The Twelve Lords: Monarchs (十二の君主, Jūni no Kunshu?) are twelve individuals holding the position of head of one of the Twelve Departments and the Department of Policies of the Clock Tower branch of the Mage's Association.
Characteristics[]
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 Lords are families that partook in the construction of the Clock Tower at its formation around 500 AD, offering the land upon which to build it, funding the construction of the city in which it was founded, and funding it from its inception to modern day. They are considered responsible for the management of Mystery in the modern age, so they can be likened to the rulers of the World of Magecraft.[1]
The gathering of Lords for decision-making is the Grand Roll.
They act as the Deans of each Department, but, prior to Lord El-Melloi II, the Dean of Modern Magecraft Theory was not a Lord. Lords can appoint Proxy Lords (君主代理, Kunshu Dairi ?) to handle their affairs.[2]
Each Lord family has a Mystic Code referred to as a Supreme Mystic Code, Mystic Codes recognized as being symbolic of the lineage of each family.[3][4]
Known Lords[]
| Family | Modern day representative | Department | Supreme Mystic Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animusphere | Marisbury Animusphere | Astromancy | Unknown |
| Archelot | Lord Archelot | Botany | Unknown |
| Barthomeloi | Barthomeloi Lorelei | Policies | Unknown |
| Brishisan | Brishisan | Lore | Unknown |
| El-Melloi | Lord El-Melloi II | Modern Magecraft Theory | Volumen Hydrargyrum[3] El-Melloi Supreme Mystic Code (formerly)[5] |
| Eulyphis | Rufleus Nuada-Re Eulyphis | Spiritual Evocation | Unknown |
| Gaiuslink | Lord Gaiuslink | Zoology | Unknown |
| Jigmarie | Lord Jigmarie | Curses | Unknown |
| Meluastea | Karmaglyph Meluastea Deluc | Archaeology Mineralogy |
Gemini[4] |
| Solonea | Lord Solonea | Individual Fundamentals | Unknown |
| Trambelio | McDonell Trambelio Elrod | General Fundamentals | Unknown |
| Valualeta | Inorai Valualeta Atroholm | Creation | Unknown |
- Past Lords
| Name | Department | Time period |
|---|---|---|
| Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald | Mineralogy | 1990s |
| Astea | Unknown | 16th century |
- Proxy Lords
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Rocco Belfeban | Spiritual Evocation |
References[]
- ↑ Clock Tower 2015 - 03 Autumn - Suburb of London - Clock Tower Eleventh District
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Rocco Belfaban [Person's name], p.190-191 [T] Rocco Belfaban [Person's name]
The dean of the Department of Summoning. The Department of Summoning is a subordinate organization to the Department of Spiritual Evocation, which ended up being regarded very highly only in the “Fate/Apocrypha” world. As you all already know, subspecies Holy Grail Wars are held all over the place in the “Apo” world, so the Association of Magi had to quickly form countermeasures. At first, every magecraft department even slightly linked to Servant summoning techniques were scrambling to reap the benefits before each other, causing ugly conflicts to continue even after a Holy Grail War ended, so it was decided to treat “everything related to Servants of the Holy Grail War” under the category of “summoning”, entrusting all responsibility to an assured conservative in the Association.
That conservative is this old man, Rocco Belfegan. Status-wise, he is effectively a “proxy Lord”. Of course, since there is a conservative faction, there is also a reformist faction, and they strongly recommended Lord El Melloi II, who survived the largest-scale subspecies Holy Grail War in history, for the position instead. (However, the El Melloi clan’s stance is conservative, and El Melloi II’s own position is neither conservative nor reformist, maintaining a complicatedly neutral stance.)
Fortunately, both of them are well aware of the threat of subspecies Holy Grail Wars, and their views match in that they prioritize resolving the situation over the gains for their respective factions.
Rocco is a collection maniac, and yet by contrast is quite sloppy with what he collects. He’s the type to be completely neglectful by using Mystic Codes that activate just by having them on hand. He has stated in quite a carefree manner, “It’s fine as long as I have just Mystic Codes that resist against curses”. No, it’s not fine. He doesn’t involve himself much with the students, so there are lots of rumors like “The old man’s private room is becoming more and more of an entirely different world every year” about him.ロッコ・ベルフェバン【人名】
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Volumen Hydrargyrum [Mystic Code], p.099 Moon Spirit’s Spinal Fluid [Mystic Code]
Supreme Mystic Code of the El-Melloi family.
The term Supreme Mystic Code refers to a Mystic Code sufficient to be called symbolic of a family of similar level to one of the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower. In Volumen Hydrargyrum’s case, it was created by Lord Kayneth in his early twenties, a clear demonstration of the once-Lord’s exceptional talent.
Ever changing in form, it is a Mystic Code capable of performing both offensively and defensively without showing any openings. Its true nature however is that of a remote processor.
Upon inheriting it, Reines followed the advice of El-Melloi II and created a familiar out of it, endowing it with an elementary kind of artificial intelligence. It was the best advice for Reines who, rather than having the exceptional Magic Circuits of her predecessor, instead boasted a talent for precise control.
By forcing it to remember Reines’ precise control, the artificial intelligence is able to imitate it perfectly. The newly christened Trimmau being capable of taking so many various forms is primarily a result of this advice she received.
In addition, because of Trimmau’s nature, it has also learned a great many things from Flat’s magical hacking. Though that has included a large amount of unnecessary wit and famous sayings, Reines has thus far turned a blind eye to it for the sake of the other merits it brings.月霊髄液【礼装】
エルメロイ家の至上礼装。
至上礼装とは、君主を輩出する十二家やそれに匹敵する名家の蔵する中でも、その家系を象徴するに足ると認められた特別な礼装である。月霊髄液の場合、いまだ二十代前半であった君主ケイネスがつくったというのだから、先代がいかに優秀だったかが窺いしれる。
変幻自在、攻守に隙のない魔術礼装でありつつ、その本来の性能は隔絶した演算機であった。
ライネスが受け継いだ際、エルメロイII世の助言を受けて、初歩的な人工知性を付与された使い魔に加工される。これはケイネスほどの優れた魔術回路は持たないものの、精密操作においては特筆すべき才能を持ったライネスに、ベストなアドバイスだった。
ライネスの精密操作を人工知性に覚えさせれば、その通りに模倣してくれるためだ。新たにトリムマウと名付けられた月霊髄液が、さまざまな変形パターンを見せるのは、このアドバイスによるところが大きい。
なお、その性質上、フラットの魔術ハッキングから（人工知性が）学ぶところも多い。余計な知恵や名言を大量に詰め込まれつつも、フラットとの行動をライネスが黙認しているのは、このメリットのためである。 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 1
- ↑ Fate/strange Fake Volume 8 - Intro: "London, words by Lord El-Melloi II's sister"