The Round TableWP (円卓, Entaku?) is the table around which the Knights of the Round Table congregated, all regarded as equals.[1]
Characteristics
King Arthur was said to have proposed the Round Table as a "way to remove the distinction between lord and subject."[2] It served as the foundation stone for the entirety of Camelot.[3] The shield of Galahad, Lord Camelot, employs the Round Table and holds the foundation of being a "place where heroes assemble", allowing Chaldea Security Organization to use it to summon Servants.[4]
Shards of the table can be used as catalysts for summoning Servants, summoning one among eleven of the knights based on compatibility with the Master.[1] While it is believed all thirteen can be summoned, Arthur and Galahad are excluded.[2][1] They are especially prized as catalysts during the Subcategory Holy Grail Wars of the Fate/Apocrypha world due to providing a high-quality Servant no matter who is summoned.[1] Each shard is a holy relic, unique items that are likely never to appear again if destroyed. One such shard possessed by Kairi Sisigou is destroyed by Mordred, who has a certain disgust for the Round Table. Though they look like regular pieces of worked wood, "heat" can be felt emitting from them upon touch.[2] As of the time of the Great Holy Grail War, the shards sell for very high prices on the market, but there are also many fakes sold as well.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Knights of the Round Table [Organization], p.156-157 [T] Knights of the Round Table [Organization]
The general term for the knights who left their names in King Arthur’s legend. They are called the Knight of the Round Table because they gathered around a round table along with King Arthur. The knights sitting around the table were all regarded as equal to one another, including the King himself, and they were admired throughout the country. Though the number of them varies according to each story, the standard pattern of thirteen knights is accepted in “Fate/stay night”.
In the “Apocrypha” world, the separate splinters from the Round Table serve as summoning catalysts for Heroic Spirits. From among eleven of the knights (with King Arthur and Galahad excluded), the one most compatible to the Master is summoned through it. Like an S-rare definite ticket. Whether it be someone like Lancelot, Gawain, Tristan or Percival, no matter who comes, you truly get the cream of the crop. During these current times where subspecies Holy Grail Wars are popular, they appear in the market at high prices. Naturally, there are many frauds and swindlers. It’d be nice if a certain oil magnate got swindled.円卓の騎士【組織】
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fate/Apocrypha - Volume 1
- ↑ Garden of Avalon
- ↑ This reference needs to be fixed. Use "FGOSP1" instead of "Grand Order".