Name: Ivy Mourningroar
Gender: Girl
Orientation: Straight? Did anyone actually know at this age?
Birthday: 11th November 2003
Age: 15
Appearance: Ivy is relatively short, standing only at 5'4" tall. She has a slim build and weighs 128 lbs. Because of her small build, she gets tired pretty quickly from doing any strenuous activity like running or swimming. She looks young for her age. She has a naturally brown hair that she likes to let loose over her shoulders. She used to experiment with dyeing her hair different colors - few inches at the end of her hair still show the honey color she had before. Nowadays, she mostly keeps her hair naturally brown, but is still playing with the idea of dyeing them again. But she takes extra care of her hair and overall her whole image. She doesn't use lipstick, but she puts up make-up each morning. She also has a habit of using moisturizing cream on her hands ever so often. She has hazel eyes.
Ivy prefers to wear simple summer dresses with vibrant colors and motives. She is sucker for cute dogs, cats, bears and other Pokémon, so you can find them on most of her clothes. Aside from summer dresses, she can be seen wearing classic t-shirts and very short shorts. She doesn't really like wearing jeans or jackets, only tolerating them in winter. She also wears pink glasses. She can see almost fine without them, but she says that every great detective must have a recognizable accessory.
Family: Ivy's parents were Pokémon Rangers. When Ivy was 3 years old, her mother was sent on a dangerous mission. She never returned. Ivy's father decided to find her, leaving Ivy in a care of Ms. Carey - orphanage caretaker. Or at least that's what Ms. Carey told Ivy. Her memory of early years are fuzzy and she'll probably never fully remember them. She doesn't even know her parents' names, since Ms. Carey only knew them as Mr. and Mrs. Mourningroar. That's another mystery to solve!
So her "new" family is Ms. Carey and kids at the orphanage.
Bobby, a 18 years old boy, who acts as a leader of kids and helps Ms. Carey as much as he can with taking care of younger kids. But since he's already old enough, he'll leave orphanage the same day as Ivy.
Fletcher, almost 17 years old boy, who is Bobby's best friend and right hand. He is mostly seen taking care of Pokémon in the orphanage alongside Ivy.
Kyle, a 14 years old boy, who isn't really on good terms with most kids in the orphanage. He only recently got into Ms. Carey care and isn't adjusting to it very well.
Rosie, a 8 years old girl, who is looking up to Ivy. She is usually a target of Kyle's bullying and pranks. She enjoys taking care of Peter and Sarah and is usually seen with them, playing together with Mr. Nipper.
Madeleine and Sarah, a 4 years old twins, who were brought to Ms. Carey care only few weeks before Kyle, are the orphanage's biggest focus right now. Everyone is trying to help Ms. Carey with them.
Aside from people, there are countless of Pokémon either living or spending time with kids. Ms. Carey has a couple of Mareep and an Espurr as pets. Regulars at the orphanage includes Teddiursa, Wynaut, Buneary, Tangela, Hoothoot, Natu and Vanillite. There is also Cacnea living among kids, but she belongs to Bobby. Rosie once found shiny Krabby that she calls Mr. Nipper, but she let's Ivy and Fletcher take care of him.
Key personality traits:
Hyperawareness - As top tier detective, Ivy is always aware of her surrounding. She is used to take mental notes about what people around her do or say, in case it's useful later. Some details can slip past her, but it's nothing. At least there is something to figure out! While useful, this ability also makes it hard for her to fall asleep. She needs absolute silence to fall asleep. Because of that, she started wearing earplugs. She also can't stop a constant stream of thoughts running through her mind, another reason she can't get a good sleep.
Mindreader - Ivy's obsession with detective stories and her dream of becoming a detective made her study human behavior. She can predict how will others act and prepare accordingly. She can also use these predictions to turn the situation around. But not all of those predictions are accurate.
Actress - Ivy attented the dramatic club in the school. There she learned how to act, which she finds useful when dealing with suspects. She also got a basic ability to work with costumes and disguises.
Resourceful - Living in the orphanage, Ivy and other kids sometimes had to let their imagination take control to pass time. Because of that she's very resourceful and can come up with original solutions to obstacles in her way.
Sassy - Sometimes, her skills get a better of herself and she acts sassy towards others. She can think that her plan is the best and only way to accomplish her goal. Or that others are not as keen as her.
Likes and interests:
Ivy grew up reading detective stories (some even from a certain Cianwood author). It only takes the smallest mystery to get her attention. She loves solving problems and catching culprits. Because of that she is also interested in mysterious Pokémon - especially Psychic and Dark-types.
She doesn't mind fighting, but feels like there isn't really any mystery to fighting. The strongest/smartest/fastest will always win. She is more interested in behavior of Pokémon. What motivates them? Why did they decide to live along us when they are so much more powerful than humans?
And as already mentioned, she loves cute Pokémon.
Main goal/aspiration(s):
Ever since opening first detective book, she wanted to solve mysteries. She probably won't resist the call and will take a detour, if it means finding something mysterious there. She would love to
find a new species of Pokémon, since that would leave a mark on a world and would be a living proof of her abilities. She also wants to
find out what happened to her parents. If that is even possible. And of course
she will help Rashirrin make Cianwood great again.
RARE starter: - male, knows
Dragon Dance
Simple starter: - male, Pokémon at the orphanage that decided to go with Ivy
Roleplay sample: It has been a while since this post, but I hope it's still okay. It's from Kitty's Kanto: Back to Basic from the last year:
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=9994106#post9994106
