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[Hereafter Material] Connla [Heroic Spirit]
🕑 Added 2022-07-06 13:42:58 +0000 UTCConnla [Heroic Spirit]
Son of Tragedy
The only son of the Irish hero Cúchulainn and the woman warrior Aífe, born of a promise made as tribute for a life spared. Before his conception, Cúchulainn bound his son with three geasa: that he cannot turn back after beginning his journey, that he cannot turn down any challenge, and that he cannot reveal his name to anyone.
As a result of these three restrictions, when father and son next met, the father slew the son in battle. Only as Connla lay dying did Cúchulainn recognize who it was he had slain.
Connla seldom appears in the Ulster Cycle of Celtic mythology. In fact, “Aided Óenfhir Aífe” (The Tragic Death of Aífe’s Only Son) is the sole depiction of his life and his singular adventure as a hero. Naturally, this would mean that there is little for a Servant to be based upon and almost nothing which would qualify as a Noble Phantasm.
Because there is so little, the ill-fitting Assassin class is where Connla is inevitably summoned. Owing to the thumb ring that conceals his identity, his class, and his true skills and parameters, it is virtually impossible for him to manifest as any other kind of Servant, and this direct, frontline fighter must make do with a Saint Graph optimized for stealth.
Tragically, Connla died before he could truly make a name for himself. Both the life and legend of this seven-year-old boy were cut short.
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Caractacus
A bit overdue, but it's here now.
