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Name: Amber Frost
Nickname: She was often known as "The Consigner" to those who met her, as she could sell you pretty much anything you needed - for a price, of course. Amber considers it her "street persona", and even made an insignia. If you spot a heart with Zubat wings carved into a surface, The Consigner was around, waiting for customers.
Age: 15
Sex: Female
Dorm: Raikou Dorm
Appearance: A teenage girl with long, dirty blonde hair that fades to purple at the ends, with a small pony tail held together with two lock picks disguised as normal hair pins, carved out of bone. She has blue eyes and is average in height and weight. She is almost always seen wearing a purple top, ripped black jeans, and purple combat boots. She also has several scars crisscrossed on her back and arms that she doesn't like to mention. She wears a necklace with a heart-shaped piece of amber on a silver chain. The necklace is the only thing she has from her birth mother and refuses to take it off or sell it, despite all her claims of not being a sentimental type.
Personality: Amber is sarcastic, rebellious, and a bit of a bully. She also has a strong pride that often gets in the way of what's important, especially when she truly needs help yet refuses to ask anyone for it. She has an apathetic view toward her schooling; she often ditches classes and finds receiving a C grade an impressive accomplishment. Amber has antisocial tendencies, preferring to keep to herself rather than meet new people. If she does meet others, it's to quench her boredom with some quality mocking. She's good at reading people, and can find people's insecurities and use it against them.
Despite not caring for other people, she has a strong bond with her Pokemon; Pokemon are always loyal and never betray you, unlike people. Also, contrasting strongly with her personality, she is a firm believer in Arceus, and reacts strongly to those who use the phrase, "Oh my Arceus" or other irreverent phrases. She also has a strong mistrust and hatred of adults from her years of foster care. Her cold hard exterior often pushes people away, to Amber's delight, however those that can get close to her may find a softer interior locked away from harm.
History: Amber had a rough life growing up, which understandably lead to many of her problematic personality traits. Abandoned at a young age, Amber grew up in a rundown orphanage run by kind, old nuns of Arceus. Despite their loving influence, she was bitter towards the parents she never knew, and never got along well with the other children. She chased away any potential adopters with her antisocial and brutish personality, and that suited her just fine.
She started bouncing from foster home to foster home, never lasting for long with any one family. But then she went to a family she couldn't defeat with her defiance. The man was a cruel taskmaster, and his wife was too terrified of him to help Amber. Amber was forced to do all the chores around the house, with few decent meals. Any disobedience was met with a fierce beating, usually with a belt, which was the source of her numerous scars running across her body. Being the rebellious one she is, this occurred quite often. However, her spirit was never broken, and she planned her escape, fueled by rage.
One day, she finally put her plan into action. She packed up a tiny sack of her belongings, including large chunks of rock from the walls, just in case. She silently crept up the stairs out of her tiny basement room, took the lock pins out of her hair, and unlocked the door. With a quickly muttered prayer for safety like she'd been taught, she entered the hallway. She retied her hairpins, and walked towards the door, bag in hand. Everything did not go as planned, however.
The front door opened with a click, as the man returned home early from work. Caught in the act, Amber reacted too slowly to hide before he walked in and spotted her. Furious, he stormed in and grabbed her by the neck, pushing her against the wall. As she struggled fiercely and gasped for breath, she made out a rapidly growing figure in the sky through the open front door. The shape became more defined through Amber's blackening vision as a purple, flying Pokemon heading towards the door at a high velocity. She pushed as hard as she could and drew in a sharp breath before the Zubat collided with her attacker in a swirling mass of teeth and wings. Amber took the opportunity to grab her stuff, and started to make a run for it as the man shook off the Zubat, sending it crashing into the wall. Enraged, the man wouldn't leave it at that and went over to the fallen Zubat and hit it again. Amber should've taken the chance to escape as he was distracted, but instead she ran back inside, hefted her bag over her head and brought it down on the back of the man's head with a scream. He crumpled to the floor, unconscious.
Shaken and bruised, but otherwise uninjured, Amber scooped up the wounded Zubat into her bag and ran as fast and far as she could. When she came to the nearest town, she pulled out a dusty Pokeball and caught the brave little Zubat and got him healed at the Pokemon Center. From then she lived on the streets, mostly stealing to survive. That is, until she found out about the Pokemon Trainer Academy. Getting a place to stay, meals, and the opportunity to get much stronger was well worth having to go to school. She was rather surprised by being accepted, but she wasn't going to look a gift Ponyta in the mouth. She packed up what few things she had and left on the soonest boat out, already imagining what sort of trouble she could cause.
Pokémon:
Species: Zubat
Nickname: Valor
Personality: Recklessly brave, this loyal Zubat will do anything for his trainer and fellow Pokemon, even dive headfirst into danger.
Lvl: 15
Moves: Wing Attack, Bite, Supersonic, Leech Life, Astonish
Species: Ponyta
Nickname: Spirit
Personality: This energetic Ponyta has a need for speed, and grants his loyalty to those who earn it.
Lvl: 15
Moves: Hypnosis, Tackle, Tail Whip, Ember, Flame Wheel, Charm
Species: Treecko
Nickname: Swindle
Personality: This sneaky little Treecko is a perfect partner in crime; any strangely disappearing wallets probably have Swindle as the cause.
Lvl: 10
Moves: Pound, Leer, Absorb
Misc.:
Amber's current team of 3 Pokemon all had specific jobs when it came to thievery and survival. Valor was her bodyguard, ready to protect her if things went south. Spirit was the charm; if she needed a good distraction or to lower someone's guard, he was the Pokemon for the job. And Swindle served as an assistant, and proved to be better at pick pocketing than Amber herself, although he could never beat her lock picking skills. Swindle was left to fend for himself in the city after he lost an important territory battle with a Grovyle and was forced out of the area. He tried to pickpocket Amber, who, to his disappointment, had next to nothing on her. She caught him in the act, and figured it'd be beneficial to have another thief around with her, and so he was added to her team, bringing it up to a total of 3 Pokemon.
Amber has few belongings, however the most important item besides her necklace is a well-maintained hunting knife. It's served useful for all sorts of things, and she never goes far without it. It's especially helpful for one of her favorite hobbies, which is carving. Her favorite materials to carve are bone and certain seashells; rumor has it that those particular objects are worth as much as gold when trading with The Consigner. Another hobby of hers is horseback riding (Ponytaback riding?).