The Department of Modern Magecraft Theory, Norwich (現代魔術論科, Gendai Majutsu-ron-ka?) is the twelfth (XII) Department of the Clock Tower branch of the Mage's Association.
History[]
The Department's name, Norwich, comes from the name of the Norwich family who funded its development.[1] The Industrial RevolutionWP was a severe blow to the World of Magecraft, however escalation in the complexity of knowledge and technology did likewise confer certain benefits. The genre of Modern Magecraft Theory could no longer be disregarded, and was appended to fill the slot of the lost twelfth faculty.[2] The rising interest in the occult in Europe due to the influence of Count Cagliostro was also a factor in the Department's founding.[3] Established at the start of the 20th century, it was the most recent Department developed.[4]Because of the decline of magecraft, aristocratic magi are forced to start incorporating New Age magi who they used to dismiss into their organizations, a compromise which led to the creation of the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory, where New Age magi can place their hopes.[5]
Formerly without a Lord family backing it, Doctor Heartless was the Dean of the Department. After the El-Melloi faction lost the Department of Mineralogy and Waver Velvet became recognized as Lord El-Melloi II, the family was granted control of the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory during a Grand Roll,[6] with Lord El-Melloi II becoming it's Lord and Dean of the Department. It is the Faculty that doles out the most in student loans and financing.[7]
Before the Department's revitalization, the El-Melloi Classroom was the only classroom teaching Modern Magecraft, so the El-Melloi Classroom became synonymous with the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory.[8] The Department eventually grew considerably in terms of staff and students due to the Classroom's influence, with three to five professors (fluctuating over time) teaching Modern Magecraft.[8]
Before the arrival of Doctor Heartless and the rise of the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory, New Age magi had no means of making a name for themselves except by finding success in the excavations of the Spiritual Tomb of Albion.[9]
Characteristics[]
The scope of Modern Magecraft Theory aims at summarizing the magecraft of the past centuries as a broader, shallower, more general magecraft that is "easier to use" and adapted to modern society,[4] primarily revolving around the occult and related studies.[10]
While having a large impact on the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory, the El-Melloi Classroom is a small part of the full scope of the Department.[8]
The Department'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.[11]
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 Theory continued to flock to the area, the Mage's 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 Theory itself.[12]
The Department is also comprised of the Norwich Student Dormitory, headed by dorm supervisor Krishna, where Gray resides, and where the first meeting between Luviagelita Edelfelt and Rin Tohsaka took place (the receptionist Octavia Leyland recounts the fight that resulted as the worst incident in the story of the building).[13]
Members[]
- El-Melloi family
- Lord El-Melloi II - Lord
- Reines El-Melloi Archisorte - Heir to Lord
- Doctor Heartless - Previous Dean
- Shardan - Second-class Professor (formerly retired until being convinced by Lord El-Melloi II to return)[14][15]
- Gaurika - Lecturer
- Sir Dinburg - Guest Lecturer
- Octavia Leyland - Dorm receptionist
- Krishna - Dorm supervisor
- Students who studied under the Department
- Asheara Mystras[16]
- Kurou Adashino[16]
- Calugh Ithred[16]
- Gesell Tolman[16]
- Jorek Kurdice[16]
- El-Melloi Classroom
References[]
- ↑
[] 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。 - ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material: Secret File -File 02: Chronology of the Clock Tower Chronology of the Clock Tower
BC
Circa 960 BC
Death of Solomon the King.
The Age of Gods does with his death concludes.
The expression of Mystery — the thaumaturgical energy within the atmosphere — does with this as a threshold likewise truly come to thin; becoming as zero as of arriving upon the Occidental Calendar.
the Eve of AD
Birth of the wielder of the 1st Magic.
AD
00 AD
Come of the magi that yet remained from the Age of Gods, the establishment of the foundation of the Thaumaturgical Association.
A movement whereby 「even that Mystery will eventually vanish, let us preserve the past in the capacity of an academic discipline」.
However —
Circa 20 AD
Substantiation of the 5th Imaginary Aspect.
A new World begins.
It becomes a matter that Thaumaturgy and Mystery continue to persist in a different form.
The other magi of the Age of Gods who have occulted themselves as of the Wandering Sea and the Academy at Atlas
cannot endorse said movement, but maintain friendly relations of a recognition of fraternity as fellow students of Mystery.
This is in subsequence the Thaumaturgical Association.
Circa 20~100 AD
The Director and associates are diligently active.
Thanks to this, students of thaumaturgy grow in number, and the liveliness of the discipline once manifest as of the Age of Gods is reclaimed.
From approximately this point forth, Dead Apostles manifested as of the thaumaturgical world at frequency, deeming magi as their enemies, and so assailing them.
Circa 300 AD
Battle in the city as of the forests of the night; the Millennium Castle.
There occurred a violent clash between Crimson Moon and the Wizard Marshal Zelretch ... it is said.
Circa 300~500 AD
Upon the continent, in the countries of Western Europe, the influence of the Holy Church expands.
The Thaumaturgical Association declines.
The ravages of the battle against Crimson Moon are vast.
The winter of thaumaturgy.
The thaumaturgical cities established by the Association are in the dispute against the Holy Church shut down one by one.
On account that Crimson Moon was annihilated, Gransurg Blackmore does in the midst of despair accept annihilation.
Though he reared disciples, in a battle against an Executor who chanced upon him on a night of a blue Moon, he gracefully accepted defeat.
「It was upon a night like this that I encountered that person.
That being the case, perhaps I ought to die on such a night.」
Circa 500 AD
The True Ether (the 5th True Aspect) that remained as of the island of Britain vanishes.
A contingent of magi establish their headquarters upon the island of Britain.
The beginning of 『The Clock Tower』.
Circa 600~900 AD
The excavation of the Spirit Tomb Albion.
Advancing in their excavation of Britain's subterranea, the Clock Tower acquires a vast thaumaturgical asset.
As of the waning thaumaturgical world, the Clock Tower becomes as a light of hope, and numerous magi and individuals of means therein gather.
Circa 900 AD
Justeaze is born.
The Holy Maiden of the Einzberns.
The 3rd Magic communicated since a thousand years prior is at last substantiated.
Circa 1000 AD
At the Clock Tower, the prodigy Barthomelloi makes an entrance.
The basis of the Lords — the magi of the aristocratic class — is established.
Circa 1200 AD
The Clock Tower does in name and substance become as the center of the thaumaturgical world.
The institution of the system of Governorship is completed.
(Being that at this time, the Faculty of Policies was treated still as an academic faculty, there were twelve faculties.)
Circa 1400 AD
Zepia assumes posting as the Director of the Academy at Atlas.
Said posting subsequently persists unto present day.
Circa 1600 AD
The Faculty of Policies is in its manner of existence viewed as problematic, and its standing as an academic faculty is annulled.
Subsequently, it becomes as the Department of Policies, and the twelve academic faculties are amended to eleven.
Circa 1800 AD
England, the Industrial Revolution.
Though this was as a severe blow to the thaumaturgical world, escalation in the complexity of knowledge and technology did likewise confer certain benefits.
Being as unto the Holy Church — which had by pushing 「a singular worldview」 expanded its influence — it constituted an unparalleled attack, the Association even provided backing.
Contemporaneous, the internal conflict on the matter of whether to regard the Industrial Revolution with affirmation did subsequently become as the root cause of the dispute between the Aristocratic and Democratic Factions.
The genre of modern thaumaturgical theory could no longer be disregarded, and was appended to fill the slot of the lost twelfth faculty.
However, even that it had been appended in the capacity of a twelfth faculty, being as modern magecraft was itself still held in contempt, no governor (Lord) was at this stage yet assigned.
Circa 1994 AD
Lord El-Melloi dies in Japan to a trivial ritual known as the War for the Holy Grail.
Seriously?
Circa 2004 AD
In continuity, the 5th War for the Holy Grail initiates.
It is rumored that the 3rd Magic is reenacted.
Seriously!?
2015 AD
As of an Adjacent World, a Grand Order is issued.
(translation by Fallacies)時計塔の年表
BC
960年頃
ソロモン王死去。
神代は彼の死までとする。
神秘の実践(大気中の魔力)も本当ならここを境に薄れていき、西暦になる時点でゼロになる筈だった。
AD前夜
第一魔法の使い手誕生。
AD
00年
神代から残った魔術師による魔術協会の基礎、その設立。
「神秘はいずれ消え失せるが、過去を識る学問として残していこう」運動。
だがーーー
20年頃
第五架空要素(エーテル)の証明。
新世界、開始。
魔術、神秘はカタチをかえて続けられることになった。
ほかの神代の魔術師は彷徨海、アトラス院に引きこもり、
彼らの運動には賛同しなかったものの、同じ神秘学の徒として認知しあい、交友関係を維持する。
後の魔術協会である。
20~100年頃
学院長、仲間たちと精力的に活動する。
おかげで魔術を学ぶものたちは増え、神代の頃の活気を取り戻しつつあった。
この頃から魔術世界に死徒が頻繁に現れるようになり、魔術師を敵とみなして襲うようになる。
300年頃
夜の森の都、千年城の戦い。
朱い月と魔道元帥ゼルレッチの激突があった……とされる
300~500年頃
大陸の西欧諸国では聖堂教会が勢力を増していく。
魔術協会は衰退。
朱い月との戦いの爪痕は大きい。
魔術、冬の時代。
魔術協会が作った魔術都市も聖堂教会との対立で次々と閉鎖されていった。
朱い月が滅びたため、 グランスルグ・プラックモア、失意のうちに滅ぴを受け入れる。
弟子たちを育てるも、ある青い月の夜、ふらりと訪れた代行者と戦い、潔く敗れる。
「こういう夜にあの方に出遭った。
であれば、こういう夜に死ぬべきだろう」
500年頃
ブリテン島に残っていた真エーテル(第五真説要素)も消失。
一部の魔術師たちがブリテン島に本部を構える。
『時計塔』の始まり。
600~900年頃
霊墓アルビオンの発掘。
時計塔はブリテンの地下を掘り進め、莫大な魔術資産を手に入れた。
時計塔、衰退していた魔術世界における希望の灯になり、多くの魔術師、資産家が集まりだす。
900年頃
ユスティーツァ、誕生。
アインツベルンの聖女。
1000年前から伝わっていた第三魔法をついに証明。
1000年頃
時計塔に天才児、バル卜メロイ登場。
貴族階級の魔術師、ロードの下地が作られる。
1200年頃
時計塔、名実ともに魔術世界の中心になる。
君主制度、完成。
(この時はまだ法政科を学科扱いとして十二科だった)
1400年頃
ズェピア、ア卜ラス院の院長に就任。
以後、現在まで継続している。
1600年頃
法政科の在り方が問題視され、学科扱いではなくなる。
以降は法政局となり、十二学科は十一学科に変更。
1800年頃
イギリス、産業革命。
魔術世界にとっても痛手だが、知識、技術がより複雑になるのはよいことでもある。
「単一の世界観」で勢力を増す聖堂教会への最大の攻撃になるので後押しすらした。
このとき、産業革命を良しとするかしないかの内部争いが、後の貴族主義と民主主義の派閥争いの原因にもなっている。
現代魔術論というジャンルが無視できなくなり、失われた十二科の枠として追加される。
なお十二科として追加されたものの、いまだ現代魔術自体が侮られていたため、この段階では君主(ロード)は配されていない。
1994年頃
日本の聖杯戦争とかいうチンケな儀式でロード・エルメロイ死亡。
デジマ?
2004年頃
引き続き第五次聖杯戦争、開始。
第三魔法が再現されたとの噂。
デジマ!?
2015年
並行世界においてグランドオーダー発令。 - ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Sherlock Holmes Interlude: Thinking of the Lost Time
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clock Tower 2015 - 04 - The Record of Lainur Gusion
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 9: case. Grand Roll (Middle) - Prologue
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 3: case. Twin Towers of Iselma (Lower) - Epilogue
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2
[] 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 material - Encyclopedia: Secret Autopsy Division - Excavation Branch [Organization], p.106 Secret Autopsy Division - Excavation Branch [Organization]
The department responsible for the actual excavation.
Before the arrival of Heartless and the rise of the Faculty of Modern Magecraft, new generations of magi had no means of making a name for themselves except by finding success in the excavations.秘骸解剖局・発掘部門【組織】
実際に発掘する部門。
ハートレスがやってきて現代魔術科が興隆するまでは、新世代の魔術師が成り上がるにはここに登録されて、発掘者として成功するしかなかった。 - ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2: case. Twin Towers of Iselma (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Chapter 2 Part 1
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Epilogue
- ↑ Fate/hollow ataraxia - Night - Emiya's - In London
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 2: case. Twin Towers of Iselma (Upper) - 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。 - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 4 Part 5
- ↑
[] 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】
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Fate/strange Fake Volume 1 - Prologue VII: Visitor & _____, p.265-275
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4: case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Upper) - 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: Day 1, Evening "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。 - ↑ The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 1: The Man Who Devoured God - Chapter 1
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Chapter 4 Part 5