If Alistair Mordechai has his Reservoir Dogs, Maes has always had Elaine's Grace - although that obviously wasn't the blade's name since its beginnings, given how supreme sovereignty over the Fifth World has changed hands thrice. Hunters of Elaine's Grace, however, have always exclusively been members of the Brotherhood in Violence as much as Maes can manage to make them.
Each Hunter of Elaine's Grace has always been the chosen wielder of one of the God Weapons in the Brotherhood's possession (weapons, we note, that Maes stole from the Methuselah with Alistair's help). Keeping in tradition with Brotherhood's ways, there are never any more or less than seven members, and each one of them represents a virtue.
RIN FAOLAIN Alias: Charity, Chosen Wielder of Enoch's Stride
MAGE [OBRIMOS; LEGACY: VOX TORITUNI] / NUMBER OF THE THRONES [106, "CAORTHANNACH, THE SAINTSBANE"] / GRAY KNIGHT [KINGFISHER & SWALLOWTAIL] Potty-mouthed and perpetually ragey, possessed of a mean streak and an unhealthy love for blowing shit up, the fiery-haired Rin ought to have his picture beside “Irish temper”. Rin picked up Enoch’s Stride on the day his family burned, all because they committed the sin of defying the Lucifuge: its former wielder was killed while attempting to save them. Rin Awakened at that moment; before he knew it, he was out in the rain with the staff cradled in his hands, and the ashes of his house, his family, and the Lucifuge agents who had come for them scattered around him.
The original weapon wielded by Valerian Remarque, a Card of the Hierophant Triumph and one of the Originals of the Brotherhood - thus making Godhand Remarque one of the oldest Cards in Vigil records. It initially looks like a decorated stick with little combat value beyond being a semi-decent walking stick. Only its wielder, however, can will Enoch’s Stride to extend into a full quarterstaff with extendable blades on either side.
Enoch’s Stride has the tendency to attract wielders who are keenly interested in the more esoteric pursuits of the faithful within the Vigil, or display a keen interest in the accumulation of knowledge. Relic experts have discovered that Enoch’s Stride “learns” as though it were fully sentient, and shares these stolen moments of insight with its wielder. As such, its wielder can “borrow” the skills and the memories of whatever Enoch’s Stride has managed to pick up since its time with Valerian. However, an unfortunate side effect of this exchange can be seen in how Enoch’s Stride’s weaker-willed wielders slowly grow obsessed with the power of knowledge, and often lose themselves in pursuit of it, thinking, wrongfully, that they are doing it for the greater glory of the Lady. This may be an allusion to how Valerian himself was, according to original accounts, predisposed towards obsessing over “the glories of that which is invisible”.
PLOT POINTS AS OF 03 OCTOBER 2016
Age only appears to have aggravated the crushing weight of Enoch’s Stride, as evidenced in how more of its wielders end up meeting unfortunate ends from wasting away or growing reckless in their pursuit of power through knowledge. Rin, however, seems to be managing really well so far. He claims that it's because his other King Liandrin trained him well, and "those stupid Mordechais" are "passable teachers".
Don’t tell Rin this, but the real reason why he’s perpetually annoyed by Abel but can’t seem to get enough of his company is probably because he has a crush on the guy. Sssh.
Rin was ordered to return to Falner - a move he agrees with, given that he wants to get to know his fellow Thrones. The boy is seriously considering joining Zangyaku.
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RIN FAOLAIN [Charity]
Alias: Charity, Chosen Wielder of Enoch's Stride
MAGE [OBRIMOS; LEGACY: VOX TORITUNI] / NUMBER OF THE THRONES [106, "CAORTHANNACH, THE SAINTSBANE"] / GRAY KNIGHT [KINGFISHER & SWALLOWTAIL]
Potty-mouthed and perpetually ragey, possessed of a mean streak and an unhealthy love for blowing shit up, the fiery-haired Rin ought to have his picture beside “Irish temper”. Rin picked up Enoch’s Stride on the day his family burned, all because they committed the sin of defying the Lucifuge: its former wielder was killed while attempting to save them. Rin Awakened at that moment; before he knew it, he was out in the rain with the staff cradled in his hands, and the ashes of his house, his family, and the Lucifuge agents who had come for them scattered around him.
The original weapon wielded by Valerian Remarque, a Card of the Hierophant Triumph and one of the Originals of the Brotherhood - thus making Godhand Remarque one of the oldest Cards in Vigil records. It initially looks like a decorated stick with little combat value beyond being a semi-decent walking stick. Only its wielder, however, can will Enoch’s Stride to extend into a full quarterstaff with extendable blades on either side.
Enoch’s Stride has the tendency to attract wielders who are keenly interested in the more esoteric pursuits of the faithful within the Vigil, or display a keen interest in the accumulation of knowledge. Relic experts have discovered that Enoch’s Stride “learns” as though it were fully sentient, and shares these stolen moments of insight with its wielder. As such, its wielder can “borrow” the skills and the memories of whatever Enoch’s Stride has managed to pick up since its time with Valerian. However, an unfortunate side effect of this exchange can be seen in how Enoch’s Stride’s weaker-willed wielders slowly grow obsessed with the power of knowledge, and often lose themselves in pursuit of it, thinking, wrongfully, that they are doing it for the greater glory of the Lady. This may be an allusion to how Valerian himself was, according to original accounts, predisposed towards obsessing over “the glories of that which is invisible”.
PLOT POINTS AS OF 03 OCTOBER 2016
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