[OOC] Fate/Eigengrau

[Daisuki]

My Hider

CASTER - FUYUKI CITY GRAIL WAR

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Name: Louhi
Class: caster
Personality:

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Louhi is creative, talented and a skilful person
who is hardworking and dedicated towards her
goals in life. Louhi also exhibit empathy and love towards her near and dear ones. Louhi has a greater understanding of life, love, and
relationships along with being determined and
committed towards her goals which helps Louhi make the correct decisions in life. She displays great vileness for those who cross her.

Legend :
The main antagonist in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, the creator of all kinds of plagues and evils, that the heroes of Kalevala have to endure. She`s the leader of Finlands Southern people. She can change to a giant, anthropomorphic bird. She has given birth to 12 evil sons, and many daughters who weren`t evil. She tried to steal Sampo, a magical artifact that gives it`s owner amazing riches. She was stopped by the heroes of Kalevala, and died. Being the goddess of winter is central to many of those stories. In the Finnish pantheon, Louhi was one of the most powerful witches. A villain in the Kalevala, she competed with the hero Väinämöinen for Sampo, a magical artifact. As such, her magical abilities are absolute.

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

Class Skills:
Territory Creation - A
A skill granted by the nature of the witch Louhi. Can create a special territory that comes under the category of 「cave」, 「darkness」.

Item Construction- B
A skill granted by the nature of the witch Louhi. Since she doesn't get much serious, it stops at rank B.

Personal Skills:
Emotional Freezing - A
Emotional freezing. Emotionlessness. While she is a girl that smiles innocently, her thoughts and mentality that sometimes act like those of a ruthless demon, have become a weapon. The heart of ice sometimes becomes a sword, and sometimes becomes armor.Manipulates the powers of freezing, cold, and snow. Once the curse is spoken, day and night lose meaning, and the surrounding landscape warps into a frozen tundra of eternal silence.

Divinity -B
A witch (in Type Moon terms) spoken of in the past, she became an object of worship by humans. As such, despite being a fairy she has gained the divinity skill and all the benefits it encompasses being the child of the earth. No matter where, no matter who she’s up against, as soon as Louhi joins the battle, casualties ensue. It’s merely a question as to whether it’ll be Louhi or her enemy. She’s a woman of steel who won’t stop until either she or her enemy is dead. Louhi is no queen. She is the witch of Finland, the incarnation of death that torments, scorns, and reaps the fairies.Receiving resistance against instant death effects.

Shamanism - A
The idea of a wealthy and powerful witch-woman who can shapeshift into a divine monster who lives in the farthest north is a part of a common and ancient Nordic tradition. Louhi shared her faith with several other witch goddesses around the world. She is the goddess of the seekers, fortune-telling and hidden knowledge. Louhi is connected to the moon, winter, north and her sacred animals are wolves, snakes, lizards and dragons. She represents freedom, independence, magic, intuition and self-trust.

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Noble Phantasm(s):
Name: SAMPO : MICROCOSM OF THE RAM
Rank: C
Type: ANTI-ARMY
Effects: A magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder (akin to the horn of plenty. The Sampo has been interpreted in many ways: a world pillar or world tree, a compass or astrolabe, a chest containing a treasure, a Byzantine coin die, a decorated Vendel period shield, a Christian relic, etc.

In the Kalevala, compiler Lönnrot interpreted it to be a quern or mill of some sort that made flour, salt, and gold out of thin air. In similar works, it is a lynchpin of the world that ties the Finnish texture together unto the planet. Having transformative properties that suit the user’s needs. The Sampo is a magic artefact, possibly a mill of plenty that churns out abundant goods, like the Cornucopia. Its exact nature is unclear, but its churning lid has also been interpreted as a symbol of the celestial vault of the heavens: Embedded with stars, it revolves around a central axis, or the pillar of the world

Name: LOVIATAR POHJOLA : THE GREAT CATACLYSM
Rank: A
Type: ANTI-COUNTRY
Effects: Once the cursed words are released, day and night are lost from heaven, and the whole nation above the ground becomes an immobile world of silence. Its exact classification is an Anti-Country Noble Phantasm.Louhi controls winds, fog, illness and wild creatures. She is a master spell-caster and the mother of the beautiful, alluring Maid of the North.

A noble phantasm that challenges the very rules of the world, as such she exercises an ability on the class of an authority. Inverted reality marble. The true form of herself, she turns the very terrain into a dark void, covered in darkness, while she becomes a "hole in the world" that acts as a devourer of the dead, the darkness growing thicker the holier its adversary. She herself embodies the Underworld, the cave that she stored Sun and Moon in. With every step she takes, creating a sea of darkness. With this form applied, she receives the blessings of the Underworld. And punishes the living, turning her surroundings into a garden of the afterlife where her queenship is absolute. In this form, it is possible for her to bring ruin by applying curses as a terrifying fairy-witch-goddess.

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Alignment: lawful neutral
Changes: docs.google.com/document/d/194S2BCf8Q… // her original hair is raven black, however her host’s hair was changed to pink prior to her summoning. Probably for some personal reasons for aesthetic purposes. Caster possessing a human body, an unprecedented summoning with a very weak link to the current world, so she has a number of irregularities that do not plague regular Servants. The very nature of the Grail itself does not have the free range capacity as the one in another world whereby a relic directly related to the Throne of Heroes is placed as its core,overlooking her nature as a fairy(witch- cuz, Type Moon). As such, the Grail registered her with the closest possible human with the same wavelength named Kari. A local resident who is training to be a Miko at a local shrine. A rare precident in Japan. She has the physical abilities of a Servant, but since she is linked to a physical human body through the realm of the unconscious, she has to carry on her life as a normal human. She cannot turn into spiritual form, and she must deal with the body's needs.

[Vertigo]

@Vertigo Yes! Will need some minor edits just so it isn't game-breaking. While I know this is a canon character, and I personally won't be taking these rankings TOO seriously myself, having everything be ABABABABAB, can be tricky.

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@FatPrincess

Done and done!

[Darnic]

Heya! Would like to know if there is still room for more players, as I see a full reserve list (or is that just for Servants?). Id like to play a Master.

[ManyThings]

Heya! Would like to know if there is still room for more players, as I see a full reserve list (or is that just for Servants?). Id like to play a Master.

@Darnic

I'm pretty sure there's room for a Master. Join on Discord if you wanna double check with us.

[ManyThings]

Rider of Clobbering

Rider

Theseus

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Sex: M

Attribute: Sky

Armaments: Staff and unarmed blows. In addition, it is possible to summon lengths of Ariadne's Thread as a tool in combat and for various other matters, including subtle binding and navigation. As a thread made from magical energy, it can be continuously unspooled even if sliced up.

Legend

One of the greatest legends of Greece, and an exceptional man known for a multitude of feats throughout his life. Born from a strange three-way union between King, God, and woman, Theseus accepted the challenge issued by his human father, choosing to travel a long and dangerous road to prove himself and take his place as a prince of Athens. He is best known for his battle against the Minotaur in the Labyrinth: when King Minos of Crete demanded children as sacrifices to be devoured by his monstrous son, young Theseus volunteered. By charming the King's daughter, Ariadne, he was able to secure a hidden method of navigating the impossible maze to slay the monster at its centre. Although in the end he found that that boy was no true monster at all.

That aside, there are various other adventures in which Theseus took part, including hunting a number of monsters, duelling with bandits, and even travelling as one of the great heroes on the Argo. Indeed, during that time, it was agreed by all adventurers on board that Theseus was the only one who was a match for the great Heracles in raw might. Later in life, those two became good friends, supporting one another on a number of occasions and even collaborating to found the martial art of Pankration--a set of techniques that represent the pinnacle of bare-handed destruction.

Personality

For Theseus, "danger" and "heroism" are two things that cannot be separated. He's a man who will suffer all sorts of implausible scenarios simply because it seems to be the right thing to do. He may sass, but he'll never complain, even if he's told to fight an unwinnable battle against all 6 enemy heroes at once. The sorry state of the land into which he's summoned has certainly darkened his mood, and so he ends up quietly giving off a sense of being displeased even when he's already accepted the way things are. Perhaps he's unconsciously searching for a thing that can improve his mood.

Despite having become the King of Athens in life, Theseus lacks the tendency to make any demands of his Master, perhaps because completing labours at the request of others is simply a part of the Greek Hero Lifestyle. Surprisingly, he can at times be a difficult Servant to control despite how quiet and amicable he often remains. It's a matter of "actions speak louder than words" as he sees no reason to argue with a mage when he can simply depart without warning to do what he chooses. The overwhelming purity and will of a hero will even require multiple Command Spells in cases where he detests an order.

Parameters

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

Class Skills

Magic Resistance B: Protection against magecraft. An enemy spell with a chant of fewer than three verses will be negated. Higher-class magecraft will be substantially weakened to the point of scarcely doing any harm.

Riding -: Since Theseus generally prefers to walk or take a boat when needed, there's no particular talent for vehicles or beasts in this incarnation due to possessing "Voyage" instead.

Personal Skills

Divinity C-: Because his father was said to be Poseidon, Theseus possesses a high amount of Divinity. Certain divine protections may be broken by this Skill, but it otherwise serves only to mark the hero as a demigod. The rank is reduced as a result of legends of having both immortal and mortal fathers, but divine magical energy still swirls within his body.

Voyager of the Storm B-: Talent for managing a ship an crew, comprising the attributes of both Charisma and Military Tactics. Theseus was quite talented as a captain, as a ruler, and as a hero on the Argo, although he's a bit forgetful when it comes to minor things like putting up the right colour of sails.

Road to Athens A: A martial Skill earned through Theseus' journey along the treacherous coastal road towards Athens, during which he turned the tables on a series of six beings of the Underworld in battle. Essentially functions as an "instinct" in combat, unique to the hero. For Theseus, who travelled roads infested with dangerous enemies, it was critical to turn his opponent's resources against them. The "most fitting way" to defeat a foe will be naturally realized and mercilessly sought out. The "Club-Bearer" was beaten with his own weapon, the "Tree-Bender" was torn apart between bent trees, the "Cliff-Kicker" was pushed off a cliff, and so forth. A sixth sense to pursue victory along those lines, launching impossible counterattacks.

Bravery A+: Protection against various mental status effects, in addition to greatly increased damage in melee. Theseus, who was content to beat the daylights out of monsters and demigods even when he was unarmed, possesses an exceedingly high rank. In particular, Theseus boasts deadly power in regards to his use of Pankration.

Noble Phantasms

Koupiá Aiónia
Title: Ship of Endless Restoration
Rank: C+
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 5~20
Targets: 1 Person
Description: The boat that Theseus travelled on during his adventures. Rather than gaining any special powers from legends involving Theseus, this Noble Phantasm is linked to a certain popular thought experiment that was performed regarding the remnants of the ship after his death. "If damaged parts are constantly replaced, will it truly be the same ship?"--This Noble Phantasm takes that question and runs with it. Although a ship naturally can be used for travel, it is primarily a defensive Noble Phantasm utilized by summoning parts of the hull in the way of incoming blows. Even if the ship is damaged or destroyed during defence, they will soon regrow, so it is terribly effective at blocking repeated or consistent attacks. Moreover, the concept of "becoming another ship through slow replacement" can be utilized to modify the nature of the new sections. In essence, the Ship of Theseus is a super-adaptable shield that can develop new functions by absorbing and processing the attacks that are fired into it. More damage suffered means a stronger replacement. By suffering enough flame attacks, for instance, it would probably become a fire-ship that excels at blocking fire damage while spouting out waves of fire itself. Something along those lines, anyway. Ramming attacks with the ship are possible, but a bit mediocre unless it has acquired an attribute that happens to be super-effective against the intended target.

Thálassa Kýrios Ará
Title: Sea God's Three Blessings
Rank: EX
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: Variable
Targets: Variable
Description: A unique ability of Theseus, stemming from an anecdote of him being given three Wishes (Curses) by his father, Poseidon. Uber-powerful Skill that can only ever be used three times. Rather than a true Wish of the kind that the Holy Grail can produce, this power is basically limited to personal strengthening/weakening (enhancement or disturbance of the self or another) and matters related to the Authorities of Poseidon (calling a tremendous sea monster, moving a body of water, etc).

In terms of power, it is enough to bring victory in an unwinnable fight. Each Wish supplies its own magical energy when used, so this Skill can even salvage a situation where magical energy is lacking. It is said that Theseus regrettably used this power against his own child later in life, wishing for his death and thus causing a sea monster to send his chariot crashing into the sea. Along those lines, the power of the wish is something that interferes with fate. Without high Luck, a curse from this Noble Phantasm will be extremely difficult to overcome.

[FatPrincess]

@ManyThings Okay! So a few things we need to tackle here.

I'd lower either strength or agility by one rank.

Theseus has not ALWAYS been seen as the Son of Poseidon, most stories called him the son of Aegeus which you chose to represent with a -, but I think we should knock that down to C to keep it realistic.

I also do not understand why riding is A+ when his story, for the most part, is not about riding/sailing, it is about everything between. If that is the case, and you wish to go with the ship as his main mount, you'd need the "Voyager of the Storm" skill and you could drop riding altogether.

I still believe he qualifies as a rider and that the sheet works, but I think a lot of the stats are elevated to an unrealistic and unfair level given his story.

The road to Athens is fine, it makes a lot of sense!

The affection of the Sea God feels more like a Noble Phantasm and less like a skill, I will ask that you remove that all together, or replace a current NP with that, even if it is an altered version.

Bravery is fine.

I think you should choose between the bull or the thread about these Noble Phantasms. Yes, some servants have Three Noble Phantasms but the most common amount is only having one! That being said, I'm not opposed to three, I just don't think BOTH of those are worth keeping. If it were me, and you truly want to run with the Poseidon aspect of his story, then I would get rid of both of those and do the affection of the sea god as an NP, and expand on that.

If you want the bull to be his mount and not the ship, then that changes a lot of stuff as well! So I'd pick the ship or the bull, but the ship is probably the more solid option.

[Daisuki]

Ariadne, Keeper of the Minotaur

“In my eyes, the price I paid for love is worse than this war will ever be”

True Name: Ariadne

Titles: Keeper of the Minotaur, Lady of the Labyrinth, Princess of Crete

Gender: Female

Class: Caster

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

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Personality: Ariadne can come across as shy and timid at times. This isn't due to a lack of confidence, but a lack of words. Often things she says or does can be misinterpreted as she lacks communication skills, a fact she isn't happy with but has found impossible to change. That being said, she has two sides to her. The innocent lamb waiting for slaughter, and then the wolf.

While she doesn't exactly have multiple personality disorder, it'd be safe for one to assume so. As if there is the second half of her, to defend the half that can't defend itself. Sometimes an insult or a snide remark will come out of seemingly nowhere to save the day. Once Ariadne has formed a bond with someone, it's very hard for her to form a bond with anyone else. She gets something of an obsession, be it a romantic one or not. It can be almost stalkerish at times and if someone was to threaten "her person" or attempt to harm them in any way, she wouldn't hesitate to hold back.

Outwardly, she is a rose not without her thorns. A beautiful girl hiding a terrible beast who maybe, just maybe, can earn the love of someone who for once, loves her back.

Biography: Ariadne was born the daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphae, effectively making her the princess of Crete. Sadly this title granted her little to no power and she was far from next in line for the throne, nor was she her father's favorite. No. That title belonged to her blood-brother, Androgeus. He seemed to do everything perfectly, a master with a sword and bow, he could long jump farther and throw a javelin until it could no longer be seen. The princess of Crete found it to be incredibly unfair, that they had the same parents yet possessed none of the same skills.

Fortunately, her jealousy was taken care of in that year's Panathenaic Games, and she was not the only one green with envy. The Athens disliked the boy's athleticism, nor did they like his charm and charisma. He had traits that would make him a powerful leader and a potential enemy. The Athens cheated in the game and managed to slay Androgeus, thinking it would spare them a terrible future. They were wrong. When one door closes, a window opens. Enraged by the death of his favorite child, Minos deemed that once every year, Athens would send seven men and seven women to wander the labyrinth underneath his palace and act as sacrifices for the Cretian royal pet. The minotaur. A half-bull, half-human creature that was born from the union of Ariadne's mother and a bull.

Ariadne was the only one who shed no tears for her brother's downfall, automatically giving her the short stick. Now she wasn't just a princess but was the keeper of the minotaur, and every year it was her task to ensure he is fed all fourteen tributes. It was here that the princess met a prince known as Theseus. He managed to seduce Ariadne, causing her to give him a magical thread that would act as a guide and lead him through the unsolvable maze. He promised that after he slew the minotaur, he would come back for Ariadne and they would be wed. She had confided in him the deepest darkest secret of her life, that it was her responsible for the murder of Androgeus. That she had arranged it to happen. She regretted it the minute she saw his blood, but there was nothing she could do. It was reassuring to hear that Theseus did not care, but his actions showed otherwise. He successfully killed the bull but as Ariadne waited, waited, and waited some more... he never returned.

Once Crete heard the news that the minotaur was dead and the precious Athen prince was alive, they blamed none other than Ariadne. Not only had her love been cast aside, but her heart was also manipulated like a puppet. Her own kingdom now considered her treasonous, a criminal to the crown which she wore. One would expect parents to be forgiving of their daughter, but they were not. Rumors echoed from every corner of Greece that Ariadne not only murdered her own brother, but that she, herself, was the minotaur. Theseus would get his revenge, after all, it was Ariadne's actions that caused his people so much heartache. Now it was her turn.

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

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Class Skills:

Territory Creation (A)

Due to the betrayal of Theseus after Ariadne's role in slaying the minotaur, it became her sole purpose to enact revenge. Thus allowing her to recreate the minotaur's original prison: a labyrinth. Not just any ordinary labyrinth, one that changes and morphs. Plays tricks on the mind, illusions to deceive you and lead you further into the labyrinth. Once a prison, always a prison.

A 'Temple', which is superior to a 'Workshop', may be established, boosting capabilities to a great degree. Requires a great deal of time to establish. May be declared with the staff and added to your profile as a permanent location for the Caster.

While inside the territory, all of Ariadne's parameters are increased by one rank, to a maximum of A, further Ariadne's mana recovery is improved allowing her to survive three days and three nights longer without a master inside it. The territory itself is self-aware and capable of changing the labyrinth's paths to prevent cheaters. When summoned, Ariadne marks out her territory with a magic thread, one that is endless and knows no bounds. Once mapped, the labyrinth will materialize. Due to the labyrinth's magical nature, it is capable of turning even the smallest of spaces into a seemingly endless maze. Opening the door to something as minimal as a cottage can entrap you in the minotaur's coil. No matter where the maze is set up, it is still the same. An endless maze in which no one escapes.

A ghost from the past, whether it be human or memory, is resurrected in the form of an illusion for anyone who enters the labyrinth. The 'ghost' is only seen by who it affects and is meant to deceive, stray wanderers away from caster and her master's location

Item Construction (C)

Ariadne once wielded items that assisted her and her lover, Theseus, out of the minotaur's labyrinth. Her ability to craft items is similar to how she managed to lead them out of the labyrinth; by weaving various items out of a magical thread. From a new set of magical resistant clothes to swords and shields, it's no wonder she was often labeled as a weaving goddess.

Ariadne is a weaving 'goddess' and therefore can create various types of woven clothes and jewelry. All of which provide various different effects when worn.

Notable Items
Minotaur's Spool

Ordinarily, a golden ball of thread Ariadne created to help Theseus find his way out of the labyrinth. While no longer needed in the age of cellphones and maps, the ball of thread serves another purpose. Capable of unraveling several meters long, it turns into a golden whip. When used, the whip can dispel and destroy any magecraft. Due to its history of being bestowed upon others, it can be freely given to others and work at maximum capacity.

Crown of Crete

As a representation of her princess status, Ariadne can create the Crown of Crete. Golden and sparkly, the crown grants the wearer the ability to absorb magical attacks. However, crowns are built to last, but like silver or copper, it can rust. After wearing the crown for 3 posts, the headpiece will start to rust and break, leaving the wearer susceptible to attacks once more. The Crown of Crete can only withstand small magical attacks, charged ones will crack and break the crown much faster.

Personal Skills:

Innocent Monster (A)

With Ariadne's guidance, Theseus had slain her brother, the minotaur; she had fallen in love with the so-called hero, but he did not love her. Knowing that leaving Ariadne within the labyrinth would have her charged for treason, he did worse. To ensure that she wouldn't follow him. Rumors spread within the island of Crete, whispers about the minotaur's true appearance, the form of a beautiful woman they called princess. Fearing that these rumors were true, Ariadne was locked in golden shackles. The same ones that held her brother captive for so many years. From then on, the labyrinth, the minotaur, was no longer Crete's problem. It was Ariadne's.

An attribute possessed by Servants whose true history and existence have been distorted by the monstrous reputations and gossips they accrued across the course of their life and thereafter, without concern for the actual person's will or appearance. As a consequence, the Servant's abilities and appearance have been rendered to conform to the specifications of their legend. This Personal Skill cannot be removed. The higher the rank, the greater the distortion and the greater the effect.

The distortion is so all-encompassing that Ariadne’s body (parameters, visual changes) and abilities (skills) are twisted to fit it, gaining skills she did not have in life. Seeing a monstrous Noble Phantasm that she did not have in life.

Divine Words of Weaving (B)

A skill better known as Fate Weaver. Determining the fates of those around her with useful tools encased in spells from the Age of Gods. While Ariadne is known for providing Theseus with the thread that led him out of the labyrinth, she was also the one who assisted him in defeating the minotaur. If it weren't for her magical thread woven into traps, Theuses' head would be mounted on the wall and not the half-man half-bull abomination.

This skill allows Ariadne to create a golden thread from her fingertips. The thread can be used in elaborate traps to capture, strangle, or cut enemies. The strength of the thread is proportional to its length: a thread long enough to circle the world and back would be as thin as cotton, but a thread no longer than a meter would be able to lift a ton. Ariadne's thread is very durable, unable to be cut or torn by ordinary means.

Monstrous Strength (A+)

Ariadne is a woman scorned, and hell hath no fury. Rumors spoken about her in life have granted her this skill, the ability to have immaculate strength if she so desires. A manifestation of her anger and resentment for the myth that bounds her.

A Skill that temporarily grants a rank-up to one's Strength parameter for a time limit determined by the ranking of this Skill. This Skill is borne from the holder's nature as a monster or Demonic Beast. It can be granted to those who have Innocent Monster Skill. In case of rank-up causing to give a + modifier, it needs to be specified in the Effect and Extra Info on which actions the modifier is applied.

Justifies a modifier on STR stat, allows a rank-up on STR stat for 5 posts duration and 2 posts cooldown. If canceled earlier, the cooldown is 1 post if the duration was 2 posts.

Increases strength to A+ when NP Beast Of Betrayal: Sister Of The Minotaur is used, A+ when Ariadne becomes angered.

Noble Phantasm(s):

Minotaur's Golden Restraints: Shackles of a Foul Beast (B) Anti-Unit

A set of reinforced golden shackles that kept a beast locked beneath the castle of Crete. They were the only thing keeping the minotaur from setting out on a rampage. Each link represented a year trapped in the labyrinth, though no matter how long the links grew, the minotaur never escaped. There were many times the minotaur tried to free himself from his imprisonment, but each method of escape failed. Cutting or breaking his shackles did no good and simply reinforced themselves, coming back stronger with each attempt.

By utilizing the same shackles that bound the minotaur, Ariadne can use them on any magical being to prohibit the use of their magecraft or skills. Once placed on an enemy, the shackles become invisible to anyone but Ariadne herself. They put mages on an ordinary human level, unable to use magecraft. While servants are reduced to just a fraction of their power.

These chains do not restrict a person, they restrict a person's abilities. Once one of the summoned golden chains has successfully wrapped around a target, it greatly limits them.

For masters, this would mean denying them access to their magic circuits and effectively not allowing them to cast spells.

For servants, however, it is capable of locking Noble Phantasms of equal or lesser rank regardless of modifiers applied. Though there are a few exceptions, it works on practically any Noble Phantasm. In the case that the NP in question is a weapon, if it was a sword it wouldn't allow itself to be swung like a bow would not allow itself to be drawn back. The chains can be lifted by Ariadne's defeat, or if she so commands.

Beast of Betrayal: Sister of The Minotaur (A) Anti-Unit, Self

Betrayal is powerful, it changes a person and forces them to assume a certain role. With the minotaur dead and Ariadne charged for treason, Crete had nothing to instill fear into the hearts of their rivals in Athens. It was only fair that a trade-off was made: Ariadne, The Keeper of The Minotaur, assumed her brother's place inside the labyrinth. After all, Theseus painted her in the light of the bone-chilling Minotaur.

His words sprung to life and once Ariadne was shackled and locked within the labyrinth an overwhelming rage consumed her and her former timid nature was replaced with the exact opposite. Horns, hooves, and fiery eyes.

Beast of Betrayal turns Ariadne into what everyone thought her to be. A monster. This essentially transforms her into the minotaur from her myth, causing her mana and strength stat to trade places for as long as the transformation lasts. (Strength is now that of a Phantasmal Beast, Mana is now D). This is justifiable due to both Innocent Monster and Monstrous Strength, two personal skills Ariadne possesses.

This form increases her strength dramatically, but makes her something of a glass cannon; resembling a Berserker. She can still speak, but her ability to think can be clouded and she's prone to making mistakes. She does not feel the injuries she receives in this form until she reverts back, causing her to feel immense pain and often need healing.

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Changes

When creating Ariadne I decided to twist her story into something unexpected to add flavor and originality! In this variation, she is not Theseus' puppet and damsel, she becomes a monster and for that, she is locked away in the place of the minotaur. Ariadne doesn't get whisked away by Dionysus but spends her days roaming the winding halls of the labyrinth.

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Is there more room for players?

[Vertigo]

Master

Name: Mari Yamamoto
Titles: She doesn't have enough renown to be granted titles
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Objective for the Grail: Her wish is to no longer be wrapped up in the dangerous world of magic. Whether that means she wishes to rid the whole world of magic, or simply remove her own crest and circuits, she does not know yet.
Command Seal:

seal

Personality:

At heart, Mari is an easygoing, positive person. She's sociable and loves to laugh, even if it's at her own expense - after all, god knows she's bit of a scatterbrain, and not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. She can be surprisingly blunt, mostly because she speaks before she thinks. But while Mari's no hero, she is a decent person; if someone needs help and it doesn't endanger her, she'll offer help readily and without asking for anything in return. Mari likes to daydream, and frequently talks to herself - especially whenever she needs to hype herself up, which has been tragically often as of late. She's meticulous about her appearance, and loves to pamper herself.

Mari has never been a particularly ambitious or hardworking person, nor one that takes competitions of any sort too seriously. It's not that she's lazy, she's just always been content with life's simple pleasures, and hasn't had the need to push herself out of her comfort zone. Winning has never been a big deal, as long as everyone had fun. Until recently, of course. The turmoil of recent events has left her far more stressed and anxious a person than she used to be, but it has also made her more determined and hardened. She still doesn't like the idea of hurting anyone, but she has to win her wish, and she can't exactly let others get in the way of that. Just... if they could give up when asked nicely, that'd be really cool, you know?

Bio:

From the age of five up until recently, Mari's life was mundane enough not to warrant elaboration. She grew up in a middle class family, had friends, did decently in school, and most recently started to work part-time in a coffee shop alongside her university studies. For the longest time, her biggest problem was trying to juggle studying, work and social life, and her biggest wish was to get a cat - one of those breeds that don't cause allergies. To her, the name Norgaard meant nothing.

But she meant a lot to the Norgaards. Though few in number and on the brink of being wiped from history, they are an old family of magi with a questionable reputation. They originated from Northern Europe, with a family tradition of Gandr, divination (seiðr, as they themselves call it) and, if rumours were to be believed, experimentation with magic circuit transplantation.

Twenty two years ago, Mari was born into their midst - though at the time, she went by Maya. She was to be the heir of Norgaards' magical knowledge, and her parents wasted no time in starting the engraving and training process to make her such. They never managed to finish what they started, however. Theirs was a family of ill repute, and shortly after Maya had turned five, a divination practitioner of the family received a disturbing vision; their mansion was to be attacked in a matter of hours, the whole family wiped out by disgruntled rivals.

Wanting to hide their heir, the Norgaards used magic to seal Maya's memories and arranged for her to be sent to safety. Only, the carriage was attacked on the way. Though the Norgaards were not entirely wiped out, many of their members died or disappeared voluntarily, and Maya ended up in an orphanage with no known relatives left to care for her. It was the Norgaards' intent to come get her once it was safe to do so, but much to their misfortune, she was adopted by a half-Japanese couple - who then subsequently moved back to Japan. Her adoptive mother was a therapist, and worked hard to try and cure her of her amnesia, but to no avail. Though she remembered her first name and basic life skills, she had no recollection of her birth family - just as the sealing magic dictated.

And so, Mari lived a happy, normal life.

That was, until two years ago, her past caught up with her. She found strange people at her door, demanding her to come with them. She refused, of course, but it mattered little. She was dragged away, the seal on her memories lifted, and her family threatened if she did not cooperate. It was then, on that dark autumn night, that she learnt of the existence of magic, magus, and her supposed fate as an heir to a family of them. She was forced to undergo training and the crest was finished forcibly - leading to one complication after another. Mari struggled, fought and argued, but threats towards her parents always quelled her anger.

It was during those torturous times that a volcanic eruption shook the country. In the midst of the chaos that ensued, few were surprised even if they happened to see her uncharacteristically depressed, tired or difficult to reach.

Recently, she was told of a war, and that she was supposed to win it. To wish upon the Holy Grail and restore their family to its previous glory. For once, Mari agreed. After all, she, too, had a wish - but it was not in the Norgaards' favor.

Magic Circuits:

Switch: The smell of blood
Number of Magic Circuits: B
Quality of Magic Circuits: A

Elemental Affinity:

Aether

Magecraft:

General Magecraft - Mari knows the basics - the very basics, and still occasionally needs revision.

Galdrar - Rite-like spells used for various purposes in the past, including easing childbirth, creating storms and blunting blades. Unfortunately, Mari has mostly been taught harmful, curse-like variations, which she's reluctant to use. Her curses require incantations and either something belonging to the target, or a direct line of sight to them. Her curses mostly focus on affecting the mind; bringing about bouts of fear, madness, paranoia or other such altered form of consciousness, or simply affecting the mood to a hindering degree. The exact nature depends on the target, and tends to focus on enhancing already existing negative traits, emotions, beliefs or mental issues. The duration depends on how much mana she uses and how susceptible the target is, and varies from a few minutes to a few hours.

She's also capable of tampering with equipment; dulling blades and softening armour somewhat, as is tradition with galdrar. However this requires direct contact with them, and is therefore extremely risky to use.

One form of galdrar is gandr, which was among the first spells Mari was taught. Her shots aren't strong enough to be considered bullets, nor can they pierce bone. She is able to fire them very rapidly however, and they do hurt when landed on vital spots. If nothing else, they're quite a painful distraction.

Seiðr - Magic far older than Mari's family lineage, it was rediscovered by her ancestors a few hundred years ago. The magic is focused around telling and reshaping the future. Not something to be used on the spot, preparing a divination session takes time and energy, and leaves the user vulnerable; after all, if one is gazing into the future, they cannot see the present. One also cannot feel their body during these sessions, and therefore being injured in the midst of one could easily prove fatal.

Mari is able to see glimpses of things to come within a twenty four hour period, but what she sees varies greatly. Usually, she strives to focus her mind's eye with some sort of a catalyst; blood from a person who's future she wants to read, a picture of a place, a vividly imagined scenario she wants to know the likelihood of. The better the catalyst, the clearer the vision. Either way, she cannot directly alter the future through her visions like the ancient shamans could, and they serve purely as a means of reconnaissance. If she wants to change what she saw in a vision, she must do it the old fashioned way.

Crest:

The Norgaard family's crest is engraved onto her back. There is conflicting information as to when the family was founded, but it's said their forefathers are from the time of the Kalmar Union.

Weapon:

She has no weapons to speak of, but has taken some rudimentary martial arts classes and is, at the very least, very nimble.

[FatPrincess]

@darkred I believe there is one master position open.

[FatPrincess]

@Daisuki Approved! You can go ahead and post it in characters.

Just be aware that the chain NP may only be used on one person at a time, and locks only one of their NPs, not all of them.

[GR1M R3M1ND3R]

Is this still open?

[Teyao]

Hope this is good enough

Another Master

Name: Shane O’Laughlin Fraga
Title(s): The Runaway Fraga
Appearance:

Gender: Male
Age: 23
Alignment: Chaotic neutral
Objective for the Grail: To make his family stop searching for him
Command Seal:


Personality: A somewhat skittish person by nature Shane has developed an almost unhealthy amount of paranoia believing that his clan could come to collect him at any moment or worse. He talks in a polite manner and tries to make a good impresión in others while keeping his distance in case they end up being some sort of assassin sent by his clan.

Bio: The current holder of the sorcery trait of the Fraga family, he was never supposed to be the one to inherit it being a member of a branch family, but due a quirk of fate when the previous holder died he automatically became the current user to the displeasure of several others members of the family, it was due to this that his training was affected and the end result is him taking twice as much time and effort making the noble phantasm associated with the bloodline

An increasing amount of hostilities and inner clan politics led to him escaping his family compound and leaving the country to seek his fortune on other lands.

Eventually he managed to get an apartment and a job as a barista in a local pub which he has been doing for the last three years, however fate isn’t done with him, seeing that the city he ended up in is currently the one holding a Holy Grail War.

Magic Circuit Switch: An X shape being burned on his skin.
Number of Magic Circuits: Rank B
Quality of Magic Circuits: Rank C

Elemental Affinity: Earth and Wind.
Magecraft:
Basic Magecraft knowledge: Shane was raised in a Magus household and as such he was teached the basics spells and practices.

Rune magecraft: As a Fraga Shane received a thorough education in runes and their effects as well as the school of thinking that other Fraga use. (Empowerment focus)
The list of runes he knows is: FEHU, THURISAZ, URUZ, ANSUZ, RAIDHO, KENAZ, GEBO, WUNJO, NAUDHIZ, HAGALAZ, EIHWAZ, ISA, JERA, PERTHRO, ELHAZ, TIWAZ, SOWILO, BERKANO, EHWAZ, MANNAZ, LAGUZ, INGWAZ, DAGAZ, OTHALA.

Bounded Field specialization: As all other focuses were being considered 'volatile' for the political climate he endured at the time he ended taking a branch of magecraft that was considerated safer, this is ironically enough one of the two main reasons how he managed to escape.

Crest: Doesn’t have the family crest

Weapon:
• Altóir bacainn: A mystic code left behind by one of his ancestors centouries before and considered one of the treasures of the Fraga clan, Shane came into possession of it as a means to escape his family. This device functions by letting the user interact with a focal point of a bounded field and allowing them to alterate or add to the basic framework of said bounded field, it has the look of an ancient book clad in leather.
• Modified ink well and brush: An enhanced pair of mystic codes, the ink well possesses a greater carrying capacity that it’s size should have and the brush is connected to it allowing Shane to paint without having to connect the two