City Map and History

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Fuyuki City

Fuyuki looks much the same as it did a long time ago, with its oddly divided houses and the Miongawa river being mostly untouched by the Fourth Holy Grail War. The war's biggest impact can be felt in the central park, which feels unnaturally quiet and still. The improper war ended here, according to the most reliable information the Association has on the matter (which isn't very reliable). Most residents of Fuyuki avoid the park entirely due to the atmosphere.

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The Fourth Grail War

Events of the Fourth War are largely speculation, not only because the supervisor died almost immediately after the war began, but also because the war itself was spectacularly lethal. None of the known Masters survived the war, and emphasis is placed on 'known' because of the seven Masters, only three were known to the Association. The other four Masters are believed not to have come from proper magus families.

Regardless of the outcome, it appears none of the participants made use of the Grail. While the War's duration was marked by a number of strange disappearances, deaths, and 'unscheduled demolitions' that could only have arisen through the presence of Servants, nothing served to indicate the end of the War. The built-up prana was not expended through a wish, as made evident by the Fifth War's start ten years later, but for all intents and purposes the Grail appears to have vanished - which, according to most understandings of magecraft, is impossible.

Major Families

The Einzberns retain much of their involvement in the war, as would be expected. They are also immensely secretive about their preparations; however, recent news suggests that there has been something of a feud between various parts of the family who differ in opinions on how to go about winning the Grail and what to do with it.

The Matous have been much reduced in recent years. With their only capable heir, Kariya Matou, killed during the Fourth War, the only surviving member of the family known to have any magical talent is Zouken Matou, who lives in Fuyuki City. Zouken is utterly withdrawn from magi business, and is likely far too old for any active participation in a Holy Grail War, but given that he is over three hundred years old by any reckoning, he must have significant power in his own right as well as reason enough to want the Grail.

The Tohsakas lost one of their finest magi, Tokiomi Tohsaka, during the Fourth War, who left behind his wife and three children. Their most talented magus at this moment is the eldest daughter of the family, Rin Tohsaka, but her father's death appears to have made her unwilling to compete in the War. At present, Rin is studying at Clock Tower, and has made waves among the magical community by advocating that the Grail be completely dismantled, as it only serves to ruin promising magi with little to no benefit.