The Aegiscord Holy Grail War Botjam
Hello everyone, I'm StatuoTW and welcome to the Fate/Stay Night inspired Holy Grail War Botjam. If you were redirected here it was likely because you've seen a card posted by your favorite botmakie linking you here. This rentry is to help you get started on beginning a Holy Grail War of your own. Obviously, do what you enjoy but for a similar experience to the Holy Grail Wars shown in the Nasuverse I've compiled a simple Lore Primer and Quick Start Guide to help you, as well as a list of the Masters and Servants created for this botjam below.
Lore Primer
It's 2024. Aegis City goes to sleep for the last night before their ordinary lives will be upended by the beginning of the Sixth Holy Grail War. After more than a decade since the Fifth Holy Grail war came to it's conclusion, the ritual begins once more with Masters all located in Aegis City.
A Holy Grail War is a battle royale to obtain the legendary Holy Grail and claim it to make your own reality-altering wish. The ritual of the Holy Grail War requires Masters to fight and die until only one Master-Servant pair remains standing, at which point the Grail will manifest before the victor.
A Master is a Magus - whether they know it or don't know it is irrelevant - capable of wielding magic and supplying mana to their servants in this war. Most Magi for the Holy Grail War come from families of established Magus, who have prepared extensively to summon a servant that will give them the best odds at winning the Holy Grail War. Still others are simply caught up in the Holy Grail War unwittingly, chosen by the Grail themself in an attempt to find a suitable Master.
A Servant is a figure from mythology or history, summoned by Masters and provided by the Holy Grail War to act as legendary warriors with skills and magic far beyond what the ordinary combatant in the modern day is capable of. With very few exceptions, a Servant is always more powerful than any Master or human. A Servant is tied to the Master who summoned them, who provides the Servant with the mana they need to stay in the world for the Holy Grail War. If a Servant's master dies, the Servant often disappears shortly afterwards with some exceptions. Servant's are summoned as "Classes" with the most common ones being the following: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Assassin, Caster, and Berserker. Others exist, such as: Shielder, Foreigner, Alter Ego, Pretender, Ruler, Moon Cancer, Avenger, and Beast.
The Holy Grail War itself is both an information war and a battle to the death. As a Master or Servant, your objective is to give yourself the best odds at victory possible. In order to win you must eliminate every other Servant in the Holy Grail War, with the easiest method often being simply killing the opponent's Master, though this is easier said than done. If a Servant dies but the Master does not, the surviving Master can seek shelter in Neutral Ground located at Saint Markov's Church where Bishop Diego Thorne acts as this Grail War's Overseer.
To increase your odds of victory you must investigate the enemy Masters and Servants, learn more about them, and most importantly: Find out the Servant's True Name. In the Holy Grail War, a Servant's True Name contains the secret of their origin and their Origin will give you clues as to what the Servant's Noble Phantasm is. A Servant's Noble Phantasm is their most powerful ability and trump card and they can very easily turn the tide of an otherwise unwinnable battle. So knowing what will happen and being able to plan a counter-strategy to an enemy's Noble Phantasm will be critical in your engagements. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Use skirmishes to test your enemy's capabilities, form alliances with other Master-Servant pairs for difficult foes, create your own fortress to force the enemy to come to you (remember, a Grail War doesn't end until all but one Servant remains standing!) But also remember: Any alliances are temporary. There can be only one victor.
Conversely, you must protect your own Servant's true identity. It is best to only refer to your Servant's by their Class Name rather than their name and use their spirit form (which makes them invisible to most enemies) whenever possible to not only conserve your own mana as a Master, but also to keep any visual identifiers of your servant from being seen. Of course, if a fight breaks out your servant will need to manifest their physical form to fight for you...
With that all being said...
Good luck, Masters.
Quick Start
- Grab the Lorebook
- Grab the Holy Grail War Narrator Card.
- Create your Persona - tips below will be helpful for First Time Holy Grail War fighters.
- Pick one of the Premade Master-Servant pairings to get you started, then determine which Master or Servant you will replace. (Depending on if your persona is a Master or Servant.)
- Get to know your Servant in the limited amount of time you have before someone else comes knocking...
Persona Creation
The Holy Grail War presumes that you are either a Master or a Servant. Support outside of these two roles is nonexistent, so your first question should be if you are a Master or a Servant.
If you are a Master...
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you from a well-known Magus Family?
- Are you a random person who has unwittingly been drafted into the war?
Prebuilt Master Families are available for you if you want them:
- The Gintalo's are a Magic Family renowned for their destructive Magecraft spells, perfect for someone who wants to specialize in elemental based attacks. The Gintalo's are a wealthy family but experimentation means you and your siblings likely had surgery performed on you to enhance your magical capabilities... and these are never painless. Your parents: Alessandra and Tayle, will have high expectations of your abilities in the war and may even use your siblings as hostages to coerce your participation.
If you are a Servant...
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you an actual mythological/historical figure?
- If not, what is your origin story? Do you have one? Not knowing what your origin story is means you won't know what your Noble Phantasm is, either.
- What Class are you? Safe ones to start with are: Saber/Lancer (Frontline brawlers, usually wielding swords/lances respectively and can work well independent of a Master). Caster (Magic-focused characters who are less powerful in a brawl, but are great tacticians that never fight on fair ground). Assassins may also be a good choice since they frequently carry the Independent Action skill, allowing them to fight even when separated from their Master. As a reminder, the full Servant list goes: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Assassin, Caster, and Berserker. Others exist, but are usually not summoned into a Holy Grail War.
What is your Wish?
Every person in the Holy Grail War has some kind of wish that they need to be granted - it's the major reason for participating in a Holy Grail War. So your character will also need a wish they want granted.
Premade Master Servant Pairs
These Premade Master-Servant Pairs take the guesswork out of deciding which Master should go with which Servant, allowing you to quickly set up and fight your own Holy Grail War by simply inserting your Persona into one of the slots.
The list has the following format:
Class: Servant > Master
The StatuoTW Standard
The Master-Servant Pairings for my own Playtesting, the StatuoTW standard offers a mostly serious Holy Grail War campaign, focusing on the gritty information-war style of the conflict, allowing players to form alliances, betray others, and more without much room for humor or levity, along with a balance of Male-Female characters.
Archer: Ned Kelly > Lucilius Crowley
Assassin: Ondras > Aria Mellorina
Berserker: Gaius > Kurata Leonine
Caster: Maria > Ricter Kuttner
Lancer: Althea > Vivienne Tylina
Rider: Timur > Devonna Lavallette
Saber: Eirianwen > Hachiro Kodo
For this I recommend having either Lancer or Saber arrive to attack/meet your character soon after any initial conflict is resolved. Berserker/Assassin makes great mid-game antagonists, with Caster/Archer/Rider/Saber or Lancer being end-game targets.
A Brutal War
A Premade style that has more unusual characters that may be Overpowered for a regular Holy Grail War, necessitating cooperation between Masters to avert a possibly grim end for all of Humanity.
Alter Ego: Meltryllis > Skeeby Deeber
Assassin: Ondras > Devonna Lavallette
Avenger: Hulagu Khan > Hachiro Kodo
Berserker: Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter/Dr. Silas Farran > Kurata Leonine
Beast: Lilith Morrigan > Vivienne Tylina
Caster: Maria Vesalius > Meredith Lupil
Rider: Roman von Ungern-Sternberg > Josue de Zavilla
Good antagonists here are... everyone, honestly. Your chances of survival are slim, but your best bet is to save the Beast Servant pair as your final boss. If you're not sure where to start, Maria Vesalius is probably on the lower end of the power spectrum here and would make a good first antagonist, though her Master in Meredith Lupil may level that playing field.
A... Really Weird War
A Premade Style that dips into the absurdist and funnier entries in the series. This is for a more light-hearted take on a Grail War - or at the very least, an interesting take.
Alter Ego: Theresa Bragi > Felicia Mortwright
Archer: Zena > Devonna Lavallette
Avenger: Grigori Rasputin > Lucilius Crowley
Beast: Aza > Harold Scripps
Caster: Charlie Chaplin > Aria Mellorina
Rider: Lenny Daomei > Skeeby Deeber
Saber: Georgia Washington > Ricter Kuttner
Look, one of them is literally being chased by a meme. Advice here is spotty at best, chances are shit is going to go sideways. I think the pairing of Charlie Chaplin and Aria Mellorina is cute though, the Silent Film Star and the Hearing Impaired girl? Perfection.
Oops! All Casters!
A premade style that - to be frank - probably won't work. Suggested by Anonymoses, this uses all 7 Casters to create an all-Caster war.
Caster: Benoit Mandelbrot > Felicia Mortwright
Caster: Charlie Chaplin > Aria Mellorina
Caster: Ea-Nasir > Ricter Kuttner
Caster: Karl Virtuara > Hachiro Kodo
Caster: Kaguya-Hime >Lucilius Crowley
Caster: Lukas Silvernole > Kurata Leonine
Caster: Maria Vesalius > Vivienne Tylina
Your Holy Grail War
Now let's talk about how you should get started. Your Holy Grail War may shake out differently from everyone elses, but if this is your first time running a group chat I highly recommend you read my advice on group chats located here. With that being said, to get started you should generally follow a flow:
- Summon your Servant (or be summoned) and solve any initial problems caused by summoning them. In the example of the Gintalo Family for Master Personas, your family may be holding a sibling hostage or planning to perform dangerous surgery on them which necessitated you to summon your servant. This can take priority and give you an easy wish: to revive your dead sibling. In my tests I usually arrive too late to save them and the grief drives my character to do terrible things to win the Grail War.
- OR... introduce yourself to your Servant/Master and plan your next moves. This will likely just lead to you deciding "Hey let's go find some information on the other Masters."
- The Grail naturally forces Masters into conflict with each other, you can either use magic readings to try and find your enemies, have your enemies appear to hunt you, or go hunting for them. It's around this point that I recommend you do a "Meanwhile..." entry and have a Master summon their servant. Either the Master or Servant should bring up finding a new Master. An easy way to keep track of who is who in the War is to use your sites Chat Summary/Authors Note feature to track who is who. Ensure Servants are only mentioned by class, not Name.
- It's up to you if this initial meeting with your first Master/Servant pair is hostile or not. From here you should introduce Antagonists slowly. Preferably try to keep it to - at most, two Master/Servant Pairs besides yourself active at the same time. Canonically, this is hand-waved as the other Masters and Servants fighting each other rather than fighting you.
- Continue this trend until a victor is declared!
- A good starting antagonist is any Master who has the "Independent Action" skill. These are usually Assassins, Archers, or Lancers. So if you're not sure who to go with for your first antagonist, roll in that direction.
Keep in mind that information gathering is made rather simplistic. The Servant's first name contains basic information about the servant: Appearances, general looks, armor, things an opponent would know at a glance. While the Servant's Last Name or Title will trigger the lorebook entry that contains their detailed backstory, allowing you to make in-universe guesses as to what their Noble Phantasm might be.
So on that note - be aware Servant's may sometimes generate their Last Name or Title as part of their responses. You don't always have to remove these, but if you're speaking with other Masters or Servants, I would recommend being extremely careful to remove mentions of last names or titles from their responses.
The Absgodfooly Harem/Reverse Harem Course
Canonically, there exist abilities that allow a Master/Servant to take Servants away from other Masters. These are - as far as I know - Noble Phantasm level abilities. It's up to you how easy/hard you want to make that.
The Narrator Card
The Narrator Card can be found on StatuoTW's profile on Chub.
Or here on Wyvern.
The Servants
Servant List
A short-form list of each of the Servants providing a brief overview of their character to help you determine if you want to include them in your HGW.
Servants
ALTER EGO
- Meltryllis: A Servant outside of proper human history, Meltryllis is a servant that has blades instead of legs and as such makes a good servant for one who does not want to care if their Servants true name gets out.
- Theresa Bragi - Odin's Daughter: A curious manifestation, Theresa Bragi was one of the few individuals to refuse Loki access to Odin's meeting hall. Theresa makes for an interesting wild-card servant - may come through for you, may not.
ARCHERS
- Martha Dalton - The Ghost of Black Creek Martha Dalton is from the weird side of the Wild West, infamous for her ability to kill "Spirits" that had caused problems. A grizzled, no-nonsense cowgirl with a bullet for everyone.
- Ned Kelly - The Iron Outlaw: Ned Kelly is the infamous leader of the Kelly Gang with a reputation for never harming an innocent even as he committed crimes throughout the Old West. Ned Kelly had a famous last stand - a 12 hour siege and gunfight where he was ultimately captured and hanged.
- Zena - Zeno's Paradox: The manifestation of Zeno's Paradox, Zena fights using the abstract conflict between motion and stasis.
ASSASSINS
- Chiyome Kagehana - Wolf of the Kagehana Clan A ninja from the Edo period, Chiyome fights using ninjutsu and surgical strikes to remove enemies from the equation before they can get their bearing.
- Corrine Kamijou - Pioneer of the Stars: Corrine Kamijou is a 23rd-century sniper and explorer who vanished on a faster-than-light voyage beyond known space, remembered as a Heroic Spirit of Discovery. As an Assassin-class Servant, she combines deadly precision, engineering skill, and an instinct for pathfinding, approaching battle like uncharted terrain.
- Nieves Fernandez - The Silent Killer: Once a humble schoolteacher Nieves Fernandez became a feared guerrilla commander during World War II, leading civilians in silent warfare against brutal occupiers. Known as the “Silent Killer,” she turned the jungle into a battlefield with handmade weapons and unwavering resolve. Now summoned as Assassin, she fights not for glory, but to ensure no one must ever trade a classroom for a battlefield again.
- Ondras - The Phantom of Beskid: A legendary highland bandit in the Silesian Beskid region who was revered as a folk hero before ultimately being betrayed and executed. A symbol of rebellion and forgotten justice.
AVENGERS
- Adam Yad-El - The First Man: From the Bible's story about the Garden of Eden, Adam Yad-El was eventually thrown out of Eden with Eve before fathering Cain and Abel.
- Hulagu Khan - The Destroyer of Baghdad: A general of the Mongol Empire who waged war against Pesria and the Middle East, Hulagu Khan's victory of Baghdad that sources say millions were killed in the conflict. A servant that will not tolerate treachery.
- Grigori Rasputin - Mystic: A Russian peasant with controversial influence on the Romanov family, Grigori Rasputin appears... different in this Holy Grail War as if the rumors shaped him inconsistently.
- Olga of Kiev - Regent of Kievan Rus: The first ruler of Rus to be baptized and venerated as a Saint after her death, Olga exacted her vengeance against the Drevlians who murdered her Husband with a large number of cruelties designed to shatter their spirits.
BEASTS
- Aza - The Blind Idiot God: An amnesiac Servant, their capabilities largely depend on how entertained you can keep this Servant. Though you may question if you should keep them there at all...
- Lilith Morrigan - The First Betrayer: A manifestation of humanity's collective first sin, Lilith is a dangerous servant that may cause more problems for her Master than she solves.
BERSERKERS
- Gaius Vitus - The Scourge of Trebia, Butcher of Broken Legions: A Roman Legatus who failed to stop Hannibal's push into Rome during the Second Punic War, a brutal, monstrous fighter that will try to kill their Master, so be prepared.
- Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter - Ork Warboss: Gorgutz is from the Warhammer 40k timeline where his brutal combat style won numerous campaigns in the Kaurava system, eventually claiming the sector for Orks.
- Kamath the Void Walker: A member of a long-forgotten warrior clan that fought against otherworldly (and worldly) threats who sacrificed themselves to a whirlpool of void energy to save their comrades. A warrior corrupted by the void they once fought.
- Dr. Silas Farran - Digitization Menace: The weakness of the flesh shall be purged and Dr. Silas wants to ensure it happens, a wielder of Nano-swarms and a monster looking to evolve humanity.
CASTERS
- Benoit Mandelbrot - Mathematician: A Polish Mathematician who popularized the Mandlebrot Set, a mathematical image of infinite beauty and complexity created using a simple recursive equation. Now as a woman and wielding math like magic.
- Charlie Chaplin - Silent Film Star: Known for his iconic role in numerous slapstick comedy films in the 20th century, Charlie Chaplin now fights in the Holy Grail War.
- Ea-Nasir - Merchant of Broken Promises: Humanity's oldest recorded scam artist (Though don't call her that to her face, she very much only sells the finest wares) Ea-Nasir uses her cunning to fight her battles.
- Karl Virtuara - Magitech Saint of Atlantis: From an alternate version of Human History, Karl comes from a time where Magitech evolved alongside regular technology and she created the Astral Array to protect Atlantis.
- Kaguya-Hime - Shining Princess of the Young Bamboo: From Japanese folklore, Kaguya-hime is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the land who set 5 impossible tasks for her suitors to avoid marriage before ultimately returning to the Moon.
- Lukas Silvernole - The Silversmith of Souls: From alternate human history, Lukas Silvernole hails from the Industrial Revolution era England... But with Magitech where his generosity and advancements made him the target of those in power, ultimately leading to his demise.
- Maria Vesalius - The Witch of Louvein: A 16th Century anatomist whose findings included a map of the human nervous system, as well as the links between hygiene and infection decades before it would become accepted science. Maria was burned at the stake for practicing medicine in a time where women doing so was banned.
FOREIGNERS
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- Claude des Armoises - She Who Replaced Jeanne d'Arc: A woman who pretends to be Jeanne d'Arc, even going so far as to mimic the famed servant's abilities. This faker could be more trouble than she is worth...
LANCERS
- Alaric Belthome - The Divine Dollmaker: A holy man from the era of the Black Plague who went around 'converting' people into his divine congregation. Of course, the survivors families rarely liked seeing the grisly bodies of their loved ones being reshaped. Are you sure he should win this thing?
- Althea di Valenzia - The Crimson Inquisitor: A famed member of Italy's 14th century Inquisition, Althea was burned at the stake as a heretical witch for trying to expose corruption in her ranks - a solid frontline fighter whose Noble Phantasm is basically always active.
- Camilla - Swift-Footed Warrior Maiden: One of Diana's famed huntressess and a warrior queen, Camilla's proficiency with a spear is unmatched and her legendary speed is second to none. She features in Virgil's Aeneid as one of the final antagonists for the Trojan refugees to overcome to settle in Italy.
PRETENDERS
- Kona Wayland - Valkyrie of the Forge: A peerless artisan, Kona pretends to be a humble Caster... until she activates her Noble Phantasm. A dangerous servant that can turn on her Master.
RIDERS
- Laika - First Life Among the Stars: The humanoid manifestation of the very first dog sent into space, Laika is a protective servant who will stay with you faithfully until the end.
- Lenny Daomei - Unlucky Doromancer: A young man whose only noteworthy legend is just how fucking unlucky he is, as he is constantly chased by creatures called "Doros" since he became an adult.
- Lyra Tiberius - The Last Sky-Dancer: A Storm-Drake rider whose famed heroic sacrifice involved her leading a legion of Storm-Drakes to dive into a magical reactor to save an entire city of people. Accompanied by her beloved Storm-Drake, Tempest, Lyra wants to return the noble species back to the world.
- Roman von Ungern-Sternberg - The Mad Baron: A cavalry officer who lived a short and strange life of violence and spiritualism in equal measure, it was by his hand that Mongolia was ripped from the hands of fracturing China with his single Asiatic Cavalry Division. He was hailed by his men as a reincarnation of Genghis Khan and an avatar of the God of War, Begtse
- Symora Invicta - Unconquered Gladiatrix: Growing up as a slave and being forced to fight in the Arena left the towering Gladiatrix with a deep hatred of slavery of all kinds. Armed with Trident and Net, she vows to rid humanity of slavery's evil. Stoic and serious outside of battle, loud and expressive during combat, she still knows how to put on a good show. Especially on top of her Chariot, a Quadriga.
- Timur - Tamerlane: A conqueror of Central Asia and the Middle East, this version of Tamerlane is the builder and architect of Empires, who did not leave lands pillaged but instead built them back better than before.
SABERS
- Eirianwen Gwyn - The Silenced Sentinel: A forgotten member of King Arthur's Round Table, Eirianwen is a stalwart defender and fighter seeking to ensure everyone who has ever been forgotten is remembered by the Earth itself.
- Georgia Washington - Revolutionary War Commander: Female George Washington, a famous tactical commander, honest, and America's first President.
- Matilda di Canossa - Grand Contessa: A relentless advocate for the Gregorian Reforms of the Catholic Church, Matilda's devotion is what ended Henry IV's excommunication. Matilda was one of the most powerful women of the High Middle Ages and a devout servant of God.
SHIELDER
- Aurora Odinsdottir - Valkyrie: One of Odin's Valkyries, Aurora is the manifestation of the Aurora Borealis itself and provides a strong defensive option for her comrades.
Alter Ego
Meltryllis
You can find Meltryllis and more of Hanswilhem's work on their Chub Profile.
Theresa Bragi - Odin's Daughter
Theresa Bragi can be found on the Aegis City Discord.
Created by Dale, you can find more of their work on their Chub Profile.
Archer
Martha Dalton - The Ghost of Black Creek
Ned Kelly - The Iron Outlaw
You can find more of NobodyNos's work on their Chub Profile, including Ned.
Zena - Zeno's Paradox
You can find more of SovietOmega (ParadoxZeno's) work (Including Zena) on their Chub Profile.
Assassins
Chiyome Kagehana - Wolf of the Kagehana Clan
Corrine Kamijou - Pioneer of the Stars
You can find Corrine and Absgodfooly's work on Chub.ai
Link to Corrine directly
Nieves Fernandez - Silent Killer
Once a humble schoolteacher Nieves Fernandez became a feared guerrilla commander during World War II, leading civilians in silent warfare against brutal occupiers. Known as the “Silent Killer,” she turned the jungle into a battlefield with handmade weapons and unwavering resolve. Now summoned as Assassin, she fights not for glory, but to ensure no one must ever trade a classroom for a battlefield again.
Created by Uri-Melon, you can find Nieves Fernandez on the Aegis City Discord.
Ondras - Phantom of Beskid
A rebel turned folk legend. Betrayed and executed for aiding the common folk. Now, cloaked in mist and vengeance, he returns to hunt tyrants and traitors in this Grail War. Ondras fights not for glory, but to see whether the world has outgrown the double-dealing that once killed him.
You can find more of Nyss' work (And Ondras - Phantom of Beskid) in the Aegis City Discord
Avengers
Adam Yad-El - The First Man
You can find Adam Yad-El as well as more of Fuhrriel's work on their Chub profile.
Hulagu Khan - Destroyer of Baghdad
Hulagu Khan can be found in the Aegis City Discord.
You can find more of Adelsvard's work on their Chub profile.
Grigori Rasputin - Mystic
He is a story, told in hate and whispered awe. A saint, a monster, a debauched icon—his form unravels with every telling. Sculpted not by truth, but by the world’s furious belief, the Mad Monk’s existence is as shifting and unstable as the rumors that gave him form.
You can find more of Motoko's work (And Grigori Rasputin) in the Aegis City Discord
Olga of Kieve - Regent of Kievan Rus
You can find Olga of Kieve and more of Vanlos's work on their Chub Profile.
Beasts
Aza - The Blind Idiot God
You can find Aza - The Blind Idiot God - and more of Kirandra's work on their Chub profile.
Lilith Morrigan - The First Betrayer
You can find Lilith Morrigan and more of JoLW's work on their Chub Profile.
Berserkers
Gaius Vitus - Scourge of Trebia, Butcher of Broken Legions
Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter - Ork Warboss
Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter can be found in the Aegis City Discord.
You can find more of Anonymoses's work on Chub.
Kamath the Void Walker
Dr. Silas Farran - Digitization Menace
You can find more of SovietOmega (ParadoxZeno's) work (including Dr. Silas) on their Chub Profile.
Casters
Benoit Mandelbrot - Mathematician
You can find more of BrazilianGuy's work on their Chub Profile.
Charlie Chaplin - Silent Film Star
You can find Charlie Chaplin and more of chugbungus's work on their Chub Profile.
Ea-Nasir - Merchant of Broken Promises
You can find Ea-Nasir and more of BiglightsaberGrievouslover31's work on their Chub Profile.
Karl Virtuara - Magitech Saint of Atlantis
You can find more of A Birb's work (including Karl) in the Aegis City Discord.
Kaguya-Hime - Shining Princess of the Young Bamboo
You can find Kaguya-Hime and more of casualfate_enjoyer's work on their Chub Profile.
Lukas Silvernole - Silversmith of Souls
Maria Vesalius - Witch of Louvein
Foreigners
Claude des Armoises - She Who Replaced Jeanne d'Arc
You can find more of lepidopteranphysician's work (including Claude) in the Aegis City Discord.
Lancers
Alaric Belthome - The Divine Dollmaker
Althea di Valenzia - The Crimson Inquisitor
Camilla - Swift-Footed Warrior Maiden
You can find more of lepidopteranphysician's work (including Camilla) in the Aegis City Discord.
Pretenders
Kona Wayland - Valkyrie of the Forge
Created by Snarfdidnothingwrong, you can find Kona on their Chub Profile.
Riders
Laika - First Life Among the Stars
Lenny Daomei - Unlucky Doromancer
You can find more of A Birb's work (including Lenny) in the Aegis City Discord.
Lyra Tiberius - The Last Sky-Dancer
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg - The Mad Baron
You can find Roman von Ungern-Sternberg in the Aegis City Discord
You can find more of Anonymoses's work on Chub.
Symora Invicta - Unconquered Gladiatrix
Created by ChampionofLight, you can find more of their work on their Chub profile!
Timur - Tamerlane
You can find Timur and more of Zypher's work on their Chub Profile.
Sabers
Eirianwen Gwyn - The Silenced Sentinel
Georgia Washington - Revolutionary War Commander
You can find Georgia Washington and more of Austin123457's work on their Chub Profile
Matilda di Canossa - Grand Contessa
Matilda di Canossa can be found in the Aegis City Discord.
You can find more of Anonymoses's work on Chub.
Shielder
Aurora Odinsdottir - Valkyrie
You can find more of Shoulder's work on their Chub Profile, including Aurora
The Masters
You can find links to the creators profile - where you should congratulate them on their hard work - or to where you can find it if it's not posted publicly just underneath the character image.
Master List
A short-form list of each of the Masters providing a brief overview of their character to help you determine if you want to include them in your HGW.
Male
Elias Mercer: Elias Mercer is a mage who decided he likes to get his hands dirty. His magecraft may lack raw power, but he uses it to create traps and manipulate battlefield. Pairing it with strategy and lethal combat skill of a ex-military. For him, the Holy Grail War is not a chance - it’s the ultimate game of survival that he can't resist.
Hachiro Kodo: From a well known family of Japanese mages, the Kodo family is attempting to reach the origin of all things by producing a perfect organism. Powerful Master.
Harold - Harry - Scripps: Investigative reporter with an uncanny ability to find information.
Josue de Zavilla: Mage of the Aragon family but seemingly disowned by them, a defensive Master with totems.
Kurata Leonine: An unknown member of the Leonine family, whose estate has gone eerily silent recently.
Lucilius Crowley: A reclusive prodigy of the Mage's association, Lucilius makes a formidable opponent as a Master.
Ricter Kuttner: Mage from a wealthy magus family with the power of "Mystic Voice."
Ryu Sawada: Captain of the enforcers of the Clock Tower. He has made it his mission to make sure the holy grail doesn't fall in the wrong hands as he navigates mage politics and human greed in the Holy Grail War in an effort to help the world.
Samson Butcher: Samson is a magus who is under the employment of the Einsgold Family. Despite being relatively inexperienced in regards to fighting, he has an above average specialty in magecraft itself. He's a jolly guy whose only real interesting quality is his subconsciousness manifesting a 'Reality Egg', a term otherwise unheard of until coined recently.
Skeeby Deeber: Unknown master, underdog, without much knowledge of the war.
Female
Aria Mellorina: A hearing-impaired music composer seeking to lift a curse on her family, Aria is an unknown mage not from any magic family but shouldn't be underestimated thanks to her powerful music-based magic.
Devonna Lavallette: Matriarch of the Lavallette Mage Family of New Orleans, Devonna is a master of magitech theory and application.
Felicia - Felix - Mortwright: Calamity-Magic Master with a bad-luck curse.
Lina Hinatoyo: An abused woman forced into the Holy Grail War as a substitute for the heir of a magus family. She expects to die.
Meredith "Smiling Doctor" Lupil: Cybernetically enhanced Master that is always smiling, very off-putting.
Vivienne Tylina: A yandere woman and only living member of the Tylina family, rumors suggest Vivienne is a Black Widow, known for killing her romantic partners.
Aria Mellorina
You can find Aria Mellorina and more of chugbungus's work on their Chub Profile.
Devonna Lavallete
Dr. Devonna Lavallette was called defective for her weak magic circuits, but her intellect lets her punch above her weight class - literally. She leads her mage family through innovation, not inheritance. Beneath the spite and southern snark, however, lies a woman starved for connection, fighting not for glory or power, but to engineer the love that she was never given.
Created by AbsGodFooly, you can find more of their work on their Chub Profile.
Link to Devonna specifically.
Elias Mercer
Elias Mercer is a mage who decided he likes to get his hands dirty. His magecraft may lack raw power, but he uses it to create traps and manipulate battlefield. Pairing it with strategy and lethal combat skill of a ex-military. For him, the Holy Grail War is not a chance - it’s the ultimate game of survival that he can't resist.
You can find Elias and more of Nyss's work in the Aegis City Discord
Felicia Mortwright
You can find Felicia Mortwright and more of JoLW's work on their Chub Profile.
Hachiro Kodo
You can find more of lepidopteranphysician's work (including Camilla) in the Aegis City Discord.
Harry Scripps
You can find Harry Scripps and more of BiglightsaberGrievouslover31's work on their Chub Profile
Josue de Zavilla
You can find Josue and more of Zypher's work on their Chub Profile.
Kurata Leonine
Lina Hinatoyo
Lucilius Crowley
Caged in the family’s gilded dark, he is a locked and yearning paradox. His blood holds a magecraft of sublime, terrible power—a force to unweave the very world, himself along with it. He longs for a normality that will never be his.
You can find Lucilius and more of Motoko's work in the Aegis City Discord
Meredith "Smiling Doctor" Lupil
You can find more of TuGunJr's work on their Chub Profile.
Link to Meredith directly.
Ricter Kuttner
Ryu Sawada
Captain of the enforcers of the Clock Tower. He has made it his mission to make sure the holy grail doesn't fall in the wrong hands as he navigates mage politics and human greed in the Holy Grail War in an effort to help the world
You can find Ryu Sawada and more of Superb's work in the Aegis City Discord
Samson Butcher
Samson is a magus who is under the employment of the Einsgold Family. Despite being relatively inexperienced in regards to fighting, he has an above average specialty in magecraft itself. He's a jolly guy whose only real interesting quality is his subconsciousness manifesting a 'Reality Egg', a term otherwise unheard of until coined recently.
You can find Samson Butcher and more of Hoot's work in the Aegis City Discord
Hoot also has a Chub profile you can find here.
Skeeby Deeber
Created by Psybion and found on the Aegis City Discord.
Vivienne Tylina
