Tamatebako
Jeweled box of stored age
Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: C
Description:
The box in which Otohime kept Urashima Tarō’s age, preventing him from getting old. It’s a small container, decorated with some beaded gems, that looks of great value despite its rather simplistic design.
Initially, the box is empty, and must be filled with age in order to work as a Noble Phantasm. By Otohime’s own decision, she’ll take the age from elderly people, rejuvenating them to their prime, as stealing age from young people would lead to them reaching the point of returning to be an embryo outside the mother’s womb, what would cause their death. Stealing age during combat is an option as well, but since it may be a hard task, Otohime prefers to enter the battlefield with her NP ready.
Opening the lid, even if it’s a little, will release a white puff of smoke, which is the contained age. Any lifeform, enemy or ally, that is touched by the smoke will age in proportion to the density of the smoke. Even a little amount of smoke is enough to age some years, and receiving all the smoke at once will lead to death. Although Servants aren’t unaffected, skills like
Magic Resistance can grant protection to a certain degree and reduce the effects of aging, but total immunity comes only from representations of immortality or absoluteness.
It is possible to age only a part of the body, like a limb, in order to dull the movements of the opponent, but the effect will vanish after some time in that case. Also, although this Noble Phantasm is usually used to make the enemy stop being at their prime, there are some Servants that will benefit from the aging, or that won’t be really affected. For example, Alexander would become Iskandar, and Li Shuwen would reach the age in which he mastered the usage of the spear. The opposite is logically possible, as well. Their Noble Phantasms wouldn’t change, however.
Ryūgū-jō
Coraline palace of distorted time
Type: Fortress
Rank: B
Description:
The submarine palace in which Otohime and her father Ryūjin lived. Made entirely out of coral, its beauty is incomparable. It is possible to survive in it despite it being underwater, but since it can only be built on the sea bottom, reaching it is other thing.
As long as Otohime is inside the palace, she can control the surrounding waters, modifying the sea currents and creating whirlpools in order to hinder the access to it. Only a Servant of nature similar to Otohime’s would be able to make its way to the building without trouble.
Same as in the legend, the flow of time is different from the rest of the world. Originally, a day inside was a hundred years outside. During the Holy Grail War, the time difference is less abrupt, being
“1 hour = 1 day” instead of
“1 day = 100 years”.
The relatives and servants of Ryūjin, denizens of the sea, lived in Ryūgū-jō as well. This allows Otohime to summon marine creatures like whales and giant squids, as well as Phantasmals like the
umibōzu, able to capsize ships with great ease.