**Name:** Christina "Chris" Goldon

**Age:** 18

**Class:** Trainer

**Hometown/Region:** Ambrette Town, Kalos



**Appearance:** 

With the face of a young girl and an over all short appearance, Chris is almost never thought to be her true age. She grew up in the sunny town of Ambrette, which blessed her with rough, tanned skin and a near immunity to the sun's harmful rays. Long, pale brown hair falls down to her waist, and is normally tied at the base to hold it together during her more exciting adventures. Blue eyes glare out from beneath side swept bangs and rather thick eyebrows curve downwards when Chris is either concentrating or angry. Her face is round, and her features cute, with large eyes, a small nose, and doll-like lips, and her body is small and curvy. Muscles line her arms and legs from years of physical training and cave exploration.

Normally, Chris can be found in a yellow rain poncho, with the hood up to shield her face and her body hidden within the flowing material.  Underneath she wears a blue-white striped tank top, a short, dark blue parka, and jean shorts that fall just above her lower thigh. Hiking boots are the norm for footwear, and she has a strange looking bracelet on her right wrist.




**Personality:**

Hot-headed, blunt, and surprisingly empathetic, Chris isn't exactly a nice girl. Spending most of her life in caves or museums has really taken out her people skills, and while she has been able to grow extremely close to Pokemon it is quite the opposite for humans. Growing up with a Historian and an Archaeologist has lead Chris to be a rather knowledgeable girl. She can read most ancient languages, and has a keen eye for rocks and fossils, as well as anything else that piques her interest. Her thirst for adventure is heavy, and she is not afraid to get down and dirty when the ideal quest comes along. During battles she is focused and cunning, as well as observant, and while she isn't exactly the strongest trainer she knows her Pokemon's strengths and weaknesses and uses them to her advantage. 

She is easily annoyed by whiners and beggars, and can resort to light smacks if pushed to her breaking point. Her way of speaking is very blunt and can be hurtful to those with a weak conscious, even though she really doesn't mean any harm. Chris is happiest when she is with either her closest friends/family or friendly Pokemon since she feels as though she can always trust them. She can be very protective of her closer colleagues, and has a strong sense of justice. She is easily effected by other's emotions, and can almost seem bipolar in crowds due to the fact that there are just so many feelings to pick up on. Despite her somewhat antisocial behavior, Chris is plagued with Monophobia, or the fear of being alone, and because of this she is almost always craving travel partners. 

**Equipment:** 

- Tent
- Clothing
- Money
- Three Pokeballs
- One Potion
- Flashlight
- Escape Rope


**Pokemon Team:**
 
* Shade - Noibat - Chris' first Pokemon (and friend, really). The two met during one of Chris's cave exploration, after she had accidentally fallen into a shallow, but narrow hole. With her flashlight stuck up above her and her arm apparently broken, she had no way of getting out with serious injury, that was, until he showed up. The Noibat quickly got help and, after the whole ordeal settled down, warmed up to Chris automatically. They have been inseparable to this day. 

* Mado - Eevee - Her more recent teammate, Mado is a rather ornery Eevee that she hatched herself after receiving an egg from a pair of friendly travelers in the Jhoto region. He can sometimes be found ignoring his master's orders, and is rather gluttonous. Despite his rudeness, Chris can't help but dote on Mado, and she hopes that the two of them could grow closer.



**History:** 

Hailing from Ambrette Town in the Kalos region, Chris had a rather peculiar childhood. Her parents, though always busy with work, loved to teach her about rocks and fossils and history whenever they had the chance. They loved her dearly, and wished to share their knowledge to make her as bright as can be. Her father, Rodger Goldon, even took her on a few (easier) expeditions when she was old enough to go along, and Maria, her mother, constantly taught her hw to read and write with many ancient scripts. Chris was instantly attached to cave exploration and treasure hunting, and once she hit the age of eight she instantly began wandering Kalos in search of caves to explore and ruins to investigate. It was during this time that she met Shade. Sadly, that was her last year in the region, as work from other regions suddenly offered much better pay for her parents. The Goldon family eventually began traveling across the lands, researching fossils and finding new ruins to examine wherever they were needed.

By the time she was sixteen they had finally settled down in the Hoenn region, where Chris would spend her two years. Her father continued to travel, while her mother worked hard to unravel Hoenn's history. Chris spent a lot of time training her Noibat and hatching her Eevee egg, which had been received by some friendly travelers from Johto, and often wandered the Hoenn forests until a rather odd call set the family into a state of worry. Rodger had apparently gone missing during an excavation in the Toppe Region. All of his research, findings, and even some crew-mates were missing with him. Her mother, instantly stricken with sadness, dove into her work with full force, only leaving to eat or sleep after gentle coaxing from Chris. Seeing her mother slowly break down was beginning to drive her mad, and after a harsh think over she promised her mother that she would go out and find her father. After some convincing, she was sent off to the region via boat, and with a determined stare to vowed to find her father and cure her mother's depression.


**Goal:**

To find her father, and go on a thrilling adventure with her friends. Finding her father was her goal from the get-go, he is a very important person to her, plus, who knows what would happen if his research was put into the wrong hands. The thrilling adventure was a goal gained from her loneliness and thirst for wonder. She wanted friends and excitement, who wouldn't? And this region was entirely new to her, so exploring the ruins and caves would be a blast as well!