Pokemon Valde Bellum (OOC Thread)

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Application:
(I will only be taking five – one for each region)

Your starter depends on what you fill out in your application.
There are a few reservations for some regions, so some people may have the same region as you. Don't worry, you guys have different paths.

Rules:
-> Don't break any of the rules. My say is final.
-> I want this roleplay to be active, but that doesn't really mean a post per day – like a post every few days if you can get to it.
-> I want people to be happy roleplaying this, so I will try to put in as many things as I can to make the players and readers happy.
-> Do not say your character knows any of the legendaries, because he/she shouldn't. Legendaries can appear later.
-> Posts don't have to be long, but I'd like a decent post of 1 paragraph minimum, 5 sentences.
-> No god-modding or bunnying without permission.
-> Try to use proper grammar and sentence structure.
-> No encounters with Pokemon outside of the given ones in the post will allowed! That includes legendaries or shinies. If you want to find a shiny, that is the decision of the RP master.
-> No flaming! If you don't agree with something, PM me.

And, you may begin!

DJYosh:




Swan:


Nate_Dawg:


The Pinkie Pie:


Teams are frequently updated!

Pokemon Open For Trading:
Kris McKenna is offering a Poochyena!


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Offers on Pokemon can be made on this OOC thread, or through Visitor messages (or Private Messaging), with the trainer/player who is offering a Pokemon. Pokemon that are offered for trading are updated frequently here, as well as offers (if some haven't been accepted yet).

When Danielle gets the Pokeball from the box, inside is a Cyndaquil.

#155 Cyndaquil
Female
Fire
Level 5
Docile Nature
Moves: Tackle, Leer

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.

Kris received a Trapinch!

#328 Trapinch
Female
Ground
Gentle Nature
Moves: Bite, Sand Attack

Chapter One: Welcome to Island Dauoalogn
Post 1

The revolutionary standing in front of you is one of the ex-champions, and you know her for starting her journey in Kanto back when Professor Oak had given young Pokemon to new trainers. She had made a name for herself, battling and training in both gym and coordinator matches. You had always wondered why she had fallen to the Acies with the power she held, but now you know she never did. Her name is Rayne.

"I'm sorry for taking you from your homes so quickly," Rayne begins, crossing her arms as she looks to each one of you. "But the Acies were closing in on our locations in the regions. We needed to act fast."

A bag is placed in front of each of you, and you look at it before returning your gaze to Rayne. "I'm Rayne, Leader of the Valde Bellum. And you few have been recruited to help us achieve equality and to throw the Acies from their reign."

Rayne gestures to one of the men standing at her side, and he steps forward, a large box in his hands. You watch as he opens the top and inside, there are several round spheres you thought you would never see again in your lifetime – Pokeballs.

"Each of you will take one, and it will be your partner through your hardships," Rayne says, and she gestures to all of you to take a Pokeball. And you do. "We luckily saved quite enough Pokeballs and other brands for you to catch some Pokemon too. Speaking of which-"

You watch as Rayne turns and behind her, the walls seem to open up, doors becoming a gateway to a beautiful wilderness. "Here you will be able to travel out and capture some new Pokemon to build your team. And don't worry – we cannot appear on the Acies radar due to the power of some of our countless Psychic types. Come with me now, please."

Rayne gestures for you to follow. You each grab the bag at your feet and keep your Pokeball close to you, and as all of you are outside with Rayne in front of you, the doors close behind, leaving you all in the wilderness. The small field splits up into several different paths, and it's up to you which one you take.

"Use your head, pick your path," Rayne says. "But don't let your Pokemon out until you're far enough away that you don't see me, understand?" And so, Rayne gestures for you to go out and take the routes, whichever one you take. The trees and the canopy make it impossible to see what lies within each route. "Good luck, and be sure to follow your path."

What you do: Choose a route and include it in your post, and you may also let out your Pokemon and interact with it. The path you take will affect your new posts. Your post should end after you interact with your Pokemon.

Each backpack contains: 1 Flashlight, 1 Gallon of fresh water, 10 Cans of Dried Food, 10 Pokeballs (You don't have to use all of them), 1 Long Rope, 5 Potions (for your Pokemon), 10 Iodine tablets (help to purify water), 4 Sticks, 1 Sleeping Bag

Route 1: To the farthest left seems to just be a small rocky path, similar to a path you would find while hiking along country sides, and some fall-colored trees perk out here and there.

Route 2: To the right of Route 1 is what seems to be a semi-dense forest. Something you'd find in a deciduous forest. Not as dense as a jungle, but not as easily maneuverable as Route 1 could be. The path is rocky and covered with trampled leaves.

Route 3: On the right of Route 2 is an extremely dense forest, and there's barely any light coming from within. The route is full of muck and the trees are covered with moss and vines. It gives off a fetid smell. I wouldn't suggest going in there unless you have a source of light and you know your way around a jungle, but that is up to you.

Route 4: The jungle splits off in what seems to be a plain, like the one you are currently in, but with rolling hills and a beautiful sun beating overhead. Seems to be the easiest route, but that's for you to judge.

Route 5: The plain seems to have dispersed in a large rocky area, with small rolling mountains, but packed with rocks and dangerous mountainous objects.

Route 6: A line of trees cuts off Route 5 and Route 6, for this route is covered in sand and desert rocks. The wind prevents you from seeing fifteen feet ahead of your nose. Do you want to risk taking this route, not knowing where you actually will be heading?

Route 7: Another line of trees cuts off Route 6 and Route 7. This route, like the previous one has sand, however also has shells and sea objects. The sand glitters with the sun and you believe you may find water if you go down this route. Seems to be an easy route, but that's for you to judge.