[So cool. Not as cool as something like a ninja or a samurai, but still! This world's dragons are so interesting to him.]
I'm able to fly, breathe fire and hm... Bigger than house, I think. It's a shame I won't be able to show you.
[Or at least, not for a long time yet. He doesn't have enough confidence in his transmutation ability to do something quite that complicated to himself.]
[ viren's claws tap out against the table's surface, much like a human would gesture while listening. he's trying to envision how sieg's dragon form might look - beyond bigger than a house, he's largely unsuccessful. ]
"A shame"... yes.
[ as large as an archdragon, he wonders? ]
Had you ever encountered one of those ... legendary, dragon slayers, Sieg?
This could get a bit complicated. Please ask if anything doesn't make sense.
It's because of the way the Servant summoning system is designed. When a mage summons a specific Servant, they're really summoning a copy of that person from the Throne of Heroes. When they're summoned at another time, by other magic user, they don't have the other one's memory.
This way, when they're summoned to other Wars, they won't have any lingering affection or loyalty to their previous summoner.
[ the little dragon appears rapt at attention as sieg explains, tail flicking over the edge of his chair. his head tilts with a quizzicalness as he does so. ]
That's how your world works, in that respect? Mages summons Servants to do their bidding during times of war? [ --"Wars," with a capital, rather. ]
During the Holy Grail Wars, at least. I don't think mages generally get involved with other wars, but I've only met a handful. [8-10, depending on how he counts them.]
It's difficult to summon a Heroic Spirit to serve as a Servant. When a Mages is trying to summon a specific Servant, they need to have a catalyst, something that was associated with them during life. If they wanted to summon a knight, they'd want to have a scabbard.
Otherwise they get a Spirit that's compatible with them, but might not necessarily be as powerful as they want.
[ accompanied by a nod at sieg's question. his eyes appear thoughtfully narrowed. by this point in his aefenglom adventures, viren knows better than to get too absorbed and wrapped up in details, despite his natural inclination to do so. ]
[ still. he's leaned forward, just a little. ]
And why would they—multiple wars—be named "the Holy Grail Wars"? What is the significance?
[Because of how Sieg was created and what he became after, the exposition comes fairly easily.]
The Holy Grail is an ancient magical artifact. The Holy Grail is capable of granting any wish for the winner of the War. It only has enough magical energy to do so after all other Servants are destroyed.
[ see the brief look of awe, which is then overtaken by skepticism. it's an enthralling concept to viren, really, even if for him he understands that it couldn't be more out of reach. it's all that tempers his reaction. ]
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Date: 2020-08-15 02:38 am (UTC)I'm able to fly, breathe fire and hm... Bigger than house, I think. It's a shame I won't be able to show you.
[Or at least, not for a long time yet. He doesn't have enough confidence in his transmutation ability to do something quite that complicated to himself.]
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Date: 2020-08-19 02:49 am (UTC)"A shame"... yes.
[ as large as an archdragon, he wonders? ]
Had you ever encountered one of those ... legendary, dragon slayers, Sieg?
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Date: 2020-08-19 02:56 am (UTC)Briefly, yes. It was before I was able to turn into a dragon myself.
[Because that person ended up feeding Sieg his heart.]
We met again, but he didn't have any memory of our first meeting.
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Date: 2020-08-22 04:22 pm (UTC)How did he not have a memory of it?
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Date: 2020-08-22 04:33 pm (UTC)This could get a bit complicated. Please ask if anything doesn't make sense.
It's because of the way the Servant summoning system is designed. When a mage summons a specific Servant, they're really summoning a copy of that person from the Throne of Heroes. When they're summoned at another time, by other magic user, they don't have the other one's memory.
This way, when they're summoned to other Wars, they won't have any lingering affection or loyalty to their previous summoner.
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Date: 2020-08-26 05:17 pm (UTC)That's how your world works, in that respect? Mages summons Servants to do their bidding during times of war? [ --"Wars," with a capital, rather. ]
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Date: 2020-08-26 05:45 pm (UTC)It's difficult to summon a Heroic Spirit to serve as a Servant. When a Mages is trying to summon a specific Servant, they need to have a catalyst, something that was associated with them during life. If they wanted to summon a knight, they'd want to have a scabbard.
Otherwise they get a Spirit that's compatible with them, but might not necessarily be as powerful as they want.
... Does that make sense?
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Date: 2020-09-06 02:14 am (UTC)[ accompanied by a nod at sieg's question. his eyes appear thoughtfully narrowed. by this point in his aefenglom adventures, viren knows better than to get too absorbed and wrapped up in details, despite his natural inclination to do so. ]
[ still. he's leaned forward, just a little. ]
And why would they—multiple wars—be named "the Holy Grail Wars"? What is the significance?
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Date: 2020-09-06 02:24 am (UTC)The Holy Grail is an ancient magical artifact. The Holy Grail is capable of granting any wish for the winner of the War. It only has enough magical energy to do so after all other Servants are destroyed.
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Date: 2020-09-10 12:47 am (UTC)[ see the brief look of awe, which is then overtaken by skepticism. it's an enthralling concept to viren, really, even if for him he understands that it couldn't be more out of reach. it's all that tempers his reaction. ]
No limitations, whatsoever...?
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Date: 2020-09-10 12:55 am (UTC)