Maybe it could be some kind of Zeus-blessed chariot that allows him to live his glory days? Since he appears to lack the ability to summon an actual chariot in his current state (or at least it's not mentioned). Hell, the chariot's remains might even have been incorporated to said altar to provide additional significance, allowing for a roundabout way for it to be summoned due to the king's connection to the festival. Maybe something like Oinomaos "taking over" the Heroic Spirit and disabling Myrtilos' abilities for a moment?Originally Posted by Cataquack Warrior
Maybe just a noble phantasm or even a skill based on getting a blessing from Zeus, since the altars to Zeus were in what was said to be the king's old house, and he made a habit of doing tribute to Zeus before entering the races. Maybe something that temporarily boosts Avenger's stats and his Riding, letting him briefly overcome his impairment? Do you think that could work?
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Alternate Classes: Caster, Berserker, Avenger
True Name: Marina
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Origin: America (16th century)
Armament: Dagger
Parameters:
STR: D
END: D
AGI: C
MANA: D+
LUCK: C (EX)
NP: C
SkillsClass Skills
Presence Concealment - Rank C+: The capacity to hide one's presence as a Servant. It is a common Class Skill of the Assassin class.
Hides one's presence as a Servant. Suitable for spying. The rank of Presence Concealment drops considerably when preparing to attack. Assassin can somehow use Presence Concealment to appropriate costumes and mannerisms belonging to different times and cultures and conceal her identity in this way.
Personal Skills
Innocent Monster - Rank B: An attribute possessed by Servants whose true history and existence have been distorted by the monstrous reputations and gossips they accrued across the course of their life and thereafter, without concern for the actual person's will or appearance. As a consequence, the Servant's abilities and appearance have been rendered to conform to the specifications of their legend. Incidentally, this Personal Skill cannot be removed.
Assassin has been almost universally reviled her people, as well as praised by the Spaniards she aided. The effects of Innocent Monster serve to further sharpen the abilities she possessed in life, as both sides of the story focus on them. Assassin receives almost no negative effects from this Skill.
Eloquence - Rank B+: The skill of being artistic and persuasive with one’s words. Simply through speech, it is possible to convince anyone of almost anything.
In addition to the usual benefits of this Skill, Assassin is provided with a knowledge of most languages in history. With this, she can more easily work her way into the confidence of others and appear more favourably to others, boosting her manipulative skills.
Noble PhantasmsA Noble Phantasm serving as a crystallization of the relationship between Assassin and Cortez. While Assassin was at her liege’s side, her abilities meant that no failure could broach the conquistadors’ cause. Dona Marina is also a representation of Assassin’s role in the death of her own culture, an action for which she is reviled even centuries later.The Two Cannot be ConqueredDona Marina
Anti-Team (Self), Rank C+
To use Dona Marina, Assassin must designate a willing partner for herself. As long as the two stand side by side, almost no misfortune can touch them, and their Luck parameter receives a huge boost. Conversely, however, if the two are separated, their Luck is ranked down to an equal degree. As Assassin is a killer of cultures, both the targets of Dona Marina receive an additional effect to their actions in the form of a curse that erodes the cultural sphere associated with that which they damage. The effect is temporary and normally carries little effect when used by a mere two individuals, but when fighting Servants, it is possible to weaken those who rely on their fame significantly. Severe enough damage will eventually result in mental damage, as the targets in question begin to forget who they are and where they come from.
Assassin’s second Noble Phantasm, which remains incomplete upon summoning due to Assassin’s will. It represents the legend of the weeping La Llorona, who cries for her children, dead by her hand. La Llorona is often identified with Assassin’s own legend, but she lacks the quality necessary for its activation: regret.The Weeping Traitor’s PunishmentLa Llorona
Anti-Army, Rank B
La Llorona is a curse laid down by Cihuacoatl, the ancestral mother of the Mesoamerican peoples, though it is also an act of kindness, giving Assassin a chance to make amends for her actions. At present, the mere concept of La Llorona causes a phantom to appear in Mexico, weeping and causing misfortune all around it.
If Assassin were to accept her wrongdoings in life, rather than separating herself fully even from her roots, she would become capable of using La Llorona’s full activation and becoming a creature of divine vengeance, weeping eternally for the ‘children of Mexico’ whose death and defeat she caused.
DescriptionLikes: Cultures other than her own, superficiality
Dislikes: Regret, her roots
Talents: Language, cultural appropriation
Natural Enemy: Herself
Assassin’s true identity is Marina, the Traitorous Interpreter. Her original identity, which she vehemently rejects, is known as La Malinche.
Marina is, on the surface, a lively and spirited woman. She takes great effort to appear at her best, though she is also careful to conceal her true identity by choosing apparel that doesn’t reflect her nature or history. Marina likes to stay detached from others, preferring superficial relationships to deep ones. Due to this, prying about her personal details can set her off, breaking the image of herself that she shows to the outside world.
Due to her feelings about her past and her own culture, Marina is extremely fond of other cultures, and accepts them without heed to their flaws or her shallow understanding of them. In her haste to appropriate elements of things that catch her interest, she is prone to appearing ridiculous or unintentionally insulting. Due to her abilities as an interpreter and the information granted by the Holy Grail, Marina is fully capable of conversing with just about anyone in their native tongue and manner.
As an interpreter that is fascinated by foreign culture, Marina is extremely interested in Heroic Spirits, who come from varying cultural spheres and eras. Her interest in others, however, is largely superficial. She does not possess particular groups or people that she likes or hates, but she prefers the company of those with a businesslike manner, who keep their distance from others.
Marina is by her very nature someone suitable to be a Servant, though not one that excels in combat. She serves her Master without fail and even infiltrates their day-to-day life in order to be of more assistance. Due to her diplomatic skills, she is bound to get along with almost any kind of Master. Marina does not, however, take kindly to the fact that Masters and Servants share memories, and prefers that such things are left unspoken of.
Marina’s wish is simply to be able to live with herself. Though she regrets her actions in life, she does not wish to undo them, and is therefore conflicted with how she should proceed. Her wish to the Holy Grail, therefore, would be one of resolution.
LoreLa Malinche was a Nahua woman from an indigenous Mexican region, best known for her role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish establishment.
Born in the Mexican Valley ruled by the Aztecs, she grew up in the Nahuatl-speaking lands at the borders of the Aztec and the Mayan empires. Her father died soon after she was born. Her mother remarried, leaving Malinche as a slave to the Mayan slave traders in the early 16th century. A war broke out between the Mayans and the Spaniards, and Malinche was among the 20 Mayan slaves who were offered to the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. He was impressed by the multilingual skills of Malinche and kept her as a chief advisor, interpreter, and mediator.
Taking the baptismal name of Marina, she set out to assist the Spaniards in their conquest. She earned a special place in Cortes’ court, always being with Cortés during his meetings and other important events. She also played a great role in Cortés’s victories in her native land. The surviving records state that she understood the Cholula plans to form an alliance with the Aztecs to attack the small Spanish army. She informed Cortés and thus avoided a horrific bloodshed of the Spanish troops. However, this led to a strong hatred for Malinche among the natives. Following this, several assassination plots were also planned, but none of them was executed.
However, well aware of her tactical skills, Cortés often took Malinche with her to the battles. When Cortes set out to suppress a rebellion in Honduras in 1524, he took Malinche with him to serve as an interpreter. Although she acted mostly as an interpreter, there are many accounts that state that her role was a lot larger than that. She was seen alongside Cortés during important meetings and was also known to take some independent decisions.
She later gave birth to Cortés’s son, Martin, who is known in history as one of the first Mestizos (people of European–Indigenous American descent). Malinche’s role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is known to be one of the biggest causes behind the Spanish victory in the Mexican lands. Cortés Cortés had a wife in Spain, and when she heard about the relationship between her husband and Malinche, she arranged Malinche’s marriage to a knight named Juan Jaramillo.
History has no mention of her after this.
