Create-a-Servant 4

**DelRey** · April 25th, 2024, 02:15 PM

Greetings, honored citizen.
Welcome to our new Kingdom, the fourth edition of Create-a-Servant. This is the dominion of waifus with sword beams, overpowered heroes and any other figure with a Wikipedia entry under its name.
Everyone is welcome here and equal here, be it a simple

lurker

tourist

or

sheet creator

veteran knight

.

To help you navigate through our little empire, here are some relevant places.

Create-A-Servant 1, the first Servant thread, the district of our Founding Fathers.
Create-A-Servant 2, the second Servant thread, the quarters of our folk heroes.
Create-a-Servant 3, the third Servant thread, the neighborhood of the revolutionary bunch.
Create-A-Mage 2, a shady corner for Nasuverse original characters, Masters or not.
There, near our border, is the Create your own Modern Fiction Servants, for Servants from fictional works after 1900.

You won't get bored here. We have new competitions each month, where will you test your mettle?
Monthly Create-A-Servant Contest, an extension of this thread where quality > quantity. Do not be confused by the name, it takes place every even month.
(Bi)Monthly Don't Create A Servant Contest is the place if your creativity calls for a different format. Not only mages reside there, but Espers and Halfbloods too.
(Bi)Monthly Revision Contest, a competition to correct past mistakes or introduce different variants of existing sheets. It is all about the fun!
In January, we also hold our Secret Santa Contest, where you create Servants according to the wishes of a participant. It is a special occasion and highlight to start a new year.
We celebrate Summer with a special contest, as well.

For recreational activities, we offer some nice landmarks too.
Servant/Project Idea Thread, "The Womb", for projects that haven't been fully realized yet. It is our think tank, where ideas are exchanged and honed with the help of our local creatives.
Create A Singularity / Lostbelt, a great place for writers and enthusiasts of FGO-based scenarios.
The Holy Schlock War Thread, something like our own TV series with guest appearances of our citizens! Servants are thrown into Grail Wars and the audience decides what will happen.
Guess A Servant, where new citizens introduce themselves, and you have to guess their True Name.
Stat This, a fun little game, similar to Guess a Servant. You receive a picture and you theorize what identity might lurk behind it, but there is no true or wrong answer - just creativity.
Faceclaim Thread, it is the place to ask for missing people. If you need the picture for some Servant, it is the place to ask.
If you wish to look for yourself in secret, here is the Gallery of Potential, a list of potential games from which you can steal some faceclaims.

I also invite you to our free educational program. The

BBCode

language

spoken here can be intimidating for new residents, but I assure you, it can be mastered.
Our good Petrikow covers the basis of formatting here. In our University of Formatting, I offer you a small course on how to use BBCode efficiently and in new ways.

As the last point of interest, I show you the Extra Class Compilation, aka the Memorandum of Kings.
It provides a better look into classes not so straightforward as the Standard ones. There, you can have a better look at these special cases, even for classes that were discovered here. We crown those who showed their mastery over them.

Notes for some categories

Greece - The Greek realm was large and regions like modern day Turkey are in different categories, but when they are associated with Greek history, I slot them in here. Mistakes can happen, though. Minoans are in there too.

Britain split - Goal is a rough split between Age of Gods and Age of Men. One of the last Servants in Pre-Modern Britain (chronologically) would be Thomas Mallory, who retold the Arthurian Mythos.

The Middle East sections - It was a clusterfuck before, I tried my best to sort them according to Kamera’s idea. It is roughly cut into Judaism/Christianity and its associated regions, Islam and its territory and the big region of the mythologies before them.

Fairytales, Folklore + Fiction - I can recognize European fairytales, but those of other regions might get slotted in their geographic category. If you notice mistakes here, let me know, please. With Folklore + Fiction, I mean fictional or folkloric characters that are not part of any specific region or across several. This is a difficult topic, since every famous literary character seems to be real in the Nasuverse.

Rome & Byzantine - I also slot Etruscan Servants in her, because they can be considered as a culture that influenced the Romans. It's likely that I slotted some who should rather belong into the Byzantine category elsewhere. If you find some, pls let me know.

Hungary - Hungary is a special country. It's in the cross between Germanic, Slavic and Balcanic countries with a Finno-Ugric language and historic ties to all of them, but not belonging to either. There were several Hungarian Servants in CaS2, so I noticed too late how weird they are. At this point, I can only guess where they should belong to, depending on the context. So if you encounter/look for a Hungarian, check the three categories and mark them if you think they belong to another one.

Tl;dr: There will be mistakes. I guarantee it. Since this was an endeavor over several weeks, my stance on certain categories changed or my method of determining the region changed a bit. I do have a bias too, if there are fusions of whatever kind, I prefer the oldest part if not specified which one is more prominent.

Current Index

This list of Servants is not just for CaS4. It shows all Servants from across all the previous Threads and Contests. I rearranged the categories and slotted all Servants, at the time of publishing roughly 6.500 Servants, accordingly. New does not always equal better. CaS1 had as many great creators as CaS3 did and CaS4 will have.

I work in this Google Doc here. You can all copy it and analyze it however you want. If I ever part ways here, you can continue with this large list that remember all of you. You all have the right to comment on it if you think something is slotted in the wrong category.

Here a World Map of the categories.

All Servants

Contest Compilations

Could I interest you...

...in some music?

Welcome to Create-a-Servant
Have a look around
Anyone that brain of yours can think of can be found
We've got mountains of Servants
Some better, some worse
If none of it's of interest to you, you'd be the first

Welcome to Create-a-Servant
Come and take a seat
Would you like to see the crew or any famous writer’s sheet?
There's no need to panic
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Would you like to write a manifest or a single line a week
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Welcome to Create-a-Servant
Put your cares aside
Here's a tip for using the code
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We got ladies, and killers, and fantasy lords
And a bunch of colored pencil drawings
Of all the different Servants in Fate Zero fucking each other

Welcome to Create-a-Servant
Hold on to your socks
'Cause the Random guy just kindly sent you excerpts from his Doc
His fic’s are straining and off-putting
He just sent you more
Don't act surprised, you know you like it, you whore

See they just Pretended
Get offended, he’s a twink
Show us servants as some children
Tell us every thought you think

Laud a loser, curse the shroom
Or laugh at a sheet with bad humor
Maybe wander as a lurker
Go to the Womb, find a person for your

Here's a funny faceclaim option
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Here's why waifus never fuck you
Oh, that picture now is gone

Which Lostbelt Crypter are you?
Take this quirky quiz
Type Moon right now just released ano-ther form of Liz

Could I interest you in everyone?
All of the time?
A little bit of everyone
All of the time
History is tragedy
And fandom is a crime
Anyone and everyone
All of the time

Could I interest you in everyone?
All of the time?
A little bit of everyone
All of the time
History is tragedy
And fandom is a crime
Anyone and everyone
All of the time
You know, it wasn't always like this
Not very long ago
Just before your time
Right before the COVID Tale, circa 20-1-9
This was standard Class
Foreigner mass
A Shielder or two
We set our sights, wrote several knights
Waiting

For you, you, sensational you
You thought, “Diarmuid is my Dad!”
When you barely knew Cú.
And you like all the things
FGO wants you to
Now look at you, oh

Look at you, you, you
Unbeatable, clickable
Your time is now
Your inside's out
Honey, how you grew
And if we stick together
Who knows what we'll do
It was always the plan
To put the Throne in your hand

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Could I interest you in commenting
All of the time?
A bit of commenting
All of the time?
Apathy's a tragedy
This forum has no time
For commenting on everything
All of the time

Could I interest you in commenting?
All of the time
A little bit of commenting
All of the time
Apathy's a tragedy
This forum is sublime

Anyone and everyone
And anyone and everyone
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And all of the time

- Rey Morgham

**sutaa** · April 25th, 2024, 02:20 PM

IT BEGINS

**MuramasaMachII** · April 25th, 2024, 02:22 PM

Oh joy oh joy! I already have a Servant uhh.. series? Story arc? I don't know what to call it. But I have one of those planned.

**Salt Pillar** · April 25th, 2024, 02:31 PM

In the end, no calculations could predict him.
No king could foresee his destiny.
Not the philosopher-king, nor the conqueror,
Not a soul could strip him of his throne.

Assassin
—Poison of the Tongue—

Alias:	Betrayer, King of Macedonia	Class:	Assassin
True Name:	Cassander	Source:	Historical Fact
Gender:	Male	Region:	Greece
Armament:	Poisonous Club	Attribute:	Man

STR A
END B
AGI A
LUK B+
MAG C
NP B

BOND Diadochi Bastard

BOND Noble Phantasm

BOND Woes & Concerns

Author's Note (HAHA)

**TQG Imaginatorious** · April 25th, 2024, 02:37 PM

Well it has finally happened and damn you Sutaa!

**Anju Addams** · April 25th, 2024, 02:41 PM

...and so a new era begins. From CAS2 to CAS4, I have lived. Hopefully, I can get more sheets out.

**Vididii** · April 25th, 2024, 02:45 PM

THE 4 CaS IS REAAAAAAAAAALLLL

**ErrantGalantine** · April 25th, 2024, 03:07 PM

Damn, my intended start-of-cas4 sheet is still half done...It'll be here in a few weeks when my life stops being hectic as hell, I guess?
Ignoring that, hype for cas4!

**Salt Pillar** · April 25th, 2024, 03:51 PM

I was afraid of being left behind on the shallow lands, yet I remain alone on this

first page

lofty peak.

Something something irony something something

**jishara** · April 25th, 2024, 04:24 PM

Class: Rider
Other Classes: N/A
True Name: Yelu Chucai
Alignment: Neutral Good
Place of Origin: China (13th Century)
Stars: 4/5

Parameters:

STR: C
END: C
AGI: D
MGI: B
LCK: C
NP: A

Height: 210cm
Weight: 200lbs
Likes: Taxes
Dislikes: Mass slaughter
Talent: Calming blood frenzies
Natural Enemy: Ogedei
Attribute: man
Traits: Humanoid, Male, Weak to Enuma Elish
Armament: Sword
Catalyst: The ruins of the temple built for him

Class Skills:

Riding B: One who rode with Genghis Khan, even as a non-combatant, gains a high rank of this skill.

Magic Resistance B: One heralded as a sage naturally gains a high rank of this skill able to block much of modern magecraft.

Personal Skills:

Taxation A++: As the one who convinced the Mongol army to utilize taxation instead of just mass slaughter, he gains an extremely high rank of this skill allowing him to levy taxes on anyone within sight, forcing them to sacrifice a bit of their mana and power to him every hour. This does wear off, however, unless readded.

Divination B: As a powerful diviner whose predictions were relied on by Genghis Khan frequently he receives this skill, indicating the capability to perform divining rituals which artificially inflate his Luck and grant him the equivalent of Revelation at the same rank for a period.

Empires May Be Conquered By Horseback, But Not Ruled By Horseback C: A famous statement he made to Ogedei Khan, and one which he gains the power to enforce as a Servant. Enforcement of destruction of territory if the holders of the territory arent within them. A counter to the more mobile strategies of many Servants.

Noble Phantasm(s):

Zhipei, Zhengfu, Liyong
Utilize The Forces Of Your Enemy

Type: Anti-Unit
Rank: A
Range: 10 meters
Max Targets: 1

An adaptive ability, the embodiment of Rider's convincing Genghis Khan to utilize the defeated enemies' skills instead of just slaughtering them. Whenever Rider defeats an enemy, he collects one of their skills of his choice. He can only hold five at once, but this is still a very useful Noble Phantasm. In addition, if he has collected at least three of an enemy's skills, he can instead obtain their Noble Phantasm.

Jueduan
Message to the Reigning Emperor

Type: Mount
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Max Targets: N/A

The Jueduan whose advice Rider utilized to help convince Genghis Khan to not invade India. A powerful Phantasmal Beast with sharp horns and high-powered intellect, its true power is its use in restriction, denying territories to enemies. This empowers itself the more powerful a "conqueror" the enemy is.

Lore: Yelu Chucai was a Confucian scholar and prime minister to Genghis Khan. He was noted for his height and his immensely long beard. He was also noted for his emphasis on utilizing forces as opposed to mass slaughter, and his focus on administering instead of conquering like many of Genghis's aides.

Personality: A calm and sonorous person with an emphasis on sheer power similar to that of some of Genghis's other aides, though with less of an emphasis on precision then them. He doesn't like mass destruction strategies though, viewing it as against practicality to not utilize them instead. His wish is undecided but perhaps to strengthen the Mongol Empire. Or perhaps to have replaced Ogedei with a different leader before he could have done his damage.

Relationships:

Subutai: "Oh, Subutai. Learned from me, I see."

Jebe: "As loyal as ever, Jebe."

Genghis: "Khan. What an honor to see you again, sir."

Alakhai: "You... would have been far more deserving a leader than him."

Toregene: "Simply elegant in the best way, Toregene. As always."

**the god of world-0** · April 25th, 2024, 04:50 PM

“Servant, Assassin. I sworn to you Master, my sword will be your justice."

Class: Assassin
Name: Sadatake Yamada Asaemon
Alignment: Lawful/Neutral
Region: Japan
Height: 155cm
Weight: 51kg
Likes: Meditating, quiet peace, the sensation of cutting through flesh
Dislikes: Cruelty, criminals, his own bloodlust
Talents: Sword testing
Armaments: Swords
Natural Enemy: Okada Izou

Stats

Str: D
End: E
Agi: C
Mna: E
Lck: C
NP: C

Skills

Noble Phantasm

Background

Personality

**Frigix** · April 25th, 2024, 04:52 PM

Losing.
Losing again and again and again…
Some lives have never known anything else but loss, leaving behind them a gaping hole of nothingness.
And yet, the world remembers them.
…

The Losers of Human History.

.
.
.

Voyager of War
Memories of the Lost

"I won't let those bad memories just stay bad memories! I'll carry them with me until I save someone. Just one person is enough... so please let me continue my journey."

Assassin of Filth
The Worst Loser

“Oh, how unfortunate. All I want is to save the world. Really… how unfortunate.”

Rider of Heaven
The Greatest Loser

“Heh, I see… the
Daemon of Another Realm
Lost King
once told me about this day. The
Promised Day
Twilight of Heaven
has come, the
Entropy and Genesis
Gears of Space and Time
have started to move ! Initialising the
Unlimited World
Chronos System
, stabilising the
The God's Rotting Corpse
Phantom Core Void
… Ausgezeichnet ! Now… let me show you why they call me
The Last Hero
God End
!”

A girl who fears loss…
A man who accepts loss…
And a boy who rebels against loss.

The World hails them as heroes, yet truthfully... they are nothing but mere fools.

What the hell is going on there:

**DrStein** · April 25th, 2024, 04:58 PM

Del, the absolute GOAT.

Also, holy crap, you guys have been going nuts this month. I'm so behind.

**WhiteFrenzy** · April 25th, 2024, 05:58 PM

Nice going, we only have bangers!

**DracoScribe** · April 25th, 2024, 09:46 PM

Gosh danggit. I knew I wouldn't be among the initial to post, but I was hoping to have a sheet ready for the start of CaS4 to celebrate it...oh well. That's fine. Still stoked to see the thread! I can't believe I ended up seeing something like this in my time in this subforum. Here's to all sheet creators, present and future, for CaS4! May your Muse always inspire you.
But since Frigix put a teaser here...I'mma do one too since I don't have them ready quite yet but I wanna do something for the occasion for now. ~~cuz im impatient as all heck~~

inside spoiler because slightly NSFW because swimsuits

**Baron Magnus** · April 25th, 2024, 10:15 PM

Excited to witness this.

Thank you for being the one to helm this new thread Del.

Now, for my first sheet on the new thread.

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Tam Lin.

'Fairy Knight' in the elementals tongue.

They are fairies that others of their kind revere as their protector.

As their hero.

Yet throughout history, there are very few actual cases of 'Fairy Knights' being a thing.

Except for one, that is.

An actual figure that goes by many names but the term is always pronounced the same as 'Tam Lin'.

So one must ask is that merely their name or their title?

Regardless of the answer their role was clear.

Protector of the fairies of the forests of scotland.

Yet he loathed his job as they had fallen to performing blasphemous rites for power and prestige.

He wished desperately for salvation.

Lucky for him, a woman responded to his wishes.

Through trial and tribulation, she fought through the forest to rescue him.

Then she used a magic well to return him to his human form so the fairies could no longer hold him captive.

Then he and the woman lived happily ever after.

----

Yeah. The moment LB6 released I knew I had to do something with the title of the fairy knights. It was too funny not to. Helps that it was a lot of fun to write too.

**Morg van Destro** · April 25th, 2024, 10:34 PM

Time to right a wrong. Also, go look at the companion sheet Di Renjie when that comes out.

The Lover of Imperial Power
My time has come again. Hear me, Master. Follow my words to the letter, and we may just succeed. Don’t disappoint me.

Source
Other Classes: Assassin, Rider
True Name: Wu Zetian
Alignment: Lawful Good
Place of Origin: China
Height: 162 cm.
Weight: 49 kilo.
Likes: Loyalty. Capable people. Peonies.
Dislikes: Incompetence. Corruption. Confucianism.
Natural Enemy: Li Xian

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

Class Skills:
Object of Desire (B):
Beauty both feared and longed for, Lover used this and a fierce intellect to work her way up to being empress of the entire country. Praised and reviled in equal measure for these traits and her use of them, it cannot reach the realms of the highest ranks, but its nature of being constantly noted upon has brought it just below such.

Devotion (D+):
A woman betrayed by her brothers, her cousins, her husband, and even her eldest son, any Devotion that Lover may once have had is all but dried up. Yet, her Devotion to her people was firm and unwavering. Saved barely from the lowest ranking, it also bears a positive modifier that only activates under specific circumstances. Though yet to be seen, it seems the modifier will launch it up to the A ranks during actions taken for a specific person.

Divinity (B):
The daughter of a black dragon as well as the alleged incarnation of both Maitreya and Vairocana, Lover actually has a surprisingly high Divinity, which has been further enhanced by her gaining possession of the Mandate of Heaven, truly making her befitting of the title Tiānzǐ.

Magic Resistance (A):
Daughter of a black dragon, her draconian blood has made her highly resistant to magical phenomenon. Perhaps all the curses said to be placed on her during her reign failed because of this very resistance.

Personal Skills:

宸妃

Chengfei

Consort of the Polar Star

(A):
The four highest ranking consorts were the Pure, Noble, Virtuous, and Worthy consorts. When Lover was raised to the highest rank by the emperor, these positions were all filled. Rather than removing one, he chose to create an entirely new position for her alone. The Polar Star, representing the throne and palace, is analogous to the emperor himself. By naming her Chengfei, he effectively stated she was a consort equal to the emperor, much to the chagrin of his empress and ministers.

Representing her reputation of manipulation and authority, it combines both End of the Spider’s Thread, Espionage, and Emergency Prerogative to denote a woman who used her machinations to not only rise to power but take control of a court that had the majority against her. To use evil to control even those who oppose her.

Superior Golden Wheel (B):
The title Lover gave herself as the Empress of the nation. The Dharmachakra (Wheel of Dharma) was used to represent universal order and eventually was adopted to include the concept of a universal monarch (wheel-turner) who brought upon change with universal consequences. By claiming this title, not only was she furthering concepts of divine rulership, but also saying that she was superior to all other rulers before her.

Alongside possessing Charisma and Ceremonial Reformation, this Skill also has Discernment of the Poor, though she is still able to be somewhat deceived at the level she possesses. It is a Skill for understanding the people around her and thereby knowing what she must do to be someone they will follow, improving their lives in equal measure. Also, due to the Skill’s moniker and her upturning what was believed possible to be a ruler of China, she has advantage against Charisma clashes with other Chinese Servants, even if they have a higher ranked Charisma.

Mandate of Heaven (A):
To rule over Tianxia, it is expected for a ruler to possess the Mandate of Heaven. This honor is bestowed upon all rulers of China by the gods as their Divine right to reign over all under heaven. So long as one remains worthy of their blessing, their rule is secured. As one who essentially ruled long before even claiming the title, performed within the most sacred of ceremonies, and quashed any rebellion before her death, she is undoubtedly worthy of the Mandate of Heaven.

While all emperors of China are able to use this Skill, they will more often than not opt to manifest with Imperial Privilege instead. The two Skills are fairly entwined, but while any sufficiently prideful ruler may gain a high rank in Imperial Privilege, it takes ranks in Divinity to gain anything above a D in this Skill. To possess the Mandate of Heaven at a high rank is to bear true confirmation one is the Son of Heaven.

Unlike Imperial Privilege, one is able to obtain burdens of the body at any rank, with the number and variety of burdens increasing with each rank in this Skill in addition to normal Skills.

Breath of the Dragon (C):
As the half human offspring of a dragon of storms, Lover has the ability to release a torrent of mana from her mouth as battering wind and spiraling lightning. The middling rank is due to both her not using it in life, spending no time mastering it, and her not embracing her dragon heritage.

Noble Phantasm:
Zetian Dasheng Emperor: The Phoenix Announces the New Era (A)
Anti-Army
“The Heavens have commanded you become ruler of the realm! You must accept their Mandate!”

So was the cry of the sixty thousand that gathered before the palace. Clan leaders, gilded officials, former enemies, monks and priests, councilors and commoners, all speaking in a unified voice calling for her ascension. Lover declared there had been no command, asking before them all for the Heavens to send a sign if what they said was true. In that moment, something flew overhead.

A beautiful phoenix, iridescent against the sky, passed over her and the crowd. Suddenly, an entire flock, so great as to temporarily blot out the sky, followed after it. An unbelievably awing and irrefutable sign that Lover was meant to take the throne as the new emperor. An indescribable array of color that unequivocally declared “This woman is your ruler”.

As a Noble Phantasm, the phoenix returns to her once again. While the bird can manifest alone to aid and protect her, upon a True Name release, it soars back into the sky, calling its brethren to its side. Together, the multitude of phoenix descend upon the world, scorching it in a dazzlingly dangerous display of multicolored flame. Once they are finished, Lover will stand above the desolation, ready to build something better from the ashes.

萬象神宮
Wanxiang Shengong
: The Divine Realm Lies Not Only in Heaven (B)
Anti-Privilege
The largest Mingtang (luminous hall) to ever exist, the Wanxiang Shengong was a massive ninety-one meters tall meant to not only alleviate the people who were against how much power she wielded, but also help solidify her “destiny” of becoming ruler of a new dynasty. Upon its completion, hundreds of people, including envoys from other countries, would travel to visit it for its opening.

This was almost unprecedented, as the Mingtang was within the main palace walls, something the common people were not allowed to enter. More than that, she held a massive banquet for all that came, and the hall was open for the public to attend all important future ceremonies, with her saying that “For these times, I will pardon you all”. Rare was it for the commoners to see the main palace grounds, but greater was allowing them to witness ceremonies only ever attended by high-ranking ministers and members of state even if they were still not allowed to participate in them.

A massive Territory spanning three-hundred feet in every direction, this Noble Phantasm has no inherent offensive or defensive capabilities. What it does instead is allow anyone she “grants amnesty” to reap the divine gifts that are given. In essence, it allows them all to share Divine Skills, but not ones that are highly specialized or personalized. For example, something like Blessing of the Sea God is able to be spread due to being a gift of abilities, but something like Affection of the Gods that bestows a physical gift will not.

Ordinarily, this would only be useful if one is allied with Divine Servants with certain Skills, but thanks to Mandate of Heaven, Lover is able to transmit any Divine Skill she can acquire from it to her allies. However, it has given her a conceptual weakness to fire, as the hall was scorched to the ground in an accidental blaze, and it also becomes locked for a time with the release of her other Noble Phantasm.

Lore

“With the eyes of a dragon and the neck of a phoenix, if this is a boy, he will be the highest ranked of officials possessing great power. If it is a girl, she will reign over all under heaven.”

This the fortune teller spoke over the girl who would become Wu Zetian, one of the most feared and reviled rulers in China, but also the one who’s social and political reforms would be felt even in the present day. A woman whose reputation has split between the monster she is often portrayed as and the bevy of positive changes she made during her time as emperor.

The youngest of a recently wealthy family, her father had worked his way up to his wealth and seemed to expect his children to do the same, including his daughters. As such, Wu was taught in several fields that weren’t often expected of the women of high society, including governmental administration and politics alongside the more typical arts and literature.

Sadly, by the time she was twelve, her father died, and his eldest sons, who were born of his first wife, began to fight over the inheritance their sisters and stepmother were owed. Seeing the inevitable result, Wu told her family that she was leaving to become a concubine of the emperor. When her mother, distraught at this sudden declaration, pleaded with her to say. Wu simply told her to dry her tears.

“Who is it to say it is not my destiny to meet the son of heaven?”

Chengfei

Though it would take her 2 more years, she would enter into the court of Emperor Taizong. It is noted that she was not often visited by the emperor, though she had made enough of an impression to be titled

Charming Lady

Mei-Niang

. The only record we have of how she acted at this time is a story Wu was often fond of telling her court decades later.

A new ferocious horse named Lion Stallion had been gifted to the emperor. However, so strong and wild was the beast that no man was able to mount it. The emperor asked those attending him if any were able to tame the steed. Wu presented herself to the emperor, saying that she would require an iron whip, an iron hammer, and an iron dagger.

“If the horse does not submit to the whip, I will bludgeon its head with the hammer. If it still refuses to obey, I will slit its throat with the dagger.”

For the next twelve years, Wu would remain as a lower ranked consort, gaining no ground on the current emperor. Once more seeing how the tide was rolling, Wu switched in another direction. At the time, the court was tearing itself apart over the succession of the royal family, a struggle that resulted with the youngest son, Li Zhi, being appointed as the new heir. Wu spent much of her time as Taizong’s concubine ingratiating herself to his son, working her way into his heart.

When Li Zhi succeeded his father and became Emperor Gaozong, all concubines that had not produced heirs were sent off to Buddhist temples to become nuns, with Wu being no exception. A year passed without them seeing one another only for Gaozong to choose to honor his father’s death anniversary at her temple. When they saw each other, they wrapped each other in their arms and wept.

Seeing this display, his wife Empress Wang, who had been declining in his eyes in favor of his consort Xiao, believed this nun girl might be what she needed to get his eyes off the consort and drag them back to her. Sending a messenger, she told Wu to begin growing her hair in secret. Wang then told the emperor it was better to take her into his court than begin sneaking around and create rumors.

Returning to the palace, Wu quickly overtook all other consorts as Gaozong’s favorite, using the gifts he lavished her with to gain favor of those working within the palace. After only a year, Wu had not only set up a network of spies and informants, but become pregnant with Gaozong’s first child.

Within the court, there was a power struggle between Xiao, Wang, and Wu that the latter was clearly winning, yet Wang’s son was the heir, which was a position Wu wanted for her own firstborn. So it was when her second child, a daughter, was found dead from asphyxiation, Wu blamed it on Wang.

Whether Wang actually committed the crime, Wu killed her own child, or she simply passed from some unforeseen cause is hotly debated with no clear answer. Though Wang could not be convicted due to a lack of true evidence, this event would still cause her to lose the favor she once had with Gaozong. For the next two years, he would begin maneuvering so that Wu could become his empress.

Though he received pushback from his chancellors that caused a divide in the court, it was the words of one of the oldest, telling him that a personal matter such as this did not need their approval, that led him to go through with the matter. Deposing and banishing both Wang, Xiao, and all their family members, Gaozong made Wu his empress.

Tianhou

This was not the end for Wang and Xiao. Much like Wu, Gaozong would go and visit them in their banishment, where they pleaded for his favor. Wu, knowing this tactic, reminded him of how much work it took to make her empress and how much pressure was still on them. Recognizing this, Gaozong ordered them to be executed lest he be tempted again.

Being granted the honor of choosing how they were executed, Wu had them flogged with wooden staffs one hundred times, removed their hands and feet, and drowned them in giant pots of wine. The actual legitimacy of this account is widely debated, many who believe in her cruelty accepting it while others believe it was grafted onto her from the actions of a later ruler.

Either way, it was only 10 days after their deaths that she gave birth to her second son. She and Gaozong then went about cleaning their court, removing both corrupt and opposed officials until only those loyal and honorable remained. Many of these officials were forced to commit suicide, their positions being filled by those of lower birth whose abilities were ignored due to their lower status.

Wu then began taking on much of the burden of governing the empire due to health problems surfacing within her husband. While Gaozong was initially unbothered by this, his attitude shifted when he realized his court started to look to Wu before him for governmental decisions. Gaozong then made the worst decision of his life.

After a eunuch accused her of using witchcraft on him, he began drafting an edict to depose her on advice from one of his new chancellors. Wu, hearing this, quickly confronted him before it could be written, and he immediately blamed the entire affair on the chancellor, who was soon executed on certainly all false pretenses.

It was here that, if Wu had any love for her husband all those years, it likely dried up.

From then on, Wu effectively made herself, in practice and in public, Gaozong’s equal. They addressed the court together, attended religious ceremonies only meant for the emperor as one, and had Heavenly added to both their titles of Emperor and Empress. She amassed power as his health worsened, showing great ability in administrating the empire while also improving the lives of its people.

Tragedy quickly struck the royal family at this time. Their eldest son, who had been sickly since birth, passed away. Gaozong then became unable to even leave his bed, leaving all matters in Wu’s hands. During this, a power struggle began to emerge between Wu and her second son, the current heir. This conflict was suddenly cut off when it was discovered he was planning a coup, having hidden hundreds of suits of armor for a yet ungathered force.

Her son and all his supporters were immediately exiled. He and many of them were forced to commit suicide on Wu’s orders.

“How can he be forgiven? If you do not treat your loved ones with justice, how can you maintain order?"

Gaozong’s health would continue to decline, though Wu would call even a healer from a distant country to heal him. This seemed to bring his strength back for a time, but it was not for long. Wu forbade anyone else from visiting him in his final days, the emperor said to have died in her arms, leading many to suspect she killed him. In his will, he told his 3rd son and current heir to rely on Wu for all matters pertaining to the state.

Zetian Dasheng Emperor

Personality

If Assassin is the embodiment of the evil of Wu’s legend and Rider embodies the goodness often separated from that evil, then Lover is the version that draws closest the true Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian is a woman that values capability above all else. If you are able to do something well, you are someone she looks on favorably. However, there is no shame in lacking in other areas. So long as you work hard and show promise, you have worth in her eyes. That doesn’t mean she won’t discard you if your less desirable qualities begin to outweigh the positive. She may value ability, but if that ability is neutered by other factors, she will remove them with nary a second thought.

This is partially where the “cruelty” of Wu Zetian springs from. Corruption, ego, vice. All these things have laid low effective men and women, with Wu knowing she was not an exception. It is why she is so severe and firm in her dispensation with those overcome by them. To send a clear message not to fail or betray her in some fairly graphic ways. That said, her “cruelty” is also a result of a divide she has placed between herself and everyone else.

Simply put, Wu trusts no one but herself. After constantly fighting and using the religious cultures of the time for power, being betrayed by people she should naturally be able to rely on, eternally wrapped in political struggles due to her sex, and still contentious reputation in the modern day have culminated in her having no real faith in other people. To her, they’ve essentially become tools that she can use, but has no problem disposing of when they break. All her cruelty, imperious attitude, and decisive actions stem from this inability to trust after being betrayed so many times.

That is how she seems, and how wishes to be seen, but the cracks are there. She actually has trouble casting aside those she thinks are genuinely good, innocent, or have shown loyalty. She cares for the people who work under her and tries to make their own lives better. She listens to their advice and actively rebukes any idea that endangers her people without good cause. For the only woman to become Emperor, this was the only way. To show herself unyielding like a mountain and crash on her opposition like a landslide so she might actually be able to make things better.
If she can do that, if she is then able to sort through the destruction and create something better, then maybe it was worth it.

The greatest example of this is her choice of favored advisor. Di Renjie, a man that would’ve likely been executed for false crimes or stuck as a minor noble if not for her intervention, should be the enemy of the power hungry, malicious, and unendingly cruel Wu from every account you can find of him. Yet, this man who was somehow a moral paragon despite thriving in the politics of Imperial China, was the one who held the most administrative power directly below Wu. A man of seemingly unmatched capability, yet a heart so full even the Empress opened hers to him, being the only one she called by a nickname and exempting him from shows of fealty. If there was a man she had finally found trust in, it was her Guolao.

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[The Apothecary Diaries - Cold Marble]

**TQG Imaginatorious** · April 25th, 2024, 11:03 PM

Is this what we're doing now? Creating teasers instead of sheets? Since two of us have already done it, I might as well join in if you would excuse the lower quality.

A short Introduction

Did I just give away my Servant with how obvious hints are? So here's what he looks like!
What? I did not lie. that is how he would look like in real life.

Also wow, two servants associated with love. Did you two plan this?
Jane Margaret: damn the Tam Lins (still stupid btw) just all got a girlfriend. Perhaps they should go to the Pandava brothers to learn how to navigate this situation.
Wu Zetian: I already like her more than her canonical self from seeing the fc. Good job Morg, how many terms did you have to search up?

**Scotcheroos** · April 25th, 2024, 11:37 PM

"

吾皇萬歲，萬歲，萬萬歲

May my Emperor's reign last for ten thousands of ten thousands of years.

"
-Ancient Chinese greeting, dedicated to the Emperor

Hi, I’m the companion sheet lol

You’ve seen Lover Wu, now enjoy the man she’s fallen in love with.

Today had been an oddly calm day at Chaldea. Or, well, as calm as a place boasting an army of Servants numbering in the hundreds could ever be. There were no (major) fights in the hallways, there weren't any unexpected simulation errors or virtual Demon God Pillar resurrections (they'd learned the first time with Mozart and Amdusias, thank you very much), and nobody had inadvertently caused or stumbled upon a shaky micro-Singularity that needed to be fixed and fast.

It was, by all accounts, a calm day at Chaldea, with no big events happening for the entire day.

Which was exactly why, when Ritsuka went into the summoning chamber with a box of Saint Quartz for the daily summoning, she did so expecting the other shoe to drop any second now. Something like a cataclysmic system failure that could be attributed to a conceptual parasite leeching off of it, or some other crazy event that could end up destroying Chaldea or the world given enough time. She didn't know, she was just expecting something to happen soon.

"Buonase-Yeesh, Master, what's with the stony face? You look like you're preparing for a war council, not getting ready to summon a Servant." Di Vinci half-joked as she eyed Ritsuka's half-nervous, half-anticipating expression.

"Sorry, Da Vinci! It's just...nothing at Chaldea goes this well for this long. Sooner or later, something's gonna go wrong, and I'm making sure I'm prepared is all. To be honest, if something does go wrong, it’s gonna be with the summoning." She gestured to the Servant beside her, standing by in guard just in case. "It's why I asked Bedivere to join us this time. Just, just in case. Again, thanks for coming along, Bedi!"

"Of course, Master."

"Alright, that makes an... unfortunate amount of sense, but that doesn't explain the other Servants."

"There is no real reason to why I joined. I simply wanted to see who would join the ranks of Chaldea's Servants today. That is all." Wu Zetian said with a dispassionate tone, though the tense way she carried herself, an unknown emotion seeping through, betrayed a hidden meaning.

"...And Shakespeare?"

"I sensed imminent inspiration coming from the summoning room." He immediately answered, giving them a beaming grin and a thumbs-up. Ritsuka just facepalmed and grumbled under her breath.

"I…, you know what, I'm not even going to question it. My universal genius isn't ready to start unravelling his twisted mind yet. Let's just move on to the summoning. Fujimaru-chan, can you arrange the Saint Quartz? Mash's got the Round Table set up already."

True to form, Mash (being the ever-cute and ever-reliable kouhai she was) had set her shield up as the preliminary catalyst and was standing by, waiting for the ritual to begin.

"Alright, alright. I'll start setting everything up."

With that said, Ritsuka began setting the Saint Quartz down around the circle, still a little wary. Her pattern recognition was screaming loudly that something was going to happen any second now.

Which was why, when the summoning circle spontaneously lit up the moment she set the last Saint Quartz in place and a strong wind blew her back as light flared to the ceiling, she was only half-surprised. When the lights started flickering, though, that's when she began to scream.

When the ritual was pre-emptively hijacked and a forced summoning began before her very eyes, the only thing Zetian felt was dejected acceptance. As the magic flared throughout the room and the light sputtered and flickered in tandem with the electrical systems, a gnawing feeling of doubt grew in her heart.

Was it too much to assume that a Servant's presence could serve as a catalyst? She had heard from Jason that he had been able to summon one of his Argonauts using his Noble Phantasm as a stopgap measure, so she had hoped to accomplish a similar effect simply by being near the ritual site when it began, but a part of her mind could not believe such a feat was possible.

Had her presence even mattered? Would her hopes be nothing more than a failed flight of fancy, and the summon be yet another individual who knew her not through herself but through the records history? With each second, that cruel doubt grew and grew, chewing away at her heart and dragging her mood into the mires of hidden despair.

She wanted someone to speak with again, as improper as it may have been. Someone who saw her as herself instead of the image the textbooks had painted of her throughout history. In a small, private corner of her mind, she admitted it. She wanted to see him again.

She wanted to see her Guolao again.

As if to answer her single, small wish, a dark shape seemed to claw into reality in the center of the pillar of light, the electrical systems flaring madly in response. Her Master was quickly chanting sutras, making the cross symbol with one hand and practically juggling a collection of religious symbols with the other as she watched the shape. Beside her, Bedivere was taking a combat stance and Shakespeare was backing towards the door.

But Zetian felt her hope reignite in her heart. There was a familiarity to that shape. An nearly tangible thread connecting her to the Saint Graph within. As the pillar died down and the magic faded with the completed ritual, the light dissipated and revealed the still figure within.

She couldn't stop the smile that crossed her lips when the figure bowed, still slightly obscured by the last wisps of ethereal magic and light.

"Servant, Caster. Chancellor Di Renjie of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. I have come in answer to my Empress' summons." The familiar voice of Guolao spoke plainly as he slowly rose from his bow, giving her a small but warm smile before he turned to the now significantly less terrified Fujimaru. "Master, you have my thanks for making this opportunity possible. I will ensure that this decision is one you do not regret."

"O-Oh! Yeah! Um, g-glad to have you onboard, Chancellor!" Fujimaru coughed, evidently still trying to calm down from the earlier spectacle. At her reply, he nodded genially, returning his attention to Zetian.

"....Forgive me, My Empress. Long have I regretted leaving your side at death's beckon, despite your orders." He kneeled on one knee, keeping his head bowed, "Please, allow this humble Renjie to serve you once more as penance."

Zetian carefully knelt down in front of Guolao, unbothered by the odd looks from the others (and actively ignoring Shakespeare audibly digging into his pockets and yelling 'Where's my quill?! I know I brought my quill with me!').

"Have I not told you enough times, Guolao? There is no need to kneel for me. If you truly wish to apologize, you will stay by my side until I am satisfied. Am I understood?" Zetian answered him, maintaining the same face she'd always worn during court audiences as she offered her hand.

"Of course, My Lady. I won't fail your orders this time. I swear it." Guolao replied, his hand cupping hers, standing back up on his feet by her permission. If his hand lingered in hers just a little too long for it to be considered an accident, neither of them complained.

(Though, Shakespeare's protests and cries for his quill were redoubling in the background.)

"Now, please. Let us walk together, Guolao. I have much to tell you of Chaldea."

"As you wish, My Lady."

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Class: Caster

Other Eligible Classes: Ruler

True Name: Di Renjie

Aliases: Huaiying, Duke Wenhui of Liang,

同鳳閣鸞臺平章事

Imperial Chancellor of the Phoenix Pavilion

,

國老

Guolao

, Prime Minister of the Wu Zhou Dynasty

Alignment: Lawful Good

Attribute: Man

Origin: Historical Fact

Region: Chinese History

Height: 5'8 inches/172.8 cm

Weight: 175lbs/79.4kg

Traits: Male, Hominidae Servant, Humanoid, Servant, Seven Knights Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish

Catalyst: A naturally formed pearl from the coast of southeast China

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Talents: Administration, Military affairs, criminal investigations, judicial matters, running communities, tactical acumen, giving advice

Natural Enemies: Lai Junchen, Li Xian/Emperor Zhongzong

Likes: Wu Zetian, travelling around the countryside, charitable causes, strategic board games, mystery novels, Stewed Noodles with Mutton, herbal tea

Dislikes: Lai Junchen, betrayal, false accusations, staying cooped up in one place too long, cold areas, har gow shrimp dumplings

Personality: Kind, generous, pure-hearted, and perhaps the most supportive person you could ever meet in the Tang Dynasty, Caster is a virtuous man with a strong sense of justice and a moral compass that's probably the most intact out of every single person from the Tang Dynasty. Despite his sheer skill in multiple fields of work, including administrative and criminal investigation fields, Caster remains humble and content to stay out of the spotlight, simply brushing his feats off as 'doing his job as best he can'. Such a hard-working soul blessed with innate talent is a rare find indeed.

Perhaps it is because of this talent that he tends to hold his Masters at a very high standard. He wholeheartedly believes in their abilities and encourages them however he can. Unfortunately, he tends to sound somewhat insensitive by making subtle comparisons to other people every now and then to try to get said Master to match his standards. It doesn't help that Caster, who is naturally talented, seems to think that a bit of effort and intuition can be enough to master certain skills, and he may remain oblivious to flaws in that thinking. If they do fail (as they usually tend to in his eyes), he'll simply shake his head in disappointment and attempt to guide them himself, acting as the royal advisor he once was in life. In other words, he's like a stereotypical Asian parent, except he's actually skilled enough to measure up to his own comparisons. Asians everywhere are screaming in existential terror.

But that doesn't mean Renjie is purely good. Yes, Di is deeply committed to his moral compass, while simultaneously loosening it with considerable personal compassion and kindness, but at the same time he won't hesitate to act ruthlessly in the pursuit of the law and his duty to the state. If need be, he'll go even beyond the law in the interests of justice for the people, particularly with villains who would otherwise use corrupt connections at the imperial court to escape their verdict. When flaws in the legal system are exploited before him, he'll drop all pretenses and give the offender a personal demonstration on why that isn't a good thing for them, and how they aren't the only ones who can use said flaws. It's no wonder he's called 'China's Sherlock Holmes', in ways both good and bad.

Wish for the Grail: "A wish upon the Holy Grail?...Well, I cannot think of a desire of my own for it to grant. My death was inevitable, and trying to prolong it would change nothing in the end. However, my Empress' reign was far too short, and her impact far too little when all was said and done. Her dynasty, I feel, should have stood tall and proud, even if it is destined to fade into the dust of the future. That, above all else, is something I can see myself wishing for."

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**Vance** · April 26th, 2024, 12:24 AM

Two servants, a boy and a girl, walked without notice from many around, as per the perception filter of Shamgar that was put up albeit at a lower setting. If any had noticed then they hadn't said anything or didn't care. And that was fine, the two servants, Shamgar and Jael, were okay with that. It was silent between them for a moment, an awkwardly long moment until Jael sighed and blew a lock of hair from her face.

“...I looked for you, ya know?”

“...?”

Jael looked away, with a hint of embarrassment, shame, anger, sadness, and a multitude of other feelings.

“After Deborah delivered Israel, I went through those same roads and villages and waited. For seconds, minutes, days, months, I waited.”

“...”

Shamgar could no longer see her face as she went ahead of him.

“Then I stopped. I stopped…waiting.”

She led off her words with a heavy sigh, a cloud of gloom radiating from her as they both got to their destination. She turned to face Shamgar. He never noticed…how bright and clear her eyes were before now and yet…

“Here's the cafeteria. Oh, and welcome to Chaldea, enjoy your stay.”

…She felt deader than Shamgar did.

True Name: Jael
Class: Assassin
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Source: Book of Judges
Region: Israel
Armament: Bat (?)

Parameters:
Strength: D
Endurance: E
Agility: E
Mana: D
Luck: A+

Interlude I

Class Skills

Interlude II

Personal Skills

Noble Phantasm

Craft Essence

Creator's Note: This was supposed to be the companion sheet to the Shamgar sheet in the contest but it's too late for that so I waited for the CaS 4 to come up.

Likes:	Political fiascos and the degeneracy associated with leaders
Dislikes:	The name 'Alexander', the other Diadochi Generals
Talents:	Poisoning of the mind
Natural enemy:	Ptolemy I Soter

Strength	Endurance	Agility
D	C	C
Mana	Luck	Noble Phantasm
E	A	B

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