The story of Moses is often said to be the story of a man who used the power of God to free his people from the slavery of Egypt
Yet, as is often the case, the true story is much more complicated. It in truth is a struggle between brothers
one who struggled with duty and one who struggled with right.
In the end however who was burdened by what?Greetings, master. I am servant caster. If I am your servant then god favors you... but that does not mean assured victory. We must still toil for that. Come master. Let our suffering begin.
Sources
EGGS, Typemoon.Fandom.Com. GrandOrderBot, Twitter.com.
True Name
Moses
Class
Caster
Origin
Abrahamic Myth
Alignment
Lawful-Neutral
Likes
Humid Climates, Pools, Sundaes, Jewelry, Following the Commandments, Remembering his Family, Speaking Freely, Working Hard, Exorcising Evil
Dislikes
Dry Climates, Sand, Blood, Gaudy Trinkets, Blasphemy, Slavery, Depravity.
Talents
Martial Arts and Guiding People
Natural Enemy
Ramsess II
Other Classes
Ruler or Foreigner
Catalyst
Stone Fragement of the Commandments or Fragment of the Burning Bush
Armaments
Shepard's Cane (E-rank)
Parameters
Str: C End: B Agi: C Mna: A Lck: D NP: EX
Lore
Moses. A name well-known throughout the world as the savior of the hebrew people. The man, according to the bible, responsible for the emancipation of the hebrew slaves of Egypt. Yet it was no simple task as the pharoah, the ruler of Egypt, refused him ten times and only gave him his request on the 11th time he was asked. Even then he tried to prevent their escape but stopped his pursuit as both a means of farewell and because of the beauty of the light that parted the sea so the former slaves could escape his forces.
Yet the story is more complicated than that. For the story of Moses begins with his miraculous salvation at birth. the Pharaoh, Seti I, had a prophecy delivered to him that suggested the hebrew infants held a member among their number that would be the salvation of the slaves. Fearing this prophecy he ordered all of the infants be killed. However god foresaw this event and had sent an angel to warn the mother of Moses to send him down the nile in a wicker basket.
After doing so the Pharaoh's men arrived and slaughtered thousands of innocent children. However Moses escaped this fate as the Pharaoh's daughter found and adopted him. Seti I suspected his origins but did not protest, enjoying the joy of his daughter. As he grew Moses lived as he was expected. He formed a strong bond with his brother-in-law Ramsesses II and Nefertari. Yet, after being bested again by Moses, Ramsesses II revealed his origins to him in a fit of rage in order to try and hurt him. Seti I punished Ramsesses II for his cruel and rash action but did not deny it, revealing his daughter had in fact adopted him and he was not royalty by blood.
Moses, disturbed by the news, went to see the hebrew slaves realizing he was one of them. Seeing the cruelty of the taskmasters for the first time personally he reacted violently and killed one effortlessly. Realizing his crime he fled into the desert, not to be seen again for years. He took a wife after an incident named Zipporah and had two children with her. They and her father joined him in his travels.
That is until one day Moses beheld god in the form of the Burning Bush. It revealed to him the truth of his circumstances and requested he return to Egypt to fulfill his destiny; to free the slaves of Egypt and guide them to the promised land. He agreed with this, remembering his childhood, and headed there. Initially he brought his wife along but after god confronted and nearly killed him he decided to send them back, fearing for their safety.
Once he arrived he began his hard work. He met back with his brother, who was now pharoah, and reunited with him happily along with their childhood friend Nefertiti who had married Ramsesses II and became his most beloved queen. He was truly happy to reunite with them. Yet, close to the end of their reunion feast, he revealed his true intentions and begged his brother to simply let his people go and let them be on their way without resistance.
Naturally, Ramsesses II was incensed and refused. Moses, not upset by this, simply expressed sadness and prayed there and then that god's anger would not be too great. From there the ten plagues descended upon Egypt. For each plague god made him bring upon Egypt he crafted charms, per god's instruction, to protect his peoples. While he protected them somewhat all were hurt by the plagues showing the lengths god would go to free them.
Then the final plague was announced. The angel of death would descend that night to claim the firstborn of every family within Egypt. Both slave and Egyptian would be victim to this plague. Rather they would with the sole exception to those Moses chose. He was given instructions, as with times before, on the charm that would save some families from the visit of the angel of death. Rather what houses to pass over entirely.
Yet Moses was disturbed. He, naturally and as expected, instructed each of the slave families on how to ward off the angel. Most obeyed with only a few non-believers who prepared for their end. However his heart was heavy with guilt, knowing what would be visited upon the Pharoah that night. So under a disguise he went to the palace and snuck into the throne room. He left a small tablet with the instructions and his signature. He could not, even on this path, bring himself to hurt his own family.
Yet tragedy struck as the Pharoah disregarded them as mere hoaxes despite the plagues. As such that night the Angel of Death visited the palace and killed Ramsesses II's firstborn son. In the morning he was captured and brought to the palace. A great arguement and fight ensued but unlike in the past he lost the battle. Yet Ramsesses II realized the truth. He was let go and his people freed.
Yet anger still boiled in the pharoah and an adviser convinced the pharoah to chase them. However god revealed what was to be done about this. Their path forward was not across land but through the sea. God waited until the morning light his his staff and through it unleashed a great power that split the sea in front of the Pharaoh who was dazzled by its beauty. So dazzled that he ultimately decided to let them go. Both to admire the beauty of the split sea at morning's first light and as a farewell to his brother.
Yet his story does not end here. For he faced more hardships in his life. He had to endure a full ten days and personally carve the ten commandments with his bare hands. He then had to punish those who had lost faith and worshipped false gods. He had to split the earth to prevent would-be captors from capturing and enslaving them. His final hardship however was choosing a successor. Eventually he decided Joshua would finish their journey and he went to a nearby mountaintop to watch his people enter the promised land. It is unknown how he died there, only that he died atop that mountain watching his people claim their land.
Class Skills
Territory Creation: D
A skill granted to Caster servants so they may recreate the workshops they used in life. While he was indeed a magus of a kind in life he never made a true workshop. Instead he has given himself this skill at a higher rank in order to use it to form temporary safe havens in the form of campsites. At least, that's what he claims. It is entirely plausible that he always had this capability on his own.
At his rank he can form temporary safe havens with this skill. Rather it imparts the knowledge of how to form one with magecraft, grants him the power to do so, and allows him to cut down the time needed to form one. This safe haven includes a bounded field to ward of mundane creatures and humans while also slightly invigorating them in the event of danger. It even allows him to create a small spring of clean drinking water and shelter from molded earth.
Item Construction: D
A skill granted to caster servants in order to recreate the legendary items they had once made. As he has no claims to fame in this regard, his claim is instead that he made various things to protect his people from the plagues. Simple trinkets. This skill allows him to remake them and also do so half as fast as he normally would need to make them at this rank. At best they can impart a level of Magic Resistance equivalent to E-rank but often they are specific in preventing damage from a specific effect from one of his Plagues.
Personal Skills
Jacob's Limbs: A
A skill that few in legend have. Martha, Him, its progentior Jacob. It is a martial arte made to one day overcome the 'Angel of Death' that wields a legion of 20,000 angels. As the second to practice it and one who learned from Jacob himself in some manner he has it at its mortal peak. A level that is said to allow one to defeat even an archangel.
At his particular rank not only is he practically unassailable in close-quarters combat. While parameters play a role in the practitioners particular strength even if the difference is two ranks behind an enemy he can easily match pace and prevent injury to himself while finding openings to counter attack.
Further this skill completely ignores the additional defenses provided by divine or faith-based skills such as Protection of God, Protection of the Faith, or even Divinity regardless of their ranks. Each strike from him is done against the non-divine defenses the enemy has. It also grants a plus modifier against divine enemies.
Guidance of the Lord: B
A skill that acts as a guide for servants that once served a god in some way. Normally they would acquire some form of divine protection or the skill Revelations however this skill acts as an intermediate between the two. In his case it not only gives him protection in the form of strengthening his body it also guides him in battle. This is based on the protection and guidance god granted him throughout his life from saving him from the murder of hebrew infants ordered by the royalty to the expediant escape out of Egypt after his murder of an egyptian taskmaster.
At this rank his Strength, Endurance, and Agility raise by a rank during combat and he gains a somewhat precognative feel for battle. This precognition comes in the form of instinct guiding him in battle akin to the instinct skill without the nessecary battle experience. However it can even account for things far outside his own knowledge base leaning more towards the 'Revelations' skill. Further it will warn him somewhat in advance, granting him a general capability to react.
Plagues of Egypt: -
A skill unique to him. It is his form of magecraft gained as a result of his service to free the hebrew people from the enslavement of Egypt. It specifically replicates the ten plagues of egypt and allows him to call upon diluted forms of said plagues. Technically it is part of a greater noble phantasm but unlike the proper part of it he can access this anytime he wishes, whereas the true form of the noble phantasm cannot be activated purely by his own will.
The ten plagues of egypt were; Hot blood spreading throughout the nile, the frogs that came from the nile and swarmed the land, turning the dust of the land into a swarm of gnats, the rise in attacks on people and livestock by wildlife, the pestilence infecting livestock, the soot turned dust becoming boils on the people of Egypt, the storm of hail and fire rained upon Egypt, the swarm of locusts from the north, the three full days of darkness, and finally the angel of death claiming the firstborn of every family within Egypts borders.
He can command diluted forms of these plus the punishment he was made to inflict upon the peoples who lost faith in god on their trek to the promised land while he was on a mountain receiving the laws by god to ensure prosperity. This punishment was melting their idol and feeding it to the unfaithful. The diluted form is simply him firing golden blasts of mana at his enemies, akin to a Mana Burst.
Part the Sea, Split the Earth: B
A skill granted by legends regarding his feat of splitting the earth and parting the red sea to reach the promised land. Despite only two instances these moments became synonomous with his salvation of the slaves of egypt. As such they became part of his powers. However it works fundamentally different from his Plagues skill. That skill is fully in his control, while this skill is in the hands of 'Gods Judgement'.
Effectively this skill functions akin to Mana Burst at an equivalent rank. However unlike a normal skill he cannot control this skill. Rather 'God' decides when it is appropriate to utilize this skill. Despite this fact it never randomly activates. Rather it only activates when he is desperate for either victory or escape. Yet sometimes it does not activate at all. These themselves however provide a hint on whether the circumstances are truly so dire or if there is another, less drastic option available.
In addition to functioning like Mana Burst it also has Anti-Nature properties. It deals significantly more damage against the environment as well as entities tied to nature. Nature spirits, shamans, and even Ultimate Ones are dealt extra damage in the form of strikes while this skill is active having a plus modifier against them.
Personality
Despite his heroic myths and various depictions as a wise old man Moses is anything but. He is an excitable youth who leaps at the chance to help others and save people. He will happily rush into burning buildings to save its inhabitants and he will dive into raging rapids to rescue drowning victims. This is his active persona and when calm still acts fairly youthful. He happily engages in talk and enjoys delicacies.
Yet despite his enjoyment of life when it comes to being a servant he gives his full attention. His demeanor completes changes into that of a confident, somewhat sarcastic figure who serves his master faithfully and with his all. This is purely because he believes that god permitted his summoning due to favoring the individual he now is bound to. At least, this holds true for generic masters. This changes should his master be wicked, depraved, or amoral.
For masters who are atypical long lineage magus, that is to say they view humanity as reagents for their experiments and life as their laboratory, he has a different tact. He will not slay his master but will give them ten chances to repent. Each time his master committs an atrocity before him he will demand they pay recompense to the victim. If he is refused he will not push the point. Rather he will mark that as a failure. If his master committs eleven atrocities he himself will slay his master.
This is because he views his summoning differently in this circumstance. He no longer views himself as the benevolent guide of his master. He views himself as the man who is to save his masters soul or if he cannot punish him. He applies the method he was instructed to use in guiding his brother to the correct choice to his master on a lesser level. Should his master fail to heed him then he has only one recourse; to slay his master before anymore damage can be done.
A different side emerges should he encounter either of his childhood friends or Zipporah. All else will fade and he will emotionally return to that night before the plagues. He will greet his brother, Nefertari, or Zipporah with earnest joy and seek to spend some time with them. Even when fighting as a servant he will seek to engage in fair combat. However rather than seek the elimination of his enemy he will seek to defeat their master, seeking to gain them as an ally.
This is because, at his core, he is a troubled individual. While he fully believes what he did was right as he was following gods directive he still feels guilt over having to do it. Rather he regrets that it was him specifically that did it and doesn't believe that it being gods orders removes the stain of sin upon his soul. He believes earnestly that only the forgiveness of Ramsesses II, Nefertari, Zipporah, and his sons can truly purify his soul.
Thus he seeks out, perhaps endlessly, grail wars to participate in or oversee. For a chance to reunite and seek forgiveness. He realizes it may be in vain. He even, on some level, believes there is no sin in his soul. However his regret runs deep and he chases it endlessly. He does hold a wish within his heart; to be forgiven by those he hurt. Yet he thinks he must do so himself without using the grail... or at least that the mere act of being summoned in some role in such wars is his wish being fulfilled somewhat and his role otherwise being his payment.
Interactions
Ramsesses II
Brother! So you've been summoned as well!... A shame it couldn't be when I was a ruler, but no matter! We should-
... Brother, what are you doing? We're enemies aren't we?
Huh...? Well yes but it's day. Surely we can catch up?
... You never change, do you?
Zipporah
It really... is you... yes, we must talk. So much has happened... I cannot wait to hear what you have to say!
Joshua
Ah, my successor. Good to see you in your prime once more. A bit of a shame we have to fight but... well it'll be fair, right?
Noble Phantasm
Atop that mountain I beheld his glory. Atop that mountain we were promised prosperity... bear witness now to his proof!Decem Praecepta!
Type
Anti-Unit
Rank
EX
A crystallization of the focal point of his legend. The tablet that would change the course of history. Ten laws carved by god to guide his people not only to the promised land and prosperity but also into his kingdom of heaven. Laws that would form a moral foundation for centuries to come. What might be thought of what he would have as a Ruler, he instead has as a caster.
This noble phantasm has a single, powerful passive effect that is active at all times. While it has a true name release it is only for truly desperate times. Upon a tablet of stone he has ten command spells etched into it. He can only use these on himself but they function extremely similar to normal command spells with the sole difference being they autonomously exist separate from a master. In addition to generating mana to allow him to exist without a master they also allow him to use one up in order to either empower himself or allow him to battle if he has lost his master.
So long as he has one command spell he can exist without a master. However in this state he cannot fight as in order to he must use up a command spell. He can restore the stock of command spells with a combination of his Item Construction and an abundant spring of mana. However this is a time consuming process and requires three days and three nights for each command spell regained.
He can, if he chooses, grant other masters command spells as if they were legitimate. If he does so he loses that command spell as though he has used it up and the master gains a fresh command spell.However there is a cost for this. For each command spell he has a single restriction placed upon him each reflecting a law he passed onto his people. If he transfers a command spell then the master is likewise restricted by the law attached. If he restores command spells then the law attached restricts him once more.
Specifically the laws are; He must not worship other gods before god, he must not make any depraved imagery, he must not use god's name in vain, he must keep the sabbath day holy, he must honor his father and mother, he must not murder, he must not committ adultery, he must not steal, he must not give false testimony towards an associate, he must not covet anything an associate has, he must not covet the wives of his associates, and he must not covet the estate of his associates.
Breaking one of these laws has an intense effect on the one bearing the command spell. It inflicts a negative status resembling the law broken to the one who bears the command spell and law. For example worshipping another god before the lord will cause the masters magecraft to lose a full rank for 24 hours and their servants divinity to be lowered a rank for that amount of time. Likewise if they murder someone then the master and servant each take a serious but not fatal injury.
AN
Spoiler:Well here's a sheet in-between sheets. I'm still working on my second entry for the monthly but I came up with this sheet in the meantime. Hope everyone enjoys my take on a Moses servant!
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