Esther appears to wear a long white coat over a black suit that buttons up to his diaphragm. Compared to the other proxies, Esther is quite tall, but not as tall as Gloria. On the back of his belt he wields a black Longsword-like sword that he uses in battle. His hair is very long and straight, which also covers his right eye. Along with the other proxies he also sports some metal on his collar of the cloak, his shoes, his sword, and a button holding up the cloak on his right shoulder with a piece of string. On his left shoulder vague marks of metal can be seen, similar to that of a higher-up military official.
Personality
Unlike the other 2 proxies and the messenger, Yan, Esther remains cold and calculated in his word choice and delivery. His opinion of prescripts as the system of The Index remains neutral and he does not object to loopholes being made to circumvent the task of the prescript. Even beyond death, he still accepts the prescript as his ultimate destiny.
Story
Key Page story
Esther’s Page
Is forging Prescripts a violation of rules? The answer is “Not exactly.” It can be written on any kind of paper, and as long as it is stamped with the seal of the Index, it’ll pass as a real Prescript. You will then wonder: Wouldn’t there be many people who exploit the system with malicious intent? Copying the seal is a complicated process, and not many know how; even if they overcame those hurdles, they still cannot outsmart the Prescripts. The Prescripts know all. They can tell whether or not a Prescript has been carried out, how it was done, and if someone is delivering fabricated Prescripts. An individual sending counterfeit Prescripts out of their own volition can ultimately be traced back to the will of the Prescripts, and the City itself. I suppose the Prescripts have some generosity for those forgers, as they may remain unpunished unless a Prescript ordering it has been issued. The Prescripts were already aware that Messenger Yan was giving out false ones, hence the Prescript to follow those faked orders. …No, that the Prescripts “know” might not be the most appropriate expression.
Combat Info
Esther
Esther appears in the first episode of Index Proxies episode 1 during Act 1, along with Hubert and Gloria.
Stats
200
145
2~7
Normal
Normal Endured
Normal
Normal Endured
Passive Abilities
Shimmering At the start of each Scene, exhaust all pages in hand and deck; add new pages to hand. Their Cost becomes 0. Locked Potential After using six unique Combat Pages in a single Act, enter a 'Blade Unlocked' state, which boosts the Power of all dice by 1. Raging Torrent Draw a page every time the character uses 4 unique Combat Pages. Grace of the Prescript Each Scene, boost the Power of a random type of Offensive dice by +2
Castigation Castigation ( 4) Esther's Exclusive PageEsther's Exclusive Page Can only be set in the deck of Esther's Key page. Only usable in the ’Blade UnlockedBlade Unlocked Dice Power +1’ state Reduce Power of all opponent’s dice clashing against this by 12 1~5On Hit Deal bonus damage and Stagger damage by 7x the natural roll 2~7
Somber Procuration Somber Procuration ( 2) 3~7 3~5 If SingletonSingleton A character is 'Singleton' if their Combat Bookshelf does not have any duplicate pages., add +4 Power 3~7
Eliminate Eliminate ( 3) On kill, give 1 StrengthStrength X Offensive dice gain +X Power for the Scene. to all allies next Scene 5~10 Add +1 Power if target’s HP is at 50% or lower 5~10 Add +1 Power if target’s HP is at 50% or lower
Binding Chains Binding Chains ( 2) Start of Clash If SingletonSingleton A character is 'Singleton' if their Combat Bookshelf does not have any duplicate pages., reduce Power of all target’s dice by 1 4~8On Clash Win If SingletonSingleton A character is 'Singleton' if their Combat Bookshelf does not have any duplicate pages., reduce Power of opponent’s next die by 2 3~8
Multislash Multislash ( 1) On Use Draw 1 Page. If SingletonSingleton A character is 'Singleton' if their Combat Bookshelf does not have any duplicate pages., restore 2 Light as well 3~7 1~4
Unlock-Ⅰ Unlock-Ⅰ ( 0) Single-useSingle-use Page is exhausted on use. Exhausted pages are removed from play until the end of the Act. On Use Add ’Unlock-Ⅱ’ to hand 2~6
Heavy Trace Heavy Trace ( 0) Dice on this page and the page clashing with it are unaffected by Power gain or loss 5~8 4~8
Swift Trace Swift Trace ( 0) Dice on this page and the page clashing with it are unaffected by Power gain or loss 3~9 3~7On Hit Deal 5 damage to target 3~7On Hit Deal 5 damage to target
Combat Dialogue
Combat Entrance
Keep your eyes closed. Save yourselves from unnecessary distraction.
Hold your position. We shall be ready for oncoming attacks.
We act as proxies of the will of the Prescripts.
Victory Cry
…Perhaps it’s time I met a new Messenger.
The Prescripts never fail to guide us along the right path.
Death
I cannot refute this outcome. It never told us to emerge victorious…
On Kill
No excuses.
We act as proxies of the will of the Prescripts.
…The deed is nearly done.
Special Event
Those who wish to live a life through meaning given by a higher power, should be prepared to accept death as one such meaning.
Now is the time to act and carry out the Prescript.
Even the highest peaks reaching to the skies can break.
Remember. Negligent behavior will lead to death.
The remaining ones will continue to carry out the Prescript.
Special Event line notes
All Special Event lines are used as On Ally Death lines.
The Index. He first appears in the same Chapter, Episode 1.
Shimmering
Grace of the Prescript
