The Clock Tower (時計塔, Tokeitō?) is currently the headquarters and main branch of the Mage's Association,[1][2] and has existed since before the start of the AD calendar.[3]
Overview
The Clock Tower is located at the British MuseumWP.[4][5] Specifically, the museum is where the entrance to it is situated, with the Clock Tower and its facilities being underground, extending from Regent's ParkWP up until WestminsterWP.[6] The Clock Tower was originally only its headquarters in London, but in the hundreds of years since its establishment, and as it expanded, more facilities were added.[7] It is the largest magical fortress in the World of Magecraft, protected by hundreds of defensive contraptions, and wouldn't be destroyed even if the Earth itself was.[3] At the deepest part, there is a special area called the "Bottom of the Bridge" where the Association confines many sealing designated magi deemed to be "dangerous because their talents were too outstanding."[4]
The Clock Tower is built atop the Spiritual Tomb of Albion (霊墓アルビオン, Rei haka Arubion?), the corpse of a mountain-sized dragon that did not venture to the Reverse Side of the World with the coming of the Age of Man, and later died trying to dig down to the Reverse Side. There are only four entrances to the Spiritual Tomb of Albion throughout London, one of which is located in London's ChinatownWP in SohoWP. Built like a labyrinth, it is the source of many mystical resources for the magi of the Clock Tower, and also home to magical beasts. The deeper you go the stranger things get, as you grow closer to the Reverse Side of the World. At the bottom of the Spiritual Tomb of Albion is Carillon Observatory, the oldest room of the Clock Tower and where Sealing Designations are decided.[8]
Comprising the rest of the Association are eleven of the departments which reconfigured themselves as their own college townWPs in the districts and suburbs surrounding London (Slur. Rocks Road, etc).[7][9][10][11] The twelfth one, Mystile, the Faculty of General Fundamentals and the First Department, serves as the main academic building located in the suburbs of London and has a similar appearance to Big BenWP.[10] It looks like a normal old university on the outside,[12] due to Bounded Fields mystically and psychologically protecting against people (from physical methods like inspection zones on highways and cartographic erasure to bounded fields obscuring vision),[10] preventing passers-by from carelessly walking in.[9] The cityscape is a juxtaposition of contemporary and medieval architecture, with some of the buildings dating back as far as the 12th Century but still being well-preserved. The town consists of over 40 student dormitories and over a hundred research buildings and school structures of various purposes, as well as the business districts that supply the residents. At the center of this area, the first school built among the city buildings is what is referred to with reverence by magi everywhere as the Clock Tower proper.[12][11]
Some affiliated buildings and institutions are known to be located elsewhere. For example, Gazamy the "Evil Spook", treated as the number one disaster in the Association, was locked up at the bottom of the Tower of LondonWP[4] prior to escaping at the end of the 20th century.[13]
From the outside, the Clock Tower appears to be an appealing and welcoming place, but the truth is not so bright. Actually, the inner workings of the place are ruled by the power struggles between several factions of Magi. In Heaven's Feel True Ending, Rin described her trial in London as being more a parade than anything else: although it had over 300 participants, the majority of them were Magi who wanted to gain favor with the higher ranks.[14]
The Clock Tower is currently under the control of a pseudo-aristocratic elite called the Lords. Each Lord holds great political power within the Association just by himself, and there is also those who associate themselves to other talented Magi or an important Magi lineage in a sponsor-sponsored relationship so to increase their influence.
Maybe due this elitist background, preconceived and discriminatory behavior is somewhat widespread inside the Clock Tower. Rune and Witchcraft Thaumaturgy are not very popular in the main branch, the latter not being taught as an academia at all. The Enforcers are looked down upon by the upper ranks. Discrimination against Asians is common, which might be a factor on why so few of them are members of the Association.
Admission of new members also involves exams to test one's knowledge of Magecraft, but is possible to bypass this through letters of recommendation or if one is the successor of a distinct lineage of magi. Said "outstanding" individuals receive special treatment such as individual rooms in the dormitory or the right to bring along a couple of apprentices. The apprentices won't have to pay for enrollment or go through the examinations themselves, but they won't be seen as members of the Association either.[15] The organization handling patents relating to magic is also the Clock Tower,[4] and the current finances of the Tohsaka family is being by covered by the patent royalties that are being transferred to their account.[16]
It has been said in Clock Tower that there are three possible disasters within the Association: Gazamy the Wraith, Sealing Designations and the Enforcers.
The Clock Tower has three major factions:
- Barthomeloi - Aristocratic faction.
- Trambelio - Democratic faction
- Meluastea - Neutral faction
Departments
Chart of the Clock Tower's faculties, factions, and ranks.
The Clock Tower divides the city of London based on faculty and department, divided into 12 domains of mysticism. The architecture varies depending on the district, the city reflecting the specialties of each faculty. The main school is in London, consisting of Mystile, the Faculty of Fundamentals, and five Major Classrooms and seventy or so Minor Classrooms.[9]
The Twelve Faculties are ruled by the Twelve Lords. The majority of the magi begin their studies at General Fundamentals for four[17] or five[11] years, and then move on to other Faculties,[18][17] usually entering the Faculty associated with their lineage.[11] However, particularly talented students can take on multiple course loads, or switch faculties repeatedly as soon as possible.[17] Magi might also enroll in other Faculties as associates to help further their studies in their own Faculty.[11] Professors can also give guest lectures to other departments outside their own.[17]
The twelve departments of mysticism include:
- General Fundamentals
- Individual Fundamentals
- Spiritual Evocation
- Mineralogy
- Zoology
- Lore
- Botany
- Astrology
- Creation
- Curses
- Archaeology
- Modern Magecraft Theory
- Policies - Formerly the 12th department, split out in 1700.
| Number |
Name |
Alias |
Lord |
Faction |
Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | General Fundamentals | Mystile | McDonell Trambellio Elrod | Democratic | One of the three major families. Leader of the democrats. |
| II | Individual Fundamentals | Solonea | - | Neutral | - |
| III | Spiritual Evocation | Eulyphis | Rulfurus Nuada-Re Eulyphis Rocco Belfeban (Representative) |
Aristocracy | The Lord is selected from the Sophia-ri, a family branch that has existed through generations, and then officially adopted by the main family, Eulyphis. |
| IV | Mineralogy | Kischur | Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald → Meluastea | Aristocracy → Neutral | - |
| V | Zoology | Chimera | Gaiuslink | Aristocracy | A family that is a puppet of the Barthomeloi. |
| VI | Lore | Brishisan | - | Neutral | A heretic scholarship under the control of the Director. They deal with otherwordly artifacts. The department with the least number of students since the Clock Tower's creation. |
| VII | Botany | Yumina | Archelot | Aristocracy | - |
| VIII | Astromancy | Animusphere | Marisbury Animusphere | Aristocracy | The founders of Chaldea in Fate/Grand Order. |
| IX | Creation | Valuay | Inorai Valualeta Atroholm | Democracy | One of the three major families. |
| X | Curses | Jigmarie | - | Neutral | - |
| XI | Archeology | Astaire | Meluastea | Neutral | Leader of the neutralists. A very austere department distant from power struggles. |
| XII | Modern Magecraft Theory | Norwich | Lord El-Melloi II | Aristocracy | The previous head was Doctor Heartless, but he wasn't a Lord. |
| XIII | Policies | - | Barthomeloi Lorelei | Aristocracy | One of the three major families. Leader of the aristocracy. |
General Fundamentals
General Fundamentals (全体基礎, Zentai Kiso?) is where the majority of magi study for about five years about common magical knowledge,[11][18] which includes the common ground between lineages of magecraft,[18] basic leyline and mana studies,[11][18] sympathetic magecraft,[11] and contagious magecraft.[11] It is designated as (I) and the department of Mystile (ミスティール, Misutīru?). One of its lecturer is Professor Craig,[19] and Valea Cyclefi is a student of this department.[20] Shirou Emiya briefly studies there at the end of the Unlimited Blade Works anime.[21]
Individual Fundamentals
Individual Fundamentals (個体基礎, Kotai Kiso?) is designated as (II) and the faculty of Solonea (ソロネア, Soronea?), a family of the Neutral Faction.[22]
Spiritual Evocation
Spiritual Evocation (降霊, Kōrei?) designated as (III) and the faculty of the Eulyphis (ユリフィス, Yurifisu?) family. Originally the house of Lord Eulyphis managed this faculty until Lord Sophia-Ri took over. Currently Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri's father is the head of the faculty and his son Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri is his successor of the position. It studies the Magecraft of summoning spiritual beings, be it through Invocation or Evocation, working through a spiritual medium such as spiritual surgery (霊媒術, reibaijutsu?), Necromancy,[23] and spiritual possession. Its lecturers include the likes of Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald and Wills Pelham Codrington. One of its division is Summoning, with Rocco Belfaban serving as the head of this Department. Kairi Sisigou, Fiore Forvedge, Pemetrekis, and Ophelia Phamrsolone were all students of this faculty. Merem Solomon's power to create his Great Demon Beasts falls along the lines of Spiritual Evocation.[24]
Mineralogy
Mineralogy (鉱石, Kōseki?, Geology) designated as (IV) and the faculty of Kischur (キシュア, Kishua?). It is the study of mystical properties of mineral substances such as jewels. Rin Tohsaka, Luviagelita Edelfelt, Yvette L. Lehrman, and Clast Leni Wagner[20] are students at this faculty.
Zoology
Zoology (動物, Dōbutsu?) is designated as (V) and the faculty of Chimera (キメラ, Kimera?). Unlike the rest of the Twelve Faculties which are named after their founders, Zoology's founder is unknown so it got called Chimera.[25] Transformation magecraft falls under its purview.[26] Anses Growchester,[27] a Principal Professor, Gurdoa Davenant,[27] and Misaria Crowlam[20] are some of its members.
Lore
Lore (伝承, Denshō?) is designated as (VI) and the faculty of Brishisan (ブリシサン, Burishisan?). Since the founding of the Clock Tower, the Lore Department has been known to be the department with the least number of students. They deal with relics that aren't of this world and report directly to the head of the Clock Tower.[28] Maio Brishisan Clynelles is a member of this faculty. Daybit Sem Void once was as well before being expelled for unknown reasons.[28]
Botany
Botany (植物, Shokubutsu?) is designated as (VII) and the faculty of Yumina (ユミナ?). It is known as the department for witchcraft.[28] Makiri Zolgen was affiliated with this faculty.[29] as was Hinako Akuta.[28]
Astromancy
Astromancy (天体, Tentai?) designated as (VIII) and the faculty of the Animusphere family. It is generalized as the Astronomy Faculty, but it includes divisions such as Astrology, Planetology, and Divinity.[11] Kirschtaria Wodime is part of this faculty,[30] and Aoko Aozaki once studied at there.[11]
Creation
Creation (創造, Sōzō?) is designated as (IX) and the faculty of the Valuay (バリユエ, Bariyue?) family. Lord Valueleta is the head of the Creation department.[31] Most magi within the faculty consider themselves to be artists in some sense. The Iselma family is one example, as they pursue the creation of 'the most beautiful person'. Byron Valualeta Iselma, Islo Sebunan, and Augustus Henrik Asplund[20] are members of this faculty.
Curses
Curses (呪詛, Juso?) is designated as (X) and the faculty of Jigmarie (ジグマリエ, Jigumarie?). One of its fields of study is Necromancy.[32] Mick Grazilier is a member of this Faculty,[33] and Makiri Zolgen was also affiliated with the department.[29]
Archaeology
Archaeology (考古学, Kōkogaku?) is designated as (XI) and the faculty of Astaire (アステア, Asutea?). It is the Department of Universal Research, broadly studying all worldwide and historical matters. The Eleventh Faculty's college town is known as Rocks Road and earned its name from its streets are made of bricks and stone. Rocks Road is an area distant from the power struggles of the Association, and is a group of pure academics who study archaeology and nothing else.[11] Lev Uvall is the director of the research building, which looks like a mansion larger than 200-tsuboWP (approximately 661m²) or a small castle.[11] This is the department where Touko Aozaki, Souren Araya, and Cornelius Alba once worked together.
Modern Magecraft Theory
Modern Magecraft Theory (現代魔術論, Gendai Majutsu-ron?) is designated as (XII) and the faculty of Norwich (ノリッジ?). It is the most recent faculty, established at the start of the 20th century,[34] and its strong backing by the Norwich family during its foundation back then gave it its pseudonym.[35] El-Melloi Classroom is another pseudonym also used interchangeably.[36] It aims at summarising the thaumaturgy of the past centuries as a broader, shallower, more general magecraft that is "easier to use", and adapted to modern society.[34] In short, it revolves primarily around the Occult and related studies.[17] Currently, Lord El-Melloi II is the head of the department, succeeding Doctor Heartless. Using money borrowed from Melvin Weins, the quantity of which was enough to buy a castle, Waver bought what would become known as the El-Melloi Classroom, and it served for a time as the only place teaching Modern Magecraft.[36] Over time, he managed to get second grade professor Shardan to come out of retirement and join him,[37][38] and the number of teachers and students in the Faculty of Modern Magecraft grew considerably over the years, reaching the numbers they have today, with three to five professors (fluctuating over time) teaching Modern Magecraft, and the El-Melloi Classroom only being a small part of the faculty, a small seminar of about fifteen students, which jumps to fifty if you include auditing students.[36] It is the Faculty that doles out the most in student loans and financing.[9] Gray, Flat Escardos, Svin Glascheit (who eventually graduates), Caules Forvedge,[39] Nazica and Radia Pentel,[40][41] Verner Caesarmund,[40] Roland Berzinsky,[40][41] Fezgram vor Sembren,[40] and Org Rum[40] are all students at this faculty, with Mary Lil Fargo[42] and Ayaka Sajyou[43] being alumni. Rin Tohsaka, Luviagelita Edelfelt, and Yvette L. Lehrman take classes here while being mainly Mineralogy students, with Rin being in apprenticeship under Lord El-Melloi II[44] and Luvia having made him her tutor.[45]
The Faculty's college town is located on Slur Street, with archaic buildings on its western side, and modern looking buildings on its eastern side which is closer to London, all cheap-looking buildings.[18] Ten years prior to the events of Lord El-Melloi II Case Files, the area had been nothing but a neighbourhood coincidentally close to the Clock Tower, but as students from the Department of Modern Magecraft continued to flock to the area, the Magic Association caved in to their need for a space of their own and bought up the whole area, but forwarded all the cost of the endeavour to the Department of Modern Magecraft itself.[12] The Faculty is also comprised of the Norwich Student Dormitory, headed by dorm supervisor Krishna, where Gray resides, and where the first meeting between Luviagelita and Rin took place (the receptionist Octavia Leyland recounts the fight that resulted as the worst incident in the story of the building).[46]
Policies
Although Policies (法政, Hōsei?) is the 13th item and is open to those who wish to pursue politics, it is more of a social science rather than a discipline in the pursue to mysticism.[11] As a result, it is not included in the Twelve Faculties, having been removed as an academic department in the 17th century.[25] It is also where Lords learn how to rule the Clock Tower,[47] and it is also in charge of the patents for magical formulas.[8] Barthomeloi Lorelei is its leader, and Hishiri Adashino, Goredolf Musik,[48][27] and Evelyn McIntyre[49] are part of this faculty.
Known Members
Director/Dean
- Director
- The person of highest position in the Clock Tower and one of the disciples of Solomon[25], "The Director" has been the same person for the two thousand years since the founding of the Association, and because of this is thought to be something more than human,[4] with Aoko Aozaki calling him a "vampire knockoff".[50]
- Barthomeloi Lorelei
- Also known as "The Queen" of London's Clock Tower and the Vice Director of the Mage's Association.
- Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi
- Instructor in the Department of Spiritual Evocation. Killed in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
- Inorai Valualeta Atroholm
- She is the head of the Creation department.
- Lord El-Melloi II
- Instructor. Formerly a student to Kayneth and later succeeded him as Lord El-Melloi II. He has produced many excellent disciples. He is the head of the Department of Modern Magecraft Theories.
- Marisbury Animusphere
- The head of the Astronomy faculty. He is the founder and Director of the Chaldea Security Organization.
- Rocco Belfaban
- Rocco is the head of the Department of Summoning (召喚科学, Shōkan Kagaku?) who held the position for over fifty years in the Mage's Association.
Staff
- Bram Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri
- One of the first-class instructors and the successor of the head of the Department of Spiritual Evocation.
- Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia
- A second-class lecturer. Later defected the Mage's Association and created the Yggdmillennia clan.
- Feend vor Sembren
- A first-class instructor of the Clock Tower and a Master of Red faction team in the Great Holy Grail War.
- Hishiri Adashino
- A member of the Policies department.
- Mr Flauros
- He was the director of a small research building in the Department of Archaeology (Rocks Road).
Related Terms
- Lord: Monarch (君主, Kunshu?)
The Twelve Lords prior to Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's death in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files -Mystic Eyes collection train Grace note-
- The Twelve Department Heads of the twelve faculties. They are as follows:
- Trambellio
- Solonea
- Eulyphis
- Meluastea: in charge of two departments after taking possession of Mineralogy from the El-Melloi family in the confusion following Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's death.
- Gaiuslink
- Brishisan
- Archelot
- Animusphere
- Valualeta
- Jigmarie
- Meluastea
- El-Melloi
- Barthomeloi
- Lord: Noble (貴族, Kizoku?)
- The three major families that hold sway over the Clock Tower, Barthomeloi, Trambelio, and Valualeta, and around twenty families of relatives. They are objects of fear within the Clock Tower, and they are even well-known in normal society. The one with the shortest family history is of five hundred years, while the longest has a history of over two thousand years. The families have been plotting for a very long time.[4]
- New Age (新世代?, Shinsedai)
References
- ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Mage's Association [Others], p.039-040 [T] Mage Association [Others]
A self-defense organization formed by practitioners of magegraft, transcending nationality and genre. (Of course, this is in name only.)
Its mission is to manage, conceal, and develop magecraft.
It reserves the use of force to protect itself from entities that threaten its existence (the Church, other mage organizations, and individuals who hunt what they consider taboo). In order to promote the development (or regression?) of magecraft, the Association set up research institutions and established laws that forbid the criminal use of magecraft.
The headquarter of the Association is in London, England. It is also called the Clock Tower.
The Association is divided into three departments. Besides the Clock Tower, there are also the "Giant's Cellar" in the Atlas mountains in Egypt, and the "Sea of Astray", the integrated association in Northern Europe. The "Sea of Astray" was the original Association that predated the Clock Tower, and had ceased communication with the Association since the Clock Tower became the headquarter.
Also, the Association deems the Magic Foundation of the Middle East and the philosophies of magecraft from the continent* as incompatible with its teachings. Conversely, the other two schools also reject the Association.
Furthermore, as Alba stated in the story, the mage organizations in Japan did not join the Association.魔術協会【まじゅつきょうかい】【その他】
国籍・ジャンルを問わず、魔術を学ぶ者たちによって作られた自衛団体。（無論、名目《めいもく》上ではある）
魔術を管理し、隠匿《いんとく》し、その発展を使命とする。
自らを脅《おびや》かすモノたち（教会、自分たち以外の魔術団体、禁忌に触れる人間を罰する怪異）から身を守る為に武力を持ち、魔術の更なる発展（衰退ともいう）の為、研究機関を持ち、魔術による犯罪を抑止する為の法律を敷く。
本部はイギリスのロンドンにあり〝時計塔〟の異名を持つ。
始まりは三大の部門に分かれていたらしく、エジプトはアトラス山の〝巨人の穴倉〟、北欧に根を張る複合教会〝彷徨海〟と呼ばれる原教会もあるが、時計塔が本部になってからは交流が廃《すた》れる一方だとか。
また中東圏の魔術基盤、大陸の魔術思想とは相容れず、お互いに不可侵を装《よそお》っている。
また、本編でアルバが語っていた通り、日本の魔術組織も協会には組していない。 - ↑
[] Character material - Prelude I: The Mages' Association [Organization], p.021 The Mages' Association [Organization]
A self-preservation agency formed by practitioners of magecraft, regardless of nationality or race (of course, in name only).
Its directive was to control, conceal, and further develop magecraft.
The Association had the martial power to protect itself from those who threaten its existence. It also possessed facilities for the further development of magecraft. The Association enforced a set of laws that prevented the criminal use of magecraft.
At the moment, the centre of the Association resided in London.魔術協会 [組織名]
国籍・ジャンルを問わず、魔術を学ぶ者たちによって作られた自衛団体。（無論、名目上ではある）
魔術を管理し、隠匿し、その発展を使命とする。
自らを脅かすモノたちから身を守る為に武力を持ち、魔術の更なる発展の為の研究機関を持ち、魔術による犯罪を抑止する為の法律を敷く。
現在、協会の中心地はロンドンとされている。 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fate/Grand Order - Lostbelt: Permafrost Empire Anastasia - Section 1 translation
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - Theory of Magic - The two great forces in the Thaumaturgy world: Mage's Association, p.051 “Clock Tower”, the Highest Institute of Magic
The Clock Tower, the core of the Association and in fact what could also be said to be the Association itself, is based in the British museum of London. Magi from all over the world gather and devote themselves day and night to the study of magic, while at the same time, are busily tripping over and being tripped over by other factions and competing for power and budget. The organization is anything but harmonious and has a complicated bizarre structure, but the magical research there is without doubt the leading edge.
Below the building, there is the magi’s research area which includes studies and archives. It is only a venerable museum to normal people of course, but at the deepest part, there is a special area (prison?) called the “Bottom of the Bridge” where the Association confines many sealing designated magi deemed to be “dangerous because their talents were too outstanding.” Also, apparently the Gazamy the “Evil Spook”, treated as the number one disaster in the Association, is locked up at the bottom of the London tower.
The person of highest position in the Clock Tower, the “Director” has been the same person for the 2000 years since the founding of the organization, and because of this is thought to be something more than human.
The organization handling patents relating to magic is also the Clock Tower, and the current finances of the Tohsaka family is being by covered by the patent royalties that are being transferred to their account.
Ranks of Magi
A magus is given a “rank” that matches his ability. The highest is said to be Crown (Grand), but details on it are unknown. Note that Lord El-melloi II, lecturer at the Clock Tower who has produced many Grands among his pupils, is stuck in the mediocre “fourth rank” for some reason.
Color ranks
Separate from the normal ranks, color-based titles are given to those that have become special.
The highest are red, blue, and yellow based on the three primary colors. After that, there are the combined colors of orange, purple, green, black, and so on. The further down you go, the less your rank is. Note that there is no rule about only one person for each color. The Association will, without any stinginess, award a color to you if you’re a magus of great stature or one with an unusual talent.
Sealing Designation Enforcers
If you receive a “sealing designation”, you will be confined and even your magic research will be gone, not to mention your freedom. Thus, the person given that designation will of course desperately resist that and won’t stop fighting. To forcefully retrieve magi who were qualified enough to be given a sealing designation, the Association dispatches “Enforcers.” There are around 30 of them total, and Bazett is one of them.
Lords, consuming their time in power struggles
In the Magic Association, no rather, the Clock Tower, there are a number of families that hold sway. They are called Lords and are the objects of fear. There are three major families of Lords and about 20 families of relatives. These families are well-known even in normal society. The history of one family is at shortest 500 years and the longest is over 2000 years. They have been plotting and plotting since a staggeringly long past.
The Sea of Estray, together with the Atlas Institute, is an organization called the original form of the Magic Association.
Among the founders of the Magic Association, there had been many heretical magi who were exiled from the Sea of Estray and the Atlas Institute and had no place left to go.
The base of the Sea of Estray is in Northern Europe. This base, with the nickname of the Moving Stone Coffin, is itself a moving mountain range. Normally it is wandering at sea as its name suggests, but sometimes it comes up on dry land.
It seems they research mainly body alteration, but the specifics are unknown.
*What is an alchemist?
One who studies the flow of matter. That is what an alchemist is. The alchemists of the Clock Tower created products like the homunculi of the Einzbern by merging with western magery.
However, the ultimate goal of the alchemists of the Atlas Institute is set even closer to the original ideology, as the "transformation of events". The often spoke-up "transformation of base metal to gold" in alchemy is, to the members of the Atlas Institute, mere "transformation of matter" and is nothing more than a primitive art far removed from their ideals. Their alchemy is an advancement of the metallurgy of ancient Egypt, the root of the discipline, and has not been influenced by western magery like the alchemy that the Clock Tower magi handle. - ↑
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog, Section 7: One More Mystery
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog, Section 8: The Death of the Mage's Association
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 8
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 3 Epilogue
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material: Secret File -File 01: Clock Tower: Location, p.019 Location
The building (academic building) that is the Clock Tower is located in the suburbs of London and has a similar appearance to country-wide Parliament. This is the First Department. Bounded fields in the surrounding areas protect against people (from physical methods include inspection zones on highways and cartographic erasure to bounded fields obscuring vision). In addition, eleven departments reconfigured themselves as satellite cities in districts surrounding London (Slur. Rocks Road, etc).
Professors on active teaching duty at the hub set up a London residence. Although the Clock Tower is fundamentally a research institution, their home (headquarters) so to speak are their department's cities.
For example, El-Melloi II rents an apartment in London. After he finishes his morning work as a Clock Tower professor, he returns to his home, Modern Magecraft city Slur, in the afternoon to take care of his students.立地
建物(学術棟)としての時計塔はロンドン郊外に国会議事堂に似た外観の建物である。このロンドン郊外にあるのが第一学科。周囲には人よけの結界(国道の検問や地図からの消去といった物理的なものから、視覚妨害の結界など)が張られている。そのほか、十一の学科は衛星都市として改造された、ロンドン周辺の街にある(スロクスロートなど)。
中央に詰めている教授たちはロンドンに住居をおき、時計塔を基本的な研究場所としているが、彼らのホーム(本拠地)といえるのはそれぞれの学科の都市である。
たとえばエルメロイI世はロンドンにアパートを借午前中は時計としてのめをはたしながら、午後はホームである現代学科の都市・スラーに戻り、学生たちの面倒を見ている、という感じ。 - ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 Clock Tower 2015 01 Summer - Suburb of London - Clock Tower Eleventh District
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1 Epilogue
- ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Secret Autopsy Division - Materials Branch [Organization], p.106 Secret Autopsy Division - Materials Branch [Organization]
The department responsible for creating the tools used in the excavation and exploration of Albion. Unlike most Workshops, because they must mass produce the same items over and over, a number of magi’s Workshops have been combined to create the “Composite Workshop Criegula.” Apparently, this Criegula also once made witch’s tools or something.
In addition, this division is also responsible for actually progressing research into Albion. Since the disappearance of the criminal Gazamy at the end of the last century, Albion has continued to undergo extreme changes, working this department down to the bone.秘骸解剖局・資材部門【組織】
アルビオン発掘・探索のための道具をつくる部門。性質上、魔術師の工房としては珍しく、同じものを量産する必要があるため、いくつかの魔術師の工房を合体させた「複合工房クリエグラ」を持つ。このクリエグラでは、かつて魔女の道具がつくられてたこともあるとか。
また、アルビオン自体の研究を進めているのも、この部門。前世紀末、かの罪人ガザミィが消えて以来、さらにアルビオンの変化が激しくなり、激務に追われている。 - ↑ Heaven's Feel route True Ending
- ↑ Unlimited Blade Works route True Ending
- ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Characters, p.134
Q: How does Tohsaka Rin pay for her living expenses when she is performing sorcery using such valuable jewels? Is she eating up her parents’ inheritance? Has she taken up a part-time job like Shirou? Or has she turned her hand to some other trade?
Q: How does Tohsaka Rin pay for her living expenses when she is performing sorcery using such valuable jewels? Is she eating up her parents’ inheritance? Has she taken up a part-time job like Shirou? Or has she turned her hand to some other trade?
A: The Tohsaka family is still relatively wealthy because it receives royalties from magical patents (theories and rituals used at the Clock Tower. Like real-life patents.), and as a result their income is surprisingly high. Even without any additional revenue, annual income is roughly #0,000,000 yen. ...Although, Rin feels a bit ashamed of this since it’s all thanks to the work of previous generations.Ｑ：高価の宝石を消費する魔術を使う遠坂凛ですが、彼女はどうやって生活費を捻出しているのでしょうか？ 両親の貯蓄を食いつぶしている？ 士郎の様にバイトしている？ それとも株に手を出しているのでしょうか？
Ａ：ああ見えて遠坂家は資産家であり、数々の魔術特許（時計塔で扱われる魔術理論、魔術式。実際の特許と同じ）を持っているので、収入は何気に多いのです。何もしなくても年収●千万円は堅い。......ですが、それもすべて先代までの当主が築き上げたものですので、凛としてが肩身が狭いようですね。 - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2 Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1 Chapter 2 Part 1
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4 Chapter 3 Part 3
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Shinjuku: Malignant Quarantined Demonic Realm, Prologue
- ↑ Fate/stay night [Unlimited Bladeworks] - Episode 25: "Epilogue"
- ↑ The BAMBOO BROOM Diary, August 14th 時計塔における個体基礎学科はソロネア家というところで、ソロネアは中立主義。 バルトメロイは法政局のトップです。
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Necromancy [Others], p.179 [T] Necromancy magecraft [Others]
Necromancy magecraft. The style of magecraft that Shishigou Kairi uses.
Necromancy falls under the magecraft systems of both communicating with the dead and curses among the departments within the Association of Magi, and the term specifies all magecraft styles that primarily use and process corpses. Even after the soul has vanished, a magus’ body continues to have extremely potent magical properties, so the corpses of magi are more useful than regular corpses. Besides magi, corpses of things like beasts with magical properties are also highly valued by necromancers. For instance, a Phantasmal Species can be made into a suitably strong Mystic Code. Shishigou Kairi processes pieces of corpses such as these for every use he could. For example, he used things like monkey hands, owl eyes, and the hearts of magi.
Shishigou Kairi’s Mystic Codes were very high quality, and most of all were easy to use since the Mystic Codes that he made from corpses lacked negative factors such as “regret” and “malice” attached to them (while these increase a Mystic Code’s power, it proportionally raises the possibility of it going berserk). And those who should have fallen into ruin ended up becoming the subject of conversation among magi again—that includes the story of how Shishigou Kairi’s Magic Crest was turned poisonous, though.死霊魔術【その他】
ネクロマンシー。 - ↑
[] Character material - Merem Solomon, p.056-057 Introduction - Merem Solomon
The Fifth of the Burial Agency. Number 20 of the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors. In Ciel’s opinion, an annoying senior. Collects treasures from all ages and places.
The reason he affiliates with the Burial Agency is supposedly in order to get closer to the sealed treasures of the Church.
Originally, he was a divine child (planet terminal) that could manifest peoples’ wishes and communicate with animals. His arms and legs were torn off and worshiped in order to prevent him from ever leaving the village.
The reason his limbs were cut off is because of the religious belief that a divine child must not take on a mortal’s form, and also qutie simply to prevent such a convenient tool from escaping.
(His circumstances resemble those of a certain Angra Mainyu, but Merem actually is a divine child.)
Merem would have simply lived the rest of his life as the villagers’ plaything, but was noticed by the Crimson Moon, who was coincidentally passing by.
The Crimson Moon, who thought that “the power to put into shape the wishes of the people” was quite amusing, declared to the villagers that he would slaughter them all at dawn. “If you want to live, then use your wishes to try and kill me,” he said, and the game began.
The villagers’ wishes, “We don’t want to die”, were truly ugly but strong.
Without thinking of the burden on Merem, who manifested them into reality, the villagers kept on imagining “convenient divine beasts” to challenge the Crimson Moon.
Of course, those kinds of beings could never win against the Crimson Moon.
There was no end to the villagers’ wishes, but with only a little time left before daybreak, Merem reached his limit and died. The remaining villagers died, cursing Merem and the Crimson Moon.
…After that.
When the sun rose above the horizon, the Crimson Moon gave the dead Merem a big fat kiss, and revived him as a Dead Apostle.
“How amusing. You may live as you see fit. You have drawn many pictures of what could replace your arms and legs, correct? The wishes of those others were ugly, but yours were masterpieces.
―――Idols like that would be adequate to bear the burden of being your limbs.”
Entranced by the Crimson Moon’s words, Merem imagined four idols from the religious temple that the villagers built, gave them the power to be his limbs, and stood on the ground like a person for the first time.
Afterwards, he held a kind of adoration towards the Crimson Moon, and became a Dead Apostle who swore his allegiance only to the Crimson Moon --- Brunestud.
After the 27 Ancestors’ separation from the True Ancestors and the Crimson Moon’s demise, it was assumed that he went into reclusion, but for some reason he began to affiliate with their enemy, the Holy Church .
Introduction: Demonition
Merem’s special power. A first-ranked spiritual evocation power.
It is able to embody others’ wishes, but interestingly enough, not his own. Merem possesses a truly strong power, but can’t do anything by himself. In all senses, he’s like a demon himself.
While it resembles the manifestation of fantasies, Merem’s demon summoning takes the wishes of people as a model, and makes something similar after applying his own dreams.
The demons’ powers are warped by peoples’ images, but the mold itself is done by Merem’s image of it. Also, the magnitude of their power changes based on Merem’s prana input.
Given Merem’s personality, he’s not good at manifesting realistic or calculating demons.
In the end, he’s just a Peter Pan living in a fantasy world. The drawings he’s good at and the fantasies that he wants to draw are “the type of demons that you’d see in a fairy tale”.
Source: Tsukihime Dokuhon “talk”
He appears in a small episode several years after Tsukihime.
A one-man monster battle. He’s related to King Solomon in name only.
Although it’s just a plan, he’s planned to appear in “the dark six”. …Really, I wonder what kind of story it’ll become…Introduction
有間都古
三咲町の市立高校に通う、フツーの学生
Introduction
出典/月姫、Tsukihime Dokuhon “talk” - ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material
- ↑ Kiyomune Miwa Twitter 11:05 AM · Sep 21, 2019 - "At the Clock Tower, transformation is essentially a zoological genre. In other words, he had been taught technique of this magecraft through Sir Davenant of this department."
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 3: Roaring Thunder and the Underground Labyrinth
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Fate/Grand Order - Second Prologue - Act 02: 26th December 2017
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly. Blu-ray - Takeuchi and Nasu interview
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Prologue, Chapter 2
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2 Chapter 2 Part 2
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Necromancy [Others], p.179 [T] Necromancy magecraft [Others]
Necromancy magecraft. The style of magecraft that Shishigou Kairi uses.
Necromancy falls under the magecraft systems of both communicating with the dead and curses among the departments within the Association of Magi, and the term specifies all magecraft styles that primarily use and process corpses. Even after the soul has vanished, a magus’ body continues to have extremely potent magical properties, so the corpses of magi are more useful than regular corpses. Besides magi, corpses of things like beasts with magical properties are also highly valued by necromancers. For instance, a Phantasmal Species can be made into a suitably strong Mystic Code. Shishigou Kairi processes pieces of corpses such as these for every use he could. For example, he used things like monkey hands, owl eyes, and the hearts of magi.
Shishigou Kairi’s Mystic Codes were very high quality, and most of all were easy to use since the Mystic Codes that he made from corpses lacked negative factors such as “regret” and “malice” attached to them (while these increase a Mystic Code’s power, it proportionally raises the possibility of it going berserk). And those who should have fallen into ruin ended up becoming the subject of conversation among magi again—that includes the story of how Shishigou Kairi’s Magic Crest was turned poisonous, though.死霊魔術【その他】
ネクロマンシー。 - ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2 Chapter 3 Part 1
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Clock Tower 2015 04 The Record of Reinol Gusion
- ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Norwich [Organization/Other], p.104 Norwich [Organization/Other]
A pseudonym for the Faculty of Modern Magecraft.
Alternatively, the “Daddy Long Legs” family of the Clock Tower.
Having been fortunate with money for generations, the Norwich family has a tradition of adopting people of interest, causing the name to spread throughout the Clock Tower. Once upon a time, Adashino Hishiri and Heartless bore the name, but later cut their ties with them. Neither of which was a particular concern to Norwich, due to their strict philosophy of “It’s not worth pursuing those who flee.”
The name Norwich came to be associated with the Faculty of Modern Magecraft due to the strong backing the Norwich family provided when it was being set up as one of the twelve main Faculties of the Clock Tower.
While the current head of Norwich has taken an interest in El-Melloi II, due to their complex political situation, Reines has decided it is best for them to keep their distance. After all, she had long since given up hope for her brother to possess such a sense for politics.ノーリッジ【組織/そのほか】
現代魔術科の別称。
もしくは、時計塔の有名な『足長おじさん』の家系。
代々やたらと金運がよく、これと目をつけた相手を養子にする伝統があるため、時計塔のあちこちに、ノーリッジの名前を持つ者がいる。かつては化野菱理やハートレスもそのひとりだったのだが、のちに縁組を破棄している。両者ともそれでノーリッジと揉めてないのは、「去る者は追わず」を徹底しているためだ。
現代魔術科がこの名前で呼ばれるのは、十二科のひとつとして現代魔術科が成立した際、ノーリッジが強く後押ししたためである。
現ノーリッジ当主はエルメロイII世を目にかけているのだが、政治的な問題でややこしくなりそうなので、むしろライネスが近づけないようにしている。このあたりの政治感覚は兄に期待できないと諦めている義妹なのであった。 - ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: El-Melloi Classroom [Organization/Other], p.100 El-Melloi Classroom [Organization/Other]
Supervised by Lord El-Melloi II, a classroom where Modern Magecraft is taught by three to five professors (fluctuating over time).
For a time the El-Melloi Classroom was the only place teaching Modern Magecraft, so there are some who use the terms interchangeably. Strictly speaking, however, the El-Melloi Classroom is only a single part of the Faculty of Modern Magecraft, a small seminar of about fifteen students. Including auditing students, that number jumps to about fifty. Left alone, there would be a flood of students joining officially, but there may or may not exist a self-governing body of students within the classroom keeping strict control of it. And there may or may not be a black market for tickets to gain entry.
In one memory scene, Waver borrows money from Melvin in order to purchase the classroom. Really what he is purchasing is “the right of have a classroom in the headquarters of the Clock Tower.” A classroom in the Clock Tower is something like a castle, so at the time Waver had to borrow enough money to buy a castle.
Furthermore, during the course of the events of Case Files, the number of teachers and students in the Faculty of Modern Magecraft grew considerably, reaching the numbers they have today.エルメロイ教室【組織/そのほか】
ロード・エルメロイII世を責任者として、総数三人から五人程度の講師（時期によって変動）が教えている現代魔術科の授業単位。
一時期は事実上現代魔術科=エルメロイ教室だったため、現代魔術科全体をそう呼ぶ向きもある。が、厳密に言えば、エルメロイ教室とはその内のごく一部、十五人ほどの少数精鋭ゼミである。ただし聴講生を含めると五十人ほどいる。放っておくと殺到するのだが、このへんは嫌われがちな自治生徒が取り仕切ってるとかいないとか。闇チケットがあるとかないとか。
回想シーンで、ウェイバーがメルヴィンに借金してエルメロイ教室を購入したというのは、こうしたゼミの「時計塔本部における教室の権利」のことである。時計塔における教室とはある種城のようなもので、このときウェイバーは城を買うほどの借金をしたのであった。
なお、事件簿の頃の現代魔術科全体では、講師も生徒も大きく増えて、それなりの人数となる。 - ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2 Chapter 3 Part 5
- ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Old Man Shardan [Person], p.102 Old Man Shardan [Person]
Upon purchasing the El-Melloi Classroom, the first second grade professor El-Melloi II was able to convince to join.
Though his Magic Circuits and family history were nothing particularly special, he had an oddly broad number of connections in the Clock Tower, and boasted a number of underhanded tricks. Up until El-Melloi II’s abduction by Reines, a large portion of the Classroom’s ability to run smoothly could be traced back to this man.シャルダン翁【人名】
II世がエルメロイ教室を買い取った際、最初に口説いた二級講師。
本人の魔術回路や家の後ろ盾は大したことがないのだが、時計塔でのコネクションは異様に広く、さまざまな裏技に長けている。II世がライネスに誘拐されるまで、教室を無事に運営できたのも、この老人によるところが大きい。 - ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia [Person's name], p.157-158 [T] Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia [Person's name]
A Master of the Black camp, and a member of the Yggdmillennia clan. He comes from the Forvedge family. He specializes in summoning low-class spirits, insects and animals. Fiore was born with exceptional Magic Circuits that appear in someone only once in a hundred years, but since it was uncertain whether the paralysis of her legs could be cured, the present head of the Forvedge family had his wife give birth to Caules as both a spare successor and a caretaker for Fiore.
Unfortunately, a miracle didn’t occur a second time, and when he saw Caules’ mediocrity that embodied the decline of the Forvedge family, the family head decided that Fiore should be made the successor even if her legs didn’t function and ordered Caules to be her caretaker.
Caules himself studied magecraft while half-resigning himself to a carefree life. But as time went on, he began to feel a slight sense of impending crisis not only in Fiore, but the entire Forvedge family. It was fine for their parents to thoroughly drive the teachings of magecraft into Fiore by personally educating her, but as a result, Fiore ended up growing up as an unfortunate young lady who did not know a single thing outside of magecraft…!
Therefore, the only thing he could do was meddle in his older sister’s affairs as a helpful younger brother. Even during the Holy Grail War, he went with Fiore to Romania as her backup. There, Command Spells appeared on him and he ended up being made in charge of Berserker.
He essentially followed the creed that magecraft is an accessory to human life, and he had not the slightest intention to devote his entire life to magecraft. But, his slightly pessimistic way of thinking seems to have greatly changed over of the course of the Great Holy Grail War. His way of thinking is simple and dry, and if he were to have faced his sister in a regular Holy Grail War, Fiore would have forever despaired after killing him, but Caules would have resolved himself after having first despaired and unhesitatingly killed her. In other words, his consciousness as a magus is greater than Fiore in a certain sense.
At the same time, Caules also has abundant present-day knowledge, and he was the one to teach Fiore about cell phones. By daring to rely on technology, he gained some leeway and flexibility in that area, and he tried to expand his poor specs as a magus even slightly. Though he has much more leeway after having the family’s Magic Crest transplanted in him, he is still far from being a first-class magus.
After the Great Holy Grail War, he spent his days in shame while being watched by the Association of Magi in London… However, one day, Caules had his class changed with a single phrase by a certain long-haired and mean-eyed person with a very high position, who told him, “Why are you studying this kind of magecraft which doesn’t suit you? Your talent is much more suited to this, you know?”, and before he realized it, he was surrounded by classmates who were dangerous in terms of both talent and personality while he was still in a daze.
“No way, I want to live a normal and mediocre life. I don’t want to get involved with these people.” Dear Caules-kun thought this while sighing softly as he gave a sidelong glance at the optimistic and thoughtless genius who was making a ruckus in a nearby seat.
…It seems that person will be making an appearance in a different work soon, but don’t mind, don’t mind.カウレス・フォルヴェッジ・ユグドミレニア【人名】
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 Fate/strange Fake - Volume 1 - Prologue VII: Visitor & _____, p.265-275
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part 3
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 2: The Seven Stars and the Eternal Cage
- ↑ Fate/strange Fake Volume 3, Chapter 9: "A Horse Yet Pale: Mud Yet Firm"
- ↑
[] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
Q:ウェイバーが例の某人物へと育った後の話をもっと知りたいのですが（10代アーチボルト当主とフラットくんのヴィジュアルも含めて）いつかこの件に対してもっと詳しく語る予定はあるのでしょうか？Q:
A: NaritaＱ：ウェイバーが例の某人物へと育った後の話をもっと知りたいのですが（１０代アーチボルト当主とフラットくんのヴィジュアルも含めて）いつかこの件に対してもっと詳しく語る予定はあるのでしょうか？
Ａ：このあたりの未来はすべて成田良悟氏の胸先三寸さ！でも、希望的観測はしていいと思うの、アタシ。
ちなみにエルメロイ二世はいかつい頬でロン毛という玄人好みのルックスになりますが、いつも不機嫌そうな顔で実際、不機嫌。弟子たちへの悪態は尽きることありませんが、メチャクチャ面倒見がいい「デレ期のないツンデレ先生」と言われている。
一方、エルメロイ教室に入らざるを得なくなったニホンの魔術師（ミニスカニーソ、黒髪、赤い服）は、弟子入り半年間はエルメロイ二世の悪態指導にうんざりしたものの、「あれ、この人ツンデレじゃなくて、単に超生真面目で実力主義者で厭世家で、おまけに正義の人なだけじゃないの？」と気がついたとかなんとか。 - ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1 Chapter 4 Part 5
- ↑ Fate/hollow ataraxia
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4 Chapter 2 Part 1
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Lostbelt: Permafrost Empire Anastasia - Section 19 translation
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Rail Zeppelin 2/6: Gordius Wheel and the Memory of the King of Conquerors
- ↑ Clock Tower 2015 03 Autumn - Suburb of London - Clock Tower Eleventh District