The Region of Roanoke

[Shuricel]

Note: Before you look at this and go 'Dang! It's long! The only parts that are really required to be read are the Plot info, rules, and sign-up sheet. The rest is just the map, which explains what some parts of Roanoke are like, and the credits, which credits people who helped with this.

Plot Info: Every region has it's own story, it's own legends, it own accomplishments. In each region you can find unique culture and history. In the land of Kanto you can listen to the tales of the three great birds of lore. In the land of Johto, you can learn about how Ho-oh blessed the three dogs, and let them live. In the land of Hoenn, you can find out how Groudon and Kyogre shaped the Earth. In the land of Shinoh, you can discover how Arceus created all things, and made the guardians of space and time.

In Roanoke, you can hear about how all traces of humankind disappeared, and people came back to find the wilderness it began as, just a mere century ago. About how all the cities had mysteriously disappeared into thin air. And how all that was left as a clue was a barren island that wasn't there before, with a single tree marked 'Croaton'.

Fifty years ago, people reinhabited the region. Soon towns and cities spurted up. It regained contact with other regions. It even developed it's own Pokemon League, even though it's still yet to have Pokemon Contests. Roanoke even gained it's evil team, Team Silicon, who hopes to somehow use the origin of the mass disappearance of Roanoke to their own devices, though they are yet to be much more then a minor annoyance.

You are a trainer beginning their adventure to Roanoke. You will travel throughout the region earning badges, meeting people, and pursuing their dreams. You will travel with a fellow group of trainers, facing off with enemies and creating rivals, while creating and befriending a team of pokemon. Your journey begins now.

Map Info: All info about the various parts of Roanoke can be found here. ^.^ You don't really need to look through here much, but it can give you a good idea of what kind of locations to expect in Roanoke. You don't need to read it, but it explains a lot of the locations. Note: A lot of the names will probably change, just to warn you. If you have any suggestions of what I could rename something, just PM me about it. Cause I admit, some of the names such.

Towns: You know, the cities and such.

Kindling Town: This town is located on the island of two. All beginning trainers stop here in order to obtain their starter (if they don't already have a pokemon), and necassary equipment to start a journey (such as a pokenav, pokedex, etc.) This town is fairly small, but it is known to have some of the kindest residents residing here.
Verdeblu City: This town is located in the middle of the large swamp of Endlessglade Puninsula. Most of the houses are built on high elevations in order to avoid regular floods. Some of the houses are built on man-made towers, which is another adaptation the townsfolk made in order to avoid flooding.
Fertilife Village: This town is located in Natureco Forest. It is famous for it's flower fields. It's one of the smaller villages of Roanoke. Wild pokemon freely wander through this town. There is a great shrine in the middle dedicated to the mysterious legend of Roanoke.
Terreath Town: This town is famous for it's unique architexture and it's mines, which are rumored to contain fossils of ancient pokemon. Their main source of water is underground rivers, which they use wells they get access to. They also have a fairly good oil company. One of the main sources of tourists for this town is it's library.
SandGale City: This town is located near the base of Norlow Mountain. It has a small reserve for flying pokemon, and holds the first pokemon contest to ever hit Roanoke. It has regular sandstorms, as a result of wind stirring up sand and dirt around the city, which gave it it's namesake.
Morbide Village: This town is located withing Subaki Forest. Streetlights have been setup throughout the entire town, to provide light and to keep away stray pokemon. The canopy above it is extremely thick, keeping most sunlight away from the town. Residents here tend to be somewhat pale. It is still unknown what idiot decided to go into the forest and create this colony. There are rumors that say that they have a small sanctuary for ghost pokemon here. This town also has a museum.
Icepeak Town: This town is located near the top of one of the higher mountains of Roanoke. Their houses are literally built on a thick bed of ice. One of their main sources of business is their natural Glacier Spring water, which has the ability to help heal pokemon. It is the home of Glacier Field natural park, which has a surprising amount of pokemon.
Hydregy City: This town provides most of the electricity to power up Roanoke. It gets it's energy from hydroelectric plants located along the river. Many electric pokemon are prone to hang around these plants. There is also an abandoned hydroelectric plant located down near the river.
Scarlet City: This town is located near a dormant volcano. This town is home of the final gym leader. Most of these towns streets and such are actually hollows in the ground created from lava flowing from the volcano long ago. Many formations surrounding the town were created from hardened lava.

Islands: Here's info about the three islands of Roanoke.

Croaton Island: The smallest of the three islands, it is uninhabited, and has extremely few pokemon on it. This island is the site of the tree marked 'Croaton'. It is extremely bare, just a sheet of flat rock with no landsites except the tree and an extremely large mountain. The mountain is said to reach to the heavens. Nobody really bothered to name it, so the island itself was basically named after the marking.
Dawning Island: This island contains the starting town. It has many fairly weak pokemon. It has a large hill, which slowly smooths out and turns into a beach. The hill is home to normal and grass types, while you can see many crusteceans along the beach, plus an occasional staryu or corsola. It is one of the stops of the S.S. Marine, which carries passengers across water.
CliffShore Island: This island has a low mountain, which is home to many flying, steel, rock, and ground types. It contains flying town, home of the flying gym. It is also a stop for the S.S. Marine. Instead of beaches, it has a steep rocky shore.

Forests: Well, this made-up region of mine has two forests. ^.^ Read up on them here!

Natureco Forest: This forest is more or less a plain old regular forest. It is home to an ecosystem consisting of grass, bug, and flying types. You can here the occasional creek rushing through here, though most of them are not big enough to be labeled on the map.

Subaki Forest: This is quite different from the first forest trainers pass through. The canopy is extremely thick, allowing very little light through. It is home to mostly dark, rock, and ground types, even though you see a few grass types now and then. It is advised to always have a fire around with you in this forest, to keep more dangerous pokemon away.

Peninsulas: Well...there's only one, but you can see the description of that one peninsula here!

EndlessGlade Peninsula: This peninsula is covered mostly by swamps and marshes. It is well known for Croconaw and Feraligator sightings. It is incredibly humid. A path has been established in order to allow trainers to pass by. This swamp contains many water, grass, and a few pokemon. This is a good place for newer trainers to catch pokemon and train against wild ones. (A/N: Most of you probably know the namesake of this....*coughevergladescough*)

Mountains: High pointy thingies.

Croatan's Mountain: This is the mountain located on Croatan Island. It is said to reach to the heavens, as you can't see the top of it from the ground. Old legends say it balanced the sun, as there's a faint glowing on top. It has very few pokemon. It is also named after the marking.
Caledonia Mountain: This mountain is only second in height to Croatan Mountain. It's peak is covered by a large glacier. Part of the glacier melts periodically, which eventually created Sparkflow River. You can see ice, water, and rock types on this mountain.
Obsidia Mountain: Actually, it's more of a volcano. Many fire pokemon swarm around her, along with ground and steel types. People have claimed to have seen a giant serpentine-like creature in the volcano's magma.
Norlow Mountain: It's one of the smaller mountains, but still a mountain. Many bird, rock, steel, and ground pokemon dwell in the cliffs here. Many strong winds blow threw this area. It is also the home of the flying gym.

Water Sources: All the main water sources can be listed here.

Sparkflow River: This river is often used as a travel route to use from Ice Peak Town to Hydregy Town. It takes about a day and a half to travel down this river. Many water pokemon live in this river. It is also sometimes used a fishing spot. It's water source is the glacier by Ice Town. It also fuels the power plant of Hydregy Town (you know, hydroelectric energy).

Various lakes and creeks: Yes, there are a few lakes and creeks, but none of them have very much importance. Only the largest ones are listed on the map. Feel free to give them (appropriate) names as we come across them, if you want.

Other: I'll describe all the places in between when we get there...I just wanted to give you an overview of some of the terrain and towns.


Okay...so, since if you got this far in reading this, it probably means you're interested in this roleplay. Either that or it's 1 A.M. in the morning and you have nothing better to do. Anyway...if you want to, go and sign up. ^.^ Please only sign-up if you've read the plot info and rules.

Sign up sheet: If you're interested in joining, fill up the sign-up sheet.

Name: First and last name. Put pronunciation if necessary.
Age: How old is your character? Please have it between 11-15.
Gender: Girl or Boy?
Personality: Well...how does your character react? Is (s)he shy and withdrawn? Or would (s)he randomly punch somebody for no reason? Tell us here! (At least 4 lines)
Appearance: What does (s)he look like? Is she muscalur, or wimpy? Does (s)he have long locks of hair, or none at all? Tell us here! (At least 4 lines)
Hometown/City: Any city in any of the four official regions of pokemon.
Character History: What was your character's life like before journeying to Roanoke? Please nothing like 'i was teh son of teh pokemon champ' or 'i was a rich child millionaire', or anything ubersome like that. At least two lines.
Starter pokemon: Pick a starter from the list. You can't choose it if it's already taken by somebody whose roleplay sign-up has been accepted.
Treeko
Mudkip
Torchic
Chikorita
Totodile
Cyndaquil
Riolu
Pikachu
Cubone
Munchlax
Clefairy
Starter pokemon history: Well...if you didn't get your starter from the lab, how did you obtain it? If you obtained it from the lab, please just put 'N/A' or 'Obtained from Roanoke Lab'.
Reason for going to Roanoke: Well...I don't really think anyone would risk going someplace where there was a risk of events re-occuring just for the league when there are others. Please post a secondary reason here. Examples could include wanting to researching Roanoke, or even just wanting to figure out how it happened.
Other info: Post any other info regarding your character here. Absolutely nothing like 'I can talk to pokemon' or 'I can read minds' or any other things that couldn't naturally happen.





Credits: Er...thanks to the original Roanoke story that inspired the plot for the roleplay.
Many thanks to Pomegranate who helped give ideas for the roleplay, sprited stuff, and lots of other stuff.
Many thanks to me! *insert egotastical comments here*
Many thanks to all the wonderful roleplayers out there who'll make this roleplay worth it.

 

[Hinamori_Momo]

Name: Aiyana Megami (Eye-Yah-Nah Meh-Gah-MEE)
Age: 15
Gender: Female

Personality: Aiyana prefers to isolate herself from the rest of the world to keep focused on her research. Even though she doesn't like to meet new people, she is very friendly. When she is out of battle and not studying, Aiyana is an outgoing person and tends to be a flirt when she meets a cute guy. When she is battling, she becomes extremely fierce as if she'd completely changed. She never ceases to amaze her opponents in battle and loves to test her strength when she has a good enough chance to. Right after a battle though, Aiyana ignores everything and leaves calmly with her Pokemon to find a peaceful place to rest. If she does say anything after a battle, she says it in a joyous tone.

Appearance: Here

Hometown/Region: Twinleaf Town/Sinnoh

Character History: Aiyana was very much interested in Pokemon and her studies, so she never had many friends. She isolated herself in her home and in the wild, completely dedicated to her research until she came across an injured Riolu. After nursing it back to health, Aiyana trained with Riolu and challenged the Sinnoh League at age twelve. After finishing her research and fights in Sinnoh she wanted a new area to study and battle, so she chose to head towards the reinhabited region of Roanoke.

Starter pokemon: Riolu

Starter pokemon history: While walking home after studying wild Pokemon, Aiyana stumbled upon an injured Riolu. After she nursed it back to health the two became inseperable friends and started to train together until they decided to challenge gyms. Before the two left, Aiyana found out that Riolu inherited its father's ability of telepathy, but its speaking is rough and hard to understand for now.

Reason for going to Roanoke: Roanoke was a new possibility for Aiyana's research and new gyms to fight after the Sinnoh League challenge.

Other info: She and Riolu occasionally sleep outside and climb trees and other things every now and then. Along with just climbing trees, Riolu and Aiyana also jump from the trees they climb to other trees as a mode of transportation than just walking.

 

[Hawks]

Name: Hawks

Age: 14

Gender: boy

Personality: Quiet, Mysterious, Mature for his age, Secretive, On first impression he would come across as evil, but is actually kind-hearted and has hatred to those to misuse pokémon. Can also be quite a flirt at times.

Appearance: Slim, Blueish/Greenish eyes, Normal sized for age, Black trousers, Black fingerless gloves, Black T-shirt, A necklace with a symbol on it, White spikey hair, Red sweat band on head, Bownish/Greyish hoody and a slight tan.

Hometown/City: He is actually from Evergrow town in the Matem Region, but if i'm not allowed that, I'll be from Pallet town in Kanto

Character History: Raised by his mother, never knew his father, his brother became champion of the Matem Pokemon League then was never seen again. His necklass has a strange symbol on it, but he has never told anyone the meaning of it. He has ventured far around his region but does not beleive in Gyms or the Elite 4. He doesn't let anyone judge his power as a pokémon trainer, but himself. He devotes his life to capturing the legenadarys; Mew, Celebi, Jirachi and Menaphy.

Starter pokemon: Torchic

Starter pokemon history: Obtained from Roanoke Lab.

Reason for going to Roanoke: To search for another legendary pokemon to add to Mew, Celebi, Jirachi and Menaphy. Also, to unlock mysterys and secrets of the unknown pokemon world.

 

[Hinamori_Momo]

Been about a month or two since I've seen you Hawks. ^_^ And if my form gets approved you'll hafta choose a Pokemon other than Riolu.

 

[TNT]

Name: Tornado(nickname, real name unknown)

Age: 11

Gender: Male(boy)

Personality: very shy and timid.He can get angry very easily and can stand his ground when he is hurt in any way. he'svery kind and likes helping other people out but despite his kind nature he can sometimes be a little selfish but still tries to please others either way. treats people however they treat him. he's very mature and smart for his age even though he doesnt show it all the time.

Appearance: he's very tall for his age. his hair isnt short but isnt very long either. he wears rectangular glasses, hes not very strong, has a scar on his right eyebrow and another on his leg. He has small hands and feet. he is fairly slim. has fairly small ears and nose.

Hometown/City: cianwood city in johto

Character History: he didnt have a very good life. he was bullied a lot and often thought of running away but never did end up doing it because he didnt want to leave his family. He had few freinds and they ignored him a lot anyway. He often tried ignoring the bullying but a few teachers had it in for tornado as well

Starter pokemon: clefairy

Starter pokemon history: clefairy was alone in the wild and it befrended tornado. tornado let it use metronome when a flock of zubat attacked and it ended up using a very strong return attack, showing that it trusted him.

Reason for going to Roanoke: wants to research to see if the legends about its past are really true or not.

Other info: no other information

 

[Arceus707]

Name: Adam Kitsune

Gender: Boy

Age: 11 (Character age, not mine just so you know)

Personality: Adam tends to be very lousy, he is very trustworthy, he tends to the right thing all the time, cares about his friends deeply, and usually likes girls also has an intelligence. He doesn't show his intelligence that much because people will think he's like a Super Nerd. Adam's lousy personality really shows when around his only blood relative, which he met after a few years, Topaz Kitsune. His heart is always in the right place when in dire situations and won't let anyone down

Appearance: Adam has short black hair and is a regular size, height, and weight for his age. He wears a plain black long sleeves shirt, jeans (with no holes or cuts, just in case anyone thought about it), white and black sneakers. Adam has an unusual eye color (Bright yelow). In some cases he wears sunglasses, most of the time to hide his yellow eyes. He is usually seen with his first pokemon on either of his shoulders since it doesn't like being in pokeballs.

Hometown: Eterna City/Sinnoh

Character History: Adam was born from a place near Eterna City and had grown up without a mother or father. His intelligence had him live alone in Eterna City since everyone else thought just a lonely person all the time (If it's to unrealistic I can change it). When he became an official trainer he won every official league and travels to Roanoke for another challenge.

Starter Pokemon: Pikachu

Starter Pokemon History: Adam had met a Pikachu who like him was a misfit. They quickly became friends and Pikachu brought Adam countless victories.

Reason for going to Roanoke: To challenge to Roanoke Gym Leaders, Elite Four and Champion.

 

[Hero]

Name: Leon

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Personality: Leon is very quiet when talking to people but when it comes to Pokemon he can't shut up. Leon is a kind-hearted and very nice to people and Pokemon. Leon is very shy around girls and very clumsy too. Leon loves Pokemon Battles and very smart when it comes to Pokemon and battle stragies.

Character History: Leon lives with his mother and father in New Bark Town along with his little sister. Leon loves Pokemon and started to travel throughout Johto with his Charmander winning many battles. Leon father gave him advice to head for Roanoke and try his luck their in finding Pokemon and battling Gym's.

Starter Pokemon: Charmander

Starter Pokemon History: Charmander was given to Leon by his father who worked for Prof. Elm.

Appearance: Leon mostly wears dark colored clothes so dirt or stains want show up easily. Leon height is about five foot five inches and weighs about one hundred thirty five pounds mostly muscles. Leon has an athletic body and good at the physical actives. Leon wears a black short sleeve shirt with a pokeball picture in the middle of it and long black jeans with a chain hanging on the left pocket with white sneakers. Leon has brown eyes, long braids and has light brown skin.

Hometown: New Bark Town, Johto

Reason for going to Roanoke: To challenge to Roanoke Gym and become Pokemon League Champion.

 

[Clark]

Name: Ameri (am-EE-rEE)

Age: 13

Gender: Girl

Personality: Ameri is a very calm and quiet person. She often seems even shy to others who don't know her well. But to those she does know, Ameri is a loyal and true friend. Only a few people who seem friendly to her really get to see this side of her though, and others merely notice a girl who is alone with her Pokemon. Indeed, Pokemon have always felt like better friends to her than humans. She also has a creative love of drawing Pokemon.

Appearance: She normally wears normal T-shirts and pants, with gloves fit for doing work like gardening. Mainly clothes that can get dirty without being a problem. Her hair is brown and comes down to about shoulder-length, and she is a bit short in height. Ameri's eyes are green.

Hometown/City: Goldenrod, Jhoto

Character History: Ameri grew up with her parents quite normally, other than how much time she spent with her grandmother, who worked at the nearby Goldenrod Day Care center. There, she learned more about how to care for Pokemon, and even how to handle eggs and young Pokemon just hatched from them. Also, Ameri enjoyed spending time in the Ilex Forest alone, observing nature and Pokemon there and sketching things in her various drawing pads.

Starter pokemon: Cubone

Starter pokemon history: On a normal day, when Ameri was about ten, she found a young Cubone running from behind a building with tears in its eyes. Ameri pikce dit up and was about to see where it had raun from, but a man shouted suddenly and footsteps came quickly from the same place the Cubone had run from. The Cubone began shivering, and so Ameri quickly ran away with it and brought it home, naming him Whisper for his soft and timid voice.

Reason for going to Roanoke: Ameri wanted to finally go on an adventure, with the Pokemon she had come to be best friends with. Roanoke seemed like a fitting and perfect region.

Other info: None really...

 

[♥~*Abby*~♥]

Name: Claire Winston
Age: 13
Gender: Female (girl)
Personality: Claire has one of those dark and mysterious personalities that make a lot of people wonder about her. She may seem cold and antisocial, but all she really needs is a friend that will listen to her. She can be a little short tempered, and will really get mad if you tease her. Claire spends so much time with her Mudkip because she feels that it understands her better than any human because their both so lonely. She is also very modest, it can almost be described more as "low self-esteem".
Appearance: Clair has black hair in length is about a foot past her shoulders. Her eyes are very pretty, being sort of a grayish hazel color. She is only around 5' 1" in height, and only weighs 75 lbs. She is very skinny and has almost no muscles. Claire also has paleish skin. She wears a plain black hoodie (she deosn't always keep it on, underneath, she has a sleeveless shirt with a skull-and-cross-bones on it) A silver, chain-like belt, black jeans, and black sneakers. She also wears a skull and crossbones necklace, with a touch of red lip stick and black eyeliner/mascara.
Hometown/City: Snowpoint City, Sinnoh
Character History: Claire grew up alone most of her life, being abandoned by her parents in the middle of Snowpoint City when she was only 6 years old. (if this is too unrealistic, I'll delete it) She managed to survive with no home until she was 11 and she found an empty house she lived in.
Starter pokemon: Mudkip, nicknamed Moon.
Starter pokemon history: While Claire was walking the streets (they aren't really streets, are they?) of Snowpoint City when she was 12 years old, she found an abusive trainer beating a Mudkip. She felt bad for it, so she told the local officer Jenny and so Jenny punished the trainer, and thought that Claire should keep the Mudkip instead of releasing it. It was during the nighttime and a beautiful cresant moon was out, so she nicknamed her Moon. Sometimes Moon rides on Claire's shoulder.
Reason for going to Roanoke: Claire wanted to begin a new life in Roanoke. She would give the world a better first impression of her, and she decided that maybe more people would be friends with her.
Other info: Claire can't talk to Pokemon, but she deeply understand them, so its almost like talking to them.

 

[Hinamori_Momo]

Wow Raichuchika. That was the most detailed form I've heard yet on this thread along with mine. I bet you took more than 10 minutes to write it.

 

[♥~*Abby*~♥]

Wow Raichuchika. That was the most detailed form I've heard yet on this thread along with mine. I bet you took more than 10 minutes to write it.

Yeah, I always do. Some say I'm a good RPer.

 

[Mika]

Name: Arianna Kirian

Age: 14

Gender: Girl

Personality: Arianna, Aria for short, grew up quickly in Lavaridge City partially due to the fact she was an only child, partially due to the fact she had always been a serious child and partially due still to the fact she was always considered too quiet to play with the majority of the children. Brushing it off as 'if they don't like it, they can bite me', she withdrew into a corner, chosing to spend her days playing with the baby pokemon in the city that, like her, were often forgetten by society. She doesn't look at things from a childish view point, she tends to look at things from the eyes of a person twice her age and thus, she is somewhat of an outcast. She doesn't mind this for the most part and has a tendancy to just stick to the shadows and follow the group until technology gets to be a problem. Being alone as a young child gave her time to read and experiament. Give her some sort of electronic device, give her a description of what the goal is and she'll hack into any mainframe computer database, and get any and all information needed for the party. She can unlock otherwise locked doors and the like but this isn't something you would guess just by looking at her.

Appearance: Aria has mid-shoulder length aburn (ember like) hair that's either in a pony tail or at least pulled back from her face by a headband of some sort. She stands at about five foot four inches and weighs just over one hundred and ten pounds. She is obviously from the mountains, her lower body is completely toned and her upper body is a close second. Her skin isn't as toned as one might expect but the ash from the mountain near her hometown blocks a good portion of the sunlight so it is a bit understandable. Her eyes are bright red, almost vampiric, but they are completely natural and completely not fake nor does she have a thirst for blood. Again, she uses them as an advantage to get people to leave her be. As far as attire is concerned, it's really rather simple. Black capri pants that stop just past her knee, a dark red tank top and black socks snuggled under metal toed heavy duty boots. On the belt on her capri pants lies her P*DA, her pokeballs, a silver chain on which her wallet is attached (The wallet itself is in her pocket) and various other electronicy gizmos (a/n: I can describe in detail if you really REALLY want me to)

Hometown/City: Lavaridge City

Character History: Aria was born to a loving couple who, although they had no other children, were very happy to have their one little bubbly ball of joy. This however, came to a tragic end when her parents were accidentally caught in an eruption of the near by volcano, leaving her with a bit of estate and a bit of a broken heart. However, as most young children do, she adapted to her new surroundings, absorbing her pain and transforming it into energy of a sort. She became a secluded serious child who would much rather read, play with machines or play with squishy pokemon than dress up in frills and have tea parties. A bit of an oddball in this sense, she ignored the stares she recieved for her odd behavior, finding solace and accpetance amongst the 'unloved' of Lavaridge's pokemon. She also caught the attention of Flannery, who saw the girl's awkwardness as a mirror into her own childhood, who took the girl under wing, teaching her those girly things while at the same time giving her the love and nurturing most children need. Because of this attention, Flannery has the respect and admiration most children give their parental units and insulting the socially awkward flame is a good way to get smacked.

Starter pokemon: Nar the Cyndaquil

Starter pokemon history: Nar was given to Aria by Flannery when she left Lavaridge in search of herself. He's a snuggly little critter who likes to be huggled and snuggled and luffled and Aria doesn't mind the burns he sometimes gives her in the process

Reason for going to Roanoke: Aria's reasoning was simple. There were labs here to hack into, information to be found, snuggly pokemon to be snuggled while sitting at the campfire at night.

Other info: Aria has a trigger of sorts that will completely make her shut down or start bawling like a four year old. One of these triggers is simply dark narrow rooms with single light in the cieling like area and the other is being hit in just the right spot on the small of her back. She also has a hacker's kit in her bag that's disguised as a make up kit. Like Aria actually wears make up. Pfft.

 

[Alter Ego]

Umm...sorry if this is a stupid question but...where exactly are these rules you speak of? I read through the whole thing and even control f'd it but I can't find them. If you just mean the section rules, I can assure you that I've read those many times over, though. Anyways, here's hoping that a bit of fresh RPing will get me over my writing slump.


Name: Katherine Vainwright

Age: 14

Gender: Girl

Personality: More commonly known as Kat or - specifically - 'scaredy-Kat', Katherine's personality can fairly easily be summed up in one word: 'fear'. She has fears, plenty of fears. In fact, some would say that her personality is nothing but a complex hierarchy of fears. Some of her more prominent ones include being alone, dark rooms, cramped spaces, crowds, flying, and Cleffas. Traveling in the wilderness also frightens her, as does eating or drinking outdoors (goodness knows what frightful germs could be around) and should she get a cut or scratch while bandage and anti-septic aren't within arm's reach, she is very likely to dissolve into a crying wreck. Given her record of fears, one should think that a journey in Roanoke would be the last thing on Kat's mind, but in that case one would be neglecting her greatest and most predominant fear: the fear of disappointing her family. As the only member of her family not to have inherited even a smidgen of psychic prowess, Kat has always felt obligated to bring honor to her family's name and is prepared to do so even at the peril of having to face the worst-case scenarior: that the previous civilization of the region has actually been beamed off the face of the earth by a colony of insidious Cleffa from outer space who are now stalking the region for new specimens.

Contrary to what one might believe, Kat is rarely left completely paralyzed by her fears. Instead, she prioritizes her actions by always following the path of the lesser fear. She's also deeply superstitious and a firm believer in horoscopes and omens of all kinds and often uses them to decide on the best course of action, regardless of how much mocking laughter this elicits from her peers. At times, this superstition translates into general naivité as well. Despite having spent most of her life in the bustling metropolis that is Saffron City, Kat remains quite gullible and is easily duped by any and all who know how to sow mysterious signs and omens into their speech in a suitably convincing manner. given her generally friendly disposition she also has trouble with just saying 'no' at times. Completing the set of lackings, she is also easily unnerved and prone to fumbling, not out of lack of dexterity but confidence.

Should one be able to look past her shell of fears, however, Kat can actually be a reliable person to be around. She's a quick thinker and tries her best to keep both herself and the others around from harm, though this is partly dictated by her fear of letting others down, and if you ever need to find out each and every risk associated with whatever it is you are doing she is definitely the one to ask. Generally friendly, she does enjoy the company of others, especially fellow believers in the supernatural, and she has learned to take mocking remarks about her behavior and appearance in good humor, usually even laughing along (although somewhat half-heartedly). Having spent a number of years looking after her three younger sisters, Kat also has a strong maternal drive which prompts her to comfort anyone in need, though this attention can, at times, be too thorough for people's comfort, translating into a kind of 'mommy complex'. It is also worth noting that while Kat's general stance of expecting the worst outcome at all times can be somewhat depressing, she does prepare for it, so should the worst actually come around Kat will most likely be ready to face it.

Appearance: Standing at a bit above 1,6 meters, Kat doesn't have anything that particular to come with anatomy-wise, save for her legs which are slightly longer than average. Her frame is still fairly thin, though given that Kat doesn't do any physical exercise beyond what it takes to get from point A to point B by foot - for she's far too afraid of injury to use a bike - she doesn't have much in the way of a trimmed figure to occupy the space vacated by the flab, resulting in a look that some would call scrawny. Her skin pigment is fairly light but not enough to be called pale and - owing to her slightly late physical maturing - has yet to suffer the ravages of assorted skin problems.

Kat's face is of a fairly pleasant oval shape with a pair of warm brown eyes situated along the sides of her smallish nose. Her sandy brown hair is usually kept short, only reaching to about eyebrow level at the front and ending roughly around the point where her neck begins at the back. The hair has a tendency to get entangled in whatever goes far enough into it and usually has that ruffled 'I just woke up' look to it.

On the clothing side, Kat has - after a number of embarrassing incidents that really don't bear repeating - settled for some rather plain options, usually a wearing a pair of lightly frayed jeans of the standard denim color, a bright yellow tank top (It's a color of good fortune, she'll have you know) and a pair of running shoes, red in color (good karma, that) save for the the soles and edges, which are white. Owing to her fear of germs, a pair of vermilion-colored gloves is also a regular part of Kat's attire, along with a plethora of talismans. Of these, her most treasured ones are a pair of amulets, one of silver that is shaped like a crescent moon and the other a gilded one in the standard sun shape, both of which are kept around her neck at all times. In addition, she wears an armlet made out of small cubes in various colors, each inscribed with a different runic symbol, around her right arm. She firmly believes that this accessory wards off evil spirits and as such, she will not remove it even in her sleep.

All things said, the most bizarre part about Kat's appearance is probably still her backpack; a huge, dark brown hiker-issue one with numerous sizable compartments that almost towers over her head when she walks, a set of no less than four different straps securing it firmly on her back. In addition to the usual potions, pokéballs, clothes and rations that a traveling trainer would be expected to carry, the pack also contains a complete first aid kit, a sleeping bag, a tent, a compass, and a number of other useful items in addition to a plethora of wards against various mythical creatures, a set of star charts, and a hefty amount of literature on how to use them. (Better safe than sorry, as Kat likes to say)

Hometown/City: Saffron City

Character History: The eldest daughter of an esteemed family of psychics, Kat's mother had been through a number of false pregnancies, so when their firstborn did come around, her parents were all that more excited over the prospect of finally raising an heir to carry on the family legacy. A bit too excited, as it soon turned out. Despite having been trained in the psychic arts since early childhood, the girl just seemed incapable of getting the hang of it. While the other budding psychics in her age group were busy at work mastering telekinesis, Kat was still struggling with the most basic of prediction skills. She could not predict even the suite of a playing card, let alone the value, and bending spoons was unthinkable. In addition, she had always been a timid child and so her excitement over the psychic's career went hand in hand with a sizable payload of anxieties.

Despite all the setbacks and doubts, Kat did not back down, however, instead doubling her efforts in an attempt to live up to the expectations placed on her even after her parents had all but given up on them. She was a regular fixture of the Saffron Gym's training halls, and - soon enough - a regular laughing-stock as well; scaredy-Kat, eternal dunce of the class, twice the work with none of the results. Despite all her hard effort, the girl's training stamped firmly on its spot, and as her younger sister - born two years later - enrolled for training two years later, only to exceed her in skill within a matter of weeks, Kat's optimism was put to a serious test. It was presumably at this point where the girl first found found astrology. Disappointed with herself and her utter lack of ESP - which was only highlighted by the constant praise her sister's prowess was earning - the girl found a system wherein the answers were not to be found within her mind (where they apparently weren't) but in the stars. After all, celestial bodies couldn't lie, right? At this point, Kat really wanted to believe that and soon enough her rigorous training regiment began to wane, gradually replaced by increased amounts of time spent over Ouija boards and star charts. This habit was kept secret at first, but there was no hiding the increasing amount of peculiar amulets and books gathering in her vicinity and in a family of psychics, the truth was bound to come out, as such things tend to.

Needless to say, Kat's parents were hardly thrilled at what they discovered, but the girl was adamant in her stance and refused to give up on her newly found lifestyle, so eventually they gave up on it. This habit, foolish and time-wasting though they considered it to be, did seem to be harmless enough for now, and with a third young daughter to look after, there just wasn't room for another household argument, or much room in the household itself for that matter. When her mother became pregnant with a fourth daughter to top it all off, the matter was just laid to rest.

That was...until that one morning about a year later when Kat announced her intention of becoming a trainer, and journeying not through her home region of Kanto but the distant and most certainly perilous Roanoke. There was long debate over the matter, but as was usually the case when horoscope-induced decisions were concerned, Kat was adamant in her stance, and her parents eventually consented...if only to let her learn once and for all that astrology and omens were nothing but a big hoax. Soon thereafter, Kat was on a ferry to the mythical continent.

Starter pokemon: Munchlax

Starter pokemon history: Obtained from the lab, though I suppose I could bore you with his rather uneventful pre-lab history if you really insist. This little Munchlax just hasn't had a very exciting life, is all. xD

Reason for going to Roanoke: To advance the Vainwright family name and prove that she can be more than just a nuisance. After all, the horoscope said that this was her big break, and the stars don't lie, right?

Other info: Kat is a klutz with machines. Give her toast, a toaster and a detailed set of instructions for toasting a bread and she will still manage to make it explode, given that she gets over her fear of burning herself long enough to even touch it, that is. If a machine can be misused, she will find out how. Oh, and just to be perfectly clear on the matter: no, Kat has no psychic powers what-so-ever. She couldn't predict tomorrow's weather or ESP her way out of a soggy paper bag.


Aaand there we go. If there's something in here that you don't approve of or needs more detail, feel free to ask for edits. ^^

 

[Arceus707]

There are quite a number of girls coming in I just hope TNT, Hawks, and I aren't the only guys coming in. Not that there's anything wrong about having girls.

 

[Hero]

There are quite a number of girls coming in I just hope TNT, Hawks, and I aren't the only guys coming in. Not that there's anything wrong about having girls.

Your forgot to count me lol!

 

[Te-em]

Name: Midori Greene

Age: 12

Gender: Girl

Personality: She is seldom afraid, seldom in any despair and does not usually feel lost. Midori semtimes feel that she is forgotten, though, and she can be a little hateful and very furious before she knows it, and sometimes fails to control herself. She is not very calm, shy, patient or careful, but she does not talk much either. She likes adventures very much and is very curious and extremely confident and has quiet strong will power. Not very careful and far from neat; she often leaves things in a mess. She cares for what happens around her and is not afraid to say what she thinks. Protects her friends. Can easily become anxious and that may evolve into anger.

She likes to catch Pokemon, especially Steel- and Rock-Types. Midori likes to play games and she likes mysterious things. Likes to hear stories. Is more fond of the night than the day. Has a great need of exploring places where she haven't been before. Dislikes sleeping; she could spend that time to do something else.

Appearance: Her hair is silvern, which is not very common for her age, but it is a quiet dark silvern. It's short, but a little spiky. Her eyes have a strange yellow colour. Her face has a somewhat oval shape. It looks hard and makes her seem a little tough, but she is small for her age. Her skin is red-brown.

Midori's clothes are long and wide. She wears a gown with a belt. The gown is made for easy traveling, but is quiet worn out.

Hometown/City: Masago Town in Shinou

Character History: The other kids in town has not been very nice to her, so she and her family moved away from there. On the way to Roanoke they were attacked by a furious Pokemon that killed her father. She thinks its her fault because she angered the Pokemon by throwing a Monster Ball at it. On the rest of the way she met a friendly Pokemon that became her best friend.

Starter pokemon: Chikorita

Starter pokemon history: When she arrived in Roanoke she met her in a forest. They became good friends. Midori's mother wondered if the Pokemon had escaped from another Trainer, since it seemed quiet tamed.

Reason for going to Roanoke: Midori wanted to find a better place and her parents thought that they all needed another environment. Meet new friends and Midori have always like to visit new places.

 

[TNT]

so when are we going to start the rp?

 

[Kansas]

Name: Saru Kisaragi
Age: 15
Gender: Boy
Personality: Saru is a very social kid, he loves meeting new people and playing with pokemon. When he meets people who seem quiet or withdrawn he will attempt to get them to crack and talk to him. It could almost be considered
annoying but his positive outlook makes it hard to be mad at him. He loves talking to girls and using over flattering charm just for a satisfactory giggle from them. His battle style is based more upon annoying his opponents than over powering them. Saru believes that pride in your strength will lead to your downfall. He rarely gets a serious expression on his face and can frequently be heard laughing aloud or having a general happy tone in his voice while battling. But if he gets angry, he always has a trump card move used to completely overwhelm his opponent.

Appearance: Saru is a slender kid with deeply tanned skin and shaggy spiked green hair which starts light green and gets gradually darker to the tips where it is just black. His eyes are wide and happy with a piercing Jade Green. They narrow when he's being taunted or in a very serious battle. Saru is average height for his age and quite slender but not in a way of being too skinny, he's just very wirey and flexible. He wears a tightly fitted dark blue and white t-shirt with tight dark blue jeans with holes in the knees. He always wears flip flops but would prefer to walk barefoot most times. There is also a black wrist band around his right arm wrist. He carries all his supplies in a loose hanging brown messenger bag around his neck.

Hometown/City: Fallarbor Town/Hoenn
Character History: While in Fallarbor town for all of his childhood, Saru spent most of his time playing in the trees climbing high and looking for as far as he could. Every day he would wake up and climb his favorite tree where he could see all over Hoenn. He sat there for hours at a time peering into the distance, wondering what wonders the world could bring and the adventures he could go on if he would just have his own Pokemon to adventure with. His mother would hear nothing of it though. She absolutely hates pokemon and the fact that he day dreamed about them so much. One day while sitting in his tree sighing to himself he finally decided. He is old enough to make his own decisions, so he packed up in the dead of night and left leaving a note. He decided to head for Roanoke to start a new life and make a legacy for himself.

Starter pokemon: Treecko

Starter pokemon history: Obtained from Roanoke Lab.

Reason for going to Roanoke: As mentioned in history, Saru ran away from home and finally made it to Roanoke to star anew and make a name for himself and become a trainer like he dreamed.

Other info: Saru loves fire pokemon with all his heart. Since he lived in Fallarbor town, he is used to sleeping high in trees so when camping its not uncommon for him to climb high into a tree and sleep on a large branch or setup up a make-shift hammock between some trees to sleep for the night. He will often opt to sleep outside instead of inside given the choice too, he's not being emo he just prefers the night sky.

 

[Loki]

Ay guys.

Don't bug 'im for when the RP is gonna start, mmkay? It's

1. Against the Roleplay Rules, so I suggest you READ them before posting again.
2. Annoying as heck.
3. Not going to make the RP start any faster!

So don't.

 

[RacerKing]

NAME: Sakuru Kingston
AGE: 13
GENDER: Female (girl)
PERSONALITY: Very shy but if somebody gets on her nerves she tells them in a pretty fierce way but careing for hurt pokemon and always helps them. She don't liked to be buged that much but sometimes she let's it go. She always looking out for other trainers and people.
APPEARANCE: I'll pm it to you when I get one
HOMETOWN/CITY: Snowpoint City/Sinnoh
CHARACTER HISTORY: Most of her life she always liked to play with pokemon and to climb high mountains with them
STARTER POKEMON: Chikorita
STARTER POKEMON HISTORY: N/A
REASON FOR GOING TO ROANOKE: Just to become a good trainer if not the best
OTHER INFO: Loves to climb and play with her pokemon