Post by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar on Apr 21, 2010 8:59:51 GMT -5
Okay. This is the first time I've ever had to do a profile at this sort of scale. It's gonna take some time before I can actually sort everything out. Nonetheless, I'm starting work on them now so that I can see what I'm doing here.
And if I'm doing it wrong.
OTHER ALIAS: //[/color]El Cid Campeador
CURRENT AGE: //[/color] 31
YEAR OF BIRTH: //[/color] 1040
GENDER: //[/color] M
ALIGNMENT: //[/color] Neutral Good
OCCUPATION: //[/color] Spanish Knight
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Face on
Sword in hand, ready for battle
A rare smirk
Looking on
WEIGHT: //[/color] 68kg
EYE COLOR: //[/color] Hazel
HAIR COLOR: //[/color] Brown
PIERCINGS: //[/color] None
TATTOOS: //[/color] None
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: //[/color] A scar on the left side of his face. He also has an eyepatch on his right eye.
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Peace
Psychological warfare
Equality
Carefully planned tactics
DISLIKES: //[/color]
Cruelty
Foolish tactics
Innocent people being scared of him
STRENGTHS: //[/color]
Rodrigo's true strength is his legend. Those who face him would at least be slightly scared of him, if not terrified. His atmosphere, height, the clothes he wears and even his Noble Phantasms add to the power of psychological warfare. He is also an expert stragetist, using carefully planned out tactics, sometimes inspired by Greek or Roman strategies and can even brainstorm with others to create a successful plan for battle. Some of his tactics use his well known knowledge of psychological warfare to help bring down the enemy.
WEAKNESSES: //[/color]
Sometimes his psychological warfare approach affects those who aren't supposed to be scared or intimidated, for example certain allies or his Master's friends and relatives. His blunt to-the-point attitude may also give off some negative vibes, but this isn't intentional, it's who he is. In reality, he is quite gentle. Modern Technology can be confusing for him and even if he learns or is taught about such things, prefers to do things the way he has been used to (For example, instead of going somewhere by car, he'd prefer to go on foot).
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MY HISTORY: //[/color]
The history of Rodrigo Díaz is one full of battles on both sides. It is a life full of betrayal in the search for a peaceful life for everyone.
His teenage years was full of battles in places like Zaragoza and Graus, where in the latter, the enemy was the Aragonese. One story even said that Rodrigo killed an enemy knight single-handedly. In that time, he served Ferdinand I. With Ferdinand's death in 1065, the kingdomes of León and Castille were now ruled by two kings. The kind Sancho II ruled Castille, while the cruel and deceptive brother of Sancho, Alfonso VI ruled León. Rodrigo, serving Castille at the time of Ferdinand's death, went on to serving Sancho.
In order to become Sancho's champion, Rodrigo had to defeat the current champion. Rodrigo managed to beat him without hesitation. Then another person challenged the Cid, this time on horseback. King Sancho, wanting the fight to be fair, gave Rodrigo a horse, Babieca, a phantasmal horse, captured by King Sancho and raised in the stables of Seville. With this warhorse, Rodrigo took down his challenger and became King Sancho's champion and Standard Bearer.
The Cid's first task under Sancho's rule was to capture the king's brother, Alfonso and bring him back to Castille to convince him that he should stick to ruling León and nothing more. Rodrigo lead his newly assembled army into battle and brought the cruel king of León to Sancho's throne, where Sancho send him into exile in Toledo. The Cid was free to rule León, but this wasn't without resistance. October 6th, 1072, the Cid had begun a siege in León. A man who had claimed to have deserted the resistance sought a private chat with Sancho, mainly how weak the Zamoran defense was.
That man was Vellido Dolfos, a Zamoran Noble. He assasinated Sancho on that night and fled. Sancho had no children to inherit his position. There was no other choice but to bring his evil brother back to town to rule Castille and León.
Rodrigo didn't like Alfonso one bit and suspected that he was involved in Sancho's death. He, along with a few others, forced Alfonso VI to swear that he was not involved in the murder of his brother, although it was still speculated that he did. Alfonso knew of the Cid's popularity among the peasants and soldiers and Alfonso hated that. He didn't like Rodrigo that much and plotted to get rid of him, indirectly. He started by taking away the Cid's position as Standard Bearer, giving it to a rival of the Cid's, Count García Ordóñez.
He then sent the Cid into countless battles, hoping that he'd get killed in the line of duty, but every time Rodrigo went into battle, he emerged victorious. The Cid then went into Granada and fought the combined forces of Emir Abd Allah and his enemy, Count García in Granada, emerging as the victor once again. This was the last straw for Alfonso. Everyone was cheering the Cid's name and not his. Combined with this unauthorised battle at Granada, he decided he had enough of the Cid and sent him into exile.
This isn't the end of the story, however. He ended up siding with an old enemy who wasn't as bad as it seems, now that the tables have turned. He went to Zaragoza and served al-Mutamin of the Moors. Under the service of the Moors, the Cid defended Zaragoza against a variety of enemies, including Ramón Berenguer II of Barcelona.
A state of confusion began when the invasion of the Almoravids started. El Cid had to go back to Castille after hearing news his king, Alfonso, was in danger. Even though he didn't really want to go back to serving that cruel bastard, he had no choice, Alfonso was still his rightful lord, after all. The Moors found assistance from someone else, the Berbers, lead by Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
When everything was as it should be once again, Rodrigo once again swore alliegance to Alfonso. What did Alfonso do? Not only did he send the Cid back into exile, he also threw the Cid's wife, Ximena and his kids, into the dungeon. The Cid was betrayed by his own lord, but managed to gain support from people who had heard of the story of El Cid Campeador. Eventually Rodrigo had an army, combined of both Christians and Moors. The Cid wanted to create his own fieldom and he knew just the place. Valencia. Count Berenguer wanted the place too, but he was quickly captured by the Cid before he got he chance.
In the year 1094, Valencia was now owned by El Cid. It was a place of peace, just like the Cid wanted, with Christians and Moors being equal and holding major positions. However, this was not the end of the story. In 1099, the Cid's old enemy, Yusuf, of the Berbers, wanted to take Valencia away from the Cid. A battle ensued.
During the fight, a stray arrow pierced the Cid in the chest. He knew that after that fight, he might not be able to survive much longer. He died peacefully in bed, his wife surviving him and inheriting Valencia for three years.
This is the end of the story for El Cid Campeador when he was human. The story continues on, however, hundreds of years later. The Sixth Holy Grail war is about to begin. Who he ends up with as a Master and what happens when it begins, is something he will know in due time.
MY GOALS: //[/color] To bring peace, prosperity and equality to the world.
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Colada - Sword of the Steel Heart
One of the two best known swords that the Cid wields, Colada is the lesser known of the two. The sword was won in a battle between the Cid and the Count of Barcelona. Like Tizona, this sword has the ability to frighten unworthy opponents if wielded by a brave warrior, like the Cid. A good weapon even in the light of Psychological warfare. This sword's affect woud only work on those who know of it and pales in comparison to the Noble Phantasm of Tizona, as Colada would not affect Servant stats or mentality at all.
NOBLE PHANTASM: //[/color]
Tizona - Blade of Burning Determination
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Personnel
Max Target: 1
One of the two best known swords used by the Cid, Tizona is the more known of the two. Like Colada, the sword can scare unworthy opponents in the hands of a mighty warrior, except this one actually does something rather than just being the stronger sword of the two.
Servants who face against this sword would face constant intimidating pressure and their STR rank would drop by one. Servants who have Bravery as a skill would be unaffected.
Tizona and Colada - Forgers of the Light Wave
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Personnel
Max Target: 1-5
A more powerful Noble Phantasm, using both Tizona and Colada. The swords become conductors, transforming magical energy into light and accelerating kinetic energy to an extent. The result, a shockwave of light, expanding to a maximum radius of 2.5m.
The simplest explanation is a much weaker, short ranged shockwave version of Arturia's Excalibur. The amount of damaged caused to someone caught in the wave of light depends on how close they are to the centre. If they are on the edge, it wouldn't be a lot, but if they are say, standing right in front of the Cid, then they'd certainly take considerable damage.
Babieca - Mighty Stallion of the Great Champion
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Army
Max Target: 150
The Cid's most powerful Noble Phantasm. A powerful charging attack using his loyal Andalusian warhorse Babieca, who was feared by his enemies and revered by Christians. Babieca's maximumx speed is 300km/h, quite fast. The true effect of Babieca is the intimidation, as the Cid on is warhorse would really freak out anyone more than Tizona even to the point of stunning them. Servants that just face this horse would drop their STR, and AGI by one rank, while increasing the Cid's STR rank by one.
CLASS ABILITIES: //[/color]
Magic Resistance: C
Protection against magical effects. Differently from the Resistance effect that merely rejects prana, this ability cancels the spells altogether. Important to note that the term "verse" seen bellow refers to a set of three lines. Thus, a chant of two verses is equivalent to a Six-Line incantation.
Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.
Riding: A
The expertise to ride animals and vehicles.
All creatures but those of Phantasmal Beast (BEAST, not horses) and Divine Beast-rank can be used as mounts.
SKILLS: //[/color]
Battle Continuation: B
Capacity to remain fighting even severely wounded. In RPG terms, one would suffer less penalties through damage and still keep their full stats even when close to death. The downside is that they push themselves far over their level and so reduce their abilities to stay alive over long terms, although standing their ground in combat itself. This can be seen in a loss of END.
Capable of ignoring all penalties that damage might cause while still suffering in the end through amassed battle damage.
Bravery: B
Capacity to resist mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination.
Immunity to psychic and psychological ailments.
Charisma: C
The talent to lead an army.
Leadership at the level of a General or Governor.
Military Tactics: B
Tactical knowledge used not for one-on-one combat situations, but for battles where many are mobilized. Bonus modifiers are provided during use of one's own Anti-Army Noble Phantasm or when dealing against an enemy Anti-Army Noble Phantasm.
ENDURANCE: //[/color] B
AGILITY: //[/color] A
MANA: //[/color] C
LUCK: //[/color] E
NOBLE PHANTASM: //[/color] B+
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FACE CLAIM: //[/color] Captain Harlock from the works of Leiji Matsumoto
OTHER CHARACTERS: //[/color] Miguel Luria-Nova and Tetsuro Yochi
MISC. INFORMATION: //[/color] For some odd reason when I think of the Cid, I tend to hear the song 'Fader' or 'Sweet Disposition', both by The Temper Trap.
Also just to clarify, when dropping a rank down by one, it basically goes down a letter, like from A to B, etc.
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Rider
"Ego Ruderico."
"Ego Ruderico."
OTHER ALIAS: //[/color]El Cid Campeador
CURRENT AGE: //[/color] 31
YEAR OF BIRTH: //[/color] 1040
GENDER: //[/color] M
ALIGNMENT: //[/color] Neutral Good
OCCUPATION: //[/color] Spanish Knight
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Face on
Sword in hand, ready for battle
A rare smirk
Looking on
HEIGHT: //[/color] 196cm
WEIGHT: //[/color] 68kg
EYE COLOR: //[/color] Hazel
HAIR COLOR: //[/color] Brown
PIERCINGS: //[/color] None
TATTOOS: //[/color] None
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: //[/color] A scar on the left side of his face. He also has an eyepatch on his right eye.
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- Quiet
- The Cid is a man of few words, if any. He wouldn't say anything unless it's important or is asked a question. This can give off bad air and make others feel intimidated by him. Simple yes or no questions are answered with a nod or a shake of the head.
- Blunt
- If he does say something at all, it's going to be blunt and direct. There's no reason for him to trail off so he'll just go straight to the point. This can give off more bad air and increases the intimidation of other people because of the way he answers questions and such.
- Gentle
- To those he cares about, he is nice and gentle. He wouldn't hurt his allies in any way and would try his best not to make them feel uncomfortable or scared. He wants to make sure those he cares about, like his master, feel safe and confident around him so that it's easier to win this war.
- Forgiving
- Rodrigo, despite his intention to take down servants, will easily be inclined to let masters go. He believes that they won't be able to return to the war and that killing them would be useless, collateral damage. Depending on the attitude and the vibes the master produces, he might be less forgiving if the master forms a contract with another servant.
LIKES: //[/color]
Peace
Psychological warfare
Equality
Carefully planned tactics
DISLIKES: //[/color]
Cruelty
Foolish tactics
Innocent people being scared of him
STRENGTHS: //[/color]
Rodrigo's true strength is his legend. Those who face him would at least be slightly scared of him, if not terrified. His atmosphere, height, the clothes he wears and even his Noble Phantasms add to the power of psychological warfare. He is also an expert stragetist, using carefully planned out tactics, sometimes inspired by Greek or Roman strategies and can even brainstorm with others to create a successful plan for battle. Some of his tactics use his well known knowledge of psychological warfare to help bring down the enemy.
WEAKNESSES: //[/color]
Sometimes his psychological warfare approach affects those who aren't supposed to be scared or intimidated, for example certain allies or his Master's friends and relatives. His blunt to-the-point attitude may also give off some negative vibes, but this isn't intentional, it's who he is. In reality, he is quite gentle. Modern Technology can be confusing for him and even if he learns or is taught about such things, prefers to do things the way he has been used to (For example, instead of going somewhere by car, he'd prefer to go on foot).
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MY LEGEND: //[/color] Link
MY HISTORY: //[/color]
The history of Rodrigo Díaz is one full of battles on both sides. It is a life full of betrayal in the search for a peaceful life for everyone.
His teenage years was full of battles in places like Zaragoza and Graus, where in the latter, the enemy was the Aragonese. One story even said that Rodrigo killed an enemy knight single-handedly. In that time, he served Ferdinand I. With Ferdinand's death in 1065, the kingdomes of León and Castille were now ruled by two kings. The kind Sancho II ruled Castille, while the cruel and deceptive brother of Sancho, Alfonso VI ruled León. Rodrigo, serving Castille at the time of Ferdinand's death, went on to serving Sancho.
In order to become Sancho's champion, Rodrigo had to defeat the current champion. Rodrigo managed to beat him without hesitation. Then another person challenged the Cid, this time on horseback. King Sancho, wanting the fight to be fair, gave Rodrigo a horse, Babieca, a phantasmal horse, captured by King Sancho and raised in the stables of Seville. With this warhorse, Rodrigo took down his challenger and became King Sancho's champion and Standard Bearer.
The Cid's first task under Sancho's rule was to capture the king's brother, Alfonso and bring him back to Castille to convince him that he should stick to ruling León and nothing more. Rodrigo lead his newly assembled army into battle and brought the cruel king of León to Sancho's throne, where Sancho send him into exile in Toledo. The Cid was free to rule León, but this wasn't without resistance. October 6th, 1072, the Cid had begun a siege in León. A man who had claimed to have deserted the resistance sought a private chat with Sancho, mainly how weak the Zamoran defense was.
That man was Vellido Dolfos, a Zamoran Noble. He assasinated Sancho on that night and fled. Sancho had no children to inherit his position. There was no other choice but to bring his evil brother back to town to rule Castille and León.
Rodrigo didn't like Alfonso one bit and suspected that he was involved in Sancho's death. He, along with a few others, forced Alfonso VI to swear that he was not involved in the murder of his brother, although it was still speculated that he did. Alfonso knew of the Cid's popularity among the peasants and soldiers and Alfonso hated that. He didn't like Rodrigo that much and plotted to get rid of him, indirectly. He started by taking away the Cid's position as Standard Bearer, giving it to a rival of the Cid's, Count García Ordóñez.
He then sent the Cid into countless battles, hoping that he'd get killed in the line of duty, but every time Rodrigo went into battle, he emerged victorious. The Cid then went into Granada and fought the combined forces of Emir Abd Allah and his enemy, Count García in Granada, emerging as the victor once again. This was the last straw for Alfonso. Everyone was cheering the Cid's name and not his. Combined with this unauthorised battle at Granada, he decided he had enough of the Cid and sent him into exile.
This isn't the end of the story, however. He ended up siding with an old enemy who wasn't as bad as it seems, now that the tables have turned. He went to Zaragoza and served al-Mutamin of the Moors. Under the service of the Moors, the Cid defended Zaragoza against a variety of enemies, including Ramón Berenguer II of Barcelona.
A state of confusion began when the invasion of the Almoravids started. El Cid had to go back to Castille after hearing news his king, Alfonso, was in danger. Even though he didn't really want to go back to serving that cruel bastard, he had no choice, Alfonso was still his rightful lord, after all. The Moors found assistance from someone else, the Berbers, lead by Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
When everything was as it should be once again, Rodrigo once again swore alliegance to Alfonso. What did Alfonso do? Not only did he send the Cid back into exile, he also threw the Cid's wife, Ximena and his kids, into the dungeon. The Cid was betrayed by his own lord, but managed to gain support from people who had heard of the story of El Cid Campeador. Eventually Rodrigo had an army, combined of both Christians and Moors. The Cid wanted to create his own fieldom and he knew just the place. Valencia. Count Berenguer wanted the place too, but he was quickly captured by the Cid before he got he chance.
In the year 1094, Valencia was now owned by El Cid. It was a place of peace, just like the Cid wanted, with Christians and Moors being equal and holding major positions. However, this was not the end of the story. In 1099, the Cid's old enemy, Yusuf, of the Berbers, wanted to take Valencia away from the Cid. A battle ensued.
During the fight, a stray arrow pierced the Cid in the chest. He knew that after that fight, he might not be able to survive much longer. He died peacefully in bed, his wife surviving him and inheriting Valencia for three years.
This is the end of the story for El Cid Campeador when he was human. The story continues on, however, hundreds of years later. The Sixth Holy Grail war is about to begin. Who he ends up with as a Master and what happens when it begins, is something he will know in due time.
MY GOALS: //[/color] To bring peace, prosperity and equality to the world.
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Colada - Sword of the Steel Heart
One of the two best known swords that the Cid wields, Colada is the lesser known of the two. The sword was won in a battle between the Cid and the Count of Barcelona. Like Tizona, this sword has the ability to frighten unworthy opponents if wielded by a brave warrior, like the Cid. A good weapon even in the light of Psychological warfare. This sword's affect woud only work on those who know of it and pales in comparison to the Noble Phantasm of Tizona, as Colada would not affect Servant stats or mentality at all.
NOBLE PHANTASM: //[/color]
Tizona - Blade of Burning Determination
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Personnel
Max Target: 1
One of the two best known swords used by the Cid, Tizona is the more known of the two. Like Colada, the sword can scare unworthy opponents in the hands of a mighty warrior, except this one actually does something rather than just being the stronger sword of the two.
Servants who face against this sword would face constant intimidating pressure and their STR rank would drop by one. Servants who have Bravery as a skill would be unaffected.
Tizona and Colada - Forgers of the Light Wave
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Personnel
Max Target: 1-5
A more powerful Noble Phantasm, using both Tizona and Colada. The swords become conductors, transforming magical energy into light and accelerating kinetic energy to an extent. The result, a shockwave of light, expanding to a maximum radius of 2.5m.
The simplest explanation is a much weaker, short ranged shockwave version of Arturia's Excalibur. The amount of damaged caused to someone caught in the wave of light depends on how close they are to the centre. If they are on the edge, it wouldn't be a lot, but if they are say, standing right in front of the Cid, then they'd certainly take considerable damage.
Babieca - Mighty Stallion of the Great Champion
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Army
Max Target: 150
The Cid's most powerful Noble Phantasm. A powerful charging attack using his loyal Andalusian warhorse Babieca, who was feared by his enemies and revered by Christians. Babieca's maximumx speed is 300km/h, quite fast. The true effect of Babieca is the intimidation, as the Cid on is warhorse would really freak out anyone more than Tizona even to the point of stunning them. Servants that just face this horse would drop their STR, and AGI by one rank, while increasing the Cid's STR rank by one.
CLASS ABILITIES: //[/color]
Magic Resistance: C
Protection against magical effects. Differently from the Resistance effect that merely rejects prana, this ability cancels the spells altogether. Important to note that the term "verse" seen bellow refers to a set of three lines. Thus, a chant of two verses is equivalent to a Six-Line incantation.
Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.
Riding: A
The expertise to ride animals and vehicles.
All creatures but those of Phantasmal Beast (BEAST, not horses) and Divine Beast-rank can be used as mounts.
SKILLS: //[/color]
Battle Continuation: B
Capacity to remain fighting even severely wounded. In RPG terms, one would suffer less penalties through damage and still keep their full stats even when close to death. The downside is that they push themselves far over their level and so reduce their abilities to stay alive over long terms, although standing their ground in combat itself. This can be seen in a loss of END.
Capable of ignoring all penalties that damage might cause while still suffering in the end through amassed battle damage.
Bravery: B
Capacity to resist mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination.
Immunity to psychic and psychological ailments.
Charisma: C
The talent to lead an army.
Leadership at the level of a General or Governor.
Military Tactics: B
Tactical knowledge used not for one-on-one combat situations, but for battles where many are mobilized. Bonus modifiers are provided during use of one's own Anti-Army Noble Phantasm or when dealing against an enemy Anti-Army Noble Phantasm.
STRENGTH: //[/color] B
ENDURANCE: //[/color] B
AGILITY: //[/color] A
MANA: //[/color] C
LUCK: //[/color] E
NOBLE PHANTASM: //[/color] B+
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FACE CLAIM: //[/color] Captain Harlock from the works of Leiji Matsumoto
OTHER CHARACTERS: //[/color] Miguel Luria-Nova and Tetsuro Yochi
MISC. INFORMATION: //[/color] For some odd reason when I think of the Cid, I tend to hear the song 'Fader' or 'Sweet Disposition', both by The Temper Trap.
Also just to clarify, when dropping a rank down by one, it basically goes down a letter, like from A to B, etc.
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