Gavin

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula

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Shaula had accidentally extinguished the spider in a moment of panic, and the rest of the group didn't look too happy about it. Trevor looked like he had wanted a word with her before the spider attacked him, and Jason yelled at her as though she had extinguished it on purpose. "Oh, you think I don't know that?" She yelled back. "You try fighting a giant, flaming spider when you're made of water, we'll see how you do!" Three small spiders came crawling out of the tunnels nearby to surround the large one, which became cloaked in a dim green light that seemed to protect it from their attacks.

Her water wouldn't damage it now, but that wasn't her only weapon. If Orgone could protect her from chemtrails, aliens, and ridiculously high water bills, why couldn't it work on giant spiders, too? Shaula took an emitter from her backpack and pointed it at the spider, sending a wave of Orgone energy at it. The spider, however, couldn't care less. It didn't seem to mind the Orgone at all, though Shaula hadn't really expected it to work; she hadn't made these emitters to fight off giant spiders from twenty feet away. She needed it closer, so she threw the emitter as hard as she could.

Rather than hurting the spider, the emitter bounced off and flattened one of the smaller ones. It was difficult to see what had happened in the dim light, but the large spider's green glow gave an unmistakable flicker and dimmed slightly. The Orgone emitter was doing its job. Over by Mia, a ring of light on the ground expanded outward to surround the entire group. As it passed Shaula, she felt her legs begin to reform faster, until she was able to stand up a moment later. She made a mental note to thank Mia later and began throwing more Orgone emitters at the spider, hoping they would be able to kill it.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

The canon is reset, Breen’s now a Scorbunny

@ZombieMagikarp

Wait, no warning before dropping a bombshell like that!? Hang on moment, I have to think... So he's not a water type anymore, he's a fire type... And he's not a mudkip (well, Swampert, but you get what I mean), he's a Scorbunny... And Scorbunny is great... And that makes Booker... A Scorbunny too? So now we have an ultra-religious Scorbunny in the prequel, and a Scorbunny here with 3d glasses and whatnot...

It feels like my entire world just turned upside down, but I like it.

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula

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"Don't put words in my mouth! I never said anything about lizard people," Shaula said to Trevor. Besides, that would be ridiculous; there was no evidence for lizard people now that she knew Trevor wasn't one. The conversation turned to the portal, then Trevor and Jason waltzed straight through to who-knows-where without so much as grabbing a granola bar. The other three were more cautious. "I'm coming right back," Shaula said to them, "Don't do anything stupid without me, got it?" She ran back to her house, hoping the portal wouldn't close without her. If she wanted to figure out how to fix all this, going through was her best option.

Climbing down the ladder to her bunker, Shaula grabbed a backpack and stuffed it full of canned food, water bottles, a can opener, a flashlight, and of course, a large bag of Orgone emitters that she had kept in there just for emergencies. She locked the door and headed back to find that the others had already left. The edges of the portal were shimmering and trembling, like it was straining just to hold itself open - she didn't have much time. Shaula ran, jumped through the portal, and -

She landed, nearly headfirst, onto a hard, rocky surface just as the portal snapped shut behind her. It lead to a dark, underground cavern, with passages branching off in every direction and spurts of fire lighting the room. There was some shouting and a lot of "nopes", but Shaula didn't pay much attention to them, as a giant, flaming spider was barely ten feet away from her. It had great, hairy legs and venomous pincers that looked like they could rip a person in half.

The spider lumbered around in a blind rage, trying to extinguish itself against the wall while avoiding the fire Jason shot at it. Shaula tried to stand up but couldn't. She hadn't completely made it through the portal in time - it had cut off her legs. Between that and the spider, she started panicking, but then she saw something extraordinary: her legs were slowly reforming themselves, as though the water knew what shape to take. Before they could reform, however, the spider leapt at the group in a last-ditch effort to kill them - Shaula was barely able to roll out of the way in time. If not for it being on fire, it would have been impossible to see where the spider was. Unfortunately for Shaula, she didn't realize that until after she panicked and shot it with water.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

"Treasure Town's off that way. I can show you later, but right now I've gotta get my stuff back," I said to the Aron, "I'm Gavin, by the way." Magma explained the situation to him, and despite having just met me, Magma was actually willing to help. We headed off into the forest towards where he had heard the talking, and before long I heard a faint, frustrated cry, "I'M NOT A MORON, I'M A BADASS!" We followed the sound to a small cliff, where I spotted the Aron from before stuck at the bottom. The spike on his back had been driven into the ground, preventing him from doing anything except flail his legs uselessly as Hudson rummaged through his belongings.

"I'll be taking this... jar of paint," Hudson said, examining the jar like there should have been something more useful hidden inside, "Is that really all you have on you? Whatever, I can get a decent price for it, anyway." A message came from his bag again as he scurried towards the bushes, the Aron still flailing helplessly on the ground and screaming empty threats. I couldn't help but feel sorry for the Aron, but if we were going to catch Hudson we needed to act fast. "Magma you go left," I said, making up a plan on the spot and turning to the green-eyed Aron, "and you go around him to the right. I'll distract him. We need to block his escape."

Luckily, the cliff was short enough to jump down. I came up behind Hudson just as he reached the bushes and grabbed the oversized bag he was dragging across the ground. "You again?" he said, pulling against me to try and get his bag back, "Just scram already, won't ya?"

"Someone get him!" I shouted, as Hudson aimed his tail at me and shot several venomous-looking needles. I dodged them but let go of his bag in the process. Hopefully, I had bought enough time for Magma or the new Aron to attack and block his escape.

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula

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The lizard person's answer made no sense. What had she said about a state? And "Trevor"? What kind of name was "Trevor" for a lizard person? It gestured to another creature, which introduced itself as Jason and called Shaula a "conspiracy theorist maniac," a description Shaula was clearly not fond of. The creature rushed forward to grab her wrists without warning, but its talons splashed right through her, and she was able to snatch her Orgone emitter back. "I'm warning you, I will use this!" she said while backing out of its reach. If Shaula had learned anything from all the hate mail she got, it was was how to deal with people who disagreed with you.

"World gone mad I tell you.. mad..." another one said. Shaula couldn't agree more. This creature introduced itself as Celina and mentioned how they all seemed to have magic. "And does anyone.. really.. anyone has any idea how all those changes happened? Geez.... this is so freaken weird. And I feel so strange like this."

And just then, Shaula finally realized what she had been missing. "Hang on just a moment," she said, looking at each of them in a new light, "You're people? All of you are people!?" At the very least, people were still alive - if a bit changed. "Sorry about the rock," she said to Trevor, "I thought you were... something else. My name's Shaula." She made sure to be careful with her words, for fear of the others thinking her insane. "As for all this, I don't have a clue how it happened. But I do think I know who's behind it all, if you're willing to listen," she said in response to Celina's question.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

Hey @Lucius Cypher, my character was going to run off towards a murderous, pickpocketing Wurmple with Magma, but did you want to post first so Gren had a chance to answer and we don't run off without him?

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula

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A creature with feathers and scales swept by in pursuit of two other demons. Shaula could hardly believe her eyes; never in her entire life had she expected to see a living, breathing lizard person. Before today, lizard people had been nothing more than online rumors, baseless claims about shapeshifting creatures working alongside the aliens of the New World Order, yet here they were on her street. The two demons it was chasing were heading north towards Canada. Shaula almost felt sorry for them. She knew Canada wasn't a real country, but a facade put up by the New World Order to capture those trying to escape their agents in the states. If they really were heading to Canada though, Shaula needed to act fast - she needed a weapon.

She ran to the water meter behind her house, where she dug up a small object from behind it. It looked like a dull brown-orange muffin that had its top cut off. Inside it, sharp metal shavings could be seen glimmering around a white crystal in its centre. It wasn't the best one she had made, but it should work. Shaula crawled through her neighbors' backyards until she spotted the lizard person standing in the street, facing a portal it was about to escape through.

She summoned her courage, then ran up behind the lizard person and threw a rock at it. "Hey, you! Stay there! I have an Orgone emitter," Shaula said, holding the strange object at arm's length, "so any sudden movements and you'll be burning in hell with all the rest of the demons you brought here!" Her arm was trembling, but she didn't look away from the creature. She needed answers. "I've seen the signs! I've seen the lights in the sky - your ships! I know what you are, and I know why you came here! So just answer my questions, and you can be on your way! Got it?"

Dragon's Awakening

Celina and Mia are in front of Celina's house (maybe in a sort of suburb/neighborhood area), Shaula is across the street at her house, and Trevor is running after some people away from his house, which might or might not be nearby.

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula

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A person who had just moved into Lucky City might not know the name Shaula Yates. But then again, most of her neighbors didn't either. To them, Shaula was that strange woman down the street, who could sometimes be spotted putting up signs like "Research Roswell! Area 51 is real!" and "Are your politicians really who they say they are? Find out now, on the Truth Seeker Podcast!" As usual, the curtains of her house were drawn tight, and not a single light was on. A passerby on the street might have thought she had gone away. What the passerby would not have known, was that Shaula was currently hiding beneath her backyard in an underground bunker. However, that's assuming there would have been any passerby on a day like this.

Inside the bunker, Shaula laid on her bed in darkness, listening to the static of the radio. All the other times she had slept in here, the radio had still been playing music when she woke up. But not this time. This time, it had really happened. She didn't want to think about how many people the meteor had killed or how many would die in the aftermath; all Shaula wanted to do was go back to sleep and pretend none of this had ever happened. But she had to be strong, and she had to keep going. After opening the vent and turning the generator's key, the bunker came to life, its lights flickering on while the air vent's fan got to work cleaning out the past night's stale air.

Shaula was about to go to her desk, when she caught sight of her hand, still clutching the generator's key. Her hand had become completely transparent. Not only that, but her arm as well. She let her gaze travel up to her arm, then to her shoulder and chest, where she saw her entire body looked just like it were made of glass. Shaula slowly brought her finger to her palm, and it went straight through as though parting water. This had to be a dream. She ran to the mirror, where a transparent woman stared back at her with a look of pure horror on its face - this felt much too real to be a dream.

"No... No... This can't..." She said, her mind racing through every possibility until it landed on the one she had been fearing the most. "Oh my god. It was them. What is this!? What did they do to me!?" This was no accident; someone did this to her, and she had a terrible feeling in her stomach that told her she knew exactly who it was. Shaula ran to the bunker's ladder and tried to grab it, but it went straight through her hand just like her finger had. For a moment, she wanted to shout for help through the air vent, but there would be no one around to hear. The door in the ceiling now seemed much farther away than it had last night. Determined to get out, Shaula reached her hand out in front of her, focusing on the first rung of the ladder as she slowly closed her hand around it. This time it didn't pass through. Shaula carefully climbed the ladder before releasing each of the bunker's locks, pushing the door open and climbing out into her shed.

The shed looked the same as she had left it last night: garden tools strewn about, a lawnmower taking up most of the room, and the bunker's entrance hidden by an old carpet. Shaula checked the area for any devices that would indicate their troops had been here, then she went outside to do the same. The area seemed to be clear, but that didn't prove anything. Only once Shaula was certain nobody was there did she notice the shouting and chaos in the street. Right now would be the perfect time to get back inside unseen, but she had to know what was happening - she had to know what had happened to her.

Shaula sneaked around her house and saw a large hole that had been torn into its side, revealing her ransacked living room. Her TV and computer were missing, and the sofa had been ripped to shreds. Looking out into the street, none of her neighbors' houses had fared much better. Some had holes torn into them, while others had smashed windows or crashed cars in their walls. However, what scared Shaula the most wasn't the state of the city, but the creatures that had invaded it. A terrifying green monster with wings like a demon passed overhead, on a collision course with a creature that had just emerged from her neighbor's house across the street. Other creatures like it were dotted across the sky, some with feathers, some with scales, and others that looked more like giant, flaming birds. A plume of fire shot into the air a couple blocks away.

Through the madness of it all, Shaula understood the truth. How could she have been so blind! Of course the meteor hadn't been their real plan! That's why they announced it on TV a week before! That's why they warned everyone! They wanted the chaos; they wanted the world to tear itself apart, for it to weaken itself so they could put their true plan into motion. The New World Order had unleashed demons across the world.

Dragon's Awakening

Shaula Yates

Name: Shaula Yates
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Species: Water Golem

Appearance:
Shaula is a Golem made entirely of water. She has a blue topaz core shaped like a water droplet that floats in the center of her chest. Her body is mostly the same form as when she was human, though she can change it with practice.

Bio:
Shaula Yates was born on November 18, 1968 and grew up on the southern outskirts of Belleville, Illinois. The Yates house wasn't much to look at; it was a small, one-story place down an old gravel road, but it was enough. Her family's financial troubles weren't a problem for her until high school, when she was forced to drop out and find work after her father lost his job. Despite Shaula's efforts, her father's unemployment still took a toll on them, and before long, the bank had repossessed the only home she had ever known. The Yates moved in with Shaula's grandparents on the other side of Belleville, where she found part time work at a restaurant.

Years later, her grandparents had passed away and her family inherited the house. Shaula was struggling through the early shift at a new chain restaurant downtown, always hoping the manager wasn't in the mood to yell at her that day. It was only a matter of time before he was fired and Shaula, being the next most experienced employee, replaced him as manager. However when the time came, it was not Shaula, but a newer employee who got the position. Everyone said he was just a better fit for the job, but Shaula knew better. He had taken advantage of contacts he must have had higher up, cheating to get the job that she deserved.

Shaula was still fuming when she saw something that would change her life. Early one morning while driving to work, just five days after the turn of the century, she happened to look up. A massive, black object shaped like an arrowhead glided through the sky above her. At first she thought it must have been a plane, but it was moving much too slowly and flying much too low. It had a pitch black surface with pinpricks of light scattered all across, like stars sailing through the air. She sped up and turned a corner to follow, but by then it was gone. Her parents would question how it was visible at night if it gleamed exactly like the stars, or would say it must have been her imagination or a trick of the light, but Shaula knew better. She had seen a UFO.

Soon, Shaula learned she wasn't the only one. Hundreds of people across the country had seen UFOs and posted about them online, and as time went by these sightings only seemed to became more and more common. Something big was happening. Determined to find out the truth, Shaula explored the internet and discovered people who argued not only that aliens existed, but that they were already here. Every politician, CEO, or celebrity, anyone with power, money, or fame would be a prime candidate for an alien to possess. These claims seemed to border on paranoia, yet she couldn't stop thinking about them.

At work, her new boss had decided to "restructure" the restaurant, hiring a few people and laying off more. Shaula was one of the unlucky few who got the sack. She had an awful feeling as she drove home that evening, like she was stuck in a horrible, inescapable cycle of jumping from job to job, never progressing, always stuck in her parents' house. She needed a fresh start.

Using the money she had been saving, Shaula packed up and bought a small, trailer-sized house near a city far from Belleville. There, she got a job as a waitress, back at the bottom rung trying to work her way up. Even during this transition, she couldn't help but feel like there was something keeping her from moving up in the world, and her mind went back to what she had read online. What if they were right?

What if the reason people couldn't move up in the world was because those at the top were determined to stay at the top, determined to keep themselves powerful while everyone else was trapped under their thumb? With all their secrecy, would they really tell the public if there had been contact with aliens? Perhaps that would explain all the UFO sightings. Perhaps They were working with the aliens to control the public while They enjoyed living lavishly up in their estates and penthouses. Or perhaps the aliens were the ones controlling Them...

The more Shaula thought about it, the more sense it made. The more she researched it, the more her eyes were opened to evidence of the conspiracy happening all around her, all across the planet. The world made more sense now than it ever had before, like puzzle pieces finally falling into place. It was clear now she had no chance of working her way up. Keeping her dead-end restaurant job, Shaula started a new podcast to bring in donations and spread the word, teaching people across the world what was really happening and how they could fight back against the aliens.

Out of all the secrets the internet had revealed to her, one stood out from all the others. Orgone, ELF tower attacks, chemtrails, none were as demanding of Shaula's attention as the threat posed by the New World Order. The aliens were not content with just ruling the world in secret. The New World Order would create the apocalypse itself, bringing this world to its knees before coming into the open and revealing themselves as the new rulers of humanity.

By digging into her savings account and raising funds on her podcast, Shaula bought a used shipping crate and converted it into an underground bunker in her backyard. For years, she taught people how to protect themselves with orgone and when they could expect the end of the world. Whenever her prediction for the apocalypse would fail, she would simply revise it. In 2015, she was horrified when the New World Order finally put their plans into motion, months before she had predicted. With a week left for the world and chaos on the streets, she was too far away to save her parents.

The night the meteor was to strike, Shaula took one last look at the city before locking her bunker door. If she ever opened it again, it would be to a new world.

Skills:
Shaula is able to use water and ice magic, but specializes in water magic. After some more practice with ice magic, she may be able to freeze her body into ice. Also, she isn't very experienced with physical skills but knows how to throw a good punch. (Don't ask why she was fired from her first job.)

Weaknesses (x2):
While made of water: Darkness, Art, Electricity
While made of ice: Darkness, Art, Stone

Strengths:
While made of water:
x-1 - Light
x0 - Fire
x0.5 - Magma
While made of ice:
x-1 - Light
x0 - Electricity
x0.5 - Nature

Runes:
Other:
Other stuff, mostly just here for me to keep track of it.

Because I got carried away

Shaula sat in front of her computer, talking into a webcam microphone and flipping through a notebook full of messy handwriting.
"And just the other day, another listener from Utah called in about a saucer. We know they've been putting up more ELF towers around those states - it wasn't gonna be long before they started getting reckless, thinking we're not watching. For those of you in Utah, keep your eyes on the sky. Thanks again for that report." She paused, taking a sip of water and crossing off a line in her notebook. "Now, as for Oliver Henrik's question, yes, orgone is very effective. Not just at protecting you from the ELF towers, but at wiping out chemtrails, too." A comment popped up, 'Turn on your TV.' Shaula paused, leaning forward to frown at the podcast's comments section.
Curious, she grabbed the TV remote and pressed the button. A series of grating tones played before it announced, "Please stand by for an important announcement from the president of the United States of America." The cooking show she had been watching earlier was now muted while the voice repeated itself. She changed the channel, but the same thing was happening with all the others. The TV changed to a man standing at a podium. Shaula recognized him immediately; he was just as bad as all the other "politicians", lying through their teeth just to stay in power. Though today he looked far from smug. His eyes were red and puffy like he hadn't slept in days, and there was a hint of worry in his voice that he was trying very hard to conceal.

Shaula's Beliefs

- The government is covering up the existence of aliens because they have already been taken over and replaced by aliens
- Phone towers ("ELF" (Extremely Low Frequency) towers) are actually used to control people's minds and make it easier to convince them of the "lie"
- Chemtrails.
- Aliens are weak to a type of energy known as orgone
- Anyone rich and powerful must really be an alien or be working with them
- They're working to bring about the end of the world to create the New World Order
- Shaula sees herself as actively at war against the NWO (even before the meteor came)

Some Personality Traits

- Has a desire to help others
- Distrusting of authority figures
- Strong moral compass
- Wants to make an impact on the world
- Values the truth
- Feels like she lacks the power to truly change anything (but that doesn't stop her from trying)