Prelude (SU + OOC)

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

@Lt. Col. Fantastic - Juuust wondering, have you finished with your SU?

No, not quite. I'll quote myself when I'm done, but I'm still adding to personality and history.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

I can't wait to see it then. ^___^

In case you guys haven't found out, if you see the 'accepted players' section, you'll pretty much know which pokemon have been taken already.

 

[{Swan}]

Name | Evangeline "Evie" McAdam

Age | 19

Gender | Female

Starter |

Jolteon (M)
Level 25
- Thundershock
- Helping Hand
- Sand-Attack
+ Wild Charge

Appearance | Evie's a cowgirl in heart and in job, so needless to say she looks the part. She wears a thick brown skirt that's buttoned high on the waist and comes down to about 20 cm below her knees. Beneath the skirt is another layer of white underskirt to prevent it from showing too much of her figure. Can't be immodest even on the road right? The top skirt has buttons on the front that can be loosened to accommodate for riding, while the bottom skirt is pliant enough not to be in the way. Evie hates that she has to wear it, she would much rather wear something simple and easy for horse-back riding but these were the social conventions. Wouldn't want a poor girl to embarrass herself by wearing pants. Tucked into the skirt she wears a white blouse, high-buttoned and with the sleeves pushed up to her elbow. She also has a pair of brown leather gloves for riding and has a lilac scarf tied around her throat. On her feet she wears a pair of comfy cowboy boots and around her waist she wears a sturdy belt with two pouches hanging on either side of it as well as a lasso rope on one side and a hunting knife on the other.

Physically Evie is quite a small girl, which does come in handy quite some times. She's 1.63m tall or about 5'4" and quite light too. Her size means she can ride both Ponyta and Rapidash quite easily, though she has a preference for the speed of the latter. She's very thin, a combination of genes and quite a bit of exercise, and hardly has a chest to speak of. She might look quite weak but don't get fooled, under her skirt she has powerful thighs from a life-time of riding and her arms are strong for that same lifetime of handling livestock. Her hair is a strawwy blonde that's very curly from nature, but spends most of its time in a French braid reaching to about 10 cm past her shoulders. There's always bits of curly hair peaking out around her face though, it's framed by different lengths of stubborn hairs. Her skin is on the tanned side, with freckles all over her face and shoulders and even some on her arms as well. Her eyes are a deep brown with blonde, so near invisible, lashes. And, of course, the cowboy hat can't be excluded.


Personality | Evie's used to hard work and entirely not used to quitting. If she starts something she finishes it, quite stubbornly so. Evie's not someone who's afraid of confrontation or lets people walk all over them. She's tough as nails and won't take crap from anywhere. Evie could care less about lady-like behavior. She wears a skirt because she has to, but that doesn't prevent her from hiking it up past (gasp!) her knees when she needs to run. She also always rides astride, no silly side-saddles for her. She also seems to have no fear or self-preservation instinct, she tends to be impulsive and go for something not considering any consequences.

As a cowgirl Evie's riding skills are considerable. She doesn't really feel at home unless she's on a horse-type Pokémon. She can ride for days on end and knows how to survive on the road for long periods of time. She's also the best lasso-er from her ranch and due to her weight also often the quickest. And she loves it with every fiber of her body.

Evie is definitely quite boyish, which is mostly because of the environment she grew up in. She swears like a sailor, can devour food like the best of them and is not afraid to present a large burp after. She's always been one of the guys to the point that the other cowboys sometimes forgot she was a girl at all. She'd like to think there was at least one drop of feminine in her, but really, there wasn't. She didn't like dresses, she couldn't stay modest and quiet to save her life and she had trouble seeing boys as anything else than either friends to joke around with or people to be wary of.

Another think Evie is, is racist. Though not entirely intentional, it is there. Evie'd always been taught that Indians were savages and cattle-raiders and all-in-all no good to have around and after her father's death there was nothing that could make Indians right in her eyes anymore. She'd only ever seen one or two from afar when they'd been on a long ride escorting the cattle and got too close to the forests. So Evie's very wary of these Indians, ever nervous to be around them. She doesn't trust them, and although she wouldn't be rude to them unprovoked she'd never be comfortable around them.


History | Evie never knew her real parents. She was told that her mother was an "immodest" woman who'd gotten pregnant from her shady practices and had died during the delivery. She was then adopted by a Cowboy and his wife who had unsuccessfully tried to make a family themselves and who didn't mind adopting a *****'s daughter. Evie's adoptive mother, Annie, had unsuccessfully tried to get Evie to become a girly girl. When she was little Annie always dressed her in lacy dresses and did her hair up all nice and tried to teach her the ways of women. It didn't take long to become apparent that that wasn't who Evie was going to become. Evie's biggest hero was her father, after a week's (or sometimes multiple) ranching he'd always come home with the money he'd earned in full cowboy gear, a huge smile on his face and full of glorious stories of his work, of rampaging Tauros he'd caught with his lasso or of Indians trying to steal a Miltank they'd chased away. Evie ate these up like cake and she knew, when she'd grew up she'd want to be like her daddy.

The next step was Bill teaching Evie how to ride a horse. She made him promise to let her ride one for her 6th birthday, and so she did. Whenever Bill got home he'd spend an hour or two teaching Evie on a Ponyta he'd persuaded the Ranch owner to lend him. It was a tiny thing, very young but with a sweet personality. Evie turned out to be a natural, which was mostly due to the fact that she tried really, really hard not to disappoint Bill. The riding lessons continued and a year later, on Evie's next birthday, Bill revealed that he'd bought the Ponyta with their savings. Needless to say Evie was ecstatic, her and the Ponyta were inseparable. From that moment Evie spent about as much time on horse-back as on her own feet.

When Evie was 10 she asked the Ranch owner, Mr. Abernathy, if she could help in the stables for a few cents per hour. He agreed, though only really because she was Bill's daughter and Bill was a highly respected cowboy. From that moment she spent most of her time riding her Ponyta to the ranch, which was about a two hour ride away, mucking out stables, doing odd jobs around the ranch and feeding the Pokémon when the cowboy's had come back. She would have stayed on the ranch like the cowboys if she weren't a girl. At the end of each day she was allowed to ride an old Rapidash that was unfit for ranching work. She also loved that she got to see Bill more often and he started teaching her how to throw a lasso, though she was really quite bad at it.

One day when she was 13 Bill simply didn't get back. It had been his own fault, really. One of the Tauros had gone missing near the woods and at the same time an Indian was spotted. Bill had immediately assumed the Indian had stolen the Tauros and chased him. They'd not seen since. This very near broke both Evie and Annie. Evie suddenly became the main provider of the family and the few cents she made really weren't enough. She'd had to sell her small Ponyta and Annie had sold most of their belongings. Evie had asked Mr. Abernathy multiple times to hire her as a cowboy, boys her age often found themselves in training, but it was her gender that made him doubt. Evie was able to convince him in due time though, arguing that she could ride a Rapidash better than the youngest cowboy he had hired, and she already knew her way around the ranch and saying that she didn't mind sleeping in the cowboy's quarters. Abernathy finally agreed and Evie started to work as a cowgirl.

Over the years she'd worked hard to become a decent, and then a good cowgirl. She always tried to work twice as hard as anyone else to make up for the doubts about her gender. She joked with the cowboys and became one of them, also creating a strong bond with her designated Rapidash. Life was good, even if she missed Bill every day. Death wasn't uncommon for a cowboy though, the dangers were many and in the years Evie had seen more than one of her colleagues find his end trampled beneath the Tauros or lost on the plains. Her happiness ended a few months before the present. Mr. Abernathy was a gambler that liked his vices and one day his vices caught up to him. He'd had to sell the ranch and the new owner wasn't that keen on "womenfolk" doing the men's work. And so she was fired. Just like that. Her entire world gone, again.

Losing their steady income another time Annie decided they'd move to her sister's who owned a cottage just outside of Kalay. And Evie, after hearing about the medallion challenge and the money you could win decided to go for it. With the money she'd earn if she was successful she could buy herself a small ranch of her own and get back to the life she should be leading.

RP Sample | From Arcanum

Spoiler:

After dinner, content as they all were, there was the next major problem to attend to. It was almost entirely dark now and Lanhua knew she had quite a long walk left towards the next town.Lanhua would never admit it to anyone, but she was quite scared of the dark. As previously discussed going back was out of the question. Lanhua was simply too stubborn for that. So she was just going to have to find shelter somewhere. The trick was just to NOT find that angry farmer again.

She decided to call back all of her Pokémon but Xinju. Hongze because people didn't seem to take too kindly to Mothim here and Fei because he always looked so arrogant 24/7. Xinju, however, had the habit of looking absolutely adorable, which was definitely a feature to be used.

After about an hour of walking Lanhua was growing restless. It was almost completely dark now, and as previously mentioned, dark things were not Lanhua's forté. They'd only passed two farmhouses so far, and one of which had their lights off and in the other Lanhua had sworn she saw a cranky man in the window. Most likely she was just paranoid, but you couldn't be careful enough with these things.

Finally, after only ten more minutes of walking, they came across a very pretty house set in the middle of a wonderful flower garden. The house looked like it belonged to a very wealthy person. It was made of dark wood with red-painted accents and there were wonderful smells coming from the garden. As if that was not enough there was also a very small greenhouse, really only about 2 square meters and quite low, attached to the side of the house. Lanhua had never seen a real green house before, but knew about it. It was meant to keep plants warm even in the winter. The best thing about the place, however, was not its richness, or its beauty. It was the head of grey hair to be seen from the window.

You see, that meant that the house belonged to an old lady, or even an old couple, but not just an old man. This was very important. Old men alone tended to be cranky, however old ladies alone tended to be nice and easily won over. Old couples were a bit of a gamble, but the odds were good. And so Lanhua decided this was going to be her first try, and she would put all her charms on the line. And definitely Xinju's cuteness.

Lanhua took a deep breath and knocked on the door. She quickly picked Xinju up in her arms, briefly telling him to look as cute and needy as possible, and prepared herself. It took a little while for the woman to open the door, but finally she did. "Yes? And you are?" Lanhua was a little taken aback, she'd thought the lady was much older from afar. But where her hair was entirely grey, her face had only a few age-lines. Old age had been nice to this lady. ( Lanhua silently prayed to the Gods of aging to go the same way.)

Lanhua bowed deeply. "Good evening madam. I am a Pokémon trainer, a beginner really, and I have no place to stay the night and a long way to Feborough Town. I feel ashamed to ask, but would you in any way have a place to rest for me and my Pokémon?" Cue Xinju to look his absolute cutest.

The lady looked them up and down a moment. "That depends," she said slowly. "What could you do for me in return?" she seemed to be thinking, or scheming rather. Yes the lady had a fairly scheming look about her at the moment. "I've never thought of using a trainer," she muttered to herself. "Hm, yes, it could work. At least, if she's any good."

"I'm plenty good, thank you very much," Lanhua interrupted, before realizing she'd been incredibly rude and bowing again. "I apologize madam, I did not intend to speak out of turn."

The woman stared at her for a moment more, before opening the door wide. "You may stay in the spare bedroom only- and really only- if you managed to complete a task for me. Come in and we shall discuss this over tea."

Lanhua did as the woman told and followed her into the house. It was all very traditional, dark colours, some landscapes and calligraphy scrolls on the walls. The living room was much the same as the entrance hall, although the colours here were a bit lighter thanks to a large window overlooking the back garden. This one was even more beautiful than the front that Lanhua had already seen. There were hydrangeas, rhododendrons, lilies, even a pond with beautiful water lilies in them. There was another small and separate greenhouse in the very back. Lanhua knelt in front of the table before the window while the woman fetched her a glass and poured her tea. "You might not know who I am, but in certain economies," meaning, as Lanhua knew, people of higher status than the lady thought her to be. "I am quite well-known. You may call be Madame Shen, I am a flower breeder. I raise the most beautiful and high-quality flowers of Arcanum, as well as create my own species by combining flowers. As you can see, most of the flowers outside are of my own creation."

Lanhua looked again and noticed that, indeed, most flowers seemed to be a little different than they were supposed to be. The hydrangeas had a beautiful colour gradient, going darker on the outsides, that was made of how many spots there were on each leaf. The lilies seemed to have almost striped patterns she'd never seen before and the rhododendrons were bigger than she'd even seen them before. Even the water lilies had beautiful colours and patterns that Lanhua had never seen before in the wild. "They're beautiful," she whispered.

"Yes, they are, but that's not the point. There is a very rare sort of plant from oversees that one of the farmers lucked upon when the imported a Combee and the seed was stuck to it." The woman pulled a face that obviously showed her disdain for this person. "Since then he's planted it –after I showed interest in it of course, the buffoon would never have known its value otherwise– and no matter how much I offer he won't give me a sample." She all but stomped her feet at this point. "Now I've tried nearly everything I could to get my hands on that flower. The magic word being nearly. I've never tried using a trainer. And this is how you will earn your stay."

"So I go out and get you this flower, right?" Lanhua repeated and Lady Shen nodded. "Alright, so I'll get you your flower in the morning."

"No, you shall get me my flower tonight. Obviously Mohito, that's that blasted farmer's name, would be out at day and would see you. It will have to be done in absolutely darkness, and you shall have to be careful not to be seen, he keeps his flowers close to the open window."

Lanhua listened patiently, although in her mind there were alarm bells ringing. She had to go out at night? In the dark? To some unknown farmer's house? That was like a horror movie waiting to happen! But she doubted she'd find another place to sleep, and she didn't really want to stay outside. What was worse, being outside in the dark for a few minutes or so, grabbing the flower and book it back, or spending an entire night in the dark? "Alright, I'll do it," Lanhua said begrudgingly. "Just show me where he lives."

And this was how Lanhua found herself creeping in the dark towards the small and low house that belonged to this farmer, Mohito. The flowers, as Madame Shen had said, were right in front of two rather large windows. The lights were lit up inside and Lanhua could see a woman through it busy in a kitchen, as well as a man through the other window, sipping tea and looking outside. He was obviously studying the beautiful flowers outside. She could also, much to her chagrin, see that this farmer was the same man that had chased Hongze before. She groaned, that was really something she could use right now.

She, for the umpteenth time, looked over her shoulder to scan the environment nervously. And, for the umpteenth time, she saw no creepy figures. Yet. She shuddered and creeped a little closer to the window and the flower bed. The problem was that the flowerbed was positioned in a way that it would be impossible to sneak up and take one without being in full view of the windows.

She had to admit, the farmer's garden looked quite pretty. It wasn't as much of a garden as a giant beehive. There were Combee everywhere, buzzing to and fro even at nighttime. The sweet smell of honey was everywhere too, Lanhua didn't blame Hongze for being tempted to steal at all.

Lanhua took a deep breath and made a dive for the house. She avoided being in the window's line of sight and flattened herself against the wall of the house. Another look to confirm nothing dubious was trying to sneak up on her and kill her. This seemed to be a negative, but it didn't stop her heart from trying to beat out of her chest. She took a quick look at the flowers. They were pretty alright. They had one long stem each with a spike of smaller flowers along it. The flower's scent was very strong and smelled even sweeter than the honey in the air. Madame Shen had called it a Hyacinth, which was an odd name that befitted the odd flower.

She tried reaching out for the one on the farthest corner, but then she heard a shuffle from the house and immediately retreated back against the wall. She tried shuffling along the ground to stay out of sight, but the light from the window reached the ground far before the first flower grew, and she again had to retreat. She heard more shuffling from inside, a female voice talked to a male one, she assumed Mohito's wife had joined her husband in the living room.

And then she had an idea.

It was quite an obvious idea, really, why hadn't she thought of it before? She released Hongze into the air. "Hongze," she whispered. "I want you to steal some honey, and do it obviously, and then run like you've never ran before. Meet me back at the lady's house." The Mothim nodded once before speeding off towards the Combee hives. He very obviously flew straight by the window, and almost immediately as he did so a very angry cry could be heard from inside. Lanhua flattened herself even more against the wall, retreating to the darkest corner she could find.

An angry Mohito ran straight past her, following Honze, who was retreating back into the forest. Behind her, most probably from the door, Lanhua could hear a woman's voice calling after him. "Just let it go Taku! Come back!"

Lanhua took the opportunity of both inhabitants of the house being occupied to dive for the flowers and digging up one full Hyacinth flower. She waited then until she heard the door close and ran full speed back to Madame Shen's house. When she's reached it she checked her surroundings for ominous shadows. She nearly had a heart attack when she saw one advance on her, only to found out it was just Hongze returning.

"So, you succeeded," Madame Shen said from the door opening, eyeing Lanhua curiously. "I have to admit, I didn't think you would."

Lanhua huffed and stepped inside, handing the lady her so desired flower. "Have I earned my stay then?"

"Oh more then, would you like some tea first?"

"Just show me the bedroom," Lanhua sighed, feeling dog tired after her adventure in the dark. She hoped she'd never have to go out at night again, though that was probably too much to ask for. For now all she wanted was for this lady to keep a night light in her spare bedroom.

Turned out she didn't even get that. It would turn out to be a very long night for Lanhua.

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

[ My Sign Up]

Name | Kimi Anegelo

Age | 17

Gender | Female

Starter |

Jolteon (F)
Level 25
- Thundershock
- Helping Hand
- Sand-Attack
- Thunderbolt

Appearance | Kimi has dark skin and long black hair. Her eyes are brown, and she is small and slender. She has good cardio, and doesn't tire easily due to extensive hunting with her father. She is slightly muscular, but she is very skinny. She wears a headress and a dress when in company, but when she is out alone she wears a warrior skirt and half shirt to move faster. She also wears decorative beads and jewelry, along with eagle feathers and tribal earrings and tattoos.

Spoiler:

The Dress

Personality | Kimi is the hunter of her family. She is the oldest of 3 children, all girls, and her father taught her to hunt with him when he didn't have any sons. She is very independant, and wants to get the six medallions to be able to protect herself from the Ranchers, and to prove that she is strong. She believes strongly that nature is something to live with and for, and adores pokemon very much. She is also very immature and falls in love easily, both with pokemon and other people. She doesn't like to keep her pokemon in apricorns, finding it cruel to restrain nature. She's not one to let peer pressure sway her thoughts, but she isn't arrogant either, thinking things through and not rushing into situation she doesn't yet fully understand. She often travels alone but feels lonely at times, and wouldn't turn down an offer for company on the road.

History | Kimi was born in Marjat, and moved away from her family to Kalay to gain the medallions a year ago. She was angry with her tribe for not allowing her to attempt the trials because she is a woman. She thinks that by obtaining the medalllions she can prove that she is stronger than the men who were allowed to try the trials. She goes way back with Jolteon, she was very young when she befriended her. Over the years Jolteon is less like a pokemon, and more like a friend. She's been trying to catch a ponyta for a long time (Her favorite pokemon besides Jolteon) but could never sneak up on one or outpace it. She wants to catch it herself, to prove that she can. Since moving to Kalay, she has been gathering information on the medallions and where to start her journey.

RP Sample | This is my first RP. (Well, I'm in Sacred Fire/Divine Water but that hasn't started yet)

Other | Kimi hunts with a bow and tomohawk.

Done! And someone's trying to steal my Pokemon!!! :paranoid:

 

[Miss Doronjo]

Well, I said I wasn't taking in reservations.

Well, unless one of the two of you wants to have another starter, I'm going to have to pick one of you for Jolteon.

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Hmmmm....I wouldn't mind taking Espeon, but it looks like Lazy Jremy has her and I don't want to steal...

That TurkishDelight dude, if he doesn't come back I'll take Eevee.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

That's fine. :3

@{Swan}: Oh my, that's quite the character! The racist persona is a nice touch. :3 Accepted with Jolteon~!

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

[ My Sign Up]

Name | Kimi Anegelo

Age | 17

Gender | Female

Starter |

Eevee
Level 25
- Tail Whip
- Helping Hand
- Tackle
- Sand Attack
- Shadow Ball

Appearance | Kimi has dark skin and long black hair. Her eyes are brown, and she is small and slender. She has good cardio, and doesn't tire easily due to extensive hunting with her father. She is slightly muscular, but she is very skinny. She wears a headress and a dress when in company, but when she is out alone she wears a warrior skirt and half shirt to move faster. She also wears decorative beads and jewelry, along with eagle feathers and tribal earrings and tattoos.

Spoiler:

The Dress

Personality | Kimi is the hunter of her family. She is the oldest of 3 children, all girls, and her father taught her to hunt with him when he didn't have any sons. She is very independant, and wants to get the six medallions to be able to protect herself from the Ranchers, and to prove that she is strong. She believes strongly that nature is something to live with and for, and adores pokemon very much. She is also very immature and falls in love easily, both with pokemon and other people. She doesn't like to keep her pokemon in apricorns, finding it cruel to restrain nature. She's not one to let peer pressure sway her thoughts, but she isn't arrogant either, thinking things through and not rushing into situation she doesn't yet fully understand. She often travels alone but feels lonely at times, and wouldn't turn down an offer for company on the road.

History | Kimi was born in Marjat, and moved away from her family to Kalay to gain the medallions a year ago. She was angry with her tribe for not allowing her to attempt the trials because she is a woman. She thinks that by obtaining the medalllions she can prove that she is stronger than the men who were allowed to try the trials. She goes way back with Eevee, she was very young when she befriended her. Over the years Eevee is less like a pokemon, and more like a friend. She's been trying to catch a ponyta for a long time (Her favorite pokemon besides Eevee) but could never sneak up on one or outpace it. She wants to catch it herself, to prove that she can. Since moving to Kalay, she has been gathering information on the medallions and where to start her journey.

RP Sample | This is my first RP. (Well, I'm in Sacred Fire/Divine Water but that hasn't started yet)

Other | Kimi hunts with a bow and tomohawk.

Okay, Eevee is my new starter. If I said Jolteon anywhere in there, I mean Eevee!

And can Eevee Evolve later on? Just wondering.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

Yeah, Eevee can evolve at a specific event~

Before I can accept you, can I ask that you maybe do a RP post about your character on a typical day? (or anything for that matter.) That will cover your RP sample, so I can see how you roleplay and such.

 

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Spoiler:

I need to cool off.

Kimi is tracking a sawsbuck for dinner. And venting to herself.

"Mother doesn't approve of me fighting the boys, but what was I suppossed to do? Let them taunt me, and disclude me from hunting with them? No, I am just as good a hunter as them, if not, better. But they won't give me a chance to prove it to them...If only I could pass the trials, then they would accept me. But here I am, alone again, in the woods, trying to catch food by myself. It's not that I can't do it, but I want others here with me...someone to talk to, someone to help me carry food, someone to just be there."

She stopped suddenly, while she was talking to herself she forgot to stay downwind of the buck. He smelled her, and froze. Kimi fumbled with her bow and raised it too late, the deer had started running. Cursing, she fired an arrow in their direction, hitting only air. She put her bow away and climb a tree to see where they were heading...

Just a small sample.

 

[LazyJremy]

Ok did a little more work

Name | Shamash Solmer

Age | 14

Gender | Male

Starter |

Espeon (M)
Level 25
- Confusion
- Helping Hand
- Sand-Attack
- Wish

Appearance |

Personality | Shamash is very proud of his parents and trade but often times demands recognition and is hungry for greatness of his own. He's very idealistic and confident in his abilities to overcome trials and hardships. He tends to get very emotional and heated in arguments and when faced with confrontations. As an only child he's self centered and has a lot of growing to do in his journey of self discovery. His large ego causes him to be easily moved by flattery and praise. Despite be brass, aggressive, and loud he's a nice guy who likes to play rough.

History | Shamash was born and raised in Marjat among the Miraj tribe. Together with his mother and father they would harvest and study apricorns to be use for pokemon trainers. They were well versed in the different unique types and varying effectiveness of each. Shamash took much pride in their trade.

In time naturally he grew fascinated by the magical creatures known as Pokemon. He'd practice everyday his throwing technique eventually becoming very masterful. He trained hard hoping to live up to the chiefs exceptions of being the prophesied hero of legend he had so long waited for. Though his parents we're too supportive as they watched many fail the trial including his father he wasn't deterred and hoped to accomplish what his father couldn't do along with gathering the six medallions.



RP Sample | Never RPed here before but here is a post from another forum.
http://forum.onemanga.com/showpost.php?p=6249356&postcount=6

Other | Shamash has very accurate and precise aim with apricorns as well as being able to curve it and predict trajectory to hit a target off a ricochet.

Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRaXqbAuFE&feature=relmfu[/QUOTE]

 

[Mortalis]

Alright, I added and updated the appearance.

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Name | Arkan Maes

Age | 16

Gender | Male

Starter |

Umbreon ♀ + TM30 Shadowball

Appearance | Arkan - With a darkened, tan skin tone and midnight black hair, Arkan is often regarded as a mysterious, sullen fellow who seems juvenile. He often sports a beige coat with a black under shirt. He wears charcoal black jeans and casual shoes. His eyes are a milky brown, nearly approaching an amber colour. He appears to have no flaw on his skin, but then again, you can't judge a book by it's cover. He has a white belt that has extra hooks for Pokeballs and various pouches for other items. He has a beige bag that hangs low on his back and a small, simple band that he received from his father. His shoes are a simple, white slip on that are casually comfortable to walk and run in. He carries around a scarf, an extra sweater, sandals and shorts in case he needs to change according to the conditions of the weather.

Personality | Although nonchalant at times, Arkan is actually a bright, warm-hearted person who cares for Pokemon and peace within Tobyan. His general nature is received as dark, and he often secludes himself to a sarcastic or serious stature. He prefers to be alone with his Pokemon, and works best while doing the same. He has little fear, but like most people in Tobyan, is afraid of watching the region fall to a lesser state. Although he prefers to stay quiet on the matters, he isn't afraid to speak up about subjects that go against his morals, as well as those that threaten the peaceful nature of Tobyan. To Arkan, it isn't about the fame or the fortune, but the goal of letting Tobyan stand as a strong region, and the respect that comes with knowing you helped. Following this motto, Arkan will always fight for what matters to him, and what matters to those he trusts.

History | Born in Wanako as a single child, Arkan's parents named him after his deceased grandfather who had originally run their shop in town. Famous for their healing medicine for Pokemon, Arkan's family had always been one to connect peace to the living creatures and had abstained from Pokemon battles. Although Arkan followed the same passion as his parents for peace with Pokemon, he did not believe in denying the nature of Pokemon battles. If Pokemon were to become stronger, they needed competition. Although not a fan of giving Pokemon pain, he prefers to train hard with his Pokemon and work with the utmost care for them. Upon Arkan's tenth birthday, his family's business was unfortunately forced to close because of the lack of customers. Unbeknown as to why their business fell so quickly, the Maes family moved to Kalay after Arkan's father was accepted a job as a miner. Arriving in Kalay, the family began their new life as a small income household. Living amongst the various teepees that lined the town's community, Arkan slowly grew as both a person and a trainer, vowing his morals in place before anything else.

RP Sample | I've never actually RP'd here before, but I guess I can get one going now.

Spoiler:

Watching as the amber light bled down the stone walls, the boy paced back and forth, his sullen brown eyes casting a nonchalant gaze wherever he looked. His coat billowed in the casual breeze that overlapped the ruins of the building that stood here previous. A small, black creature with yellow, glowing rings on it's body sat still, watching it's master pace. It made a small sound, looking over to the lamp that gave off the poorly illuminated light. The small flame that basked on the candle was slowly dying, a dim atmospheric tone spreading throughout the ruined stone house. Looking back up at it's master once more, the creature stood on all fours.
"Bree.." it said softly, watching as the boy looked down at it. Giving an unhearty smirk, the boy leaned down and pet the creature slowly.
"I know, I'm worried too, Umbreon. I can't bare to think of.." he started, finishing off with a glance into the midnight blue. ".. Of what's happened."

Watching as the small, black creature walked over to the ruined doorway, the boy walked to it's side once more and looked into the ocean that lay ahead of them. Umbreon casually lifted it's head to check on it's master, only to see a grim look of regret painted on his darkened face. "If anything, he won't be back. But then again, how would we know?" he asked, looking down at his companion. Umbreon simply stared back at the ocean, scanning it's shoreline.
"Umbree.."

The clouds above twisted and swirled into a malicious overcast, their wispy features floating gently amongst the star strewn sky. The light given off in the distance was clear a town sat quietly, it's borderline not too far from where the two stood. Coolly gesturing for Umberon to follow him, the boy made his way down the hill and onto the plain. Walking together, the two headed for the town, an ambition plastered on the boy's face. It wasn't the most peaceful of times, but someone was going to fix that.

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[Miss Doronjo]

@Lt. Col. Fantastic - That's good for a first. :3 I'll accept you with Eevee so long as your active. ^^

@LazyJremy - Before I can accept you, can you provide a brief description along with your picture as an appearance? That'd be great~

@SooperTrooper - Yes, that's much better. ^^ Accepted with Umbreon!

Now, I believe 6 filled-in spots out of 8 is good enough to start, so, I'm currently typing the IC post, and it should be up by tonight, or tomorrow, depending on when it's accepted~

(For those of you who are still typing their SUs / those who are still wanting a spot, don't worry - when you're finished and accepted, you cans tart anytime~ This RP does not require everyone to start at the same time. )

Sooooo stay tuned :3

 

[Miss Doronjo]

Hey gang; the IC has been submitted already, juuust waiting for acceptance. Sorry for the wait~~

EDIT: It's now up! I hope you'll have fun. :3

 

[The Noob Hacker]

So, in my SU, I never did say that my character lived in Kalay, like it should have. So, should I just change my history or say that my character is just arriving in the area?

 

[Miss Doronjo]

I guess change your history for now. Since that would -fit- more in the story.

 

[The Noob Hacker]

Okay. Because I am incredibly lazy and don't feel like making a more eloquent story by editing the history in my original SU, let's just pretend that my character ran away from home, not able to take living there anymore. Since then for the past few months, year(s), or however long you think is necessary, he could've been staying with a small family of local Ranchers who aren't as work-intensive as the Victen's family. He could've lied about him not having a family to the people he's staying with so they would take him in instead of trying to get him back home. From there, I guess the reason he goes out to collect the medallions is that he feels guilty for leaving his family behind, kind of like how he was doubting himself at the end of my original history, deciding that he would send the food and money back to his real family. (though the combination of guilt, shame, and distaste for his life back home makes him doubt that he will ever show his face to his family ever again.) Not sure what to do about the new family and how they wouldn't be suspicious of Victen not planning to give them the money and food. Either he lies to them and says that he will give them the prize (could lead to an interesting contest of loyalties between two families later down the line) or he runs away from them too. (which would add on to his guilt and self-loathing factor that would now be a part of the character's personality.)

I suppose while I'm at it, I could add irresponsible to Victen's list of traits. Making his longing for travel, friends, and new experiences more of a way to run away from his past. Also makes his somewhat positive disposition more of a cover and a defense mechanism to hide his deeper feelings from others, even going so far as to hide his feelings from himself to keep him from wallowing in self-loathing and guilt, which would make Victen more deceptive and two-faced than he already was, to the point where he's trying to fool himself.

Geez, that just makes the character a whole lot darker. (Or maybe that just makes him an emo cowboy, I don't know.) And I was trying to move away from characters like that. Oh well, that isn't a problem. I suppose, if nothing else, it makes the character a bit deeper. Assuming this is all okay with you, I should probably be making my first post sometime tonight.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

No, no, that's actually quite interesting of a character; I love that. :3

And yeah, I can't wait for your post~ I'm going to look at all the posts tonight.

 

[{Swan}]

I have to say that I absolutely love how you're running the roleplay so far, I love the pieces of storyline you give with each chapter.

 

[Miss Doronjo]

I have to say that I absolutely love how you're running the roleplay so far, I love the pieces of storyline you give with each chapter.

Thank you; I'm glad you're enjoying it. ^^ I'll have a look at the new posts soon~


@1ninjadude1701 - Before I can accept you, I would like you to add more depth to your appearance, as well as your RP sample; it's looking a little weak so far.