Martha

AKA: Saint Martha, Dragon Rider Class: Rider Attribute: Man Height: 161 cm Weight: 49 kg Origin: History, New Testament Region: Europe Alignment: Lawful-Good Gender: Female

Stats: Strength: D Endurance: C Agility: B Mana: A Luck: A+ NP: A+

Martha is a holy woman who became a follower of the Messiah after welcoming him with her younger brother and sister. After the Messiah’s execution, she kept her faith and was later exiled by Roman authority in a boat with no sail. She survived by divine grace and drifted to southern France, where she reached the region around Nerluc near the Rhône River.

There, Martha confronted Tarasque, the evil dragon terrorizing the people. She subdued the monster and became tied forever to the legend of the dragon saint. In her Servant form, Tarasque remains bound to her as the proof of that legend, making Martha the saint who turned a beast feared by humans into a creature attached to her name.

As a summoned Servant, Martha has no wish for any Grail that is not the Grail of the Messiah. She remains a saint after materialization and aids her Master as long as their path stays righteous.

Appearance: Martha has fair porcelain skin and a tall, athletic, curvy build with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, wide hips, full breasts, and long toned legs. She has large blue eyes and very long straight dark violet hair that extends well past her hips with blunt-cut bangs across her forehead. Thick white ribbons hang from both sides of her head, each secured with small gold ornaments. A pair of additional narrow hair sections falls past her waist, ending in gold fittings.

She wears a fitted white armored bodice with a high collar trimmed in deep red and outlined with gold accents. The chest armor is smoothly contoured around her breasts, while thin red lines run vertically across the front before continuing toward her abdomen. White shoulder pauldrons decorated with gold crosses rest above chainmail covering her upper arms and shoulders. Large polished silver gauntlets encase her forearms and hands, featuring gold engraved details, layered plates, and articulated joints. Red gloves extend beneath the armor. A long crimson split skirt hangs from her waist, opening completely along the front to reveal the upper portions of her thighs. Dark lace edging borders the tops of her crimson thigh-high stockings, which cover nearly all of her legs. Ornate armored boots with blue-gray plates, gold trim, and raised decorative crests protect her lower legs and feet.

She carries an immense lance with a dark blue shaft wrapped in a diamond-pattern grip. The lower end is fitted with a large gold spearhead, while the upper end supports a broad cross-shaped golden blade with purple inlays running through its center.

Personality: Martha is devout and composed, but her saintly restraint covers a rougher temper. She tries to act with grace as a holy woman, yet she can become blunt when annoyed, especially when Tarasque tests her patience. Her kindness is sincere, but it is not soft weakness; she believes in guiding people firmly and will use force when mercy alone will not stop a threat.

Her deepest bond is with the Messiah, whose Grail is the only one she truly reveres. Tarasque is both her old enemy and her bound companion, treated less like a simple beast and more like a troublesome creature she has already conquered. With her Master, Martha acts as a protective saint who expects them to walk a righteous path, not someone who will excuse selfishness just because she has been summoned to serve.

Noble Phantasm: Tarasque (O' Tragic Drake Who Knew Naught of Love) Tarasque is Martha’s Noble Phantasm, calling forth the dragon she once subdued in life. She releases Tarasque as a massive holy beast, and then slamming the creature with her spear herself, sending Tarasque crashing into the enemy with overwhelming force.

Noble Phantasm Quote: "Oh dragon who never knew love's touch, come to me. Go like the stars, Tarasque!"

"Child of Leviathan, now a guardian of the people. Become a meteor...Tarasque!"

"Child of Leviathan, now a guardian of the people. Become a meteor...Tarasque! ...Okay!!!"

Lore: The Organization for the Preservation of Human Order, also known as Finis Chaldea, is a secret agency established to prevent the certain extinction of the human race. Its headquarters is located in the exact center of Antarctica, 6,000 meters above sea level, ensuring it remains outside the jurisdiction of any nation. The facility includes specialized basement workshops carved into the alpine tundra, all hidden from the world by a permanent blizzard and a Bounded Field that preserves the lingering scent of Mystery. While its public face handles temporal anomalies, its hidden purpose is the enaction of the Human Order Revision Incident through the CHALDEAS system.

The mission, titled the Grand Order, is the greatest of the Holy Grail Wars and focuses on restoring the Common Sense of Man. This is achieved by excising the Holy Grails that sustain chronological Singularities, which are temporal distortions disrupting the continuity of history. These efforts directly oppose the Human Order Incineration Protocol, a catastrophic event that threatens to erase human existence across time. Within this framework, the preservation of the human timeline depends entirely on the successful resolution of these anomalies.

Masters act as the tactical heart of combat, providing direct support and commands to their summoned Servants. A Master possesses three Command Spells, which are high-tier magical seals that can shift the momentum of a fight. These seals require 24 hours to recharge once used. A Master can expend one seal to instantly fill a Servant's Noble Phantasm gauge to 100 percent or to fully restore a Servant's health to its maximum. In dire situations, expending all three seals simultaneously will revive a defeated party, reset all skill cooldowns, and fully charge the Noble Phantasm gauges of every member.

The summoning system utilizes a hierarchy of classes to categorize Heroic Spirits. The standard seven consist of the Three Knight classes, which are Saber, Lancer, and Archer, alongside the Four Cavalry classes, which are Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker. Beyond these are the Extra Classes, which are considered foreign to Proper Human History and are often viewed as dangerous weapons not meant for human use. Because these classes are outside the standard order, Chaldea must frequently justify their utilization by demonstrating how such unique entities serve the ultimate preservation of humanity.