Karmaglyph Meluastea Deluc

, also known as , is one of the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower and head of the Meluastea family that leads the Neutral Faction. He oversees both the Department of Archaeology and the Department of Mineralogy.
==Profile==
===Background===
Karmaglyph's bloodline's origins lie in the (the historical one, not the surviving Magecraft branch).
The simplest way to describe him is as a Mage capable of utilizing the treasures he collected.
Karmaglyph is the Lord of the Department of Archaeology and the leader of the Neutral Faction within the Clock Tower. The Department of Archaeology has always been in constant poverty for its entire history, but its sheer authority has always kept the Meluastea family at the very top of the Neutral Faction even without the money to back it up. However, the Department has been on the rise ever since Karmaglyph became Lord.
After the death of Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, he took advantage of the confusion caused by the unexpected death of a fellow Lord to take control of the Department of Mineralogy over which Kayneth had previously presided.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4: case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 2 While the Aristocratic and Democratic factions fought over who got to take Mineralogy, Karmaglyph pulled the strings so that both would lose, making Mineralogy fall into the Neutral Faction's lap. This makes Karmaglyph the only Lord to be the Dean of two separate Departments.
While the Meluasteas were famous for being quite the softies despite being Lords, Karmaglyph’s actions are quite ambitious. Money was always necessary for Archaeology, but come the 20th century, money suddenly became exponentially more needed by everyone. It’s due to this that he managed to steal the position of Dean of Mineralogy, but this also invited major distress. He did this so that the downtrodden Meluasteas could secure more money, but the Neutral Faction stealing a seat from the Aristocratic Faction has put him on Barthomeloi's watchlist.
A large part of his family's debt is owed to Melvin Weins' mother.
===Appearance===
===Personality===
Karmaglyph doesn't have the same air of imposing dignity as other Lords. He is insecure and self-deprecating. He says that his position at the top of the Neutral Faction is the only thing he has going for him. He believes that Lord El-Melloi II's detective work makes him a much more meaningful contributor to the Clock Tower than himself, who is only a spineless Lord of the weakest Department. Karmaglyph envies the way that El-Melloi II restored the El-Melloi name and has reshaped the Clock Tower's political landscape. He is such a fan of El-Melloi II that he gets regular reports to keep him updated about his adventures, even knowing things that other Lords don't.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 2 His interest in El-Melloi II is partially political, but also partially because Karmaglyph sees similarities between them. Neither have much interest for their Lord status and they have other goals beyond Magecraft.
When Karmaglyph begins explaining his theory for the cause behind the Library of Alexandria case, Gray notes that his lecture presentation is intentionally being done like El-Melloi II.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 3 Moreover, the way he mentally tears down Sion Eltnam Sokaris and elaborates on all the reasons she hates herself is similar to how El-Melloi II disassembles someone's Magecraft, but unlike the people El-Melloi II does it to, Karmaglyph's breakdown of Sion was unprompted and she didn't deserve any of it. When he's called out on his actions, he apologizes and says that he didn't realize that kind of thing needed a reason. Even when he is in the middle of fighting Rin Tohsaka and Luviagelita Edelfelt, he gets distracted by El-Melloi II explaining the motives of the case and wants to listen to him talk.
He enjoys drawing, and fitting for the Lord of Archaeology is knowledgeable about history. He gets along well with El-Melloi II as they both enjoy lecturing about history and Magecraft.
Lord El-Melloi II believes Yvette L. Lehrman willingly revealing her allegiance to Meluastea to him would be unlikely to upset Lord Meluastea.
==Role==
===Lord El-Melloi II Case Files===
====case. Mystic Eyes Collection Train====
The Meluastea faction sent Yvette L. Lehrman to spy on Lord El-Melloi II and the Department of Modern Magecraft Theory.
===The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II===
====Legacy of the Alchemist====
Karmaglyph participates in a joint excavation between the Clock Tower and Atlas to investigate a second, secret Library of Alexandria.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 4: Legacy of the Alchemist (Upper) - Chapter 1
Around 2006, Waver, Reines, Karmaglyph and Melvin participated in an underground auction for Magi. Many such underground auctions occur all over Europe and attract all sorts of participants. However, most participants hide their identities for the same reasons why Magi usually want to conceal their Magecraft. What was being auctioned was Cipher Crudelis Hiram's research about the underwater library, the winner of the auction was Reines. They had the data stored in Trimmau for over a year, since long before they met Latio Crudelis Hiram and found any use for it. Waver didn't know what Cipher's research data was about or how to browse, but he still made a point to win that auction despite his financial situation because Karmaglyph demonstrated too much interest in it. Even if he didn't know what the auction prize did, he trusted that it was something useful if Karmaglyph wanted it that much. And this gamble paid off with Log being there to read the data for Reines.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 4
===Other appearances===
In the Fate/Grand Order event "Castle of White Sky, Castle of Black Night", Goredolf Musik says that he used to attend Karmaglyph's classes.Fate/Grand Order - Event: Castle of White Sky, Castle of Black Night - Chapter 17
==Abilities==
===Magecraft===
Karmaglyph has two Elemental affinities, Earth and Ether. His specialty in Magecraft is .The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 1 With Alteration, his touch can effortlessly alter metal into rubber, fire into ice, concrete into mud. In addition to this ability, he also carries concealed in his person a diverse array of treasures he collected as the leader of the Meluasteas. The sheer adaptability of this ability combined with his Mystic Codes is enough to place him among the Clock Tower’s top five.
Karmaglyph wields a Mystic Code called , a foldable silver bow on his wrist. He uses Alteration and his Earth element, the essence of gemstones, to extract attributes from jewels and apply them to his arrows.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 5: Legacy of the Alchemist (Lower) - Chapter 5 This applies various debuff effects to the arrows, such as one that freezes, one that emits lightning, one that corrodes metal, and so on. Against tougher enemies like the guardians of the Library of Alexandria, he'll fire all of them at once because with so many debuffs hitting the target, even if they resist some there's sure to be others that succeed.The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 4: Legacy of the Alchemist (Upper) - Chapter 2 Aside from its bow form, Shoot the Moon can also turn into a grappling hook or crane.
As the Lord of the Department of Mineralogy, Karmaglyph also uses Jewel Magecraft. The Ether elemental affinity is exceedingly rare, and in the hands of a high-ranking Magus can be used to interfere with the cornerstone of Magecraft, the Fifth Imaginary Factor Ether itself, and dismantle the Magecraft of another Magus. After Karmaglyph drains the alignment from a jewel to apply it to his arrows, he then fills the empty jewel with the colorless Ether alignment. When the Ether jewel sparkles, it disables an enemy's spell before it can reach him. This is something beyond even the abilities of Rin Tohsaka, who also uses Jewel Magecraft and is an Average One capable of wielding Ether.
One of his spells allows him to chew a jewel to fly, which he uses in his fight with Rin and Luvia to escape their attacks.
Karmaglyph keeps many magical treasures on his person, fitting as the Lord of Archaeology. His true ability, normally kept secret, is called . By using Alteration on his own Magical Energy with extreme delicacy, Karmaglyph can overload the treasures beyond their normal abilities. The treasure will burn to ashes only a moment later, but for the time that it is powered up it will show Mystery far stronger than what is normal in modern times, sometimes even stronger as their power in the Age of Gods. His Department has many treasures that could make use of this ability, but as a lover of archaeology, he doesn't like to use it.
===Gemini===
Karmaglyph wields the Supreme Mystic Code of the Meluastea family, . The term "Supreme Mystic Code" refers to a Mystic Code that is sufficient to be called symbolic of the family of a Lord of the Clock Tower, putting Gemini on the same level as the El-Melloi's Volumen Hydrargyrum. It is kept in a suitcase carried by Tika Meluastea Tlemac and resembles old machinery. Gemini can recreate pretty much any inanimate object like a more advanced Projection Magecraft, but it needs materials of equivalent Mystery and Karmaglyph's own blood to use.
He pricks his elbow on the machine to deposit blood into glass tubes. With Karmaglyph's blood, Gemini can apply Alteration to freely alter the properties of something. By combining this with his Earth and Ether attributes as well as pre-made models and catalysts, Gemini can create a copy of nearly any inanimate object. But unlike Projection, it doesn't create things out of nothing. To recreate a relic from the Age of Gods, he would need an equivalent amount of materials from the same mythology. While they're not costless like Projections, they are more functional and long-lived than Projections, allowing for thorough analysis of archaeological findings. Gemini doesn't need to make a copy of something it analyzes immediately. It can hold on to analyzed data for at least several years before making a copy.
==Development==
His name is a portmanteau of 'karma' and 'hieroglyph'. He was designed with the idea of "Indiana Jones if he could use the treasures he found."
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