[@Gardevoiran] Seabreeze found someplace that had a bunch of fish of some kind, then used Paradise’s bananas as bait and sent out his line in the direction indicated to him by Jonathan… [color=cfa751]‘Ye might wanta be careful drawing gatherings of fish, they might turn out ta be- oh,’[/color] the fisherman said, before her threw himself to the side. Because, the whole pack of fish suddenly streamed alongside the underside of the line, and- [color=e68184]‘CARVACARVACARVA-!’[/color] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/318Carvanha.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wYpdvAJ.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #318 – Carvanha, the Savage Pokémon. Territorial and vicious, they’re known to swarm and attack anything that enters their territory. Their strong jaws and sharp teeth are known to have the power to tear out boat hulls. However, when on its own, they turn extremely timid.[/i][/color][/center] - a whole pack of Carvanha jumped out of the water, seeking to consume the hook, line and sinker in its entirety. Very soon one of their sharp teeth cut the line and they swam away with the banana. [color=cfa751]‘Ye,, uh, careful, there,’[/color] the fisherman simply said. Now, then. For attempt two to ten. [hider=Attempt two!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt three!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt four!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt five!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt six!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt seven!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt eight!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt nine!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Attempt ten!][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/02/129Magikarp.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Bpy6VB8.png[/img][/url][/center] Yeah, unfortunately using better bait did not persuade the most common fish in the pool not to eat the bait before any rarer Pokémon could have a chance to.[/hider] Onwards, then, to the ranches! Skylar eventually arrived to the ranches. They’re a gathering of barns and houses, surrounded by fields of crops and grass-fields. There were scarecrows of some kind dangling in the fields, while in other fields Pokémon were grazing. Here and there are Mareeps, the occasional Miltank strolling about and a ton of Torchic over at that henhouse with a couple Combusken. Because they’re seriously the only hen Pokémon. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6b/179Mareep.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/PBNSNSv.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #179 – Mareep, the Wool Pokémon. It rubs together its coat of wool to generate static electricity that is stored in its fleece, which can more than double in size with enough electricity. This is how it keeps warm, so it discharges the electricity come summer when it’s not needed. The bulb on its tail grows more brightly the more electricity is stored.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/1/13/241Miltank.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/gfsQYfk.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #241 – Miltank, the Milk Cow Pokémon. It produces five gallons of milk on a daily basis. Its milk is highly nutritious and seem to help combat sickness. While healthy, it is high in calories and should be accompanied by healthy exercise. It is naturally calm and prefer not to fight, but is known to violently roll at enemies if endangered.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/91/255Torchic.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/6FCnEh0.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #255 – Torchic, the Chick Pokémon. It has a flame that burns within its body, which it can take advantage of to spit fire at foes. It is famous for being one of the most comfortably warm Pokémon to hug, thanks to the warmth and fluffy coat. It’s known to struggle in darkness.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/29/256Combusken.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/XwEd5ol.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #256 – Combusken, the Young Fowl Pokémon. It toughens up its legs running across fields and mountains. It legs possess both speed and power, said to be able to deliver ten kicks a second. During a battle, the hot flame in its body increases, allowing to spew powerful fire from its beak.[/i][/color][/center] [color=ab894b]‘Hey! Young trainer!’[/color] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RzCqsXn.png[/img][/center] A farmer approached Skylar as he came into the ranching area. There was a light smile on the farmer’s lips. [color=ab894b]‘You’re just in time! Do you want to work for me? I need to leave for a while, and I need someone to keep my ranch safe. There’s a bunch of birds that wants to feed on my crops, and my scarecrows just aren’t helping! There’s also a bunch of foxes that like to catch my hens, so watch out for that. There’s also snakes, who can come from unexpected angles, careful. Oh, and there’s wolves… I think they’re wolves… and little lions among them trying to take my sheep, so if you could take that into account, that’d be nice.’[/color] [color=ab894b]‘Here’s a rough drawing of the situation,’[/color] the farmer said, handing over a piece of paper… that Skylar obviously couldn’t see well what was on himself, but still… [hider=paper][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/z3jOI3N.png[/img][/center][/hider] [color=ab894b]‘Do this for me, and I’ll pay you 7,500P. I’ll deduct a bit for each time you fail. Please, assist me! Save our ranch!’[/color] So the farmer asked. Would Skylar accept the job? Otherwise, here’s Highhill Town again. [hider=Highhill Town][center][h2]Highhill Town[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/dsqK7cw.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/EiXydD2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://i.imgur.com/AT5U8U9.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/5bvHMMV.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Highhill Town is a small, lively place that has seemingly stood atop this hill from time immemorial and never really changed. The atmosphere in Highhill Town is much fresher than surrounding places, the buildings are older and the work as honest as ever. The old town is populated by elders and younglings aplenty, and the town has a culture of their own. Plenty of Pokémon assist with the work, either as work-force or the animals that work is being done on. One usually only crosses Highhill Town on a trip to or from Pureplain City. Regardless, it is a place of beauty. The fields around it are cultivated by hard-working people and Pokémon while the lake to the east gleams in the sunshine as fishermen attend it. There are small roads of asphalt spiraling up the hill to lead to all the old buildings, and children playing around in stairs or nature is very common. It is said that a trainer praying at the nearby Silent Shrine will be blessed on their journey, so many travel to Highhill Town just for that. There’s also a set of very ancient rocks spread about town, pointing out towards the lake on top of the hill with some engravings. What they mean? Nobody knows. Also, Highhill Town is the residence of a certain Move Changer, whose abilities are sought by some new trainers. What he can do? Visit him to find out.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in towns~[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities and towns, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i] 3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/i] 4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 6. Notable Buildings. [i]Visit any of the facilities of the city![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i] 6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i] 6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]???[/i] 6.4. Docks. [i]For fishermen or perhaps a ticket across Route 14.[/i] 6.5. Ancient Rocks. [i]Of completely unknown origin, ancient writing on them.[/i] 6.6. Ranch. [i]There are ranches around Highhill, if you stand to gain from them.[/i] 6.7. Move Changer. [i]We can guess from the name, but what can this man do?[/i] 6.8. Mayor’s House. [i]If you see reason to visit, it’s right by the rocks.[/i] [/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 1. [i]To the south, is the common route of first journeys. Green and straight.[/i] Route 3. [i]To the north, the route to Rainrock or the Silent Shrine. A wet woodland.[/i] Route 14. [i]To the east, the lake known as the Dragon Lake, potentially for crossing.[/i] Path to Silent Shrine. [i]To the west, the Silent Forest and the path to the shrine within.[/i] [hider=Highhill Town, known Pokémon]Common: #10 Caterpie #16 Pidgey #66 Machop #532 Timburr Uncommon: #588 Karrablast #616 Shelmet Rare:[/hider] __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] [@Eklispe] [color=98bd7b]‘I-I’m not seeing Pokémon as tools!’[/color] Jonas objected, looking horrified at the implication. [color=98bd7b]‘My Vanillite… was released by her trainer in the midst of Redcoast City. I saved her, when nobody else would, as she was melting in the hot streets… I’ve been caring for her and been her friend ever since!’[/color] Jonas attempted, Vanillite floating about looking at him in worry as he did. [color=98bd7b]‘It’s just that… some Pokémon are classified as dangerous to humans, but…’[/color] It did look like Jonas had something complicated on his mind. Amelia made things easier, however, by giving him a separate thing to focus on. The boy. Jonas nodded with determination. [color=98bd7b]‘… I will! When he’s free, I shall look after him!’[/color] So he decided. Then, after that. Aegislash listened to what Amelia had to say, silently and solemnly. At the end of it, the Pokémon simply made a slight, sagely nod, which involved the whole sword-and-shield Pokémon tilting a bit forward. [color=a37750]‘If so my master has decreed, then I will allow such to come to pass. My second duty will become my primary, and that is to ensure these tombs remain a haven to the Pokémon that inhabit them, as well as preserving the history that are contained within these walls. I have no regrets.’[/color] so the young boy next to the Aegislash said, obviously conveying Aegislash’s words. In the background, the rest of the Team Virtue forces were heading back, Ivory throwing a frown at Jonas who seemed to have decided to remain, while the ghosts of Old Tombs headed back in to where they belonged. Oscar had started dashing over the hill, towards where in the distance the hole in the ceiling that Cresselia had made and Pangoro had expanded still existed. Clearly, he wanted to see what was going on over there. So, what would Amelia and Dawkin do now? [hider=You are currently at Old tombs][center][h2]Old Tombs[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/nT1sqgu.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/nT1sqgul.jpg[/img][/url][/center] A perfect mix of sand, civilization and senescence. The old tombs are once grand halls construed out of a rocky interior decimated by time. Old buildings still stand, magnifique in their architecture and proud in their stature, showing the grace of a time long by. The halls lead deeper, but many of the passages are blocked by the sands of the desert, which has leaked inside through unintended openings that has broken up by time or digging. Who knows what kind of wonders await down inside the different buildings that still stand down here, or what kind of creatures still stirr in the wake of the civilization that once stood here. Because all the writings and discoveries that have been decoded here point to the same thing; these are tombs. Magnificent and deep tombs that lead who knows where, protected by the same protectors that once protected the civilization above ground as well. These protectors still walk these halls, threatening those who would wander them.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Seek trainers. [i]Or, like, researchers.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]People can be chatted with.[/i] 5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 9. Inhabitants. [i]Aegislash is still around, as is Gengar and Cofagrigus. And this girl, her dad is further in. Roderick is over there, if that. Yeah.[/i] 10. Search the Tombs. [i]Who knows what kinds of things have been hidden away in these mildly dangerous depths…!?[/i] 11. Joshua and Darkrai. [i]Is still a thing. We did sort of agree that’s one epic battle that can happen off-screen, though.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 7. [i]The desert is right outside.[/i] [hider=Old Tombs, known Pokémon]Common: #562 Yamask #622 Golett Uncommon: #436 Bronzor #561 Sigilyph #679 Honedge Rare: #94 Gengar #563 Cofagrigus #623 Golurk #681 Aegislash [/hider]