Legal Name: Perna Esther Rockwood Image of Reference: [hider] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/17c2daa4-ee6d-4933-8f17-1649dac06002.jpg[/img][/hider] P.K.M.N Trainer Identity: Burgundy Current Rank: Novice Gender: Female Age: 17 Physical Description: Standing nearly a head taller than the other girls her age, Perna is quite tall. Considering her own mother is an inch taller, it seems she still has room to grow. Her hands are rougher and harder from working long days in the family orchard. Her hair is a long tangle of ginger red rivulets, which she keeps secured in a pragmatic braid. Subtle freckles dust her shoulders and the bridge of her nose. Her pale skin is tinted red, and darkens a few shades in anticipation, if she spends more than half an hour in the sun. Her almost regal features and ample proportions belie the hardy and powerful frame of a natural athlete. Medical History: Blood Type: O Negative Height: 178 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight: 70 kg (154.5 lbs) Age - 6 years, 1 month(s) "After thorough analysis of the patient's visual accuity, the referred optemetrist recommends corrective lenses for moderate far-sightedness." Age - 7 years, 6 month(s) "Patient exhibits all symptoms consistent with dermaphytosis. Anti-fungal remedies will be prescribed to treat infection. Prognosis good." Age - 8 years, 9 month(s) "Second case of dermaphytosis. Legal guardians have been instructed to prevent patient from playing in the mud or hay piles from now on." Age - 12 years, 4 month(s) "Patient rushed to emergency room for immediate appendectomy procedure and excising of necrotized viscera. Further surgery required to drain the cysts forming on the patient's spleen, liver, and kindeys." "After 23 days of treatment, patient shows signs of recovery and will be moved out of the intensive care ward." History: The rolling foothills south of Mt. Moon flatten into fertile steppes until the horizon is finally overrun by the edge of a nameless forest. Perna was born to a rancher family that claimed much of these lands, raising tauros as cattle and importing miltanks from Johto to maintain a breeding stock. Her mother maintained an orange tree orchard and coaxed the local pokemon to make her honey. Her brother was a knocker. Brutal business really, but without him the tauros steaks wouldn't make it to the big cities and onto the porcelain plates of rich city folk. Her father was part of an old breed of cowboys and ranchers. He came from a long line of ranchers, his father and his father's father before him and so on. It was the life her brother intended to carry on, when their father retired. Perna wanted none of it. Unfortunately for her family, Perna was an ambitious little girl. She dreamed of making it big and becoming famous, enjoying the attention of a world audience like the people on TV. Growing up on the ranch was a firm and persistent reminder that she wouldn't be able to do any of it. If her family had their way, she would be tending to the orange blossoms and cutting herself on the thorns well into her seventies. She took every opportunity to leave the ranch. The moment her chores were done, she wander around the outskirts of the Rockwood property. She never wandered too far though. She knew the dangers of the nearby forest and distant mountain paths better than most her age. Only when she could sneak away with one of her father's rifles, would she try something like that. Not content to stay home and "mind the cattle" or "tend to the garden", anytime they went to the market or travelled to the city, Perna would go with them. Over the years, she exchanged letters with a wide variety of characters she had met at the farmer's markets or friends she made in the city. Some kept up with her regularly, others sent the occasional holiday greeting, but nothing more. One went on to become a game warden for the Safari Zone down south. Another became a geologist for the Mt. Moon Surveyors team. A few she lost contact with entirely. Given that the ranch is too far away for video chats to work, she's become all too familiar with carrier pidgeys. Perna made a point to learn as much about the world outside as she could from her myriad penpals. The homeschool ciriculum did little to satisfy her curiosity. When she was fifteen she convinced her parents to let her live with her aunt and uncle in Saffron City. She had promised to return when she finished school, but Perna knew it was a lie from the start. Her childhood dream of becoming a celebrity had all but died, yet she stilled wanted to travel and explore. She enrolled in school and minded her studies, but went on very long walks and studiously observed the sights, sounds, and happenings of neighborhood. Her chance encounter with an off-duty Pokemon League registrar opened the door for her to start travelling and leave her old life behind. Exam Proctor Report: "Applicant 141727, [u]Perna Rockwood[/u], has shown an unexpected strength and tenacity in the physical examination portion of the exam, setting a record for her demographic category. During the standard endurance test for her age group, she was noted to complete the 2 kilometer track run four consecutive times. Were it not for the lead proctor's intervention, it is likely she might have continued. Aside from physical exhaustion, the medical response team saw no threat to her health. Her written exams scores demonstrate a below average knowledge base for a girl of her age, though she still managed to achieve a passing grade. Her academic ability remains consistent with expectations given her provincial, family education. Despite her poor marks in other areas, she did receive one of the highest scores in the Wilderness Survival section, which was a mitigating factor." -- Examinee summary from Proctor Galt P.T.A.E Raw Scores: Species Recognition: 73% League Code: 65% Wilderness Survival: 94% Situation Recognition: 81% Physical Aptitude: 9 out of 10 Reaction Time: 7 out of 10 Mental temperament: 7 out of 10 Confirmation of Starter Pokemon: Brutus - Tauros Brutus is the largest of the steers on the Rockwood family ranch; Perna stole him so she could get her trainer's license. He's fairly calm for a tauros, though a bit aged and ornery. His temperament is closer that of a stubborn mule than a raging bull.