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Saber: Sir Ywain
Knight of the Lion
Latin District: Eastern Outskirts

The knight had barely spoken a word since his summoning, but his satisfaction was evident on his face. Truly, this must be the best possible Master for him.

. “It’s not really something that can be excused, but we haven’t even finished work on the territory even spending most of the day. So I wasn’t able to cook a welcome feast for you. Maybe tomorrow that could be managed, Saber? But for now is there anywhere you think we should go or get in particular for work or fun?”

“A feast would be welcome, certainly,” Ywain spoke, smiling with the freshness of a handsome celebrity, his voice warm. Though his words were few, they were spoken with a clear sincerity that left no doubt as to his simple, pleasant nature. “I have no preference. Perhaps the lady should decide.” It wasn’t an admonishment, but a simple statement of disinterest.

As the two bickered, he simply looked upon them, smiling softly. He was content, so there was no need for words. Certainly, this partnership seemed promising. His partner followed the same path that he had. The path of chivalry, of nobility - even though that shine was only a glimmer compared to the sunlight of that man, it was exciting.

“Fun, fun! There’s always tomorrow for killing!” Chirped up the girl. “Well, not that you have to kill. But you know they would be happen if we just so happened to get rid of someone who might belong to the other factions…”
“I’ll act accordingly, Elaine.” His reply was curt, slightly tense as he brushed the side of his sheathed weapons with his a hand.

For a moment, he considered speaking up, sharing his thoughts. Life was a precious thing, surely - and the opponents in this war would not be the simple monsters, terrorising innocents. Perhaps it would be difficult for him, too. Though, certainly, it was a different matter for heroes who had already left the world, summoned again only briefly. Yes, it was more difficult for those who lived in this strange, modern world.

But the moment passed, and the conversation shifted. He didn’t want to kill the mood.

@Danchou

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Diana, Ceres, Minerva, Venus
Latin District

The homunculi left the building with the Servant, mostly bemused by Saber’s strangeness, though Minerva’s irritation continued to bubble beneath the surface. Theta trailed behind, still unsure how to deal with this strange person, and Minerva stuck closer to him.

“Unfortunately, I was unable to locate anyone nearby with my familiars. If mobility wasn’t so important, it might have been better to set up a location for dueling, but it seems the opportunity for that has passed anyway.” Theta spoke. “I don’t have any suggestions, in any case.”

“How about that way?”” Venus suggested, pointing in a random direction, with no consideration beyond the way the street looked. Theta could only shrug.

On d’Artagnan’s arm, Diana grinned, plucking at her bowstring. “You know how to use one of these? You’re a gunner, right? It feels strange that I’m using older weaponry than a heroic spirit…” It wasn't much more than small talk, but it was earnest.

Latin District -> Core District

@Froppy

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Diana, Ceres, Minerva, Venus
Latin District

“D’Artagnan…” Theta muttered. It was no less than he had expected, but it raised some questions about the nature of the Throne of Heroes, or of the writing of Alexandre Dumas. Still, such a Servant, the subject of one of the most popular and well-known works of French writing, summoned within the heart of Paris - even if the figure was a little strange, they were not to be underestimated.

Even so, it was concerning to be ignored so casually by one’s Servant. It showed a worrying lack of situational awareness...

Across the room, Minerva’s eyes flashed in anger. “Are you really this stupid?” She asked, her voice harsh. “If you truly can’t identify your Master when he’s right in front of you, you’re less than worthless!” Diana and Ceres watched, Diana hiding her grin with a sleeve and Ceres tilting her head in mild curiosity. Venus only dabbed at her nose before the blood could hit the floor, confused as to whether the handkerchief had actually been offered.

“Ah, that’s rather harsh, Minerva. Please, don’t antagonise our partner.” Theta spoke, calmly admonishing the homunculus, who backed off. “Yes, it is I that bear the command seals. However, I don’t have much combat or tactical expertise to offer… It’s likely that the majority of your work will indeed be with these four.” He paused for a moment, looking over the Servant. “Perhaps you’d like to make an excursion with them now? Get the measure of some of our opponents…”

It was better to seize the initiative, after all.

@Froppy

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Diana, Ceres, Minerva, Venus
Latin District

The fourth of the homunculi returned to the room, casting a glance around to take it in. Diana sat on the floor, her back pushed up against the room’s bed, fiddling with a blocky handheld games console that she held incredibly close to her face. On the bed, Ceres lay, spread as wide as possible, and staring blankly at the ceiling. Next to the bed, Minerva stood, leaned against the wall. She glared at Venus as she walked in.

In the centre of the room, Theta stooped, putting the finishing touches on the summoning circle in the centre of the room. “Ah,” He said, noticing the homunculus’ arrival, looking towards her with the cold, black lenses of the mask he wore. “Excellent timing.” His voice was neutral - distant, but Venus had heard it enough to notice the small, almost negligible, note of affection not present when he talked to strangers.

She smiled, and casually tossed him the vial of blood that she’d collected, underarm. He caught it, almost fumbling, then held it up to the light. “Good,” He muttered, before pocketing it. On the floor, Diana coughed into her sleeve.

“Well then,” Theta began, after silence resumed. “I suppose it’s time to begin.” Ceres lifted her head from the pillow in a languid motion, angling her head to get a view. “This should be simple enough. Certainly, this catalyst should be effective, too,” He said, glancing at the small diamond in his hand.

“Let silver and steel be the essence…”

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The Servant appeared. A handsome, long-haired man with the appearance of some kind of swashbuckler. A figure who radiated an exceptional presence.

It was certainly impressive.

Theta glimpsed at the figure with his Master’s clairvoyance, evaluating what he could tell of their strength. Yes, the appearance of ‘health’ that his servant took was excellent.

He swept his body into a deep and formal bow, shaping the dark robes around his body. “Welcome, Hero,” He said by way of greeting.

Behind him in the room, Ceres dropped her head back onto the pillow after only a single glance at the Servant. Minerva examined them warily, and Diana, excitedly. But as Venus looked upon the Servant, a blood vessel in her nose burst. “Ah, crap!” She blurted, digging in her pockets for a tissue as the blood began to run down her face.

@Froppy

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Masked Doctor

Appearance

Name: Theta Bampheloulus

Title: The Bloody Crow, The Masked Doctor

Gender: Male

Age: 61

Alignment: Neutral Good

Rank: Cause

Objective for the Grail: The spiritual land of Paris is certainly a valuable prize. As for his wish, he’s unsure. Perhaps he’ll use it to improve his homunculi.

Command Seal: A Circle containing a Diamond, with waved lines running through the centre.

History: A man who spent his young life in the care of various homunculi, neglected by his father both as a son and as an heir. As a result, he became attached, and struggled to tell the difference between homunculi and humans. Even though they lacked free will of their own, the care they gave to him was unquestionably real. The careless discarding of his ‘mother’ left a wedge between him and his father that defined their relationship.

After attending the Clocktower to study, he left the family, feeling unable to commit to his father’s path. He wandered through various countries, spending a lot of time in hospitals, among the dying.

He considers these his rebellious years. Though he never truly forgave his father, travelling the world allowed him to see his own inadequacy. He realised just how much more he had to learn, and the best place to learn it. Running away from his responsibilities wouldn’t help him, or his family, improve.

For the most part, he drew back from Clocktower politics, retreating into his work. He married for love rather than for the sake of his family, one of the few concessions he made in this balance. Determined not to repeat his family’s mistakes, he raised and educated his daughter with even more vigour than he put into his studies. He considers her the perfect heir, but moreover, the perfect daughter.

Personality: An old man ready for an early retirement. He’s somewhat ashamed of handing the reins to his successor earlier than necessary, but his daughter is absolutely more suited to the life of a Magus than him. He has no regrets regarding his path, but rather is simply tired of the cycle of creating life only to see it die.

The kind of man more suited to being a doctor than a magus. Though certainly, the Bampheloulus family has always suffered with these two conflicting drives, it is a stronger contradiction in Theta’s nature. A person who is, under normal circumstances, quiet and reserved, but fundamentally helpful. Ultimately, though, he’s able to suppress his gentler nature in order to do what is necessary. He’s reluctant to fight, but has absolutely no squeamishness around blood or viscera.

Magic Circuit Switch: The feeling of a piercing needle in his forearms.

Number of Circuits: C

Quality of Circuits: B

Origin: Wholeness

Element: Wind

Attribute: Flow and Transfer

Crest: His Crest has already been transferred to his daughter.

Magecraft:

General Magecraft

You know. General magecraft.

Alchemy (Body)

Alchemy limited to manipulation of the body, based in the theory of the four humours. Utilised to balance the elemental humours within the body to ensure a robust and healthy body. This also includes the mind and personality. A technique of balancing the body to a state of health utilising the medium of a humour - often blood, which can contain each of the elements, though primarily is associated with wind, the element of flow.

A further technique involves utilising the four humours as a substitution for the four stages of the alchemical magnum opus. Introducing each of the humours to the body in order: black bile representing the blackening of nigredo; phlegm representing the whitening or washing of albedo, yellow bile representing the yellowing of xanthosis and finally blood representing the reddening or completion of rubedo. The Bampheloulus family aims to refine this process in order to create a ‘perfect human body’.

Naturally, a process that can be used to interfere with the body to heal it can also be used to harm it, to put it out of balance. It is also possible to do this over a long distance, using blood as a sympathetic medium.

This form of alchemy is also excellently suited for the creation of homunculi.

Homunculus Creation

Utilising alchemy of the four humours to create homunculi. Taking the four humours (elements) and transmuting them to create a whole body.

Furthermore, it is possible to draw on the associated goddess of each humour to enhance the existence and purpose of the created bodies. Naturally, this results in defects both in mind and in body related to the single humour that is prioritised to draw on this association.

Astrology

A useful tool in both alchemy and medicine related to the humours.

Each humour is connected to several zodiac signs, and in turn, the celestial bodies.

Indeed, Astrology can be considered the “eye of the physician”. A tool of diagnosis that can be used to divine a patient’s symptoms and problems based on cycles of the stars and seasons.

Mystic Codes:

Staff:

A simple mystic code utilised as a point of transference for humours without their direct or sympathetic use being necessary. Essentially, a tool of combat used to quickly unbalance an opponent’s humouric balance without the necessity for a diagnosis or a multiple-count spell. Naturally, physical contact and a supply of magical energy are required.

Plague Doctor Outfit:

An outfit designed to create a barrier between oneself and the outside world. In particular, the air itself, which was believed to carry disease. Things ‘carried by the air’ are unable to penetrate the suit, making it an ideal counter to many environmental hazards, though it is of little use against direct attacks.

Specialised Homunculi(Exceptional Benefit):

Diana (Phlegmatic Water)

A specialised combat homunculus aligned with phlegm, water, and the goddess Artemis. Naturally, a user of ranged combat with bow and arrow. Drawing on the concept of Artemis’ arrows as a tool of incurring disease, it is possible to utilise her own abundance of phlegm to coat these arrows with a substance that imbalances the targets’ humours by overloading them with phlegm. Using astrology and Artemis’ connection to the moon, it is also possible to take on a limited viewpoint of the gods, for the purpose of hunting opponents.

Defects born of an imbalance towards phlegm include continuous chest and breathing problems along with a general slow-wittedness and forgetfulness.

Minerva (Choleric Fire)

A specialised combat homunculus aligned with yellow bile, fire, and the goddess Athena. Unlike Diana, she’s specialised towards close-combat, using a spear and shield. Rather than infecting the opponent, Minerva uses her own yellow bile, transmuting it directly into fire. In addition, using the concept of Athena’s Aegis, those who glimpse her are met with a pressure.

The problems rooted in an overly Choleric nature are frequent fevers and jaundice, along with an easily distractible and angered personality.

Ceres (Melancholy Earth)

A homunculus aligned with black bile, earth, and the goddess Demeter. Using the connection to the story of Demeter and Persephone, as well as the connection between Black Bile and the Autumn season, one can effectively poison the earth with melancholia.

An overuse of black bile has lead to insomnia and difficulty with digestion, as well as severe depression.

Venus (Sanguine Wind)

A homunculus aligned with blood, air and the goddess Aphrodite. One’s own blood can be transmuted into a ‘bad air’ that transmits an infection of the blood. A disease both based in imbalancing blood and the madness of love associated with Aphrodite.

Compared to the other humours, an overabundance of blood causes less problems, though Venus is prone to excessive and frequent bleeding, along with narcolepsy and poor impulse control.

Lion Man

Saber

Knight of the Round Table, Virtue's Fortitude


Knight of the Lion, Fountain's Guardian

Lion Knight's Armour

Ywain

Sex: Male

Alignment: Neutral Good

Source: Arthurian Legend

Attribute: Earth

Likes: Gawain's Cooking
Dislikes: Timekeeping, Goodbyes
Talents: Saving fair maidens, Defeating foul villains
Natural Enemy: Lancelot

Armament: Sword, Spear and Shield.

Personality:

A fundamentally kind and good man, the type to throw himself into fights to help out strangers who he’s only known for minutes. Unfortunately, though his intentions are good, he’s something of a meathead. A person who easily forgets commitments and fails to correctly assess his surroundings, landing him in far more trouble than necessary. Though, ultimately, he’ll thoughtlessly muscle through anyway.

The strong and silent type, one who rarely bothers to engage his enemies in discussion, either with taunts or compliments, even when the fight could be ended simply with communication. He endures suffering without comment, and achieves victory without boasting. He’s also the type to quietly leave without saying goodbye regardless of the circumstances.

Someone who will approach others with warmth regardless of their situation or social standing, though it’s more that he’s bad at reading the atmosphere. He has a soft spot for women.

The knight he got along best with was his good friend Gawain, though he two ended up fighting at various points due to misunderstandings born of their mutual meatheadedness. Interestingly, Ywain is the only one who enjoys his friend's cooking.

Though he was a knight of Camelot, he has little consideration for the authority of the king, simply using his position to fight evil and save the innocent. Despite being a knight almost on par with the greatest of Arthur’s round table, he wasn’t around enough to influence the course of the civil war, shifting his responsibilities.

Someone who will happily serve as another’s protector, though listening and following orders is another matter. Of course, he will turn his sword against an unjust master. His wish for the grail is simply to accomplish more as a great hero.

History

A knight of the round table known for his friendship with Gawain. After a cousin told of his shared news of his humiliation at the hands of an enemy knight guarding a wondrous fountain, Ywain rushed ahead of the knights’ expedition to challenge the man first. He ended up crushing the knight, pursuing him to his home as the man fled on horseback.

He was saved from the anger of the knight’s men by being gifted a magical ring of invisibility; while invisible, he glimpsed the lady of the manor and immediately fell in love. Ultimately, he took up the responsibility of the fountain’s guardian knight, at the same time marrying the man’s widow.

Sometime after, a number of knights of the round table came to investigate the fountain. Though it could have easily been resolved with conversation, Ywain instead fought them, using the fountain’s powers to defeat all but Gawain and Arthur. After fighting Gawain for a full day, the two eventually reconciled, and Gawain convinced Ywain to return to Camelot for a time despite his wife’s misgivings.

Ywain spent too long in Camelot, staying past his wife’s requested return date. When he realised this, he went insane and ran off to live in the woods for a while. While returning to sanity, he rescued a lion from its fight with a dragon - well, he intended to simply fight them both, but the lion was so grateful for being saved that it pledged itself to his service. Travelling with the lion, he engaged in various adventures, slaying giants, half-demons, and various knights.

He even ended up fighting with Gawain once more, this time for even longer - though the two simply failed to recognise each other, and stopped fighting as soon as Ywain spoke to compliment Gawain’s strength, leading them to realise each other’s identities. Eventually, his adventures lead to a reconciliation with his wife, and a return to his duties guarding over the fountain.

Parameters

STR: A ||| END: A ||| AGI: B ||| MAN: C ||| LCK: B

Class Skills

Magic Resistance: B

Grants protection from magical effects, cancelling spells entirely rather than simply resisting their effects.

Spells with a chant below three verses are cancelled, and it becomes difficult to be affected by High Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.

Riding: C

An ability denoting the ability to ride various creatures and vehicles.

Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above-average skill, though Phantasmal Species cannot be ridden. Ywain’s low rank despite his class is likely due to the various unfortunate fates of his horses as they were ridden into danger. He can fight on horseback and ride with some skill, but isn’t particularly good at ensuring they survive.

Personal Skills

Bravery: B

The ability to negate mental interference effects such as pressure, confusion or fascination, with the bonus effect of increasing melee damage.

Charging in to battle with dragons, giants and demon halfbreeds without the slightest hesitation, Ywain is unquestionably a slayer of monsters, primarily using skill of arms alone.

Guardian Knight: B

A skill that grants a bonus to defensive power when acting in defence of others. It is only a moderate boost in defensive power, but one that can be kept up for a greater amount of time.

Ywain not only protected various people from monsters as he adventured, but also dedicated himself to the protection of Laudine’s fountain for three years, defeating many of Arthur’s knights as he acted in this capacity.

Battle Continuation: C

A skill allowing for the continuation of battle despite grevious wounds. A skill representing the mentality of one who simply doesn’t know when to give up.

Deriving from Ywain’s battle with Gawain lasting multiple days, continuing to battle even as he continued to suffer injuries from his rival knight’s skilled blows.

Noble Phantasms:

Lunette and Laudine
Rings of Love’s Protection

Rank: C+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 0-1
Targets: 1

Two magical rings, granted by the two most important women in Ywain’s life. Lunette granted him a ring of invisibility to hide from those searching for him, and Laudine, his wife, gifted him a ring to assist him in his defence of the fountain. These have been combined into one due to their similar nature, both based in their affections for Ywain as a selfless knight and protector, and the love he felt towards them both, especially his wife.

The first ring creates a shell around the user, through which nothing can be perceived by any sense, though perception outwards on Ywain’s part is entirely possible. If the user remains still, there is absolutely no chance of detection, even upon physical interaction with the ring’s shell. One’s magical energy is hidden too while stationary, equivalent to a low-ranked Presence Concealment. Moving while invisible creates a distortion in the air that can be tracked, though it still serves the function of hiding Ywain’s armour and identity as it is the exterior, not the interior that is glimpsed. Similarly, magical energy is not hidden while in motion.

The second ring similarly creates a barrier around the user, this time one of steel, the ring itself serving as a Noble Phantasm with the purpose of protection. A C-rank barrier that rejects all attempts at harming the user, though it will be destroyed after taking enough damage, regenerating over time depending on the supply of magical energy.

These two shells become alternate forms that can be switched between by simply twisting the ring; if the stone faces in towards Ywain’s palm, he gains Lunette’s blessing, while wearing it facing outwards will grant Laudine’s.

Invoking the true name of the Noble Phantasm allows both rings to be used at once, combining the enchantment of the rings; concealment and protection working together to displace one from the time axis to avoid an attack entirely. A temporary protection based on absolute avoidance, concealing one completely, so that even guarding against attacks originating from a higher order dimension is possible. A powerful enchantment that leaves one significantly drained of mana, but will protect from almost any attack. One can consider it the ultimate expression of love towards Ywain, protecting him as absolutely as he protected others.

Rampant Arms Leo
A Beast’s Promised Reward

Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 1
Targets: 1

A Noble Phantasm representing Ywain’s bond with a Phantasmal Beast that Ywain rescued from its battle with a dragon. A beast strong enough that it was able to hold off a being as powerful as a dragon with no serious injuries, though not powerful enough to defeat it by itself.

A Beast with intelligence enough to recognise true hostility and killing intent, and the ability to grasp the use of human tools - for example, gripping a sword in his mouth, though fighting with claws is more practical.

Not a traditional mount, the beast fights alongside Ywain as a friend. The two have a strong bond of trust after various fights together, and are generally able to pick up on each other’s intent in a fight without much effort. It never occured to Ywain to name it, since animals don’t have names anyway. At least, that’s how Ywain’s simplistic thinking saw it.

Rather than simply the ability to summon this Phantasmal Beast, the Noble Phantasm is ‘the certainty that if Ywain is in danger, the lion will appear.’ The two’s fates are intertwined and the lion will always protect his saviour, no matter the difficulty, so long as Ywain passes a luck check.

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Masked Doctor

Appearance

Name: Theta Bampheloulus

Title: The Bloody Crow, The Masked Doctor

Gender: Male

Age: 61

Alignment: Neutral Good

Rank: ???

Objective for the Grail: The spiritual land of Paris is certainly a valuable prize. As for his wish, he’s unsure. Perhaps he’ll use it to improve his homunculi.

Command Seal: A Circle containing a Diamond, with waved lines running through the centre.

History: A man who spent his young life in the care of various homunculi, neglected by his father both as a son and as an heir. As a result, he became attached, and struggled to tell the difference between homunculi and humans. Even though they lacked free will of their own, the care they gave to him was unquestionably real. The careless discarding of his ‘mother’ left a wedge between him and his father that defined their relationship.

After attending the Clocktower to study, he left the family, feeling unable to commit to his father’s path. He wandered through various countries, spending a lot of time in hospitals, among the dying.

He considers these his rebellious years. Though he never truly forgave his father, travelling the world allowed him to see his own inadequacy. He realised just how much more he had to learn, and the best place to learn it. Running away from his responsibilities wouldn’t help him, or his family, improve.

For the most part, he drew back from Clocktower politics, retreating into his work. He married for love rather than for the sake of his family, one of the few concessions he made in this balance. Determined not to repeat his family’s mistakes, he raised and educated his daughter with even more vigour than he put into his studies. He considers her the perfect heir, but moreover, the perfect daughter.

Personality: An old man ready for an early retirement. He’s somewhat ashamed of handing the reins to his successor earlier than necessary, but his daughter is absolutely more suited to the life of a Magus than him. He has no regrets regarding his path, but rather is simply tired of the cycle of creating life only to see it die.

The kind of man more suited to being a doctor than a magus. Though certainly, the Bampheloulus family has always suffered with these two conflicting drives, it is a stronger contradiction in Theta’s nature. A person who is, under normal circumstances, quiet and reserved, but fundamentally helpful. Ultimately, though, he’s able to suppress his gentler nature in order to do what is necessary. He’s reluctant to fight, but has absolutely no squeamishness around blood or viscera.

Magic Circuit Switch: The feeling of a piercing needle in his forearms.

Number of Circuits: C

Quality of Circuits: B

Origin: Wholeness

Element: Wind

Attribute: Flow and Transfer

Crest: His Crest has already been transferred to his daughter.

Magecraft:

General Magecraft

You know. General magecraft.

Alchemy (Body)

Alchemy limited to manipulation of the body, based in the theory of the four humours. Utilised to balance the elemental humours within the body to ensure a robust and healthy body. This also includes the mind and personality. A technique of balancing the body to a state of health utilising the medium of a humour - often blood, which can contain each of the elements, though primarily is associated with wind, the element of flow.

A further technique involves utilising the four humours as a substitution for the four stages of the alchemical magnum opus. Introducing each of the humours to the body in order: black bile representing the blackening of nigredo; phlegm representing the whitening or washing of albedo, yellow bile representing the yellowing of xanthosis and finally blood representing the reddening or completion of rubedo. The Bampheloulus family aims to refine this process in order to create a ‘perfect human body’.

Naturally, a process that can be used to interfere with the body to heal it can also be used to harm it, to put it out of balance. It is also possible to do this over a long distance, using blood as a sympathetic medium.

This form of alchemy is also excellently suited for the creation of homunculi.

Homunculus Creation

Utilising alchemy of the four humours to create homunculi. Taking the four humours (elements) and transmuting them to create a whole body.

Furthermore, it is possible to draw on the associated goddess of each humour to enhance the existence and purpose of the created bodies. Naturally, this results in defects both in mind and in body related to the single humour that is prioritised to draw on this association.

Astrology

A useful tool in both alchemy and medicine related to the humours.

Each humour is connected to several zodiac signs, and in turn, the celestial bodies.

Indeed, Astrology can be considered the “eye of the physician”. A tool of diagnosis that can be used to divine a patient’s symptoms and problems based on cycles of the stars and seasons.

Mystic Codes:

Staff:

A simple mystic code utilised as a point of transference for humours without their direct or sympathetic use being necessary. Essentially, a tool of combat used to quickly unbalance an opponent’s humouric balance without the necessity for a diagnosis or a multiple-count spell. Naturally, physical contact and a supply of magical energy are required.

Plague Doctor Outfit:

An outfit designed to create a barrier between oneself and the outside world. In particular, the air itself, which was believed to carry disease. Things ‘carried by the air’ are unable to penetrate the suit, making it an ideal counter to many environmental hazards, though it is of little use against direct attacks.

Specialised Homunculi(Exceptional Benefit):

Diana (Phlegmatic Water)

A specialised combat homunculus aligned with phlegm, water, and the goddess Artemis. Naturally, a user of ranged combat with bow and arrow. Drawing on the concept of Artemis’ arrows as a tool of incurring disease, it is possible to utilise her own abundance of phlegm to coat these arrows with a substance that imbalances the targets’ humours by overloading them with phlegm. Using astrology and Artemis’ connection to the moon, it is also possible to take on a limited viewpoint of the gods, for the purpose of hunting opponents.

Defects born of an imbalance towards phlegm include continuous chest and breathing problems along with a general slow-wittedness and forgetfulness.

Minerva (Choleric Fire)

A specialised combat homunculus aligned with yellow bile, fire, and the goddess Athena. Unlike Diana, she’s specialised towards close-combat, using a spear and shield. Rather than infecting the opponent, Minerva uses her own yellow bile, transmuting it directly into fire. In addition, using the concept of Athena’s Aegis, those who glimpse her are met with a pressure.

The problems rooted in an overly Choleric nature are frequent fevers and jaundice, along with an easily distractible and angered personality.

Ceres (Melancholy Earth)

A homunculus aligned with black bile, earth, and the goddess Demeter. Using the connection to the story of Demeter and Persephone, as well as the connection between Black Bile and the Autumn season, one can effectively poison the earth with melancholia.

An overuse of black bile has lead to insomnia and difficulty with digestion, as well as severe depression.

Venus (Sanguine Wind)

A homunculus aligned with blood, air and the goddess Aphrodite. One’s own blood can be transmuted into a ‘bad air’ that transmits an infection of the blood. A disease both based in imbalancing blood and the madness of love associated with Aphrodite.

Compared to the other humours, an overabundance of blood causes less problems, though Venus is prone to excessive and frequent bleeding, along with narcolepsy and poor impulse control.

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Lion Man

Saber

Knight of the Round Table, Virtue's Fortitude


Knight of the Lion, Fountain's Guardian

Lion Knight's Armour

Ywain

Sex: Male

Alignment: Neutral Good

Source: Arthurian Legend

Attribute: Earth

Likes: Gawain's Cooking
Dislikes: Timekeeping, Goodbyes
Talents: Saving fair maidens, Defeating foul villains
Natural Enemy: Lancelot

Armament: Sword, Spear and Shield.

Personality:

A fundamentally kind and good man, the type to throw himself into fights to help out strangers who he’s only known for minutes. Unfortunately, though his intentions are good, he’s something of a meathead. A person who easily forgets commitments and fails to correctly assess his surroundings, landing him in far more trouble than necessary. Though, ultimately, he’ll thoughtlessly muscle through anyway.

The strong and silent type, one who rarely bothers to engage his enemies in discussion, either with taunts or compliments, even when the fight could be ended simply with communication. He endures suffering without comment, and achieves victory without boasting. He’s also the type to quietly leave without saying goodbye regardless of the circumstances.

Someone who will approach others with warmth regardless of their situation or social standing, though it’s more that he’s bad at reading the atmosphere. He has a soft spot for women.

The knight he got along best with was his good friend Gawain, though he two ended up fighting at various points due to misunderstandings born of their mutual meatheadedness. Interestingly, Ywain is the only one who enjoys his friend's cooking.

Though he was a knight of Camelot, he has little consideration for the authority of the king, simply using his position to fight evil and save the innocent. Despite being a knight almost on par with the greatest of Arthur’s round table, he wasn’t around enough to influence the course of the civil war, shifting his responsibilities.

Someone who will happily serve as another’s protector, though listening and following orders is another matter. Of course, he will turn his sword against an unjust master. His wish for the grail is simply to accomplish more as a great hero.

History

A knight of the round table known for his friendship with Gawain. After a cousin told of his shared news of his humiliation at the hands of an enemy knight guarding a wondrous fountain, Ywain rushed ahead of the knights’ expedition to challenge the man first. He ended up crushing the knight, pursuing him to his home as the man fled on horseback.

He was saved from the anger of the knight’s men by being gifted a magical ring of invisibility; while invisible, he glimpsed the lady of the manor and immediately fell in love. Ultimately, he took up the responsibility of the fountain’s guardian knight, at the same time marrying the man’s widow.

Sometime after, a number of knights of the round table came to investigate the fountain. Though it could have easily been resolved with conversation, Ywain instead fought them, using the fountain’s powers to defeat all but Gawain and Arthur. After fighting Gawain for a full day, the two eventually reconciled, and Gawain convinced Ywain to return to Camelot for a time despite his wife’s misgivings.

Ywain spent too long in Camelot, staying past his wife’s requested return date. When he realised this, he went insane and ran off to live in the woods for a while. While returning to sanity, he rescued a lion from its fight with a dragon - well, he intended to simply fight them both, but the lion was so grateful for being saved that it pledged itself to his service. Travelling with the lion, he engaged in various adventures, slaying giants, half-demons, and various knights.

He even ended up fighting with Gawain once more, this time for even longer - though the two simply failed to recognise each other, and stopped fighting as soon as Ywain spoke to compliment Gawain’s strength, leading them to realise each other’s identities. Eventually, his adventures lead to a reconciliation with his wife, and a return to his duties guarding over the fountain.

Parameters

STR: A ||| END: A ||| AGI: B ||| MAN: C ||| LCK: B

Class Skills

Magic Resistance: B

Grants protection from magical effects, cancelling spells entirely rather than simply resisting their effects.

Spells with a chant below three verses are cancelled, and it becomes difficult to be affected by High Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.

Riding: C

An ability denoting the ability to ride various creatures and vehicles.

Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above-average skill, though Phantasmal Species cannot be ridden. Ywain’s low rank despite his class is likely due to the various unfortunate fates of his horses as they were ridden into danger. He can fight on horseback and ride with some skill, but isn’t particularly good at ensuring they survive.

Personal Skills

Bravery: B

The ability to negate mental interference effects such as pressure, confusion or fascination, with the bonus effect of increasing melee damage.

Charging in to battle with dragons, giants and demon halfbreeds without the slightest hesitation, Ywain is unquestionably a slayer of monsters, primarily using skill of arms alone.

Guardian Knight: B

A skill that grants a bonus to defensive power when acting in defence of others. It is only a moderate boost in defensive power, but one that can be kept up for a greater amount of time.

Ywain not only protected various people from monsters as he adventured, but also dedicated himself to the protection of Laudine’s fountain for three years, defeating many of Arthur’s knights as he acted in this capacity.

Battle Continuation: C

A skill allowing for the continuation of battle despite grevious wounds. A skill representing the mentality of one who simply doesn’t know when to give up.

Deriving from Ywain’s battle with Gawain lasting multiple days, continuing to battle even as he continued to suffer injuries from his rival knight’s skilled blows.

Noble Phantasms:

Lunette and Laudine
Rings of Love’s Protection

Rank: C+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 0-1
Targets: 1

Two magical rings, granted by the two most important women in Ywain’s life. Lunette granted him a ring of invisibility to hide from those searching for him, and Laudine, his wife, gifted him a ring to assist him in his defence of the fountain. These have been combined into one due to their similar nature, both based in their affections for Ywain as a selfless knight and protector, and the love he felt towards them both, especially his wife.

The first ring creates a shell around the user, through which nothing can be perceived by any sense, though perception outwards on Ywain’s part is entirely possible. If the user remains still, there is absolutely no chance of detection, even upon physical interaction with the ring’s shell. One’s magical energy is hidden too while stationary, equivalent to a low-ranked Presence Concealment. Moving while invisible creates a distortion in the air that can be tracked, though it still serves the function of hiding Ywain’s armour and identity as it is the exterior, not the interior that is glimpsed. Similarly, magical energy is not hidden while in motion.

The second ring similarly creates a barrier around the user, this time one of steel, the ring itself serving as a Noble Phantasm with the purpose of protection. A C-rank barrier that rejects all attempts at harming the user, though it will be destroyed after taking enough damage, regenerating over time depending on the supply of magical energy.

These two shells become alternate forms that can be switched between by simply twisting the ring; if the stone faces in towards Ywain’s palm, he gains Lunette’s blessing, while wearing it facing outwards will grant Laudine’s.

Invoking the true name of the Noble Phantasm allows both rings to be used at once, combining the enchantment of the rings; concealment and protection working together to displace one from the time axis to avoid an attack entirely. A temporary protection based on absolute avoidance, concealing one completely, so that even guarding against attacks originating from a higher order dimension is possible. A powerful enchantment that leaves one significantly drained of mana, but will protect from almost any attack. One can consider it the ultimate expression of love towards Ywain, protecting him as absolutely as he protected others.

Rampant Arms Leo
A Beast’s Promised Reward

Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 1
Targets: 1

A Noble Phantasm representing Ywain’s bond with a Phantasmal Beast that Ywain rescued from its battle with a dragon. A beast strong enough that it was able to hold off a being as powerful as a dragon with no serious injuries, though not powerful enough to defeat it by itself.

A Beast with intelligence enough to recognise true hostility and killing intent, and the ability to grasp the use of human tools - for example, gripping a sword in his mouth, though fighting with claws is more practical.

Not a traditional mount, the beast fights alongside Ywain as a friend. The two have a strong bond of trust after various fights together, and are generally able to pick up on each other’s intent in a fight without much effort. It never occured to Ywain to name it, since animals don’t have names anyway. At least, that’s how Ywain’s simplistic thinking saw it.

Rather than simply the ability to summon this Phantasmal Beast, the Noble Phantasm is ‘the certainty that if Ywain is in danger, the lion will appear.’ The two’s fates are intertwined and the lion will always protect his saviour, no matter the difficulty, so long as Ywain passes a luck check.

Fate/Exit Order (Discontinued)

Phaea

<Bandit Queen Chaos Sow>

“Scathat, Scatthat, Scathath - no, that’s too hard. I’ll just call her Scat.” Phaea said, muttering to herself, occasionally sniffling or snorting as if she had a cold as the others bickered.

“Hey miss Scat!” She said, sticking up her hand like a schoolchild. “I can’t swim, so if we’re going into the sea that’s gonna be a problem!” Well, someone could probably teach her, at least. Or maybe there would be a boat. There were definitely enough Servants for that to be possible. “Why’s there even a sea on the moon in the first place?” She asked. “I thought it was a chariot or something.” She itched at her head. This whole situation was really complicated. She didn’t really get it, but if there was stuff to fight, she could at least do that. Just as long as it didn’t involve swimming.

Well, her own question was answered by the strange hologram the servant produced. “Huh?” Phaea snorted. “I recognise that sea! It’s not on the moon!” Really, this just got more confusing by the second.

For the first time, she looked around the room properly, and-

Ah, why did he of all people have to be here?

“It’s OK! Just stand still and be quiet and maybe he won’t notice you!” Phaea said, thinking out loud in what couldn’t possibly be considered an indoor voice. Well, they were supposed to be working together this time anyway - come to think of it, that guy definitely had a ship.

She frowned. She paced. She thought. Then-

She threw herself down at Theseus’ feet, wailing. “Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I’m gonna behave this time so please don’t throw me off your ship! I’m not gonna eat anyone, or toss them off cliffs, or tie them to trees, or eat people’s crops, or steal their gold, or throw them in a maze, or eat their gold, or steal their feet! I’m totally not gonna do any of that! So please don’t throw me off your shiiiiiiip!”

She sniffled more intensely than usual, tears and snot running down her face.

@Breo @Parallel Hearts

Fate/Exit Order (Discontinued)

Just a Pig

Class: Rider

True Name: Phaea

Titles: Crommyonian Sow, The Sow

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Source: Greek Legend

Attribute: Sky

Armament: Hammer

Personality:

The type of uncouth and rowdy woman who would earn the nickname, ‘the sow’. Lustful, aggressive and greedy, one who can be considered as much beast as woman.

One who has no consideration for human civilisation, believing that the strength to take what you desire is all that matters. In short, someone who cannot be considered a hero at all.

History:

Frankly, little more than a footnote. Another in a list of monsters effortlessly dispatched by that shining hero, the monster slayer Theseus.

Whether ‘Phaea’ is the pig or the woman who raised it is unclear. In this case, the servant is both the uncouth bandit woman known as ‘the sow’ referred to by Plutarch, as well as the monstrous sow, the mother of the more impressive Calydonian Boar, slain by Theseus.

One of the group of dreaded bandits: Periphetes, Sinis, Sciron, Cercyon and Procrustes. Well, despite this, it seems that she’s the only one that Theseus made an effort to track down and kill, rather than retaliating to one who disturbed him on the road. Perhaps that speaks to the chaos she was causing.

Parameters:

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

Skills

Class Skills

Riding: A

An ability of the Rider class, denoting the ability to ride various vehicles and mounts. At this rank, Monstrous Beasts can be ridden.

Magic Resistance: D

Skill that grants protection against magical effects. At this rank, it can cancel out single-action spells.

Personal Skills

Monstrous Strength: A

A skill that grants a temporary rank-up to strength due to one’s status as a monster.

Monster Creation: A

The ability to give birth to and raise a monster. The natural skill for one whose own fame was overshadowed by her child.

Noble Phantasms

Crommyonia Metamorphosis
Chaos Sow Destruction

Rank: C+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 0
Targets: 1

The ability to take the form of the Crommyonian Sow, a Monstrous Beast slain by Theseus.

In normal circumstances, the Noble Phantasm is permanently active, changing Phaea’s status to a ‘monstrous human’, increasing her parameters in a fashion similar to a Berserker - though in Phaea’s case, her mental faculties are not impeded. Perhaps this is because her intelligence and aggression are fundamentally near-animalistic to begin with.

Utilising the true name, it is possible to fully take the form of the Monstrous Beast that is Phaea’s true form, massively increasing in size and power, though losing one’s ability to act as a human. Under normal circumstances, it is not possible to return to one’s ‘human’ state after activating this Noble Phantasm.

Agrius Huios
Boar of Divine Punishment

Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 1
Targets: 1

The boar of Divine Punishment, born from Phaea and sent by Artemis to ravage Calydon. Rather than a wild boar, it is a monster in the form of a boar, taking this particular shape due to its mother. A monstrous beast of enormous size that rampaged without pause, requiring a gathering of various heroes to be able to match it.

However, its disposition is different around its mother. Surprisingly, out of the two of them, it is the more subdued. Perhaps it’s even embarrassed by its mother’s behaviour? Even so, the bond between them is strong, and the two act as one in battle.

Fate/Exit Order (Discontinued)

Decided to throw in an app. Theseus is such a bully.

Just a Pig

Class: Rider

True Name: Phaea

Titles: Crommyonian Sow, The Sow

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Source: Greek Legend

Attribute: Sky

Armament: Hammer

Personality:

The type of uncouth and rowdy woman who would earn the nickname, ‘the sow’. Lustful, aggressive and greedy, one who can be considered as much beast as woman.

One who has no consideration for human civilisation, believing that the strength to take what you desire is all that matters. In short, someone who cannot be considered a hero at all.

History:

Frankly, little more than a footnote. Another in a list of monsters effortlessly dispatched by that shining hero, the monster slayer Theseus.

Whether ‘Phaea’ is the pig or the woman who raised it is unclear. In this case, the servant is both the uncouth bandit woman known as ‘the sow’ referred to by Plutarch, as well as the monstrous sow, the mother of the more impressive Calydonian Boar, slain by Theseus.

One of the group of dreaded bandits: Periphetes, Sinis, Sciron, Cercyon and Procrustes. Well, despite this, it seems that she’s the only one that Theseus made an effort to track down and kill, rather than retaliating to one who disturbed him on the road. Perhaps that speaks to the chaos she was causing.

Parameters:

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

Skills

Class Skills

Riding: A

An ability of the Rider class, denoting the ability to ride various vehicles and mounts. At this rank, Monstrous Beasts can be ridden.

Magic Resistance: D

Skill that grants protection against magical effects. At this rank, it can cancel out single-action spells.

Personal Skills

Monstrous Strength: A

A skill that grants a temporary rank-up to strength due to one’s status as a monster.

Monster Creation: A

The ability to give birth to and raise a monster. The natural skill for one whose own fame was overshadowed by her child.

Noble Phantasms

Crommyonia Metamorphosis
Chaos Sow Destruction

Rank: C+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 0
Targets: 1

The ability to take the form of the Crommyonian Sow, a Monstrous Beast slain by Theseus.

In normal circumstances, the Noble Phantasm is permanently active, changing Phaea’s status to a ‘monstrous human’, increasing her parameters in a fashion similar to a Berserker - though in Phaea’s case, her mental faculties are not impeded. Perhaps this is because her intelligence and aggression are fundamentally near-animalistic to begin with.

Utilising the true name, it is possible to fully take the form of the Monstrous Beast that is Phaea’s true form, massively increasing in size and power, though losing one’s ability to act as a human. Under normal circumstances, it is not possible to return to one’s ‘human’ state after activating this Noble Phantasm.

Agrius Huios
Boar of Divine Punishment

Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Range: 1
Targets: 1

The boar of Divine Punishment, born from Phaea and sent by Artemis to ravage Calydon. Rather than a wild boar, it is a monster in the form of a boar, taking this particular shape due to its mother. A monstrous beast of enormous size that rampaged without pause, requiring a gathering of various heroes to be able to match it.

However, its disposition is different around its mother. Surprisingly, out of the two of them, it is the more subdued. Perhaps it’s even embarrassed by its mother’s behaviour? Even so, the bond between them is strong, and the two act as one in battle.

Fate/Sealed Phantasm

The Master of Darkness

"Prepare for Trouble - and make it double."

Name: Kojiro Maruyama

Title: The Nobly Heroic Man of Our Times, The Master of Darkness Fighting Back Against a Tragic World

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Personality: An immature man still suffering from middle-school syndrome. The self proclaimed ‘Master of Darkness’ who considers himself a criminal genius. In truth, he’s little more than a petty thief who steals purely for his own entertainment.

A flamboyant and excessive idiot who considers himself a charming trickster, he at least has a talent with getting along well with ‘Pokemon’. Though he’s generally a selfish person who prioritises his own entertainment, he’ll stick by his partners with absolute loyalty.

History: The scion of a rich household who always felt constrained by the various formalities and expectations placed upon him. A prestigious family with enormous connections in the business world, they always considered him a disappointment. His constant acting-out caused them to continuously send him away from the household, an arrangement that suits both parties. It seems the only reason he hasn’t been disinherited is that the family doesn’t consider the controversy worth it.

Kojiro competed in various competitions across the country, failing to win most of them. Though, rather than simply losing, he was usually disqualified for cheating, often when he had a good chance of winning from competing normally.

Magic Circuit Switch: The feeling of being flung through the air at a dangerous velocity.

Quantity of Magic Circuits: B

Quality of Magic Circuits: C

Origin: Flight

Elemental Affinity: Air

Skills: Knowledge of rare and valuable Pokemon, Decent ability at building and maintaining machines.

Equipment: Credit Card, Various Clothes, Pokeballs.

Several mystic codes in the form of Koban coins.

Exceptional Benefit: Concealed: One who competed in regional tournaments under disguise for no reason other than a misguided sense of his own genius trickery.

Pokemon: