeit, dodging this javelin requires more than simply jumping to the side or moving slightly backwards or forwards.
Those without such skills for actually dealing with high-speed projectiles can utilize C rank or higher ranked defensive Noble Phantasms that protect their body from damage to then be able to block/defend against the javelin.
If a target does not possess Noble Phantasms of the defensive sort, then the best hope of survival for a target of this javelin would be possessing some form of damage mitigation/reduction skill/Noble Phantasm, or even some form of Battle Continuation, to try to tank the hit as best as possible.
Weaknesses:
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