World:
The Turia region has only been recently discovered, but thanks to Professor Oak and the wonders of satellites, the whole region has had a basic map created.
Turia is a rough octagon, and contains eight environments: mountains, marshes, frozen pine forests, caves, endless plains, deserts, temperate forests, and a single volcano. Interestingly enough, almost every Pokemon from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh appear on Turia, making it a hotbed of scientific research. There are only two settlements that can be called 'cities' which are on the south-eastern tip, near the plains. They are the Silph Outpost and the Docklands, owned by Silph Corporation and a trainer by the name of Bruno, respectively. Recently, Silph has begun to take a more imperialist approach to the island, capturing massive amounts of Pokemon and throwing up small camps to find resources.
Plot:
The world of Pokemon is a world rife with discovery. Only recently, in fact, did the esteemed Professor Elm of Johto discover that Pokemon hatch from eggs! (Which then leads to the question of; how do these eggs get here…) However, a much more important discovery has occurred. A new region has been discovered, much to the delight of the scientific community. However, the scientists were intrigued by one mysterious fact about this new region: there are Pokemon from all continents here. The Turia region is the one and only region where one can find a Gible living side-by-side with a Bagon, or massive flocks of Taillow, Pidgey, Starly, and Spearow. This naturally prompted many different scientists to set up small research outposts to study the environment and the Pokemon inhabiting Turia, and everything was most excellent.
But relative harmony was not meant to last. Silph Co had a very unsubtle interest in Turia, and their own research base became more of a fortress, and many regional Professors began to lose contact with research assistants stationed on Turia. Many have feared that Silph is muscling in on their territory to begin doing unethical tests on Pokemon to improve their products, or worse.
Which is where you come in:
You are a Silph Corporation scientist/field worker/guard/hunter. You obviously work for Silph Corporation and are completely dedicated to the Company, regardless of your own safety. You will have access to some of the best equipment money can buy, as well as the benefits of hot chow, hot showers, and medical care. Unfortunately, everyone else on the island hates you.
You are part of a research team sent here. You are being relentlessly hunted by Silph Co.'s Pokemon Hunters and Guards. They are determined to capture you and 'extract' information on Turia, but you are obviously much smarter and more adaptable then they are, and can easily hide and thrive in most environments. The only downside to this is that you are limited by your own items or what you can scavenge.
You are a trainer/breeder/ranger. Attracted to Turia for a myriad of reasons, be it adventure, the chance to nab rare Pokemon, or to stop or aid Silph. You are easily the most versatile, and can move between the research teams and Silph (mostly) unharmed. You are a blank slate, and both sides will try to recruit you if they can. SIGN UPS FOR INDEPENDENTS ARE CLOSED FOR THE MOMENT
Are you up for it?
All sign-ups are now posted here.
Rules
1. Be active.
2. Don't godmod.
3. Only post OOC things on the OOC thread (unless separated like this and marked OOC).
4. Follow basic role-playing rules.
5. Use the best spelling, grammer, and punctuation you can.
6. Don't bunny without permission.
7. If you aren't active for a long period of time without excuse, you will either be bunnied or kicked out.
8. You can post your profile here until there is an OOC thread.
9. You can double-cross your starting position (i.e.- Stan is a Silph Co scientist who dislikes the imperialistic attitude espoused by Silph. As such, you can leave Silph and join up with the research teams.)
10. If you read anything put "Turia is named after the Turians" above your SU.
Sign Up: Trainer
Name: first (optional middle) last
Age: (I'd prefer 15+. Preferably over 17 for members of Silph and the research teams)
Gender: (rather obvious)
Affiliation: (Silph Co, research teams, or independent)
Appearance: (details! at least a good paragraph)
Personality: (layers!)
Background: (Personal history of your character-what made your character the way they are?)
Pokemon: (What Pokemon do they have? Do they have any distinguishing nicknames or traits? Moves would also help.)
Additional Information: (anything else?)
My SU:
Name: Theron Kabreta
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Silph Company Pokemon Hunter
Appearance: Theron stands at an even six feet and weighs about 180 pounds. Even though he is a caucasian, his dark hair and light tan give him a somewhat Hispanic appearance. Though muscular, he prefers to use his intimidating appearance rather than his fists in fights. His face is unremarkable, apart from a scar that runs down his nose, which was broken in his youth and now goes slightly to the right, and his light gray eyes.
He commonly wears a ripped and faded pair of jeans with holes in the knees, work boots, and a black leather jacket with two narrow white stripes running down the arms. He has two tattoos, a large R on his left shoulder and a laurel wreath over his heart.
Personality: Theron can move between being a fairly mellow person and one of the most sadistic humans on the planet. He is, however, a very good worker and dedicated to his beliefs, most of which center around himself. On a related note, Theron often leaves numerous diaries scattered around, mostly due to the fact that he writes entries sporadically and forgets them, though he often mentions the themes of justice and revenge in his philosophical musings/rants, saying that they're for 'getting everything this damn universe owes me.' Theron tends to use logic before anything else, even if it's not the best time for logical reasoning. Theron spent most of his youth making his own code of conduct, which is as follows:
He wandered throughout Johto and Kanto, capturing Pokemon and learning the ins and outs of Pokeball construction, eventually meeting up with another former Rocket named Vicious, who taught him the rudiments of Dark Ball construction. And so he continued wandering, eventually becoming an excellent Pokemon Hunter and began to make a comfortable career out of it. And then Team Rocket returned.
While wandering in the depths of the Lake of Rage, Theron was contacted by Athena, whom he had a crush on years ago. Athena called on him to procure Pokemon 'for us'. Theron was too dim to realize that Athena was only using him and was never attracted to him at all. When Theron found out about Athena's true feelings, he simultaneously discovered how pathetic the reborn Team Rocket was. Disgusted at the Executives (most notably Apollo and Athena) and how the new Rockets were running themselves, he quit in an argument that resulted in him breaking Apollo's nose and his own heart. He began to wander again, gradually cutting off contact with humanity, becoming little more than a monster.
When he was nineteen when he wandered back into Saffron, vowing to go where his feet took him, and his feet happened to take him to Silph Co. When he entered, he was immediately frisked and told that his reputation preceded him. It was then that he found himself an offer to go to Turia to capture Pokemon for Silph, and they would pay handsomely. With no friends and no interest in his family, Theron accepted, and he was among the first people to set foot in Silph's compound.
Pokemon:
Kerberos (male Houndoom)
Crunch, Fire Blast, Payback, Overheat
Kerberos is Theron's first Pokemon, and is the only true friend Theron has, apart from himself. As such, Kerberos is incredibly loyal to Theron, and Theron returns the favor. Kerberos is also incredibly vicious, a behavior that Theron encourages.
Cairn (male Tyranitar)
Dark Pulse, Giga Impact, Earthquake, Hyper Beam.
Cairn is the powerhouse of Theron's team, and his mere appearance is often enough to make even the most stubborn give in to Theron's demands.
Vrykolakas (female Gengar)
Hypnosis, Mean Look, Nightmare, Shadow Ball
Vrykolakas is the immobilizer of Theron's team, putting large numbers of Pokemon to sleep so that Theron can capture them for profit at his leisure.
Togakure (female Hitmonlee)
Revenge, Close Combat, Focus Blast, Meditate
A speed-crazy powerhouse, Togakure keeps people and Pokemon pinned down until Theron can deal with them.
Icarus (male Fearow)
Fly, Sky Attack, Drill Peck, Toxic
Icarus is Theron's main source of transport across the world, mainly because Icaraus is free and provides an opprotunity to catch a few flying-type Pokemon.
The Turia region has only been recently discovered, but thanks to Professor Oak and the wonders of satellites, the whole region has had a basic map created.
Turia is a rough octagon, and contains eight environments: mountains, marshes, frozen pine forests, caves, endless plains, deserts, temperate forests, and a single volcano. Interestingly enough, almost every Pokemon from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh appear on Turia, making it a hotbed of scientific research. There are only two settlements that can be called 'cities' which are on the south-eastern tip, near the plains. They are the Silph Outpost and the Docklands, owned by Silph Corporation and a trainer by the name of Bruno, respectively. Recently, Silph has begun to take a more imperialist approach to the island, capturing massive amounts of Pokemon and throwing up small camps to find resources.
Plot:
The world of Pokemon is a world rife with discovery. Only recently, in fact, did the esteemed Professor Elm of Johto discover that Pokemon hatch from eggs! (Which then leads to the question of; how do these eggs get here…) However, a much more important discovery has occurred. A new region has been discovered, much to the delight of the scientific community. However, the scientists were intrigued by one mysterious fact about this new region: there are Pokemon from all continents here. The Turia region is the one and only region where one can find a Gible living side-by-side with a Bagon, or massive flocks of Taillow, Pidgey, Starly, and Spearow. This naturally prompted many different scientists to set up small research outposts to study the environment and the Pokemon inhabiting Turia, and everything was most excellent.
But relative harmony was not meant to last. Silph Co had a very unsubtle interest in Turia, and their own research base became more of a fortress, and many regional Professors began to lose contact with research assistants stationed on Turia. Many have feared that Silph is muscling in on their territory to begin doing unethical tests on Pokemon to improve their products, or worse.
Which is where you come in:
You are a Silph Corporation scientist/field worker/guard/hunter. You obviously work for Silph Corporation and are completely dedicated to the Company, regardless of your own safety. You will have access to some of the best equipment money can buy, as well as the benefits of hot chow, hot showers, and medical care. Unfortunately, everyone else on the island hates you.
You are part of a research team sent here. You are being relentlessly hunted by Silph Co.'s Pokemon Hunters and Guards. They are determined to capture you and 'extract' information on Turia, but you are obviously much smarter and more adaptable then they are, and can easily hide and thrive in most environments. The only downside to this is that you are limited by your own items or what you can scavenge.
You are a trainer/breeder/ranger. Attracted to Turia for a myriad of reasons, be it adventure, the chance to nab rare Pokemon, or to stop or aid Silph. You are easily the most versatile, and can move between the research teams and Silph (mostly) unharmed. You are a blank slate, and both sides will try to recruit you if they can. SIGN UPS FOR INDEPENDENTS ARE CLOSED FOR THE MOMENT
Are you up for it?
All sign-ups are now posted here.
Rules
1. Be active.
2. Don't godmod.
3. Only post OOC things on the OOC thread (unless separated like this and marked OOC).
4. Follow basic role-playing rules.
5. Use the best spelling, grammer, and punctuation you can.
6. Don't bunny without permission.
7. If you aren't active for a long period of time without excuse, you will either be bunnied or kicked out.
8. You can post your profile here until there is an OOC thread.
9. You can double-cross your starting position (i.e.- Stan is a Silph Co scientist who dislikes the imperialistic attitude espoused by Silph. As such, you can leave Silph and join up with the research teams.)
10. If you read anything put "Turia is named after the Turians" above your SU.
Sign Up: Trainer
Name: first (optional middle) last
Age: (I'd prefer 15+. Preferably over 17 for members of Silph and the research teams)
Gender: (rather obvious)
Affiliation: (Silph Co, research teams, or independent)
Appearance: (details! at least a good paragraph)
Personality: (layers!)
Background: (Personal history of your character-what made your character the way they are?)
Pokemon: (What Pokemon do they have? Do they have any distinguishing nicknames or traits? Moves would also help.)
Additional Information: (anything else?)
Spoiler:
My SU:
Name: Theron Kabreta
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Silph Company Pokemon Hunter
Appearance: Theron stands at an even six feet and weighs about 180 pounds. Even though he is a caucasian, his dark hair and light tan give him a somewhat Hispanic appearance. Though muscular, he prefers to use his intimidating appearance rather than his fists in fights. His face is unremarkable, apart from a scar that runs down his nose, which was broken in his youth and now goes slightly to the right, and his light gray eyes.
He commonly wears a ripped and faded pair of jeans with holes in the knees, work boots, and a black leather jacket with two narrow white stripes running down the arms. He has two tattoos, a large R on his left shoulder and a laurel wreath over his heart.
Personality: Theron can move between being a fairly mellow person and one of the most sadistic humans on the planet. He is, however, a very good worker and dedicated to his beliefs, most of which center around himself. On a related note, Theron often leaves numerous diaries scattered around, mostly due to the fact that he writes entries sporadically and forgets them, though he often mentions the themes of justice and revenge in his philosophical musings/rants, saying that they're for 'getting everything this damn universe owes me.' Theron tends to use logic before anything else, even if it's not the best time for logical reasoning. Theron spent most of his youth making his own code of conduct, which is as follows:
- Be self-sufficient. The only person who's there for you is you
- If you suffer, make other people suffer.
- Think first, do second
- If you're stuck on a rock, there's always a hard place nearby
- If the universe owes you something, you're entitled to kick it in the balls and rip something out of it's hands.
He wandered throughout Johto and Kanto, capturing Pokemon and learning the ins and outs of Pokeball construction, eventually meeting up with another former Rocket named Vicious, who taught him the rudiments of Dark Ball construction. And so he continued wandering, eventually becoming an excellent Pokemon Hunter and began to make a comfortable career out of it. And then Team Rocket returned.
While wandering in the depths of the Lake of Rage, Theron was contacted by Athena, whom he had a crush on years ago. Athena called on him to procure Pokemon 'for us'. Theron was too dim to realize that Athena was only using him and was never attracted to him at all. When Theron found out about Athena's true feelings, he simultaneously discovered how pathetic the reborn Team Rocket was. Disgusted at the Executives (most notably Apollo and Athena) and how the new Rockets were running themselves, he quit in an argument that resulted in him breaking Apollo's nose and his own heart. He began to wander again, gradually cutting off contact with humanity, becoming little more than a monster.
When he was nineteen when he wandered back into Saffron, vowing to go where his feet took him, and his feet happened to take him to Silph Co. When he entered, he was immediately frisked and told that his reputation preceded him. It was then that he found himself an offer to go to Turia to capture Pokemon for Silph, and they would pay handsomely. With no friends and no interest in his family, Theron accepted, and he was among the first people to set foot in Silph's compound.
Pokemon:
Kerberos (male Houndoom)
Crunch, Fire Blast, Payback, Overheat
Kerberos is Theron's first Pokemon, and is the only true friend Theron has, apart from himself. As such, Kerberos is incredibly loyal to Theron, and Theron returns the favor. Kerberos is also incredibly vicious, a behavior that Theron encourages.
Cairn (male Tyranitar)
Dark Pulse, Giga Impact, Earthquake, Hyper Beam.
Cairn is the powerhouse of Theron's team, and his mere appearance is often enough to make even the most stubborn give in to Theron's demands.
Vrykolakas (female Gengar)
Hypnosis, Mean Look, Nightmare, Shadow Ball
Vrykolakas is the immobilizer of Theron's team, putting large numbers of Pokemon to sleep so that Theron can capture them for profit at his leisure.
Togakure (female Hitmonlee)
Revenge, Close Combat, Focus Blast, Meditate
A speed-crazy powerhouse, Togakure keeps people and Pokemon pinned down until Theron can deal with them.
Icarus (male Fearow)
Fly, Sky Attack, Drill Peck, Toxic
Icarus is Theron's main source of transport across the world, mainly because Icaraus is free and provides an opprotunity to catch a few flying-type Pokemon.
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