[SEASON 2] The Stalkers RPG - Main Action and Team Status [ENDED... FOR NOW]

[Neo Emolga]

One more area to search tonight. Then I'll move on to the power plant or something next. Looking back over things. I've got a strange feeling about the thoughts of the place.

Interview: (49) Shrig the Joltik

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Electric)

You meet with Shrig after school just outside the Brookheights School. From what you can tell as a first impression, it seems there isn't very much that brings this Joltik's spirit down. Even the news of the Stalkers doesn't look like it has weighed down upon him.

You start by introducing yourself to him.

"Hi there, Zeal!" Shrig addresses you. "I haven't seen you around before. What can I help you out with?"

You explain that you're trying to gather information about the Stalkers. Even before you get to finish, he nods, as he understands what you're trying to do and fully supports it.

"We can't be afraid," Shrig nods in agreement. "That's just what the Stalkers, no, the Enthrallers want. The Stalkers are simply enslaved Pokémon. It's the Enthrallers that are the real enemy. As soon as the term floated around, I looked into it. A lot of Pokémon think they're just bedtime stories to scare children, but these things are real."

"Listen," Shrig opens up to you, "I may seem like a small Joltik to most, but I know things many others don't. I do a lot of reading into things. As much as I wish I knew who the Stalkers are, the Enthrallers are extremely sneaky and they know how to hide in the shadows. Most Pokémon don't really truly believe in them either and just think the Stalkers are some kind of cult or band of psychotic serial killers. But there's something so much more than what lies underneath. I can feel it, but it's something that just hadn't been covered in an already existing book."

"I only wish I was an Emissary like you," Shrig the Joltik tells you. "I just don't have the kinds of inner sight and senses that you do, but I'm trying my best doing what I can. I tried to do some digging, and I found all kinds of information, but I'm not sure what's authentic and what's dismissible. But here's something I came across recently while I was out and it seemed really odd. It looks like some kind of code I just can't figure out, but I did a little research at the library one afternoon. While I love puzzles, this one is just something I can't figure out completely on my own. Some might think I'm crazy for reading such a thing, but I'm thinking it may not be so outlandish after all."

He then hands you a slip of old paper. There seems to be an ancient code on it, but only bits and pieces of it are completed and deciphered.



=Ancient Language Decryption Key= has been added to the Team Records.

"It's some kind of ancient language," Shrig explains. "I found this on the way to school, but why would something anicent like this be laying around Silvercoal? Still, even after hours of research into ancient languages, I could only determine what four of those ancient symbols translated it to. Maybe there's another missing piece of this? It's ripped and the other half might have been separated from this."

"I only wish I could provide more, Zeal," Shrig tells you, feeling hopeful even though there is a longing to help contribute even more. "We all have to keep an open mind. That's the only way we'll be able to get to the bottom of all these secrets."

"Well, I need to head home," Shrig tells you, seeing it has gotten later. "I've got a lot of studying to do, but I can't give up and you can't give up either. Best of luck to you and the other Emissaries. You're our only real hope..."

He then says his goodbyes and begins his walk home.

Zeal the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2