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Joyfully to the breeze royal Odysseus spread his sail, and with his rudder skillfully he steered Heroic Spirit: Odysseus Class: Lancer Title: King of Voyages Weapons: Odysseus’ Lance & Shield Alignment: Neutral Good Catalyst: Cloth of Odysseus’ Sail Background Blessed Odysseus, Hero of the Trojan War and King of Voyages, favored tactician of Athena and the ire of Poseidon. He is a man of many tales who fought during the Trojan War against the City of Troy on behalf of his homeland. From here he would begin to truly carve his tale in the stone of history as he brought about tactical choices through the conflict and promoted wisdom in with his tact. He with his cunning brought order to the Greeks as their failings and fears became evident in the long conflict that was faced. During this conflict, Odysseus would draw the eye of Athena who with her blessing managed to overcome Ajax in single combat much to the surprise and shock of those who bore witness to the match. It was he who sent the poisoned gift of the Horse to the Trojans and brought an end to the conflict in the favor of the Greeks. Yet his travels and exploits would not end there. Following the destruction of Troy and the celebration of victory, Odysseus wishes to return to his home and beloved wife, embarking on his decade long journey back to Ithaca. From this journey, Odysseus would draw upon the wrath of Poseidon for his part in blinding his son. The God of the Seas would make the journey difficult, his wraith filling the very seas which Odysseus would travel upon, yet he would persist and rule over the domain which Poseidon held as his greatest advantage. Yet his journey would face many missteps whether it be through the failure of his crew or the beasts of the Sea wishing to bring an end to the man. His journey would finally come to end as he returned home, only to find the suitors pursuing the hand of his beloved wife. His loyal hound being the only one who recognized Odysseus before resting in an eternal sleep. Outraged at how these suitors defiled his home and swearing to return as a champion. Odysseus would preform another great feat as he who launched an arrow through twelve axe shafts to the amazement of those around him before revealing himself and slaughtering the suitors. Athena would once more come to man’s side and stop the mob from killing the returning hero and finally Odysseus was given rest. Personality Odysseus is a man of great cunning, power, charisma and intelligence, respected by his fellow man and favored among Athena for his wits. He is self-assured and driven in his pursuits, not even Poseidon could stop the man as he traveled along his domain of the Seas. Often seen as the opposite of Achilles, a man of great power and wrath in the conflict, Odysseus was tempered and calm in his mannerisms throughout the war. A man who takes time to examine a situation with his wits and cunning to determine the best course of action. He contains many great wisdom which he imparts on Marshal through their time together and bringing much joy to their travels in the conflict. He is well-disciplined and self-confident throughout his travels, never seeing that the end is truly near, instead pursuing a route that will bring him closer to his goals, not matter the circumstances. His curiosity is high and may lead him to trouble, but with the blessing of Athena and his experience, there is a great joy in these challenges. He does display a sense of regret, having wished to not left his wife for so long and wishing to be a better King to his people, Odysseus desires the Grail to make amends, but is grateful for one more journey. Stats •	Strength: B •	Endurance: A •	Agility: A •	Mana: B •	Luck: C Class Skills Magic Resistance: Odysseus managed to prevail over the very powers of Poseidon for years despite the God’s mastery over the very seas which he strode across in his quest to return home. Magic attacks are weakened against the powers of Odysseus as he resists their influence and power on his journey. Rank: A Personal Skills Battle Continuation: Notable for his constant ability to survive and endure for his travels to reach his beloved home. Odysseus fought against the wrath of Poseidon and Apollo on his journey, suffering numerous setbacks yet persisting all the same. This manifests into a powerful battle continuation technique that can allow Odysseus to face the most grueling of punishments at the hands of his opponents. His indominable will shows itself as he neared a decade of travels to reach home and reclaimed his property and family after having fought in the horrid Trojan War. A blessing bestowed upon such a man with great will and survive of hardships. Rank: A Divine Protection: Granted by Odysseus in his abilities to overcome the many trials upon his journey to reach home. He who blinded the Cyclops, fooled Apollo and overcame the very wrath of Poseidon for years. He is granted further power against those who seek to bring about his destruction by the Beasts of sin of those who contain evil or demonic nature or divine status.

Noble Phantasms Athena’s Blessing: A blessing bestowed upon Odysseus as the favored tactician of Athena through his travels and his service in the Trojan Wars. Odysseus is granted tactical senses and know-how to a greater degree and deeper understand of his opponent upon examination. He will be given ‘advice’ of sorts that determines the best course of action and possible exploits against his opponents. The longer a fight against Odysseus the more knowledgably on an opponent he becomes to a shocking degree. This blessing can also be used to disrupt the thought process of foes and tempt them into more favorable situations for the King of Voyages. This Noble Phantasm is consistently active and passive through Odysseus’ activity as a servant. Rank: A Odysseus’ Bow: The how that brought about an end to those who occupy his home and ended his journey back to his beloved wife. During this process, the original bow is summoned, his is the lance that he possesses, turning it into a massive ranged tool. Once the arrow is let loose it creates a rapid streak behind it capable of cutting through any who contact the streak. Contact with the arrow itself results in massive explosion. Marshal plans to use this streak in combination with his void magic to create a practically impossible to predict arrow pattern aiming from multiple angles and using the constant streaks to trap his opponents within it. This will work in combination with his reinforcement magic to make the arrow’s initial hitting power all the more catastrophic to the recipient. The arrow is shown to end up always make its final mark upon the intended target as foretold in the Odyssey when he shot it through twelve axe shafts. Rank: B+ Trojan Horse: Based upon the creation of Odysseus that brought about the Trojan war and resulted in the very destruction of Troy. This magic manifests itself into the target’s most desired object and will manipulate the opponent through whispered words and manipulation of their heart. Servants and Masters with high mental resistance may avoid the afflictions of such temptations, but those who find themselves unable to resist its temptations and grasp it will find their destruction to be spelled out. The desires are said to be so great that they will ignore the warnings of those able to resist and pursue the object. Upon making contact or reaching out to their desires, in a blinding light the summoning of hundreds of soldiers that served Odysseus and heroes of Greece will arrive and have their opponent surrounded and locked away in the formation. From here they will charge and move finish off their foe through their spears, swords and tools to bring about the end of another war. This reality marble transports them to an area similar to that of ancient Troy. Containing those forces that have fought in the Trojan War, both soldier and heroes of the great tale.

Name: Marshal Umber Age: 22 Background: Marshal Umber was born into the Umber family as their second child. The Umber family has one of the great distinctions of being one of the most prominent mage families within the Americas as their lineage traces back to some of the first to ever travel the Atlantic and begin setting up a presence for the Association within the New World. Naturally this comes with high praise and pedigree as Marshal's family was given great expectations to continue to perform well and continue their legacy. For centuries the family enjoyed success and championed the cause of Mage’s within the New World as new opportunities sprung up.

Recently, the family has run into issues concerning its magical prowess as it appears the bloodline is weakening in their ability to produce successful heirs. Marshal's older brother Jonathan was born with exceptional magical talent and as expected was meant to continue the family lineage and return them to even greater fame. Marshal for all intents and purposes was still trained in mage craft and developed his own little magic game as he used it to explore through the method of teleportation magic. He as well displayed exceptional talent and helped assure the family of a strong future that was going to be guiding them. From here, Marshal would often travel among the families many travels when his brother was relegated to more important training sessions or his studies, something that Marshal was perfectly content with as he worked to perfect his art and began taking pride in other 'normal' activities. This continued his love for traveling and his desire for freedom which he still carries in his heart today and sorely misses. Known as a man quick to be on his feet and typically seen as a bit unruly by traditional mage society standards.

Things would begin to rapidly shift after an incident against Jonathan was uncovered, but not before most of the young man's circuits were destroyed. With the current heir out of commission, Marshal was forced into training and given the position of heir along with the responsibilities that came with it. With this came the end of Marshal’s once peaceful and relaxed existence as he was trained rigorously to have the capabilities of leading the household to a prosperous future. This drew the ire of his brother who felt that his opportunities and destiny were torn from him.

From here Marshal’s old spirit would begin to fade as he worked towards becoming the proper heir the family needed. His talent was observed and his skills were sharpened and before long it was determined that he was trained and prepared for the family crest. With his position within the family being truly locked in, Marshal strode into his new role and worked for the greater good of the family. Soon though he was offered a new chance to travel, but not towards a vacation or for pleasure, but rather to compete in the Holy Grail War. Seeing it as a chance to escape momentarily and bring some more joy into his life, he accepted. From here, he would summon a servant and companion that would serve him in the time to come, Odysseus.

Personality: Marshal will be more reserved in his actions with Odysseus. This stemming from the fact that he originally didn’t want to join the Holy Grail War as he has no real wish for the Grail and simply wishes to claim it for his family. As time passes in preparation and during the competition, Marshal will begin to revert to his pre-heir personality. He will be more excited and express more joy in his time spent with Odysseus by exploring the city and regain his sense of freedom once more. This will manifest in his fighting style as well as continues to enter a more creative phase in implementing his current weapon set. Using his enhanced strength to destroy chunks of material, in the case of concrete and making a wall to protect the two of them. He will return to his regularly smiling demeanor and be livelier in conversation with his ally. Tending to show greater respect than previously shown to his opponents and a desire to continue his adventures with Odysseus. There will be a layer of sadness to this as Marshal truly understands that their time together is short, but will pursue the dream of Odysseus’ wish for the remainder of the conflict. Weapons •	Throwing Knives: Knives that can be throw in the air to hit things dead. Combined with his Umber family crest and portal magic, these knives become all the deadlier aimed with the intent of striking from varying angles. This makes them difficult to predict and painful to those faced on the receiving end. •	Void: The Umber family sword passed down through generations, the weapons resembles a typical longsword with runes engraved into the hilt. Used as a mystic code to enhance the abilities of the Portals that Marshal uses as previously they could only be used to travel a couple dozen feet in a direction. Void gives Marshal free control over where his portals appear and re-appear. He can open several at once and at varying angles. As mentioned above the Umber Crest can be used with this weapon to increase its durability and power. Marshal has been trained in sword fighting as to prepare him for usage of the sword. Magic

•	Reinforcement Magic: Experienced and well versed in reinforcement magic, Marshal is more than willing to combine its many properties into enhancing his own abilities or that of his servant. Combined with the various tools at his disposal, he strikes a strong balance between understanding the offensive and defensive abilities of the magic. He will use the magic presented to him as a means of further increasing the strength of Odysseus’ lance. He also uses reinforcement magic upon his own body which is enhanced by the Umber family crest. •	Umber Family Crest: As expected upon becoming future head of the family, Marshal was granted the family crest. The crest further enhances the defensive and offensive capabilities of reinforcement magic by adding a new layer. Upon activation, it causes the skin to become smooth and black due to it creating a new layer of defense that responds to his own desires and acting as a defense against attacks, capable of withstanding most damage heading towards the man. Marshal has learned to combine this new hardening technique with his own fighting abilities as he can manipulate the magic into weapons or posses it to turn his nails into claws. The additional strength and durability is greatly mixed in allowing him to throw blocks of concrete with ease at high speeds. Capable of using his environment as defensive material for all within the potency of the magic. And withstanding major blows from his opponents either on Odysseus or himself. •	Portals: Marshal’s most commonly used magic, he essentially uses mystic codes to create portals that allow for teleportation. These portals open and can only allow two objects to enter them at once and allow for quick mobility. Or as Marshal previously used them for as a means of traveling from location to location, he’s gotten quiet proficient in operating these portals and controlling their outcome destinations. He will be using these portals as a means of traveling around the battlefield and obtaining intelligence with Odysseus throughout the war. This does not mean these portals have no combat application, far from it. He’s using these portals to close distances or trick foes by attacking from several angles or the illusion of trickery. One such technique will combine Odysseus’ Noble Phantasm and the portals to cause cutting streak from multiple angles or tossing the lance or launching himself in for a quick sucker punch. Strategy •	For the Holy Grail War, Marshal and Odysseus have decided to combine their effective strategies with each other. Marshal and Odysseus will be traveling across the city through the means of Marshal’s teleportation technique as manner to both avoid detection and active reconnaissance. They will be searching for any battles that encompass the city and to get ideas on their opponents by using Odysseus’ Athena’s Blessing as a means to gather as much info as possible on opponents to decide whether or not they should attack or in preparation for future combat. This allows them to strong idea as to the level of power of their opponents and possible exploits that be present in their fighting style so the two can adjust accordingly when the fight happens. It also gives them an idea as who seem trustworthy with Athena’s Blessing if any possible chance of alliances may appear as with her guidance and his own intelligence and stratagem Odysseus will be able to advise how to proceed and optimal strikes or partnerships. Provided they wish to enter combat or defeat any weaker foes, Trojan Horse can be implemented within the fight leaving the group who was already tired or the middle of combat to be surrounded and forced to contend with numerous new foes who are at the top of their abilities and attacking from all sides. •	Marshal intends to use the portals as a technique to confuse his opponents as well. By opening and opening several exits around his opponent’s intent on confusing them as to where he might appear, Odysseus lance or any throw objects. As previously mentioned, Odysseus’ bow itself will be used in this trick as a means to use the cutting streak to trap foes within the prison of angles leaving them trapped with the only escape being forcing themselves to get past the cutting streaks or even destroying their environment. The resulting explosion causes massive trauma or even defeat to those within. •	As expected, his hardening magic will be consistently added to both his own body in order to increase his defenses and strength, but that of Odysseus as well. This allows them to be more effective in combat and maintain themselves throughout the fighting while avoiding any potentially serious injuries and sparring themselves from being drained too much in combat. He’ll be attaching the additional power to their tools as well to defeat their opponents and break their defenses down. •	Intent on maximizing the effectiveness of the Crest, Marshal has drawn upon the ideas of using the environment as an integral part of his defenses, whether that involve using slabs of road as makeshift shield combined with the hardening magic within the crest. Using it upon items he picks up and throwing them with tremendous strength. Or simply using it to enable himself to beat down other Masters if need be. Relationship with Odysseus Starting out the two have a more professional relationship, Marshal does not seem to care much for the Holy Grail War and simply see its as doing his duty. Meanwhile, Odysseus aims to serve to the best of his abilities throughout the war to grant victory to both of them. As time passes, Marshal and Odysseus begin having a closer relationship as they begin to learn more about each other at the behest of Marshal originally lacking much knowledge into the tale of Odysseus. Using this information at first as to how to use his abilities as advantages for the war, but instead gaining a much more keen interest in the man. By extension, Odysseus wishes to gain some knowledge on Marshal and the two soon begin to create a friendship between each other. One main point between them is that their desire to simply rest, Marshal feels trapped by a position he was forced into and has served under dutifully, but sorely misses the sense of freedom he once had. Odysseus regrets the lost years on his tourney and his inability to return home sooner without much tragedy befalling him and those dear to his heart. Odysseus deep self confidence helps gives Marshal inspiration to how things may very well change for the two and his loyalty gives him a new companion, him previously having lost many of his old friends the moment he took up the mantle of the Umber household head. Their curiosity about the world around them continues to be an enjoyed part about them with Marshal expressing joy in the tales of Odysseus and the excitement of the world, reminding of a simpler time. The two are strong allies and develop a powerful friendship between the two with hopes that their efforts will succeed in the Grail war.

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