Broken Sun - The Mandate of Anarchy [SU]

[Kentucky Fried Torchic]

Name: Duke Stellar
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Species: Ledian
Description: Duke Stellar received his last name because of his distinctive birthmark. Instead of the normal spots that regular Ledyba have on their crimson bodies, he was born with a shell covered in small black stars, marking him as an Indigo Seer from the moment that he hatched. These stars remained even after he evolved and turned away from his responsibilities as a seer. These stars are an unwelcome reminder of his past, so Duke wears a dark brown duster to cover up his most distinctive feature. The cloak opens up in the back to allow for the Bug-type’s wings to spread, in case a quick getaway is required, and also carries two holsters for his twin six-shooters. On his feet, Duke wears tanned leather boots of the same color as his duster and hat, save for the silver spur on the back of each boot.

Aside from his clothing and distinctive scattering of stars, Duke mostly appears to be an ordinary specimen of adult male Ledian, possessing the scarlet coloration of other members of his species, as well as the four arms that grant him his impressive fist-fighting abilities. Besides his ever-present scowl, the only thing that might tip someone off that Duke Stellar is not a typical Ledian is that the antenna that poke out of holes cut in his wide-brimmed hat are longer than usual, giving him a slightly greater amount of sensory input than other Ledian. It has been hypothesized that, like his birthmark, these longer antenna are a hallmark of Duke’s status as an Indigo Seer.

Personality: Duke Stellar is not a nice Pokémon. He’s not an exceptionally mean one either, but the Ledian harbors no illusions about just how bad Pokémon can act. He should know, he’s got enough sins weighing on his mind to keep himself busy on those long, sleepless Vectaken nights. While possessing a kind of code of honor, including not hitting women and not resorting to dirty tricks like shooting an opponent in the back, Duke is also quick to anger, especially when intoxicated, leaving to many getting thrown out of a bar, whether through the door or through the window. It would help if Duke had some friends, or even acquaintances, to help restrain him and help him make better decisions, but the Ledian is standoffish, sullen, and largely keeps to himself, reducing the opportunities to make any kind of connections, except with his fists. A large part of this aloofness comes from Duke’s decision to turn away from his family and his abilities as an Indigo Seer. Not wanting to be molded by others still proves a powerful roadblock to positive interactions.

History: Duke Stellar wasn’t always the heavy-drinking, fist-fighting Pokémon that he is today. He was once a Ledyba, born in one of the bigger cities of Azmarax. His parents were amazed at the display of stars on his back and named him Stellar, foreseeing that he would become an Indigo Seer. While his home life was by no means uncomfortable, the young Bug-type chafed under the authority of his parents and hated the hustle and bustle of the city. Not long after starting his schooling, Stellar would skip out on his seer training in order to practice his shot in a local bar with a washed-up old Heracross called “the King” who was a regular fixture there. The older Pokémon took Stellar under his wing, a development not unnoticed by the other patrons of the bar. They would joke that if the Heracross was the King, than that made the young Ledyba “the Duke”.

When his parents inevitably found out where he was and walked in on their child plastering paper targets with lead, they clamped down on him harder, creating an even greater desire to escape the city. Stellar found his chance to runaway a few months later, sneaking aboard an airship that was making its way to Synamax. Unfortunately, when the ship landed in Scarwell to refuel, the Ledyba thought that he had arrived and disembarked. The tough town and the surrounding boom towns in the hostile wasteland were no one’s idea of paradise, but Stellar thrived there. Taking on the moniker of Duke, he performed odd jobs around the area, travelling far and wide in search of work. As he evolved into a Ledian and became a man, Duke became a frequent guest of the many bars in the area, drinking and gambling and getting into fights with alarming frequency. Most of the bartenders knew him on sight, and warned some of their patrons to avoid tangling with the scrappy Bug-type. He didn’t win every fight that he got into, but he sure didn’t have to worry about other Pokémon coming back for more.

Despite living the fast life of a roughneck in a roughneck’s world, Duke couldn’t help but feel like he was missing out on something. Having the freedom that he desired meant that he was totally adrift, no friends or family to miss him when he uprooted from each town to move to the next. The thought of going back to his family sometimes crossed his mind, but it was quickly put down with some liquor. The alcohol also does a bit to help dull the visions and other gifts of being an Indigo Seer, but not nearly enough to halt the visions of doom and destruction that have seized since the Abyss began making its assault. At this point, Duke is laying low, hoping that he won’t be drawn into the conflict, but knowing deep down that there’s no running from his destiny any longer.

Weapons: Duke Stellar primarily relies on his four fists to get out of sticky situations, and prides himself on his scrappy ability to start and finish barroom brawls. Still, sometimes punching doesn’t get the job done, especially for ranged opponents. Rather than rely on some of his natural abilities, the Ledian prefers to rely on two pistols that he stores in pockets hidden inside of his cloak. In the midst of a fight, he can pull two of his hands back, pull out his six-shooters, nicknamed “Pomp” and “Circumstance”, and start firing in the blink of an eye. The pistols possess some stopping power, but they are still fairly light since they cannot be heavy enough as to encumber Duke’s ability to fly. They still can make assailants stop and take notice, leaving the Bug-type to close the gap and start pummeling them with his fists.

So basically Cade Skywalker with a bit of John Wayne thrown in for good effect all trapped in a ladybug body.

Current Goals for the RP:
_ Have Duke ride a Ponyta or other equine Pokémon
_ Have Duke call someone “Pilgrim”
_ Have Duke lasso someone

[Morzone]

I have a quick question about the location of the portal from the Abyss into the Pokemon world. Is it in Sartaras or is it somewhere nearby in a more remote and secret location somewhere in the landscape?

[Morzone]

Name: Theo Myrsky
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Species: Quilava

Description: In most respects Theo looked like a normal Quilava. His Blue fur was about the same color as most Quilavas, he was about the average size, and in most respects he was rather plain and generic. Except for four rather important things: his eyes, his pendant, his birthmark, and his bracelet. Theo's eyes have an interesting ability, one which does not actually aid Theo in any practical way. His eyes, ever since he was born, had changed its color. Theo always believed that it changed color for a reason, but he could never figure out exactly what this was. His bracelet was small, but was inscribed with some of his own seer magic. The bracelet had a pattern of Unknown writing on it, and the writing could be changed when he wanted to change the message. His pendant is his most precious possession and he never takes it off. It is made from a shard of a thunderstone, and is shaped to resemble a blazing sun. This pendant is hung around his neck on a small silver chain. Finally, Theo has a small birthmark on his paw. It does not resemble anything particular by its shape, but it gives the distinct impression that he had a burn, as it caused his fur to look blackened and dead.

Personality: Theo is a quiet thinker. Unfortunately, this gives him a bad habit of assuming that everyone else knows what he knows, unless of course he making purposely sure that everyone else didn't know everything he knew. He also likes to work alone, not because he doesn't like other people, but because he gets a worried feeling that he is doing something wrong when he is working with others. That said, he is rather social and friendly. The more people around him, the more he likes to talk, though not for too long. His knack for quiet thinking also gives off the impression that he knows something most others don't. He has a very strong will to make things fair and even. Some say this is his OCD acting up, as he is somewhat obsessed with things being organized and especially symmetrical. In fact, Theo actually is simply a kind heartened Pokemon who wants to see everyone treated equally and kindly. Unfortunately when this does not happen, Theo has a bad habit of indecision. He naturally wants to do two things: help the people who are being shortchanged, and teach the ones who are not being shortchanged a lesson. In times of peace, he generally went with helping people, but as the Abyss rose he found himself more and more choosing the other choice. Overall, he is a Pokemon who likes balance and neatness, but isn't afraid to get physical if really, really had too.

History: Theo was born to a simple middle class family and community on the edges of Kivian City. His family worked a smiths shop in the City and had become well known for their mastery over metal. However, Theo's powers as an indigo seer generally brought him into contact with more higher up people he consequentially knew very few people of his own age and didn't make any real friends. So for his early years he learned quite a lot of high scholarly things such as being able to read Unknown, but always felt rather unhappy and lonely. This life ended When Theo was seven and he had decided that he had quite enough of all that pish posh nonsense he had to learn each day. So he ran away. Then he came back. He had spent about a month hiding out in a small cave near the beach. Next to the cave were some berry bushes and a small stream, so he never really went hungry or thirsty. He realized however, that he was even less likely to make friends if he was hiding away in a cave and he felt even more lonely without his family. So he went back to his very worried mother and father.

This escape and return seemed to open the eyes of Theo's parents and the family uprooted itself from its home a relocated. They chose a nice home in Emerald Coast, a larger and more nature filled community that was lacking a good blacksmith anyway. Here Theo was given more freedom and he grew up happily. He spent much of his time developing his seer skills on his own until he actually quite good at using them. He also made two very good friends: Joshua the machop and Via the vulpix. He also made friends with other Seers through his powers now that he could better use them. For the next several years Theo was happy and at peace as he grew up in Emerald Coast. On his 18th Birthday, Via gave him his thunderstone pendant and confessed her love for him. He too had been harboring affection for her, so this added to his happiness.

Over the next two years however, he decided to devote himself to studying combat, as one of his dreams had warned him of dangers in the near future. He studied in the great Emerald dojo, a well known combat dojo where anyone could come to learn. Theo learned quickly and by the end of the two years had become very good at move based combat, but found he was terrible with any physical weapons such as knifes or guns. He returned to his home just before the the infernal Schism to discover that Via had vanished only the day before. As the Infernal Schism began to take place, he was told by a dream that Via had been captured for an unknown reason by the Abyssal forces. He then dedicated himself to fighting the Abyssal powers and all their evil.

Weapons: Theo does not carry physical weapons due to his lack of ability to use them effectively. He fights solely with his Pokemon moves and his seer powers.

Other things: It's amazing how your writing style changes when listening to an audiobook. I was listening to Douglas Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy while I wrote the description and you can probably see the difference.

[Neo Emolga]

Could they channel their attacks through their weapons?

That... depends on the nature of the attack and the weapon. Sending electricity or fire through a sword is possible, but not water or ground-based attacks.

I have a quick question about the location of the portal from the Abyss into the Pokemon world. Is it in Sartaras or is it somewhere nearby in a more remote and secret location somewhere in the landscape?

It's in Sartaras. And yeah, that place is a real mess.


As for SUs:

@Phantasm.Angel - Ha, ha, gotta love the lasso part. Yee-haw!

Duke looks good in my opinion! Accepted and all set to roll out.

@Morzone - Awesome stuff, no issues here. And hey, I listen to audio all the time while writing stuff. Accepted and ready to fly.

THE CAST
Duke Stellar the Ledian - Played by Phantasm.Angel
Theo Myrsky the Quilava - Played by Morzone

Neo Emolga - Reserve
Noblejanobii - Reserve

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

SISTER SERIES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Excuse me while I go for the Crazy Awesome route here.

Name: Professor (Actually Doctor) Talahass von McYarglefargle The Ninth!!! BEHOOOOOOLD IT AND DESPAIR!!!!
Gender: MASCULINE
Age: Fourty Nine (AND STILL KICKING)
Species: Goodra

Description: The Professor himself is a taller, darker-colored Goodra, to a very noticeable degree. Where other Goodra would be pink, purple and green, the Professor is purple, black and a very dark green, with his eyes being an electric blue color. He's also a whole foot taller than most of his brethren species. The Professor is usually unseen without his white laboratory coat and a pair of laboratory goggles, which really only serve to make him look more like the mad scientist he is.

Personality: The Professor would look to have completely lost his mind, and as it stands it's doubtful he has much in the way of standard sanity. Mercifully, he's only really going to get dangerous if you don't call him Professor-and even then he's going to go full Large Ham mode for a good half-minute, doing NOTHING but yelling out how insulted he is, before officially attempting to eat you alive. (He's never succeeded in eating anyone alive. Ever.) Outside of that, the Professor is prone to the grandiose and nonsensical, and will typically only pay attention to whoever's speaking to him if they're talking about SCIENCE!. And yes, SCIENCE! is allcaps and with an exclamation mark in the eyes of the Professor, the most deranged and impossible secrets of existence being his goals and nothing getting in the way. Every invention of his is a child, each and every last one the fruits of his labors and the love of his life, and threatening them is the OTHER big thing that will make him attempt to eat you alive. It's a shame they usually explode or otherwise malfunction violently, though, so he has very few successes of any note whatsoever still intact, an issue brought about by a lack of funding.. Fortunately, the Professor has recently started using this variety of bad luck in terms of inventions and made lemonade by creating several explosive weapons out of it, including his GRENADE LAUNCHER.

History: Professor Talahass Von McYarglefargle The Ninth, the, well, ninth in a line of Indigo Seers, was born to the parents of Talahass Von McYarglefargle the Eighth and Hilda McYarglefargle. Talahass Von McYarglefargle the Eighth (A Sceptile) was a brilliant, eccentric entrupeneur who managed to invest heavily into several inventors with an almost ludicrous serendipity at his back (in all reality, these were the application of his foresight as an Indigo Seer), making nigh-implausible amounts of money and allowing his son to attend some of the most honored private schools known to Talandra. His mother was completely unkonwn, but the Eighth McYarglefargle has insisted that she was a wild one and couldn't be held onto anywhere forever-not like that bothered the father nor the son much, as the son was equally eccentric from birth and the father pretty much knew she would not be settling down. Her actual identity is unknown to everyone but the Eighth.

The Professor's life was hallmarked by his fascination with the invested inventors, who were all too willing to share their inventive genius with the young then-Goomy and, in turn, culture the young Professor's obsession with SCIENCE!. For his age, he demonstrated tremendous abilities regarding anything remotely scientific, with a complete disinterest in anything not remotely related to it, passing half of his classes as the absolute number one by five miles and others only because of his absolutely insane test scores outweighing the lack of homework (and his father's influence on occasion). He didn't make too many friends, either, preferring to focus on his newest creations even then-which, even then, were usually dangerous. IT's safe to say that sometimes his foresight as an Indigo Seer saved his life from rather explosive ends to his life.

Eventually, he got his PhD for Engineering at the excellent age of 22, at which point he went on to become a full-time inventor, with a considerable gift of money from his father to help him kickstart his projects. Unfortunately, despite his brilliance, many of his inventions didn't succeed nearly as much as he would have hoped towards the beginning. Mostly because they exploded. Violently. He had some successes, but not in many quantities. He had to double as the Indigo Seer he inherently was to get money for his actual scientific career, and despite the fact this Indigo Seer abilities saved his life on many occasions (namely avoiding explosions), he found it incredibly boring to do.

Of course, being intelligent, he eventually managed to realize something: If most of what he does winds up exploding, why not make something that takes this idea and runs with it like its the Olympics? (Let us assume for this literary device that the Olympics actually exist for some reason). After much tinkering and trapping, the Professor eventually came up with one of his few masterpieces: a Grenade. A bit MORE tinkering, and he used his brand of ingenuity to create a steam-powered grenade launching device,

Of course, at the time, no war was going on, and no combined resistance could be had from anywhere, so naturally he didn't find many takers. Doubly so, the (unfortunately named) Syn City was fairly peaceful and noted as one of the least crime-ridden cities on Talandra, separated from most everything.

Cue Infernal Schism.

Syn City was unaffected in the initial takeovers, but it seemed like very few victories shone out of the whole war, which was quickly becoming a slaughter, and the captured city of Volgoia, along with an increasingly long reach of Abyssal territory, kept them on-guard. Meanwhile, the Professor, to his general annoyance, kept getting some very distracting visions from both attempts of Utopian heralds to get one of their few pieces moving in the right direction AND the general gloom and doom of the Black Doom. He also picked up the identity of its writers and the nature of the Infernal Barrier, as did most Indigo Seers. The visions egged him on, keeping him more and more distracted. More driven by science, naturally the visions persisted until, grumpily, he pulled himself away from work and decided to do some practical field testing with his creations.

Yes, his entire motivation in this war is because some visions bothered him, and how he's gonna show the Abyssal Armies what for, with SCIENCE!

Weapons: First and foremost...THE GRENADE LAUNCHER. It, and grenades in general, are his private invention because due to his living area it's not caught on yet and not having enough materials (his father's money ran dry). However, the short of it is, the grenades have a mixture of gunpowder, flammable chemicals, and toxic sludge, all ready to explode upon impact. The grenade itself is pushed out of the barrel via a blast of pressurized steam. Sadly, the Professor hasn't gotten around to creating the safety features of modern grenades, and nor is the mixture he owns particularly deadly in a splash sense, but it certainly makes each and every hit extremely powerful in its own right, perfect for armored targets and tougher Pokemon. He hasn't developed any safety features, however-instead, if the grenade's casing breaks it's almost certainly going to explode.

Of course...It's a point-blank explosive. Not too survivable, and the specific ingredients make the blasts toxic as well.

Outside of this, he has a pressure-powered vanilla steamgun, which can make for some fierce burns, but it's not terribly powerful outside of the burns. After that, he goes for standard elemental attacks, which isn't all that unfeasible given he's a freaking Goodra, and an Indigo Seer on top of it.

Other: I don't think I can properly say how much I hate the fact that I cannot physically make it more obvious that this guy is a large ham.

Also, is it just me or have I seen this map before, for some other RP involving a Shaymin Infection?

[VeloJello]

EDIT: Now-useless WIP deleted.

[Neo Emolga]

It's... TAZZ!!!

@The Nonexistent Tazz - I immediately thought of this as I was reading your character. He's fantastic. AND accepted!

And yeah, I did use the same map for Viral Overgrowth. It... takes a while to make a decent map. So... yeah, I reused it for this with a little doctoring up. You have a great eye and memory for catching that!

THE CAST
Duke Stellar the Ledian - Played by Phantasm.Angel
Theo Myrsky the Quilava - Played by Morzone
Professor Talahass von McYarglefargle The Ninth - Played by The Nonexistent Tazz

Neo Emolga - Reserve
Noblejanobii - Reserve
Velocity - Reserve

[Neo Emolga]

Name: Kaxo Sychal
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Species: Lopunny

Description:

Spoiler:

(every Lopunny should look like that!)

Standing 4'6" and weighing 80 pounds, Kaxo is taller than the typical Lopunny, and is somewhat physically stronger. He has a few scars from brawling, but they're nothing extreme. Meanwhile, unlike other Lopunnies, his fur isn't puffy at the end of his ears, or around his wrists and shins. He absolutely hates that look. Instead, it has a more wild and brushed back appearance, making him look more wild rather than puffy and goofy.

Kaxo wears a black bandana around his forehead, and likes keeping "tough guy" aura around him. His powers as a Indigo Seer aren't fully known to those around him, and he likes the way it unnerves those that might otherwise try and attack or cheat him out of personal gain. Lastly, he wears a metallic pendant with a triangular Celtic knot-like design, a hand-down from his deceased father. Some say it has mysterious powers, but in truth, it doesn't. He likes making other Pokémon think it does.

Personality: Impatient and reckless, Kaxo gets easily bored and absolutely hates waiting. Meanwhile, he doesn't know fear either, but he isn't stupid and knows when he can't handle an opponent. If things look like they're out of his hands, he's not going to stick around just to "die in honor," but he doesn't forget faces like that and puts them on "the list" for later. Kaxo is also a brawler, doesn't tolerate punks and thugs, and as a professional bounty hunter, he's done more than enough butt-kicking with the scum of the world to know how to beat the stuffing out of someone, drag their pulverized carcass to the authorities, and collect.

Kaxo doesn't mind helping others... for a price. If forced to take an I.O.U., he will bother the heck out of that client until he gets what he wants. And if they can't pay back in money, he makes them pay back with service, and usually dirty work at that. Case in point, you really don't want to be in debt to Kaxo. Pay upfront for your own good.

In combat, Kaxo strikes like a ninja and uses speed and agility, although he still relies on physical brawn from time to time. He likes using the surrounding environment as well, and is prone to turn just about anything into a weapon. He also enjoys exploiting weak-points, and there are many who would call his rather merciless style of fighting dishonorable, but to Kaxo, there's nothing honorable about walking around with an obvious weakness and expecting others to attack areas which are obviously well protected. With that, he's quick to strike in the back or in the flank, or any other sensitive area that's vulnerable to a strike. He also likes to trash talk his adversaries and has a whole library of insults to throw at them.

Meanwhile, he's nomadic, and travels from city to city to collect bounties and do the kind of work law enforcement would rather not touch. His Seer ability is extremely helpful when it comes to tracking down felons and criminals, and it allows him to be the first on the scene before anyone else can get them. He also has quite a bit of fun at their expense with them before turning them into the authorities. As another rather shameful profession, he's also a grave robber and a tomb raider, as he feels the dead have no use for the stuff anymore and it's better he brings that money and wealth back into the economy. He also thinks superstitions and old wives tales are just stupid. He'd smash a million mirrors, open an umbrella indoors while walking under a step ladder on Friday the 13th if he didn't think it was a waste of time.

In the meantime, Kaxo shows no fear of the Abyss, although he does find them to be a pain and a frustration to deal with. The whole prospect of bounty hunting has utterly been eliminated with their arrival, and he hates the idea of them taking over.

History: Kaxo was born in the desert city of Minacen, and as a Buneary, he was often very active and prone to mischief on top of being easily distracted. He often had problems with authority, didn't respect elders, and was infamous among other young Pokémon for "not playing fair." To Kaxo, bending the rules is thinking outside the box. His parents weren't exactly pleased about the behavior, but Kaxo was good at coming up with justifiable reasons.

Kaxo discovered his Seer abilities early on when he realized he possessed even more capabilities that normal psychic Pokémon, and especially more than others of his own kind. But he never made it apparent to anyone, keeping it his little secret. He didn't hesitate to use it to cheat, and only stopped when it got boring. Any time he got frustrated playing cards or some hide and seek game, he knew just want to do to spin the tables around.

In the meantime, he liked to travel. To him, Minacen wasn't a bad city, but he knew there were other things for him to see. He was also too restless to settle down somewhere and wasn't the kind to buy a house and take up honest work. Going from inn to inn or sleeping out in a tent was just fine with him.

After evolving and maturing, he liked the idea of bounty hunting. There were many Pokémon criminals and thieves out in the world, and he couldn't help but feel the itch to bag them and watch them get thrown into jail. Not many Pokémon were up for the task, and the profession paid well. But very often, just as Kaxo was making a name for himself in one town after cleaning it up, he'd move on before anyone really got to know him or remember his name, which was good as he didn't want people to rely on him or expect him to do things. He was often known for working alone, except when calling in a favor. But very often, other Pokémon just saw him for being a shady Lopunny.

Now, he hates the idea of being hunted by the Abyss's assassins, but he knows and understands why it's happening. In truth, he wants to grind their gears and wreck their plans. Sure, he'll be a nice guy and help Utopia, but he'll do it in his own style and never be politically correct about his approach.

Weapons: Kaxo carries two daggers and plenty of throwing knives. But he often likes stealing the enemy's weapon and pulverizing them with it. He'll use a gun if they're around, but he can't be bothered to keep his own and have to deal with buying ammo and cleaning and maintaining it.

[Kentucky Fried Torchic]

So we've got a bounty hunter, a blacksmith's son, a cowboy, and a mad scientist, and that's only so far. Am I the only one who's excited for this?

[Neo Emolga]

So we've got a bounty hunter, a blacksmith's son, a cowboy, and a mad scientist, and that's only so far. Am I the only one who's excited for this?

And now I really, really wonder just why I didn't just do this sooner.

The A Team can go eat their hearts out.