Royal Birthdays for today, February 8th:
Yaroslav II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, 1191
Afonso IV, King of Portugal, 1291
Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, 1405
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, 1487
Sakuramachi, Emperor of Japan, 1720
Gia Long, Emperor of Vietnam, 1762
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Empress of Austria, 1792
Michael Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1798
Abdülaziz, Ottoman Sultan, 1830
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welcome THEODORE PALAIOLOGOS. you hail from BYZANTIUM and have been risen to the position of an EMPEROR. you are a member of the house of PALAIOLOGOS and will go down in history as the DOOMSAYER. though you are MACHIEVALLIAN & INSATIABLE, you are blessed with being ERUDITE and GREGARIOUS.
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━━ BASIC INFO.
NAME: theodoros NICKNAME: theodore, theo AGE: thirty-five PLACE OF BIRTH: palace of blachernae, constantinople IMPERIUM: byzantium GENDER: cisgender man PRONOUNS: he/him ORIENTATION: homosexual RELIGION: greek orthodox, somewhat of a mystic PARENTS: konstantinos & helena SIBLINGS andronikos, sophia LANGUAGES: greek, latin, arabic, french ( fluent ) italian, german, farsi ( conversational ) english, mandarin ( learning ) EDUCATION: private tutoring with the professors of the pandidakterion TITLE: basileus rhomaíōn, see also: autokrator, kyrios, despotes INTERESTS: theology, philosophy, wargames, mathematics, alchemy HOBBIES: reading, writing, horseriding, going on long walks LABEL the doomsayer
━━ PERSONALITY.
mbti. infj-t enneagram. 1w2, the activist instinct. sp/sx character inspo. rhaegar targaryen, a song of ice and fire / kendall roy, succession / paul atreides, dune / hektor, the iliad / rodion raskolnikov, crime and punishment
erudite, gregarious, perceptive, dutiful
machievellian, insatiable, melancholic, secretive
━━ SNAPSHOT.
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known most everywhere as the emperor of a kingdom yet to realise it has already fallen, the basileus of the roman empire is a man out of time. the clock is running down on him and his empire, and yet he ( poor fool that he is! ) tries to save the imperium that was his birthright. charming and conciliatory, he has made great strides in establishing links towards the successor kingdoms of his empire’s former western half — setting aside orthodox pride over the great schism if only to stave off the bleeding of byzantium. one might almost be tempted to ask what the basileus might sell off next, if only to further exact an assurance for the salvation of his people.
in�� truth, the basileus might have been a man better suited for the monastery than the rooms encrusted with porphyry. as a child, he always had his nose stuck in some crumbling tome, his mouth always firing off incessant questions to counfound the philosophers who would claim their didactic lineage all the way to aristotle. yet his perception also gave rise to a profound insight when he was young: he was the inheritor of a kingdom about to die, and this changed him greatly. he could never be the sort of warrior that would stem the ottoman tide, but there is one thing he can do, and that is to shift his focus from the finer intricacies of the celestial hierarchies to the far more material hierarchies of this earth — a change that he still grieves for in his heart.
━━ TIMELINE.
1397. theodoros is born.
1398. his brother, andronikos, is born.
1403. his sister, sophia, is born.
1432. he arrives at the court of king charles of france.
━━ PLOTS.
possible betrothal connections, prior overtures he’s made, trading contracts he’s in the process of securing, religious brethren he’s trying to mend the schism for, etcetc — is it obvious i forgot to write this part and just put it in haphazardly at the last minute upon noticing my lapse?
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I have no idea what you are doing Invader, but, I trust you. I hope you will accept our support though.
As you began feeding your own mana as well as joining with KUKULKAN, her light filling up the hospital room, you found your focus wavering.
You saw flashes of events.
RIDER opting to secede from the Red Faction in order to search for AVENGER- and ostensibly you.
A discussion between two Emperors. SABER granting that request, fairly yet reluctantly.
Being confronted by CASTER several days into the journey. The desperate trigger of a defensive Noble Phantasm.
Agony. The severing of a contract. The double-sided sword of having incredible fortitude- excruciating pain yet survival nonetheless.
A hooded figure carrying him to a hospital.
Darkness. A gnawing feeling. His personal mana running out, his Spirit Core trying to eat him alive. His mana had run out a long time ago- he was holding on through sheer willpower.
Brief relief. A figure in black medical clothing setting up a new mana supply- temporary, but effective.
Days passed, in a nigh-comatose state. Unfit for an Emperor, for a Servant. Frustration. Shame. Anger. A swirl of emotions, as day after day he tried to struggle out of the hospital bed- only making it as far as the door before falling unconscious again and again.
And--
[ NEW CONTRACT ESTABLISHED. ]
A bond.
Despite skepticism, a sense of belief. Faith, perhaps.
The same heart that you witnessed back on the waterside.
[ SERVANT - RIDER. TRUE NAME... "Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos" ]
RIDER--no, CONSTANTINE snapped awake.
"Saber! We need to-- the Red Faction--… I need to get back to Saber!"
KUKULKAN put a hand on his shoulder, gently stroking it to calm him down.
"Shh. You're here-- you're fine…"
"Sorry for worrying you..."
As he was being comforted, you felt a new tether. It seemed as if your contract was renewed, but… different.
After all, you could only supply the same amount of mana, and now it was being divided between KUKULKAN and CONSTANTINE, which meant that dealing with combat would be different. Sure, T-Summoning was an option but--
Before you had much time to think, you could sense a shift in the mana in the room. You quickly turned to face the DOCTOR, who was trembling, the air around him beginning to twist and distort.
"Doctor…?"
CONSTANTINE asked weakly, KUKULKAN stepped in front of him.
"This is what he meant. I didn't realize it'd impact him so quickly. Maybe it was a proximity thing...? Well, anyways- get ready, Masters!"
It seemed like the new aggression was a bit outside of KUKULKAN's expectations... however, that became secondary to survival as the DOCTOR let out a violent roar.
A harsh wave of mana rocketed out. There was barely any time to react as KUKULKAN and CONSTANTINE went flying.
You saw the DOCTOR step out of the broken wall that the two Interloper Servants had fumbled through, his form changed, a divine glow around him.
"My name is Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Foul harbingers bearing the chaos of Phobos and raze the Solar Cell of life the hands of Hades, I will hereby destroy you! Begone, Interlopers!"
[ Both KUKULKAN and CONSTANTINE avoided taking damage! ]
"Damn... did something go wrong with my technique...?"
KUKULKAN's- and your action were a success- and it gave her enough time to recover.
Both KUKULKAN and CONSTANTINE were flung into the main room of the laboratory, the two of them pushing themselves up to their feet and drawing their weapons- CONSTANTINE unsheathing his sword as KUKULKAN's fists sparked with mana.
With two Servants, your battle strategy has changed! You can only have enough mana to fully support one as a 'leader'- who takes point during battles. They perform actions as normal, dealing damage- but also taking the full brunt of damage (unless the enemy has a unique multi-hitting skill)!
However, the other Servants in your party (up to 2 extras) act as 'auxiliary'! Auxiliary Servants can be triggered for T-Summons, and do a number of 'support skills' (generally at the cost of mana) to keep the battle in your favor!
The amount of Servants you can contract can be as high as you want, but has to have a Leader and two Auxiliary Servants when traveling around. You can edit around your 'party layout' while resting. Either have a large group of allies, or a small, elite battle force- your choice!
Statistics (KUKULKAN) - LEADER:
Strength: C
Endurance: C
Agility: B
Mana: EX
Luck: A
NP: B++
Current Health: 3/7
Current Mana: 11/13
Statistics (CONSTANTINE) - AUXILIARY:
Strength: C
Endurance: A
Agility: C
Mana: D
Luck: C
NP: EX
Current Health: 7/11
Current Mana: 0/5
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