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Tower of Fable

Red Like Roses

• Name: Rose Fortis
• Title: The Auroral Rose
• Age: 20
• Class: Sky PirateWarrior (Rod)
• Aspect of Soul: Rapier and Dagger- The gentlewoman's weapon, any proper duelist will know that the best weapon is of course the rapier. An ornate blade with a length of 4 feet and 6 inches, it is the perfect weapon to maintain distance from an opponent and land clean blows while taking none in return. Of course the rapier is useless in close range combat, which is why it is paired with a dagger for when an enemy gets too close for comfort. Nobody ever said Rose was a gentlewoman.
• Abilities:
Cutting Words: When in battle, it's always good to focus on the one who is currently trying to maim or dismember you. Which is why it's particularly aggravating when some loudmouthed pirate is constantly yelling at you and trying to get your attention, when even a split second of distraction can result in- and would you look at that, you have an ice spike lodged in your chest. Rose is particularly skilled in the art of distracting people in the middle of fighting, bringing their attention to her for even the smallest amount of time can result in huge gaps in their defense if they're fighting someone else.

Disengage: The greatest fool is the one who stares death in the eyes and laughs. There is nothing worth dying for, no adventure should conclude in one's demise. If one were to die in the middle of an adventure, that means you can no longer go on adventures after all. That is why one must learn the most valuable lesson of combat. "It's not running away, it's just a tactical disengagement." In effect, this is similar to the "dodge roll" or "quick dash" trope of video games where your character perfectly dodges an attack and gains invincibility frames. Rose can "disengage" from an assault with a beautiful flip through the air and phase through attacks that should normally hit.
• Background: "There is nothing more romantic than the life of a pirate."
It was the earliest thought that Rose could remember, she doesn't remember when she thought it nor what brought the thought on, but that simple thought has stuck with her for her entire life.

Rose's life had never been anything special. Wake up, brush teeth, eat food, go to college that she hated, go home, eat food, brush teeth, go to sleep, the same boring routine every day. The only thing that kept her sane was that simple thought that consumed her. The ideal of a pirate, the thought of adventure and freedom from the mundanities of society. In her free time she would draw pictures of great boats, sometimes sailing the seas, other times sailing the skies, but always with herself at the helm.

Recently, two events occurred in very close proximity to one another. Now events happen all the time, but these two events were special, nay, life altering events that could never be forgotten. The first was when she saw an Angel flying above her during her usual walk to school. She knew it was an Angel because of the feathers that fell off of it as it passed over her. Nobody else noticed, but she knew it was real because of the feathers, she kept those feathers to make sure it was real.

The second event happened not even a week later, when that Tower appeared. It should have been national news, everybody should have noticed the appearance of that giant Tower in the sky. Yet it was only her, only she could see that monumental thing that was sure to change the world. And over that Tower, she saw an Angel descending onto the tip and then disappearing. She knew now, that this was the beginning of a new world. This was the beginning of an adventure. And of course, only the bravest of souls could go on such an adventure. What a romantic ideal she held within her heart.

"Truly, there is nothing more romantic than the beginning of the life of a pirate."

Takara Kohou

Takara Kohou

• Age: 10

• Class: Warlock (Sword)

• Aspect of Soul: Whip Sword (and pillow)

• Abilities: Connect: Being only ten years old, it would be no exaggeration to say that this kid is seriously cute. However thanks to this passive ability, this cuteness is absolutely amped up to eleven, making everyone around him want to dote on him at all times. Basically an autopass on most social checks, as who would want to be mean to a little kid?

Powerup: A deal made with a sadistic devil, in cases of extreme danger Takara will fall asleep and unleash his true power as he connects with the malicious BB-chan. This cannot be done willingly by Takara, only activating when he either falls asleep in the middle of a fight or when BB forcibly takes control of her willing vessel.

• Background:

Heaven

"My mommy is an angel."

Everyone at the funeral wept as Takara spoke these words, his naive innocence heartbreaking to even the most cold hearted monster. Yet while it was true that he still couldn't comprehend that his mother had died, he wasn't simply being naive when he said his mommy was an angel. Many times the mother and son spoke of her Heaven, how beautiful it was, how every day she wished she could go back, for just a day even. Whether she was simply speaking in metaphor or not was lost on the child, in his eyes she truly was an angel, descended from Heaven to love him and care for him. "My mommy is such a beautiful angel."

What she passed from was unknown to Takara, no doctor could really explain the exact illness that took her from this world. But Takara knew. He knew when he saw that Tower in the sky, when he saw the Angel flying through the clouds, he knew that was where his mommy was. So he prayed real hard to whatever God was out there, prayed that he could be strong enough to go in the Tower and go be with his mommy in Heaven.

God did not respond.

A Devil did.

They never did find Takara, most assumed he simply ran away from the grief of losing his mother. They never did find him in the sprawling metropolis of Miso City. They never did look up.

• Inventory: One pillow and one faded photograph of a blonde woman holding a baby.

Kurai Majoko

• Name: Ami Murota
• Title: The Devil Queen
• Age: 20ish...?
• Class: Berserker(Sword)
• Aspect of Soul: Broadsword - A remnant of her times as a girl who was magical, this is a rather simple sword of black steel, about the length of her body. There are runes etched into the base of the blade that tend to glow whenever Ami channels her power, however they don't appear to actually do anything aside from glowing...
• Abilities: Devil's Fury - The greatest sin a Magical Girl could commit was murder. Those who indulged in this act would invariably become Devils, sacrificing their humanity and giving in to the darkness entirely. While Ami never gave into the darkness while she was a Magical Girl, after the source of the Magical Girl's powers disappeared she found herself powerless, entirely devoid of everything that had once made her special.

All except for that darkness. Ami has reclaimed her powers by grabbing a hold of the Devil inside, reigniting her magical furnace and powering herself solely with her own fury. Tldr; shoot fire and be strong, shoot fire and be stronger when you get angrier.
• Background: Ami was once a Magical Girl. A lot happened in her life before that, but none of it mattered i comparison to that one fact. Ami was a Magical Girl. She fought Nightmares, ruled the city from the shadows, took what she wanted and damned the consequences! Life was good. Life was really good.

But then she wasn't a Magical Girl. Nobody was really sure what had happened, but one day their powers simply disappeared without warning. And Ami was no longer special. She was just alone. She really tried to live a normal life, go to school, get a part time job to pay for her apartment. But the other Magical Girls had no reason to talk to her now that everyone was just normal, and she could never make friens with the others. They didn't get it, they didn't understand what she was! What she was.

She started withdrawing from the world, she locked herself away in her apartment and lived off of the junk food she had stockpiled there. The life of a NEET was miserable to be quite frank, but she just couldn't relate to the world after what she had seen, after what she had been.

And then one day, a Demon approached her. Her old teacher, the one who had taught her how to fight as a Magical Girl. "Depression ain't a good look on you kid. Now go look out the window, you've got places to be." She didn't really understand what the hell he was talking about, but it's not like she had anything better to do. So Ami got up off of her mattress on the floor, walked to the window, and witnessed something that lit a fire in her soul once more.

A great tower, floating in the sky above her city. She barked out a laugh as she stared at the impossibility, a reminder of the life she had once lived. She blinked once, and then found herself in a great darkness. And then, she entered the Tower.

Tower of Fable

Red Like Roses

• Name: Rose Fortis
• Title: The Auroral Rose
• Age: 20
• Class: Sky PirateRogue (Shield)
• Aspect of Soul: Rapier and Dagger- The gentlewoman's weapon, any proper duelist will know that the best weapon is of course the rapier. An ornate blade with a length of 4 feet and 6 inches, it is the perfect weapon to maintain distance from an opponent and land clean blows while taking none in return. Of course the rapier is useless in close range combat, which is why it is paired with a dagger for when an enemy gets too close for comfort. Nobody ever said Rose was a gentlewoman.
• Abilities: Redirect: It is of course a fact that in order to win a fight, you need to hit the opponent while not getting hit yourself. While this sounds simple in theory, in reality it's actually quite difficult to avoid being hit entirely. Thus Rose trained herself to redirect attacks made on her personage so she doesn't get hit. This applies to all forms of attack, whether they be spells, arrows, bullets, sword swings, with some quick maneuvering of her blades she can parry and attack and redirect it somewhere else. In midrange melee combat this can also be used as an opportunity for a vicious counterattack as well. You have to hit the opponent to win after all.

Disengage: Not all attacks can be redirected or parried though, it's a simple fact that some attacks are just to "big" to be redirected in such a manner. That is why one must learn the most valuable lesson of combat. "It's not running away, it's just a tactical disengagement." In effect, this is similar to the "dodge roll" trope of video games where your character perfectly dodges an attack and gains invincibility frames. Rose can "disengage" from an assault with a quick dash and phase through attacks that should normally hit.
• Background: "There is nothing more romantic than the life of a pirate."
It was the earliest thought that Rose could remember, she doesn't remember when she thought it nor what brought the thought on, but that simple thought has stuck with her for her entire life.

Rose's life had never been anything special. Wake up, brush teeth, eat food, go to college that she hated, go home, eat food, brush teeth, go to sleep, the same boring routine every day. The only thing that kept her sane was that simple thought that consumed her. The ideal of a pirate, the thought of adventure and freedom from the mundanities of society. In her free time she would draw pictures of great boats, sometimes sailing the seas, other times sailing the skies, but always with herself at the helm.

Recently, two events occurred in very close proximity to one another. Now events happen all the time, but these two events were special, nay, life altering events that could never be forgotten. The first was when she saw an Angel flying above her during her usual walk to school. She knew it was an Angel because of the feathers that fell off of it as it passed over her. Nobody else noticed, but she knew it was real because of the feathers, she kept those feathers to make sure it was real.

The second event happened not even a week later, when that Tower appeared. It should have been national news, everybody should have noticed the appearance of that giant Tower in the sky. Yet it was only her, only she could see that monumental thing that was sure to change the world. And over that Tower, she saw an Angel descending onto the tip and then disappearing. She knew now, that this was the beginning of a new world. This was the beginning of an adventure. And of course, only the bravest of souls could go on such an adventure. What a romantic ideal she held within her heart.

"Truly, there is nothing more romantic than the beginning of the life of a pirate."

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@King Cosmos

Yeah I just finished up editing.

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

I'd actually like to ask one last thing. Could I replace Eye For Art with Disengage?

Fate/Crimson Dusk

The Gentleman Thief

Name: Arsene Lupin

Title(s): The Gentleman Thief

Class: Assassin

Gender: Male

Attribute: Man

Era: 19th Century

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Bio: The eponymous gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin is the star of a series of stories published in a French magazine titled "Je sais tout" or "I Know All". Famous for his legendary heists and mastery of disguise, it would be no stretch of the imagination to say that Arsene is the most famous fictional thief in history today, yet somehow he is summonable by the Holy Grail. His existence seems to be similar to his known rival Sherlock Holmes in this case, as he constantly hints towards the possibility of him existing in real life. If you were to question him about this, he would likely dodge around the question and vaguely allude to Monsieur Holmes and say that his existence is similar to that man in some way. You would also find yourself missing several items off your personage.

On an unrelated note, much of Arsene's fame comes from Japanese interpretations of the Gentleman Thief and their many works inspired by his adventures. As such, he has been summoned with much more flair and dramatic ideals than he had in life, ensuring his heists will be noticed by the world.

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Weapon: While he wielded no weapons in his many adventures, the idea of the gentleman thief using a cane sword as become so ingrained into the public psyche that Arsene has been summoned with just such an item to use during the Holy Grail War. While he isn't exactly displeased that he's been summoned with this handy new tool, he is loath to do any actual fighting himself.

Parameters:

Strength: C

Endurance: E

Agility: A+

Mana: E

Luck: A++

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Class Skills:
Presence Concealment A+: Arsene's ability to seamlessly blend into crowds and perfectly disguise himself has proven to fool absolutely anyone, with the only person being able to see through his disguises being Sherlock Holmes himself. As such, Arsene has been granted the skill Presence Concealment at a rank of A with a plus modifier being added whenever he uses his Disguise Skill. At this rank it is possible to disappear completely and become almost impossible to be detected, even against a Servant's perception. However, efficiency will decrease once preparations to attack are taken.

Personal Skills:
Disguise A+: It is no exaggeration to say that Arsene Lupin is the greatest in the world when it comes to appearing as someone else. Assassin can not only disguise himself as another, but he can also perfectly replicate any unique mannerisms and accurately judge what a person is like after only one conversation. This skill also makes it possible to disguise himself as a completely fictitious person and give away no hints to his true identity. At this rank, it is even possible to make modifications to oneself similar to the Shapeshift skill.

Disengage A+: It is inevitable that eventually even the greatest thief could be caught mid heist, forcing him to enact a hasty getaway. Of course Arsene is the greatest thief of them all, so he would have the greatest getaways of all too. At this rank, Arsene can retreat midbattle with no penalties and nullify any negative status effects placed upon him. In addition, if Arsene can break line of sight a plus modifier is added to the skill when he uses Disguise to make himself look like someone else. It is this very tactic that Arsene periodically used throughout life to make a quick getaway.

Charisma of an Evil Genius B: A variation of the Charisma Skill meant for criminal masterminds and their ilk. During his many adventures Assassin built a complex network of "friends" and friends who would help him commit his daring escapades. At one point he even attempted to recruit his own daughter to his gang, only to be stopped by her wetmaid at the last possible moment. At this rank, Assassin is capable of instilling enough confidence and coordination in his allies to perform even the most complex of heists.

A Wonderful Heist A+++: A unique skill given only to Assassin, this is a variation and upgrade of the skill Military Tactics. From a very young age Assassin has had a talent for crime, going into several fields of study just so he could apply them to his crimes to pull off more daring heists. With enough time and dedication, there is no castle he can't infiltrate, no security system he cannot circumvent, and no treasure he cannot take.

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Noble Phantasm:
Je Sais Tout

The Greatest Heist of All

Rank: C+

Type: Anti-Unit/Anti-Treasure

Range: 1-2

This is the sum of everything Assassin is and was, the collection of his skills and the materialization of the "phantom thief" trope that he embodied into an unstoppable curse. To activate it, Assassin merely needs to warn his chosen target that "I am going to steal your most valuable treasure." The method of warning is irrelevant, it could be either letter or verbal warning, so long as the calling card is sent and the message is understood the curse is loaded.

The curse is then fired once the target puts up their defenses or accepts Assassins challenge by preparing for his attack. Once activated the target must pass either a Luck or Agility check (whichever stat is lower is the one that will be tested), if they cannot pass then their "treasure" will fall into Assassin's possession without fail. Normally this would be an instantaneous attack that could be done from any distance, the "treasure" seemingly teleporting into Assassin's possession with no action from him, Assassin has declared that it would be quite boring if he there was no game to be played. Thus he has intentionally weakened the Noble Phantasm and made it so he must be within melee range in order to pull off his heist.

Normally Assassin would also not be able to steal immaterial possessions with no physical form, however a certain Phantom Thief who steals hearts has popularized the idea enough that Assassin can now steal "ideas". In effect, Assassin can now steal even the idea of something, such as an enemy Servant's skill or other such nonmaterial things.

The Dark Word

Name: Asmar Sharir
Nicknames: The Dark Word
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Master of: Assassin
Command Seal Location: Back of Right Hand
Origin: Stare

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Personality: To call Asmar cruel would be inaccurate, yet only just slightly off the mark. The best word one could use to describe him would be efficient, it just so happens that sometimes efficiency and cruelty go hand in hand. He cares not for other humans and their petty problems, all that matters is his path to Akasha and the unlimited knowledge within.

Biography: Asmar was born to the Sharir family, the Second Owners of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. As such he had no want for money nor any of the mundanities that humanity has so desperately clawed after, focusing his efforts solely on the development of the family Magecraft of Curses and Blessings. At some point in his life he realized that to hole himself up in a workshop was inefficient to his work, so he began to travel the world to further develop his skills on those the Clocktower deemed heretics. This was the beginning of his career as a professional Enforcer, the youngest to achieve such a position in many years.

This brings us to today, where the Clocktower has placed Sealing Designations on the entire Grey family and ordered Asmar to annihilate them with prejudice. Simply another bloody job, one which he will use to get ever closer to Akasha.

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Magecraft Section:

School of Magecraft: Curses and Blessings

Skills/Spells List: Evil Eye: A curse from merely staring at another with ill intent, this curse has enough mana poured into it to cause physical harm and induce madness.

Curse of the Shayatin 5/day: Let the Shayatin embrace you, obscuring your journey and drawing you ever further into Jahannam. A simple point towards the target binds them for up to five seconds, snakes of red flame manifesting around them and preventing movement.

Blessing of the Wind 3/day: With the wind at your back, may your journey be ever swift. Increases the Agility of target by one rank for up to two minutes.

Blessing of the Djinn 3/day: With the mighty djinn at your call, may your journey be ever fortunate. Increases the Luck of target by one rank for up to two minutes.

Blessing of the Sands 3/day: Let your body be as stalwart and boundless as the sands, let no illness claim you. Increases the Endurance of target by one rank for up to two minutes.

Blessing of the Ahriman 3/day: Let the great demon Ahriman bless you with unending strength to crush your foes beneath your heel. Increases the Strength of target by one rank for up to two minutes.

Blessing of the Sun 3/day: May the sun shine upon you, filling you with its blessed light. Increases the Mana of target by one rank for up to two minutes.

Evil Tongue 1/day: There is great power in one's words, to verbally wish death upon someone is one of the greatest sins one can commit. Should the target hear these evil words, their heart shall surely stop. Requires a Luck check to circumvent, however most humans don't even possess the base E ranked luck that Servants have.

Amount of Magecraft Mana: B

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

I'd like to straighten something out quickly. Just because Bravery as a skill doesn't exist in a character doesn't mean they aren't brave. Sakara Kintoki doesn't have Bravery but nobody would argue he isn't brave. The same applies here, just because someone has Bravery stolen from them doesn't mean they suddenly become cowards or lose the ability to be brave. It just means they no longer get the bonuses to melee and resisting mental effects from the skill Bravery, instead Arsene does. And just because Arsene steals a skill that is directly connected to personality doesn't mean he suddenly gains that personality trait that was stolen. Let's just say for hypothetical purposes that Arsene is a massive coward. He isn't, but let's just say he is for the moment. If Arsene were to steal the skill Bravery, he doesn't suddenly just become brave, he just gains the benefits of the skill.

And of course like Reflection has stated, if it really is such a big deal for certain opponents, just make it so I'm not fighting said person. Have me fight someone else. You are the GM in a PVE campaign, you control the encounters ultimately.

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

How does Imperial Privilege grant Nero Divinity or Eye of the Mind? The answer is it just works because everyone believes it works, Arsene is the greatest thief in the mind of the public so he can steal anything. And there's no Servant that's rendered just completely useless by the sealing of one skill, even if there was than that would mean it's such a powerful skill that it's a gamechanger for it to get stolen, which is the purpose of a Noble Phantasm. A Noble Phantasm is supposed to be powerful. Literally this is Arsene's entire kit, if you take this away from him he has nothing left. Imagine if Excalibur didn't just kill everything immediately or if Kojiro didn't have Tsubame Gaeshi. Sure they're still strong sword people, but that's all they become, they lose the thing that makes them most interesting.

In Arsene's case, he doesn't even have anything that makes him interesting to play aside from being really good at stealing everything. I dunno what to tell you man, Arsene kind of becomes useless in a fight unless he has his Noble Phantasm as it is. If he can't steal other Noble Phantasms and he can't steal skills then what can he steal that's actually meaningful in a fight?

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

The idea is that he literally steals the idea. It's a Noble Phantasm so I feel it is supposed to be a major game changer, in this case rather than going for the usual instant kill NPs that Assassins have I went for something that changes the course of a battle in a completely different way. In this case, Arsene can steal the skill, as in the enemy no longer owns the skill and instead Arsene has it. Yes it's a fairly powerful NP, but it's also his only NP so I feel like it's a fair trade.

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

I removed the line about Arsene stealing NPs.

"Normally Assassin would also not be able to steal immaterial possessions with no physical form, however a certain Phantom Thief who steals hearts has popularized the idea enough that Assassin can now steal "ideas". In effect, Assassin can now steal even the idea of something, such as an enemy Servant's skill or other such nonmaterial things."

Fate/Crimson Dusk

@vancexentan

Done