Seigi Nomikata

**Seigi Nomikata** is the main protagonist of Quest of Fate. He acts as the Master of Lancer during the Subcatagory Holy Grail War of Fuyuki. He is the son of Hiro Nomikata and Rei Nomikata, and the brother of Aoi and Jin Nomikata.

## Profile

### Background

The young man named Seigi Nomikata is a fourth generation magus of mixed English and Japanese heritage dating back some 200 years.

His great grandfather was a Japanese immigrant to the United Kingdom in the early 1800’s who was the first of his bloodline to hold Magic Circuits. Though he lived his life forever as an apprentice, he served as the founder of the Crest and the foothold into the world of mystery. His grandfather was the second head of the family and though he was yet to find the families focus, lacking in magical power he possessed excellent theoretical knowledge and constructed his own system where organic matter; preferably human sacrifices, were transferred into pure magical energy, it was a clever union of necromancy and alchemy but inefficient as recent development by the Galiast family had all but rendered it redundant. His father was many things, a war veteran, innovator, survivor and a genius with a level of finesse and control that matched his desire to accumulate power. He attained the high rank of Pride despite only being of the third generation, which was practically unheard of, but he had made very few allies.

As the son of Hiro Nomikata, a magus quite infamous among the moonlit world of the Clock Tower, **Seigi** was raised by a magus first, human distant second. He lived primarily with his emotionally unavailable, and quite often absent father, learning by necessity how to cook and clean up after himself at the age of five. A precocious child who was considered advanced for his years, Seigi studied magecraft nonetheless but struggled to find time to watch TV & play with other children. He got on with his peers when he was able to engage with them, Seigi was just *“The home-schooled kid with a scary dad”* to them.

In spite of the values his father tried to install in him, or rather because of his father’s neglect, Seigi possesses the values of both a magus and a human being. At the age of 16, his father released him from his homeschooling and sent him off to Clock Tower to complete his magical education. Here he met his roommate and rival Reiner Corvella, a friend and growing crush Risa Mol-Undi. He also dated the older York Lancaster for a year but he refused to talk about it after the relationship ended abruptly and painfully. His previously minimal contact with his father was reduced to almost non-existent during this time. Eventually he was called forth by his father and after being informed the family line was failing, he was ordered to enter the ‘Subcategory Holy Grail War’. Although he agreed to it despite essentially having no choice, he did so for the sake of the family he never knew.

### Appearance

In the events of Quest of Fate , Seigi is a teenager with a natural blond hair which he dyes red and green eyes. He is often seen wearing a suit at any and all times that he can excuse it. Initially having an acrobatic build, he gained a much more defined muscular body, albeit still slender. He also gained numerous injuries, leaving his upper body in scars and leaving him with chronic pain.

In the quest Lost Singularity - Fimbulwinter , Seigi Nomikata has not aged physically, still having the body he had when he was 19.

### Personality

Raised as a magus, Seigi has lived a life primarily under their tenants. Growing up with a physically and emotionally distant father and with minimal supervision, he is quick to bond to others for the sole sake of having a meaningful human connection with someone. However, he was raised to believe such a thing was a *weakness* and the focus of all every magus must be The Root. Ergo, he tries to keep calm and poised at all times, keeping any snarky internal monologue to himself at times. He has contradictory values however, prioritising the safety of his loved ones over himself at times even his magecraft. Regardless, his goal currently is that of every true magus - to attain The Root. As a result, rather than a Spellcaster, he is both a Magus and a Human. Taught to act “as a gentleman should” as a young man. At first he thought of his father as a gentleman and a hero - a child's rationality for being left alone - and attempted to imitate him to begin with. Instead of being “perfect and cold-hearted” he instead gave off the persona of a dignified stereotypical British gentleman with an emphasis of being “elegant”.

Seigi does genuinely pride himself on poise order and pleasing others - whether it be through his magecraft or cooking a comforting meal for friends.Although someone once said *“A man who wears a mask for too long will find his face will change to better fit it”* this is only partially the case for Seigi as those close to him can see it is mostly a facade and the mask cracks in times of emotional volatility.

As both a magus and a human, Seigi appears to suffer from an inferiority complex; a constant feeling of inadequacy and insecurity as a result of his upbringing and loneliness. In addition, over recent events he has seemingly developed ‘Survivors Guilt’ , a significant symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) where he believes he has done something wrong surviving a traumatic or tragic event when others did not, often feeling self-guilt. He also appears to have traits of an inferiority complex.

## Abilities

### Magecraft

In the Quest of Fate scenario; as a magus, Seigi Nomikata’s magical education is that of a first-year student at the Clock Tower enrolled in the General Fundamentals department. Whether it is spiritual evocation or divination, reinforcement or healing, sympathetic magic or rituals, he has studied all the basics of magecraft to some degree, though he showed only particular promise in alchemy, and even there, only the first step, Nigredo. His formal experience is limited to that of a student, far from the level of a master or even a graduate. Such is the extent of his formal education. But classroom experience is not the measure of Seigi Nomikata as a magus. In the crucible of the Holy Grail War, Seigi has been forced to rapidly develop his aptitude as an alchemist, and beyond that, to tap into abilities he had no idea he possessed - or that his very soul had been inscribed with prior to his birth.

His primary school of focus is *Alchemy*. Alchemy is a philosophical and proto-scientific tradition practised throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. It aims to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; etc. The perfection of the human body and soul was thought to permit or result from the alchemical magnum opus or the Rebis and, in the Hellenistic and western tradition, the achievement of gnosis. A somewhat experienced but fundamentally flawed alchemist, Seigi could never reforge matter properly. Alchemy is fundamentally defined as the recombination of matter into something else. Therefore, he uses the Magnum Opus as his magic formula.

**Nigredo** or ‘blackness’, means putrefaction or decomposition. Many alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the philosopher's stone, all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter. The decomposition of matter before it can be created into something new, a form that synchronises well with Seigi’s highly chaotic wind affinity. Nigredo is the first step of the Magnum Opus, how one creates the prima materia which at the same time symbolises completion of the spirit and self, a metaphor 'for the dark night of the soul, when an individual confronts the shadow within'. Therefore an incomplete magus using an incomplete form functions on a spiritual domain. Due to his origin of ‘Destruction’ an innate connection to The Root, despite the spell being a single-action he can cast a *Single Action* spell with the potency of *Greater Rituals* and bypass even a knight-class Servant’s Magic Resistance. He has a good understanding of the human body due to repeated structural analysis allowing him to use it on the human body to terrifying effectiveness.

**Albedo** or ‘whiteness’ is purification – the washing away of impurities. This phase is concerned with "bringing light and clarity to the prima materia (personal material)", the removal of curses and embellishments before reshaping. It is used to remove impurities in a structure by removing debilitating status effects suchs a tiredness, however it’s greatest purpose is the purification of the soul allowing the spell to be used as a substitute in exorcism. However this is a highly complex use of the spell, one Seigi has certainly not mastered.

**Citrinitas** or sometimes **Xanthosis** is ‘yellowness’ - better known as the act of transmutation. In alchemical philosophy, citrinitas stood for the dawning of the "solar light" inherent in one's being, and that the reflective "lunar or soul light" was no longer necessary. It is the conversion into a new material, most famously from Silver to Gold. Once matter has been broken down and purified, Seigi can take time to give it new form and function. Simple solid shapes are easy to create while something as complex as the modern firearm is very difficult for Seigi due to having multiple moving parts and chemical reactions. Furthermore, creation is against his Origin of ‘Destruction’ meaning that extra effort is required. If applied to a target with no preparation, Seigi can cause it to randomly transmute, meaning something will happen, whatever it is is a mystery.

**Rubedo** is the final stage or ‘redness’. The final stage and success of the Great Work. The focal point of this spell is wholeness and reunification of the body, mind and soul as they discover their true nature and their advancement. Most commonly associated with the creation of *The Philosophers Stone* & *Elixir of Immortality*. Seigi cannot yet use Rudebo to create these, so he *‘improvises' in* a fashion that would make the likes of Paracelsus, Flamel and the False God Hermes Trismegistus vomit; it is closer to ‘Life transference’. First law of Alchemy dictates *“To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.”* so by infusing his own power and life force, he can force it to undergo temporary conceptual improvement. Muscles become stronger, spells more potent, laws stronger and maybe even pseudo-resurrection of the body can happen, restoring a body to life before the soul has passed away.

Seigi can also utilise *Elemental* *Magecraft*. The alchemical analysis of blood and other bodily fluids. While Seigi does not possess an elemental affinity for Water, he does have high affinity with Wind, the noble element. It is on the Five Great Elements that has Warm and Wet features. In the Mage's Association, they call it noble probably because a few number of its users. Paracelsus assigned a blue color to it following Tattva. Wind shares the ability to manipulate flow with Water. In humoral theory, Wind is also associated with a sanguine nature and blood. Used in conjunction with Structural Analysis, Seigi is able to clearly picture the flow of blood within the body of others, using that flow to build a blueprint of the structural composition of organic bodies. This allows him to greatly improve the rate at which he analyzes bodily composition for use in alchemy and to read the flow of an enemy. Combined with his martial arts background, once he has a read on the enemy's flow, Seigi can predict the opponent's next few actions with high accuracy. The effectiveness of this ability is much greater in close combat, as physical contact allows for improved analysis and weak points may be identified. And in concert with his great affinity towards Nigredo... it is only by personality and choice of self-restraint that he is not more dangerous in melee combat. His “Elemency” is his capacity to create, shape and manipulate the elements. Due to his own affinity, Seigi is limited only to the **Wind** element. His most commonly used spell is the simple *‘Gale’* spell that unleashes, well, a gale force wind in a selected area.

### Command Spells

Three claims of absolute obedience, the crystallisation of a great magic, that a Master has over a Servant in the Holy Grail War system. Unable to normally be controlled by humans, they are burdened by the "absolute condition for materialisation", the authority of the Command Spell carved into them at the moment of summoning. They are holy marks signifying a magi's status as a Master, a system that was created by Zouken Makiri after the failure of the First Holy Grail War.

Masters in the Holy Grail War gain these three seals to bind their servants to them. Depending on the nature of the Servant, such binding is not necessary, while others may slay their Master instantly should all three be lost. They disappear as they are used up, and it can be said that a Master who uses up all three loses authority over their Servant. Even if a Master contracts with multiple Servants at once, they will only be given a total of three Command Spells that can be used on any contracted Servant. It is possible to steal more from other Masters or receive more from the overseer depending on circumstances, and it is also possible that anyone interfering with the activities of the Church will have their Command Spells decreased. Their loss does not indicate forfeiture of position in the Grail War, as the contract with the Servant is also part of being a Master.

Over the course of the war, he has used or otherwise lost them all. Therefore he is no longer a master or eligible to win the Holy Grail.

## Trivia

* Seigi's name, appearance and base ability set was voted for by the reader participants.
	+ Seigi's name is a pun, based on the japanese phrase 'seigi no mikata' which translates to "Ally of Justice".
* Seigi is of mixed descent, being half-Asian and half-European. Despite his Japanese ancestry he exclusively holds British nationality.
* Seigi is confirmed to be bisexual, albeit having "terrible taste in men" as he describes it himself.