Sanctum/ Divided
Jan 21, 2016 20:24:23 GMT -5
Post by LeapingMomo on Jan 21, 2016 20:24:23 GMT -5
A CST
The serpent walks on scaly legs, its arms grasping at the air. Its tail is curled upwards into its mouth, which is constantly chewing and swallowing. As it senses the final victor fade from his world, the last of its power returns. This is its second-favorite part of the cycle, when its strength is powerful enough to conquer a thousand lesser Servants. But there is no point in holding onto it: the cycle has to continue, or else its existence would be meaningless. Ruler bites down harder on its tail: the people – those who saw time as a line rather than a loop – would be waiting for it.
This CST, set in an alternate dimension in Sanctum’s multiverse, is collaborative rather than competitive in nature (there are no eliminations). In this War, there are two teams of seven Servant-Master pairs, with each team having one of each Servant class (for example, the Saber of Spades and the Saber of Clubs). The Servant Ruler, whose Master is the Sanctum Key itself, announces and mediates this conflict. There are seven catalysts scattered around the world, each one at the site of death of a previous victorious Master. The two teams attempt to claim these catalysts, and at the conclusion of the war, the victorious team of seven Masters uses the seven catalysts at once to summon the Avenger-class Servant, who holds the Sanctum Key. If they defeat Avenger in battle, the power of the Sanctum Key grants each of the winners whatever they desire, except for immortality. When all of the victorious Masters die, Ruler appears again, and the Sanctum War begins anew.
Ruler selects each Master based on if they have a deep desire or wish for something, and each team usually fights to fulfill this desire. However, in this War, the team known as the Clubs believes that the Sanctum War causes more harm than it cures. They intend to destroy the Sanctum Key once it is summoned, and while they each have their own desires, they plan to sacrifice them for what they believe is the greater good. The other team, the Spades, fights to maintain the status quo – they plan to fulfill their desires with the Sanctum Key and allow another Sanctum War to happen after they die. The Mage’s Association, while they must officially remain neutral, side with the beliefs of the Spades and will do their best to help them discreetly.
There is a total character limit of 14 Masters, with 2 at maximum available per person, one for each team. This will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis, and you may reserve a slot as long as you then post your Master within 24 hours. I will distribute the Servants to the Masters.
Submissions should include name, stats (Strength/Endurance/Agility/Mana/Luck, each on a scale from E to EX), skills, and at least one Noble Phantasm. I reserve the right to change anything for balancing purposes, and this is also done on a first-come, first-serve basis. No more than 2 submissions per person, please.
Let the Sanctum Wars begin!
Clubs
Anne Kenrin - Sierra
Maria Kieszeń - Box
Cody Lazarus - Zen
Hendrick Mahagany - Nitrox
Kirin Oshiro (Through puppet master) - Zen
Hera Gregg (Servantless) - Leap
Spades
Jack Blair (Servantless) - Iaa
Hearts
Nicole Hemingway - M2
Diamonds
Maze Guardian, Saber of Diamonds
Black Sniper, Archer of Diamonds
CATALYST LOCATIONS
Catalysts take the form of reddish seeds.
X-Catalyst 1 (located in Quiriguá) has been claimed by Jack (Spades).
-Catalyst 2 (located in a British Mage's Association building) has been claimed by Maria (Clubs).
X-Catalyst 3 (located in a hospital) has been claimed by Archer (Spades).
-Catalyst 4 (located in a shrine in a forest that was a lumber mill or something I dunno) has been claimed by Cody (Clubs).
-Catalyst 5 (located along the subway lines) has been claimed by Henri (Clubs).
X-Catalyst 6 (located in the Big Ben clock tower) has been claimed by Kirin (Spades).
-Catalyst 7 (located in the center of the labyrinth) has been claimed by Cody (Clubs)
Character Forms
Given Name: Kirin Oshiro
Nickname: The "Ace" of the Oshiro Family
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Team: Spade?
Bio: The son of Isa Oshiro, and heir to the head of the entire family. Since young age, Kirin trained vigorously in the ways of magecraft and has become extremely formidable. He wields a black conductor's baton and is experienced with a wide variety of spells, primarily those in the field of offense. His actions are in the interest of the Oshiro family and their ambitions.
Note: Working under him is a young maid who is also studying magecraft, though her family is much younger and less powerful.
Appearance:
The Servant Girl RIZA MILES:
MASTER SUBMISSION FORM:
Given Name: Kiera Hasina Winston
Nickname: Kiera
Age: 27
Sex: Female
Team (Spades/Clubs): Clubs
Bio: Kiera has an African family but grew up in the middle of America, Nebraska. From an early age she had a fascination with lions she saw on television or at the occasional zoo her family would visit. When she was eighteen she decided she wanted to become a wildlife expert. She took a job working in the African Savannah and discovered her magical capability in a fight with a group of rebels. She came back to the states the next year to hone her craft and take a safer job.
Above all she loves adventure and anything to give a thrill. Her goal in the sanctum war is to enjoy herself and get a good challenge magically. She has no real desire for ultimate power or any sort of responsibility but possesses the same desire to win as the rest of the mages.
She mostly interacts with Lions and her magic is very physical, and very cat like. She is agile, and excellent at stealth.
Appearance:
MASTER SUBMISSION FORM:
Given Name: Ananta Maui
Nickname: Nat
Age: 31
Sex: F
Team (Spades/Clubs): Spades
Bio (Remember that everyone has a wish to fulfill):
Nat is a missionary of the Church, who travels to distant lands and educates mages there about the ways of the Church. She firmly believes that the Sanctum War is a gift from God to fulfill the wishes of special chosen ones, and views the Clubs as heathens who believe themselves to be more powerful than God is. She desires the Sanctum Key so that she may have the power to educate the masses and bring them into the Church's protective arms. She specializes in nature magic and holy magic, and is even qualified to cast Sacraments of the Church if the situation requires it.
Appearance:
Given Name: William Conzette
Nickname: Will
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Team: Spades
Bio: Will was involved in an accident with a higher-level magic item at age 11 that resulted in the amputation of both of his arms. They were replaced with two prostheses of different materials and appearance, both concealed by his ever-present long gloves and sleeves. These are the artificial center of his mana circuits and the focal point for his spellcasting. Due to his distinct lack of hands, the command seals appeared on his foot instead.
Will is the Conzette family head's nephew via the head's younger brother. However, since the head of the clan is impotent, Will was initially destined to become the heir. His training was greatly accelerated in his early childhood to prepare for the Sanctum war. After his accident, he was discarded as a no-longer-viable candidate and his younger sister was then groomed to become the next leader.
Angered at this, he took his training into his own hands, and he sees his acceptance to the Sanctum war now as a way to prove to his family that despite his accident, he was still worthy.
Appearance:
Given Name: James Winston Blackbourne.
Nickname: Black Panther.
Age: 38.
Sex: Male.
Team: Spades.
Bio: James is from a long line of wealthy and powerful magi and the head of the Blackbourne family. He specializes in the dark arts and elemental magic. James was nicknamed 'Black Panther' by his father because of his personality and specialty in the dark arts. He joined the Sanctum War in order to end world hunger and ensure fabulous riches for the masses. Above all, he wants to save his parents who have both fallen deeply ill and not even advanced magic has helped.
Appearance:
Given Name: Hera Gregg
Nickname: Everyone calls her Hera, except her brother who calls her Queenie.
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Team: Clubs
Bio: Hera grew up in a family of four. Her father specializes in Greek Mythology and teaches at a local private school. Her mother is a lawyer and is almost never home. She also has a little brother named Ares who's 7 years old. Hera is known to be a little pushy and very competitive. She also can't stand "beauty queens", girls who spend almost all of their time trying to make themselves look prettier. Hera tends to get into fights, and finds it difficult to make new friends. The one thing she wants more than anything else is to have her mother's approval. Her mom distinctly doesn't like Hera's tendency to get into fights or her dream of being a NASCAR driver. Hera is currently preparing to attend Clemson University to pursue a degree in Engineering.
Appearance:
Given Name: Maria Kieszeń
Sex: Female
Age: 14 (Attending college)
Team: Clubs
Bio:
The Kieszeń family is a somewhat obscure yet well known magus family for their shared trait of towing around a large object with them almost at all times when seen within magical groups. The Kieszeń family is one of the various multiethnic families that make up a single group akin to the EU. The Kieszeń are one of the representatives families from Poland. The countries that have members of this group include Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy , Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Austria
and Bulgaria.
Maria is the youngest member of her particular branch of the Kieszeń family. At birth, she had her magic circuits bound to a cube roughly one cubic meter in size made out of a composite of porcelain, steel, silica aerogel, and various other substances. The circuit connection forces her to use magic only using the cube as a conduit. it also saps away her access of allotted prana for the day. As, such she is able to fire large magic spells without a prior chant as the incantation is stored inside the cube. It also allows her to highly concentrate large aggregate sums of stored prana to fire as large blasts (akin to a very large laser beam) using a year's worth of magic.
To use her magic, however, her spirit undergoes "astral relocation", aka focusing on the box and severing her normal senses and ability to control her body. In the cube, she has a different set of senses and she can only access one at any given time. These senses include viewing segments of the electromagnetic spectrum and the ability to detect vibrations. In cube form she can communicate by hijacking local radio waves and focusing it onto another person's phone as a relay.
Her other main spell is flying around with the cube and fortifying it.
She is currently attending Cambridge University ((or rather was since Idk where this is)) and studying aerogels and other polymers.
What she wants to do? Use magic to improve the quality of engineering of nanotechnology. She doesn't care about the key. She's being dragged here as the representative of the EU group as no one actually wants to take care of this issue.
Appearance: Pink haired girl, 155cm, some kg. Kinda like original Maria but taller.
Given Name: Nicholas Hemingway
Nickname: Nick
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Team: Clubs
Bio: ((Totally not based off of Ladd Russo.)) Nick loves killing. It's perhaps the funnest thing in the world. But the type of killing he relishes most especially is killing those people that think they're superior... the ones that are perfectly confident in the fact that they are the strongest.... the look on their face when they die fills Nick with pure, unadulterated glee.
Nick's the type of person you do NOT want to meet in a dark alley. Because you'd most likely be more entertaining to him as a corpse than as a person. Nick didn't have the greatest childhood... orphaned at age 2, taken to an abusive foster home, ran away at age 6.... the list goes on and on. But that doesn't really matter anymore, because Nick is doing what he loves most... having fun. His magic is VERY chaotic due to his never having had any education, but he's been in more fights than most people have lived weeks, and he's still standing.
Does he have a wish to grant? Sure. But he's willing to sacrifice that for a chance to beat the hell out of those dang noble-family mages that think they're all that. Nick's laugh will triple in volume as he drags a knife out of their bloody chest; that's a guarantee.
Appearance:
Given Name: Jack Blair
Nickname: Jack
Age: 24
Sex: M
Team (Spades/Clubs): Spades
Bio (Remember that everyone has a wish to fulfill): Jack didn't have the best childhood. All his friends were driving fancy cars, had fancy lives and their families loved them. Jack was just as talented, but not as rich. I mean his parents tried but they weren't smart enough to work a job at a gas station, Jack reckoned. So at age 16 he took matters into his own hands. He robbed a flower shop for the cash in the register but found much more than he was looking for. He discovered a very volatile talent for magic, especially with Roses. He ended up leveling the entire building and taking the money. He never looked back.
Jack takes jobs here and then but mostly uses his magic to get by, either by hexing some poor shopkeeper or by convincing some rich stockbroker to just give him some shares. It was a fun life, and Jack reckoned he was gonna have some more fun once he got the sanctum key, the biggest, best, magic thing on the entire planet. Now that's an offer you can't refuse.
Appearance:
Celtchar:
Given Name: Zoraya Isabella Krauss.
Nicknames: General, Lieutenant, Granny, Izzy, Anna, Z
Age: 82.
Sex: Female.
Team: Spades.
Bio: Granny is an old-fashioned woman. She hates how people want and don't count their blessings, disobey, be lazy, get addicted to technology, and all of humanity's sins. She aims to fix the way evolution screwed up. Therefore, she joined the Sanctum War. She is a disciplined magic teacher and is strict in her teaching methods. Her specialties are biology and spatial magic. She has military background.
Appearance:
Given Name: Cody Lazarus
Nickname: Cody
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Team: Clubs
Bio: He's a highschool student and engineering genius. He's known around the district for his unique ability to combine science and magic to create a type of magecraft known as "Technokinesis". He's the developer of the blueprints for an assortment of guard-drones and combat machines, but his most noteworthy creation is the artificial intelligence he calls "Madeline", which occupies most of his inventions via a cloud network.
Appearance:
Given Name: Hendrick Mahagany
Nickname: Henri
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Team: Clubs
Bio: Henri's father, the head of the Mahagany family, was killed during the last Sanctum War by a wide-ranging attack spell that destroyed their house, giving him his scar. His father was the only person who cared about him, and Henri would like nothing more than to bring him back. However, he believes that the Sanctum War is a pointless waste of life, and is thus on the Clubs.
His magic specialty is using spells with incredible efficiency, releasing multiple spells at once or a multitude of weaker spells in a beam of energy. He has incredible diction, and is thus able to chant out complex spells without mistakes.
Appearance:
Given Name: Anne Kenrin
Nickname: Ann
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Team: Clubs
Bio: Anne never fit in. She grew up all alone. All the other girls at her school would tease her and obsess about how they looked. Anne always felt the pain of being left out. She studied in silence and never did anything with anyone else. There was a gang of kids in her school that she had always wanted to fit into, but she didn't know any magic. Those kids all knew how to do small things with magic for their amusement. She just sits far away silently sharpening her dagger. She doesn't know it, but the dagger can store Mana in it when she finally figures out what magic is. Her family was just too poor to send her to lessons.
Before Anne decided fight, her mother gave her a family heirloom knowing that she would leave the house soon. The rose earrings and neck band strengthen fire elemental power. Fire elemental strengths in magic run through the family, so the heirloom is very important. Unlike most of her family, Anne also specializes in all the elements (Fire, Water, Wind, Earth), but her strongest is fire.
Anne wants to be a veterinarian, and she has already started her training secretly despite her parents disapproval. She never goes anywhere without her dog, Penny. In her training as a vet, Anne discovered that she could talk to various animals, and that they could sometimes let her harness their power. Anne has now decided to train on her own in secret. Anne has attempted to run away from home before (and has succeeded, but she had to return). Her parents don't want her to go fight for the Sanctum Key, but they know she must.
Appearance:
Given Name: Audrey McDowell
Nickname: Audrey
Age: 17
Sex: female
Team (Spades/Clubs): Spades
Bio: born in a rich family, Audrey was extremely spoiled. She doesn't let people push her or control her in any way shape or form. She's very stubborn and selfish. She wants the Sanctum key to gain ultimate power and fame. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Appearance:
Kiera Winston
Kiera quickly brushed her hair back and took off her baggy shirt, revealing her white tank top. She brushed her hand over the small gold cushion she had placed over the car bench, making sure the seat didn't have any random dirt and other things she may have picked up. She slipped off her shoes and lied down on the bench, closing her eyes. The warmth flowed over her, almost like the heat was coming from all around her and slipping into her skin, making her feel more detached than she was used to.
She didn't mind though. These little sun-naps were a great break from taking care of animals all day. The job was fun, but tiring, and even on her most diligent days, a nap was never unwanted.
The landscape was incredibly quiet and clear, with the exception of the jeep sitting in the middle of it. It was only around five minutes from work, and was a great field, why waste it? Kiera smiled still with her eyes closed and found herself purring a little. She caught herself and exhaled. Some feline traits were good, like the great eyesight and speed. Others, not so much. She pushed those thoughts from her mind and let herself drift off.
A paw hit her leg.
Kiera sat up and quickly put her shirt back on. A lioness was in sitting on the ground next to the jeep, slapping Kiera. "Oh hey kitty!" Kiera said in an overly high voice pulling out her cell phone, "It's noon already? Glad you came and got me."
The lion nodded and climbed in the car as Kiera got in the driver's seat, "Time to head back. Kiera turned her car back towards the windy road, that would lead her back to her job.
--
Kiera stepped into the usual meeting place, "I made it!" She said cheerfully., hoping at least one of her fellow mages would be there.
Anne
"Penny! I can't wait for midnight! It's when we run away! I'm positive that Mom knows that I'm going, why else would she give me this gift. I believe that the Sanctum Key MUST BE DESTROYED!"
Anne sat on her bed sharpening her dagger's blade while her dog, Penny pawed at the bed wanting to come up.
"Fine. Come up. I need some warmth tonight before we leave. You'll wake me up, won't you."
"Wuff."
"Thank you!"
------Midnight------
"Arooooo"
"SSHHHHHHH. We are leaving the house! You don't want Mom to know!"
"RUFF!"
"Don't worry! We'll return. Some of the stuff I learned in Vet training can heal us too!"
"Wuff..."
"Of course we'll return. Maybe you can also make some more doggie friends! I'm not taking anything except my dagger, you, the gift Mom gave me, and a small supply of food and water."
"Ruff."
"Let's go. Those bullies will hopefully regret all that they have done. They are what made my choice obvious."
Anne and Penny sneaked out of the house. Little do they know that Anne's mom is watching them and hoping that they will return and forget about the idea.
Jack Blair
"Jack! Old friend!" A tall blonde man in a white suit embraced Jack. He stepped back and put his hands on the mage's shoulders, "You've grown!"
"Of course of course," Jack said as he glanced down. He flicked a white rose in his hands.
"So where have you been? I haven't seen you since High School." The man smiled warmly.
"Oh you know the usual, working odd jobs, gambling, the like." Jack faked a smile, "How about you? I heard online you got yourself a promotion."
"Ah it's more stressful than you'd think. Executive officer is going to be tough for me. I was never too much of a leader."
Never that good of a follower either "Well good luck then." Jack plucked a petal of his rose and slipped it in his wine glass., "I got this drink for you, thought you might need it." Jack pulled out the glass from behind his back and handed it to the man.
"Thank you Jack." The man brought the drink to his lips as Jack slowly nodded his head.
Maria
She was currently curled up in a cardboard box in the storage closet of the meeting room. She wasn't particularly in the mood to speak with anyone directly. She was contemplating what she would get for dinner later.
Maybe some curry. I'm in the mood for curry. Oh, and I'll need to go check out the local bakeries and patisseries. Mmmmm..... cake.
She drooled slightly. The box wasn't the most comfortable place in the world but she did like how inconspicuous it was. It was always nice to cut class while pretending to just be storage while remotely flying a cube (invisible of course) to grab cake from her residence. It was kind of tricky to do so without any hands but she managed to rig up a scanner that would allow her to open one of the windows in her flat by simply flying up to it. Alas, she didn't manage to do so here. She had just arrived by plane a day ago after all. No convenient cake delivery for her.
She shifted her conscience back into the cube and after a brief wait, a woman walked into the room.
The cube generated an electromagnetic field and detected the presence of a cell phone.
Oh good, a normal person. How convenient. I don't actually have to move and can pretend that I'm a cube for a while. Now I'll I need is a formal manner of address and boom, job done. They'll figure it eventually, I wonder how long it'll take her? Let's see if she can break the record. I think it was..... 3 minutes and 32 seconds after the initial text?
She transmitted a radio wave containing the SMS directly to the woman's phone bypassing the need for the nearby cellphone tower.
[Greetings. The levitating cube currently located above the coffee table is the one communicating with you. I am the representative for the EU Magus group. A simple name, but it gets down to the point. The previous representative had to take leave for personal reasons. We are here to preserve our interests so that the negative effects of the Sanctum war do not damage our collective members. Nice working with you miss. You may address me as M. Your name? I can "hear" you, so feel free to speak.]
Kiera
She pulled out her phone and looked at the odd text message. She cocked her head sideways like a cat and looked around the room.
"Kuchunguza" She said as a few golden circles emitted from her.
There's an animal in the closet?
She opened up the storage closet and saw a box moving ever so slightly, "Hello in there!" Kiera yelled.
Maria
Why does my weight have to be so high? It probably shifted slightly. I need to find a phrase to describe my irritation. Fudge? Oh crumpets. Crum(b)y. That doesn't work at all. All it does is make me hungry for sweets.
[You are quite observant miss. 12 seconds, fastest yet. Albeit this time, I was situated much closer to the observer. I'll reintroduce myself. Maria Kieszeń, representative of the EU Magus Group. I am currently in the box in the closet, resting my physical body. I would like it if you would kindly close the door please. It allows me to recuperate, you see. So your name miss?]
Kiera
Kiera took a step back, looking at her phone. She slowly closed the closet door.
"Well hello, sorry to disturb you. I'm Kiera Winston." She said.
Kirin Oshiro
The room was large, surrounded on three sides by windows that gave a wide view to the mansion's extensive garden. No one was in sight, however, except for Kirin himself and the two men that stood in the room. One was a tall, thin Japanese man with a thin, neat ponytail that just reached shoulder length. His name was Isa. The other man was Caucasian- shorter, stouter, and had a more messy beard. This man was Jeb. Kirin sat in a chair on the far end of a meeting table, exchanging his look between the two standing men.
Jeb spoke up. His accent was southern. "So I'm sure your father's informed you why I'm here."
Kirin responded. "You're from the Mage's Association, aren't you? I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Yurrick."
"Just Jeb's just fine." He coughed, then continued. "I'll just give it to you bluntly. Pretty soon the Sanctum War is gonna begin again."
"How can you be sure?"
Isa broke in. "The last of the seven masters has died."
Kirin raised an eyebrow. "Isn't this information supposed to be classified, traditionally? To ensue the fairness of the war?"
"Yeah, it is, usually..." Jeb began pacing across the room. "Something tells me nothing about this war is gonna be traditional at all. Rumors are circulating that one side's conspiring to bring an end to the war itself."
"Someone wants to just stop the cycle?"
"Yep." Jeb passed by Isa, who then turned to the window to observe the garden.
"The Mage's Association will not tolerate this." Isa had a much colder feeling to the way he spoke. "As head of the Oshiro family, I declare that we shall not either."
"That's where you come in, kid. You're probably one of the most powerful mages we can trust. You'll be our enforcer."
"What does this task entail, exactly?"
"Kirin... My son, future heir- you will participate in this Sanctum War- and you will not fail."
Kirin stood up and lightly bowed. "It shall be done.”
Audrey
"S**t, it's cold outside.." Audrey growled as she removed the cigarette from her mouth. She arched her head and exhaled heavily, letting out a grey cloud of smoke into the air. She leaned against her door and sighed. She looked at her watch and sighed again. "Almost midnight.. A couple more minutes and I'm out of this god forsaken place I'm supposed to call home." She took another drag from her cigarette. "It's more of a prison, honestly.. Besides, I gotta get money. I'm running out." She looked down and started tapping her foot.
"Wonder what name I should use this time.. Miranda, maybe?”
Maria
{I apologize but I for one am not very good at striking up a conversation and it seems rather fruitless to talk about plans without more of the members here. I believe we had ..... 7 people or so that were arranged to meet here?}