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Lemuel Gulliver, The Lucky Traveler
Strength D
Endurance C
Agility D
Magic B
Luck A
NP A+
Servant Information
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Height: 171cm
Weight: 73kg
Likes: Travelling, horses
Dislikes: Humans, being used, being looked down upon
Attribute: Earth
Catalyst: One of the many trinkets he brought home from his travels
Dresses in the manner a gentleman of his time would. Is white and has green eyes, his black hair is tied in a short ponytail under his hat. Has round glasses, but they aren’t his only accessory, many other can be seen in his hair, around his neck, on his arms and clothes, etc. Trinkets from his many travels.
Personality and Wish
Spoiler:Rider spent most of his life pursuing the money he needed or the unknown he longed for, his travels brought him to many undiscovered countries in which he met all manner of races and cultures, they all brought him great troubles but also great joy. Until he met the Houyhnhnms.
Their society was, in his eyes, a utopia, these horses had achieved such perfection that from then on Rider started to despise humans: lowly, dirty creatures with no drive or good in them, insects populating a rotting world.
But as he returned to human society, these feeling became weaker and weaker, and now as a servant he no longer despises humans, in fact, he has hope that one day we can reach the utopic ideal held by the Houyhnhnms, of course, he doesn’t believe we can do it without help.
And so, the Holy Grail War grants him an opportunity, with the power of the sacred relic he will make it so every horse in the world can wake up from whatever prevents them from being as intelligent and perfect as their kin in that island nation, and so humanity will finally have someone to guide them towards the future.
Skills
Spoiler:Class Skills
Riding --.
The mere notion of riding or anything similar is disgusting to Rider, the mere thought of the horrible slavery we put Houyhnhnms through is enough to enrage him. His aversion is such that this skill has been completely sealed.
Personal Skills
Voyager of the Storm D+.
The talent to sail vessels recognized as ships. Because the ability as a group leader is also necessary, this unique Skill also has the effects of both Charisma and Military Tactics.
Rider was a captain for just a short time, and most of his famous travels were failures if you consider they never reached they supposed destinies, however he did participate in many successful travels and his ability to survive each and every disaster proves his worth as a seaman.
Invader of the Other Side EX.
A skill that molds the destiny of Rider and those around him, it guarantees that if there a chance, no matter how small, that he may meet mystical creatures, unknown beings, gateways to other worlds, etc. Then that chance will be a 100%, in practice, it guarantees that during a Grail War Rider will meet servants at every opportunity, and maybe even lead him to the Grail itself. It must be noted that this skill will only activate four times, as that is the number of travels in which he managed to meet mystery.
In life, he entered the other side of the world, where fairies and other mysteries went as the Human Order took over the surface of the world, not by any thaumaturgical means, or ancient portals, or any other believable possibility. No, it was all luck. Four times. Every time he went there by luck, and returned safely by luck, it was so bafflingly easy for him to cross the boundaries that he thought all these places were part of our world.
Glubbdubdrib, the Land of the NecromancersMay I Talk With The Ghosts of Our Past? B.
This skill grants Rider the ability to use the forbidden magic he witnessed on the land of Glubbdubdrib. He can, for very little mana cost, summon the ghost of any dead as long as he knows their name. The ghost has no combat capabilities, but is willing to talk, obey, and can stay on the world for 24 hours.
A skill inherited from one of his less famous destinations, something that has the potential of being a Noble Phantasm but is not quite there yet, though, if he was summoned in a certain other class, this and his experience in Lagado may become full-on NPs.
Noble Phantasm(s)
Spoiler:
Redresal, the LilliputianMy Friend and Partner in the Land of the Little Ones
Type: Anti-Personnel
Rank: D
The royal secretary of Lilliput, friend of Gulliver.
When this Noble Phantasm is activated he is summoned as a familiar of Gulliver. As every Lilliputian he has less than 15cm, and due to his nature as ‘a little creature that is difficult to find’ he gains some variation of Presence Concealment that hides his presence completely as long as no one perceives him directly. Besides that, he has no other skills or abilities, his parameters are E- for Strength and Endurance, B for Agility, and C for Mana and Luck. The mana cost to maintain him is almost null.
Redresal is a dedicated man always ready to help Gulliver, since he does feel some guilt about how things went about in Lilliput. However, he does fear for his life, so he is reluctant to do anything that requires him to risk it.
Glumdalclitch, the BrobdingnagianThe Little Nurse and My Greatest Friend
Type: Anti-Army
Rank: B
The daughter of a farmer that took care of Gulliver during his stay on her country.
When this Noble Phantasm is activated she is summoned as a familiar of Gulliver. As every Lilliputian she is gigantic, a 9-year old little girl that happens to be 12 meters tall. Her parameters are A++ for Strength and Endurance, E- for Agility, A for Mana and D for Luck. The mana cost to summon her is manageable, but maintaining her for long periods of time can pose a real threat to the Master.
They became very close friends during the days he spent there, and even though she treats him like a baby or a pet, she does it out of kindness and love. She will, of course, try to help as much as she can, but she is still a 9-year old girl and any violence is a big no-no.
Laputa, the Floating IslandHome of the Crazy and Genius Astrologists
Type: Anti-Country
Rank: A+
The floating island which Gulliver briefly visited during his third travel.
When this Noble Phantasm is activated Laputa is summoned, but it can only fly due to a mystical and peculiar interaction with the metals on its bottom and the metals on the underground of the land where she was first conceived, as such, if it is summoned in any other place, she will inevitably fall.
Of course, summoning the real Laputa is an impossible feat even for a servant, the island materialized by this NP has no inhabitants and can only exist in the short moment of it’s fall, even then the mana cost is so great that no common modern magus should be able to sustain it. Strictly speaking, it is impossible to be used without an alternate supply of mana, and a big one at that.
Sorrel Nag, the HouyhnhnmMy Fellow Servant Who Is Still Above Me
Type: Anti-Army, Humanity
Rank: A+
The Houyhnhnm who served the same Master as Gulliver.
A horse, part of a special group who attained sentience on the Other Side, it is a Monstrous Beast and as such very powerful. Its true strength, however, is Gulliver’s incredible belief that these creatures can bring true utopia to humanity, whether that is true or not, it influences the Noble Phantasm. Twenty meters around Sorrel Nag are turned into ‘the land of the Houyhnhnms’, any human in the area regresses to a more primal state of mind, becoming a Yahoo. Servants are also affected, but the effect depends on their attribute: Human servants are affected, though not instantly; Earth servants are still affected, but even slower; on Heaven servants, the effect is even slower still; and finally, Star servants are not affected at all. Non-human creatures or servants with non-human parents are also not affected.
During his stay on their nation he came to love Rider as a friend despite being an Yahoo, and he would gladly help Gulliver on his quest to guide humanity. However, Gulliver will never, in any situation, use this Noble Phantasm. Reducing a Houyhnhnm to a tool is such a sinful act to him that any master who forces him to activate this NP is sure to be killed not long after.
Extra
Spoiler:
Bond Craft Essence
The Stable
That’s what the others call it, but that’s not what it is.
It is in fact a guest house for horses, so that I may take care of them and—even more importantly—so I can have some close by when they awaken to their true nature.
I just hope they'll act immediately.
Maybe, then, I will be able to look at my family and feel love for them, once again.
Relationships
Any servant that rides a horse: Gulliver hates them with a passion, but unless they meet in the context of a Holy Grail War, he will simply avoid them. When the time comes, they too will understand.
Any traveler or seafaring servant: Gulliver will often look for them to share travel experiences and such, and is very excited to hear about places he has never been to. Though… he does tend to talk more than he hears.
Cristopher Columbus: Gulliver has much more frequent talks with him than the other captain servants, while the lucky traveler does respect the cultures he met, he can’t help but wonder how our society would manage to conquer them in a hypothetical situation, a topic that Columbus is always excited to talk about.
So yeah, first time I post here, was actually surprised to see that no one did Gulliver before so I decided to post this one I wrote some time ago.