The Grail Games

Subject: The Grail Games Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:28 pm

The Story

Heaven's Feel

A ritual by which seven Servants, spirits of fallen heroes from the past, are summoned by seven Masters to fight for the legendary Holy Grail, an almighty wish-granting machine. The secrets of this divine mystery were long lost, even before the days of the Great Magi War. As the major magi factions of Clocktower, Atlas, the various components of the Sea of Estray, and the relatively new organizations as Ygddmillennia and the Eastern Magi Alliance finally had their hatred and grudges boil to the forefront, an all-out war for supremacy broke out that cost each group money, research, and lives to the point where the fiercely guarded secrets of magecraft were nearly revealed to the world. One magus, Alderic Dowth, was able to use his charisma and influence to forge an alliance between Sponheim Abbey and Clocktower. With this powerful alliance struck, Dowth was able to bring the other groups in the Sea of Estray, the Prague Association and the Thule Society, into the fold. Faced with this force, the new alliance was able to intimidate the other groups into an uneasy ceasefire.

Seizing upon this opportunity, Dowth was able to propose an event to celebrate the end of the magi war. A competition to give the various groups a chance to prove their supremacy without more losses while simultaneously reminding them all that despite their many differences they all had one very common root - to reach Akasha. And so the secrets of the Heaven's Feel ritual were once more extracted to enact the famed competition that began in the Japanese city of Fuyuki many years ago.

"A Holy Grail War?" Alistair Lorelei, Head of Clocktower, asked as he took a sip of the wine in his goblet, eyes fixed on his guest.

"I think we've had enough of war, don't you?" Dowth answered softly, stroking his beard. "I was thinking.. the Grail Games."

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The Factions

Clocktower

Currently the headquarters and main branch of the Mage’s Association, the departments that compose it as well as the workshops of its members (which are mainly underground facilities) are located in the British Museum. From the outside, Clock Tower appears to be an appealing and welcoming place, but the truth is not so bright. Actually, the inner workings of the place are ruled by the power struggles between several factions of Magi. Clock Tower is currently under the control of a pseudo-aristocratic elite called the Lords. Each Lord holds great political power within the Association just by himself, and there is also those who associate themselves to other talented Magi or an important Magi lineage in a sponsor-sponsored relationship so to increase their influence. Maybe due this elitist background, preconceived and discriminatory behavior is somewhat widespread inside Clock Tower. Rune and Witchcraft Thaumaturgy are not very popular in the main branch, the latter not being taught as an academia at all. It is home to the most diverse studies of magecraft, however, with departments devoted to such magecraft as minerology, spiritual evocation, spiritual invocation, and universal research.

Sponheim Abbey

One of the main groups within the Sea of Estray, an integrated conglomerate of minor organizations of magi that are spread throughout Europe. It was the original Mage's Association that predated the Clock Tower. Sponheim Abbey is an institution that works closely with Clock Tower and resembles its more diverse academic structure.

Thule Society

Another of the components of the Sea of Estray, it is a group of magi that study rune magecraft. They are said to possess the original runic scripts.

Prague Association

The last of the component groups within the Sea of Estray. An organization that researches on alchemy, its members follow the traditional precepts of alchemists. Consequently, they are on bad terms with Atlas

Atlas

The Atlas Academy, also known as The Giant’s Pit, is located somewhere among the mountains of Egypt. An institute focused on the study and development of Alchemy, but with members that diverge from the classical view of the alchemist from the Middle Ages and are more worried about the greater truths of the universe. The most independent of the Three Great Branches, it has its own terms of relationship with the Holy Church and other magic organizations. Not surprisingly, these traits cause Atlas to be disliked by the Clock Tower and the Prague Association. Atlas has a number of unique customs for a magic association. One of them is that, at times, the institute has been known to lent its alchemist to other organizations such as the Holy Church, although the particulars of the process dictate that the other party must possess one of the seven special contracts that Atlas has printed in the past. One of the organization's main concerns in the present is the recovery of said contracts. Another custom is for the directors of Atlas to adopt the name of Atlasia during their time in office.

Members of Atlas utilize a method of prediction based on Laplace's Demon. After its first director theoretically predicted the end of the world, the alchemists of Atlas have dedicated themselves into developing methods capable of avoiding it. However, because anything potentially capable of preventing the end of the world might also create even greater devastation, eventually rules dictating that everything created in Atlas must be kept and disposed of within the domains of the organization were established. They believed that the magi war was a sign of the end.

Yggdmillennia

The Yggdmillennia: Tree of a Thousand Realms is a unique family of magi that takes in other families rather than continue a single bloodline. Though they have a long history, they are not a family of Lords. They are speculated to have lost a power struggle with the three royal families of the Association in the past or have been estranged from others due to the poor quality of their magic circuits. They neither belong to or have a connection to any other group, and they are often not recognized as a noble thamaturgical family. Having abandoned the common method of thickening the blood of thaumaturgical potential over generations while mastering the thaumaturgical system chosen by the first generation, they instead took in all magi families with even the smallest connections to them from all over the world. They focused on taking in those with little history and weak Magic Circuits, those with their Magic Circuits on the decline with successive generations, those defeated in power struggles that were forced into ruin, and those with a price on their head as a punishment by the Association.

Though the families had strayed from the core of the Association, they had refused to give up the path to the Root, so Yggdmillennia gave them the chance to leave their blood's legacy and a mark upon history. Their family names are given as middle names to each member of the family, and the Thaumaturgical Crests of each family are still passed down within each one rather than having a single unified crest for a single successor. This has caused them to develop a broad range of study with each member pursuing a different path, which include Western alchemy, dark arts, witchcraft, astrology, Kabbalah, and runology.

Eastern Magi Alliance

The newest of the magi groups, the Eastern Magi Alliance was formed in response to the growing tensions before the magi war. Fearing that they would be taken advantage of by the Association or one of the other victorious factions, the magi of the East banded together to form their own alliance to prevent encroachment of foreign magi on their practices and ways. Though there is little relation between any of these groups, the similarity in their magecraft and approach to magical studies given them a strong common ground.

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The Battlegrounds

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The Guidelines

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Collaboration

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The Servants

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The Masters

Sponheim Abbey Faction

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Name: Alderic Dowth

Age: 58

Appearance:
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Description: Dowth is a man of humble means and humble origin who lusted for power, fame, and wealth. Through treachy, intrigue, and unspeakable deeds, he has managed to claw his way to the top. He is a charismatic, influential and manipulative man whose ruthless cunning and insatiable determination to overcome the sad hand that fate had dealt him and achieve greatness has made him into a very dangerous individual indeed.

History: Dowth was born to a family once powerful and prominent. In time, however, their heirs began to possess fewer and fewer magic circuits with less and less quality. By the time of Dowth's birth, the family was in disgrace for its lack of talent and potential. Determined to never be scorned or looked down upon again, Dowth set about with the only unique skill he was born with, magical surgery, to acquire the magecraft of other magi. If he could not learn magecraft by skill alone, then he would take it the only way he knew how. No magi would willingly give up the secrets of their family, however, and it became necessary to use deceit, murder, and other unspeakable acts to acquire the necessary magic crests to give him the respect he needed. With his natural talent for leadership and politics, he was finally able to bring his name into the spotlight, earning him the leadership of Sponheim Abbey. During the Great Magi War, it was his skill in negotiation that allowed him to forge an alliance with Clocktower and quickly bring about a ceasefire with the other magi groups. Seizing upon this opportunity, he sought to enact the now-extinct Grail Wars whose fabulous power would be able to give him the magical talents he always deserved.

Status: Head of Sponheim Abbey; appointed representative of Sponheim Abbey

Origin: Envy

Attribute(s): Fire

Weapon(s): None

Mystic Code(s):

Fabian's Cage
Type: Specialized
Appearance: a cane with a white stone on the top
Effect: When mana is channeled through the staff, it casts a powerful barrier of wind around the wielder as dense as steel. Although a spell of this power would normally take several lines, its utilization into a Mystic Code has made it into a single-action spell.
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Skills: Magical surgery - the rare and unique ability to remove the magic crest from one individual and transplant it to another.

Magecraft: assorted spells/no specialization

Spells:
- Flametongue
- Type: Fire
- Speed: Single-Action
- Rank: D
- Range: 3m
- Effect: Ignites a fiery whip in the caster's hand. Condensed inside Dowth's magic crest.
- Heat Lance
- Type: Fire
- Speed: One count
- Chant: Ignite.
- Rank: C
- Range: 5m
- Effect: Ignites the oxygen in the air in a straight line toward the target, resembling the movement of a lance flying through the air. Condensed inside Dowth's crest.
- Great Mire
- Type: Earth
- Speed: Single-Action
- Rank: D
- Range: 3m
- Effect: Transfigures the ground around the caster into a thick, dense bog. The bog reacts to the presence of mana, and thus will drag down stronger magi more rapidly. Condensed in Dowth's crest.
- Gandr
- Type: Curse
- Speed: Single-Action
- Rank: C
- Range: 10m
- Effect: A simple curse originated from Scandinavia that decreases the physical health of the target. Because the curse properly said is released from the caster’s index finger and the target must be within the field of vision to be aimed at, it is dubbed Gandr Shot. A Gandr with so much prana concentrated into it that becomes capable of physical interference is called Fin Shot. Dowth's Fin Shot has roughly the destructive power of a pistol bullet and while a single hit is not enough to kill someone, is still capable of knocking out a normal person. Condensed inside Dowth's magic crest.
- Burning Tide
- Type: Fire
- Speed: Four Count
- Chant: Burn and boil over/ Sweep fast like the tide/ Crash like a wave/ Consume with fire
- Rank: B
- Range: 15m
- Effect: Creates a fast-moving wave of fire that surges at the target. Condensed inside Dowth's magic crest.
Familiar: Ranunculus the Silver Wolf - a powerful familiar that Dowth obtained some years ago. Although it is unsuitable for an assistant, as its will is far too strong, the power of such a familiar made it difficult to resist acquiring. The wolf is quiet and short-tempered, ill-pleased to serve any master but himself. Both cunning and powerful, it takes a great deal of skill to keep him in check.

Servant Type: Saber

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Name: Alice Harper

Age: 17

Appearance: The Grail Games Alice

Description: Alice is quiet, docile, and entirely subservient to her grandfather. Though she has exceptional talent at magecraft, she does not appear to be enamored of the life of a magus, simply seeing it as fulfilling the expectations for her.

History: Alice was born to Cecil Harper, the adopted son of Alderic Dowth, and Adriana De Vere, who died giving birth to her. Though her father was no special magus, Alice showed exceptional talent at a young age. However, she exhibited no typical characteristics of a normal child, instead acting like an emotionless porcelain doll. Dowth took no issue with this, finding it easier to mold her into a perfect magus heir, but her father grew more and more disgusted with her until he vanished one day without word. Dowth, who felt no love for his adopted son, and Alice, who appeared to feel no love for anything, made no mention of his sudden abscence. During the War of Magi, Alice was kept safely locked away at Sponheim Abbey. In the wake of the war, however, her grandfather began to take exceptional interest in her. With plans for the Grail Games in motion, Dowth decided to use her as the mana source for his Servant as the much greater magus, leaving him without the burden that other Masters would have. Alice gave no complaint, though for the first time she felt a mild spark of curiosity at the concept of an almighty being like a Servant.

Status: Heir of the Dowth family

Origin: Emptiness

Attribute(s): Average One

Weapon(s): None

Mystic Code(s): None

Skills: None

Magecraft:

Guillotine
Type: Curse
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: D
Range: 15m
Effect: A simple curse that manipulates shadows into razor-sharp slicing waves, easily cutting through flesh and bone like a sword. Due to the spell simply being a manipulation of existing shadows, the mana output is very low and can be used in rapid succession. However, the attack is highly linear, and can thus be dodged. It also can be deflected with a strong enough weapon, due to its physical interference nature.

Malus II
Type: Curse
Speed: Single-action
Chant: N/A
Rank: C
Range: 7m
Effect: Sends a slashing shockwave of dark energy that not only deals physical damage but affects the magic circuits beneath the target area. Attempting to use the damaged circuits can lead to an overload or other irrepairable damage.

Horrification
Type: Curse
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: D - A+
Range: Within eyesight
Effect: a suggestion spell cast with the eyes, projecting the concept of "fear" into the target's mind. The effect varies depending on the target's mental resistance. Someone with a strong mind and will might simply feel intimidated by the caster, while someone weaker can become terrified and unable to move. Particularly weak minds will turn on themselves, casting hallucinations that torture the target's mind. If the spell is kept up, it can cause them to go insane, or even break their minds.

Dark Kiss Mark
Type: Curse
Speed: Four count
Chant: This mark I bestow/ A symbol of my will./ Know well that when I speak/ To hear is to obey.
Rank: A
Range: 5m
Effect: Places a sigil on the target that acts as a single-use Command Spell.

Vapors of the Styx
Type: Bounded field/curse
Speed: Four count
Chant: Nine times it winds/ The river of hate/ Boundary of death/ Its vapors negate
Rank: B
Range: 100m
Effect: A bounded field filled with a thin mist that, as inhaled, begins to cause rapid apoptosis (cell death) in the body. Prolonged exposure to the field will cause sickness, organ failure, and eventually death.

Flowers of Thanatos
Type: Curse
Speed: Four count
Chant: The blossoms of unliving/ From the garden of death/ Today is that day/ I scatter petals on your grave
Rank: A
Range: 10m
Effect: Unleashes a torrent of razor-sharp, black flower petals. Any wounds inflicted by these petals infect the target with a curse that causes rapid necrosis of the target area.

Beckon to the Grave
Type: Shadow
Speed: Single count
Chant: Die for me.
Rank: A++
Range: 7m
Effect: Encases the target in a coffin of shadows, which is then impaled the target inside.

Servant Type: None

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Yggdmillennia Faction

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Name: Miliardo Eames Yggdmillennia

Age: 30

Appearance:
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Description: Eames is an unaggressive, unambitious magus who prefers to work quietly in his workshop that engage in politics and social exhibitions. This is not to say, however, that he is not clever schemer when the need arises, though his cynical and standoffish nature makes him rather unpopular. This surface nature belies a hidden sadism that perfectly suits his true magecraft.

History: Eames comes from a relatively new family of magi, who originally called Clocktower their home. Despite their natural tendency to keep their heads down, it was still discovered that they were practioners of an unsuitable magecraft for a Clocktower family, voodoo. As such, the family was drive out and found refuge with Yggdmillennia, known for taking in families that had strayed from the core of the Association. Despite having found a place to accept them, the Eames family decided to take up a more accepted magecraft, at least as a front to their other studies. As such, they found themselves natural practioners of puppetry, which became passed on as well.

Miliardo Eames, although not the most talented member of the Yggdmillennia group, was chosen to represent them in the conflict. Many of the more prestigious magi in the group had perished during the Great Magi War, and Yggdmillennia was unwilling to risk offering any more for the Grail Games. As such, Eames found himself being unwillingly made to participate in the competition. A troublesome situation indeed, it seemed, though one Eames was determined to profit from in some way.

Status: Representative of Yggdmillennia

Origin: Sadism

Attribute(s): Shadow

Weapon(s): various puppets

Mystic Code(s): Arachne - a specially devised puppet core that attaches itself to spine, allowing impulses to be sent from the brain to the four extendable limbs attached to the core as though they were a part of the magus' own body.

Skills: None

Magecraft: Puppetry, Voodoo

Spells:

Darkness from Life
Type: Curse
Speed: Two count
Chant: Payment in blood/ Received with a knife/ Link body to vessel/ With Darkness from Life.
Rank: B
Range: 10m
Effect: Places a curse on the target that links them to an imitation of their form, usually a doll. This requires something from the target, such as blood or hair. When it does, anything done to the imitation is felt by the target to which it is linked. Although no physical damage is experienced, the pain felt is quite real. As a result, stabbing the heart or the brain can cause a fatal reaction.

Servant Type: Assassin

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Clocktower Faction

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Name: James Avery "Jamie" Lannister

Age: 28

Appearance:
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Description: Jamie is proud, entitled, and selfish. Although intelligent and capable, his arrogance often clouds his judgment. As such, he can often be rash and impulsive. He is also incredibly vindictive and will seek relentlessly to punish anyone who has done him any wrong. Although he once cared for his sister, he know views her as nothing but a tool.

History: The Lannister family is an old and prominent family of Lords in the Mage's Association. Both powerful, exceedingly wealthy, and respected, they have had a hand in many of the politics involved in the Association. It was particularly during the Great Magi War that they emerged as perhaps the most notible and feared magi in the Association, below the Loreleis themselves. As such, it was natural that they were given the honor of representing Clocktower in the Great Magi War.

The representative chosen, Jamie, was raised to inherit the title of Lord for the Lannister family. Although he was once close with his younger sister, they grew apart when he was taken to begin learning the secrets of the family magecraft. It was then that he began to grow arrogant and entitled as the Lannister family poisoned him with the notion that their wealth, power, and affluence made him more special than others. Determined to prove both his own talents and uphold the great name of Lannister, Jamie eagerly accepted the opportunity to serve as Clocktower's Master.

Status: Representative of Clocktower

Origin: Narcissism

Attribute(s): Earth and Wind (Lightning)

Weapon(s): Rapier

Mystic Code(s): Crown of the Serpent God - a ring in the shape of a coiling serpent that contains a basilisk familiar. Its Mystic Eyes are capable of causing instant death to those who meet its gaze. The effect is dependent, however, on the quantity of mana in the target. Those at Servant level will not be effected, whereas very powerful magi may only feel somewhat ill. Lesser magi will feel incredily weak and ill, and eventually succumb to death under prolonged exposure. Amateur magi and normal humans will instantly be killed. Furthermore, its fangs are incredibly poisonous, and the venom will melt muscle, bone, and internal organs. Due to the enormous amount of mana needed to maintain it, the use of other spells in conjunction with it is nearly impossible

Skills: None

Magecraft: Earth, Lightning

Spells:

Sparks Liner
Type: Lightning
Speed: One count
Chant: Spark.
Rank: C
Range: 10m
Effect: With a tap of the foot, a shockwave of electricity is sent along the ground toward the target. On contact, it will both shock the target and knock them back. Those with lower magic resistance will also find certain nerve impulses in their bodies affected. For instance, attempting to move the right foot might instead cause lift the left index finger.

Starbow
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: A spell that applies the concept of the basic Bolt spell and is designed to be used like a bow. It is a "stretched" lightning bolt, like a bow, between two hands that is then shot as a projectile. A specialty of the Lannister family, whose power level is a rank higher than ordinarily. It is also condensed in their crest.

Thunder Rain
Type: Lightning
Speed: One count
Chant: A rain from heaven/ A wrath of thunder/ Strike down the unworthy.
Rank: B
Range: 4m
Effect: Creates a ring of thunder bolts around the user to strike down at opponents. This spell can be used both defensively and offensively, making it very versatile.

Stampede
Type: Lightning
Speed: Two count
Chant: A charge like stallions/ A glorious stampede
Rank: A
Range: 10m
Effect: A spell that builds of Thunder Rain. When the bolts crash down, the static electricity is gathered up and blasted outward in a powerful surge of lightning.

Alter Form
Type: Ether
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: E
Range: 3m
Effect: A spell that coats an object in the caster's mana. This then allows moderation alteration and reforming of the object. A stone, for instance can be sharpened into a dagger. The larger the object and the more drastic the change, the more time and mana is required.

Terra Shift
Type: Earth
Speed: One Count
Chant: Shift
Rank: D
Range: 5m
Effect: A spell that coats an object in the caster's mana. This then allows for the object to be controlled remotely, similarly to telekinesis.

Servant Type: Rider

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Name: Calisa Lannister

Age: 26

Appearance: The Grail Games Emilie

Description: Due to her brother's domineering personality, Emilia is ordinarily subdued and composed, only doing what is needed of her. In reality, she is forced daily to suppress her personality, which is strong, bold, and commanding. By nature, she is also kind and compassionate, particularly toward other women and children. She is a strong believer in equality and in authority by effort, experience, and knowledge rather than inheritence or in the right of rule.

History: Unusually for most magi family, Emilia was not given away as the second child of the Lannister family, but instead raised alongside her brother due to her mother's insistence. Once Jamie began the process of learning the family's magecraft, Emilia was instead raised to be a proper lady. However, Emilia sought the knowledge of the magi lore and spent her spare time in the family's archives, reading their works. When it was realized that Emilia would not simply be a proper lady, she was instead trained to be the protector of the family's heir. Though she was able to train herself in a unique form of magecraft, her brother's anger at her daring to use magecraft in the presence of the family's true heir forced her to learn to fight with a rapier instead for the purpose of keeping him safe.

As someone whose Origin is Synchronization, Emilia is most comfort when coordination is found. Music is her forte because synchronizing her voice makes her comfortable. Since she wasn't taught magecraft formally, she had to find her own ways to do it herself. She doesn't have her magic circuits active, but after significant training, singing allows to temporarily switch them on, allowing her to utilize magecraft. Furthermore, her brother doesn't let her sing in his presence, so she was taught to fight with a rapier instead of magecraft in order to defend him. She can sing innerly to cast runes and reinforcement on herself.

Status: Bodyguard of Clocktower's representative

Origin: Synchronization

Attribute(s): Wind

Weapon(s): Rapier

Mystic Code(s): None

Skills: None

Magecraft: Sonata

Spells:

Starbow
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: A spell that applies the concept of the basic Bolt spell and is designed to be used like a bow. It is a "stretched" lightning bolt, like a bow, between two hands that is then shot as a projectile. A specialty of the Lannister family, whose power level is a rank higher than ordinarily. It is also condensed in their crest.

Siren Serenade
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: For as long as the caster can hold the final note of the serenade, all members of the opposite gender will be almost completely immobilized. In addition, the caster may grant one of those immobilized a kiss, making that person the equivalent of a slave for a period of twenty seconds.

Crescendo
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: On the final note of the verse, the air around the caster explodes outward, creating a localized sonic boom that originates from the caster's mouth. Anyone caught in the blast will be thrown backward, and anyone in immediate proximity will experience extreme disorientation, due to the rupturing of their ear drums.

Requiem For The Guilty
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: For as long as the caster can hold the final note of the requiem, all enemies within earshot will have their arms locked behind their backs, touching at the wrists, by an irresistible compulsion.

Fantasia Rhapsody
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: For as long as the caster can hold the final note of the rhapsody, all inanimate objects in close proximity to the caster will take on a life of their own, doing whatever is necessary to protect or remove any threats to the caster.

Aria Of Sacrifice
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: As the aria is sung, the caster heals the wounds of the person being sung over at the cost of the caster's voice. Healing minor wounds can be done with little side effect, but large wounds can rob the caster of their voice for hours, and mortal wounds for days.

Endless Nocturne
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: Demon familiars spawn from the caster's mouth for as long as the caster can hold the final note of the nocturne. These familiars appear to be semi-transparent, can travel through the air, and have no physical form. However, contact with their shapes causes a noticeable drain of prana.

Silent Symphony
Type: Lightning
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: Using the mana around them, the caster manipulates nearby objects to create a 'music of life' that most would be unaware of if they weren't actually listening for it. Allies, including the caster, within earshot of this spell are reinforced and revitalized, increasing their speed and physical strength by half. This spell also creates an influx of mana in the air, making any spells cast within the area more powerful. However, this second effect isn't limited to allies.

Servant Type: None

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Atlas Faction

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Name: Sima Zeltran Atlasia

Age: 42

Appearance: The Grail Games Am-rufes-falken

Description: Sima is a grave and determined man, perhaps to a fault. This has not won him much favor with the social elitists of magus societ, though his quiet and calming presence has made him a considerably efficient leader for Atlas. He is known for his single-minded focus - perhaps obsession, even to those at Atlas - with determining the end of the world through the Laplace's Demon and finding ways to prevent it.

History: Atlas was one of the first factions to enter into the magi conflict, desiring to counter Clocktower's efforts at expanding its power. Rumors spread that the real drive behind Sima's forcing Atlas into conflict with Clocktower was that he'd calculated the end of the world yet again and was seeking to prevent it. This led to much ridicule of Atlas and its leader, but Sima strove forward undaunted. The last faction to accept the ceasefire, Sima only grudgingly allowed peace at the begging of Atlas' magi. Though the taunts of Sima's obsession with the end of the world seemed only a malicious rumor, the announcing of the Grail Games seemed to ingite a sort of frenzy in Sima. Perhaps he had indeed forseen the end of the world in the near future. Whatever the reason, he refused the council of Atlas' influential magi and took the position as representative.

Status: Representative of Atlas, Director of Atlas

Origin: Perseverence

Attribute(s): Ether

Weapon(s): None

Mystic Code(s): Serpensmalus - a glove that produces thin, thread-like whips from the tips of the fingers. These threads are controlled and manipulated by thought. When they strike at an opponent, they send painful synaptic impulses to the brain to shortcircuit it. If they are able to connect to the mind, it is possible to override the mind with these impulses until it shuts down.

Skills: None

Magecraft:

Spells:

Memory Partition
Type: Ether
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: D
Range: N/A
Effect: An ability the alchemists of Atlas use to split the mind into several autonomous parts like a computer. The average alchemist can create three to five partitions, while someone of Sima's talents can create up to six partitions.

Thought Acceleration
Type: Ether
Speed: Single-Action
Rank: D
Range: N/A
Effect: The ability of alchemists of Atlas that allows them to perform high-speed calculations. It is considered the necessary skill for being an alchemist in the first place.

Servant Type: Caster

Home Base:

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The Moderator - Church Faction

Spoiler:

Name: Raphael Mercadier Chevalier

Age: 27

Appearance: The Grail Games Marcel

Description: Marcel is quiet and determined, and unwavering in his faith. He attempts to bury the tragedy of his past under stoic servitude to the Church, though the memories hide just beneath the surface

History:Marcel Mercadier Chevalier was born to a fatherless family. His mother, a woman of devout faith, raised him alone, sacrificing many things to give him a good life. She was always diligent in reading him the Word and trying to lead him in the ways that were right. Always one to help those in need, she often helped to care for orphans and the sick in the town, and tragically contracted a fatal illness. Though stricken with grief at her passing, Marcel resolved to honor her memory and join the Church. He studied the Word diligently and dedicated his life to the faith for many years as he grew into a man, with the intention of becoming a priest.

That is, until he met her.

During a trip to the market, Marcel spotted a young woman shopping for produce. A beautiful and vivacious girl named Lilian, she was the only daughter of the wealthy Delacorte family. Being stricken at once by both her beauty and disposition, Marcel began to routinely visit the market to simply catch a glimpse of her. Despite knowing that he was neglecting his studies, he could not stand the thought of a day passing where he could not see her. Then one day, while Lilian was shopping, a man robbed her of her purse and hurried off down the street toward where Marcel was. In an instant, Marcel had laid the man flat on his back in the street, unconscious.

"I can't thank you enough," Lilian said, taking his hand. "Though, I am a bit surprised. I didn't think priests decked other men."

Her laugh was intoxicating to Marcel's ears, and the feeling of her hand in his erased everything around him.

"I didn't think angels still appeared to men," he replied quietly, before he realized the words were out of his mouth. Lilian stared up at him, her cheeks flushed adorably, before she pulled away.

"Would you.. like to visit our estate?" she asked, not quite meeting his eye. "I would like to find some way of rewarding you."

"Helping you was reward enough," Marcel said, beginning to feel self-conscious. "I really should be returning.."

"Then as a favor to me," Lilian pressed, taking hold of his hands once more. Marcel knew he could never deny her anything, and he found himself nodding.

In little time at all, Marcel found himself spending less time at the chapel and more time with Lilian. It didn't matter if it was simply to help her with errands or to sit still by the lake and watch the clouds drift by. And that night where he held her in his arms and their eyes met before pulled her into a tender kiss, the young man only knew there could be no greater happiness than this. It came at a cost, however. One he hadn't imagined paying before - he would have to give up his life in the Church to take up a place in her father's business, or else he would not give his approval of their marriage. Forsaking the vow he'd made after his mother's passing, Marcel chose to pursuit this new life. However, Lilian had her reservations about this.

"Marcel, I can't ask you to give all that up for me," she whispered, her green eyes shimmering with tears. "I love you too much to do that."

"I would give up anything for you," Marcel replied softly, placing his forehead against hers. "There's no life for me where you're not in it."

Perhaps it was these words that brought disaster down on Marcel. Whispers began to emerge in the town that a killer was on the loose, one with vampiric tendencies. One day, however, only a month away from the wedding, the vampire felt strong enough to emerge fully. Hordes of the Dead attacked the mansion, with Marcel and Lilian only narrowly escaping and Marcel injured in the attempt. With nowhere to run, they attempted to hide in the church in town. However, they knew it was only a matter of time before they were found. Lilian determined then that she would need to lead them away.

"I love you, Marcel," Lilian whispered softly, pressing her lips to his in a tender kiss. "That's why I want you to live."

"Lilian, no!" Marcel said desperately, trying to stop her. But he couldn't move well in his condition.

"Your life has a far greater calling than mine," his beloved fiance replied. "It has to be this way."

Leaving her lover sobbing in agony and despair, Lilian hurried out in the town. Marcel sat for what seemed like an eternity when distant sounds began to catch his attention. Suddenly, a body slammed through the window, a strange sword like a cross buried through its heart. The man's corpse dissolved into ashes moments after it had hit the ground, the blade clattering to the floor. Before Marcel could ponder this much further, the door to the chapel opened. He stayed quite still in his hiding place until he saw, to his intense relief, the face of his fiance.

"Lilian!" he cried, moving out from behind the pulpit, only to freeze at the sight of her grey, waxy skin and venomous yellow eyes. The very sight seemed to make his blood run cold, and his body go rigid.

"Marcel, my love," came Lilian's sickly sweet voice. "It's all right. Don't recoil. We can truly be together now. Forever."

"You're not.. you're not Lilian," he replied, his voice of mixture of anguish and horror. Lilian snarled, tossing him across the room as though he weighed little more than a rag doll. Marcel gasped as he slumped to the floor, his hand brushing against something.

"Marcel, it's so cold," Lilian gasped, her body convulsing. "I'm.. so scared. It hurts."

No matter what she was, seeing the one he loved so desperately racked with pain like that made Marcel move toward her, to comfort her, to help her, to do something. It was his fault she was like this. He was responsible for her becoming this.. this monster.

"If we can be together.. then the pain won't be so bad," Lilian whispered, her lips splitting into a wicked smile as she held out her arms to him. But something in Marcel stopped him short. This wasn't Lilian. It couldn't be. Her sweet, angelic face could never look like that.

The momentary hesitation caused Lilian to snap. She lunged forward with snarl, slashing across his chest with her claws. Marcel fell once more to the ground, his hand grabbing around the handle of the blade. As Lilian dove for his throat, Marcel thrust the blade forward without thought, piercing his fiance through the heart. Lilian fell into his arms, her head resting in the crook of his shoulder in that perfect way it always did.

"I'm so sorry, Marcel," she whispered in the voice he knew and loved. "For putting you through this."

He could feel the familiar weight of her ice cold body vanishing as it slowly dissolved into dust. For several moments, Marcel could only stare blankly into space, his whole body numb. Then the emotions crashed over him, and he sobbed wretchedly as the realization finally caught up with him.

Lilian was gone. He'd killed the woman he loved with his own hands. And in the end, she'd apologized for what he'd had to do.

Marcel wasn't sure how long he'd laid there in the desolate sanctuary, tears running from his face into the old wooden floor, before slow footsteps approached. A man in priestly garb kneeled beside him, the same swords that Marcel had used between his fingers, as he laid a hand on Marcel's shoulder.

"Only one survivor," the man murmured in a solemn voice. "It seems God isn't finished with you yet."

Unable to even bury a body, Marcel was only able to place a marker on the property of the Delacorte's for Lilian and her family. After paying his respects, Marcel turned away from the graves, approaching the robed man who had found him. It was his sin, the breaking of his vow to God, that had sowed tragedy on his town, his soon-to-be family, and his beloved fiance.

"I'm ready to make penitence," he said, his heart cold and dead. "This time, my life is fully the Lord's."

Status: Moderator of the Grail Games

Origin: Penitence

Attribute(s): None

Weapon(s): Black Keys

Scripture(s): Shroud of Turin - A holy relic that prevents unnatural influence from corrupting the body of the one who is wrapped in it, rendering them generally impervious to lesser demonic weapons and attacks, curses, and any heretical magecraft that targets her specifically. As an example, a sword enhanced by magecraft would slam into it as though it were steel armor, but a normal knife would rip through it like simple cloth. This provides an excellent advantage in combat against magi and vampires.

Skills: None

Sacraments:

Cremation Sacrament
Chant: None
Rank: B
Range: 15m
Effect: A spell sigil engraved in the Black Keys that makes them burn once they pierce the target. Since it is originated from the "heretical" thaumaturgy, not many Executors can use this.

Baptism Sacrament
Chant: I kill, I give life. I injure, I heal. There are none who escape from my hands. There are none who escape from my eyes./
May it be so that you are shattered./
I welcome the defeated, the aged. Surrender to me, learn from me, obey me.
May you be at rest./
Do not forget the song, do not forget the prayer, do not forget me .I relieve you of all burdens./
May it be so that there is no deception./
Retaliation unto forgiveness, betrayal unto belief, despair unto hope, darkness unto light, death unto life./
May you rest in my hands. Let there be mark of your sins. Eternal life is found only in death./
Forgiveness is before you, and so my incarnation vows./
May God have mercy of this soul.
Rank: A
Range: On contact
Effect: A purification incantation. The sole mystery that is freely taught to all members of the Church. A simple ritual with an aria that falls on the Ten-Count category, it is capable of exorcising Demons and sending Wraiths back to the world of the dead. Possess weak capacities of physical interference, but its power is overwhelming against spiritual bodies.

Confirmation Sacrament
Chant: The grinding of the earth, the wheezing of humanity's breath./
A torrent of echos washing through the mortal mind./
So many distractions, but beneath it all, a silent voice whispers./
Open up your heart and soul, and let the Master in.
Rank: C
Range: On contact
Effect: A powerful incantation normally used to reaffirm the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This mystery allows the caster to delve into the target's thoughts and memories. The target must be unconscious for this mystery to be initiated, and while inside the target's mind, the caster will enter a trance-like state.

Eucharist Sacrament
Chant: This bread, a broken body. This wine, the spilling of blood.
Death brings life, a reflection of the Father's love.
Rank: E-A
Range: On contact
Effect: A holy incantation normally used for the consecration of Mass. This mystery allows the caster to change any one physical object into another physical object of equal mass for as long as it remains in contact with the caster. Once contact is broken, the object will immediately return to its original state.

Ordination Sacrament
Chant: Straight is the path and narrow the way, hidden amongst the thorns./
Can you be sure you won't stray from the course?/
Many have been martyred, and many more will follow./
Can you continue, knowing your own fate?/
Great are the rewards, and yet we shall throw them all away./
Can you live by the Word of God alone?/
A life of humble service now lies ahead./
I welcome you to the faith, my brother in arms.
Rank: B
Range: On contact
Effect: A powerful incantation normally used to ordain new ministers into the service. This mystery allows the caster to take possession of the target's body and senses for up to an hour, but does not allow the caster to access the target's memories. During the time of possession, the caster's body will appear to be sleeping. Physical contact with the target is necessary to initiate this mystery, and any damage done to the target's body during possession will be reflected upon the caster's body as well.

Servant Type: None

Home Base: Chapel

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:26 am

Name: J.C. pronounced Jayce (Jonathan Charles)

Age: 27

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Personality:
He is comfortable being in the background playing a supportive role rather than taking the initiative and standing in the spotlight. Most tasks he completes, though creative and motivated at the beginning, aren't always done on time. His emotions rarely get in the way of his work unless someone really tries to piss him off. When he does get angry, it is a cold anger that he can hold for days even weeks until it finally bursts loose. Usually, he is very down to business, unflinching even in the face of most horrible actions if they are part of the job.

Whenever he loses his initial motivation, he can appear a little unfocused and his lack of interest after the main objective is fulfilled can lead him to leaving open ends.

He is analytical and has a good eye for details. Together with his creativity, it helps him come up with ideas that appear to be reckless and irresponsible at times.

Character:
Unless he's known a person for quite a while he stays formal and critical in his interactions. When he does know someone closer, he is a loyal companion, most cheerful and sociable as long as it doesn't relate to his work. Pleasing in his behavior, Jayce can be charming in an unobstrusive way to the point where people will talk to him and then forget about him a moment later. However, he immediately becomes serious when more sensitive topics, such as missions, are discussed.

His biggest weakness is, perhaps still a remnant from the time he spent admiring his brother, that he keeps trying to prove himself over and over again. With no interest in money, his goal is recognition and respect for his talents above all.

History:

Spoiler:

Status: Enforcer?

Origin: Flow

Attribute/s: Water

Weapon/s: 2 daggers (one of them being Sicarii)

Mystic Code/s:

-Name: Circuit Breaker "Sircarii"
-Type: Specialized
-Appearance:

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-Effect: This weapon has the appearance of an elegant hand crafted dagger, with an adamantine blade that is engraved with tribal markings. On the outside it looks like a normal dagger and while inactive it can be used as such. Once activated by passing prana through the blade and calling out its name ("Sicarii"), it will amplify the pain from a wound tenfold, making it last much longer than it normally would. The pain is spread not only through the nervous system of the opponent, but also through the magic circuits without damaging them. As an after-effect to the pain, it also mimicks the effect of a cleansing agent, burning away all traces of magical interference done to a persons mind or their circuits.
Even a small cut will inflict far greater pain than a normal blade on those two levels, even though the physical damage may be minor. This allows the user to inflict wounds with greater effect, especially since it can range from dazing the opponent to torturing them.

Skills: Mystic Eyes of Illusion
These eyes allow the user to create a life-like illusion. This can range from simple objects appearing to the user clouding and changing his appearance in the eyes of the one affected. Depending on the strength of the illusion and the mental state of the one affected, it can last from several seconds to hours. It has tendencies to imitate the effect of hypnosis, only quicker and with a single word and glance.

Magecraft: Water, Ice

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Familiars:
Falcon - it used to be a real tamed falcon, loyal to Jayce until one day it was heavily wounded. Sad, that his companion and friend might die, he decided to make him into a familiar, that he now uses for recon and obervations.

Appearance:

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:48 pm

Name: Jacques Nold

Age: 60

Appearance:

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Description: A kind-looking, physically fit, but rather weary looking old man seen holding a cane for an odd reason. He constantly walks around with his shoulders held high and respect and attention and listens the views of a lot of other people. Though, he's also strange in the regard that he records almost every act he does in some form. That being said, the old man always seems very strangely distant, always lost in deep-thought.

History:

Spoiler:

Status: Archive and researcher of Thule society; Representative

Origin: Memory

Attribute(s): Wind and Lightning

Weapon(s): Dual Glaives

Mystic Code(s):

Name: Emperor's Guard
Type: Specialized
Appearance: A very well forged golden-looking metallic glaive, it is inscribed with various symbols that resmble royal and various writings from past ages that come with holders that attach to the bottom of one's arm that allows the glaive to fold up when it reaches the owner.
Effect: Once these glaives are inscribed with the insigna of their power they will always return to the owner like a boomerange as long as they have the momentum to do so.

Skills: Besides his near photo-graphic memory, nothing

Magecraft:

Spoiler:

Servant Type: Archer (Most likely)

Base: Underground Archives

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:15 am

I think we are going to go with Dusseldorf after all. :0 They have castles there! The Grail Games 4134108735

Jorg, Caster could set up here:

Kaiserpfalz (Emperor's Palace) Kaiserswerth

The ruins of the medieval Kaiserpfalz or Emperor's Palace, which was built in 1180 by the legendary Friedrich I. "Barbarossa" is a must-see for those interested in history. Restorations since the beginning of the past century have preserved the monument. In the neighbouring basilica, in a golden shrine lie the remains of St. Suitbertus.

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While Clocktower's faction, the Lannisters, set up here. :0

Scloss Eller

Not all of Düsseldorf's palaces can be seen from the inside. In contrast, their parks and English gardens are mostly accessible and offer beautiful walks. Especially in the summer months, the forest-like parks of Schloss Eller or Schloss Heltorf in Angermund are a cool oasis.

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Of course, Dowth will mercilessly criticize Jamie Lannister's pompous and foolish decision to take up residence in such an easily noticeable spot. But Jamie travels in style. The Grail Games 29879966

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I may change my character by the time this starts.

Whats your opinion of werewolves in the Nasuverse?

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:51 pm

They do exist, technically.

http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lugh_Beowulf

I'm not sure how you'd work that in though. Since they're phantasmal creatures, I don't see them being part of magi organizations. Unless, of course, you have him kill the Master from the Eastern Magi Organization and steal his Command Spells at the start of the war.

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Well that says that only Lugh was a phantasmal creature. But hrmm.

I'm only considering it because I thought I should make a Werewolf Original Character, so I doubt I'll actually use one. I'll try to keep it mind that they're more wild beast in origin than man though.

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:28 pm

Well, Lugh is on a completely different level. But they're still of that kind of species.

All right.

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:39 pm

This works out really well though, Jacques is quite familiar with France and Germany because of the island he lived on and trade... so I can probably do quite a bit with him.

The biography of that person was really interesting, what's he from? The VN that has the red haired woman as a MC?

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the castle seems good

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:49 pm

Okay, here's the map. First is an overview of the area, second is a close up with the main points marked and in the third one, I overlayed the subway map just to get a general idea of where the lines run

not all of these buildings are actually where I put them, but I guess this will work, right?

Let me know what you think....

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download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/05q9gikfxtn0pdk/map_overview.jpg

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download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ebg8587ccnz7k0g/map_close_up_v1.jpg

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download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/x84o5w4790z88ek/map_close_up_metro_v1.jpg

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looks good

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:51 pm

Do you know where a library is on the map noin? I'm trying to find a good one for my workshop :0

I do agree, it does like good though

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:59 pm

there are no pretty libraries in Dusseldorf, I checked...
but just pick a spot on the map and a fancy library building from some city and i'll put it in...

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:11 pm

Well, I don't think Jacques is going to want a pretty one :p

I'll look around and tell you if I find anything then :0

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:19 pm

I'm not sure which character you mean, Danny. :0

Very nice, Noin. ^^

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:08 pm

Who Jacques? My master? :x

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:18 pm

Dannytheman1 wrote:: This works out really well though, Jacques is quite familiar with France and Germany because of the island he lived on and trade... so I can probably do quite a bit with him.

The biography of that person was really interesting, what's he from? The VN that has the red haired woman as a MC?

You're saying the biography of the person your character is based off of?

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:57 pm

Oh, that's the werewolf guy you linked from earlier

and no I didn't base my character off him, I was asking what he was from

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:58 pm

Ohhh Lugh Beowulf from Witch of the Holy Night. Yeah, pretty interesting.

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Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:59 pm

Oh okay I see :0

I assume it isn't translated yet lol

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and it's only part 1 of a trilogy

Subject: Re: The Grail Games Sun Sep 01, 2013 5:03 pm

Oh that's pretty cool, I wonder if it's going to make time skips to show various points of her life :0

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