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[attr="class","field"]He never truly had a dark and brooding past here. From the moment he was "born" he was given a goal, an objective, to become the holy grail. There was no arguing nor questioning. His caretakers had been upfront from the very start.

Although, his very beginnings were quite strange.

His first memory is running throughout a household, dodging several well aimed attacks. He'd managed to get quite far--escaping the home with minimal injuries before he was sedated.

His second was after he was captured. They got him to sit down, drink tea, and explained everything to him. They were part of this family of mages what were a dying breed that they didn't even want to hand down their name to him, leaving the glory to the larger family they were sworn into. They further explained that it had all been a test just to see how well he would be able to defend himself as the vessel for the Holy Grail instinctively, but they never went into detail about themselves.

Considering how he was still alive and well, he'd passed.

Days that followed were filled with practicing these skills. He had to learn just about every which way to get out of some sort of situation. Every spell he learned was concentrated on that. He never questioned anything, merely accepting it for what it was. Hey, they served him three square meals a day and provided him with something to do, a goal, and that was enough. He was never given any reason to complain or whine about anything.

Then, finally, came the day to put it all to the War. Well, he's just gonna wait it out and watch everyone beat themselves up over him. Might as well since his clock is ticking.

[attr="class","field"]He doesn't really have hopes or dreams, finding both things sort of silly in the world he's in. In fact, it's entirely pointless with a fate like his and finds it to be a far better use of his time to simply make the best of what he has. It doesn't mean well for his alliances or whatever friends he may make since he's always out for number one. Rather, Lemuel always expects the worst of the situation: people out to back-stab him, the others might be out to make sure he doesn't exists. There's a bunch of small things like that he would have to fuss with. Other than the fact he's, you know, not human, there isn't much about him that truly stands out. His disguise is perfect. Maybe a bit too much.

His face rarely seems to change. No matter what he says or what he does, his expression stays flat, and it appears as though he is bored. It's a good trait, considering that it makes all the more better difficult for others to tell whether he is joking and how he's almost always taking note of the little details. Gotta know where the nearest escape route is, you know.

• practical + pragmatic + dry + perceptive
• cynical - languid - abrupt - selfish
• enigmatic +/- obedient +/- ordinary

wish

• Not to die. In all seriousness though, he doesn't have one. He's just in this because he's the vessel. Maybe something to die for would be neat.

[attr="class","field"]AIOLUS CREST Seeing as a homunculus is pretty much magic circuits given human form, he has an abundance of available magic circuits, far more than any human is born with. The particular crest he was given was from the family that took care of him. He doesn't actually know their name nor lineage, but it gave him some pretty good flexibility when it comes to defense. In this case, healing spells (primarily cuts and bruises) with plenty of emphasis on a wind element. He was always reminded that an accident needs at least two people. Don't get hit, don't get hurt.

• RUNNING SHOES No, that was not a joke. The name is something he'd "imagined" from a popular children's show. Just like it implies, it allows him to move twice as quick as most people. It has nothing to do with shoes, despite what its name implies. It's not so much of an enhancement spell as the wind literally knocking him off his feet and elsewhere. Think of it as a speed boost using the wind to propel someone.
• TUULIKKI While Running Shoes is used to propel someone, Tuulikki is used more as a gentle buffer between him and another (whether inanimate or not). Normally, it requires some sort of gesture, such as a hand motion to "set" where the "buffer" will be, sort of like having an portable airbag around. It keeps him spry and slippery!
• TUULI is another wind elemental spell. This one could be considered an offense, if he had ever tried using it in such a manner. It's a far stronger version of Tuulikki, a harsh gust of wind with various (and seemingly random) thin concentrations that can come off as blades. Plenty of focus and dedication (of which he rarely ever has) can turn this attack far stronger in exchange for range as the wind "blade" would concentrate on one or two targets. Depending on the amount of prana used, it can range from merely causing a person to blink to drawing blood.

MEMORY MANIPULATION It's tricky business with him. It requires the sense of touch. The longer he remains in contact with his intended target, the longer he is able to change certain memories to what he wishes. It doesn't necessarily stop once he pulls away, but it is weaker. Of course, it varies with a strong mind.

BORROWED KNOWLEDGE Somewhat tying to above, he's able to absorb information from the minds of others. It requires the sense of touch and the amount and what he is able to absorb depends on whether or not the information is on the surface of the other's thoughts as well as how long he remains in contact with them. It doesn't require skin to skin contact, so he's able to learn from just grabbing their clothes. It is similar to retrocognition, drawing memories from the past from others, but requires little to no prana depending on how much his concentrates. It does leave him vulnerable in the physical and mental sense during this state.

BLACK VESSEL Per standard, he absorbs dead servants. It doesn't mean that he can tap into their power, it just means that they're helping him turn into the Holy Grail they need. In addition, due to the fact that he is a homunculus, his body should be quite frail, but it's closer to matching that of an unfit person. Seems like, whoever made him, made him to be quite durable to last for a few years.