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[attr="class","field"]The youngest child of a very old, very minor magus family, it wasn't like Anastasia Khilkova had much to look forward to but to be shipped off to some random Russian farming family to be raised as a normal girl with a boring life and a boring future. Younger than the eldest child by fifteen years, it was obvious that she would have nothing to inherit -- but, even then, the girl was nothing if not ambitious.

So she took matters into her own hands. First went the eldest brother's small daughter; then his wife; then, when he went looking for them, him as well. Honestly, it didn't take much work to convince him to transplant the crest into her.

(And it didn't take much work to dispose of him afterward.)

The woman laid low for a while, picking up a new name and a new identity as a mercenary before mastering greater magecraft. Svetlana wants the best, wants to be the best -- and doesn't she deserve the best?

[attr="class","field"]SELFISH. Svetlana does not give a shit -- not about you, not about your family, not about your dog, even if it were the cutest dog to ever be. Her highest priority is herself.

AMBITIOUS. She wants the power to do what she wants, when she wants to. With just about no conscience to speak of, there's very little that can stop her.

CONFIDENT. Svetlana has no room for doubt in her shriveled-up heart, which makes her a rather magnetic presence. She likes being looked at, and deals with attention very well.

VAIN. Her tastes may be eccentric, but she won't settle for anything below her standards. It's all-or-nothing with her, appearances included.

MERCILESS. Blood is thicker than water, sure, but that doesn't stop her. Svetlana's job is to rid the enemies of those who hire her, and if that just so happens to be her closest friend or dearest family -- it's just too bad, isn't it?

CUNNING. She is obedient when it's convenient. She isn't when it's not. Svetlana knows the value of following orders, if only to an extent, and while her morals may be significantly lacking ... well, she's not stupid.

PROUD. That's not to say she'd willingly lower herself. The woman bows to no one. Step on her pride and she'll crush your foot.

PATIENT. The woman spent ten years planning the acquisition of her family's crest. As extroverted and boisterous as she may seem, there is no limit to how long she is willing to wait to achieve her goals.

CAUSTIC. She is antagonistic in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, and her insinuations tend to not be of the polite kind. In other words, she's kind of a dick.

WISH. To be the best. To have the best. To do whatever the fuck she wants with absolutely nothing you can do about it.

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• FITNESS. Physically, you don't really get more fit than Svetlana.
• MAGIC CIRCUITS. Although not the most impressive of crests, there's centuries worth of magic stored in hers -- as well as her own blessed circuits, which aren't actually all that bad. She's not your typical all-powerful magus master, but formidable in her own right.
• KHILKOV CREST. Luckily for her and her penchant to avoid direct combat, the Khilkov's specialty was alchemical magic -- and, at least when it comes to this, she's one hell of a mage.
• PARAMETER ENHANCEMENT. Alchemy is the magic of life, and Svetlana has the ability to raise one of her Servant's parameters by an entire level. D to C, C to B, B to A -- and A to A+, once per battle for the duration of the fight.
• PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENT. A type of time magic, the woman can speed herself up to move faster and strike harder -- or she can slow herself down to remain undetected. Downside is that it's fairly taxing, and Svetlana is a sprinter, not a marathon runner.
• BARRIER CREATION. Good news: anything less than a Servant's A-ranked Noble Phantasm or an EX-ranked normal attack can hit her. Bad news: she's a sitting duck. It's a last-resort, because Svetlana can't actually move or give commands while she has her barrier up. It's also kind of a prana-sucker, so if you just wait it out there's really nothing she can do.
• PHYSICAL DISPLACEMENT. Thought to be a kind of low-level thing, the Khilkov crest makes it so Svetlana can do this easy as breathing. She can switch physical objects through space, such as a door and a window, or even physical attacks. Projectiles can be sent behind the attacker, or weapons made to hit from behind. This also extends to her own limbs, making her a pretty good assassin. However, there is slight deterioration -- a displaced projectile won't be as fast, a blade swing won't be as strong -- and, unfortunately, this has no effect magic or energy-based objects.
• In short, Svetlana's pretty good support but one of the shittiest directly offensive mages out there.