Create-A-Servant 3

[Lady Vanatos]

You used the sexy, grizzled canon WoL as the art so points for that

[Spammin Spiff]

As per your suggestions Royd, I made edits to Josiah's 3rd NP. I hope you find it to be a bit better now.

[RoydGolden]

As per your suggestions Royd, I made edits to Josiah's 3rd NP. I hope you find it to be a bit better now.

It definitely feels more fitting for an OP hidden trump card now, yeah.

[Vance]

I was amazed at how quickly this next sheet was coming together and then i got to the NP and...things might slow down.

[Skull]

Saber

"I see, this must be my punishment for being so powerless back then. I will not repent, but I will devote myself to atoning for what happened. As such, if blood is to be shed, then we shed it together Master."



True Name: Hildebrand
AKA: Hildibrandr
Epithet: "The Master-at-Arms of the Amelung"
Region: Lombardy (Germanic Mythology)
Alignment: Neutral Good
Likes: Family, Honour
Dislikes: Annoying Requests, Betrayal
Talents: Counsel, Duelling
Natural Enemy: Kriemhild

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

Character

Saber takes the form of Hildebrand, the mentor and master-at-arms of Dietrich von Bern. A stern older man yet never lacking in vigour as he goes about his Knightly duties. As a natural instinct, Hildebrand will immediately position himself as his Master's tutor, overseeing the itinerary of the day's activities and advising on the best course of action as he attempts to impart wisdom that will enhance the Master's efficiency. It would take a strong willed person to get him to back down, but once done he will respect them all the more for it. Hildebrand is willing to do most things that his Master requires, but he draws a hard line at anything ridiculous or embarrassing, recalling the most humiliating moment of his life when his liege Dietrich could not get his newly wedded wife to sleep with him and so he ordered Hildebrand to hide under the couple's bed and whisper advice to Dietrich throughout the night on how to seduce her.

At his core, Hildebrand values honour the most due to his belief it is a fundamental trait of a Knight. Unfortunately this leads to trouble as his dogmatic belief in it makes him inflexible which leads to tragedy such as when it came to having to fight his own son to the death. It is for this belief that he lost his cool and killed Kriemhild when she swore to end the killing, only to immediately after slaughter her brothers. The sheer disregard for the sanctity of one's vow and the harming of your own family made the normally calm Hildebrand explode with righteous anger. Because of this mindset, Hildebrand finds it difficult to go against his oath of loyalty to his Master and will only do so in the most extreme scenario of his Master turning out to be an absolute villain. Family is also especially important to Hildebrand and he always carries around a picture of his wife and child wherever he goes in order to remind him of what he lost.

Although Hildebrand tries to portray himself as the calm, detached and intellectual type. The thirty years of exile spent in the court of Altera the Hun had a profound effect on him. When not accompanying his lord Dietrich on an adventure, Hildebrand would often pass the time fighting duels on behalf of Altera until he became famous as her "Hunnish Champion" despite not actually being from Hunland and received a treasured Arm-Ring from Altera as proof of his victories and as a subconscious tic, Hildebrand will place his hand on it when he is under pressure. Though he is loath to admit it, Hildebrand came to love the thrill of duelling and developed a darker, more savage side to himself. Ever since seeing the demon of vengeance that was Kriemhild, Hildebrand works hard to suppress this side of himself to prevent a fall to darkness like what happened to her. As an aside, Altera was one of the only people aside from his lord Dietrich to leave a deep impression on Hildebrand and he became quite taken with her to the point that once their exile was over, Dietrich had to remind Hildebrand of his wife and child at home in order to get him to leave Hunland.

When it comes to the Holy Grail War, Hildebrand is not worried at all as despite his senior age he can keep up with all the young'uns. Once he encounters an enemy Servant, the image of the kindly old man starts to melt away and the bloodthirsty warrior begins to emerge. Thus he does not cower from any Servant he meets and will furiously clash swords with them and despite not being the strongest swordsman that has ever lived he instead will try to overwhelm them with his speed. But do not be mistaken as Hildebrand does not turn into a brute but rather continues to use his intellectual brain in battle to analyse information about the enemy and formulate the best strategy towards victory. As an honourable knight, Hildebrand would not consider dirty tactics like targeting enemy Masters and would reprimand anyone who would dare suggest such a thing.

His Wish upon the Grail? To go back in time and warn himself of the trap that King Ermanaric had laid which claimed the life of his son, Hadubrand in the most tragic manner.

Skills

Class Skills

Magic Resistance - (C)
The protection granted against magical effects. Differing from the Resistance effect that merely rejects Magical Energy, this ability cancels the spells altogether. As a Knight from the age of swords and sorcery, Hildebrand has a decent immunity to magical effects even if he does not use them himself. He will naturally cancel out spells with a chant below two verses, but it will not work on anything on the level of greater Magecraft or Great Rituals.

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. As a Knight, Hildebrand has a bevy of experience when it comes to riding mounts, in particular horses. He can handle most vehicles and animals with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in the time period he was alive in, for they are no exception. However, he cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts.

Personal Skills

Advice of the Tutor - (A)
The ability to analyse and disseminate information gained to one's allies in a swift and efficient manner. Having been the appointed as the tutor to the hero Dietrich von Bern since his childhood and then later his counsel, Hildebrand has perfected the art of explaining complicated concepts to the "laymen" (simpletons) and continues this practice in regards to the Holy Grail War. One example of such usage would be if his Master is stuck on a pilotless plane, Hildebrand would use the knowledge from his Riding Skill to walk them through landing it to the point where the Master will feel like an expert after the explanation. Another hypothetical scenario would be if Hildebrand encounters an enemy he cannot defeat, he could use the information gained from fighting them and explain it to another Servant as a battle plan that would maximise the chances of success.

Giant Beast Slayer - (B)
The tactical knowledge that is derived from having abundant combat experience against giant enemy lifeforms. As a vassal of Dietrich, Hildebrand followed his liege on many adventures that often involved them fighting against larger than life creatures such as Giants and Dragons. Since the majority of the outcome of these battles were decided on a razor's edge difference between life and death, Hildebrand took it upon himself to study these types of enemies and how best to dispatch them for future encounters. As a result, when Hildebrand is engaged with an enemy that is of Large-class or higher, his attacks that successfully connect will receive a Plus Modifier before damage calculation.

Perseverance in Old Age - (B)
A Variant type Skill of "Battle Continuation" that embodies a hero who continues to fight and win against foes despite having past the prime of their youth. Originally this Skill would be two Ranks lower, but unbeknownst to Hildebrand it was boosted by his wearing of the Hunnish Arm-Ring, a gift from Altera that signifies people who fought as her Champions and was carved from the alien materials found within the dark ruins that Altera emerged from. Now as a Servant, Hildebrand is able to fight with the same youthful vigour as if he were a man half his age. In addition, the mortality rate from injuries is reduced and it is even possible to continue battle for a single Turn after receiving a fatal blow.

Noble Phantasm

Balmung
Phantasmal Greatsword of True Ether

[Type: Anti-Unit], [Rank: B], [Maximum Range: 1-50], [Maximum Number of Targets: 500]

The Holy Sword that was once the prized possession of the Nibelungen family. After the tribe's downfall, the sword passed through several hands until it was eventually wielded by Hildebrand. Having tasted the blood of the dragon Fafnir, those with the Dragonkin Trait will take additional damage from its strikes. Unfortunately the old man is incapable of drawing out the sword's full power from the blue jewel embedded in the hilt due to his lack of aptitude for Magical Energy and so the Noble Phantasm has been Ranked Down. As a result, Hildebrand keeps the hilt covered in wrapped clothe to disguise its identity.

Upon chanting "—O sword, Let thee be filled", Hildebrand holds the sword above his head, and it begins to glow with an orange light. The jewel stores and preserves magic energy, True Ether from the Age of Gods and although Hildebrand cannot fire it outwards like Siegfried could, he can force some of it downward into the blade giving it a twilight aura. The empowered sword starts to oscillate wildly and Hildebrand has only a few seconds to utilise its increased speed and cutting capacity so he focuses all of his strength into a single move whereby he dashes at the enemy and slashes them as many times as possible within a second so that as he passes by it seems like nothing has happened, until the "clack" of Balmung returning into its sheath causes the enemy to fall to pieces.

Although that is normally the extent of what Hildebrand can do with Balmung, if the situation is dire enough then he will reveal to his Master that there is in fact a way to access its full power. By convincing the Master to give up two of their precious Command Seals to boost Balmung it transforms back into its true state of an Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, allowing Hildebrand to achieve the True Ether full release of the sword. By chanting "All will be separated into light and shadow. In this moment the world reaches its twilight. Now fall ― Balmung!" The twilight aura rips through the cloth wrapping and swells around the sword until it is released as a flash of light, a surging wave with the simple purpose of destruction that could even destroy the Dragon Fafnir with a single shot. Unfortunately, even with the boosting of the Command Seals, the drain is incredibly intense and so even if he wins, Hildebrand afterwards will be exhausted and will have to withdraw and rest for an entire day.

Lore

Son of the Duke of Fenidi, Hildebrand received a Knighthood from his father when he was only twelve years old. After becoming a man, Hildebrand left his home to serve King Dietmar in Bern, it was here he encountered the five year old prince, Dietrich von Bern. The knight and the prince became friends and Hildebrand taught Dietrich about the art of combat and chivalry, becoming the boy's Master-at-Arms. Soon Dietrich became a powerful warrior who went on many adventures and acquired several notable followers. However, it was then that Dietrich's uncle King Ermanaric became fearful of his nephew's growing prestige and demanded that the young man submit to him. When Dietrich refused, Ermanaric raised an army to overthrow him.

Realising that his forces were outnumbered, Dietrich took a number of his followers (including Hildebrand) and fled Bern, eventually arriving at the capital of Hunland where Altera welcomed them as fellow opponents of the Romans. Despite the fact that Hildebrand left his wife and son behind, he dutifully stayed with his liege in Hunland for several decades, getting into many adventures both courtly and fantastic. But none had more of an impact than when Kriemhild became Altera's wife. Hildebrand had advised against the union as he had disliked her ever since the incident at Worms where Kriemhild set Siegfried against Dietrich and Hildebrand had to coach his liege on how to defeat the mighty dragon slayer. Nevertheless the union went through and Kriemhild invited her brothers to come to the feast in an elaborate revenge scheme to assassinate them for their part in the murder of Siegfried.

Despite the custom of leaving one's weapons behind before entering a feast, the Burgundians decided to retain their arms thanks to a cryptic warning from Dietrich. Thanks to Kriemhild's provocation, the Hunnish warrior Bloedelin starts a fight with the Burgundians and a melee ensues. Despite the chaos, Dietrich orders his men to remain neutral but when Rüdiger who swore to protect Kriemhild is killed by the Burgundians, Hildebrand and the others get drawn into the battle against the orders of their lord. Despite the mounting bodies from all sides, the conflict drags on until only Hagen, Gunther and Hildebrand are left standing. Outnumbered two to one and badly wounded, Hildebrand is forced to retreat to Dietrich who avenges his fallen comrades by defeating both Hagen and Gunther whilst restraining them and taking them to Altera and Kriemhild. Though the Queen promised Dietrich that she would spare them, she quickly had Gunther slain and when Hagen refused to reveal the location of Das Rhinegold, she used Siegfried's sword Balmung to kill Hagen as well, fulfilling her revenge. Infuriated by the breaking of one's oath and the cold hearted murder, Hildebrand draws his sword and swings at Kriemhild...but after nothing happened the Queen laughed that he is a useless old fool. Hildebrand then took out a ring and flicked it onto the floor and dared Kriemhild to pick it up for him, but when she tried to move she found her body fall to pieces from the old warrior's sword strikes.

By this point, the duo had spent thirty years in exile and upon hearing that King Ermanaric had fallen into poor health (secretly done by his treacherous adviser), Dietrich decided it was time to return home and reclaim his birth-right. Declining any assistance from Altera, the duo rode out for the kingdom of Bern but once they got there, there was already an army waiting for them. The commander of the army signalled the pair that they would honourably do combat by champion instead of simply crushing them. Hildebrand rode forth to face the opposing champion but to his horror he realised the final trap Ermanaric had set as the opponent lifted his visor and declared himself to Hadubrand, son of Hildebrand - who according to Ermanaric has been long dead. Hildebrand responds in vain by suggesting that Hadubrand will never fight such a close kinsman in the hopes that his son will understand the implication. But Hadubrand merely points to the arm-ring that Hildebrand wears and states that only the elite of the Hunnic Empire bear them and that the old man is a Hun, a liar and a coward. Hildebrand realises that there is no chance of talking his way out of a fight and so accepts his fate honourably. The two champions clash and all that is left is an old man cradling the corpse of his estranged son.

Around the same time, King Ermanaric was assassinated by his treacherous adviser which created a break in the chain of command that easily allowed Dietrich to assert his claim to the throne and it wasn't long before Bern was in the hands of its rightful ruler at last. Hildebrand on the other hand could not muster any joy and so when he heard of a Danish warrior looking to fight him, he gladly rode out to Saxony to meet him. The warrior declared his name to be Ásmundar and he must slay the "Hunnish Champion" Hildebrand in combat in order to get revenge for Hildebrand having killed Ásmundar's father Aki many years ago. Hildebrand did not say anything and merely drew his sword. The two clashed fiercely but the younger Dane proved victorious and cut down Hildebrand. As the old man lay dying he took out a picture of his son from the inside of his broken shield and lamented that this must be Fate punishing him for killing Hadubrand. When Ásmundar asked what he was on about, Hildebrand said that the young man was in the dark about a lot of things and revealed that the reason why he had killed Ásmundar's father was because he had abducted Hildebrand's mother and raped her. It wasn't until after Hildebrand had killed the villain in revenge, that he realised that his mother had given birth to Ásmundar and decided it was best to leave the boy behind in Denmark. Now he was facing death at the hands of another family member, Hildebrand thought it was a fitting end and with his last breath asked his half-brother to give him a proper burial if nothing else...

Relationships

Altera - "Oh King of the Huns, it would be my honour to fight alongside you once again."

Beowulf - "Hmm...that armour. Yes, that definitely was crafted by Witege's father. How serendipitous."

Brynhildr - "Is that you Brünhild? I see your sour face is still unchanged."

Cú Chulainn - "I see. So you too have tasted the bitter despair of murdering one's own child..."

Romulus - "...'All within Rome, nothing outside of Rome, nothing against Rome', eh? I guess it was that kind of absolute rhetoric that caused Odoacer to betray us and join the Empire."

Siegfried - "We meet again, Prince of Xanten. You'll forgive me for wielding your sword but after what happened in Burgundy, I think you'll agree it's in wiser hands."

Sigurd - "How strange. I'm certain we've never met before yet I can't shake this strong feeling of Deja Vu."

Creator's Notes

It's been eighteen years since Fate first released and I'm genuinely amazed at how some of the more obvious names like Dietrich von Bern are absent. Figured I'd give a crack at tackling some of them, especially Hildebrand since I love the Nibelungenlied so much.

Had a hard time deciding what to do in regards to the German/Norse split. Ultimately though, Hildebrand/Hildibrandr is virtually unchanged between the versions unlike Siegfried/Sigurd so I decided to just keep him as all one person even if it might run counter to what "canon" says. Although for the sanity of the readers, I forcibly kept all names in the Sheet in their Germanic forms where possible.

The FaceClaim is Benedict Pascal from the SRPG, "Triangle Strategy". T'was very difficult to find a balance between the wise mentor and a capable older warrior.

T'is been a while folks. All comments and criticisms are (not) welcome~

[pokemonmaster]

Caster of the undead


Class: Caster
Other Classes: foreigner
True Name: George Andrew Romero
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Place of Origin: North America,USA

Parameters:

STR:E
END:C-
AGI:C
MGI:A+
LCK:C
NP:

Height:6,4
Weight:160id
Likes: scaring people for fun, film making, classic zombies adoptions, anything that is naturally scary
Dislikes: modern zombies adoptions, maliciously scaring poeple
Talent:film making
Natural Enemy:???
Attribute:Man
Traits:Hominidae Servants,male,week to Enuma Elish
Armament:no weapons but is always holding a small handheld camera
Catalyst: a original draft of night of the living dead

Class Skills:
Item construction D: He's able to only create things that are relevant to his shows such as costumes, props, things like that.

Territory creation B+: He's able to create a movie studio one almost identical to the one that he used to make his iconic works, if this is used in combination with his noble Phantasm, it can accelerate the process quite rapidly.

Personal Skills:
Mystic eyes of fear perception A: Caster revolutionized a whole medium through how well he could scare people. It was all thanks to these eyes of his. With this skill Is able to look at someone and instantly know what their fears are from the slightest to the most deepest darkest ones, Caster becomes aware of them. On top of this, he also knows what is currently scaring someone if they are currently frightened.

Charisma C-: Even though Caster is a master at knowing how to frighten people, he doesn't come off as it most of the time More often than not. He'll just come off as a quiet, nice old man. That is quite pleasant to talk to giving off almost a grandfather like vibe.

Noble Phantasm(s):


The Dead walking
Title My wonderfully scary creation


Type: anti-unit/anti army
Rank:E-A
Range:1-40
Max Targets: ( as many bodies as caster can get)

A noble phantasm which represents caster's biggest mark on the world. His creation of the modern day zombie with this noble phantasm casters able to make zombies, the zombies require a physical host to be made more specifically. A deceased host. The longer the host has been dead, the stronger the zombie will become. This process normally takes quite some time for caster to do. But if he's given the time to also set up his territory creation, the process can be sped up quite a bit. In the very unlikely scenario that Caster gets a hold of a heroic spirit that he can turn into a zombie that zombie will quite literally turn into a zombified version of that heroic spirit, although it will not be able to use the noble phantasm of the spirit it once was it will still retain the skill parameters at once had, although all being decreased by one rank.

Lore:
caster's true name is George Andrew Romero. The person that is quite widely recognized as the creator of the modern zombie movie. His 1968 cult classic night of the living Dead is what the foundation for the modern interpretation of zombies. And is what led to the zombie craze of the modern era

Personality:
Caster, despite what some might think is actually a quite Nice quiet men living to talk and get to know people. He comes off as just a very enjoyable elderly man to be around. That's his on the surface anyway, below the surface. He's a bit more of a prankster almost he loves to scare people plain & simple. He loves to craft ways to bring out their deepest fears and bring them to the forefront. He does this in a very almost lighthearted way. He doesn't do it. Maliciously and if he seen that he's gone too far he will be wholeheartedly apologetic.


Creator Notes: (attempt number 2 at a servant hoping i did better then last time once again like how this turned out even tho i don't know how to do the fancier stuff yet )

[Anju Addams]

Snip

Missed opportunity to give him Learning with Manga's Rider skills of SFX and Director Techniques there. Personally, I would have done something with them that lets him create fake zombies rather than real ones since film is all about the illusion of reality.

[DelRey]

What anju said
Also literally raising the dead for a 20th century guy is too much. Charisma is not a skill for him
Also think about the consequences of zombies running around
You could use the mass hysteria skill of foreigner abby or something to reflect it
If you have a cool skill like those eyes have another skill that works well with it, like some sort of zombie tactics to control the undead and lead them.


And skull made another really cool servant. Is it just me or did you use more flowery language this time to convey all his abilities?

[Skull]

And skull made another really cool servant. Is it just me or did you use more flowery language this time to convey all his abilities?

Low key, since Balmung already exists in canon I cheated and "borrowed" descriptions and whatnot from its Mats and stuff which is why the sheet has more purple prose compared to my usual concise style.

[Kabalisto Koga]

Hildebrand: So far so funny but hold up i havent read the story of Dietrich but is that true that he was forced to be sufleur for Dietrich as he were to clueless at bedtalk ? Good and Well made profile otherwise .

and has the Hildebrandslied something to do with him ?

[Skull]

Hildebrand: So far so funny but hold up i havent read the story of Dietrich but is that true that he was forced to be sufleur for Dietrich as he were to clueless at bedtalk ? Good and Well made profile otherwise .

Would I ever lie to you, Koga?

and has the Hildebrandslied something to do with him ?

It may come as a shock to you, but the "

Hildebrandslied

Song of Hildebrand

"...does in fact feature Hildebrand as the main character.

[pokemonmaster]

Missed opportunity to give him Learning with Manga's Rider skills of SFX and Director Techniques there. Personally, I would have done something with them that lets him create fake zombies rather than real ones since film is all about the illusion of reality.

Huh ya know in hindsight that would have been pretty cool to give him illusions also I did not know about the Learning with Manga stuff might retry yo make him because I think he could be really cool. As a servant there tons of writers as servents I think adding filmmakers to that would be really cool. Someone's probably already done it though. I'm doing my crack at it

[DelRey]

Top Level Notes:

Repost from the Santa Contest. I wish to have control over my sheets so I will repost them both. They are in the same post after all.
only changed the creator notes at the end.

"This will be fun."


Amour sacré de la patrie,
Rends-nous l’audace et la fierté;
A mon pays je dois la vie.
Il me devra sa liberté.



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"Good Mooorniiing~! Berserker Auber ready for an encore! Huh? It is dark outside you say?
Non non, Master! See, the sun is rising! The sun of revolution! The Dawn of a new Age! And this young lady here is...
Who in the name of the sacred Motherland are you by the way?!"
*pantomimes happily with a bright smile*
"Ahhh I see! Haaahaaahaa! I see! Master! This young lady here is Fanella, my dear little sister! And this makes me Masaniello, the proud fisherman of Naples!
Now come, let the performance begin! Let us end the reign of tyranny!
Iiiiit's showtiiiime!"
♬

B E R S E R K E R
of the Revolutionary Opera
= Daniel Auber =
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Class	Berserker
Alternative Classes	Caster, Faker
True Name	Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Aliases	Masaniello & Fenella, King of One Day
Origin	France, Historical Fact, "La Muette de Portici", "Peveril of the Peak", Folklore
Height/Weight	180cm/83kg
Alignment	Chaotic Neutral
Attribute	Human, Earth

STR	END	AGI	MAN	LCK
D	D+	D	D	B

Likes	Operas, experimenting with styles, Revolution!, Patriotism!, dancing smiling
Dislikes	tyranny, King William I
Talent	conducting, fishing, cooking, pantomine, ballet, understanding others
Natural Enemy	poisoners
Armament	fishing rod turned conductor baton, hand-axe
Catalyst	posters from the beginning of the Belgian Revolution

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Madness Enhancement E+
Berserker appears to be sane, mutual understanding is possible. Usually has no benefits from this Skill, except he is poisoned. But every time he is summoned into a Grail War, a Servant with the ability to poison him will also be present.

"Mad?! You call us mad?! Of course we are! We are all mad, deep inside our hearts! What else are the emotions that rest in our hearts? What else is idly sitting by while you are oppressed by foreign soldiers if not 'mad'? What else is standing up to those same foreign soldiers with just some forks and clenched fists as your weapons if not 'mad'? Let us all be mad, but drunk with freedom and not sober in tyranny!"
*pantomimes beating up invisible people and doing a glorious victory pose*

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Innocent Monster C
Curse of the Listener. Berserker was a timid and shy person in life. He didn't even conduct his own plays out of nervousness. But the anecdote of his piece of music being the reason for a Revolution conflated him with Masaniello from his play. A confident fisherman, tanned by the Italian sun and muscular from his daily struggle against the Mediterranean waves, his personality and appearance were entirely overwritten. This skill seems to be the reason why the sister of his character, Fenella, is part of his Saint Graph. Because her character is lent from another play "Peveril of the Peak", who depicted her as a dumb dwarf/fairy-like girl, and her part was mainly played in pantomime and ballet, she is an upbeat, quirky and playful young woman. She is mute.

Combination C
Fenella, the eponymous "Mute Girl of Portici" is his partner. While never having met in his life, they somehow seem to understand each other pretty well - despite the language barrier. The bond between brother and sister is deep, even if artificially created. Fenella understands him much better at first, but over time of their summoning, he can catch up and mutual "friendship" with the stranger is established, making this a genuine skill.

Poisened Performance Continuation C
A composite skill of Weakness (Poison) and Battle Continuation. Masaniello was poisoned as punishment for his supposed betrayal. But when the city was attacked, the poisoners realized only he could repel the enemies. So Masaniello returned to the battlefield, delirious and in pain to lead the counteroffensive. In the end, he would still fall to the poison while defending a woman. Once Berserker is injected with his conceptual weakness, he is sure to die in the next big battle, but during this fight, he will go out in a blaze of glory. His Madness Enhancement rises by two ranks. If not poisoned this skill just makes him a bit tougher.

"Haahaaa the Grail has humor, I give it that! But I am glad! I was a timid and weak man while alive. Now look at my ripped bronze body! And most importantly I got a new cute sister! The greatest gift after freedom is family! And without even winning the grail, I was gifted a new member! Master, I already won! Look at this cute and adorable little girl! Those big round eyes, her smile that makes every man protect her with his life! Ah Fanella! Dear petite mademoiselle, I am glad to have you with me! Whoever you are!
But! Dare I say! As a big brother I have to be honest! Forgive me, but...
I think you would look cuter with open hair! There I said it...! *peers through his fingers in anticipation*
*Blushes and opens her hair, looks embarrassed to the ground*
"KAWAAIIIIII!"

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"Dear countrymen! The time for the uprising has come! Let us end the reign of darkness and let a new sun erupt from the heart of our homeland! AUX ARMES!
*patriotically waves invisible flag*

Song of Uprising

Igniting Heart of Revolution, the Vulcanic Finale

His most famous anecdote and the reason he became a Servant crystallized as his Noble Phantasm.
Berserker starts performing his Grand Opera La Muette de Portici. The piece has an important spot in the annals of both history and music history. The first Grand Opera, which would inspire great musicians like Richard Wagner, was a cornerstone of what would end up evolving into the Belgian Revolution.
Previously banned from performance for unrest during a play months prior, it came back during the 15th Anniversary celebration of King William I's reign. A three-day event, which would end with Berserker's music. A revolt was openly announced with

"Monday, the 23rd, fireworks; Tuesday, the 24th, illuminations; Wednesday, the 25th, revolution."

When the actors performed the song

Sacred Love for the Motherland

"Amour sacré de la patrie"

, the audience's passion ignited. When the line

To Arms!

"Aux Armes!"

was sung, the people's emotions erupted and hurled themselves out of the opera, into history.
The Belgian Revolution began.
A Noble Phantasm that does not create unrest and revolution out of nothing, but Music that kindles the flame of discontent in the hearts of citizens. If they are unhappy with the current Ruler, they will raise their voices, their hearts and hands to the sky above their homeland and shout "No more!".
A mental interference attack that only enhances the will of the people and makes them stronger. Listeners will unlock their bodily and mental potential and fight for what they believe is right. A Noble Phantasm that is the embodiment of history, which led to the establishment of a new, independent country. But it can turn against Berserker too. If he is judged a threat to a country, in which the citizens are happy, they could very well take up arms against himself.

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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782 – 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire.
Born into an artistic family, Auber was at first an amateur composer before he took up writing operas professionally when the family's fortunes failed in 1820. He soon established a professional partnership with the librettist Eugène Scribe that lasted for 41 years and produced 39 operas, most of them commercial and critical successes. He is mostly associated with opéra-comique and composed 35 works in that genre. With Scribe he wrote the first French grand opera, La Muette de Portici in 1828.
From 1842 to 1871 he was director of France's premier music academy, the Paris Conservatoire, which he expanded and modernized. From 1852 until the fall of the Second Empire in 1870 he was director of the imperial chapel in the Louvre, for which he wrote a substantial number of liturgical works and other religious music.
A devotee of Paris, Auber refused to leave the city when the Franco-Prussian War led to the siege of Paris and the subsequent rise of the Paris Commune. He died in his house in Paris, aged 89, shortly before the French government regained control of the capital.

Auber would usually manifest as a Caster, concentrating on his oeuvre as an acclaimed French composer, but as a Berserker he represents his most famous piece of music, which became a hymn of change.
Berserker is the manifestation of The Curse of the Listener. He wrote a piece that influenced Europe and moved hearts. This left marks on his perception, which led to the addition of the main character of La Muette de Portici to his Saint Graph. Therefore Auber is more Masaniello than his actual self. But Auber did insert his patriotism into the character of the fisherman, so without summoning his Caster version, it is unclear where the line between Auber and Masaniello actually lies.
Masaniello in Auber's play was inspired by the story of Tommaso Aniello, also called Masaniello. As Berserker he just assumes the name of his literary character due to Fanella being summoned with him, but as a Faker he would act like the real-world Masaniello.
He was a Neopolitan Fisher who was provoked into a revolt against the Spanish occupants because the Viceroy's son raped his mute sister Fanella, who was then imprisoned. The fishermen swore their demise and set a trap on the marketplace. On it his sister acted as bait and when she was about to be arrested again, the people in waiting attacked and were victorious. But the movement was on the verge of turning violent, from which Masaniello distanced himself. He sought freedom and no violence. Two strangers entered his house, seeking protection from the violence outside. He swore shelter, but only afterward it was revealed they were his sister's rapist. Masaniellos conspirators were determined to kill them, but he held his vow sacred. They left in disgust. Shortly after he was crowned King of Naples. For this treason, his friends poisoned him. But shortly after the Spanish came with new soldiers to retaliate. They knew only Masaniello could save them, so they entreat him to act. Delirious, sick and in pain, he fought against the troops like a warrior. During the combat in the city, Mount Vesuvius erupted and while it spits fire, the fisherman spits blood and died while upholding his vow to protect his guests. Hearing those terrible tidings, his sister Fanella jumped to her death.
Because there will always be a poisoner present in each Grail War he is summoned in, it is almost impossible to ever win. Except Berserker fights against them in the finale...

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"I am sorry, little girl. This is it. My finale has come, it was not enough to gain a standing ovation. See, I even made you sad. But it was fun. Thank you for playing my sister. Ah...this revolution ends today. Perhaps...one day...another..."
"..."
"..."
"Daniel...hey...Danny...
This is no fun anymore.
The fun is over. But not this fight."



"Ey you. You did this, right?
Asshole...I am talking to you.
Burn...I will let you burn for this."



"Burn."

The truth about the girl called Fanella is that she belongs to the Donas de Fuera. An Italian Fairy, a "Lady from the Outside" who is active on the west coast of Italy.
A mad supernatural girl with a love for fishermen and decadence. A fairy with twisted tastes and fetishes. A Spirit of the wild that embodies the temperament and whims of the local Vulcan Vesuvius. The Italian Fae are a tribe led by a young boy in red, proclaiming himself the fairy King and his wife, the Queen. When they abducted girls and boys as young as eight, they brought them to their realm on flying goats and offer them delicious food and drink, even men and women for adult pleasures. Morality is foreign to them, following them over their life and inviting them for their debauchery even when they are married and had children, such as the most infamous example The Fisherwife of Palermo, known from the Sicilian Witch Trials. They hate Christianity and the Virgin Mary.
If this Fae is the said Fisherwife is unknown. Fanella as a literary character was borrowed from another work called "Peveril of the Peak". She was depicted similar to a fairy and in the end it was revealed she just acted to be deaf and mute.
Just like this "Fanella".
You took away her toy, you ruined the twisted fun she found in this local fisherman, even if he just played pretend.
Now you shall burn with the fury of a volcanic eruption.
Donas de Fuera will viciously attack like a Berserker with a hair of fire, that burns hot like lava. Her hair mimicking the colors of flames, she will dance across the battlefield and sear through flesh and bones.
And when the enemy is just a heap of ash, she will simply return to where she came from, ignoring the Master, as if their time together never happened.
Perhaps the Class Container belonged to her all along?
With her awakening her true power, it is revealed that the Combination Skill originates from her Fairy Eyes, which allowed her to see through Auber's intentions.

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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Encore -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Craft Essence

Fenella's Escape

Within the stately palace, Within the stately room,
They kept the silent maiden. As it had been her tomb.
The birds that sing of summer, Went through the sunny air;
She watched them in the sunshine, And wished she, too, were there.
At length she fled—the evening Was darkening in the sky;
There was revel in the palace, None mark'd the captive fly.
She fled, and found her brother All lonely by their hearth:
He was thinking of his sister, And of their former mirth.
She could not tell her story— She had no words to tell;
But the shadow of her sorrow Like night around her fell.
Her cheek and brow were alter'd From their open look of yore,
Her eye was dim and downcast, And her lip wore smiles no more.
He rose, and he avenged her, That brother and there came
An after hour of triumph, Atchieved in freedom’s name:
The sunny town of Naples, The far and shining sea,
Re-echoed to the thousands Who shouted, "We are free!"
The tale of those bold fishermen, Is writ in blood and tears;
True freedom asks the labour And care of many years.
But slavery's strong foundations, In such hours are o’erthrown;
In doubt, turmoil, and danger, The glorious seed is sown.

- Letitia Elizabeth Landon



"I will miss the fun we had...
Oh well, next!"
She says while redoing her braids. Fairies have strange attachments to this world.

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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Notes -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Notes:
Thanks to alex for the cool prompts. I vibe with Auber. He tried new things and was really extra with his music. I do the same with my sheets.
Rider, Archer, Ruler and various other rare Extra Classes left to complete my personal Artist challenge. In fact, one of those classes are in production right now :umu:

[DelRey]

There stood a Tree. The most beautiful Pillar of Hardwood pierced the Blue Above.
Proud it stood, but from the same Blue descended a Star and razed it to the ground. Not even ash remained.
But the Pillar's roots run deeper than just the ground.
The depths of the earth not even a Calamity could reach.
Despite being underground there was still life - Life in the Realm of Death.
He was one of the Guardians of this Pillar.
Now he lives on the brink between the world of Life and the Darkness.

War. There was a war beneath your feet.
The place of the souls was vacant because both the crown of the Tree and of the Underworld vanished when Destruction came.
Years afterward they came drifting. Drifting from the West, the Broken Pillars from the Sky.
He made his home far below the roots. But he wanted more.
Greedy Fool.
The god hiding in the dark wished to access the sacred remains of the Tree.
"It is dead," he said. "Death is my domain. Therefore it belongs to me" he uttered.
Despicable Fool.
The tree that is life can not be dead. Even if, what does it matter to the guardian?
He vowed to protect the Tree, he lived for it. As long as something of the Divine Tree Sylvanus exists in this forsaken world,
he will protect it.
Even if the opponent is the King of the Underworld. Hades, Dis Pater, Pluto, whatever you may call this fool.
He will not get his hands on it. No one will.

For his name is…

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G A T E K E E P E R
of the Rotting Roots
= Orcus =
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Class	Gatekeeper
Alternative Classes	Berserker
True Name	Orcus
Aliases	Horkos, "Dis Pater", "Pluto"
Origin	Greek/Roman Mythology
Height/Weight	193cm/86kg
Alignment	Lawful Evil
Attribute	Earth

STR	END	AGI	MAN	LCK
B	B	D	B	D

Likes	underground, Divine Tree Sylvanus
Dislikes	trespassers, rotting of trees
Talent	guarding, growing mushrooms
Natural Enemy	Hades
Armament	Hammer
Catalyst	?

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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Class Skills -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Class Skills

Territory Defense B+
A Skill defining the Gatekeeper Class. It denotes the ability to steadfastly guard a designated place. While the user remains in position, their defensive capabilities receive a significant boost. At the same time, the Skill’s effects are dependent on the Gatekeeper’s ability to repel invaders - should the user let intruders through, the effects of Territory Defense would be lost.
Orcus protected the rotting roots of the Tree all this time. He defended against fools trying to enter the underworld in search of riches and the armada of beasts from the Underworld. He even battled the King of the Underworld itself at times.
In the end he was victorious. He outlasted the presence of the Roman Gods.

Magic Resistance D
Fighting against the Spirits of the Underworld, right on the edge of the realm showered him with Death, lowering his resistance.

Divinity C
Thought to be King of the Underworld himself during Roman times. He is the one lingering at the threshold between the underground and the underworld. He despises Hades, then known as Dis Pater, and does not care about the perception of humanity on him. This lowered his Divine Core skill to mere Divinity.

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Blighted Roots C
Originally a blessing from the Tree as its guardian, but because of its remains rotting away and the influence of Innocent Monster it turned into a twisted version of itself. He sprouts gnarled roots and vines from the soil, pulsating with ghastly green mana. Controlling mushrooms, grasses and their spores found inside the caverns between the mythological underworld and the real world are second-nature for him. He can absorb Mana from their roots and grants independence from his Master. He can do terrible things to human bodies with this skill if left unchecked.

Presence Detection A
Countless years of fighting in the Underworld honed his senses to the max. Barely visible wraiths sent from the Fields of Asphodel or even the Invisible God of the Underworld itself. Nothing shall escape his senses. His range can be expanded if he taps into the underground biosphere and adds it to his consciousness, but this will cost more mana.

Innocent Monster B
The cruel aspect of the God of the Underworld.
Punisher of Oath Breakers.
Origin of the name for the human-eating "Orcs" and "Ogres".
The Rotting of Sacred Roots.
They had impacts on his Saint Graph. His appearance changed to that of the stereotypical "Orc". His alignment is changed from Neutral to Evil. A craving for torturing and human flesh disturbs his vigil.
He is forced to suppress his urges, else he disappoints the Tree he swore loyalty to. He hides inside an armor made with Blighted Roots. He is blind inside, but his urges are dulled while his combat prowess is barely limited due to his sharp battle senses and his Presence Detection.

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Selvans Tularias

Rotten Roots, Setter of Boundaries

Orcus' weapon of choice and the reason he was summoned as a Gatekeeper - the Class of Boundaries.
Selvans Tularias was the Etruscan name for Sylvanus, the tree and guardian of the Divine Tree. An aspect that focuses on the thresholds between forests and the rest of the land, the sacred and the mundane.
A Hammer formed from the roots of Sylvanus that encase a block of granite from deep within the earth.
As his weapon it enforces the region on which he stands as his domain - Orcus, granting him positive modifiers to his Territory Defense Skill. With it he can activate his Blighted Tree Skill and mark opponents with his second Noble Phantasm. In this liminary domain the concepts related to Realm of Death or Life are blurred. With it he can also weaken other boundaries in the same manner using the authority the hammer has left.
It is the only weapon formed from those Roots, but because of their rot the conceptual power of this construct weakens over time. Like many other deities of the underworld, he started out as a Spirit of Fertility, then the earth itself until it bore deep into the underground. But people forgot that he was an envoy of the trees. He never lets go of his hammer, because it is the last connection to his real self he has left.

Bomarzo Orcus

Oaths transcend Life and Death

"[Orcus] has a son, nameless; he is without hands or feet, but he pursues swiftly, until he catches and destroys all the family and the entire house. The line of a man who swears true is better later on."
- Pythian Priestess to Glaukos

A description of Gatekeeper's curse. A metaphorical son that pursues the target even without Orcus present.
The Guardian at the Threshold. Standing between the realm of Men and Myth, repelling both alive and dead to protect the symbol of Life rotting to Death, upholding an oath that should be naught.
But he swore the oath of protection, if he is dead or alive if the tree is alive or dead if the world is bleached or safe has no meaning to him.
For an Oath transcends life and death, time itself.
Gatekeeper's convictions were carried by the winds of the underworld out into the World and he was respected and feared for what he represents. The Greeks called him Horkos, the Spirit of oaths and promises. When Romans came they named him Orcus - Avenger of Broken Promises.
When Gatekeeper activates his Noble Phantasm, his targets are marked. Once they are hit or even grazed by his hammer a malus of blood appears on their body. It looks like the face of Orcus in the Bomarzo Garden in Italy. From then on what they say or promise is treated as an oath. If they fail or lie, they feel pain. The more they lie the harsher the punishment. Their thoughts are heard by others because even entertaining the thought of breaking a vow has the same bearing for the Spirit of Oaths. Their Mark grows and grows until it is big enough to swallow them whole. From this countless shrooms will grow, flesh-eating growths from his realm of Orcus. They will devour them over time, but they are infectious.
But the malus can turn benevolent when the target is honest. It can shrink or never even begin to grow.
Those who are acknowledged as upholders of oaths may gain Gatekeeper's respect and dialogue may begin.

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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Lore and Background -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Lore and Background

A Guardian of a Divine Tree. He swore an oath and took it seriously. But when the White Destruction reached it the Tree was destroyed. Nothing except the roots were left. So he dug through the earth and called the underground in which the roots of the tree rested his home. With the Age of Gods declining Beasts and mortals sought its lingering power, but he would stand guard.
The picture of him standing steadfast became the metaphor for staying true to an oath. Horkos was the name he was given.
Years later the Greek Gods drifted to what is now known as Italy and gained power. Hades resides deep inside the earth and tried to get his hands on the remaining power of the Tree, bolstering his waning power. But he held his ground. He repelled the forgotten heroes sent by Hades and the beasts of the underworld. He fought with the God of the Underworld himself, but no one ever won. Years of struggle ended when even the Roman Gods lost their worship and they fled into the Reverse Side.
Horkos, now named Orcus by the new people, continued his calling. In the meanwhile, the mortals were confused who the real Lord of the Underworld was and new tales were spun. The truth is that Orcus just "ruled" a small portion of the underworld, the region above Dis Pater and below the overworld. Modern fiction sullied his name further and created/named foul beasts after him.
When he noticed that the Fool found the Roots on his side, Orcus wandered there too. Perhaps he still fights to protect the Tree. Just this time the roots that bore into the Reverse Side of the World.

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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Quotes and Relationships -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Quotes and Relationships

"I do not care about the Earth being bleached. But I do care about the Tree I protect. I...I know what you humans can do to us beings of the Earth. Your thoughts alone can shape me. What if those trees of fantasy sully the reputation of the tree? What if it affects them as much as me? Just this once, I will fight to destroy those Trees."

Jurupari, Iracema, Baldr Jölnir, Enheduanna-Nikkal, others associated with Divine or Sacred Trees:
"Kindred Spirits, but we are not the same. I serve mine, you yours. But...I heard the thoughts of mine before it...when the Destruction laid eyes on it. They thought of their brothers and sisters."

Sylvanus:
"I...did not know you are out there..."

Semino-Camazotz:
"Try me, Monster."

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Eternal Fall
"Spring is the cruelest season.
Trees awake and flowers bloom. Life returns to the world.
But the rising sun casts shadows over the Earth. And in it the forgotten wait and hope.
The sweet scent of petals, an alluring pain of reminiscence.
Memories of those that should bask in the sun.
Ah...it will never return. It will only leave. It leaves the whole year.
It leaves me alone.
An Eternal Fall that protects me from Spring.
The smell of rot is my nectar. The dim glow of the roots my unending dusk.
When will I decay too, I wonder?"


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< - ⪻ - ⪡ - ⫷ -- Notes -- ⫸ - ⪢ - ⪼ - >Notes:
This one is for Wyvern. I shamelessly use this prompt to expand on his Lore further! My first thought was to make him an Alter-Ego of the different underworld gods, but nah. I wondered about the roots of Divine/Sacred trees and an obscure underworld god came at the right time to explore it.

[RoydGolden]

Auber: Fun sheet and the Lenny FC definitely fits. His NP is interesting where it empowers the people to fight for their ideals. How strong are the physical buffs, like could it allow ordinary humans to fight on par with low-tier Servants? I'm sort of surprised by the twist at the end, where it looks like it'll be the setup for a hidden sheet (maybe Faker/Pretender) but just gets summarized briefly instead. Then again you did something similar with your Assassin Munch, so maybe there just wasn't enough material for a second fully-fledged sheet?

[DelRey]

No, the ordinary could not fight with Low-tier Servants, it is just an unlock of what their body could do in that moment. Think of that one Revolutionary Army Leader of the East Blue from One Piece that can rally the townsfolk to repel pirates. Revolutions were something along those lines after all, sheer human will, nothing magical and stuff.
The reveal was just inspired by the depicted scene. So I looked up some fairies in that region and that particular fairy just fitted in few points. I did not wish to derail the sheet further and went with a small unexpected twist. I could have made some uninspired skills, but that would draw the attention from the fun to just some little force of nature.
I do Pretenders in a similar way, yes. I want both parts of the Pretender to have the same skills, opposite to regular Fakers who have other skills instead. So I only need to write a sort of short story to explain why those skills are theirs too and how they are connected.

[RoydGolden]

Decided to swap out Guthrum's FC again since I found another one (Zenon from Black Clover) I felt more fitting. Really sits the vibe of "opulence yet emptiness" that I had in mind.

[Serra]

I'm going to follow DelRey's example and repost the Hayreddin Barbarossa sheet I made for Secret Santa over to this thread as well! It was made for Pool 5 Prompt 1, provided by Kamera!

Hayreddin Barbarossa. Redbeard, the unstoppable Pirate King who terrorized the Mediterranean coast for decades, on behalf of the Ottoman Empire. The sheet can be the man himself, or one of his many associates and contemporaries such as his rival Andrea Doria, his brothers, his famous crews such as Piri Reis, or even his Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent. If the latter, they should at least have a line for him.

Danganronpa pseudo-crossover. A Servant with one of the Danganronpa characters as a faceclaim. The personality or ability need not to fit, though that would be nice. Also it doesn't have to be their official art, fan arts can also be used.


Double Class Servants. A Servant with either Double-Summon like Semiramis, Distortion like Alcides, or any other condition that you can think of that makes them have two Classes. It can also be a Single Servant but with two Saint Graphs like Castor and Pollux.

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Class: Rider

Appearance

Source

True Name: Hayreddin Barbarossa

Alignment: True Neutral

Source: Historical fact

Place of Origin: Lesbos, then belonging to the Ottoman Empire

Parameters

STR: C

END: B

AGI: C++

MGI: D

LCK: A+

NP: A+

Height: 193 centimetres

Weight: 90 kilograms

Likes: The sea, contradictions, beautiful women

Dislikes: People who can't handle a situation unexpectedly escalating

Talent: Sea legs, pottery

Natural Enemy: Andrea Doria, Charles V Habsburg

Attribute: Human

Armament: Scimitar, homing missiles

Catalyst: His mausoleum, together with either fragments of a flag he flew (if it still exists) or a ship flying a recreation of his flag (flashier alternative but more available to modern Masters)

Class Skills

Magic Resistance D+

There are no particular anecdotes of Rider withstanding spells, but his Magic Resistance rank is increased towards divine mysteries thanks to the title of Hayreddin - best of the faith or goodness of the faith - that was bestowed upon him.

Riding -

This Skill has been lost and its effects incorporated in another Skill, Voyager of the Storm.

Personal Skills

Voyager of the Storm A+

A composite of the skills Charisma, Tactics, and Riding, which belongs to those who have distinguished themselves in sailing vessels recognized as ships.

Rider was one of the greatest pirates to ever live, and one of the most excellent strategists to ever sail across the Mediterranean. His actions were paramount more than any other's to establishing a period of long-standing supremacy of the Ottoman Empire over the Mediterranean sea.

Instinct B

Through this ability, it is possible to halve the penalties inflicted by visual and auditory interference.

Of course, his impossibly acute intuition served him excellently when it came to naval warfare, but it was far from limited to that scope.

Charles V Habsburg attempted multiple times to get Rider to switch sides by sending envoys to him, typically promising him that after the switch he'd still get to keep ruling directly every territory of which he was already in control. On one particular occasion, the envoy had been instructed to assassinate Rider if he were to refuse, and on that specific occasion, owing to his sharp instincts, Rider personally decapitated the envoy with a scimitar after refusing the offer and before the attempt at assassination could even begin.

Victory Over the Holy League of 1583 A

This Skill neutralises most enemy Skills and magecraft whose functioning relies on Rider following a different religion than the user. Moreover, it grants a huge bonus to Rider's AGI when outnumbered and targeting a foe's weaknesses (hence its rank being C++ rather than C).

In one of the most famous naval victories that Rider ever achieved, the battle of Preveza, he defeated an alliance named the Holy League, consisting of the Papal States, the Republic of Venice, the Maltese Knights, the Spains, and the Spanish ruled Naples and Sicily. Though he was massively outnumbered, he exploited the hesitation and interal conflicts within the recently formed unsteady alliance that opposed him, and pounced on them before they could overcome their differences and properly organise themselves to fight him. The Holy League's fleet didn't stand a chance. This was the culmination of Rider's rivalry with the Genoese admiral commanding it, Andrea Doria, and was one of the most decisive victories across the ages for supremacy over the Mediterranean.

Noble Phantasm

Segreto di Ariadeno

Pursuit by Fire and Iron along the Coast

Type: Anti-Unit

Rank: C+

Range: 1~30

Max Targets: 1 person

Rider once ravaged the town of Fondi for four days, allegedly to find Giulia Gonzaga, Vespasiano Colonna's widow, famed for her beauty, and bring her to Suleiman. Others say that the Colonna family had an interest in seeing Giulia Gonzaga gone as well, as that would've let them regain direct control of Vespasiano's territories, and that they conspired together with Rider as well.

After Rider had already wreaked havoc at length on Fondi, Sperlonga, Terracina, and most of the territories surrounding these three, the inhabitants of Irti eventually managed to push him back, though some say he simply desisted on purpose, whether upon learning of Giulia Gonzaga's succesful escape far further towards the interior of Italy, or simply having spotted more profit elsewhere in Tunisia, the place towards which his next few raids were directed.

In any case, the destruction he left in his wake on that occasion, the likes of which had never been seen before in those lands, coupled with the fame of the beautiful noblewoman and her sensational escape, contributed to the crystallisation of this episode as a Noble Phantasm in the form of Rider's scimitar, which is capable of materialising homing missiles that pursue their target within a certain range.

By revealing this Noble Phantasm's True Name, it's possible to create a single missile that, on impact, unleashes in a single moment the cumulative destruction that occurred over the course of those long raids.

When asked about the details of the incident, Rider'll say something around the lines of: "Ah... Giulia! I do love beautiful women, but rumour and truth don't always agree, you know?" and never really elaborate on the details, as "Any pirate's got a right to his secrets. And I'm not even hiding a treasure map from you!"

Sanjak 61:13 Yā Muḥammad

Hayreddin's Beloved Flag

Type: Anti-Army Anti-Army (Self)

Rank: A+

Range: 20~40 (Anti-Army) / 0~60 (Anti-Army (Self))

Max Targets: N/A

Unlike some other pirates, Rider is associated less with any specifically named flagship and more with the flag which he flew itself. It features the names of the first four caliphs of the Rashidun Caliphate after the death of Muhammad, as well as the Dhu'l-Fiqar a. k. a. Zulfiqar - a god-given sword belonging first to the prophet and then to Ali - and the Seal of Solomon. A sentence on top of the flag reads "نَصرٌ مِنَ اللَّـهِ وَفَتحٌ قَريبٌ وَبَشِّرِ المُؤمِنينَ يَا مُحَمَّد" (nasrun mina'llāhi wa fatḥhun qarībun wa bashshiri'l-mu’minīna yā muḥammad), which has been translated to "Victory from Allah and an eminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers, O Muhammad." The text is a verse taken from the Quran, with "O Muhammad" added at the end for context since the verse was addressed to the prophet.

This Noble Phantom comes with a variety of effects.

In the first place, its nature as a flag makes it so that any ship becomes functionally a Noble Phantasm - with a massive increase in its toughness, speed and destructive capabilities - as long as it's flying it, and that, though with a lesser rank, so do all ships under Rider's command - whether directly or otherwise - while his flag is still flying and they're within the range of the Anti-Army (Self) portion of his Noble Phantasm.

Moreover, the names of the caliphs and the Seal of Solomon grant Rider and his ships an advantage over any beings or objects that can be classified as 'demonic'. When they hit one such being or object, any of its properties that spur directly from its demonic nature begin to be sealed, and can be completely shut off through enough firepower. For instance, if someone's strength comes from being demonic, their physical attacks will hurt less and less with each hit they take from Rider or his ships; the same would be true for a sword or a castle reinforced with demonic magic, which would quickly begin to lose the demonic component to their sharpness or toughness. This also works for non-physical characteristics, such as being able to breathe fire, or more esoteric powers, as long as their origin can be somehow classified as 'demonic'.

By invoking the name of this Noble Phantasm, calling upon part of the Zulfiqar's nature as a god-sent sword with two blades, each projectile shot from one of the ships Rider's commanding or from his scimitar will split in two halves identical to the original in mid-air. Also, from then on, any demonic being or object hit by projectiles from the ships or by Rider's first Noble Phantasm will not only have its properties gradually sealed, but will also be engulfed by painful vivid green fire that will keep burning indefinitely as long as Rider's flag flies; those that had been previously hit will begin to burn as well. Lastly, thanks to the nature of the verse on the flag, Rider's Luck parameter will increase (that's what the + represents there) and he will receive a boost to all parameters while fighting against any opponent with a lower Luck parameter; his ships will likewise become more powerful against Servants with a Luck parameter lower than Rider's.

Lore

His mother was born on Lesbos, whereas his father settled on the island during the Ottoman conquest and started a pottery business. The four sons all personally helped out with crafting the products and, save for the eldest brother Ishak, with the naval shipping of what they made. However, at the time, the Knights Hospitaller would prey on any unsuspecting Ottoman ships, military or otherwise, in the nearby waters. Exhasperated by these constant incursions, at one point the brothers snapped, decided to take a page from the Knights' notebook, and tried out piracy. And turns out, they were really good at it.

Their privateering actually stayed very small-scale at first, still coexisting with the family business of trading pottery. But, while the second eldest brother Oruç and the youngest Ilyas were returning on their father's boat from a trade expedition to Tripoli, they were attacked by the Knights Hospitaller, who wounded the former, murdered the latter, and kept their boat captive for three long years.

Not that they released it after those years. Rather, Rider, then known as Khizr and not yet as Hayreddin, found out their location and freed Oruç. Since then, their lives changed.

Oruç became a contracted corsair captain with funding from a prince, and Khizr one of his subordinates; their goal to counteract the Knights Hospitaller's piracy was now their main mission, no longer a private matter secondary to their family's business.

Their patrons and assignments changed over time, but to make a long story short, they conducted raids all over the Mediterranean for years, eventually managing to capture the city of Algiers and the surrounding area from the Spaniards and to become its rulers themselves.

This was a shining achievement, but it certainly had its own problems. If they kept up their carreer of taking saltuary assignments from various patrons, they wouldn't have had enough power to actually defend Algiers and protect themselves from the Spaniards' revenge.

Thus, Oruç offered the title of sultan of Algiers to the then-current ruler of the Ottoman Empire, who accepted it, made him governor of the city and of the West Mediterranean, and promised to support him.

Still, it wasn't quite enough. Algiers held out, and Khizr survived, but Oruç and Ishak both perished. In that situation, Khizr quickly renewed his allegiance to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1519. Given the title of Beylerbey by Sultan Selim I, he inherited not just Oruç's position, but one of his nicknames as well: Barbarossa. Some say it was due to their physical appearance - Barbarossa literally meaning 'Redbeard' - whereas others say it was a corruption of Baba Oruç - Father Oruç - a nickname allegedly given to Oruç by the Muslims who had been forcibly driven out of Spain and whom he helped escape via ship - a practice that Hayreddin would continue even after his brother's death.

With Oruç gone, Hayreddin's exploits still kept escalating even further, and his personal fame grew to even greater heights. It was during this period that he established a monumental rivalry with the Genoese admiral Andrea Doria. In fact, Doria's actions in the service of emperor Charles V directly contributed to Hayreddin getting appointed as grand admiral of the Ottoman navy and chief governor of North Africa, as they had made the sultan Suleiman the Magnificent realise the importance of having a powerful commander at sea.

Perhaps the most famous naval victory achieved by Hayreddin Barbarossa was that over the Holy League of 1538, an alliance comprising the Papal States, the Republic of Venice, the Maltese Knights, the Spains, and the Spanish ruled Naples and Sicily. In the battle of Preveza, Hayreddin Barbarossa's side was extremely outnumbered, but was able to exploit the mistrust and lack of cohesion within the Holy League and strike decisively before they could properly organise against them. It was a crushing success, which strongly contributed to securing a period of Ottoman supremacy over the Mediterranean.

Charles V, of course, wanted retaliation. The first order of business was providing a fleet to Andrea Doria and ordering him to conquer Tunis, where Hayreddin was located. The conquest was actually succesful, but any celebrations of Hayreddin's death were premature. He'd managed to pass himself for dead and escape Tunis thanks to a fleet he'd left at Bona. He continued to dominate the Mediterranean for many years afterwards. In October 1541 Charles V, going against the advice of Andrea Doria and of the conquistador Hernan Cortés, even attempted to personally besiege Algiers, then Hayreddin's base, and incurred into a severe loss, in no small part due to numerous storms and weather conditions in general. These could've been predicted, but Charles V had grown impatient and frustrated, since his repeated attempts at trying to get Hayreddin Barbarossa to switch sides kept failing. Thus, he was forced to retreat.

The year 1544 marked the only face-to-face conversation between Hayreddin Barbarossa and his rival Andrea Doria, when the former succesfully negotiated the release of Dragut: a pirate whose fame neared his own, who'd fought for him in the Battle of Preveza against the Holy League, who'd later himself become grand admiral after Barbarossa's death, and who was also one of his closest friends.

The following year, Hayreddin appointed his son Hasan as the next sultan of Algiers and retired to Istanbul. There, he dictated his memories, and, the year after, passed away due to a bout of illness.

Personality

Rider has a genuine passion for adventure, sports an aura of charisma that inspires many to trust his abilities, and is quick to compliment beautiful women no matter the situation. Nonetheless, he's not just another pirate, and not just because of the fact that he's unexpectedly well-read. The crux of it is another matter. What might sometimes look like recklessness, impulsiveness or arbitrariness to an outsider is often really the ability to make efficient split second decisions under pressure and his calm self-confidence in well-concealed preexisting plans. That's how he was able to pass himself for dead when Doria conquered Tunis and he was able to escape thanks to the fleet he'd left at Bona, and that's how he exploited the internal weaknesses of the Holy League.

Interactions

Frederick Barbarossa: "So, trouble with water? I don't care that you came first, you're really ruining our name, you know."

Edward Teach: "I've got the better color and I don't sound like that, it's a wonder you're a more famous pirate than me anywhere!"

Andrea Doria: "We've fought so many times, yet we've only spoken once before. Even so, after all this time... It'd have been different if you hadn't lost, but since I won out in the end, we can call ourselves old friends, right!?"

Fionn mac Cumhaill: "A kindred spirit! You're welcome aboard my ship whenever you please!"

Blessed Gerard: "The Hospitallers you founded and cherished turned into pirates that went after common folk. To my brothers and I, their hideous raids against us were... inspirational, all things considered. How do you feel about them?"

Oruç Barbarossa: "Ah... of course. I didn't think we'd meet again like this, but it makes perfect sense... So? Do you like what I've done with what you've left me, Oruç?"

Notes

As regards his first Noble Phantasm's name: Ariadeno, much like Hayreddin, is a translitteration of Khayr al-Dīn, and it was used in Italy at the time - though there were others that coexisted with it as well.

I really wish I'd been able to actually read some of his memoirs, since they'd have doubtlessly made making this sheet a lot easier, but I couldn't find a translation, at least not in time.

[Nobutron]

Hayreddin Barbarossa

Interesting sheet, though that third skill of his sure is a mouthful.

Just a quick question, when he's firing off missiles with his sword, does the missilie launch from the sword itself or does he just motion with it and then the missile materializes afterwards?

[Serra]

Thanks! The missiles are not from a built-in missile launcher, the scimitar looks ordinary at first glance; but the missiles always materialise right next to the scimitar and then from there proceed to pursue the enemy; he can't have them materialise, say, directly 30 metres away from him and right next to an enemy or anything.