Bersac Blackmore (ベルサック・ブラックモア?) is one of the people involved in the Contract of Atlas incident of Lord El-Melloi II Case Files. He is a descendant of the Blackmore family, a magus family who took the name of Gransurg Blackmore out of respect for him, and the current gravekeeper of Blackmore Cemetery.
Profile[]
Background[]
Bersac is the gravekeeper of Blackmore Cemetery where the remains of King Arthur are housed, located at the hometown of Gray. Originally, the land was inhabited by a family of magi that manipulated spirits, and regarded birds as sacred. When a Dead Apostle connected to this family, Gransurg Blackmore, perished almost 2,000 years ago, the family took his name as a sign of respect for him. At this point, that family’s original name is no longer known. Bersac is their descendant.[4] As the overseer of Blackmore Cemetery and a mage who was raised on that land, it is Bersac's duty to prioritize the peace of that land.[5]
Bersac's family has ties to the British government, and the government sometimes provides him with information because of the disagreements between Blackmore Cemetery and the Holy Church. Although he is not working directly for the government they do not give away information for free, and their goals do align with his. While he is not opposed to Blackmore Cemetery's plan to revive King Arthur and would celebrate the king's return, he doesn't think the time is right and wishes to delay it. That is why he had Gray leave the village.[5]
Appearance[]
Bersac is a man dressed in all black, with a scuffed hat sitting atop his messy, unkempt hair. Though he appears to be around 60 years old, he has a sturdy and muscular build.[3]
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Personality[]
Bersac was the only person in Gray's hometown who did not revere her for her resemblance to Artoria Pendragon (besides her mother Magdalena, who was only acting the part). Though she was named to succeed him as gravekeeper, to have her life ended because she became the vessel for some past hero was too sad for him. He is very poor with speech.[6] He is surprisingly fond of books and has a large collection of detective and adventure novels, from which Gray found her own love for them.[7]
Role[]
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files[]
Two months prior to the start of Lord El-Melloi II Case Files, in summer, Bersac Blackmore meets Lord El-Melloi II and Reines El-Melloi Archisorte while they are en route to Blackmore Cemetery. After ascerting they are here to meet him personally, he guides them to the village.[3] After an impromptu meeting with Father Fernando Croze and Sister Ilumia, Bersac guides the two to the village's church to pray to the Black Madonna per the village's rules. They are eventually led to his cabin behind the church, where he questions them and learns that El-Melloi II sought him out to ask him to lend him one of his gravekeepers, unbeknownst to him for the Fifth Holy Grail War, though Bersac guesses it is for the Swirl of the Root. The talk is briefly interrupted by Gray, with Bersac dismissing her by telling her there is no training that day. Eventually, Bersac asks for some time to consider Lord El-Melloi's request, telling them of a hunting lodge where they can spend the night and instructing them in the four rules of the village.[8]
The corpse of someone who looked exactly like Gray was mysteriously found, which made Bersac tell her to leave the village.[9]
When the Corpse King died, Logos React began to malfunction and sucked all of the residents of Blackmore Cemetery inside of itself, including Bersac.[10]
case. Atlas Contract[]
Bersac first meeting the El-Mellois.
This arc takes place inside a simulation of the village created by Logos React, with a simulation of Bersac included.
Abilities[]
Bersac has knowledge of Gravekeeper secrets (墓守の秘法, Hakamori no Hihō?) passed down through his family, including certain kinds of Necromancy and techniques for carrying souls[2], having taught Gray these.
Most of Gray's combat ability was beaten into her by this man. If wondering why his own combat abilities were so high, though meaning behind it has more or less been lost at this point, he was the last descendent of the Blackmore bloodline.[6] He wields a large axe in combat, and is martially the equal of a skilled Executor such as Sister Ilumia. During his fight with her, he easily counters all of her attacks, able to anticipate them from tiny changes in her movements and match her in speed. His fighting style prioritizes efficient singular movements as opposed making many movements in rapid succession.[1]
The magecraft he used in his five minute exchange with Ilumia was also a product of his family, who were a family of Soul Carriers.[6] With the incantation "Quoth the Raven", he uses Spiritual Evocation to summon the spirit of a small raven. The raven's caw, though its cry of "■■■■■■■■■" is indiscernible to humans, unleashes a shockwave of magical energy powerful enough to topple the skeletal minions of the Corpse King. However the shockwave was canceled by a barrier from Ilumia, though it did crack her Ash Lock.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 2 Part 4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - CHARACTER Profile: Gray, p.033-043 Gray
- Birthday: June 17
- Height: 154cm
- Weight: 42kg
- Likes: A quiet room, the smell of cigars and old books, a classroom where everyone is talking animatedly
- Dislikes: Something that walks the earth even though it should be dead
- Day of Their Decisive Battle: To warm that palm
- Magecraft System: Grave keeper secrets. Certain kinds of necromancy and techniques for carrying souls
- Circuit Quality: B
- Circuit Quantity: B+ ~ EX (EX is at the end of Case Files)
- Circuit Composition: Altered (Her magic circuits are unattainable by modern humans)
Comment from Makoto Sandaグレイ
- 生日: ６月１７日
- 身長: １５４ｃｍ
- 体重: ４２ｋｇ
- 好きな物: 静かな部屋、葉巻の香り、古い本のにおい、みんなが賑やかに語らっている教室
- 嫌いな物: 死んだはずなのに地上を歩いているもの
- 決戦の地: 掌にぬくもり
- 魔術系統: 墓守の秘宝、ある種の死霊術、魂の運び手の術
- 魔術回路 / 質: Ｂ
- 魔術回路 / 量: Ｂ＋～ＥＸ (ＥＸは事件簿終盤である)
- 魔術回路 / 編成: 変質 (彼女の魔術回路は現代の人間にはありえない)
三田誠's Comment - Birthday: June 17
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Blackmore Cemetery [Site], p.108 Blackmore Cemetery [Site]
The cemetery from Gray’s hometown.
The land protected by Bersac Blackmore.
Originally, the land was inhabited by a family of magi that manipulated spirits, and regarded birds as sacred. The name Blackmore is apparently drawn from a powerful Dead Apostle connected to this family. Though the Dead Apostle in question perished some two thousand years ago, the family took his name as a sign of respect for him. At this point, that family’s original name is no longer known.
At any rate, that family has now become one of gravekeepers, and though temporarily, they have been entrusted with the remains of King Arthur.ブラックモアの墓地【場所】
ベルサック・ブラックモアが守る土地。
もともと、この土地には魂を扱い、鳥を神聖視する魔術師の一族が住んでいた。ブラックモアとは、この一族と縁のある強大な死徒の名だったらしい。死徒はニ千年近く前に滅んだが、一族は彼に敬意を表して、その名を一族のものとした。一族がもともと何と呼ばれていたかは、今となっては不明である。
いずれにせよ、やがてその一族は墓守となり、一時的にだがアーサー王の遺体を預かることとなった。 - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 2 Part 2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Bersac Blackmore [Person], p.108-109 Bersac Blackmore [Person]
Blackmore’s gravekeeper.
Most of Gray’s combat ability was beaten into her by this man.
If wondering why his own combat abilities were so high, though meaning behind it has more or less been lost at this point, he was the last descendent of the Blackmore bloodline. The magecraft he used in his five minute exchange with Sister Ilumia was also a product of his family, who were a family of Soul Carriers.
In Gray’s hometown, (aside from Magdalena, who was only acting the part) he was perhaps the only person that didn’t think of her as some sort of divine child. Though she was named to succeed him as gravekeeper, to have her life ended because she became the vessel for some past hero was too sad for him.
Though Bersac, being poor with speech, never was able to say such a thing…his feelings were certainly passed on to Gray.ベルサック・ブラックモア【人名】
ブラックモアの墓守。
グレイの戦闘技術はおおよそこの人から叩き込まれたもの。
どうして、これほどの戦闘能力を保持しているかというと、すでに意味を失いつつはあるものの、彼はブラックモアの一族最後の末裔だからである。シスター・イルミアと五分で渡り合った魔術も、ソウルキャリアーの一族としてのものだった。
グレイの故郷の村では、（演技をしていたマグダレナを除けば）ほぼ唯一グレイを神子などとは考えていなかった。墓守の後継者に指名したのも、このまま過去の英雄の器としてのみ人生を終えるのは、あまりに不憫だろうと考えたため。
口下手なベルサックは、そんなことを話すことはなかったのだが……その意思はグレイにも確実に伝わっていた。 - ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 4 Part 2
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 2
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper)
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Epilogue