Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[Tormenk]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Hey, the principle behind AMF is magitech after all.

Good enough for now then.

BTW, CLANNAD 10 is filled with Kotomi-MOE! She's incredibly cute!

"Ijimeru? Ijimeru?!"



Too much purple hair and eyes, though. @_@

I hear a call for MOAR

Spoiler for not everyone's cup of tea:

"Please don't say I'm too old.."




Joke subs here.

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

On the topic of SS04 I noticed that there's a torrent that's double the size from Nipponsei. Any idea why?

Btw, there seems to be a lack of response to my question. But then again this thread seems to be in a kind of holiday slump, despite the fact that Christmas is still a a ways to go.

I can safely say even if not the holiday mood, the weather is slowing things down in more ways than one.

Originally Posted by FlameSparkZ

Hmm, I'm more intrigued by the Sacred Mode
Who's mode is it from?

The older version of the Exceed Mode.Copypasta from the Wiki site again:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Sacred Mode — An improved version of Nanoha's Barrier Jacket, including field generators on the shoulders, gloves, and other defensive enhancements. She can now use the Jacket with Raising Heart in Standby Mode.

[arkhangelsk]

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

I would like to point out something: at 150 knots, on final approach, the C-5B Galaxy appears to hang motionless in the sky to an observer on the ground, due to its huge bulk - the human eye is simply unable to properly interpret the data.

The Cradle is bigger than a C-5B.

That doesn't work well because we are watching anime - even if a human eye-brain combination can get confused, a camera would not. As an anime, it is a reproduction (from a SoD point of view), and the author can choose whether to recreate what the eye might see or to recreate a camera's view, or even some other view.

This is how it appears to me. Makes sense, don't it? Occam's razor, people. It's pretty useful.

I considered the theory you mentioned, but it fails to explain why Jail didn't use the "Get Objective Done Now" speed from the start. He is not Palpy - he does not have to slowly kill off the heroine's friends one by one to get her to fall to the "Dark Side". Surely, he'd be in the best negotiating position when his Cradle is in its firing position, hours before the fleet can arrive and way above the engagement altitude of ground mages.

[Tk3997]

Originally Posted by arkhangelsk

I considered the theory you mentioned, but it fails to explain why Jail didn't use the "Get Objective Done Now" speed from the start. He is not Palpy - he does not have to slowly kill off the heroine's friends one by one to get her to fall to the "Dark Side". Surely, he'd be in the best negotiating position when his Cradle is in its firing position, hours before the fleet can arrive and way above the engagement altitude of ground mages.

Or since it came up and this was part of the post I was planning to make Option C:
Having been dormant oh 300 years ramping it up probably involved more then just flipping an “on” switch and getting absolute max thrust out of its drive array… It was about to be found out when it took off initially recall so just letting it sit in place all that time wouldn’t have done any good and indeed would have just made an attack easier. At least this way it made SOME progress and it could fight back while it waited for it’s engines to spin up to full power.

No matter what you argue speed wise the thing clearly started moving a whole hell of allot faster right after the heroes off as has been noted it had only gained like a couple thousand in a few hours which WOULD have caused it to take days to reach orbit.

Acutally re-watching the scene just after everyone escapes and we see it accelerates away it seems possible to perhaps roughly gauge its speed if we knew its size. In the scene in question the ship climbs past the camera very closely and the cameras dose not shift or change position at all during this fly by. If we assume the camera is stationary (as it sure as hell appears to be) and knew it’s length you could perhaps roughly gauge it’s speed by how long it takes to completely fly past the camera. (around 4 seconds)

I think that's how it works anyway, I've been up entirely too long so my brain is a little fried at this point...

Even beyond all this nonsense it's not like I’d really expect something like the Cradle to be a sterling example of ship speed to begin with, acutally I bet it’s slow as shit compared to most ships. I also never really saw TSAB ships as zipping around at 90% of C all the time or anything, but I did foresee them having at least 10+ G acceleration in a vacuum which would acutally be really fucking slow by most sci-fi standards which tends to favor stuff more in the thousands of G range... The real issue though is that slow ass drives tend to make for boring plots.

Helmsmen: Captain we're on course and will arrive to do battle with the evil overload in... 6 months.
...
Captain: So anyone know any good jokes?

Edit:
I like a bit of realism, but I also don't take this shit too seriously and I like my realism in characters and tactics and to some extent politics rather then technical details, I'll debate about how it works allot and I like to stick to rules when possible, but I'll also read stuff that gets it wrong if it's entertaining a good plot and a fun story is still what matters most. Also while I do enjoy these kinds of debates from time to time it's sorta derailing the thread and not really going anywhere at this point I think and I've been getting a little too caught up in them recently so I think I'll probably just back off any of it for a few days to cool off a bit.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

1. She's a dog girl ?

2. Well, but that would mean Maren has been...

Heh ?

Its often shorted to simply Pure Pure, an eroge featuring doggirls, catgirls etc. Not too sure about the story, but it seems to be 'slice of life' type.

Originally Posted by USB500

This is one of the most ridiculous teasers I've ever posted.

Spoiler for teaser:

Spoiler for warning: may not be appropriate:

Spoiler for you sure you want to read?:

Spoiler for very well.:

“Don’t be afraid. I will be gentle. Just give me second to admire your beauty.”

Fate tried resisting the temptation, and continued begging for help before her voice was silenced in a kiss that was as hard as it was devouring. She shivered at the sudden entrance of energy that seeped through her body as Halcyon pressed her lips against hers, and her eyes widened when the Device’s tongue touched the recess of her mouth. It was as if Halcyon wanted to saviour the tang of her natural fluid, and she did not seem to care for the people who were gaping at the blatantly immoral act as she deepened the kiss.

The kiss disengaged. Shocked, Fate could only stare at Halcyon who then giggled and pressed a finger on her swollen lips. “Taste like peach.”

Don't say I didn't warn you when I said Dark Widuri will act DARINGLY hot.

*runs*

Dweh? This goes far beyond sexual harassment.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Wow... slow slow OC thread this past week

Busy, very busy. After next week hollidays should start which'll give me more time.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Not exactly, but you get the gist of the idea

Which would leave me to scrounge a baby from somewhere.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yes Blizzard happens all year round, sucking out the lifeforce of millions of young souls through their PC screens, yup

Blizzard struck me too recently, refreshing my account and draining what little free time I had left.

Originally Posted by USB500

Ara/


But then I fear Widuri will take one step FURTHER and do THIS and THAT to Hayate as a revenge.

and throw in some Keroko for awesome hot, steamy, sensual, and stormy orgy-

*radio static*

*watches the mushroom shaped cloud*

That seems like a direct hit...

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Lelouch without the humor and better physical capabilities?

Uhmm, yeah, something like that.... Now how to get out of this without admitting I never watched Code Geass beyond episode 3....

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

That Vandread idea sounds appealing.

Only with major tweaks.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Tuala? Or was it Valavis? But it's more like a magic repulsor-burst than anything. AMF is a very high level magic(?) field as stated in the manga. So I think it isn't impossible.

Hmm, good point.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

And for the sake of randomness... Mahou Shoujo: Tanuki (Racoon) Hayate!!!

Spoiler for Mahou Shoujo: Tanuki (Racoon) Hayate!!!:

Source from official manga:
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Resulting fanarts:
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Tanuki Hayate!

Edit: On another note, remember how I've said Tesla would become a captain? I've decided to retcon myself and give Tesla command of the Normandy.



Expect much buzzing of defenses during their testflights.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Which would leave me to scrounge a baby from somewhere.

You can do that from a few things, including:

- abandoned-at-front-door baby
- Colleague's child
- Parenting program (unlikely)
- Noggenfogger Potion EX

Originally Posted by Keroko

Blizzard struck me too recently, refreshing my account and draining what little free time I had left.

Oh yeah

Originally Posted by Keroko

Uhmm, yeah, something like that.... Now how to get out of this without admitting I never watched Code Geass beyond episode 3....

Do I need to use my Geass to get you to watch more?

Originally Posted by Keroko

Tanuki Hayate!

Edit: On another note, remember how I've said Tesla would become a captain? I've decided to retcon myself and give Tesla command of the Normandy.



Expect much buzzing of defenses during their testflights.

WHAT IN GAWD'S NAME IS THAT BEAUTIFUL THING?!?!?!?!

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

You can do that from a few things, including:

- abandoned-at-front-door baby
- Colleague's child
- Parenting program (unlikely)
- Noggenfogger Potion EX

Colleague's child might work. Noggenfogger... eh, that would drain the realism from the scene.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Oh yeah

And the blizzard from the stars is comming closer too.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Do I need to use my Geass to get you to watch more?

*puts on sunglasses* Try me.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

WHAT IN GAWD'S NAME IS THAT BEAUTIFUL THING?!?!?!?!

The Normandy, the ship you fly around in Mass Effect. Its fast, versatile, and most of all, stealthy. It actually has a stealth system that captures heat in the ships hull, rendering the ship invisible to everything but a visual detection. I figured Tesla deserved it after the shafting I put her through.

[Tk3997]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

WHAT IN GAWD'S NAME IS THAT BEAUTIFUL THING?!?!?!?!

Things looks kind weak to me honestly like someone tried to bulk up and make a 727 look mean and failed.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Colleague's child might work. Noggenfogger... eh, that would drain the realism from the scene.

Originally Posted by Keroko

*puts on sunglasses* Try me.

Originally Posted by Keroko

The Normandy, the ship you fly around in Mass Effect. Its fast, versatile, and most of all, stealthy. It actually has a stealth system that captures heat in the ships hull, rendering the ship invisible to everything but a visual detection. I figured Tesla deserved it after the shafting I put her through.

A ship invisible to even thermal detection? Melike And there's a nice ring to calling her Captain Tesla

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Things looks kind weak to me honestly like someone tried to bulk up and make a 727 look mean and failed.

I'm a sucker for sleek things

[Estavali]

Originally Posted by krisslanza

After being gone 4 days... I don't dare try and figure out where I last posted (I don't even know which page it was...)

But I did re-watch all of MSLN and A's... Which had a few questions I need for meh OC (Who I uh... Haven't done anything with... Just been reading... And watching...)
1. Ok so we have... Ancient Belkan, Belkan, and Neo-Belkan. What's the difference between them really? >_>;
I assume Ancient Belkan is probably more wide-area attacks or something. Belkan would be what the Knights use and Neo-Belkan is a Belkan/Midchildan hybrid or something? <<;
2. Midchilda ships. This is a big one here for me really for my side project. I originally imagined them as being weak, speedy ships with big guns (Arc-en-ciel) but in MSLN my friend pointed out the 'Distortion Shield', which if it's a traditional one, means a TSAB warship would be nearly impervious to any attack. Any real info on these? >>;

...
And that's all I can remember. Sure I had more... <<;
I'll be here another hour or so, if someone answers after that could they PM them? @.@;

Regarding the Belkan System:

Spoiler for Length:

The Belkan system once rivaled the Midchildan system, but is now in decline, though powerful practitioners still exists. In StrikerS, we only have Ancient and Neo Belkan IIRC. Ancient Belka is the real thing, while Neo Belka is actually a Midchildan emulation, perhaps to supplement their own system.

Why they don't try and learn the real thing instead of engaging in magic piracy is beyond me, but I believe it could be either due to

a) the Belkans refused to divulge their secrets to their rivals, or
b) Ancient Belka was lost before the Midchildans could actually learn it, and they are forced to replicate it with whatever information they can get (which could be quite extensive, considering the fact that the Infinite Library is in Midchildan hands).

The Belkan System, on the whole, centres around the concept of reinforcing the physical aspects of its knights imho, be it weapons or the knights' bodies. Belka chose the path of close-ranged, 1-to-1 combat over ranged and 1-to-many combat (good duelists, but not-so-good when mobbed). In terms of emitting and controlling emitted magical energy, it is inferior to Midchilda, but it redeems itself in terms of power. Most of the ranged spells shown either require mana to be forged into a solid form (the Dagger spells), or requires a medium to channel mana out (Vita's Schwalbefliegen, Signum's ranged spells).

Belkan knights generally use armed devices, which are weapon-type devices equipped with the Cartridge system not found amongst Midchildan staves (with the exception of Nanoha, Fate and Tiana. But then again, Cross Mirage isn't a staff, but rather a one-of-a-kind device). Despite the benefits of the Cartridge system, the difficulty in its use is actually one of the reasons for the decline of the Belkan style.

Besides the Cartridge system, Belka also boast of the ultimate stage in Intelligent Device development: the Unison Device.

(If you ask me, it seems that Belkan researchers tend to come up with the craziest stuff that, while wildly powerful, are also terribly hard to master.)

Regarding the claim that Ancient Belka is also proficient in beam-spamming like Midchilda, honestly I'm not so sure about this. The only Ancient Belkan user shown capable of this is Hayate, but we must remember that Hayate's spells come from the Tome of the Night Sky, which doesn't just contain Ancient Belkan spells. There is also a possibility that Hayate or Reinforce might have used or modified spells from other systems.

The above is whatever I could gather from Nanohawiki's entry on the Belkan Style as well as this page containing a Chinese translation of the magic used in series 1 and A's.

Hope it helps ^^.

Add-on: It just occurs to me that, if we categorise Midchilda and Belka in terms of Nen, the former would be pre-dominately Emission-type while the latter would fit the description for Reinforcement/Enhancement.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Things looks kind weak to me honestly like someone tried to bulk up and make a 727 look mean and failed.

*Tilts head* A 747? That was hardly the first thing that came to mind... Only a vague comparison at best.

Anyway, you're probably right about the weak part. Its not a battlecruiser that will wtfpwn everything with huge guns, in fact its main emphasis seem to lie in speed and stealth. The wiki claims that its 'very versatile; boasting a wide assortment of weaponry and built in features.' However, when the space battle scene in Mass Effect arived, the Normandy's main advantage was its small size and speed, dodging ships, attacks, explosions and in the end firing the final torp that killed the big baddy.

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Originally Posted by LoweGear

A ship invisible to even thermal detection? Melike And there's a nice ring to calling her Captain Tesla

Doesn't it? I figured giving her a speedy stealthy ship would suit her.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I'm a sucker for sleek things

Guilty as well. Though big and bulky atracts me as well. *cough*stardestroyers*cough*

[Tormenk]

I'm ever thankful to the divine hammer of inspiration of hitting like a jack-hammer to get me out of a slump and complete this in time.

And this is part 1 of Katrina's profile.

Spoiler for Katrina:

Basic Information
Name: Katrina
Nickname: Silver Siren, Crimson Herald
Gender: Female
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Home World: Mid-Childa
Birth date: March 14th
Age: unknown, physical appearance estimated to be around 17 years of age
Relatives: deceased
Eye color: red
Hair color: silver
Height: 169cm

Mage Information
Magic Type: Ancient Belkan
Magic Style: Ancient Belkan/ Mid-Childan mix
Magic Color: Silver/Bright Red
Mage Rank: estimations placed at AAA-S
Element Affiliations: Fire and Ice

History/Background
Born into a noble family, Katrina was orphaned shortly after birth when her parents were caught up in the vicious fighting common back in that period. She succeeded her parents as an only child and was brought up by the family advisors.

Katrina was often uncomfortable around people and frequently turned away visitors when she was feeling unwell and spent much of her childhood in solitude, resulting in her being a quiet and reclusive child. Her sole joy was in studies of the magical arts, showing great aptitude for it as well. The young child, in rare displays of mischief, would trip or alter the appearance of her many tutors, often to their bemused misfortune. She would go on to find her interests struck by song and music in time.

Even at a tender age, Katrina had her exposure of affairs beyond her. Between her many studies and the history of the world, Katrina could not fully comprehend the workings of why people sought the political and warfare of their time, which only brought ceaseless conflict and turmoil, though evident the outcomes would be. Her own answers, though inadequate for now, would have a deeper effect on her mindset in the future.

Katrina completed her primary magical education by age 12, even being able to manage a degree of flight, though still far from the level of control shown by veterans on the battlefield. Among her many achievements and gifts, she was also born with a voice that was described by all as the very ‘voice of the heavens’. Her fame as a songstress spread until she was called upon to act as one in the most unlikely and undesirable of places possible, out on the battlefields.

Katrina performed her duty splendidly though her performance was only a prelude to the beginning, marked by her collapse soon after. When inquired about the incident, she could only explain in bits and pieces what she experienced before her collapse. The surroundings had felt ‘heavy’ and she glimpsed flashes of memories. Memories of other people and all terrible in depiction. The next few years would be marked with frequent occurrences of such, weighing down heavily onto the young girl’s mind, each black-out with increasing clarity and defilement in her mind.

The next few years saw Katrina among the places of other nobles, though none as young as her and already participating in political affairs. Those in doubts and underestimation of the young lady were quickly surprised by her sharp mind and sharper words, honed by tutors and advisors to prepare her for the treacherous realm she was stepping into. Swayed over by her charismatic charm and words, the support of the nobles cemented her previously dubious position of being the youngest noble ever in control of one of the Five Great Houses into one of great power and position.

Being in the place of such people did not sit well with her though, for she had heard and in some cases, saw the deeds they had done, which brought disgust and repulsion of no end to her. Considering it a necessary evil, she partook in working with them in the name of the empire to her fullest extent while in reality she had no wish of any of this other than to fulfill the duty she had to carry in her stead of her parents.

The maturing young girl’s joys remained in the practice of magic, and indulgence with song and music in her secluded mansion retreat deep within some of the most beautiful areas on the planet whenever the chance arose. Those were the few things that gave her much-needed moments of quiet tranquility among the ugliness of humans, the former becoming increasingly rare as she learned more of the latter.

Things were rapidly going out of control at the frontlines. Nations in conflict grew ever more impatient to either end the fighting or finish the conquest they sought. Desperate measures were implemented in the name of such immediate needs. Various kinds of experimentation on mages to enhance their powers, drugs and chemicals to boost the capabilities of soldiers, deployment of conventional, biological and magical weaponry that devastated everything on the battlefield, wasting both the land and the soldiers from both sides who died on it.

All took a sharp dive towards a downwards spiral when one side broke the sole and unwritten rule common in warfare: Lost Logias as weapons of war.

With that the gloves came off. Each and every battle that involved a Lost Logia brought a swift and overwhelming end and in turn added pressure to the escalating situation. Katrina was ordered to be part of a convoy to transport and guard the Eye of Fire, a highly dangerous and powerful artifact even among Lost Logia, to where a critical area was in danger of being overwhelmed by enemy forces.

The convoy was heavily guarded but enemy forces had gotten wind of the transport nonetheless and had moved to intercept the Lost Logia for themselves. The Eye of Fire was too considered too dangerous to be simply left alone, hence the desperate preemptive strike.

The assault proved to be a much bloodier affair than expected by both sides. Katrina, being the bearer of the Eye, was overwhelmed by the clash and in desperation, channeled all her strength into the Lost Logia in misplaced hopes to end the attack quickly.

The Logia proved too much for Katrina to control, as it soon went on to draw mana from her Linker Core even after being awakened. Going berserk soon after, all in the near vicinity was killed. The fires unleashed were of such strength that the very air on the battlefield turned to a raging inferno and both sides were decimated within minutes. The flames went unquenched, going on to consume the nearby regions as well, sparing nothing within its reach.

The horrific aftermath was explained as the Logia going berserk and destroying itself in the process, consuming regions on both sides of the border. The incident that gave both sides pause about the consequences of dabbling with ancient artifacts recklessly as weapons and even ceased combat for awhile came to be known as the Day of the Tears of Fire.

Amazingly and unknown to others, Katrina was the sole survivor in the incident. Albeit badly burned, Linker Core severely exhausted and near the verge of death. Her subsequent survival later could only be credited to one explanation: The Eye was not destroyed but had somehow fused with her body, enabling her to survive the cataclysmic turn of events.

Still, the after effects were yet to come. Barely alive, Katrina could not exert control over the Eye that was now within her, every so often setting something ablaze or even her body sometimes. Enduring excruciating pain at the torture of her body, it took days for her complete recovery and several weeks of intensive meditation to develop the necessary restrain to safeguard herself.

Katrina knew that it would be better for her to remain dead and missing otherwise to face some very tough questions she would have to answer. Her status of a Lost Logia-infused mage would also be subjected to close scrutiny if she ever returned to her country, which certainly would include the scientists eager to study her as a freak experiment. Without much of a choice left, she hid herself at the edge of the empire, living in isolation.

One thing became increasingly apparent to Katrina as the days went by. The young woman had effectively stopped aging since the fateful day, another attribute that could only be explained by the fusion of the Lost Logia into her body. For good or for worse, Katrina was now free to explore and learn more magic skills than any other mage could in their lifetimes now that time was no longer a concern to her frame.

The fighting and unrest continued meanwhile. The use of Lost Logia as weapons reached its climax several decades after with the deployment of the Cradle of the Saint King by the Belkan Empire. The Cradle returned so badly damaged that it crashed shortly there after. With planetary wide fighting going on, few knew of the Cradle’s return save for the mages that happened to be fighting near its crash site. Katrina was in the nearby region making short work of deserter mages from the Empire when the Cradle fell in the distance.

The next century and a half bore witness to the darker histories of Mid-Childa as the entire planet subsequently descended into anarchy with the collapse of the Belkan Empire. Taking it as a great opportunity to test her limits, Katrina was involved in a fair amount of fighting and burned many fortresses to the ground, ironically many which were defended by her fellow Belkans. The fighting ravaged on until the founding of the TSAB some seventy five years later. Serving the need to stop the decades old fighting and bring the warring factions under a single authority, the period was marked as the Reunification Wars, during which Katrina partook in some of the most intense battles to have ever been fought on Mid-Childan soil. Eventually the fighting died down and the period of rebuilding the devastated planet begun as well as ushering in the establishment of the TSAB control over Mid-Childa.

With the end of the fighting, Mid-Childa no longer held interest for Katrina and she left the planet, though she came back and left several times after her first departure, for reasons unknown.
Returning from her latest trip, a certain discovery came to her attention. A recent archeological dig yielded some pretty interesting artifacts, of which among the Jewel Seeds initially unearthed by the Scrya clan, an old magical tome was also discovered on the same excavation site, with the ancient text on the book claiming it to be the Grimoire of Fire.

Personality/Behavior
Katrina before the fateful incident was a simple girl troubled by her circumstances. A young noble who had to handle the difficulties of her position as well as being tormented by unknown visions from time to time. Though she held much respect and authority, Katrina in reality had no wish to even bother over such matters, let alone be in charge of it all. A simple girl who was just curious and eager to delve into the magical arts as much as possible, as well as enjoy the pleasures life could offer in its limits. Or so she thought.

The Day of Tears of Fire changed all that, and affected in many ways simply than at the surface level and would continue to do so long after it ended. Ironically, her former wish was granted in a twisted way though clearly at the cost of changing her very existence as well as being subjected to a unknown frustration born from that day and the hazards of a enormous power she barely had any knowledge of, let alone controlling it.

Before the incident, her visions was hazy and wild at best though long after she found the visions to be as vivid as recalling her own memories. Acceptance slowly set in until she was no longer afraid of the visions, partially because of the degree of control she had now.

Over the long decades, Katrina changed, as decreed by change itself, by the events set forth around her. Being involved and seeing the repetition of mistakes by those around her confused her. Confusion changed into frustration and later, again into acceptance. Such an impact was clearly reflected in her slowly cynical and aggressive manner over time.

As of now, Katrina has grown into a person of many faces but it’s clear at least that she is very much a being of desire and impulses with a unique perception of the world in general. Supremely confident in manner, Katrina has no doubt of her self. Ruthless and focused, Katrina often seeks to obtain what she wants through a number of possible methods rather than the most obvious solution, as she is fond of the planning and manipulation involved. Though she will try things in a roundabout manner, her straightforward manner shows up in demanding what she wants, case in point wrangling information from a certain scientist harboring the greatest of ambitions.

Katrina can switch her demeanor between aggressive and excited to one of complete genteel and calm and back in the next second so reading her is harder than anything else. Her behavior is certainly schizophrenic at times but a sharp and analytical mind is always in control behind whatever façade she may be putting on. Likewise it’s hard to guess when she truly means what she says or when she is simply playing, exploiting the use of words and gestures to their fullest extend, as part of her mind games.

Her manners in disguise often portray her as a polite person, though not always to the point and slightly ditzy as well. Her impulsive side surfaces frequently here with boredom though she has never given the game away. Katrina can blend in so well with her conduct that her vicious and malicious side is something most would never even imagine of her.

On the other hand, Katrina’s dark personality shows through even more brilliantly. A bona fide sadist developed from her long periods of solitude and even longer periods spent on the bloody battlefields of her time. Be it in questioning or fighting, she prefers to give the worst option to her opponents, leaving them with hell or a worst kind of hell one way or another. Ironically, she has the best control of her impulses in this form and her actions are as daring and bold as she is confident. Tempered by her mentality, the slightest hints of impatience only show from time to time though she is never one to worry or be upset even if the situation is unfavorable.

Unpredictable and a wild card in any situation, Katrina remains a formidable force in any encounter. Her most recent and prominent partner is none other than the Orphan of Al Hazard, Jail Scaglietti.

With that much said, here is the image of Katrina. Countless thanks to Lowegear for his help on this.

Spoiler for the real deal:

Katrina in her primary Barrier Jacket.

Next part will be include details of the Eye of Fire as well as Katrina's involvement with Jail. Hopefully the spell list can be completed in time as well.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Keroko

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...

Now I wished I had a console to play Mass Effect in...

*sulks*

Originally Posted by Keroko

Doesn't it? I figured giving her a speedy stealthy ship would suit her.

I'm figuring it'll also have LOTS of CCC Avionics and EW equipment as befitting of Tesla

Originally Posted by Keroko

Guilty as well. Though big and bulky atracts me as well. *cough*stardestroyers*cough*

Same here

Spoiler for My favorite large bulky looking ship:

[Tk3997]

Originally Posted by Keroko

*Tilts head* A 747? That was hardly the first thing that came to mind... Only a vague comparison at best.

I don't know the "fuselage", the (totally unnecessary) vertical stabilizer, and the "wings" all scream "airliner" to me...

Guilty as well. Though big and bulky atracts me as well. *cough*stardestroyers*cough*

I've always preferred my my vessels to be dark in color, have lots of right angles, be symmetrical, and equipped with big honkin space guns (preferably in big honkin gun turrets)… This is pretty close to my ideal:

Spoiler for Size:

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Tormenk

I'm ever thankful to the divine hammer of inspiration of hitting like a jack-hammer to get me out of a slump and complete this in time.

And this is part 1 of Katrina's profile.

Spoiler for Katrina:

Basic Information
Name: Katrina
Nickname: Silver Songstress, Crimson Herald
Gender: Female
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Home World: Mid-Childa
Birth date: March 14th
Age: unknown, physical appearance estimated to be around 17 years of age
Relatives: deceased
Eye color: red
Hair color: silver
Height: 169cm

Mage Information
Magic Type: Ancient Belkan
Magic Style: Ancient Belkan/ Mid-Childan mix
Magic Color: Silver/Bright Red
Mage Rank: estimations placed at AAA-S
Element Affiliations: Fire and Ice

History/Background
Born into a noble family, Katrina was orphaned shortly after birth when her parents were caught up in the vicious fighting common back in that period. She succeeded her parents as an only child and was brought up by the family advisors.

Katrina was often uncomfortable around people and frequently turned away visitors when she was feeling unwell and spent much of her childhood in solitude, resulting in her being a quiet and reclusive child. Her sole joy was in studies of the magical arts, showing great aptitude for it as well. The young child, in rare displays of mischief, would trip or alter the appearance of her many tutors, often to their bemused misfortune. She would go on to find her interests struck by song and music in time.

Even at a tender age, Katrina had her exposure of affairs beyond her. Between her many studies and the history of the world, Katrina could not fully comprehend the workings of why people sought the political and warfare of their time, which only brought ceaseless conflict and turmoil, though evident the outcomes would be. Her own answers, though inadequate for now, would have a deeper effect on her mindset in the future.

Katrina completed her primary magical education by age 12, even being able to manage a degree of flight, though still far from the level of control shown by veterans on the battlefield. Among her many achievements and gifts, she was also born with a voice that was described by all as the very ‘voice of the heavens’. Her fame as a songstress spread until she was called upon to act as one in the most unlikely and undesirable of places possible, out on the battlefields.

Katrina performed her duty splendidly though her performance was only a prelude to the beginning, marked by her collapse soon after. When inquired about the incident, she could only explain in bits and pieces what she experienced before her collapse. The surroundings had felt ‘heavy’ and she glimpsed flashes of memories. Memories of other people and all terrible in depiction. The next few years would be marked with frequent occurrences of such, weighing down heavily onto the young girl’s mind, each black-out with increasing clarity and defilement in her mind.

The next few years saw Katrina among the places of other nobles, though none as young as her and already participating in political affairs. Those in doubts and underestimation of the young lady were quickly surprised by her sharp mind and sharper words, honed by tutors and advisors to prepare her for the treacherous realm she was stepping into. Swayed over by her charismatic charm and words, the support of the nobles cemented her previously dubious position of being the youngest noble ever in control of one of the Five Great Houses into one of great power and position.

Being in the place of such people did not sit well with her though, for she had heard and in some cases, saw the deeds they had done, which brought disgust and repulsion of no end to her. Considering it a necessary evil, she partook in working with them in the name of the empire to her fullest extent while in reality she had no wish of any of this other than to fulfill the duty she had to carry in her stead of her parents.

The maturing young girl’s joys remained in the practice of magic, and indulgence with song and music in her secluded mansion retreat deep within some of the most beautiful areas on the planet whenever the chance arose. Those were the few things that gave her much-needed moments of quiet tranquility among the ugliness of humans, the former becoming increasingly rare as she learned more of the latter.

Things were rapidly going out of control at the frontlines. Nations in conflict grew ever more impatient to either end the fighting or finish the conquest they sought. Desperate measures were implemented in the name of such immediate needs. Various kinds of experimentation on mages to enhance their powers, drugs and chemicals to boost the capabilities of soldiers, deployment of conventional, biological and magical weaponry that devastated everything on the battlefield, wasting both the land and the soldiers from both sides who died on it.

All took a sharp dive towards a downwards spiral when one side broke the sole and unwritten rule common in warfare: Lost Logias as weapons of war.

With that the gloves came off. Each and every battle that involved a Lost Logia brought a swift and overwhelming end and in turn added pressure to the escalating situation. Katrina was ordered to be part of a convoy to transport and guard the Eye of Fire, a highly dangerous and powerful artifact even among Lost Logia, to where a critical area was in danger of being overwhelmed by enemy forces.

The convoy was heavily guarded but enemy forces had gotten wind of the transport nonetheless and had moved to intercept the Lost Logia for themselves. The Eye of Fire was too considered too dangerous to be simply left alone, hence the desperate preemptive strike.

The assault proved to be a much bloodier affair than expected by both sides. Katrina, being the bearer of the Eye, was overwhelmed by the clash and in desperation, channeled all her strength into the Lost Logia in misplaced hopes to end the attack quickly.

The Logia proved too much for Katrina to control, as it soon went on to draw mana from her Linker Core even after being awakened. Going berserk soon after, all in the near vicinity was killed. The fires unleashed were of such strength that the very air on the battlefield turned to a raging inferno and both sides were decimated within minutes. The flames went unquenched, going on to consume the nearby regions as well, sparing nothing within its reach.

The horrific aftermath was explained as the Logia going berserk and destroying itself in the process, consuming regions on both sides of the border. The incident that gave both sides pause about the consequences of dabbling with ancient artifacts recklessly as weapons and even ceased combat for awhile came to be known as the Day of the Tears of Fire.

Amazingly and unknown to others, Katrina was the sole survivor in the incident. Albeit badly burned, Linker Core severely exhausted and near the verge of death. Her subsequent survival later could only be credited to one explanation: The Eye was not destroyed but had somehow fused with her body, enabling her to survive the cataclysmic turn of events.

Still, the after effects were yet to come. Barely alive, Katrina could not exert control over the Eye that was now within her, every so often setting something ablaze or even her body sometimes. Enduring excruciating pain at the torture of her body, it took days for her complete recovery and several weeks of intensive meditation to develop the necessary restrain to safeguard herself.

Katrina knew that it would be better for her to remain dead and missing otherwise to face some very tough questions she would have to answer. Her status of a Lost Logia-infused mage would also be subjected to close scrutiny if she ever returned to her country, which certainly would include the scientists eager to study her as a freak experiment. Without much of a choice left, she hid herself at the edge of the empire, living in isolation.

One thing became increasingly apparent to Katrina as the days went by. The young woman had effectively stopped aging since the fateful day, another attribute that could only be explained by the fusion of the Lost Logia into her body. For good or for worse, Katrina was now free to explore and learn more magic skills than any other mage could in their lifetimes now that time was no longer a concern to her frame.

The fighting and unrest continued meanwhile. The use of Lost Logia as weapons reached its climax several decades after with the deployment of the Cradle of the Saint King by the Belkan Empire. The Cradle returned so badly damaged that it crashed shortly there after. With planetary wide fighting going on, few knew of the Cradle’s return save for the mages that happened to be fighting near its crash site. Katrina was in the nearby region making short work of deserter mages from the Empire when the Cradle fell in the distance.

The next century and a half bore witness to the darker histories of Mid-Childa as the entire planet subsequently descended into anarchy with the collapse of the Belkan Empire. Taking it as a great opportunity to test her limits, Katrina was involved in a fair amount of fighting and burned many fortresses to the ground, ironically many which were defended by her fellow Belkans. The fighting ravaged on until the founding of the TSAB some seventy five years later. Serving the need to stop the decades old fighting and bring the warring factions under a single authority, the period was marked as the Reunification Wars, during which Katrina partook in some of the most intense battles to have ever been fought on Mid-Childan soil. Eventually the fighting died down and the period of rebuilding the devastated planet begun as well as ushering in the establishment of the TSAB control over Mid-Childa.

With the end of the fighting, Mid-Childa no longer held interest for Katrina and she left the planet, though she came back and left several times after her first departure, for reasons unknown.
Returning from her latest trip, a certain discovery came to her attention. A recent archeological dig yielded some pretty interesting artifacts, of which among the Jewel Seeds initially unearthed by the Scrya clan, an old magical tome was also discovered on the same excavation site, with the ancient text on the book claiming it to be the Grimoire of Fire.

Personality/Behavior
Katrina before the fateful incident was a simple girl troubled by her circumstances. A young noble who had to handle the difficulties of her position as well as being tormented by unknown visions from time to time. Though she held much respect and authority, Katrina in reality had no wish to even bother over such matters, let alone be in charge of it all. A simple girl who was just curious and eager to delve into the magical arts as much as possible, as well as enjoy the pleasures life could offer in its limits. Or so she thought.

The Day of Tears of Fire changed all that, and affected in many ways simply than at the surface level and would continue to do so long after it ended. Ironically, her former wish was granted in a twisted way though clearly at the cost of changing her very existence as well as being subjected to a unknown frustration born from that day and the hazards of a enormous power she barely had any knowledge of, let alone controlling it.

Before the incident, her visions was hazy and wild at best though long after she found the visions to be as vivid as recalling her own memories. Acceptance slowly set in until she was no longer afraid of the visions, partially because of the degree of control she had now.

Over the long decades, Katrina changed, as decreed by change itself, by the events set forth around her. Being involved and seeing the repetition of mistakes by those around her confused her. Confusion changed into frustration and later, again into acceptance. Such an impact was clearly reflected in her slowly cynical and aggressive manner over time.

As of now, Katrina has grown into a person of many faces but it’s clear at least that she is very much a being of desire and impulses with a unique perception of the world in general. Supremely confident in manner, Katrina has no doubt of her self. Ruthless and focused, Katrina often seeks to obtain what she wants through a number of possible methods rather than the most obvious solution, as she is fond of the planning and manipulation involved. Though she will try things in a roundabout manner, her straightforward manner shows up in demanding what she wants, case in point wrangling information from a certain scientist harboring the greatest of ambitions.

Katrina can switch her demeanor between aggressive and excited to one of complete genteel and calm and back in the next second so reading her is harder than anything else. Her behavior is certainly schizophrenic at times but a sharp and analytical mind is always in control behind whatever façade she may be putting on. Likewise it’s hard to guess when she truly means what she says or when she is simply playing, exploiting the use of words and gestures to their fullest extend, as part of her mind games.

Her manners in disguise often portray her as a polite person, though not always to the point and slightly ditzy as well. Her impulsive side surfaces frequently here with boredom though she has never given the game away. Katrina can blend in so well with her conduct that her vicious and malicious side is something most would never even imagine of her.

On the other hand, Katrina’s dark personality shows through even more brilliantly. A bona fide sadist developed from her long periods of solitude and even longer periods spent on the bloody battlefields of her time. Be it in questioning or fighting, she prefers to give the worst option to her opponents, leaving them with hell or a worst kind of hell one way or another. Ironically, she has the best control of her impulses in this form and her actions are as daring and bold as she is confident. Tempered by her mentality, the slightest hints of impatience only show from time to time though she is never one to worry or be upset even if the situation is unfavorable.

Unpredictable and a wild card in any situation, Katrina remains a formidable force in any encounter. Her most recent and prominent partner is none other than the Orphan of Al Hazard, Jail Scaglietti.

With that much said, here is the image of Katrina. Countless thanks to Lowegear for his help on this.

Spoiler for the real deal:

Katrina in her primary Barrier Jacket.

Next part will be include details of the Eye of Fire as well as Katrina's involvement with Jail. Hopefully the spell list can be completed in time as well.

WHOA

Talk about Bluecheesium-infused profile

Nice and long run-down on Katrina here, really see how she became the rather complex and... sadistic person she came to be now She would've become a great Lyrical Meister

Dual elemental affinity though?

Originally Posted by Tk3997

I've always preferred my my vessels to be dark in color, have lots of right angles, be symmetrical, and equipped with big honkin space guns (preferably in big honkin gun turrets)… This is pretty close to my ideal:

Spoiler for Size:

Hyperion Class?

I prefer my ships small, fast, agile, yet packing a mean punch.

Spoiler for Like this:

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Keroko

The Normandy, the ship you fly around in Mass Effect. Its fast, versatile, and most of all, stealthy. It actually has a stealth system that captures heat in the ships hull, rendering the ship invisible to everything but a visual detection. I figured Tesla deserved it after the shafting I put her through.

And it's he best ship that the humans have


Have to mention something though, the true main villian(s) in that game really reminds me of the Anti-Spiral...

[Tormenk]

Originally Posted by Estavali

Regarding the Belkan System:

Spoiler for Length:

The Belkan system once rivaled the Midchildan system, but is now in decline, though powerful practitioners still exists. In StrikerS, we only have Ancient and Neo Belkan IIRC. Ancient Belka is the real thing, while Neo Belka is actually a Midchildan emulation, perhaps to supplement their own system.

Why they don't try and learn the real thing instead of engaging in magic piracy is beyond me, but I believe it could be either due to

a) the Belkans refused to divulge their secrets to their rivals, or
b) Ancient Belka was lost before the Midchildans could actually learn it, and they are forced to replicate it with whatever information they can get (which could be quite extensive, considering the fact that the Infinite Library is in Midchildan hands).

The Belkan System, on the whole, centres around the concept of reinforcing the physical aspects of its knights imho, be it weapons or the knights' bodies. Belka chose the path of close-ranged, 1-to-1 combat over ranged and 1-to-many combat (good duelists, but not-so-good when mobbed). In terms of emitting and controlling emitted magical energy, it is inferior to Midchilda, but it redeems itself in terms of power. Most of the ranged spells shown either require mana to be forged into a solid form (the Dagger spells), or requires a medium to channel mana out (Vita's Schwalbefliegen, Signum's ranged spells).

Belkan knights generally use armed devices, which are weapon-type devices equipped with the Cartridge system not found amongst Midchildan staves (with the exception of Nanoha, Fate and Tiana. But then again, Cross Mirage isn't a staff, but rather a one-of-a-kind device). Despite the benefits of the Cartridge system, the difficulty in its use is actually one of the reasons for the decline of the Belkan style.

Besides the Cartridge system, Belka also boast of the ultimate stage in Intelligent Device development: the Unison Device.

(If you ask me, it seems that Belkan researchers tend to come up with the craziest stuff that, while wildly powerful, are also terribly hard to master.)

Regarding the claim that Ancient Belka is also proficient in beam-spamming like Midchilda, honestly I'm not so sure about this. The only Ancient Belkan user shown capable of this is Hayate, but we must remember that Hayate's spells come from the Tome of the Night Sky, which doesn't just contain Ancient Belkan spells. There is also a possibility that Hayate or Reinforce might have used or modified spells from other systems.

The above is whatever I could gather from Nanohawiki's entry on the Belkan Style as well as this page containing a Chinese translation of the magic used in series 1 and A's.

Hope it helps ^^.

Add-on: It just occurs to me that, if we categorise Midchilda and Belka in terms of Nen, the former would be pre-dominately Emission-type while the latter would fit the description for Reinforcement/Enhancement.

Every nice thought given to the analysis and quite accurate as far as I can tell.

Originally Posted by Keroko

scenes at 2:07 and 7:45

*whistles*

Cool. Awesome.

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

And it's he best ship that the humans have

Have to mention something though, the true main villian(s) in that game really reminds me of the Anti-Spiral...

What game do you not play?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

WHOA

Talk about Bluecheesium-infused profile

Nice and long run-down on Katrina here, really see how she became the rather complex and... sadistic person she came to be now She would've become a great Lyrical Meister

Dual elemental affinity though?

Much thanks to you as well.

As for the most suspect part of her profile so far, that will be explained in part 2. Though honestly, my explanation borders on a wide area of "can it? can it not?" with Lost Logias so I'm certainly looking for approval on those areas.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Tormenk

What game do you not play?

Why, Eroge of course

[Aaron008R]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

>_>

About...2 weeks, to a month. I guess.

Right now, I'm mostly busy with university prep stuff, since the new season is oncoming, and the precursor to the Saga, aka the Zest finale is around 20% done. So it'll still be a while.

Late December to early January, somewhere there.

I guess we can wait...

Originally Posted by Keroko

Uhmm, yeah, something like that.... Now how to get out of this without admitting I never watched Code Geass beyond episode 3....

Tanuki Hayate!

Edit: On another note, remember how I've said Tesla would become a captain? I've decided to retcon myself and give Tesla command of the Normandy.



Expect much buzzing of defenses during their testflights.

Nice.

Originally Posted by Estavali

Regarding the Belkan System:

Spoiler for Length:

The Belkan system once rivaled the Midchildan system, but is now in decline, though powerful practitioners still exists. In StrikerS, we only have Ancient and Neo Belkan IIRC. Ancient Belka is the real thing, while Neo Belka is actually a Midchildan emulation, perhaps to supplement their own system.

Why they don't try and learn the real thing instead of engaging in magic piracy is beyond me, but I believe it could be either due to

a) the Belkans refused to divulge their secrets to their rivals, or
b) Ancient Belka was lost before the Midchildans could actually learn it, and they are forced to replicate it with whatever information they can get (which could be quite extensive, considering the fact that the Infinite Library is in Midchildan hands).

The Belkan System, on the whole, centres around the concept of reinforcing the physical aspects of its knights imho, be it weapons or the knights' bodies. Belka chose the path of close-ranged, 1-to-1 combat over ranged and 1-to-many combat (good duelists, but not-so-good when mobbed). In terms of emitting and controlling emitted magical energy, it is inferior to Midchilda, but it redeems itself in terms of power. Most of the ranged spells shown either require mana to be forged into a solid form (the Dagger spells), or requires a medium to channel mana out (Vita's Schwalbefliegen, Signum's ranged spells).

Belkan knights generally use armed devices, which are weapon-type devices equipped with the Cartridge system not found amongst Midchildan staves (with the exception of Nanoha, Fate and Tiana. But then again, Cross Mirage isn't a staff, but rather a one-of-a-kind device). Despite the benefits of the Cartridge system, the difficulty in its use is actually one of the reasons for the decline of the Belkan style.

Besides the Cartridge system, Belka also boast of the ultimate stage in Intelligent Device development: the Unison Device.

(If you ask me, it seems that Belkan researchers tend to come up with the craziest stuff that, while wildly powerful, are also terribly hard to master.)

Regarding the claim that Ancient Belka is also proficient in beam-spamming like Midchilda, honestly I'm not so sure about this. The only Ancient Belkan user shown capable of this is Hayate, but we must remember that Hayate's spells come from the Tome of the Night Sky, which doesn't just contain Ancient Belkan spells. There is also a possibility that Hayate or Reinforce might have used or modified spells from other systems.

The above is whatever I could gather from Nanohawiki's entry on the Belkan Style as well as this page containing a Chinese translation of the magic used in series 1 and A's.

Hope it helps ^^.

Add-on: It just occurs to me that, if we categorise Midchilda and Belka in terms of Nen, the former would be pre-dominately Emission-type while the latter would fit the description for Reinforcement/Enhancement.

Whoa...
Very nicely detailed explanation of the Belka Magic system!
A fine reference to go around with, indeed.

Originally Posted by Tormenk

I'm ever thankful to the divine hammer of inspiration of hitting like a jack-hammer to get me out of a slump and complete this in time.

And this is part 1 of Katrina's profile.

Spoiler for Katrina:

Basic Information
Name: Katrina
Nickname: Silver Songstress, Crimson Herald
Gender: Female
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Home World: Mid-Childa
Birth date: March 14th
Age: unknown, physical appearance estimated to be around 17 years of age
Relatives: deceased
Eye color: red
Hair color: silver
Height: 169cm

Mage Information
Magic Type: Ancient Belkan
Magic Style: Ancient Belkan/ Mid-Childan mix
Magic Color: Silver/Bright Red
Mage Rank: estimations placed at AAA-S
Element Affiliations: Fire and Ice

History/Background
Born into a noble family, Katrina was orphaned shortly after birth when her parents were caught up in the vicious fighting common back in that period. She succeeded her parents as an only child and was brought up by the family advisors.

Katrina was often uncomfortable around people and frequently turned away visitors when she was feeling unwell and spent much of her childhood in solitude, resulting in her being a quiet and reclusive child. Her sole joy was in studies of the magical arts, showing great aptitude for it as well. The young child, in rare displays of mischief, would trip or alter the appearance of her many tutors, often to their bemused misfortune. She would go on to find her interests struck by song and music in time.

Even at a tender age, Katrina had her exposure of affairs beyond her. Between her many studies and the history of the world, Katrina could not fully comprehend the workings of why people sought the political and warfare of their time, which only brought ceaseless conflict and turmoil, though evident the outcomes would be. Her own answers, though inadequate for now, would have a deeper effect on her mindset in the future.

Katrina completed her primary magical education by age 12, even being able to manage a degree of flight, though still far from the level of control shown by veterans on the battlefield. Among her many achievements and gifts, she was also born with a voice that was described by all as the very ‘voice of the heavens’. Her fame as a songstress spread until she was called upon to act as one in the most unlikely and undesirable of places possible, out on the battlefields.

Katrina performed her duty splendidly though her performance was only a prelude to the beginning, marked by her collapse soon after. When inquired about the incident, she could only explain in bits and pieces what she experienced before her collapse. The surroundings had felt ‘heavy’ and she glimpsed flashes of memories. Memories of other people and all terrible in depiction. The next few years would be marked with frequent occurrences of such, weighing down heavily onto the young girl’s mind, each black-out with increasing clarity and defilement in her mind.

The next few years saw Katrina among the places of other nobles, though none as young as her and already participating in political affairs. Those in doubts and underestimation of the young lady were quickly surprised by her sharp mind and sharper words, honed by tutors and advisors to prepare her for the treacherous realm she was stepping into. Swayed over by her charismatic charm and words, the support of the nobles cemented her previously dubious position of being the youngest noble ever in control of one of the Five Great Houses into one of great power and position.

Being in the place of such people did not sit well with her though, for she had heard and in some cases, saw the deeds they had done, which brought disgust and repulsion of no end to her. Considering it a necessary evil, she partook in working with them in the name of the empire to her fullest extent while in reality she had no wish of any of this other than to fulfill the duty she had to carry in her stead of her parents.

The maturing young girl’s joys remained in the practice of magic, and indulgence with song and music in her secluded mansion retreat deep within some of the most beautiful areas on the planet whenever the chance arose. Those were the few things that gave her much-needed moments of quiet tranquility among the ugliness of humans, the former becoming increasingly rare as she learned more of the latter.

Things were rapidly going out of control at the frontlines. Nations in conflict grew ever more impatient to either end the fighting or finish the conquest they sought. Desperate measures were implemented in the name of such immediate needs. Various kinds of experimentation on mages to enhance their powers, drugs and chemicals to boost the capabilities of soldiers, deployment of conventional, biological and magical weaponry that devastated everything on the battlefield, wasting both the land and the soldiers from both sides who died on it.

All took a sharp dive towards a downwards spiral when one side broke the sole and unwritten rule common in warfare: Lost Logias as weapons of war.

With that the gloves came off. Each and every battle that involved a Lost Logia brought a swift and overwhelming end and in turn added pressure to the escalating situation. Katrina was ordered to be part of a convoy to transport and guard the Eye of Fire, a highly dangerous and powerful artifact even among Lost Logia, to where a critical area was in danger of being overwhelmed by enemy forces.

The convoy was heavily guarded but enemy forces had gotten wind of the transport nonetheless and had moved to intercept the Lost Logia for themselves. The Eye of Fire was too considered too dangerous to be simply left alone, hence the desperate preemptive strike.

The assault proved to be a much bloodier affair than expected by both sides. Katrina, being the bearer of the Eye, was overwhelmed by the clash and in desperation, channeled all her strength into the Lost Logia in misplaced hopes to end the attack quickly.

The Logia proved too much for Katrina to control, as it soon went on to draw mana from her Linker Core even after being awakened. Going berserk soon after, all in the near vicinity was killed. The fires unleashed were of such strength that the very air on the battlefield turned to a raging inferno and both sides were decimated within minutes. The flames went unquenched, going on to consume the nearby regions as well, sparing nothing within its reach.

The horrific aftermath was explained as the Logia going berserk and destroying itself in the process, consuming regions on both sides of the border. The incident that gave both sides pause about the consequences of dabbling with ancient artifacts recklessly as weapons and even ceased combat for awhile came to be known as the Day of the Tears of Fire.

Amazingly and unknown to others, Katrina was the sole survivor in the incident. Albeit badly burned, Linker Core severely exhausted and near the verge of death. Her subsequent survival later could only be credited to one explanation: The Eye was not destroyed but had somehow fused with her body, enabling her to survive the cataclysmic turn of events.

Still, the after effects were yet to come. Barely alive, Katrina could not exert control over the Eye that was now within her, every so often setting something ablaze or even her body sometimes. Enduring excruciating pain at the torture of her body, it took days for her complete recovery and several weeks of intensive meditation to develop the necessary restrain to safeguard herself.

Katrina knew that it would be better for her to remain dead and missing otherwise to face some very tough questions she would have to answer. Her status of a Lost Logia-infused mage would also be subjected to close scrutiny if she ever returned to her country, which certainly would include the scientists eager to study her as a freak experiment. Without much of a choice left, she hid herself at the edge of the empire, living in isolation.

One thing became increasingly apparent to Katrina as the days went by. The young woman had effectively stopped aging since the fateful day, another attribute that could only be explained by the fusion of the Lost Logia into her body. For good or for worse, Katrina was now free to explore and learn more magic skills than any other mage could in their lifetimes now that time was no longer a concern to her frame.

The fighting and unrest continued meanwhile. The use of Lost Logia as weapons reached its climax several decades after with the deployment of the Cradle of the Saint King by the Belkan Empire. The Cradle returned so badly damaged that it crashed shortly there after. With planetary wide fighting going on, few knew of the Cradle’s return save for the mages that happened to be fighting near its crash site. Katrina was in the nearby region making short work of deserter mages from the Empire when the Cradle fell in the distance.

The next century and a half bore witness to the darker histories of Mid-Childa as the entire planet subsequently descended into anarchy with the collapse of the Belkan Empire. Taking it as a great opportunity to test her limits, Katrina was involved in a fair amount of fighting and burned many fortresses to the ground, ironically many which were defended by her fellow Belkans. The fighting ravaged on until the founding of the TSAB some seventy five years later. Serving the need to stop the decades old fighting and bring the warring factions under a single authority, the period was marked as the Reunification Wars, during which Katrina partook in some of the most intense battles to have ever been fought on Mid-Childan soil. Eventually the fighting died down and the period of rebuilding the devastated planet begun as well as ushering in the establishment of the TSAB control over Mid-Childa.

With the end of the fighting, Mid-Childa no longer held interest for Katrina and she left the planet, though she came back and left several times after her first departure, for reasons unknown.
Returning from her latest trip, a certain discovery came to her attention. A recent archeological dig yielded some pretty interesting artifacts, of which among the Jewel Seeds initially unearthed by the Scrya clan, an old magical tome was also discovered on the same excavation site, with the ancient text on the book claiming it to be the Grimoire of Fire.

Personality/Behavior
Katrina before the fateful incident was a simple girl troubled by her circumstances. A young noble who had to handle the difficulties of her position as well as being tormented by unknown visions from time to time. Though she held much respect and authority, Katrina in reality had no wish to even bother over such matters, let alone be in charge of it all. A simple girl who was just curious and eager to delve into the magical arts as much as possible, as well as enjoy the pleasures life could offer in its limits. Or so she thought.

The Day of Tears of Fire changed all that, and affected in many ways simply than at the surface level and would continue to do so long after it ended. Ironically, her former wish was granted in a twisted way though clearly at the cost of changing her very existence as well as being subjected to a unknown frustration born from that day and the hazards of a enormous power she barely had any knowledge of, let alone controlling it.

Before the incident, her visions was hazy and wild at best though long after she found the visions to be as vivid as recalling her own memories. Acceptance slowly set in until she was no longer afraid of the visions, partially because of the degree of control she had now.

Over the long decades, Katrina changed, as decreed by change itself, by the events set forth around her. Being involved and seeing the repetition of mistakes by those around her confused her. Confusion changed into frustration and later, again into acceptance. Such an impact was clearly reflected in her slowly cynical and aggressive manner over time.

As of now, Katrina has grown into a person of many faces but it’s clear at least that she is very much a being of desire and impulses with a unique perception of the world in general. Supremely confident in manner, Katrina has no doubt of her self. Ruthless and focused, Katrina often seeks to obtain what she wants through a number of possible methods rather than the most obvious solution, as she is fond of the planning and manipulation involved. Though she will try things in a roundabout manner, her straightforward manner shows up in demanding what she wants, case in point wrangling information from a certain scientist harboring the greatest of ambitions.

Katrina can switch her demeanor between aggressive and excited to one of complete genteel and calm and back in the next second so reading her is harder than anything else. Her behavior is certainly schizophrenic at times but a sharp and analytical mind is always in control behind whatever façade she may be putting on. Likewise it’s hard to guess when she truly means what she says or when she is simply playing, exploiting the use of words and gestures to their fullest extend, as part of her mind games.

Her manners in disguise often portray her as a polite person, though not always to the point and slightly ditzy as well. Her impulsive side surfaces frequently here with boredom though she has never given the game away. Katrina can blend in so well with her conduct that her vicious and malicious side is something most would never even imagine of her.

On the other hand, Katrina’s dark personality shows through even more brilliantly. A bona fide sadist developed from her long periods of solitude and even longer periods spent on the bloody battlefields of her time. Be it in questioning or fighting, she prefers to give the worst option to her opponents, leaving them with hell or a worst kind of hell one way or another. Ironically, she has the best control of her impulses in this form and her actions are as daring and bold as she is confident. Tempered by her mentality, the slightest hints of impatience only show from time to time though she is never one to worry or be upset even if the situation is unfavorable.

Unpredictable and a wild card in any situation, Katrina remains a formidable force in any encounter. Her most recent and prominent partner is none other than the Orphan of Al Hazard, Jail Scaglietti.

With that much said, here is the image of Katrina. Countless thanks to Lowegear for his help on this.

Spoiler for the real deal:

Katrina in her primary Barrier Jacket.

Next part will be include details of the Eye of Fire as well as Katrina's involvement with Jail. Hopefully the spell list can be completed in time as well.

Such a deliciously BLUECHEESIUM-INFUSED profile! What can I say, there're no complaints about her background. Her personal history is succinct and easy to understand. Her appearance is awesome. Her attitude gets a double thumbs-up from me.

Excellent work!



BTW, an EXTREMELY bare profile for the big boss in the HayateXGrandis arc.

Spoiler for Luozorl von Mazda:

Name: Luozorl von Mazda
Nickname: Duke of Deceit
Callsign: None
Gender: Male
Age: 76 (2 years after StrikerS)
Birthday: 22nd November in the Earth Calendar
Occupation/s: ????
Rankings: Registered mage ranking before retirement: Synthetic: SS
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Gold
Hair: Gray, long
Build: Lanky
Magic style: Mid-Childa
Magic Color: Extremely dark violet
Usual wear: a black regal suit
Specialization: ????
Devices: Yggdrasil (staff / Intelligent Device)
Seiyuu: Takaya Kamikawa (Anti-Spiral…)

But I'm still straining my mind for further details to add...

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

I seriously have never heard of this before

Well, I read a lot of obscure stuff.

It never ceases to surprise me how some things can get animated, and some, not.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Wait, you want me to throw Tesla and a baby into an escape pod, launch the pod, and have her and the baby bond?

Not really...

Just the end result that made the rest go .

Originally Posted by Keroko

*scribble scribble* I knew SS04 would prove more interesting then we thought. I haven't listened to it myself (and I'll only be aple to piece together about 30% of the japanese, maybe 70 if I'm lucky anyway).

It's not really that interesting. The succession of skills (( Teana getting SLB, etc )), Nanoha's eventual corrosion, Hayate finally admitting once and clearly that her success was due to her staff and not her, and that TSAB politics can be pretty big of assholes are about it.

Originally Posted by USB500

This is one of the most ridiculous teasers I've ever posted.

Spoiler for teaser:

Spoiler for warning: may not be appropriate:

Spoiler for you sure you want to read?:

Spoiler for very well.:

h.”

Don't say I didn't warn you when I said Dark Widuri will act DARINGLY hot.

*runs*

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Which reminds me, how long d we have to wait until you can continue your Saga in StrikerS stories?

Hmm...

Spoiler for Random:

Sipping a cup of coffee, Saga looked at Hayate's mildly withdrawn self, as she too, sipped her coffee. Even though she knew, even though others had said so, she cannot help but feel that pressure.

It was not of her abilities, but it was she who had gotten the praise for it. Genya and Acous both told her that to understand that, was a step itself and she should not take it too hard, just as she should not take her victory for granted. She was still young, so Genya said.

"Sometimes, I feel that, would someone else had been better? When it comes a time when I would have to take a command of my own again, be it of my choice or not, do I have what it takes?"

Clang. Placing his cup of coffee down, Saga adjusted his glasses, as he took them down.

"This may sound a little rude, Yagami-taichou. May I?"

"Go ahead."

"I do think you have what it takes. You just have to understand what a leader really does."

"What a leader does?" Hayate questioned.

"A leader's job... is to encourage other people, and work them as hard as you can."

"...Huh?"

Saga's answer left her perplexed, but he just smiled as he always does, continuing his words.

"To put one's self in the safest place, and smile even if you lose. Win, and soak up all the glory. A true leader is someone who brings out the best of his or her subordinates.

"It's a harsh comparison. Not everyone can be a leader like that, and some has to be crueler, depending on the times. To be able to draw the line between treating your comrades as tools, or to value them... it differs for each people. Expectations, necessities, nothing is always as one would wish. To value a stranger or family... becoming a leader means having to make painful choices, especially if you choose to go higher, to save more people just as you kill more."

And for the sake of randomness... Mahou Shoujo: Tanuki (Racoon) Hayate!!!

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Spoiler for Mahou Shoujo: Tanuki (Racoon) Hayate!!!:

Source from official manga:
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Resulting fanarts:
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Hayate: Mm... this tastes quite good, Agito.

Agito: Tha...thank you for the compliment... Danna used to enjoy it as well.

Vita: What is this dark roasted meat anyway?

Agito: It's racoon meat, roasted with gravy and potatoes.

Hayate: Umph!

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

BTW, CLANNAD 10 is filled with Kotomi-MOE! She's incredibly cute!

"Ijimeru? Ijimeru?!"



Too much purple hair and eyes, though. @_@

I'm not big on her genius, abnormal moe but I've got to admit, the preview with her going 'nandayare' was gold.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

And regarding StrikerS Sound Stage 4, Vita's song, "Shinkou no Hana" (Crimson Flower) is EXTREME WIN!!!

Originally Posted by Keroko

The Normandy, the ship you fly around in Mass Effect. Its fast, versatile, and most of all, stealthy. It actually has a stealth system that captures heat in the ships hull, rendering the ship invisible to everything but a visual detection. I figured Tesla deserved it after the shafting I put her through.

Damn youuuuuu 3600000000.

[QUOTE=Estavali;1295002]Regarding the Belkan System:

Spoiler for Length:

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Hope it helps ^^.

Well, it's mostly stuff we already know about, but thanks.

The one thing I really want to know is how 'A.Belkans' like Carim and Acous are labeled and all that. Surely it must be more than just their Rare Skills, otherwise Wolkenritter wouldn't be Ancient other than the fact they're ancient.

Originally Posted by Tormenk

I'm ever thankful to the divine hammer of inspiration of hitting like a jack-hammer to get me out of a slump and complete this in time.

And this is part 1 of Katrina's profile.

Spoiler for Katrina:

Basic Information
Naglietti.

With that much said, here is the image of Katrina. Countless thanks to Lowegear for his help on this.

Spoiler for the real deal:

Katrina in her primary Barrier Jacket.

Next part will be include details of the Eye of Fire as well as Katrina's involvement with Jail. Hopefully the spell list can be completed in time as well.

Bluecheese. And nice shop by Lowe. C.C ftw.

Well, her history seems okay for most parts. Seems like Part II will be quite interesting as well.

[Jimmy C]

Originally Posted by Tormenk

And this is part 1 of Katrina's profile.

Spoiler:

History/Background

I think the first paragraph with when and where Katrina was born is missing from the profile.