Erik Claude
AFFILIATION: Clock Tower
AGE: 23
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 187lbs
HAIR: Black
EYES: Green
MAGIC DISCIPLINE
Elementalism – B (9)
ELEMENTS
Aether – E
Earth – B (9)
Fire – C (4)
Water – C (4)
Wind – C (4)
Mana Affinity – A (17)
Mana Reserve – A (17)
SERVANT STAT MODIFIERS – +1 Mana, -1 Endurance
SIGNATURE SKILLS
Earthly Bond – By making direct contact with a solid, natural material such as earth or stone, the Magus can draw out mana that isn’t readily available on the surface or in the air. This allows mana to be utilized from multiple sources at once without depleting the Magus’ own mana reserve.
Grounding – By making direct contact with a solid material such as earth or stone, the Magus can redirect and release mana into the surrounding environment that would have been dangerous to absorb themselves. This prevents damage to the Magus by limiting the number of magic circuits the mana passes through, and can potentially nullify or weaken curses meant to attack the Magus’ ability to perform magic.
Overgrowth – When activated, the environmental mana becomes attuned to the Magus. Effected mana will be as easy for the caster to use as if it were from their own reserve, while making it more difficult for others. Those with high mana affinity will be less affected, but elemental attunements will no longer apply until the effect wears off. When the Magus leaves the area or Overgrowth is deactivated, environmental mana will return to its normal attunement in a matter of hours.
God’s Hand – A general use healing spell, taught to Erik by his older brother.
Projection – The specialization of Erik’s family, he was taught how to create objects out of magical energy. This is limited by his understanding of the object in question and how vivid his mental picture of it is. As his lessons were incomplete, he can only make objects as strong as they would normally be, and they only last around an hour. Alternatively, Erik can create an illusion instead of fully crafting the object. An illusion will only be maintained for as long as Erik can focus on it, and will dissolve once the image is lost or mana is no longer supplied.
Biography
Erik was born the youngest of his family, a full year after the family's magical inheritance had passed to his eldest sibling. From a young age, he showed extraordinary potential for managing his mana, but no consideration for the dangers or consequences of spells. Because of this, neither his parents nor his siblings would teach him more than the safest spells and techniques, leaving his mage education much to be desired. Despite their concerns, none in his family treated him differently otherwise, giving him a normal, unremarkable childhood.
When Erik decided to enroll in University at the Clock Tower, his brother and sisters were already out of school and starting their own lives. It didn't take long for him to lose contact with his family completely as his studies overtook his life. As enthusiastic as he was, however, he did poorly in everything past the initial examinations. His sudden bursts of mana did him little favors with his professors, but earned him notice by the Mage Association itself. He was pulled from his courses and taught more efficient ways to gather an expend mana by participating in complex rituals as an additional supply to draw from, and for a time, acted as a temporary apprentice to other mages attending the school.
Erik, while as poor as ever at working Magecraft of his own, was dedicated to every task he was given. Through this, he earned his share of allies in the Association. Allies that, in a few short years, acquired the Magic Crest of a defunct mage line compatible enough to attempt transferring it to Erik.
It was only thanks to his talents controlling mana that the Crest wasn't rejected by his own magic circuits. Now, healed from the ordeal and capable of more than his previous life would have ever allowed, Erik has been sent to participate in the Holy Grail War. Should he obtain victory, he is expected to pay back the kindnesses shown by his friends in the Mage Association.