[center][color=gray][h3]Leisy Takigawa[/h3][/color]— Between Stillwater and Feyhollow —[/center]
Sunset was upon the girls when the set foot in Feyhollow proper, but Leisy was still wide awake — most likely an aftereffect of the late-morning nap earlier that day. The same could not be said for the Fletchinder on her shoulder, however, who was constantly adjusting his stance on his trainer’s shoulder in an effort to fend off sleep.[i]He must have stayed up while I slept, keeping a lookout,[/i] Leisy realized, smiling at the bird and reaching a hand up to pet it. [i]Silly Bidein — loyal to a fault.[/i]

[color=gray]“Bidein, I’m going to swap you out for Naunet,”[/color] Leisy told him, using two fingers to smooth out the out-of-place feathers on the fire-type’s chest. [color=gray]“She could use some exercise, and you could use some sleep.”[/color] Bopping him on the beak to silence and chirping protests, Leisy flashed him a grin. [color=gray]“You need to rest well, though. I might need your help later, and I don’t want you to be too worn out.”[/color]

With that the Fletchinder relented, allowing himself to be returned. Leisy’s Piplup was at her side a moment later, looking around her surroundings curiously before meeting her trainer’s eyes and giving the girl a happy chirrup of greeting. 

[color=gray]“Hello to you too, Naunet,”[/color] Leisy said, smiling as she watched the Piplup waddle over to Ella. [color=gray]“You’ll have to excuse her rudeness. Naunet doesn’t really pick up on any social cues — other than the ones she wants to, of course,”[/color] she told the other trainer. [color=gray]“She’s a Piplup — my second Pokemon. I caught her back in Central a little under a week ago.”[/color]

The Piplup, bright eyes practically boring into the other trainer’s Stunky, was cautiously holding her place in front of her trainer as she looked at the poison-type for any indication of anger. She’d been spurned by the rock-type of the team — the grouchy, dratted Larvitar — a few too many times for comfort, and she didn’t want a repeat experience with this sharp-eyed Pokemon.

[hr][hider=Leisy’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 169 +1 +1(HHG bonus) +3(sunset) = 174

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 3
[*]Greatball x 2
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Twisted Spoon
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Bidein “Dei” ♂ — Fletchinder (12 +1 = 13)
[*]Naunet ♀ — Piplup (12 +1 = 13) 
[*]Devinco “Devi” ♂ — Larvitar (10 +1 = 11) 
[*]Cassia “Sia” ♀ — Ekans (1) 
[*]Tyrus ♂ — Gastly (2)
[*]Animo “Nemo” ♂ — Sewaddle (1)
[/list][/hider]
[@luckyblackcat]
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[center][color=lightsteelblue][h3]Cillian Weiss[/h3][/color]— Zephyr Strip —[/center]
[color=lightsteelblue]“I don’t think I need anything right now,”[/color] Cillian said, frowning as he ticked mental boxes off in his head. Counting the mission rewarded Heal Ball, he was currently in possession of five Pokeballs, so he figured that he had enough to last him. For now. 

[color=lightsteelblue]“Where should we go next though?”[/color] he asked, pulling out his Pokedex to check out the nearby locations. [color=lightsteelblue]“We’ve all been to Feyhollow and now Zephyr. I started in Central City, but wasn’t half as interesting as Zephyr. Central’s a city proper,”[/color] he said, shrugging. [color=lightsteelblue]“I don't have a huge urge to head there like I do some other places.”[/color]

And other locations there were — the mysterious Stillwater, the treacherous Atana Mountain Range, and the lore-ridden Tefan villages just to start. There were so many places to go now that Cillian opened his eyes to them, and he didn't know where to start if not all of them. 

[color=lightsteelblue]“Er, do you two have any preferences?”[/color] he asked Tora and Juana, hoping they had a better reason than him. 

[hr][hider=Cillian’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Beginner
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 148 +1 +1(HHG) +3(sunset) = 153
[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 4
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Heal Ball
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Hazmat “Haz” ♂ — Charmander (11 +1 = 12)
[*]Kelby “Kelb” ♂ — Mudkip (11 +1 = 12) 
[*]Decus ♂ — Scyther (6 +1 = 7)
[*]Mitis “Mitti” ♂ — Bulbasaur (4)
[*]♂ — Scraggy (1)
[/list][/hider]
[@silver fox][@toadropes]
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[center][color=indianred][h3]Shanae Eller[/h3][/color]— Ironforge —[/center]
As it turned out, Marvin was a better guide than Shanae had hoped for, doubling both as a mission guide and as a tour guide. Pointing out major landmarks while riding his Onix, Marvin proved himself a local history buff by rattling off random pieces of trivia attached to structures and locations easily overlooked. 

“That over there is the oldest tree in west Ironforge,” he said, indicating an innocuous but ancient-looking wrangle of a tree. “It was planted by the founder’s family — his youngest son, who went on to become the first silversmith in town.”

This was one of many facts Shanae sat through on her ride towards the likely location according to Marvin. Although some of the boy’s tidbits made her zone out and opt for staring at his Onix rather than him, some of his tangents were fairly interesting. For one, Shanae learned that the abandoned mine she’d been wandering around was home to a colony of Marcago. According to Marvin, they hibernated through most of the year, emerging during the hottest months to bear young before disappearing down the tunnels again. 

[color=indianred]“So they moved into the coal mine?”[/color] Shanae had asked, frowning as she pictured the dark-shelled Pokemon trying to squeeze down tight mine shafts. Marvin laughed, shaking his head. 

“No, they were there first. The cavern was there home, but the allure of the coal deposits was too much for people not to go digging,” he explained, smiling wryly. “You’d think people would be smart enough not to go into a nest of fire Pokemon, let alone go into a mest that was made of combustible fuel.”

[hr][hider=Shanae’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild [Founder]

[b]TP:[/b] 48 +1 +1(HHG) +3(sunset) = 53

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 2
[*]Evolution Shard x 1
[*]Great Ball x 1
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Ebon ♂ — Houndour (9 +1 = 10)
[*]Turris ♂ — Aron ( 9 +1 = 10) 
[*]Dius ♂ — Trapinch (7) 
[*]Amatorius ♂ — Jigglypuff (7) 
[*]Alcedo “Alci” ♀ — Joltik (2 +1 = 3) 
[*]Otiosus “Oti” ♂ — Lombre (5) 
[*]Endymion “Endy” ♂ — Lapras (10)
[hider=Pokemon Reserves:][list][*]♀ — Hoppip (1) 
[/list][/hider][/list][/hider][hr]
138CP