Fate Great Holy Grail War
Great Holy Grail War
History
During the beginning of World War II, a Holy Grail War was attempted in Fuyuki City, but the ritual failed due to the Lesser Grail being destroyed. Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia, a magi working with the Nazis, later found the Greater Grail and stole it with help from the German army. Around this time, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada was summoned as Ruler but remained in the world and later became a member of the Church. While transporting the Greater Grail back to Germany, Darnic was able to steal it for himself and kept it in hiding under the Yggdmillennia Castle in Romania for 60 years while it was acquiring mana.
During his preparations, information on the ritual of creating a Holy Grail War was disseminated worldwide by Darnic, and mages began using the information to create smaller scale Holy Grail Wars around the world. After his preparations were complete, Darnic announced the Yggdmillennia’s secession from the Mage’s Association to form their own organization. Once the Mage’s Association learned that Darnic was in possession of the Greater Grail, they sent 50 mages to retrieve it, however all but one were killed. The sole survivor was able to activate a contingency in the Greater Grail thus activating a Great Holy Grail War. The largest Holy Grail War ever seen, it pitted two teams of seven Masters and Servants against each other, with the winning team then fighting amongst themselves until only one pair remained to claim the Grail.
System
The Great Holy Grail War was activated through a reserve system in the Greater Grail. Though requiring a great amount of energy, the war was able to be activated due to the immense amount of mana that had been collected by the Greater Grail over the years as Darnic kept it in hiding, and due to Trifas having the greatest concentration of magic leylines in Romania. Due to the abnormal nature of the war, the Grail summons a 15th Servant, Ruler, to oversee the war and make sure its integrity is maintained. Ruler is not a part of either faction and is summoned to be an impartial referee making sure the rules are followed. The Great Holy Grail War takes place in Fate/Apocrypha.
Participants
Red Faction
Masters
Kairi Sisigou
A freelance necromancer contracted by the Clock Tower. He is Mordred’s Master.
Shirou Kotomine
A clergyman of the Church and the Master of Semiramis.
Rottweil Berzinsky
Atalanta’s original Master.
Feend vor Sembren
Karna’s original Master.
Cabik Pentel
Achilles’ original Master.
Jean Rum
Shakespeare’s original Master.
Deimlet Pentel
Spartacus’ original Master.
Servants
Saber - Mordred
Kairi’s Servant, Mordred is tenacious and tough. Her wish for the Grail is to face her father, King Arthur, and be recognized by him as his heir.
Archer - Atalanta
Shirou’s Servant, Atalanta is a powerful archer whose wish for the Grail is a world in which all children are loved.
Lancer - Karna
Shirou’s Servant, Karna is an honorable warrior who lives for battle. His only wish is to finish his fight with Siegfried.
Rider - Achilles
Shirou’s Servant, Achilles is a confident fighter who was taught by Chiron, whom he has a deep respect for.
Caster - Shakespeare
Shirou’s Servant, Shakespeare is flamboyant and animated. He stays off the battlefield and instead chronicles the war through his writings.
Assassin - Semiramis
Shirou’s Servant, Semiramis is a powerful magus who is able to double as a Caster class.
Berserker - Spartacus
Shirou’s Servant, is a burly, powerful warrior who fights against oppression and injustice.
Black Faction
Masters
Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia
The leader of the Yggdmillennia family and Vlad’s Master, Darnic is ambitious and confident, and will stop at nothing to acquire the Grail.
Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia
Siegfried’s Master, Gordes is a prideful and pompous magus who creates homunculi.
Celenike Icecolle Yggdmillennia
Astolfo’s Master, Celenike is a twisted, demented sadist who enjoys inflicting pain on her Servant.
Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia
Frankenstein’s monster’s Master, Caules is polite and kind. He treats his Servant well and looks after his younger sister, Fiore.
Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia
Chiron’s Master, Fiore has a kind personality which makes it hard for her to be a mage.
Roche Frain Yggdmillennia
Avicebron’s Master, Roche is genius mage who specializes in creating golems.
Reika Rikudou
Jack the Ripper’s Master, Reika is a prostitute who treats Jack like she is her child.
Servants
Saber - Siegfried
Gordes’ Servant.
Archer - Chiron
Fiore’s Servant.
Lancer - Vlad III
Darnic’s Servant.
Rider - Astolfo
Celenike’s Servant.
Caster - Avicebron
Roche’s Servant.
Assassin - Jack the Ripper
Formerly Sagara Hyouma’s Servant and now Reika’s Servant.
Berserker - Frankenstein’s monster
Caules’ Servant.
Non-Faction Participants
Seig
A homunculus with high quality magic circuits who obtains Siegfried’s heart and becomes both a Master and a Servant.
Ruler - Jeanne d’Arc
The spirit of Jeanne d’Arc possessing the body of a French girl named Leticia, she is summoned to ensure fairness in the war but quickly realizes that something is wrong.