Create-A-Servant 3

[Spammin Spiff]

It's mostly contain of knowledge type things or test of convictions. Almost riddle like, since the anecdote is basically a debate of the divinity of Jesus. The Prophet said that in order to prove he was right he was willing to be punish along with his family by god. If he was wrong, and Hasan was one of deeply involved of he brought up during the day of that the deal was supposed to be made.

With that in mind, I wonder what him and Saint Martha would think of each other? (Considering she actually knew Jesus personally)

[Ismail2002]

Well, I guess they would probably the world longest debate in Chaldea. With like a jury of Ritsuka, Mash, Da Vinci, Holmes, Goredolf and Sion to try and convince them which one of them is right.

[Ismail2002]

Class: Saber
True Name: Abu 'Ubaidah Ibn Al Jarrah (Flat Escardos)
Alignment: Lawful Good
Origins: Arabia

Parameters
Strength: B
Endurance: D
Agility: C
Mana: B
Luck: C
NP: A

Summoning Line: Oh, hello there, my name is Abu Ubaidah, I think that how you pronounce it. It’s too hard for me. Well just call me Flat since I am more of a Pseudo Servant. I also kind of preferred that since I am a bit embarrass that own such a great Heroic Spirit in me. Don’t worry I still have the skills that the spirit inherited to me.

Lore/Background:

Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah was born in 583 in Mecca to a merchant family, and he was famous for his modesty and bravery. In 611, he embraced Islam just a day after Abu Bakr did so, and he was a sahabi of the prophet Muhammad from beginning to end. During his life he was a successful commander that lead the Muslim army into victories in Syria and the Levant. Until one day that a plague came it claim his life one day after he refuse to return to Medina in spite of Umar's warning's to be together with his army.

Class Skills:

Magic Resistance (EX Rank): Usually this skill would come at B rank but’s merging with Flat whose magic circuits is kind of chaotic. This skill becomes twisted and powered up in bizarre way.

Riding (B Rank): Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in the time period one was alive in, for they are no exception. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills:

Uncrowned Martial Arts{Fantasy} (- Rank): While he was an excellent fighter in his own right Abu Ubaidah was constantly overshadowed by his comrade and contemporary Khalid in every aspect of combat. So much so there is not detail in his skills as a combatant. With the Flat's influence this skill warps into an oddity. Rather than conventional fighting styles flat's habits of enjoying video games let him replicate some the techniques from there. Or any media outlet that Flat has already seen.

Mending of Links (A+ Rank): This skill allows Saber to fix and repair magical circuits by inserting a bit of mana of his own. This was further upgraded by Flat’s unique magical circuit that help the mending proses better. By inserting pieces of it on to another person like an organ donor. This skill was based on the story of the Battle of Uhud, where Abu Ubaidah remove bits of chain mail link that has pierce the prophet’s cheek by using his teeth.

Supreme Commander (B- Rank): Combination of the Skill Tactician's advice and Tactician’s Command. This skill represented the skillful tactics that Abu Ubaidah used to conquered huge swaths of the Eastern Roman Empire effectively cutting them off from the levant. This skill does receive a downgrade thanks to the airheaded nature of Flat and the nature of his magecraft that he can’t replicate the same tactic twice forcing Saber to come up new tactics for every conflict.

The Delegator (EX Rank): This skill allows Saber to impart important magecraft on to others especial that originates in the Islamic sacrament. Though the fusion to Flat he can relatively teach other types of magecraft but due to erratic nature of Flat magecraft. The people that he thought might have a hard time understanding it. This skill is based on a story of couple of people that wishes to take someone back home to their people to be taught Islam and ask the prophet who is best suited amongst his companions and the prophet replies Abu Ubaidah for he is the most trust worthy among us here.

Noble Phantasm:

Unwavering Siege
Type: Anti-City
Rank: A

Chant: You can’t this escape this enclosing dessert storm, try to endure it if you can.

With this NP, Saber can mark a building or a territory to engulf by a bounded field of desert storm that slowly drain the mana of anything inside original this NP is a slow one but his sprit core mixes in with Flat’s. it turns the entire thing into an anti-magic field where no magecraft other than true magic can be cast. This NP is based on Abu Ubaidah, most renown strategic use of prolong sieges that manage to conquered out many great cities in the levant such as Damascus, Emesa, and Jerusalem.

Mics Line :

Likes: I really like Chaldea here, where else in world that you find so many great heroic spirits from many different eras.

Dislike: Anything that is too physical which remind me, why did I have to get the Saber Class it would much better if the heroic spirit that fused with me be the caster class. Then I don’t have too much of physical labour. But it’s okay Flat don’t complain too much.

The Holy Grail: There is some many things I would like to wish for but I don’t it be right to do while I am still fused with this heroic spirit. But can I still see it.

Event: There is festival coming, yahoo. I wonder what kind exciting things will happen there. Let’s go master

Bond Lines:

Bond Line 1: You want to know how I became infused with this heroic spirit. To tell you the truth I don’t know. I was sent on an expedition to the levant by the mages association but there I wanted to try out some summoning magic that I learn from the Clock Tower. Then this happen, I can’t remember the details of the ritual I used.

Bond Line 2: Master can we take a five-minute break all of this fighting really taken a bit of toll in me. Aww come on, we been fighting hours, I mean I know that I am now a servant but still I am still not use to this fighting.

Bond Line 3: Do I still the presence of Abu Ubaidah heroic spirit well that is hard to say. I still his memories and such. But he never actually come and speak to me. These memories are like what is left of him.

Bond Line 4: Master, I been seeing a lot more into the memories of Abu Ubaidah. They have become so much clearer. I feel like I am watching a HD movie of his life, seeing his struggles and achievements to become a heroic spirit just motivates me more in the coming fights.

Bond Line 5: I remember know master on how it happens. There another entity within that I been seeing. It always torments me, throughout my life but then at that ritual I think I heard the voice of Abu Ubaidah. I think He pulled it out of me, when he left me with some of his power.

Creator's Notes :

This is my first pseudo servant original I was going to make this a regular Heroic Spirit but I when I am going through the ideas for his NP. It kind of remind me of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi a bit. Then I decide to make him a Pseudo Servant and for the magus I look up some mages and find Flat to be really intriguing so there you that how I came up with this sheet. Though since this quite a first for me to create a pseudo servant and I am not that well verse in Fate lore. So please tell me if I am breaking any lore here and tell me how to best fix it.

[VitaVitaAR]

Considering my next Servant to work on, I have a couple Casters left, a couple of Berserkers, a couple of Assassins, some extra class stuff including two Foreigners and a couple of Avengers, and... some various other ones who need even more fleshing out.

[Kamera]

Master, if this single flower cannot fulfill your every desire, then how about a thousand?

Class: Assassin
True Name: Hurrem Sultan
Gender: Female
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Origin: Historical Facts and Rumors
Attribute: Man

The beloved wife of Suleiman the Magnificent. So called “the Rose Witch of the Harem”, she was the archetypal femme-fatalle (yandere) who was said to have pulled the strings of the Ottoman court from behind the scenes.

Known as Roxelana or La Rossa in Europe, she was born as the daughter of an Orthodox priest in the eastern reach of the Kingdom of Poland, but during her youth she was captured in a Tatar raid and was sold into the Ottoman Imperial Harem. For her cheerful personality, she earned the name of "Hurrem" which means "the cheerful one".

She rapidly rose through the ranks of the Imperial Harem and became the favorite of Sultan Suleiman. Eventually, the slave girl became the legal imperial consort of the Ottoman Empire. She was the first woman among the Imperial Harem to obtain the title of Haseki Sultan (Imperial Consort), breaking a two century tradition that forbids a concubine from marrying the Sultan.

It is said that, as the most powerful woman in Ottoman history, she cunningly influenced her husband’s political and administrative actions, from matters of heir and inheritance, disposal of troublesome generals and viziers, to international diplomacy.

Parameters:
STR: E
END: C
AGI: B
MGI: C
LCK: A
NP: A

Class Skills:
Presence Concealment: B
Hides one's presence as a Servant. Suitable for spying. It is possible to disappear and become extremely difficult to be detected. The rank of Presence Concealment drops considerably when preparing to attack.

Personal Skills:
Magnificent Flower: A+
A gentle beauty that magnifies and gives purpose, as opposed to those that corrupts and brings ruin. Similar to a high ranking Charisma, it grants advantageous effects on all allies. In addition, by converging all its enhancing effects on a single “beloved person”, it is possible to even strengthen a normal human’s combat capability to the level of a Servant, or provide boost to a Servant as if they’re being powered by a Holy Grail.

Assassin is a blooming flower that heralds prosperity instead of decline. She accompanied Suleiman the Magnificent since his youth, and continued to support him until her death. Testament to her dedication, together they led the Ottoman Empire to the peak of its glory.

Bloodied Thorns: A
As they say, the most beautiful rose often has the deadliest thorns. It is a Skill that boosts the effectiveness of Assassin’s skills and Noble Phantasms against someone in proportion to the target’s level of affection to her. Reversely, it lowers the effectiveness of the target’s skills and Noble Phantasm against Assassin in proportion to their affection to her.

Though it can be considered the “other side” of the Magnificent Flower skill, it is more in similar vein to the Innocent Monster skill. It is the aggregate of rumours and anecdotes that spoke of a deceitful and evil woman that ensnared and manipulated the Sultan to execute anyone she dislikes, even causing him to strangle his own sons by another wife to death.

Sultanate of Women: EX
A Skill derived from the period in Ottoman History established during Assassin’s reign as the first Haseki Sultan, where wifes and mothers of the Ottoman Sultans often wielded greater power than the Sultans themselves.

In other words, it is Imperial Privilege. It allows Assassin to receive a wide array of skills that normally she cannot obtain. At this point, her imperial authority is essentially the same as the greatest Ottoman Emperor, Suleiman the Magnificent himself.

Noble Phantasms:
Harem-i-Humayun
Sanctified Love of a Thousand into One
Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: A+
The Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Empire.
The ultimate symbol of the Sultan’s power. The royal institution that gathers the most intelligent and beautiful women from all across and even beyond the Ottoman Empire, in order to serve the needs and wants of the Sultan. The concept of the “secluded pleasure paradise of the exotic orient”, which has captured the imagination of countless writers and foreigners, weaponized and turned into a Noble Phantasm.

As the Haseki Sultan, Assassin held the paramount authority within the Imperial Harem, and during the period of the Sultanate of Women that she established, the influence exerted by the harem has extended beyond the walls of the imperial palace and encompassed the entire Ottoman Empire.

As a Noble Phantasm, as long as the Master’s magical energy suffices, it allows Assassin to conjure up to a thousand women from the Imperial Harem that acts as an extension of her own Saint Graph. They cannot act independently and can only manifest in a limited territory which Assassin has established as the “chambers of the harem”. However, Assassin can distribute to them skills obtained through her pseudo Imperial Privilege Sultanate of the Women.

[Alexcoene]

Women who are the real power behind the throne are always interesting, and she sure doesn't disapoint. And besides making her Master into a literal harem protagonist, I can imagine the combination of her Noble Phantasm, Sultanate of Women and Magnificent Flower empowering her master to be real scary.

[DelRey]

Nice, Ottoman Kama/Mara harem event

[Kabalisto Koga]

Women who are the real power behind the throne are always interesting, and she sure doesn't disapoint. And besides making her Master into a literal harem protagonist, I can imagine the combination of her Noble Phantasm, Sultanate of Women and Magnificent Flower empowering her master to be real scary.

i like to add a really well made servant and during my researches did that Sultanate of Women caught my attention .

and a Quetsion hs she any interests in other servants like Warriors ,Rulers ? Also ab out the imperial Privileges some examples wouuld be nice ?

[Ismail2002]

Hurrem Sultan : Great Sheet Kamera, though If I to crictizize something is that I don't get the personality of then as a servant the closes thing i get is she is a manipulator femme fetalle . But that more of an archtype. But hey that is just my opinion.

But speaking of which what do you guys think the sheets i been posting lately i bearly get a response

[Kabalisto Koga]

Hurrem Sultan : Great Sheet Kamera, though If I to crictizize something is that I don't get the personality of then as a servant the closes thing i get is she is a manipulator femme fetalle . But that more of an archtype. But hey that is just my opinion.

But speaking of which what do you guys think the sheets i been posting lately i bearly get a response

okay at first my own oppinion after some years of servant making and observing type moon aka fate development Anything with enough History or renown can be a servant .

Then your Flad servant is honestly not so good as the aspect of Flat is not so developed in my oppinion try to find ways to incorporate Flats magecraft into it think about a Sword technique or style that combines that as Flat would be more Magic Kinght ! like he is a fan of video games so try to make him try to emulate some Fantasy Anime stuff like Flame sword ! or thunder speed ! as Flat is a charackter whichs potencial is just limited by his own personality you could go wild there even more if you stated that the servant that you chosen has no accounts in how they are fighting !

Let your magination run wild there !

Here are some Pseudo servants i could find from here : Baal /Matou Zouken by me ,Sekhmet -Bastet /Platina a special collaborat Servant , Sifr/Luvia by my Friend Royd, Eros/Matou Shinji by WHitefrenzy as examples .

[Ismail2002]

Thanks for the tip, Koga

[Kabalisto Koga]

Thanks for the tip, Koga

i always like to help ! an Question how do you find my Zouken servant ?

[Ismail2002]

It's pretty interesting servant though reading the part about throwing his caution in to pious people which is like my entire servant list except for maybe Hussein ( Alter ) and seems he is a really calculating man. How is he planning to deal with them

[Kabalisto Koga]

It's pretty interesting servant though reading the part about throwing his caution in to pious people which is like my entire servant list except for maybe Hussein ( Alter ) and seems he is a really calculating man. How is he planning to deal with them

am i asuming right in that you are wondering how my Baal srevant would react to your Servants ?

[Ismail2002]

Yup

[Kabalisto Koga]

Yup

Well as they spread a Religion that made others betrayedt heir original Religion amongst them also the last of his own Worshippers doe he would see them as Rebels even more radical then the "Israelitic descendants" in other words jews so he sees them as enemies oft he natural order thus should in a Grailwar encounter them would he want to defeat them in the most ugliest and brutal way though before as Baal was a God of the Semitic Mythospehre would he ask them out why they broke with the faith of their Ancestors then either would he perhaps either pity them for their false decisions and would try to explain them their mistakes and explain them the world out of his divine viewpoints what he would afterwards do would depend on them ,

when they are after his Educational talk are acting understanding and see their mistakes would he offer them his guidance and patronage if not then would he treat them like guilty criminals that are to be executed ,in other words he would unleash his hordes or his second Noblephantasm .

So myQuestion at you how would you servants react to such a encounter ? or how are they react when if they encounter a other servant which is a God or strong believer in another religion ?

[Ismail2002]

They would probably be very adamant on their stance and Hasan pull of his noble phantasm on his master to just to prove that he is right. If they encountered like a god like servant the just assume it's like a powerful djinn or something. Like powerful creature but nothing divine as for other believers in different faith. They try to honor them as best as they could especially other monotheism. But for most of them they applied the fence rule. As one of the lines in the Quran said my religion is my religion and your religion is yours. Basically they don't try to force their conversion to others and let agree to disagree. Only retaliated if it's being force on them

[Kabalisto Koga]

They would probably be very adamant on their stance and Hasan pull of his noble phantasm on his master to just to prove that he is right.

i understand and how would they react if they encounter example wise a Budhistic or Hnduisic servant or a servant of another religion ?

Or what wouldt they think of my Bogatyr which has qualities of a Saint ?

And what is your oppinions about fanfictions or stories like the Lostbelts ?

[Ismail2002]

Like I mention previously, that they tried to honor and respect their faith. Even try to accommodate for them. They only rule is if they don't their to force their faith on them and vice versa. The same Bogatyr they would respect him as a warrior, people like Saad and Zubair would probably challenge him to duel once in while. As that last question, I don't think this is the right thread for it

[Skull]

Rider

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True Name: Arthur Wellesley
Epithet: "Le vainqueur du vainqueur du monde"
Region: Britain (18-19th Century A.D)
Hidden Attribute: Human
Alignment: Lawful Good
Likes: Gambling, Wine
Dislikes: Railways, Talkative People
Talents: Flamenco Dancing, Park Forestry
Natural Enemy: Napoléon Bonaparte

Parameters
STR: (D) END: (C) AGI: (C) MGI: (E) LCK: (A) NP: (B)

Character

Rider takes the form of Duke Arthur Wellesley of Wellington, the hero of the Napoleonic Wars, later elected Prime Minister of Britain and then Leader of the House of Lords.

A man of few but concise words, best exhibited when Queen Victoria complained to him that the Crystal Palace was infested with sparrows and after a pause his only response was "sparrowhawks, ma'am" before promptly leaving. The source of this behaviour was his time in India, where in order to be a better leader he dedicated himself to suppressing his emotions in order to become as logical as a machine and as cold as a steel sword that cuts down his enemies. This culminated in his nickname of "The Iron Duke" and to the displeasure of his comrades where he expected the same mindset to the point that he told General Álava, "we march at dawn" and "we dine on cold meat" so often that the man would dread every time the Duke opened his mouth to speak.

Of course no man can truly erase his feelings completely and so they rattle inside of Arthur, gradually building up until they explode out in an uncharacteristic display of emotion such as when Colonel Ponsonby brought the news of Napoléon's abdication - Arthur broke into an impromptu flamenco dance, spinning around on his heels and clicking his fingers in excitement, or when Doctor Hume was reading the full list of fallen soldiers in the Battle of Waterloo, Arthur broke down crying as despite being hailed as "Europe's Liberator" the cost of innocent young men's lives was too great to hear. Another consequence of this behaviour is his awkwardness with women and his inability to turn down a pretty face which the newspapers would often report with embarrassment when another one of their national hero's "amorous liaisons" was revealed. When it comes to his own opinion about himself, Arthur is a paradox of pride and humility, he sees himself as an aristocratic officer who must always dress extravagantly in public and be addressed as Mister or Sir at the least...but is also the same man who transferred his army bed to his house because he disliked expensive luxuries and refused to be congratulated for defeating Napoléon, instead arguing that every soldier (living or dead) regardless of rank should be given the same reward for serving in the Waterloo Campaign which then became the Waterloo Medal.

Despite his personal battle record being exemplary in life, Arthur sadly notes that he is not the ideal person to fight in such a Holy Grail War against mythical heroes and villains, though he does prefer it to needlessly wasting the lives of soldiers on the battlefield. Nevertheless, he will try his best with sabre and pistol in hand. Arthur's strategy remains the same as it was in life - observe what the enemy is capable through either spyglass or scouts and then fight a defensive battle, waiting for an opportunity to appear and then seize upon it. Despite being able to make extensive strategies preparing for every possibility, a particular vice from his adolescence persists and Arthur will be completely willing to gamble his life on slim probabilities if it means clinching victory. Showing a rare smile, he fondly recalls how Generalfeldmarschall Blücher was sweating bullets after Arthur explained his plan to defeat Napoléon which rested on insane odds, and considers Blücher the true hero for holding the faith and managing to carry out the plan. Although Arthur does not begrudge his Master if they are unable to fight, he will butcher a quote from his comrade, Vice-Admiral Nelson - "every man can only do what is expected of him" and explain that if combat is no their forte, then they should not force themselves and try to find other ways to support whether its scouting out the enemy with Familiars or even just making food to raise morale is fine.

His Wish upon the Grail? "Badajoz, Talavera, even Waterloo...far too many boys lost their lives because of my mistakes. I can't call myself a hero unless I redo it again perfectly."

Skills

Class Skills

Magic Resistance - (D)
The protection granted against magical effects. Differing from the Resistance effect that merely rejects Magical Energy, this ability cancels the spells altogether. As the Duke was a normal human in an Age where Mystery was very thin it is only natural that he has some of the lowest resistance to an enemy's magic. It is only at this high a Rank due to the boost given by the Class Container. Thus he can only cancel Single-Action Spells to the point where he is no better than a magic warding amulet.

Riding - (B)
A Class Skill of Rider and Saber class Servants, denoting the ability to ride mounts and vehicles. Rider-class Servants will typically possess a high rank. It is said that dragon type mounts are an exception, requiring a different ability other than Riding. The Duke was always fearlessly riding into battle on Copenhagen to the point where that image was burnt into the witnesses and later public consciousness through paintings and statues of them together. As a result, most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in the time period the Duke was alive in, for they are no exception. However, he cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills

Command of the Duke - (B)
The transformation of the "Command of the Tactician" Skill that is given to strategist Servants. Arthur Wellesley was more than just the Commander-in-Chief of the Army as his ambitions soared higher he became elected Prime Minister of the country and later the Leader of the House of Lords. As such his skill as a strategist and his charisma as both a political leader and aristocrat have been merged into a hybrid Skill so that when fighting in a group battle - be it with his Master, his steed or another Servant - their collective allied power will be maximised so long as they continue to follow the Duke's command and bonuses will be granted when attempting to pass any kind of Check.

Absolute Mind of Steel - (A)
The unique mindset possessed by the Iron Duke and a sub-category of the Mental Pollution Skill. In order to become the ideal General, Arthur dedicated himself to training his mind and body to suppress his emotions and become a cold logical machine that earned him his nickname by others who claimed he didn't understand the hearts of his followers. Things have changed little even as a Servant and Arthur will not flinch at pain nor will he even notice if he's running on fumes. Furthermore, Arthur has the ability to cancel out other Skills that induce Mental Interference of a lower Rank such as Charm or Pressure, however magical based abilities that try to confuse Arthur such as Illusion Magic will be mitigated instead.

Protection of the Saint - (C)
The Blessings from a certain Saint from beyond time and space. In reward for his service, Arthur was granted entry into the oldest Order of Knighthood in Britain - the "Most Noble Order of the Garter", whose Knights protect the sovereign and the country by dedicating themselves to the image and arms of England's Patron Saint, Geórgios. In return, the Saint offers a fragment of his divine protection onto Arthur so that as a Servant, the absoluteness of his body is reinforced and a Plus Modifier is added to his physical Parameters upon entering battle with another Servant.

Noble Phantasm

"The burning strength of a meteor and the razor sharp winds of Arabia, combine once more and summon my most noble steed...Dash on in, Copenhagen!"

Copenhagen
Graceful Warrior of the Blood Stained Soil

[Type: Anti-Unit], [Rank: D], [Maximum Range: 800 Metres], [Maximum Number of Targets: 1]

With a shrill whistle from Arthur, his faithful war-horse Copenhagen springs forth from thin air. A former racehorse of moderate success, Copenhagen's time to shine was when he was bought for Arthur ahead of his return to France to face Napoléon again in the Hundred Days War. Serving his master in many a conflict, but the most notable was the Battle of Waterloo where Copenhagen carried Arthur continuously for seventeen hours straight whilst keeping him safe from bombardments, rifle shots and sabre slashes.

Riding upon Copenhagen gives Arthur the much needed agility and impact to his sword strikes alongside the mobility to position him for a well timed pistol shot. Copenhagen is an invaluable asset for Arthur to compete against the other Servants in a Holy Grail War, but as he is an ordinary horse with no defences against magic or mystery, Arthur takes great care to only summon him when he needs him in battle, otherwise Arthur will try to make do with something like a motorcycle to get around. In return, Copenhagen shows his traditiontal display of affection towards his master by trying to kick him in the head.

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"The hesitation, the pain, and even the despair that block my way! With dreams, courage and friendship...Carve open a road through them all and press forward!"

Leo Belgicus
La Belle Alliance

[Type: Anti-Army], [Rank: B], [Maximum Range: 0 Metres], [Maximum Number of Targets: Variable]

The crystallisation of Arthur's legend can only be his success at the Battle of Waterloo in which he overthrew the conqueror Napoléon. However, as Arthur is no mage and he has not accumulated enough Mystery, he is unable to summon his army as other military commander Servants might. Nevertheless, when Arthur finds his back against the wall he will call upon his old comrades to lend him their power. In response the spirits of the fallen soldiers of "the Beautiful Alliance" rise up as wraiths and gather around Arthur's body with their combined fiery passion lights up to cover Arthur in the burning aura of a Medici Lion, the same one that still sits atop the hill of Waterloo watching over and guarding the land.

Whilst in this form, Arthur is given a significant boost to his Parameters which allows him to compete with the more powerful Servants but at the cost of precision as his sword slashes have now been replaced with the swipes of a lion's claws - Arthur compares fighting in this state to a temporary Class change to a Berserker Servant. As is to be expected of a Rider Class Servant but Arthur can deploy this Noble Phantasm whilst riding a mount (whether Copenhagen or otherwise) in order to further strengthen their combined power as the Medici Lion envelops both of them. Unfortunately as Arthur is not a mage he cannot maintain the Noble Phantasm for very long and it can only remain deployed for one hundred seconds at a time. Arthur does not consider this an issue as he believes one should not carelessly invoke the spirits of the deceased unless it is truly a serious situation.

Lore

Born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Ireland, Arthur Wellesley was an awkward boy with little promise. His love of gambling led to a money shortage which caused him to enlist in the British Army where he became the aide-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland with mainly social duties like meeting guests and attending balls with his superior. An amateur musician, Arthur tried to woo his sweetheart Kitty Pakenham but her family turned down his proposal of marriage due to Arthur being a debt ridden young man with no serious career path. Spurned by the rejection, Arthur set his violins on fire and swore he would become somebody someday.

Throwing what little money he had left around, Arthur bought his way up to the position of Lieutenant-Colonel in His Majesty's 33rd Regiment. Meanwhile in France the Revolution was happening and seeing the new Republic was intent on declaring war did Arthur's Regiment get sent to Flanders. It was here that Arthur got his first taste of battle and although the entire Campaign ended in disaster, he learned valuable lessons about tactics - in particular that failure came from bad leadership and poor management. Returning to England, Arthur found himself promoted to full Colonel now that his incompetent seniors in the Regiment were dead. It wasn't long before Arthur was on a new assignment, this time to assist the Governor-General of India who he discovered was his own elder brother Richard. The increasing friction between the British East India Company and the Sultan of Mysore led to war breaking out once again and Richard sent his younger brother into the fray to defeat the Sultan. Throughout the almost decade long time he served in India, Arthur changed drastically from the energetic lad into the cold hard military general he became famous as. By a curious quirk of fate, on their voyage back to England, the ship the brothers were riding stopped at Saint Helena and Arthur spent the night in the same pavilion as his arch-nemesis Napoléon would later find himself during his exile.

Following a brief battle in Copenhagen, Arthur found himself back in England and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. But celebrations would have to wait as the French Empire was invading Spain for control of the Iberian Peninsula in what heralded the start of the Napoléonic Wars. The Battle of Roliça and the Battle of Vimeiro, Arthur defeated the French forces in Portugal time and again, but it was his crossing of the Douro river in a daylight coup-de-main to rout the French forces that made him famous and earnt him the title Viscount Wellington and the subsidiary title of Baron Douro of Wellesley. Over the following years, Arthur gradually pushed the French forces back into Spain and using Santander as his base, he smashed the army of King Joseph Bonaparte in the Battle of Vitoria, for which he was promoted to Field Marshal - the highest rank in the army. With Spain also secure, Arthur invaded the south of France winning at the Nive and Orthez with the Battle of Toulouse being cut short because of the news of Napoléon's surrender. Hailed as the conquering hero by the British, Arthur was made Duke of Wellington and the Prime Minister wanted him to go to Canada to help them with their war against America, but Arthur declined saying he sensed that Europe still needed him.

His premonition turned out to be correct as Napoléon escaped from Elba and returned to France to start what would become known as the "Hundred Days". Arthur left Vienna for the Netherlands to take command of the British-German army and their allied Dutch, all stationed alongside the Prussian forces of Generalfeldmarschall Blücher. Napoléon's strategy was to isolate the Allied and Prussian armies and annihilate each one separately. The French invaded the Netherlands, with Napoleon defeating the Prussians at Ligny, whilst Arthur held his ground at Quatre Bras. Nevertheless, Arthur chose to retreat and regroup with the Prussian forces in an attempt to thwart Napoléon's strategy. The place Arthur chose was a site he had noted the previous year as favourable for a battle: the north ridge of a shallow valley on the Brussels road, just south of the small town of Waterloo. What became known as "The Battle of Waterloo" was only around ten hours long yet became the turning point for the history of Europe. Throughout the constant bombardment and the charge by the French Imperial Guard, Wellington's men stood firm and their faith rang true for Marshal Blücher arrived on time to strike a critical blow to Napoléon's flank that crippled his forces. Morale crumbled and the famous line - "La Garde recule. Sauve qui peut!" ("The Guard is retreating. Every man for himself!") was shouted amongst the French soldiers and Napoléon was forced to surrender once more.

After returning to England, Arthur became increasingly involved in politics once again and eventually resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the army and became the Prime Minister via the Tory party. It wasn't a terribly long term but Arthur did manage to get the Catholic Emancipation passed, giving equal rights to Catholics after he gave an impassioned speech at the House of Lords. Despite being a national hero, Arthur did not enjoy the same popularity as Prime Minister with the newspapers in particular claiming that he did not understand the hearts of his fellow countrymen. Following the Tories return to power in 1834, Arthur declined the opportunity to become Prime Minister again and instead chose to become the Leader of the House of Lords, serving as a bridge between the two Houses of Governance with shrewd political manoeuvring by using his London residence to host intimate dinners and private consultations. Eventually Arthur retired from political life by 1846 and spent his twilight years as the Chief Ranger and Keeper of Hyde Park and St James's Park.

Relationships

Alexander/Julius Caesar - "Heh, if it isn't Mr.Alexander and Mr.Caesar."

Anastasia Romanova - "Do not expect special treatment just because your ancestor was in the same Chivalric Order as I."

Fionn mac Cumhaill - "It's hard to fathom, the mighty Fianna having their stronghold just a stone's throw away from my childhood home in Ireland."

Lakshmibai - "I see some things never change and the Indian will to fight is forever strong."

Napoléon Bonaparte - "We meet at last - this is perfect, no innocent boys need die, just a duel between the two of us."

Richard the Lionheart - "My apologies, if we had stopped Napoléon sooner then he would not have desecrated your grandmother's remains."

Saint Geórgios - "It is an honour, to be in the presence of the Saint whom our Chivalric Order is dedicated to."

Taigong Wang - "I certainly wouldn't be opposed to learning from a tactician of your calibre."

Tristan - "The King does not understand the hearts of men...huh?"

Creator's Notes

It greatly saddens me to see the lack of representation of Napoléon's greatest rival so I just had to correct that. Gregory Peck's impeccable portrayal of fictional Napoléonic War hero and title character in the 1950 film "Captain Horatio Hornblower" was a huge inspiration for the Duke in this Sheet. That said, I tried my best to work in all of the Duke's personality quirks to make him his own man. Seriously though, the film is good - go watch it.

I tried to mirror him to Napoléon for obvious reasons but that proved difficult since the latter's Servant makeup is far more geared towards being an emperor rather than a military leader. Though the Duke was Prime Minister of Britain as well, but that isn't as important to his legend. I hope he isn't too boring, most of his Skills and Noble Phantasms are pretty standard thoroughfare so I tried to develop his personality as much as possible to make up for it.

The FaceClaim is Desaix from the Chinese RPG "Banner of the Maid". Kinda ironic that I used a Frenchman to depict the Duke but it is what it is.

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My first Servant Sheet of 2022...trying to start the year off with bang wouldn't you agree?