Hiya, Hawk's landin'.

DISCLAIMER: Don't own Fate Zero. If I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction and Waver would've gotten Gilgamesh as his Servant. They would rock. Don't say no, they WOULD.

I normally hate the explanations chapter, but always bring myself to read it, what if there was some really important info.

Now a bit of a mindfuck.

Clock Tower CLASSES:

There are seven classes in total.

Mythomagos: a mage that works with myths, uses mythical weapons and calls upon the spirits of legendary heroes. Also very skilled with languages and great psychiatrists. Weak with ordinary weapons and can't get themselves a lover no matter what xD. Usually a mythomagos has the same weakness as the hero whose weapon he's using. Podcategories are Beast Tamers and Magiciens.

Warlock: a battle mage. Can create a giant spiritual armour of sorts (if you've read Chronicles of Carter Kane by Rick Riordan, you know what I'm talking about. If not, read it xD). Warlocks aren't as intelligent as other classes, but make up for this weakness with brute strength and insane amount of prana. They are mostly male.

Shogun: named after the Japanese general's title, shoguns are strategists and tacticians. They usually lead other mages into battles and have vast amount of knowledge on their disposal. Weak physically, bad with weapons of any kind. Most shoguns are female.

Shaolin: named this class after the famous temple. They use martial arts mixed with magic. Their knowledge of the human body makes them deadly opponents. You have to be a Buddhist to become a shaolin. Bad with weapons (exception is a Bo staff). Can't usually get modern technology to save their lives.

Medic: classic medical mage, bad with any kind of offense, but can defend themselves. Don't anger them. Can mess up your nerves or break all your bones when provoked. Hardest entrance exams. There are only a few really good medics in the Tower.

Shinobi: like ninjas, they specialize in information gathering and assassinations. They are of small built, don't have many friends outside their class and work alone or in pairs. In war used to sabotage or prank the opponent, the latter is especially popular in the Mock Wars.

Conjurer: divides into Soothsayers, Alchemists, Herbalists and things like that. Everything you can think of when someone says "a witch".

Waver is a Shogun Novice, he'll join a Septum eventually.

Clock Tower STUDENTS:

Linneyth: a Mythomagos novice, studying Norwegian and Mesopotamian mythology. Has yet to choose a hero. Knows about 30 languages and most of the world's letterings. Can't get warlock logic to save her life. Loves her studies and writing YAOI XDDD. Born and raised in London.

Logan: novice Shaolin, used to being made fun of. His strength is in martial arts and he knows some of the old Irish spells, which could qualify him as a mythomagos if he so wished. Loves X-Men. Hates sport. Nicknamed Wolwie. Is Irish.

Zoey: novice Shinobi. Although Egyptian in origin, has naturally blond hair (or so she says). Fast-as-Hell, but bad with poisons. Best info-gatherer in her class. Loves running and Federico. Hates jokes about blondes and stupid people.

Federico: novice Warlock, looks like a Panda and can do Kung Fu xDDD, based on a friend of mine who's a real panda, I swear! Big, fluffy and all around bear-like, he's the glue of the group. He's a klutz. Like, Dino Chiavarone level of klutz. Loves pasta and Zoey. Hates Professor Ghambe and P.E. Nobody knows why he applied for Warlock in the first place. Italian.

Padme: novice Medic. Has a temper, but only pranks people when provoked. Very talented in art, holds exhibitions in the Mess Hall with few others. Has knee-length, bluish-black hair braided by her older brother, Professor Sohma. Good friends with Zoey. Is trying for Apprentice status next semester. Loves pranking and watching Survival. Hates soap operas. Indian.

Sapphir: novice Conjurer, aiming for Soothsayer status. Nobody knows his real name. Also has a temper, but of the bad kind. Like, Kanda or Mello kind. Kills people when provoked. Can be quite sadistic in both pain and pleasure. Was a manwhore before, still loves to seduce men and women alike (think Alois Trancy from Kuroshitsuji II). Linne has a crush on him, possibly for his attitude. Born in Las Vegas, raised in a brothel in Paris.

They're all nineteen unless I say otherwise.

Clock Tower PROFESSORS:

I work with the Hogwarts model, therefore every class has a main sensei and every sensei teaches one or two subjects, never more. They are:

Prof. Ghambe: nicknamed Great Gatsby, this blind Warlock is the equivalent of Snape here. Nobody likes him. He teaches P.E. and Weapons Battle Magic. 54 years old. Think Raikage, blind.

Prof. Sohma: the resident ladies' man. Young and sexy, the 25 years old Mythomagos had slept with many students, not necessarily females. Very popular. Teaches Religion and Mythical Magic. For appearance think Soma from Kuroshitsuji.

Prof. Hatiche: leader of the Conjurer class, she is strict and pedantic, but understands students like nobody else. The loved and hated Sultan of the school. Teaches Potions and Etiquette and is the head of the Class system, which means when you're applying for a class, you give her your application. Think Tsunade with black hair and in an Arabic dress.

Prof. Ccheng: Head of the Shaolin, this old Chinese mage is a grandpa figure of sorts to many students. Some smart-ass who had seen Kung Fu Panda nicknamed him Shifu and it got stuck, so Shifu it is. He's a great cook. Teaches Martial Arts and Zen. Based on Master Shifu, only a human version.

Prof. Gonzalez: surprisingly better Medic than most females, this 30 years old Basque man would definitely look better without the moustache. It even got him the nickname "Hedgehog-Lips", even though most students call him simply Gon. Teaches Medicinal Knowledge and Healing. Think Aizen with a moustache xDDD (I know, I know, but better than Banderas. He's ugly.).

Prof. Hikaru: Never had any magical studies in his whole life. He sometimes disappears for weeks to deal with his ninja tribe in Japan, where he holds the title of the Soke (Grandmaster, something like a keeper of ninja secrets). His Final Exam consists of sneaking up on him unseen. Nobody in the whole history of him teaching at the Tower passed this exam. Teaches Stealth Arts and Assassination. Think Japanese version of Jackie Chan.

Prof. Blofis: nicknamed Blowfish. Head of the Shogun class and Waver's class-teacher. Kind and intelligent, never gives homework and uses chess and other games in class. Admired by everyone, even other professors. Teaches Tactics and Literature. Based on the character from Percy Jackson called Paul Blofis.

These are the main ones. Others, like Waver's arch-nemesis Gerard von Weinberg, will get their description later on in the story.

Also, there are some differences from the traditional school. Students are divided into 4 levels: Novice, Apprentice, Versatier and Magus. You start off as a Novice and move higher every year or two. Once you become a Magus your class sensei will give you a Final Exam. If you manage to pass it, your studies are finished. You move up the ranks either by passing a Levelling Exam or by 'showing off' your abilities in Mock Wars or in Battles. You can fall down a rank by breaking the school rules or harming another student. It's impossible to harm a professor, but in the rare situation you'll be used as a target practice for students before getting kicked out of the Tower.

Mock Wars: like Capture the Flag, but a version for mages. It's always three classes on each side, the Medic class is divided in half and they work as field doctors. In the Septum version, there are four teams of twice seven students (two Septums) against each other.

Battles: you can challenge anyone max. one rank higher than you are. It doesn't matter which class they are. If you beat someone stronger than you, you move up one level. Every battle must be supervised by a sensei and three other students that will confirm the result to anyone that might be sceptic. You can't challenge Medics, but there must always be one present. Septum version includes Septum-on-Septum all-out battle with at least two professors and six students present.

Septum: a group of students of the same rank. Every student is of a different class. They fight together in the Mock Wars and Septum Battles. The first thing one should do when becoming a Novice is to join a Septum. Friends usually make them together based on relationships and individual talents. It's better to know at least one person from a Septum before joining, two if you're the Shogun, who's commanding the others in Wars and Battles.

That's all for now.

Hawk's takin'off.