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Post by Minos on Mar 25, 2016 20:51:46 GMT
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Rider][PTab=Status]Parameters | STR |  | C | END |  | B | | AGI | | B | MNA |  | A | | LCK | | B | NP | | A++ |
Personal Skills | Skill 01 | Divinity: A | The measure of whether one has Divine Spirit aptitude or not. At high levels, one is treated as a mixed race of a Divine Spirit, and the level declines when the Heroic Spirit's own rank as a Monster or Demonic Beast raises. It also has an effect which reduces special defensive values called ‘purge defense’ in proportion to the Divinity's Rank. It can break through skills such as Protection of the Faith and Enlightenment of the Sacred Figure. Rider's Divinity value is the result of his status as the son of the King of Gods Zeus and the Divine Spirit Europa, as well as his ascension into the Underworld as a Demi-God Judge.
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| Skill 02 | Governor of Divine Laws: A+ | | As a Governor, Rider justly punishes those who were unlawful in any way or form according to the Greek Gods' code of laws, such as acts of treachery and murder. Should Rider go against these code of laws or his duties as a Governor in the presence of those who deserves to be punished, he receives a rank down in all of his parameters until he corrects his negligence. Should the unlawful targets refuse Rider's demands and suggested lawful punishments, they receive a rank down in all of their parameters until they give in to the demands or punishments. This is instead two rank downs for those of the lawful alignment. The effect comes in the form of an invisible divine aura that has a restrictive force to the affected people. The only exception to Rider's requested demands being enforced is that they must be fair and adhere to the Greek Gods' code of laws. |
| Skill 03 | Innovation: B | A special skill granted to figures who brought about revolutions in their eras. Rider have revolutionized naval warfare with the concept of fleets as means to establish naval supremacy. Ever since the establishment of the Minoan Thalassocracy, obtaining control in the seas were decided through naval battles that used fleets. This skill grants modifiers to the Noble Phantasm Minoan Thalassocracy if the total number of summoned ships outnumber the total number of discernible enemies or weapons, whichever of which is higher. The more outnumbered the enemies or their armaments are, the more modifiers are given. Likewise, Minoan Thalassocracy does not gain modifiers if the enemy forces or their armaments outnumber the total amount of ships summoned.
(If the number of ships outweigh the enemies and their armaments on a 2:1 ratio, then Minoan Thalassocracy gains a modifier; if it is a 4:1 ratio, then it is two modifiers gained.) |
| Skill 04 | Voyager of the Storm: B | | The talent to sail vessels recognized as ships. Because the ability as a group leader is also necessary, this unique skill has the effects of both Charisma and Military Tactics. |
Class Skills | Skill 01 | Riding: A+ | | Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beasts and Divine Beasts can be used as mounts. However, this does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind. |
| Skill 02 | Magic Resistance: B | | Cancel spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by high-thaumaturgy and greater rituals, it is difficult for Rider to be affected. His current rank is the result of the potency of his divine blood in both quality and quantity. |
Noble Phantasm  | Minotaur: The Bull of Minos | | Rank: A [Original Rank: A+] | | Type: Anti-Team | [Requires 1st Ascension to unlock this Noble Phantasm]
[Requires the completion of his third interlude, only unlocked after Rider's 4th Ascension, to restore this Noble Phantasm to its original rank]
This Noble Phantasm is the summoning of Minos' foster son, Asterios, otherwise widely known around the world as the Minotaur. Rider possesses this Noble Phantasm due to his strong ties to the Minotaur by both name and relationship, being able to summon the half-man, half-bull creature as a Berserker-class Servant through a greater ritual. The creature's form manifests between a pair of dark purple pentagram magic circles arranged in a cylinder when his name is invoked. Despite being more docile than the typical Berserker, the Minotaur is already in a berserk state more than what is normally expected from the creature when summoned, all due to him being summoned by Minos specifically.
The Minotaur's existence is maintained by Rider's prana supply, and should Rider die or lack the prana necessary for the maintenance of the Minotaur’s existence, then the latter is forced to cease his existence in the real world. Rider is also forced to use additional prana to keep the Minotaur under control, for if he doesn't, the latter will betray him due to his strong dislike of Minos for his fate as a Monstrous Beast and an Anti-Hero Heroic Spirit, as well as knowing Minos' perspective of himself as the Minotaur, and not as Asterios. Knowing the true nature of the creature, Rider rarely summons the Minotaur, but should he do so, it would be as a last resort, using the Minotaur's brute strength to fight his opponents for him. The Minotaur has access to his skills and weapons as if he was summoned as a normal Servant, all of which uses prana from the Minotaur's own supply.
The Minotaur would have access to his Noble Phantasm, Chaos Labyrinth. However, at his current state, Rider cannot summon the Minotaur in his full power state. [To acquire the full power of the Minotaur Noble Phantasm, Rider would have to complete his third interlude pertaining to his reconciliation with the Minotaur.]
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| Minoan Thalassocracy: Empire of the Sea | | Rank: A~A++ [Original Rank: A+~EX] | | Type: Anti-Country | [Requires 2nd Ascension to restore this Noble Phantasm to its original rank]
This Noble Phantasm is the recreation of the Empire of the Sea in the form of a massive fleet of various Minoan ships, meant for conquering entire countries rather than just mere enemy armies. Known as the most ancient man as well as the very first thalassocrat in the world to build the first original navy, Rider is able to summon his powerful Minoan naval force on any body of water, provided it is large enough to fit his entire fleet.
By calling out the name of the Noble Phantasm, a large, dark purple pentagram magic circle appears on the body of water before the Minoan navy slowly rises up from the circle over a time span of thirty seconds. It is a magic circle that connects to a spatial dimension that contains the naval force of 500 [originally 1000] ships. All the ships are adorned with white flags with a symbol of a black bull's head and are made with magically-strengthened jet black timber. All the ships are modified to use a prana-powered engine to move instead of rowing oars. The ships has cannons, mortars and ballistas aboard the deck and on the bottom levels where the oars would have been mounted. The ships can range from the triaconters to a single tessarakonteres, the latter of which is also the Admiral Ship of the fleet.
Rider can also summon individual ships of his navy should he not require the use of his entire naval force. A much smaller (but still relatively large based on the summoning ship's size) pentagram magic circle appears within Rider's vicinity of 500 meters before the ship would slowly emerge out of it, starting from its hull. He can halt the ship from coming out of the circle by will, leaving only a portion of the ship summoned. If Rider doesn't allow the ship to move within thirty seconds, then both the magic circle and the ship will dissipate into purple prana, returning the ship back to the spatial dimension. Only the large scale summoning is guaranteed to happen, and Rider cannot halt its progress even for a single moment. On the other hand, the individual ship summoning can be enacted even without the magic circle being on a body of water, appearing on land, water or air (although none of Rider's ships have flying or land-traversing capabilities when fully summoned) and does not require Rider to say the name of this Noble Phantasm.
The naval force summoned comes in a variety of ships, all of them capable of unleash destructive magical attacks based on the Greek magics as well as physical attacks such as launching ballista arrows and ramming the front of the ship into Rider's foes without the need of anyone manning the ship. Rider is able to control the actions of all his ships within the fleet while he is commanding the Minoan Admiral Ship and through extensive prana expenditure. If he is not within the Admiral Ship, the maximum amount of ships he can control is ten, using hand gestures and finger movements to control them like a puppeteer. If he would be able to gather enough people to man the entire navy, then Rider would not need to expend prana to control the naval force himself for it would draw on the prana supply of those on board. Likewise, if there was enough people to man a single ship, then Rider does not need to expend prana to control it as the sailors' prana supplies will be drawn upon. In addition, in order to use the ships' magical attacks, it would require the sailors to use their own prana supply, although at an expected high cost as each magical attack is on the level of an A-rank and B-rank attack when using cannons and mortars respectively. Alternatively, the ships can last on their own for one hour as each one has a prana engine located inside the hull, which can be conserved using prana from the sailors or Rider instead. The engine can be refilled once it is called back to its spatial dimension over the course of an hour.
The true worth of the fleet is its quantitative value, and thus, summoning individual ships does not cost a lot. Using the capabilities of ten ships over an hour can add up to prana expenditure on the level of a C-rank Noble Phantasm. However, maintaining his entire naval force over an hour will cost him prana expenditure beyond an A++-ranked Noble Phantasm. It is more cost efficient to summon individual ships, but the true worth and power of this Noble Phantasm won't be revealed unless the entire fleet is summoned in order to make use of the full potential effects of Rider's Innovation skill. In general, this Noble Phantasm contains perhaps the highest firepower of all recorded Noble Phantasms as each ship is a 'house' of multiple weapons capable of launching numerous magical and physical attacks.
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 | Griffin of Knossos: Majestic Guardian of the Divine Priest | | Rank: A++ | | Type: Anti-Fortress | [Requires 4th Ascension to unlock this Noble Phantasm]
This Noble Phantasm is the summoning of the original Greek Griffin that resided in the Palace of Knossos in all its majestic power. In particular, this is the very first Griffin that would appear in the land of Greece, its existence having been recorded in the Palace of Knossos' throne room frescos as a guardian of the Minoan Priest-King, Minos himself. Also known as the King of Creatures, this black lion-eagle hybrid is summoned through a high ritual, its form appearing between a pair of dark purple pentagram magic circles in the arrangement of a cylinder when the name of this Noble Phantasm is invoked. It has immense physical strength, high intelligence, and the ability to fly and unleash heavy gusts of wind. Its full power attack is the conjurement of a hurricane with its strongest flap, the attack named as the 'Wings of Hell', unleashing a cyclonic wind attack on the level of an A++ Anti-Fortress attack. It is this particular attack that had destroyed the Palace of Knossos, forcing Minos to rebuild the palace into the design it is known and discovered as of today. The attack that destroyed the first Palace of Knossos was unleashed by the furious command of a vengeful Minos when he found out that the Minotaur was slain.
The Griffin also has the ability to restore an eyesight of a blind living being by brushing its feathers over the being's damaged eyes, including the Griffin's own eyes should it be blinded or damaged. The Griffin's body possesses immense healing properties, able to heal from any wound as long as it is not fatal or severe. The creature can unleash a commanding roar that is capable of controlling all other creatures, making it an excellent counter to other Rider Servants who rely on creatures, especially those of a Noble Phantasm level, as those creatures would turn on their own owners. Dragon Kind are able to resist the roar to some extent, although they are not completely immune to its effects and would suffer a rank-down to their status.
The only major prana cost to Rider is the summoning of this creature. The Griffin's existence, its 'Wing of Hell' attack, as well as the rest of its abilities are dependent on the creature's own prana supply, although due to their connection, Rider is able to supply the Griffin's existence and abilities with his own should he feel the need to. Should the Griffin's prana supply run out, it automatically dematerializes and its supply would naturally start to recover. The Griffin's prana supply is only large enough for the creature to use the 'Wing of Hell' attack twice before it automatically dematerializes, and after every usage, it drains a lot of the Griffin's physical strength in its wings. Therefore, the Griffin would be tired enough that it cannot fly or flap its wings, and would need an hour of rest to do so again. Due to the Griffin's status as Minos' guardian and the Minotaur's tendency to betray Minos if left unrestrained, the Griffin and the Minotaur naturally cannot co-exist. Should a fight break out between the two creatures, it will be difficult for even Rider to put a stop to them unless he forcefully returns one of them to their spiritual form.
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[PTab=Profile]Character Details Height / Weight: 184cm・72kg
Source: Greek Mythology
Home Region: Greece, Crete
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Gender: Male
Attribute: Sky
The King of Judges who had the deciding vote on the fate of those who died. Even Heroic Spirits who have died and answered the call of their summoning are not exempt from his judgement.
The King of Crete Minos was the first true King of Crete who created a code of laws for the Minoan civilization. He received these laws from Zeus himself during his conversation with the King of Gods that took place every nine years through an epiphanic dream; therefore, he ruled Crete for periods of nine years before locking himself up in the Palace of Knossos' throne room for the dialogue with Zeus that would last nine days. When King Asterion, the adoptive father of Minos, died, Minos claimed the throne for himself. However, his brothers Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus also claimed their right to be ascended to the seat of the throne and thus competed with Minos over the right to rule Crete. To show that he is indeed the rightful king, Minos prayed to Poseidon for a sign that showed the deity's support, and the God of the Sea would send the Cretan Bull from out of the sea to Minos, a beautiful and gigantic snow-white bull. Once his right to the throne was confirmed, Minos banished Sarpedon from Crete and subjected Rhadamanthus to his every commands.
Minos was then supposed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull to honor Poseidon. However, because of its beauty, Minos decided not to, wanting to keep it for himself, and sacrificed another bull instead. Poseidon was enraged and cursed Minos' wife, Pasiphae, with a sexual love for the Cretan Bull. The two were able to mate when Pasiphae asked the craftsman Daedalus to make a wooden cow, in which the Cretan Queen hid inside, and the Cretan Bull would mate with that cow, impregnating Pasiphae. Later, she would give birth to the half man, half bull creature known as the Minotaur.
The Minotaur feasted on humans for nourishment, and Minos feared that the public will find out the true identity of the beast. After consulting with an oracle at Delphi, Minos commanded Daedalus to build the Labyrinth, a maze construct that ensured captives will never get out nor see the light of day, and confined the Minotaur at the very center of it. Afterwards, he imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus for the former knew the identity of the Minotaur and how to exit the Labyrinth, the two facts of which the Cretan King ensured will never reach the light of day.
Conquest of the Greek World Minos had not intended to conquer the Greek world, but inadvertently did it while on his quest for revenge. It all started when his son, Androgeus, was winning every Panathenaeic Game he participated in. The Athenian king Aegeus then ordered Androgeus to fight a bull at Marathon, in which the latter died as a result. The order was made out of jealousy on behalf of all the Athenian contestants as Androgeus kept winning the games and earning the favors of the crowds, thus they wanted him dead. This outraged the King of Crete, and he set sail with his massive naval fleet in tow towards Athens.
On his way there, Minos in his anger razed every nation that came before him with his navy. One of the nations in the Cretan King's path was Megara, and their king was Nisus, who was invincible as long as he had a crimson lock of hair hidden within his white hair. Nisus' daughter, Scylla, fell in love with Minos and to prove her love, cut off the crimson lock of hair on her father. Nisus later died during the battles and Megara was conquered. However, being the fair judge he is, Minos pronounced Scylla guilty of treachery, and tied her to one of his ships, dragging her until she drowned to death.
Seeing the fearsome power of the navy's rampage and even the invincible king Nisus falling, the other nations in Minos' path surrendered, offering little resistance when attacked. Athens was no exception, and to escape their punishment, they had to comply with Minos' demand of sending seven Athenian young men and seven Athenian unwed maidens to Crete every nine years, where they will be sacrificed to the Minotaur dwelling within the Labyrinth. Aftermath and Death In one team of sacrifices sent to the Minotaur, Theseus, the founder-hero and soon-to-be King of Athens, masqueraded himself as one of the seven young men. With the aid of Ariadne, Minos' daughter, of which she had some advice from the imprisoned Daedalus, Theseus was able to enter the Labyrinth, kill the Minotaur after a tremendous fight, and escape the maze construct and the island of Crete. Daedalus and Icarus were also able to escape from their own imprisonment with waxed wings that the former made. Minos was not active at the time as he had his scheduled conversation with Zeus to attend to; when making the punishment of the Athenians, Minos made the human sacrifice to the Minotaur occur at the same time as the conversation that was to take place with Zeus. So when he awoken from his slumber to rule Crete once again, he immediately flew into a rage, destroyed his own Palace of Knossos with his Griffin, and set sights for Daedalus after regaining his composure and rebuilding the palace.
Minos traveled between city to city with his naval fleet, asking a riddle that only Daedalus can solve. The riddle asks for a spiral seashell to be strung all the way through. The Cretan King's journey took him to the city of Camicus on the island of Sicily, where King Cocalus reigned. Cocalus knew that Daedalus can solve this riddle when it was presented to him, the latter of which resided in the area at the time, thus he gave the spiral seashell to him. Daedalus solved it by tying the string to an ant and having it walk through the entire seashell. When the strung seashell was returned to him, Minos knew the craftsman was there.
The Cretan King demanded that Cocalus hand over Daedalus. However, the Sicilian King managed to convince Minos to take a bath first. During his bath, Cocalus' daughters and Daedalus would pour boiling water onto him, scalding him to death and thus ending his long reign as the King of Crete. Judge of the Underworld After his death, Minos ascended to a Demi-God of the Underworld and became the Chief Judge as a result of the good deeds he performed in life in regards to ruling, legislation and governance. Along with Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, Minos judged the souls of the dead and created the laws that governs the Underworld within the Hall of Judgement, located in the area of the Underworld known as Limbo. Being the Chief Judge, Minos had the final, deciding vote on where the soul of the deceased will be heading to as their reward or punishment. However, due to the nature of the Kingdom of the Dead, Minos lamented that there will never be a true justice for the souls of the deceased, as justice was never made for them; it was made for the living.
Governor of Divine Laws:
Minos gave the Cretans their first code of laws, the laws of which he got straight from Zeus himself. At the end of his life, he was appointed as a Judge of the Underworld in the afterlife. He had the power to establish order and maintain an environment of peace should the people in the environment follow his given demands such as when he did that on the conquered Athenians.
"He is not one who forces the law onto the people, but rather governs the law over the people and gives the convicted an opportunity to gracefully accept the demands as a result of their wrongdoing, lest they face punishment."
Estranged Relationship Between 'Father and Son' It is no surprise that the relationship between Minos and the Minotaur are on horrible terms. This is due to the fate of the latter being born as a Monstrous Beast meant to be slain as the Anti-Hero of a heroic story and trapped in the Labyrinth for eternity. The one who caused this, was of course, Minos, for he was the one who angered Poseidon to create the special circumstances of Asterios' birth and commanded the craftsman Daedalus to build the Labyrinth in order to house and hide the half man, half bull beast from the public in fear that the public will find out the true nature and identity of the beast.
While they are not exactly father and son, they can be considered to have a foster relationship due to the Minotaur's name being attributed to Minos and Minos 'taking care' of the beast throughout the latter's life. The Minotaur was a symbol of terror that the public assumes to be a tyrannical act of Minos, of which the king uses the beast to control the masses with fear. This can be seen as when he ordered the sacrifices of seven Athenian young men and seven Athenian unwed maidens every nine years as punishment for the Athenians causing the death of his son Androgeus, as well as putting the symbol of the Minotaur on the flags of all of his navy ships.
However, Minos was willing to accept the hatred if it meant to preserve the safety of the people. Having found out that the Minotaur feasts on humans for nourishment, the King of Judges needed to hide and lock him up away from the public. Then, when trying to find a proper punishment for the Athenians, he thought that sacrificing humans could be the way for the Minotaur to get his food to sustain himself. Even if this left a negative view of himself in the eyes of the Minotaur and the Athenians, he did not care, as it was for the best for not just them, but also for the Minoan civilization and for himself. He once cared about his reputation and image, but now he cares for the people's well-being.
One day, Minos wants to talk to the Minotaur as if he was a person and not as a creature used for his own tasks. He would want to apologize for his 'son's' fate, even if it was for the correct reasons. It did not change the fact that Minos did not raise the Minotaur properly as if he was his own son and as if he was another person just like any other. And for once, he wanted to call the Minotaur by his real name, Asterios, as an act of apology and as an act of acknowledgement that his life has value like any other. Even should the half man, half bull creature remain a wild, mindless beast in the conversation, and even if it would end with his death, as long as the words are said to him in person, Minos would finally achieve the atonement he had always desired.
The Aspects of the Name 'Minos' Merged Into One [Detail revealed after 2nd Interlude]
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