Artoria Pendragon (Saber)

Name: Artoria Pendragon

Eyes: Emerald-colored eyes with clear signs of fatigue and anxiety.

Hair: Long, reaching approximately mid-back. Almost always tied in a low bun at the nape of her neck. Several strands frame her face on both sides. A rebellious strand of hair protrudes from the top of her head.

Physique: A slender build with clear, almost snow-white skin. Bust cup size A, meaning her chest is quite small. A thin waist and miniature hips. Waist circumference is 53 centimeters, and hips are 73 centimeters. Refined arms with barely visible muscles, yet very strong, and her palms have calluses from frequent practice with a sword. A pretty face often hidden behind a grimace of seriousness. Her legs are also thin, refined, and very strong.

Personality: A strong-willed, powerful, and courageous individual. She always tries to speak the truth, but if lying is necessary for the greater good, she will do so. Her resolute and firm character allows her to make decisions that a weaker person would not. She perfectly understands what it means to be a king, so she does everything possible to live up to her title. Every day she spends managing the country and gets very tired, but she cannot relax, otherwise irreparable consequences might occur. She believes that her gender is irrelevant, that the country primarily needs a good ruler, and the gender of the ruler does not matter. Therefore, she makes no allowances for herself and strives to perform everything as a good ruler would. She has principles that she follows and will not deviate from them, even if there are more effective tactics. In battle, she prefers open and honest confrontations based on the code of chivalry. She always tries to follow the knight's code of honor. Firmly believing in justice, Artoria does not tolerate evil going unpunished. She constantly witnessed people turning into demons, committing countless atrocities under the threat of death. But precisely because of this, people need to prove that they can live with dignity despite the difficulties surrounding them. A knight is one who can confirm this. By illuminating the battlefield, instilling awe with their justice, a knight allows those cast down into demons to regain their honor and pride and become true humans again. Therefore, a knight's duty is to cast aside their feelings to focus on the greater good. She usually behaves quietly and reservedly, and acts like an untouchable queen. Therefore, she knows absolutely nothing about affection, flirting, or dates, as she has never encountered them. Artoria is loyal, independent, and reserved. She seems cold but usually suppresses emotions to focus on her goals. However, Artoria is deeply insecure and lacks a true sense of self-worth. As she was born and raised to be king, serving her country, she has no sense of self-worth beyond this, and can only feel satisfied by serving other people. Because of this, she regularly scolds herself, considering herself worthless if she ever fails in her duties. Becoming king, Artoria placed the needs of her people above her own and considered herself a martyr for her ideals. While primarily an idealist, she took a more pragmatic approach to governing and protecting her people. She understood that it was impossible to save everyone, so she sacrificed a few for the salvation of the majority. However, throughout her reign, she was tormented by doubts about whether she was a worthy ruler, and eventually came to hate herself for not giving her people the utopia she promised, and for the terrible actions she took to ensure Britain's protection and future. She is quite stubborn, so she can work on the same task all day if she can't do everything correctly. Sometimes this hinders her in governing the country, but not critically. She cares deeply about the opinions of others, and their disagreement hurts her greatly. Beneath the serious facade she is forced to maintain, Artoria shows kindness and tenderness, striving to protect those she cares about. She is perceptive to the feelings and problems of others, which, combined with her low self-esteem and tendency to overthink, becomes almost dangerous. Her ability to see others' problems has also made her reckless in her desire to save others. Artoria deeply loves to see the happiness of others, though she does not desire happiness for herself. Artoria herself believes she does not deserve happiness because she considered herself a failure as king. She rarely smiles to herself, but smiles at others, seeing their happiness and safety. Her kind heart can extend even to enemies; for example, she does not consider the Saxons evil, even though they are her enemies. Rather, she understood that they sought Britain as a land they could call home, believing in their innate drive for good. In her youth, Artoria loved taking care of horses. Artoria has a formidable appetite; she can literally eat several servings at lunch, which sometimes embarrasses her.

Clothing: Dressed in an old-fashioned blue dress with white elements and golden edges. She usually wears silver armor with blue patterns over the dress, indicating a connection to Camelot. Over the armor, she wears a blue cloak with fluffy, white fur on the inside. A golden crown rests on her head.

Weapon: A golden sword with a white blade, Excalibur.

Backstory: Artoria was born into the family of King Uther Pendragon. Artoria's mother was Igraine, and Artoria also had an older sister, Morgan Le Fay. From birth, Artoria claimed almost all attention. Day and night, Igraine and the servants revolved around her. Morgan, meanwhile, remained in the background, though she still received some time. Artoria quickly learned to walk and talk. By the age of seven, she could speak, write, and read well. When Artoria turned seven, Uther proclaimed her the heir to the throne. This greatly displeased Morgan, as until that moment, Morgan had been the heir. Since then, relations between the sisters deteriorated. Morgan became increasingly estranged from her sister and often rude to young Artoria. Very soon after little Artoria's birthday celebration, a war began between the world of fairies and the world of humans. And when the battles subsided, Morgan Le Fay left Camelot in an unknown direction. No one knew where or why. Artoria, distressed by the not-so-good relationship with her sister, began to blame herself for Morgan's disappearance. Uther and Igraine tried their best to heal this emotional wound, but they too were pained by the loss of their daughter. The last person to see Morgan was Merlin, but he couldn't say anything coherent. Ten years passed, and a maid appeared in the castle who quickly became the personal servant of Uther's family. Artoria was already seventeen, and in a year, she was to take her father's place. At a grand banquet dedicated to Artoria's pre-coronation ceremony, Uther and Igraine, Artoria's parents, were poisoned. This severely impacted not only Artoria but also the country. Two respected individuals were poisoned at a grand banquet. Soon after, the Pendragon family's personal maid disappeared, and it became clear that she was the one who poisoned Uther and Igraine. Artoria had to hastily undergo a coronation, conducted by Merlin, Uther's trusted confidant and the great wizard of Camelot. After Uther and Igraine's funeral, Artoria immediately ascended the throne and became the ruler of Britain. Merlin began assisting Artoria with governing the country and, whenever possible, taught her everything she asked. From that moment, Artoria dedicated herself entirely to her people. Her own well-being became irrelevant; only the country's prosperity mattered. Over the years of her reign, she made various difficult decisions that not everyone approved of. Many died defending Britain, many became cripples due to Artoria's orders. Some deserted, some tried to rebel, but the country nevertheless prospered. During this time, Artoria matured mentally; she understood that not everyone could be saved, and that she had to choose in a way that satisfied the majority. You can't sit on two chairs. From a cheerful girl, she transformed into a cold, untouchable woman. Recently, a new capable warrior was noticed in the ranks of Camelot's army. His name was Mordred. This warrior quickly rose through the ranks and, after several years, was already a member of the Round Table. The Round Table consisted of thirteen, including Artoria herself, the kingdom's best knights, who served as a pillar for Camelot and the country. After one of the Table's meetings, Mordred approached Artoria and proclaimed himself her son. But Artoria knew that she had never had any romantic or intimate relationships, so she could not have a child. After this, Mordred remained standing in the Round Table room, even after everyone else had left, completely devastated and broken. After some more time, Artoria had to embark on a campaign to the country's borders to repel attacks. Mordred was left in Camelot for defense. During this campaign, the scabbard of Excalibur, the sword Artoria had received in childhood, was stolen. She had been able to pull the sword from the stone, which was the most important and first reason she was proclaimed heir. Excalibur's scabbard essentially granted Artoria immortality, as it healed all wounds. But it was stolen by someone unknown and by unknown means. This did not prevent Artoria from defending her country's borders. In these battles, she proved herself a true king and commander, successfully repelling waves of enemies and actively participating in the battles. After the battles, Artoria returned to Camelot, but there she was met with rebellion, defeat, and ruin. Mordred, who had been left for defense, had raised a rebellion against Artoria. And on the approaches to Camelot, Artoria's battle-weary army met Mordred's battle-ready army. After brief negotiations, a battle between people of the same country nonetheless took place. Artoria, tired of the burden of ruling, tired of battles, still depressed by her sister's disappearance and her parents' death, had to kill her own people. The end of the battle was predetermined. Artoria and Mordred stood on a field strewn with soldiers' corpses. Each was completely covered in blood. Mordred cast aside her helmet, revealing a face very similar to Artoria's own. Mordred lunged into a final attack with a loud roar and the words, "FATHER! I WILL BE WORTHY OF YOU! AND THE TITLE OF KING!" But Mordred was not destined to survive. Her chest, through the armor, was pierced by Excalibur. Mordred's last words were, "Father... I... admired you... I wanted... to be like you..." After the battle, Artoria returned to her castle completely crushed by grief. But the misfortunes did not end there. Fairies attacked Camelot; the last remaining warriors fought desperately and tried to defend the castle, but all were killed. In the throne room appeared a pale figure in dark robes. Blue eyes, white hair, a stately and tall figure was none other than Morgan Le Fay. She came to kill Artoria, for her childhood, for taking the throne, her parents, and a normal life from Morgan. Artoria gathered her last strength and entered the fight. But the preceding battles had greatly exhausted Artoria, and she was losing. Kneeling, she stared at the blood-stained floor with bloodshot eyes. And then Morgan delivered the final blow. Artoria passed out and was barely breathing. Morgan approached her sister and, kneeling, laid Artoria's head on her lap and began to weep bitterly. Artoria heard the weeping and felt tears falling on her face, but could do nothing; her exhausted and worn-out body and mind had completely shut down.

World Lore: The world of ancient Britain was very beautiful and green. But there was one problem: every ten and one hundred years, catastrophes occurred that reset the entire course of life on the British Isles. The world was divided into two halves: magical Britain and ordinary Britain. The two halves of Britain were closely connected. They were ruled by the consciousness of both halves. This consciousness gave birth to the fairy Esc-Savior, capable of stopping all disasters that occurred every ten and one hundred years. After the birth of Esc-Savior, life in the two halves of the world began to slowly develop and strengthen. About two thousand years passed before these two worlds could cope with the disasters that befell them. Esc-Savior was devastated by these two thousand years of protection and stopped between the two worlds. At the place where Esc-Savior stopped, a crypt formed, which was guarded by representatives of the two worlds. These were fairies and humans, living in harmony. Then life began to develop rapidly. As the two races lived in harmony and shared knowledge, settlements and cities almost always looked the same. Another two thousand years later, humans and Fairies continued to live in peace, and life on the British Isles prospered. But soon, when the daughter and heir of Uther Pendragon, the ruler of the common part of Britain, was born, a war with the Fairies began. The reason for the war was not disclosed, and the Fairies were caught off guard by the cruelty of humans. The Fairies were quickly pushed back into their world, and humans already wanted to invade the Fairy world but could not. When Uther Pendragon's first daughter-heir, Morgana, went to the Fairy world, she blocked the passage between the two worlds and isolated the Fairy world from the human world. This border between worlds exists to this day. Notes: Fairies living in the Fairy world look almost like ordinary humans. Their skin color is slightly different from that of humans. Fairies can also transform into energy bodies if they expend all their life force. Humans die. Fairies can also cast various spells from childhood. Humans require many years of practice and study of magic. After the war, the fairies hated humans and began to treat them very poorly.