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Name: Nieves Johnson
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Appearance: Nieves stands at approximately 5'2", weighing in around 125 pounds. Her skin is quite pale, a result of both genetics and a lack of sun exposure. She has long platinum blonde, wavy hair, with two bangs falling both sides of her face, which frames her dark blue eyes. She is scarred with burn marks from the right side of her chest across to the left side of her hip and down her leg a little.
As she is used to a colder climate, Nieves clothes tend to reflect this. She tends to sport a long black tunic which falls to her knees, slit up both sides for the sake of mobility. It is trimmed on the edge with blue, and has obvious stitching in the same shade going down the back. In cold weather, she wears a warm grey knitted jumper under this dress, along with black pants to keep her warm. These, along with her gloves and a grey and blue scarf, are not worn in warmer areas. She wears practical black leather boots on her feet, regardless of the weather, along with a belt which she can carry small items on.
Personality: Nieves is the kind of person who will smile warmly and laugh in a good natured sort of manner, all without a hint of any of that emotion touching her eyes. She found early on in life that there was an expectation that she had to be charming and good natured, and so in order to not make people hostile or wary of her, she acts in the way that most people seem to expect of her, only to become slightly disappointed when very few people fail to notice that its all just an act. In reality, Nieves is quite cold, not really caring for small talk - she doesn't care how funny your jokes are, or what the weather is like, as she'd rather just cut to the chase and get to the topic at hand. She also seems quite indifferent to the suffering of others, or at least she is towards those she doesn't care deeply about, although these people seem to be few and far between. She looks at the world's morality in various shades of grey - she doesn't believe that there is anything truly "Good" or anything truly "Evil", as she considers both the very flexible terms. As a result, she isn't above doing things which are traditionally dubbed as being "Evil" in order to achieve her goals, whatever they may be at the time, as once she sets her sights on a goal, almost nothing can deter her from trying to achieve it. At this point in time, her main dream is to learn for herself what the world is truly like, outside of Snowpoint Valley.
History: Nieves was born and raised in Snowpoint Valley, the eldest child of three, to Robert and Marie Johnson, who both ran the local Blacksmith. Her siblings are named Soren and Cassandra respectively. The family lived on the outskirts of the Valley, more towards Lake Acuity. Marie would design the more decorative items that they had to make, and Robert would make them, using the fire from his Arcanines' to heat the metal. Nieves was quite distant as a child up until the point where her mother required her to assist with their work, getting her to work as a messenger, and also working with money. She quickly found that her attitude put people off, and thus adapted her outer persona to fit more with what her mother expected her to do.
This continued for many years, with Nieves also assisting making various items of out metal when she was allowed to, and despite her feelings of being slightly out-of-place, she was nevertheless content with her current situation. However, at the age of 15, a traveller arrived in the Valley, which was a rare thing due to the difficulty in travelling. He was a lanky red haired man, with a rather strange attire in her opinion, but he told her and many others the most marvellous tales of the world outside of the Valley. This sparked a fire within her, that burned to see more of the world, and at the time, she begged her parents to let her accompany the traveller. Of course, they refused to let her do that, but from that time on, she was constantly badgering them to let her go and explore. Eventually, they gave in, allowing her to leave when she turned 18. When she was the depart, she was given one of the Growlithe pups from the Arcanines' most recent litter, named Huojin, to accompany her, despite her protests that she didn't require a guard dog.
The trip through the snow covered lands around Snowpoint were incredibly harsh and unforgiving, with little to no human life between there and Eterna Valley. There were, however, plenty of ice types around the area, including Sneasels. One evening, Nieves and Huojin settled down to sleep in an area which was sheltered from the wind, not knowing that two Sneasels had made their nest there. When the parents came back to find the two of them there, they attacked, one of them slashing Nieves open from chest to hip. With his Roar, Huojin managed to scare the two away for long enough so they could get out of the Sneasels' territory. With Nieves slowly bleeding to death, Huojin managed to breathe enough fire to sear the wounds closed and stop the blood loss. From there on, the journey to Eterna was considerably slowed, but eventually, they made it. Since then, Nieves has been travelling around the West side of Sinnoh, taking work whether she can to fund her endeavours. She is aware of all of the tension in the air at the moment, but doesn't really care that much. She still writes to her parents, however, she never gets any response from them, which she decided must be due to how often she moves around. She is currently residing in Twinleaf town, working as a waitress for a local café.
Hometown: Snowpoint Valley
Weapon: Two small daggers
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Pokemon Species + Nickname: Growlithe, named Huojin
Ability: Flash Fire
Attacks:
- Bite
- Roar
- Heat Wave (Egg Move)
Personality: Huojin is quite a jolly kind of guy, happily following Nieves around in her travels. He tends to be quite playful, often tugging on clothing, running off with various items, or setting things on fire as a joke. As he is only young, he really doesn't see what's so wrong about the way he acts, and is often quite confused when people get upset. He lives up to the nature of his species by being very loyal to Nieves, always keeping in mind what his parents told him before he left Snowpoint - that his most important job was to ensure that the girl survived and was okay. He takes this very seriously, and can often be very wary of strangers, guarding Nieves as he has been ordered... When he's not distracted by having way too much fun, anyway.