Name: Professor Cypress

Age: 28

Appearance: Being a more 'active' professor than his contemporaries, it's not uncommon to see Cypress out in the field sporting a dirty lab coat instead of spending all day cooped up in a lab. He prefers to dress in less formal attire, sticking to his boots, hiking pants, and a wicking shirt. When not in his professor's attire, he typically sports an old Blackthorn Gym jersey, jeans, and sandals.

Personality: If there's one thing Cypress can't stand, it's the idea of being idle. Not being one to stay in one place, Cypress loves getting out and traversing the Kaida region whenever he gets the chance. In fact, Cypress is notorious for vanishing at the drop of a hat and running off to study anything that might strike his fancy. This has led to some 'friction' with his lab staff, but Cypress has proven time and again that he has the skills to back up his position as a Pokémon professor. Outside of work, Cypress prefers to go camping or spend time with his Pokémon. Being a serial note-taker, Cypress keeps a tape recorder in the pocket of his lab coat which he speaks into to make notes and plays them back on his headphones.

Biography: Cypress got his start as a young trainer in the Johto Region. Dreaming to become a great trainer like the dragon tamers of Blackthorn City, Cypress traveled the region with his partner Horsea and collected the eight Johto gym badges. Upon entering the Indigo League, Cypress would ultimately be defeated in the second round of the tournament. This defeat however, turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it allowed Cypress to meet with Professor Oak.

Due to Cypress's passion for Pokémon and his steel trap-like mind for memorizing information, he caught the eye of the legendary professor after his loss. Professor Oak opened Cypress's eyes to the possibility of there being more to Pokémon than just battling. With this new direction - and a letter of recommendation from Professor Oak - Cypress enrolled in the Pokémon Professor Program to earn his certification. After completing his final thesis "Why most Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon are Dragon-Type", Cypress achieved his goal and graduated as valedictorian of the program. This allowed the new professor access to a large research grant and the opportunity to study in any region of his choosing: Cypress chose the Kaida Region.

Wanting to learn more about the nature of Dragon-Type Pokémon and why they possess different evolution patterns and abilities than most others; the nesting grounds of Kaida were a perfect opportunity. Now, nearly five years into his study, Cypress has made great strides in his research, discovering and documenting multiple phenomena in regards to his favored type, but the great mysteries still elude him. That's about to change however, with the arrival of three youths from the small town of Plutus...



Likes:
- Dragon-Type Pokémon
- Studying Pokémon
- Field Reseach
- Streaming Clair's Battles
- Listening to Music

Dislikes:
- Fairy-Type Pokémon
- Being stuck in the lab
- Repeating himself
- Dealing with Red Tape

Quirks:
- As stated above, Cypress has a habit of taking off whenever he feels the need to research a new topic. Once, he traveled across the Kaida region just to observe what type of soil the Kaidan Shellgon eat.
- Cypress will often have Pokémon brought in from other regions to see how they react to the Kaida Region's environment. To date, 93 different species of Pokémon have been introduced to Kaida through Professor Cypress (and subsequently sent home).
- Cypress is one of the few individuals who is allowed to freely travel the Kaida Region thanks to his status as a Pokémon professor. i.e. he doesn't need Overseer permission to enter restricted areas.


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Faceclaim:

Quote: “Don’t mess with me! I have a dragon’s blood in my veins! Raaaawr!”

Name: George Pendragon III

Age: 16

Appearance: George is tall for his age. He has a fit build due to training to travel the Kaida his whole life and running around with dragon Pokémon. He has a boyish face though he still possesses a firm jaw, with a small nose, and large, expressive almond shaped eyes, which are a light shade of blue. He has short blonde spiky hair. He does have pierced ears, and wears earrings.

He dresses casually, but all of his clothes are high quality. His traveling outfit is a pair of black jeans, combat boots, and his favorite red t-shirt with a dragon silhouette on it. The final piece of his ensemble, is a long flowing red cape. You just weren’t a Dragon Tamer if you didn’t have the cape. It looked badass, and brought the whole look together.

Personality: George is cheerful fun loving guy. He is very friendly and sociable, and has an easy time making friends with others. He loves Dragon Pokémon, and enjoys talking about them with others whether the other person asked for it or not. He enjoys getting attention from others, and often does whatever he can to get attention. He likes to live in the moment rather than dwelling on the past. This means George is not the best when it comes to organization, or planning. Due to his lack of planning ahead, it makes him impulsive, and he tends to jump into things without a second thought. He is always up for a good time, and loves adventure and trying new things. He is willing to try anything once. He is generally easygoing, and difficult to anger, but watch out when he does get angry. Then you’ll experience the wrath of a dragon.

Biography: George Pendragon III was born in Plutus Town. He hails from a family of Dragon tamers. His grandfather George Pendragon senior traveled to Kaida from Galar to defeat the overseers, and climb the top of the Calagon Mountains to witness that legendary Dragon Pokémon. His son, George Pendragon Jr, did the same. They were the strongest trainers George had ever seen, and George wanted to carry on their legacy.

The Pendragon family are one of the wealthier families in Plutus. They have a bunch of baby Dragon Pokémon running around that they care for. George grew up around this. Dragon Pokémon are in his blood. He knew right away that he wanted to be a Dragon Tamer just like his Dad and Grandpa. He begged his parents for his own Dragon, but seeing how dangerous the Kaida region could be, they decided he wasn’t ready. His father and grandfather were already adults when they traveled the Kaida region.

He was finally allowed to get his own Dragon when he turned 16. The Professor was looking for people to assist him with his research. His dad had a word with the Professor to allow George to be one of those people. His mother was reluctant, but his dad had to convince her that this was a better alternative. He would be with others, as well the watchful eye of the professor. It was a better alternative than George taking one of their Pokémon and sneaking out on his own, which he had done.

George agreed to this, and is looking foward to getting his own dragon and starting his journey.

Partner Pokémon [Leave this blank for now as you likely won't have any Pokémon to start as a new trainer]

Likes: Dragon Pokémon, Battling, Winning, Food (Any kind of food. He’s not picky.)

Dislikes: Losing, people who disrespect Dragon Pokémon, Boring things (School, math, etc.) The Cold

Quirks: He likes to wear capes in his everyday wear. It was inspired by his dad, as well as Lance and Clair. Capes are cool.

He has no problems with heat, but cold temperatures bother him

He is Bisexual.

He likes all kinds of food, but particularly sweets and meat.

George was born in the Kaida region, but his family originally came from Galar.


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Name: Timothy Thorne

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Appearance: Timothy is a little on the short side at only 5’ 6” but makes up for that with an abundance of energy instead. He is physically fit, believing that a trainer must work as hard as their Pokémon and lead by example to succeed. His pale skin is contrasted by his black hair and equally dark eyes; brown, but a shade so dark they appear black at a glance. In terms of clothing he prefers things that are touch and durable, so as to last a while on the road; the only exception to this is his muffler, a red and black scarf given to him by someone important.

Personality: In a nutshell, you could describe Timothy as a hot-headed youth with a chip on his shoulder; energetic and boisterous, he is someone with a lot of passion whose quick temper can often get the better of him. His passion serves him well when it drives him to put effort into a task or when he needs to overcome setbacks, but has also served to alienate him from his peers due to the number of fights he has gotten into with them.

This has led him to become intensely loyal to those who have stuck by him in turn, which for the most part is just his Pokémon; should he make other friends they too will be able to always count on him to take their side, right or wrong.

Background: Growing up in Plutus town, famous for being the home of the illustrious Professor Cypress’ lab, Timothy was constantly exposed to the opinion that Dragon-type Pokémon were the best ever; an opinion that Timothy didn’t really share. It wasn’t like he disliked dragons, he just didn’t have the same enthusiasm and reverence for them that the rest of the Kaida region seemed to have for them and that often led to him getting into arguments as a child; kids will argue about anything after all and Timothy was always someone to let his temper get the better of him.

Like many young boys, Timothy wanted to become a trainer. Unlike most, he grew up in the same town as a genuine Professor of Pokémon and as such could have had the opportunity of receiving a rare and powerful starter to begin his journey with a head start. Unfortunately, the professor in question was just as dragon-obsessed as the rest of the region and the only starters he offered were Dragon-types. After years of stubbornly defending the idea that dragons were overrated, his pride wouldn’t let him accept a Dragon-type as a starter. Instead he saved up his money to buy a Pokéball, went into the woods on the outskirts of town and caught himself a Pokémon of his own.

With his own starter Pokémon in tow, he set out on his own to become a trainer, aiming to defeat all eight overseers and make it to the top of Mt Calagon without a single Dragon-type Pokémon on his team just to prove a point.

So far, it hasn’t gone well.

Becoming a trainer was harder than he expected and the Pokémon he caught was young and not particularly strong at first. Despite leaving home a full year ago, he is barely in the same league as a trainer just starting their journey and has only managed to catch a single other Pokémon. He has yet to challenge the first overseer and currently doesn’t feel like he would stand much of a chance against them even if he did.

Things have been getting better recently however, as not too longer ago he met up with someone who told him about a group of people who had opinions similar to himself; people who disliked the dragon-revering culture of the Kaida region as much, if not more than he did. They, like him, wanted to reach Mt Calagon so that they could change people’s opinions and were willing to sponsor trainers like himself to do just that if they joined their group.

Now that he has joined Team Stratos, Timothy thinks that things are going to start turning around for him.

Name: Oriana Lindberg

Age: 15

Appearance: With her wide expressive eyes and usually confident posture, Oriana gives off a peppy air. She has light tan skin, and stands at 5'7", with a leanly athletic build due to preparing to travel the region against her family's wishes. She keeps her long black hair tied back, and wears practical clothing. Despite her love of trinkets, her accessories are limited to wristbands and two pairs of tiny earrings.

Personality: Oriana is excitable and enthusiastic, always up for new experiences and adventures. She has an insatiable curiosity about the world, and likes to learn through hands-on experience. This can be just as much a negative trait as a positive one though; despite being book smart, she's still extremely naive about life outside of her hometown. As such, she tends to misjudge risks, and doesn't know how to act around certain people, well-known figures in particular. Her go-to way of compensating for said awkwardness is to talk endlessly, regardless of whether or not it actually helps the situation.

Biography: Oriana has lived her entire life in the sleepy little Plutus Town. Her parents are geologists who run a small fossil and mineral store, selling trinkets from all over the region. Growing up, Oriana would help out in the store from time to time, fascinated by the wares and the history behind them. They instilled in her a longing to see the places they came from.

Which her parents wouldn't allow. Since they knew the stories about the region, they knew just how dangerous it could be, due to the powerful and unpredictable Pokemon inhabiting it. She was to stay safely inside as often as possible, and eventually inherit the store. Oriana knew she couldn't live like that, surrounded by fragments from lands she'd never visit. When a chance at freedom presented itself, in the form of the few friends she had inviting her to go exploring the mountains, she took it right away. Telling her family she was staying over at someone's house, she went along with them.

Only for a neighbor to spot them, and inform her parents, aware of how serious they were about keeping her safe. From then on, they kept an even tighter rein on her. Oriana hated it. The trip would have gone fine, she reasoned, the others had Pokemon, what was there to fear? If only she could have her own Pokemon, she'd be able to face any challenge the region posed. So, she snuck out again, and arranged with Professor Cypress to become a trainer. Naturally, her family were livid when they found out, but by then there was no stopping her - Oriana's Pokemon journey was already planned.

Partner Pokemon:

Likes:

• Geology
• History
• Myths and legends
• Adventuring
• Pokemon (especially rock, ground and steel ones)

Dislikes:

• Strict people
• Being in one place for too long
• Those who mistreat Pokemon
• Loneliness

Quirks:

• Likes to collect random, seemingly useless trinkets. Pebbles, minerals, old broken things, etc. Who knows, some of them may turn out to have their uses...
• Has a great deal of respect for the Pendragon family, reputed as some of the region's most accomplished trainers.
• Is bisexual, but has never been in a romantic relationship due to being sheltered, so becomes extremely awkward when she has a crush on someone.

Faceclaim:

Quote: "What? Dangerous? It's only a Grimer. Just look at it! You wanna try holding it?"

Name: Nkiruka Laqul

Age: 17

Appearance: As above. Height = 5'6"

Personality: The first thing most people notice about Nkiruka is his cheerfulness and optimism - not much gets him down, to a somewhat ridiculous extent. As he says, 'we determine how we feel about things'. If he thinks he has a chance, he will happily ramble about any given topic and takes a while to notice he might be annoying those around him. That seems to put a dent in his cheer. The only topic he tends to avoid is that of where he came from, his family, and even at times his pokemon team.

For the most part, Nkiruka tries to avoid conflict. He'd rather compromise than argue, and when it comes to battle, he'd rather forfeit than fight. This can make him come across as quite spineless, an impression he struggles to fix. It doesn't help that he's slow to anger - though hurting a pokemon for no good reason, that'll do it. Take good care of your pokemon in his presence.

Biography: Nkiruka grew up in the Hoenn region, in what most folks would consider a standard family - two parents, and a sister older by two years. His older sister was quite competitive, a fact Nkiruka often had to work around when discussing his plans for the future. Dreaming of being a pokemon champion was not meant for him. However, after the siblings each got their own pokemon, his sister left and he spent time bonding with his new pokemon. Their bond reawakened old dreams of fame and fortune and when they set out, Nkiruka had dreams of beating the Pokemon League.

It was over a year later that he ran into his sister, who at that point had assembled a psychic-oriented team, as if to directly spite Nkiruka. He didn't rise to such bait. Instead, he foolishly showed her the progress he'd made and announced his own dream: to not have to worry what anyone thought of him, not even her. Later, he'd remind himself he should've known better. She decided she was going to teach him a lesson, if he was so insistent on 'being in the way like usual'. The exact details, Nkiruka is hesitant to relate. All that really mattered anyways was that he dropped out of competing for the Pokemon League the next day. Within the next week, he'd dropped out of the Hoenn region entirely, getting a boat ticket out of the region before searching for a region without a Pokemon League.

He currently resides in Umbriel City, eking out a living via acting as a babysitter for all sorts of pokemon - looking after them, helping to train them and give them exercise, make sure they don't go on a destructive rampage out of boredom, that sort of thing. It's not much of a living, but it lets him get by. Still, if he doesn't figure out something new soon, well, he's an optimist. That doesn't mean he's that big an idiot.

Partner Pokémon: Beedrill

Likes: Forests, quiet days, sunny weather, drawing, talking with people, poison-type pokemon

Dislikes: Pokemon battles, the ocean, darkness, being alone

Quirks: Nkiruka's probably half-immune to poison given all the possible toxic interactions one can have with poisonous pokemon. He also knows a lot of facts about pokemon biology.