User:LB&SCR/Sandbox4

Master
Name: Marcus/Mark E. (Edward) Burroughs

Age: 20

Heritage: Full, red-blooded American (with a light hint of English)

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Gender: Male

Magic: Force Manipulation (I think that's how you'd describe this as: "THE SPIRITS ARE POKING ME! THE EVIL SPIRITS SENT BY REVEREND BURROUGHS ARE POKING ME!")

Strategy: Caution - William's personality makes him very hesitant at making decisions, so he prefers to know all that he can before making one. His split second decision skills could use some work.

Story: William is the descendent of Rev. George Burroughs, the only religous man to be executed in the Witch Trials at Salem. Although said ancestor was cleared of the witchcraft charges later on, as it turns out there actually was some magic in that old man. However, the Burroughs family strayed away from magic after Rev. Burroughs' hanging; and as such William is actually the first person in his family in ages to actually perform any acts of magic... although it was all an accident. As such, William is an incredibly inexperienced magus, generally only teaching himself by taking very slow steps at a time. The thing that keeps him back, is the nagging fear that something really bad will happen if people find out! Personal history-wise, William has never been alone. He has a younger sister, and two loving parents... but he never seems to smile.

Personality: William is a depressed and sorry induvidual. He apologizes for the smallest and dumbest things ('Stop apologizing!' 'I'm sorry!'). He has generally accepted himself as a failure. However, he loves books, and especially non-fiction; and has a tendency to reatreat inside his imagination; as 'The inside of my head is generally better than the outside.' It's the only time one can see him make an actual, genuine smile. There is the really rare good day, though, when you'll find him up early and all smiles, and you could swear that there was nothing wrong with him.

Appearance: William is 5'9", and slightly overweight at 200 lbs. He has short, dark hair that is yet still very shaggy, and a face that appears a lot older than it really is. He has a Five o'clock shadow, and dull eyes of a really strange blue color. The only constant piece of apparell is a once-white jacket with big buttons and large pockets.

Servant (Make note that Richard is gender-bent, making him a 'she')
Class: Saber

Alternate Classes: Rider

True Name: Richard I

Title: The Lionheart

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Armament: Knightly Sword/Arming Sword

Bio: Born Richard Angevin of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England, Richard was a very attractive young woman: with long red-gold hair and a very tall stature. However, Richard's older brother Henry (the Younger), wanted to independently rule England, and recuruited Richard and Geoffrey into a rebellion againt their father, backed by French King Louis VII. However, the rebellion was quickly ended by the superior forces of Henry II, and Richard threw herself at her father's feet, begging his forgiveness. Henry however, bestowed the 'Kiss of Peace' upon Richard; and granted her two castles & half the income of Aquitaine. However, her mother Eleanor was locked away as a prisoner to ensure that Richard cooperated. Richard was then dispatched to deal with the rebellious barons who sided with her, and it was here, during the two-month seige of Castillon-sur-Agen that Richard earned the moniker of 'The Lion' or 'The Lionheart,'and then assaulted Chateau de Taillebourg; a supposedly uncapturable castle accessable from only one area. She took it in two days. However, Richard then again challenged her father a second time by refusing to pay tribute to her older brother Henry. Finally, Henry (the Younger) and Geoffrey invaded Aquitaine, and succeeded in turning Richard's baron's against her. However, despite the odds, Richard succeeded in holding back her adversaries. To make the situation even more embarrassing, Richard allied with Phillip II of France. Then on 3rd September 1189, after the death of her father Henry, she was given the crown. Her first order of business was to stop the persecution against the Jewish, where anyone who committed such acts punished severely. Richard, alongside Phillip II, swore an oath to go on a Third Crusade after Muslim Warlord Saladin retook Jerusalem. After making sure that no one (William I of Scotland, or his youngest brother John) could usurp the throne while he was gone, Richard and Phillip went off on crusade. They arrived in and occupied Sicily from Tancred I, who was holding Richard's sister hostage. Richard made a deal to get her released, in return for her nephew Arthur promising to marry one of Tancred's daughters. Moving on to Cyprus, she conquered it from the ruler holding several survivors of a storm hostage. While this can't be proved, it is said that she had a slight fling with Berengaria of Navarre, and she even accompanied Richard on her travels. Landing in the Holy Land, Richard conquered Acre, Israel. It was here, that while struck down with scurvy, Richard supposedly still picked off guards on the walls with a crossbow... while being carried of a stretcher. However, in the Holy Land, all of his allies abandoned him. Phillip II, in ill health and constantly arguing with Richard, left alongside Leopold V of Austria. However, Richard showed his prowess, fighting the warlord Saladin at Jaffa and Arsuf. However, these victories couldn't bring the Crusaders Victory, and with both Phillip and his brother John attempting to usurp her throne, he and Saladin signed a settlement. However, on the way back to England, Richard was taken prisoner by Leopold V of Austria (who was in turn excommunicated from the church), and handed over to Henry VI of the Holy Roman Empire to be held for ransom (Henry VI was then excommunicated by the same Pope who'd tossed Leopold out of the Church). She was finally released in 1194 after a two-year imprisonment. Returning to England with her army, John begged forgiveness, and she granted it; naming him her new heir. He then went to war against her former friend, Phillip II. With her allies Baldwin IX of Flanders, Renaud of Boulogne, and Sancho VI of Navarre (the father of her supposed... consort Benegarria), he went to war, winning many victories against Phillip. However, on March 25 1199, Richard was walking around the perimeter of castle Chalus-Chabrol, she was examining the progress of the sappers on the castle walls... without her chain mail. She was also applauding the nerve of a young crossbowman who was delibertely aiming at her. It was during this praising of bravery, that another crossbowman made a lucky shot into the area where her left shoulder met her neck. Returning to her tent, she attempted to pull the arrow out herself, but upon that failure; a man described as a 'butcher' removed it, carelessly mangling her arm in the process. Upon the wound becoming gangrenous, she ordered that the crossbowman be brought before her. Instead of executing him like her men wanted, she gave the crossbowman (who was barely a boy) mercy, and reportedly said "Live on, and by my bounty behold the light of day," before ordering the boy freed and sent back to the castle with 100 shillings. She then calmly went about setting her affairs in order, bequithing her territory to her younger brother John, and her jewels to her nephew Otto. Richard died 11 or 12 days later in the arms of her mother, Dowager Eleanor of Aquitaine. Her heart was buried at Rouen in Normandy, her entrails in Chalus, and the rest of her body at Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou. She had no children.

Personality: Richard was considered both a king and a knight, and was famed for her martial prowess. A competant military leader and induvidual fighter, she was courageous and very generous, but very prone to the sins of lust, pride and greed; and above all... escessive cruelty. She was also critized by the church for taxing the clergy, whearas normally they were exempt. She is a rather serious and stern character, having little time for people who lack the seriousness to expend effort. She also believes that no task is impossible, as she 'accomplished the impossible' several times during her lifetime. However, she seems to have a soft spot for those in dire need of help. However, agaisnt enemies, her excessive cruelty sometimes leads to extremely vicious moves and almost a taunting nature.

Appearance: Richard is a fairly tall woman with long, red-gold locks of hair and piercing, light blue eyes. Her skin borders on pale. Her armor appears as chainmail, and a red-purple tunic with a giant white cross adorning the chest. There is a red-gold cape like-item that occasionally adorns her shoulders.

Parameters
Strength: A

Endurance: B+

Agility: C+

Mana: C

Luck: C+

Class Skills:
Magic Resistance (B)

Cancels spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals, it is difficult for them to be effected.

Riding (B+)

Most Vehicles can be handled with above average skill. Cannot ride Phantasm races. She tends to specialize in horses.

Personal Skills:
Bravery (A)

Most odds don't appear to frigthen her, and her numerous successes at 'accopmlishing the impossible' has made her courageous almost to the point of non-chalance. However, a severe blow or defeat will send her spiralling back down to earth, and (literally) beat the hubris out of her.

Advice of the Strategist (B)

Regarded as an excellent tactician in her day, Richard is able to gain a decent grasp of the situation at hand and give advice upon her opinion of the situation. While not always correct, most of her advice is at least somewhat useful in either stemming the tide or turning it.

Military Tactics (B+)

Regarded as an excellent tactician by both her contemporaries and by modern historians, skilled in seiges and open fields of battle. She recieves an advantage when fighting enemies of a completely different culture (as in the Western vs. Islamic ideals in the Crusades).

Noble Phantasms:
Knight of the Cross: Deus lo Vult (C)

Richard the Lionheart, despite never recovering the True Cross in life, is strongly associated with it and with cruelty to non-Christians. Using his faith, he channels the holy relic to imbue his sword with Christian fervor to strike a blow. This attack gains one extra rank against non-Christan heroes, and gains more power in proportion to their Divinity rank.

Anti-Unit

Cry of Gisors: Dieu et mon Droit

The phrase on the Royal Arms of England, a cry that Richard herself created in order to tell friend from foe, it literally translates to 'God and my right.' Believing that the crown came to her from God and God alone, and that also supports her claim to the French throne. This enables... TBA

Call of the Crusader: To the Holy Land!

With a cry of both courage and anger, Richard summons her fellow crusaders. Due to the nature of their fight and training, the crusaders are best suited to fights on open ground, and are generally armed with arming swords and shields adorned with crosses. They get a slight combat bonus on unfamiliar terrain (aka, the terrain that isn't like that of England or Europe).