Fate T. Harlaown

1 x complete set of casual clothes
1 x TSAB uniform
1 x Bardiche (Intelligent Device)
1 x set of cartridges (finite)

Player Information

Name: Razorsaw
Personal Journal: razorsaw
Age: 27
Contact Info: RazorsawTF (AIM), razorsawtf[at]gmail[dot]com, razorsaw
Other Characters Played: Dark Precure

Character Information

Character Name: Fate Testarossa Harlaown
Character Series: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha meta-series
Character Age: Physically/mentally 17, younger due to being a replica of someone.
Character Gender: Female
Original Canon (Delete whichever is not applicable)
Canon Point: Between Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, post a flashback in the latter series
Background Link: http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Fate_Testarossa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_episodes

Personality: On the surface, Fate is very quiet and reserved. She approaches most situations with calmness and seriousness, which is a contrast to Nanoha's more extroverted personality. That is not to say she's overly stern and unemotional - far from it. Fate is a very kind and loving person, and friendly to most everyone. It just so happens that she's not what could be described as overly exuberant. That said, she can be shy at times, especially when being shown affection.

That said, Fate has a very strong sense of duty and is very protective of those around her. She is determined to make sure that no one suffers from the same kind of experiences as she did, and is aiming to support those who have found themselves in similar situations to what she has. Fate can be extremely doting towards those she's close to, in a way that can be best described as "motherly." As such, she can sometimes be a bit too much of a mother hen, but her heart is always in the right place.

At one point, Fate was haunted by the circumstances of her creation and the actions she took while attempting to collect the Jewel Seeds. This has lessened since she encountered the facsimile of her sister Alicia within the Book of Darkness, and has come to see herself as her own person. That said, deep down, Fate's sense of duty is born out of her desire to make up for both her and her mother's crimes. In some ways, she is always trying to do so, both in her actions as a member of the TSAB and with her friends.

As loving as Fate can be, her anger is not something one should attempt to incur. She is particularly against those who use others for their own ends, and can be stern and unforgiving in such situations dealing with such people. That said, she would never completely succumb to her anger, unless completely pushed to the limits of despair. Fate also has some lingering doubts about herself and her life, but can usually overcome them. It's important to note that her friends - especially Nanoha - are important to her emotional strength, and that the support they give her is part of the reason she keeps fighting.

Abilities: Fate has prominent and powerful magical abilities, due to her extensive training and origins. Much like her mother, she developed an aptitude for electrical-type magic attacks, and at a young age progressed to the point that she could perform some abilities without using magical incantations.

Like most mages, Fate uses an Intelligent Device known as Bardiche to transform and summon her Barrier Jacket, an active field spell that protects her body from damage. It is in this state that she is able to use most of her magical abilities. The Barrier Jacket consumes magical power when active, and the higher the defensive power, the greater the magical consumption.

As a combatant, Fate's specialty lies in mid-range and melee-style attacks, emphasizing speed over power and endurance. Regarded to being one of the fastest characters in the Nanoha universe, Fate is able to keep up with almost anyone without the use of speed-enhancing spells, the effects of which only make her even faster. Like Nanoha, to whom she is extremely close, she is skilled at aerial combat.

When transformed, Bardiche takes the form of a weapon; usually that of a polearm. Bardiche has since been upgraded into Bardiche Assault, which combines the Mid-Childa technology with the ancient Belkan cartridge system, which enhances individual spells/attacks. Bardiche also has a rudimentary artificial intelligence and assists Fate in combat situations.

Fate's transformed state is capable of two form changes: Impulse Form and Sonic form. Impulse Form is her standard combat form, with more or less balanced defense. This form allows her the ability of flight, alongside Bardiche's various attack spells. Among them, she can uses spells for defense and attack, the most powerful of which being her Plasma Smasher, a projected beam of electricity. Meanwhile, Sonic Form grants her greater speed at the cost of her Barrier Jacket's defensive power. As stated before, her proficiency is in melee combat, but she does have some shooting-type spells at her disposal. She can also electrify parts of her body as per her aptitude with electrical attacks.

When transformed, Bardiche takes several forms: Assault Form, Haken Form, and Zanber Form. Assault Form is the standard configuration, and in this state Bardiche's shooting spells are easier to cast. In Haken Form, Bardiche resembles a scythe with a projected blade of energy. Finally, Zanber form has the weapon take the form of a sword with an electrical energy blade.

It should be noted that the Mid-Childa style of magic Fate uses is predominantly non-lethal, though still very damaging. Additionally, she is capable of communicating with other mages telepathically, though this will have no effect in Animus. Finally, Fate is adept at the creation of familiars - again, this will not have any effect in Animus, as she will not be creating any.

For a list of the individual spells Fate is able to use, please look here. If anything else or any kind of elaboration is required, please just say so, and I will provide.

Sample Entry: Fate sighed as she closed the video link between herself and her adopted mother, Lindy Harlaown. The two of them had ended their conversation on good terms, so Fate wasn't bothered by the conversation so much as what it was about. Together, the two of them had finalized the details for the Harlaown family to officially adopt Erio Mondial... a boy much like herself, born under similar circumstances as part of "Project Fate."

Fate could only imagine what the boy had gone through. While she had met the boy on several occasions, she wasn't yet confident that she could "understand" him. She had been lucky... she had been able to find someone who understood her and helped her escape from the world she'd been trapped in. And of course, Lindy had helped fill the void left by the death of her true mother, Precia...

But right now, Fate wondered if she was capable of giving Erio the same kind of support everyone had given to her. Lindy was the one officially adopting Erio, but Fate was the one making all of the effort to help the boy. Essentially, it was if she was the boy's mother...

Mother. Suffice it to say, that idea terrified Fate. Not enough to make her abandon the entire idea, by any means, but...

... Needless to say, Precia's ghost still haunted Fate. It went beyond wanting to have another chance with her, to have saved her mother from herself. Precia made her doubt her own actions, he own decision... her own ability to help others.

If Nanoha knew she was thinking like this, well... Fate imagined her closest friend would be very disappointed in her.

... And of course, Nanoha would tell her to just give it her best effort. Not to worry about any deficiencies, and continue on the course she'd made for herself. Fate imagined Hayate would say the same thing... as much as they'd supported her over the years, Fate knew she'd be letting them down if she succumbed to her doubts like this. And more importantly, she'd be letting this young child she was trying to help down even more...

Even then, knowing that still didn't make the uncertainty go away. Fate imagined that it never really would. Was this how Lindy felt when she'd initially taken her in? At the very least, it brought Fate some comfort knowing she wasn't alone.

The young man sighed, and stood up. It was useless to dwell on this right now - she'd continue on with what she'd set out to do. Even if doubts would continue to plague her, she wouldn't be stopped from what she intended. At the very least, she was certain she could do that much.