nija:<br/>"I'm actually kinda glad, Vincent. Paranoia will help keep you alive, which means I get to stay alive. Keep in mind, if you die, so do I."<br/>As you walk into the kitchen, Caster is shuffling his deck. His spot is empty, having finished his breakfast already. "Good, you're here.  While shuffling my deck, I discovered something unusual." He holds up 5 blank cards.  "This one feels like it belongs with me, but the other four feel like they should go to you," he says as he places them on the table for you to inspect. The pictures and text are missing, but you can tell there is one magic card, and three monster cards.  The one he kept is a magic card.  "I believe these cards were formed by the bond you and I share as master and servant. So long as we trust in the heart of the cards, and each other, they should protect us."<br/>(OOC: I know you chose not to take unknown power, so that's why you only get four cards instead of a full deck. I did this for fairness reasons.)<br/>---------------------------------------------<br/>Cmpuncle: (roll a d20 please)<br/><Not exactly. It's just... the appearance of two grails is highly unusual, and it also means that there are two sets of servants. Which means things just became a lot more complicated><br/><br/>Salem meanwhile steals a glance at Izzy, following your own gaze, before returning her attention to you. "Yes. Two grails, 14 servants, and one big mess I am partially responsible for.  I don't know how much you know about the holy grail war, but it's not so much a tournament as it is a magical ritual.  An artifact of such power is dangerous indeed, so the church was selected as a 'neutral' party to oversee the proceedings.  The fact that it grants wishes was a by product of its original intent. When I won the grail war a couple years back, my servant decided not to make a wish, and I was ordered to bring the grail back to the church so it could be studied, so I didn't make a wish either.  All was fine until a couple nights ago, when that grail disappeared. Suddenly, magus started showing up at the church, introducing themselves and declaring their intent. That's when we knew something was wrong. I found out earlier this morning when masters kept coming in after the flow should have stopped that there were two grails. There may be more, but I doubt it.  I don't know where the grail we had went, and I don't know where the other grail is either, but knowing how dangerous a grail with six servants in it can be, imagine how dangerous a grail with double that can be."<br/>---------------------------------<br/>Undercover:<br/>Your small army arrives at the park a short while later.  Your group finds a secluded spot and you begin discussing strategy. Saber speaks up first, "So, now that we're all in this together, what's our plan of action. I'm in support of a surprise attack later tonight."<br/>Lancer replies, "while a surprise attack would be advisable, do we know the exact location of their base?"<br/>The young boy looks down, "no. Just somewhere up in the upper class neighborhood."<br/>Sophie frowns, "I summoned Archer this morning, so we haven't had a chance to spot anyone yet."<br/>For now, Archer remains silent, leaning against a tree and observes the comers and goers.<br/>