[PKMN FULL] Into the Great Open Blue [OOC]

[Fen-Fen]

Name: Janine Asher

Age: 23

Species: Meowstic

Position in the Crew: Psychic

Appearance: This Meowstic is not very remarkable from any other female Meowstic. Her attire consists of a dog tag and with her retirement from the ANF, dons a modified and somewhat worn ANF coat with the insignia torn off, boots, and a similarly modified ANF hat.

History: A native of Iridea in the Carajol Sea, where the sun shone amidst a beautiful gem of a tropical town, life was fairly ordinary for a young Espurr and their family. With her mother an employee in the local government, her father a captain in the ANF and her oldest brother an aeronaut in the ANF, Janine had only admiration for the Navy and the government. Janine's biological parents were unknown to her adopted family, or at least, they didn't seem to know. She heard of all the cool things and all of the good that father and brother had been doing on behalf of the Navy, and could only look up to them in awe. Only problem was that her adopted family were all part of the brawny and physically strong Houndoom family, and her a mere Espurr. Nonetheless, her family shaped her feisty and energized spirit to the kind of person she became through the influence of them, ironically becoming on the opposite ends of her biological parents in terms of her views and outlook. Like all the other kids on the block, her dream was to join the Navy and was certainly in the "in" crowd because of it.

As soon as she became of age and evolved into a Meowstic, Janine dashed over to her local recruiting station and passed all the prerequisites with flying colors. She couldn't help but go home and celebrate heavily as her overjoyed family prepared to send her off to Fort Luc, where her brother was stationed. After a year of climbing the ladders, her talent allowed her to join the frontlines with her brother, where the two worked great together. All the while, they worked together to combat pirates on the border region. From that, from her encounters with pirates were interesting encounters, with the pirates of course fearing the arm of justice meant to uphold the peace. Despite all of that, there seemed to be a nagging feeling about the pirates, especially with their alleged code of honor. Not that Janine took the pirates at their word, but an interesting footnote for all her combat missions nonetheless.

There were always a few questionable activities that happened within the ANF, and Janine began getting getting full exposure to it within her fourth, going on fifth year of service with the Navy. Even with her pro-government bias from the jump, there was always a voice in the back of her head that made her question a few things internally over her years of service. The roughing up of pirates after they already surrendered and beating them, detaining of some "undesirable" citizens that appeared to do nothing wrong. With these sort of incidents spaced out over the years and having the reassurance of her brother, by this point a lieutenant, that these incidents were justified with some government explanation of the events, Janine was assuaged. This particular event, the sudden prosecution of Janine's brother for the absolutely inexplicable charges of embezzlement, fraud and disloyalty to the Navy. Rumors were that these crimes were actually committed by the resident Captain (at this point not Janine's father) and because the two had major disagreements, he had been framed for his own crimes. After all her years of loyal service, and especially after all her brother's years of service, Janine felt absolutely betrayed and floored the Captain, both verbally and physically, and subsequently defected from the Navy bitter and resentful.

Unable to return to the Navy stronghold surrounding Iridea, Janine teetered towards the eastern part of the Carajol Sea. With a sense of depression setting in and anxiety with avoiding the ANF, her salvation came in the form of a pirate crew looking to recruit. With nothing to lose by joining them, especially as Janine had gotten to better know the pirates in the eastern Carajol Sea, she accepted and became a member of Johnathon Sawyer's crew.

Personality: Janine is quite the feisty and energetic spirit with the good ol' Navy spirit running strong in her, even if she no longer is employed with said Navy. Indeed, despite her disillusionment with the institution that has shaped her life, she is very much the same energetic tomboy that she started out as. With thick skin, guile and a prowess for her Psychic powers with her mastery of it, Janine also holds herself in high regard, adding to a reason to want to prove herself. More so than her compatriots, where their looks tended to do half the work of seeming tough for them, Janine always had a burning drive to prove herself to her peers, especially with the like minded crew of the Navy. This drive and attitude comes doubly so based on appearances, earning her quite the reputation as the firebrand in her local unit of the Navy. Despite a certain feistiness to her character, there is always a good natured air about it, seldom being a nasty or unpleasant individual to be around. She likes to crack jokes, have a hearty drink after a long mission, have a good times with her friends and share stories. Having until fairly recently viewed the ANF as a community and growing up in that sort of community mindset, it's apparent where she gets the
She is decidedly an extrovert, flourishing under contact with many people and able to project herself in a social environment, especially given how vocal and outgoing proving Janine needed to be to prove herself to her ANF crew. When left by herself, Janine tends to get more bored easily and generally feels less enthusiastic or energetic, not to the point of desolation, but a marked downgrade in the eyes of Janine nonetheless. This is something that has been brought more to the forefront after being torn from all her family and friends in the ANF.

Despite generally being pleasant a good amount of the time, her fiery spirit comes with an equally fiery temper, usually brought on by the concept of any innocent suffering from injustice, something that she holds guilt in her heart since Janine feels that she has perverted through her participation in the ANF. Apart from that, the usual things that may anger a person would anger her, only amplified with a barking, commanding Navy voice and aforementioned fiery temper. Be it an an aggravating person or a frustration in her life, her temper can come off as strong, sometimes overly so in an especially heat of the moment situations. Only problem is that a lot of these heat of the moment situations come up frequently because of her excitable nature, and it can be overwhelming to certain people. Nonetheless, all is well for Janine if she felt that she gets the point across and that no one got hurt in the process.

Ability: Keen Eye

Type of Mastery or Artifact: Psychic Type Mastery

Moveset: Shadow Ball, Dazzling Gleam, Signal Beam, Charge Beam

What is the Fifth Tenet of the Golden Code of Conduct?: "Ah, so ya asking me about the pirates' law now?" With a bit of a crooked grin, she replied, "Well, it's all about keeping your wits on ya and being alert! Something I can relate to..."

RP Sample: https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/9136805/

 

[Ray Maverick]

@Jill Sandwich you're accepted, welcome on board.

@Fen-kun I'm going to have to decline you. You can PM me if you want to know why. Thanks for applying.


Just a heads up for anyone still interested: anyone who wants to may request to join the RP as a guest. We'll be making more crews later down the line, so naturally a few spots would open there.

In any case, thanks to everyone who showed interest.

Now, to start the RP!

 

[Ray Maverick]

Updating OP with details for our ship (that I neglected to flesh out before I posted the OOC ;D):

Image:
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Schematic:

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A bit of backstory!
This ship, originally named Safe Journey, was built by Darcy's Woodworks - a business in Liverte that is ran by the family of our crew's boatswain and carpenter Nicholas Darcy - the artisans of which used the fabled Wyron wood, a unique kind of material with magical properties. The Wyron wood can only be found in the still officially undiscovered and uncharted Wyron Woodlands, a hidden area in the heart of Sonara that was found by Nicholas's father with the help of Jonathan's father. The ship was built secretly and off the books in a cave away from Liverte, as it was a huge project which would be taxed unfairly by the tyrannical Trade Prince of Liverte - exactly as it happened, once Captain Amadeus let him know of the ship's existence.

As the Safe Journey was built for a wealthy merchant, it sports many kinds of luxuries not found in regular ships. Nicholas himself has worked extensively on the construction of the ship, so he knows his way in and out. Darcy's Woodworks built the Safe Journey for comfort and speed, as requested, and one can't say that it's ill-equipped for battle, but it's not heavily armed when Jon and Nick find it again in Modistra, and only one layer of shield has been programmed into its power core, the Ethereal Spirit Core. The most important thing about it is that it can take us places.


Crow's Nest
As part of the main mast, the Crow's Nest is the highest point of the ship and is generally used as a lookout point for spotting things like danger, other ships or land.

Deck
Where nearly everything happens

Ratlines
Ratlines are the ropes that connect the deck with the blimps, although they're not what's keeping them chained to the aircraft (there are ropes for that). The ropelines are a quick way to get on the blimps.

Blimps & Blimp Shields
Our ship has two of those; there are some with one, three or four of them. The blimps are made of industrial hardened cotton; they're full of volatile Phlogistron, so they're arguably the weakest part of the ship, because if any of them rip, things won't be looking so good. It's possible to climb the side of the blimps with the use of handles, but if the airship is going at high speed, it'll take a good amount of strength to hold on. Blimp shields are active during battle for increased protection against projectiles.

Sidewings
The sidewings are attached to the side of the blimps and like the blimps, they are generally fragile. They help in steering the blimps when folded during battle, they are protected under the blimp shields.

Bridge & Navigation Room
The bridge sports the wheel and a few levers and buttons necessary for piloting the ship. From there, one can control everything that moves and steers the ship: the rudder, the sidewings, the backwing, the blimps. The bridge is connected with the navigation room through a small staircase.

Foremast & Main Mast
When the blimps are inactive, sails are dropped in the foremast and main mast. They both support the Updeck.

Updeck Hall
This is where the crew will be gathering for dinner, feasts and parties, but also for important meetings. The hall of the ship is a bit small but cozy, well-furnished with a rare carpet from Megistea and a stone fireplace. It was designed with luxury in mind first, and luxurious it is.

Storage Room
Usually for quick supplies like rations, fresh food that must be eaten soon, weapons and anything that doesn't fit in the hold.

Hold
The hold is usually where the loot is being kept; it's pretty spacious, being at the bottom of the ship, so it can be loaded with the biggest types of cargo you can think of. It gets pretty dark and cold when the ship is sailing.

Engine Room
That's where the engine of the ship, evidently, but not only: the two phlogistron gas tanks accompany it. The place is usually greasy and dark, as it's only lit by the Ethereal Spirit Core, the power core of the ship, that is affixed on a platform above the engine. The core looks like a globe of gentle green light with swirling clouds around it. Touching it may send a person into a trance, so engineers that work in the same room where the ship's core happens to be steer clear of it if it's not protected by glass.

Shields (not shown)
Powered by the power core through psychic means, the shields are an energy-expensive protective measure that are activated only during battle or bad weather. Advanced shields are usually invisible until they are hit by a projectile; there can be three layers of shields: Light Screen which protects against light projectiles or magical attacks like fire, lightning or psychic, Reflect which protects against more tangible, solid projectiles like cannonshot or even 'mon who try to cross it, and Barrier, which does both of these things to a lesser degree and acts as a last resort defense. Only very advanced aircraft like ANF galleons have three layers of shield.

 

[Ray Maverick]

now that this is off the ground, it's time for a small update!

Vaults of Reflection

The Vaults of Reflection are dedicated to the safekeeping and constant updating of all the amassed historical records and knowledge. The facility is built in Union City, Exathor, and its activities primarily revolve around the sky continent but now are slowly expanding beyond that, in the Known World. There are several floors, each with a series of sealed rooms, chambers, halls and corridors, all of which serve as storage for mountains upon mountains of information, compiled into compendiums and albums of immense historical importance. But there are personal chambers as well, either rented by individuals who requested that their information was stored or created without the person's consent for the purpose of keeping track and profiling them them if they are a criminal. It is in these private chambers where the memories of an individual are stored, and the ability to view them has become available.

With a Vaults Entry, you allow everyone a peek at your character's past - the kind of flashback that doesn't belong IC as it could be too forced, taking too much space, or be downright unfitting with the overall flow of the RP. Treat a Vaults Entry as you would a small fic; your entry can be of any length and tone, it doesn't matter, and writing entries isn't obligatory.

 

[ghostly]

Aw, man. Sign ups are closed. Woe is me.
Is it is possible to be notified when sign ups are open again in the future? Who knows, my SU might get accepted. Might. Argh.

 

[Ray Maverick]

Yeah, sure! I'll be sure to message you when a spot opens

 

[Foxrally]

initiate the low quality edits

 

[Ray Maverick]

@Foxrally lmao please make more

To compensate for not having described the epic battle between Amadeus and Adrian in one of the recent posts, I've drawn the two duking it out properly! Have a look:

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Hopefully Gobs and I will write their face off for a Vaults entry. On a related note, along with the Vaults of Reflection, I'm hoping to make an Artwork section in the OOC in the future for displaying and crediting any submitted art.

 

[Evily]

When are the sign up open again? I've read the storyline and you've got me hooked, reminds me a bit of One Piece.

 

[Ray Maverick]

Some spots will open when we introduce a second crew, which unfortunately won't happen for quite some time - it definitely won't happen in the first chapter, namely Take Off, which tells of the adventures of our main crew only. You'll have to wait for a bit if you want in; I'll be sure to change the icon of the RP to Pokemon+ when we're in need of more people to sign up. It may take a few months.

Here's the IC if you'd like to read and see if you like the RP.

I like that it reminds you of One Piece, I definitely fashioned the RP after it :P

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

App:

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Quetzalli
The Oracle

♫ Gold Pilot Extended
Escape Goat 2 playlist
Flare - Green Sun
Distant Visions
Seclusion

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⌠ Age and Experience. ⌡

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Her eyes and feathers show evidence of old age. She is in fact over 60 years old.

Most of her life has been spent using her powers to protect others - foreseeing dangerous events in time to make preparations, or using psychic abilities to lend protection.​

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⌠ Personality. ⌡

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When she opts to remain quiet, the Xatu can give off a mysterious air. A gaze from those almond-shaped eyes can be enigmatic, unnerving, or caring, depending on the situation.

When she does speak, it's clear that years of experience and visions have blessed her with wisdom and ethics. She speaks evenly, with forethought, rarely raising her voice. She can even come across as a caring old lady, concerning herself with everyone's well-being.

Occasionally, a smile will play across her oft-pensive face. In fact, it's not unheard of for the old bird to prod others with teasing that only an old lady can get away with.​

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⌠ Psychic Abilities. ⌡

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Augury - Quetzalli has a vision that may depict past or future events.

Scrying - Quetzalli sees visions of what has happened to the target object/Pokémon in the past, or what may happen in the future.

Mark of Vision - Quetzalli connects to another Pokémon's mind to perceive the world with their senses from their perspective.

Miracle Eye - Quetzalli is able to look very far away, or beyond her confined space.

Telekinesis - Quetzalli moves an object or Pokémon with her mind, causing them to "float."

Telepathy - Quetzalli projects her voice (or mental images) into other's minds. She can sometimes read thoughts as well (depending on a variety of factors, mainly plot). This can be easier with allies, and more limited with unfamiliars. These thoughts can take the form of packets of info, mental images, or actual sentences, depending on the situation.

The GM tells me Quetzalli can also perform airship-specific tasks, such as drawing energy from the Ethereal Spirit Core to raise the ship's Barrier shields and to fire at the Barriers of enemy ships, such as using astromancy to navigate at sea, and such as bonding crew members to each other in a telepathic link that allows them to send messages to each other as if they were one-way telepaths themselves.​

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⌠ Combat Ability. ⌡

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Confuse Ray - Quetzalli stimulates another Pokémon's brain, scrambling their thoughts, or forcing them to see strange mental images, or disorienting flashes of light. This inflicts the Confused status condition.

Air Slash - Fluffed in one of two ways:
Quetzalli does a fly-by, zipping right by her opponent's side. As she passes, the edge of her wing inflicts a cut.
Or, with each flap of Quetzalli's wings, a saw-like wave of energy shoots forth.

Roost - Quetzalli finds a perch, closes her eyes and rests there. An faint halo of energy surrounds her, restoring half of her vitality.

Lucky Chant - Quetzalli chants an incantation toward the sky, protecting her and her allies from critical hits for five rounds. This places an invisible shield around allies that would make blows slide slightly out of balance, causing them to strike less vital parts of the body, thus avoiding "critical hits." Since it's throwing blows off balance, there's also a small chance that the blow will miss entirely.

Psychic Type Mastery - For example, moves such as:

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Psyshock - Quetzalli takes telekinetic hold of her opponent, forcing them to float in the air, then directs them in any direction she wishes, often with great speed toward a hard object.

Psychic - Quetzalli gains psychic access to her opponent's mind, and tricks their brain into experiencing debilitating pain even though they are under no bodily harm.

Future Sight - Quetzalli glimpses a moment of the near future, of her opponent's movements. She aims not where her opponent is now, but where her opponent will be in the near future, aims precisely for that spot, and waits a moment for said future to arrive.
On their post turn, when the opponent steps in this "trap," they are struck with a pinpointed high-power psychic attack, one that would be too difficult to accurately strike with without knowing exactly where to aim.
Since it is in their post, the opponent may fluff this attack as they like, so long as it is psychic and high-power (base power of 120). Some examples: A sharp pain in their head with a ringing of the ears. A diagonal slash through the air that appears from nowhere. A coloured blast of energy shooting up from the ground like so.

Light Screen and Reflect - Quetzalli forms a translucent wall or barrier of light in front of her or an ally, shielding them from attacks.

Teleport - Quetzalli disappears from one location and reappears in another, so long as she can accurately envision her destination, e.g. through previous memorization or line-of-sight. (It is also possible to teleport to a random unknown location, but this is a serious risk.)

Magic Bounce - Quetzalli's ability allows her to psychically repel and reflect status moves. e.g. a move that would lower her defence, or put her to sleep.​

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⌠ Rumours and Background. ⌡

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Whether in a tribe in the wilderness, or within the City of Bones itself, it's likely you've heard this rumour, murmured between Pokémon.
Whenever the topic of the uncertain future comes up, someone will inevitably bring it up...

Rumours of an old bird who lives by herself on Antara's rocky cliffs.

Rumours that she could see into the future with her right eye,
and into the past with her left.

Rumours that remain alive to this day.

These rumours were not unfounded. It seemed this old Xatu was gifted with abilities not only psychic, but precognitive. And she refuses to misuse such a gift - believing it is her duty to use the gift Mother Mew has given her to protect others.

Truthfully though, she was happy about the rumours. Most of them depicted her as a mysterious elderly bird with astounding precognitive abilities. Few knew her by name, but instead by the rumour.

And without those rumours, no one would know of her, would they? She would just be a lonely old lady letting her ability go to waste.

Members of tribes, pirates, or even brave or desperate urban Pokémon would seek her out now and again, for her wisdom or for her talent of seeing events both past and future.

She is usually addressed as The Oracle or Seer.
Those who know her well, use her real name.​

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⌠ Childhood and Middle Age. ⌡

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Quetzalli is part of the isolated, pacifistic Inathi people, known for ruling over the Guntama Jungle in northeast Antara, and the tallest mountain in the Known World, which they've named the Nose of the World. The Inathi people have built several temples and monasteries on the mountain ranges around the Guntama Jungle, including the better-known Temple of Air. These mountains, cliffs, and temples are where Quetzalli called home.

As a child, Quetzalli often used her precognition to cheat. Schoolwork, games, what have you. Sneaking peeks into the future even as a young chick proved to be an advantage she would often use unfairly, during the folly of youth.

Only as an adult did her ability to look into the past materialize, and at this point she worked as a historian for a university-like guild of Pokémon called the Archivists. Quetzalli loved this job, it suited her so well and she found it very fulfilling. She worked together with a dear friend in the Artisans Guild, an artistic Dwebble who loved to carve. Quetzalli lived in a dome-shaped clay house carved by that Dwebble, and kept many pots and sculptures made by her, to decorate said home.

But her temptation to cheat lingered, and she used it in the world of gambling. She was a clever bird, using her clairvoyance subtly to glimpse moments of the future of these gambling games, cheating the system in order to win. After being caught one too many times at each of the small gambling games around town, she was banned from each one. The Archivists Guild frowned upon this news, and asked her to resign. With her old way of life lost, Quetzalli chose to change her lifestyle, becoming a fortune teller and soothsayer for anyone who would visit.

She honed her craft during this time, and eventually, she was asked to see the future for a member of nobility, Jun Unfezant.
Telling him of his future is her biggest regret to this day.
As soon as she foretold a vision that disagreed with him - a vision of his defeat by the hands of a boy - Jun Unfezant went into a flurry, sending his warriors to kill this threat before it killed him. The casualties were heavy, and so is this memory on Quetzalli's mind.

Though Jun is now out of the picture, she is still wary of how others may react to her foretellings. She reminds herself she must always consider how any Pokémon may react and change the future, if she tells them what she has envisioned. She must act not only as a clairvoyant, but as a wise moral figure as well.​

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⌠ Old Age and Piracy. ⌡

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As Quetzalli got on in years, she continued to use her clairvoyant talents to help anyone who would come to her. Some were nobodies, some were more well known, leaders of their field. She in turn became more well known, rumours spreading all the way to Ephermus. She one day received word that a brilliant man from that very city was requesting her services. An archaeologist by the name of Mr. Alcock needed more insight into an ancient civilization, and wished to examine Quetzalli's visions for validity. He'd even sent an airship to escort her to Ephermus.

The Xatu was amiable to the arrangement. However, while on board, a member of the ship's crew overheard her talking to herself, and eavesdropped out of curiosity. They discovered she was actually attempting to speak with Lunala, as if in prayer. Quetzalli was charged with belonging to the Faith of the Four Divines, and therefore being an enemy of the government. Calmly, she said she did not deny these claims. She would not lie about what she believes in, even if it would condemn her.

When they landed in the Ephermus and Mr. Alcock heard this news, he suddenly had no interest in associating with this woman who he before had been so eager to work with. The man was so opposed to this faith, and commanded such influence, he had the Xatu arrested. Quetzalli was taken aboard a second airship, this one headed to a place where the Avian Naval Force deals with people like her. Quetzalli suspected she would face jail time, or worse, a place where the ANF would attempt to convert her to the One Faith through some means of re-institutionalization.

She got in further trouble while on board by placidly defying her captors, being stubborn and refusing to bend. She did not believe the One Faith was correct, nor was the government. After one too many talk-backs, Quetzalli's beak was tied as well as her wings. She continued to defy her captors through telepathy, and this agitated them to the brink. Finally, she attempted to escape. In her reasoning, she had done nothing wrong, and should be allowed to walk free. But her escape failed, and now she had an even more legitimate crime she was charged with. The soldiers, thoroughly fed up with this old bird by this point, told her that if she wanted off the ship so bad, she would get it. They forced her to walk the plank.

As she fell toward the desert far below, her wings and beak still bound, the Xatu calmed herself. She treated this not as a freefall, but as a dive, pointing her beak down as she had dove so many times before. She concentrated, envisioning her home, that rocky cliff, its humble little domed house, carved by her friend, its view of the sky and the mountains. And after she was out of sight of the airship above, she vanished.

She reappeared at the place she envisioned. Her captors, apparently, had forgotten that some Xatu can teleport. She had, in effect, faked her own death. While she rested at home, Quetzalli turned over the situation in her head. She was now an enemy of the government. She decided to stop going by her true name while in public, and instead be referred to only as her title, Oracle, or Seer. She would need to find a new place to spend her days – her home was too suspect. After a long prayer to Lunala and Solgaleo, to Groudon and Kyogre, wherein she asked them to guide her mind and body, Quetzalli took one more teleportation, with absolutely no destination in mind. A roll of the dice. For all she knew, it could take her to the bottom of the ocean, but she trusted Kyogre to keep her safe from his seas.

She reappeared on the island of Antigua, in the Carajol Sea. Small, pleasant, lots of sun, low population… it was ideal for a hideaway. She was apparently not the only person to think so, as Captain Jonathan made the same plans for his pirate hideout not too much later. And if she is now considered a rebel of the authorities, Quetzalli should find herself a gang of pirates to ally herself with, no?​

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⌠ Goals. ⌡

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Naturally, Quetzalli's way of life comes with a good deal of challenges. Many urban Pokémon choose ignorance over education, leading to ugly misconceptions about the Xatu's precognitive abilities. Both the government and the citizens they've forced their own idea of faith upon see anyone who refuses Arceus to be an enemy. Quetzalli is coming into this experience fully expecting to be a victim of discrimination, exclusion, and persecution. And yes, she intends to fight it.

Even so. Quetzalli does not actively seek any Pokémon's defeat.
Ideally, she'd like to see peace between any two groups of conflict.

Protecting her "kin" (friends and others like her) is foremost on her mind, and if that means neutralizing a threat that looms in the near future, so be it.

She reminds herself she must always consider how any Pokémon may react and change the future, if she tells them what she has envisioned. She must act not only as a clairvoyant, but as a wise moral figure as well. Her decisions on how to react to the future that she's foreseen, may well end up changing the future.​

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⌠ Religion and Spirituality. ⌡

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Quetzalli belongs to the faith of the Inathi. It is known by the name Alusha, or the Faith of the Four Divines. They don't believe in Arceus; they praise the Sun and Moon and Earth and Sea. Solgaleo, Lunala, Groudon, and Kyogre are the gods they speak to.

This faith emphasizes peace, serenity, harmony, mindfulness, and development of wisdom and understanding. Alushans believe in enlightenment, in reincarnation, and in a path to end the cause of suffering.

However, any faith that rejects Arceus in the way that the One Faith believes in him can lead to many forms of persecution for its believers.

Her religious demeanour: Intolerant, occasional expression of beliefs, rare conversion, humble attitude​

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⌠ Hobbies and Handicaps. ⌡

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Hobbies: Fortune telling (obviously), philosophizing, reading, storytelling,
music and art appreciation, antiques, and oddly enough, gambling.

Oddities: Superstition, exaggeration, and eavesdropping.

Handicaps: One of the most obvious handicaps Quetzalli has is her age. She's old. Old enough that her body can fail to keep up with young people. Her mind is exceptional, but time has taken its toll on her body.

She's also a bird, which means telekinesis is the only way she has to hold onto things, unless she uses her talons, which seems to be frowned upon by urban Pokémon.

Quetzalli is stubborn in her ways, in her logic and her tradition. She is intolerant of those who hold views, beliefs, or behaviour opposite of her own.

Finally... as wise as she is, she has not gotten over her temptation to use her visions to cheat.
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⌠ Core Traits. ⌡

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Primary motivators:
Moodiness:
Outlook:
Integrity:
Impulsiveness:
Agreeableness:
Interactivity:
Boldness:
Conformity:

Peace, protection, understanding, wisdom
Calm, even-tempered
Hopeful, slightly optimist
Honest, responsible
Controlled, thoughtful
Warm, yet...
Reserved
Cautious
Freethinking​

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OOC:

Spoiler:

I would love to take the Psychic role for either the first or the second crew, so here's my Xatu character.

Looking for feedback in areas such as how to best fit Quetzalli into the Known World. I'm also wondering how flexible the position of Psychic can be. Right now I'm not certain when or how Quetzalli would become familiar with an airship's power core, for example. And hoping that replacing astromancy with a Xatu's clairvoyant visions is acceptable.

Regarding the telepathy/mind reading she can "sometimes" do: I am aware this can be a sticking point so I'm happy to talk about the conditions under which she can and cannot read thoughts. For example, perhaps she can only read thoughts of her foes when the GM tells me she can, and she can freely read thoughts of allies. Or, perhaps those allies also need to give OOC permission and/or a "cue" in their narration.

As for clairvoyant abilities, information she sees inside visions would obviously be provided at the GM's discretion.

Art credit for above images:
https://mewitti.deviantart.com/art/Xatu-9365356
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
https://art-bun.tumblr.com/post/136193891495/shwaaaahh
https://inkbunny.net/submissionview.php?id=1292555
https://ohmuu.deviantart.com/art/177-178-572528895

RP sample:

Spoiler:

(From a previous RP)

[13:24] Quetzalli: Quite a while ago, while Espurr was still away, Quetzalli had been asked to use her talents at the "crime scene" of sorts. She had peered into the past, like a psychic security camera, and told Mawile what she saw: the person who stole Mawile's important book wrapped in chains. At the moment, that is the extent of the Xatu's knowledge. She had speculated that, though this activity was highly suspect, Espurr may have been doing it with good intentions in mind. Whether the intentions would lead to positive results are another story.

Standing near one of the walls of the lobby, the Oracle watches Espurr enter the room, her eyes narrowing slightly as she wonders about the feline. What did she do with that book and why? Has anyone confronted her about it yet, she wonders? Hm. This would be as good a time as any to try to discover these answers. With the Espurr still in her field of vision, the Xatu shuts her right eye, searching the visions that pass in front of her left eye, for any signs of Espurr's past, especially relating to the book or conversations she's had. It's sneaky to be doing this behind Espurr's back, but Quetzalli is too suspicious to let this lie.

[13:58] Schoolgirl Espurr was unaware of Quetzalli's presence as she was reading through the remainder of that last book at the time, and with it, came visions of her past. The visions showed the day she stole the ancient tome Mawile had kept hidden, the tome whose power the archaeologist was blissfully unaware of... Espurr gathering the specific items necessary from each of the Society members, save for one... Espurr standing in place on her own, staring aimlessly off into the distance, most likely in a telepathic conversation with another... Then, cutting to her watching from afar, hidden from everyone's view, unaware that she was actually there, as every major recent event that had occurred in Lively Town flashed before the Xatu's eye--the Yveltal attack involving Mawile and Capri, Archen being intimidated into a corner, Buizel being taken into his room for rather strange experiments, sneaking into the mess hall while Swirlix was eating more of everyone's food than she ever had, overhearing Chikorita's suppressed cries at night, longing for her friend... And lastly, Espurr taking a ride on Lapras, traveling to bury the book somewhere secluded for her to retrieve later.

Back in the present time, Espurr had stopped in her tracks on her way to the lobby, and walked over to the empty mess hall, standing in place for several minutes as she kept an eye on anyone who might still be inside the building. It seemed she still had not noticed Quetzalli's presence.

[14:12] Quetzalli reads as far into this as she can. But there are so many scenes of Espurr's recent past, and they appear disconnected... What do they have to do with each other? Quetzalli frowns deeply as she gazes, trying to piece together some meaning to what she's seeing. Archen looked rather frightened, as did Buizel, and Chikorita sounded distressed... Is there a connection there? Perhaps she would find answers if she asked these people individually what happened during those times. For example, if she could question Archen or Buizel about what happened in that corner, and in that room, respectively.

One thing seems certain. Espurr knows how to be in a hidden place during important events. How does she know when to be in the right place at the right time so frequently? Even Quetzalli, seeing the future ahead of time, isn't in the right place at the right time THAT often.

The Oracle opens her other eye, bringing herself out of her visions, back to the present, and turning her head to the Espurr near the mess hall. The Xatu hasn't moved from her post in the lobby, hidden in plain sight - or at the very least, easy to forget she's there. Espurr walked right past her, as if distracted. Quetzalli wonders if Espurr would notice if someone were to read her thoughts. It would be a good way to find out more, but some psychics have a telepathic awareness, that alerts them when a fellow psychic is reading their mind. If Espurr has that... Then this would be risky. Quetzalli would have to bluff her way out of it if she's noticed.

She reaches out psychically, establishing a mental connection, intending to tune into Espurr's brain waves, her thoughts.

Let me know if anything is amiss in my profile. Thanks for reading.

"One must always keep their head about them - be battle-ready, or be tried for laxness."

 

[Gladion Enforcer]

Name: Gladion

Species: Weavile

Ability: Pickpocket

Position: Gunner

Appearance: Gladion wears a Red Scarf and Green Orb Pendant. Gladion has Ruby Eyes and Claws sharper than ordinary Weaviles. Gladion wears a travelling bag which has a map and Surfboard.

Personality: Gladion is bold and devious Weavile. Gladion has a soft side but shows no mercy to its foes. Gladion doesn't wish to work under anyone and does everything on its own. Gladion sharpens its Claw and has a great respect on its claw and itself. It hides in shadow to attack foe silently. Gladion likes to be lonely.

Type Mastery or Artifact: Dark

Moveset: Night Slash, Ice Beam, Metal Claw, Aerial Ace

What is the Fifth Tenet of Golden Code of Conduct?: Be alert

 

[Ray Maverick]

@ordinaryOddball looks nice! I wasn't of a mind to accept any more people right now, but your SU stands out as a good opportunity. You're accepted! As it happens, there might be no available point of entry for your character IC in the very near future, so you will have to wait for a bit. Sorry

Be sure to read the rules. One more time, if you have done so already.

A few things about your RP Sample: I noticed you tend to name Pokemon by their species, mystery dungeon style. We prefer putting "the" in front of the species (e.g. the Mawile, the Espurr, etc.). Additionally, since the majority of us use the past tense to write, you should do so as well, so as to keep the overall narration flowing well. Present tense doesn't look nice imo. For personal thoughts, we use italics. Lastly, there is no need to state the exact time every now and then (or ever - it's a case of show, not tell, so if you want to disclose what time it is, do so in your writing, not in numbers), just mentioning this though in passing since stating the time helped with the particular situation your sample was describing.

You don't have to fix any of these things for the sample, as that would be tedious, just keep them in mind for when the time comes to join IC. If you'd like you could read a bit of the IC to see how we do things.


@Gladion Enforcer

you're trying to apply for a spot which is already filled. Be sure to check the original post more carefully for a list of people who are reserved/already in the RP, and to be more thorough when creating your character and making your SU.


spots are closed entirely for now, since we've filled all roles in the crew with the Psychic SU.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

Awesome. I'll wait, and we can scheme out how and when I can gracefully enter the scene.

A few things about your RP Sample: I noticed you tend to name Pokemon by their species, mystery dungeon style. We prefer putting "the" in front of the species (e.g. the Mawile, the Espurr, etc.).

Additionally, since the majority of us use the past tense to write, you should do so as well, so as to keep the overall narration flowing well. Present tense doesn't look nice imo. For personal thoughts, we use italics.

Lastly, there is no need to state the exact time every now and then (or ever - it's a case of show, not tell, so if you want to disclose what time it is, do so in your writing, not in numbers), just mentioning this though in passing since stating the time helped with the particular situation your sample was describing.

Ah, actually I prefer NOT to name Pokémon only by their species. This sample was taken from an RP community where most people just named themselves by species, however. I was the outlier, I named my character Quetzalli while most people just named themselves Archen, etc.

Past tense, and italics for thought, got it.

Exact time... huh? Oh, do you mean the timestamps at the beginning of each post? That was just left over from the instant messaging system I copypasted it from. I thought I'd leave the timestamps in just so that it was evident I had copypasted it from a chatlog. Sorry if that was unclear.

Hope that clears up the misconceptions!

 

[Ray Maverick]

happy new year to our already nearly dead OOC

here's some new things I made for everyone

I think I've missed the mark with a few, might remake them, but this is what it is for now

Officially the hardest ones were Cook (cheerful Hydreigon?! Impossibru) and suicidal Grovyle dr. allen

enjoy, or not

 

[Greiger]

Tooooo gooooooood. But really now we can spam these all over the forum. Lel.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

Hm, do the colours in Xatu's eyes represent past and future? Just a guess.

 

[Ray Maverick]

@greigs I was thinking of putting them in every post IC but that wouldn't work. Talk about spam there, they're all over the place

@ordinaryOddball yeah that's what I had in mind. The two colors, turquoise and magenta, are the trademark colors of psychic energy, so that's why I used those

 

[Ray Maverick]

hey peeps, doubleposting here like a boss to tell you my internet's broken, might take 2-3 days or a week to fix

and before someone asks "then how are you posting this", it's because I'm a wizard obviously

 

[Ray Maverick]

... and triple posting like an absolute madman for a quick update:

Although it's been two weeks since the last post IC, because of my internet problems and some other reasons, further posts are being worked on in the shadows and will be completed when we get certain players back on. SV is without a computer atm and Alby is nowhere to be seen (will message her personally, looks like she disappeared)