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Plot
Spoiler:You were told when you were young that kaelus was a word meaning 'Heaven'. Your home, the region of Kaelus, is the stark opposite of that, though.
A very long time ago, mortal Pokemon and the Legendaries lived in harmony. Then the Legendaries began to communicate with Pokemon less and less, and then not at all. This did not bother the Pokemon very much. They created technology and inventions, great cities and marvels.
Until, one day, for reasons unknown the Legendaries returned and began viciously attacking the Pokemon. Some Pokemon attempted to escape Kaelus through the sea or sky. However, Rayquaza created the Bloodcloud Wall, crimson red clouds that tented around the entire region, whipping up fearsome winds whenever someone tried to cross them, and Kyogre lurked in the waters, hungrily devouring all those who tried to escape through the ocean.
The Pokemon trapped in Kaelus were left with no way out. They were decimated as their region quickly became a dystopia. Mystery dungeons multiplied, which simply added to the overwhelming atmosphere of depression.
Years later, there was a glimmer of hope for the Pokemon. Some of them had the ideas of banding together to create Safehavens. A Safehaven allowed any Pokemon to join, so long as they promised to do a job to help the Safehaven run smoothly. Many of the Safehaven Pokemon joined Scavenger Teams, which did all sorts of jobs, like escorting goods from one Safehaven to another, rescuing Pokemon from mystery dungeons, and even defending against rampaging Legendaries.
Over time, five major Safehavens were created, each with a single leader, and one or two betas to assist that leader in running the Safehaven. Located all over Kaelus, they are called the Relic Graveyard Safehaven, Fractured Heavens Safehaven, Last Vestige Safehaven, Persevering Spirit Safehaven, and Cloudview Cliff Safehaven.
However, one day Yuko, leader of the Fractured Heavens Safehaven, sent out a message to all the other Safehavens. The message said this:
"My dear fellow leaders:
I have recently captured a golden opportunity, which cannot be passed up. I invite you, and your top teams, to come to my Safehaven to discuss how we should handle it with me.
Yours truly, Delphox Yuko"
You are now a member of one of those teams. You are either a member of Fractured Heavens Safehaven, or escorting your leader and betas to there.
While your leaders and betas were having their meetings, your team and the other teams were taking time to relax, and get to know each other. When something extremely unexpected happened.
A Legendary somehow managed to break into the Safehaven. And it is very, very different from what you, or any of the other teams, imagined...
Rules
Spoiler:1) All PXR rules apply.
2) Please, try not to swear too much in the RP, and absolutely no swearing in the sign up thread.
3) No Mary Sues or Gary Stus. Give your characters flaws besides everyone else hating them.
4) No power-playing, god-modding, or bunnying. It's not fun.
5) No leet or chat speak, if we can't understand what you're saying we're just going to ignore you.
6) I control all Legendary characters.
7) Pokemon may have a maximum of eight moves.
8) Teams may have 3-4 members, and one pet Feral.
9) You may have as many teams as you can comfortably control.
10) If you want to co-own a team with someone else, or have it all to yourself, that's okay.
11) Try not to let your arguments and feuds affect the RP. Please be polite and respectful out of context, no matter how jerkish your characters are.
12) If you want to drop out, or will be inactive for a time, please notify me if you can.
13) Have fun! ^^
Various Worldbuilding Facts
Spoiler:Pets
Some teams have a pet Feral on their team. Feral Pokemon cannot speak, but can be trained to assist a team with all sorts of things. Some teams use Ferals as a distraction, or to scout ahead in a dungeon. Some team members even ride their pet Ferals, if they're large enough.
It's very difficult to train a Feral, and if a team has a pet which they can command effectively, that usually means they are a very good team overall.
Clothing
Clothing is rather common in Kaelus. All team members are required to wear at least one item of clothing with their Safehaven's color on it.
Nights in Kaelus have been known to be extremely cold, and many teams wear clothes if they go on night missions often. Especially members of Persevering Spirit Safehaven, as they are the northernmost Safehaven.
Last Vestige Safehaven found a way to place Type Gems into clothing, which allow Pokemon to boost the power of attacks of a certain type when wearing that clothing.
Weapons
Many teams use weapons as well as their own moves while battling. Weapons can range from throwing items found in the regular PMD games, to Wands like in PSMD, to seeds. Recently, Last Vestige Safehaven have made spears and swords which can channel moves to boost their power. Those are rare, however.
Mega Evolution
Last Vestige and Fractured Heavens Safehavens recently worked together to create a prototype Mega Looplet. The Looplet can be worn as a collar, bracelet, or anklet. They are extremely rare, and very few Pokemon have them. They must be charged up with Mega Dust. Once enough Mega Dust is collected, an Awakening Emera is automatically formed in the Looplet. Mega Looplets have exactly one spot.
Connect Orbs and Nexuses
Each Safehaven has their own Pokemon Nexus, but each one is referred to as 'Relic Graveyard Nexus', 'Fractured Heavens Nexus', etc. Each member of a Safehaven is given a Connect Orb. Connect Orbs mainly act as a way for teams to keep in touch with their leaders, for leaders to send team missions which they want a particular team to complete, and for leaders to send general announcements to the entire Safehaven. Connect Orbs contain other useful information as well, such as a map of the Safehaven the member belongs to, a fairly basic Dungeon Map, the stats of the owner of the Connect Orb, and a list of items the team is currently in possession of. Members can also communicate with other members of their Safehaven besides leaders and betas.
Safehaven Leaders and Betas have more advanced Connect Orbs which allow them stats on all teams, and the ability to communicate with leaders and betas of other teams.
Safehaven Information
Spoiler:Relic Graveyard Safehaven
Leader:
Crownless the Nidoking
Betas:
Silver the Pachirisu
Aurora the Swoobat
Location:
Just outside Relic Graveyard Mystery Dungeon, at about the midpoint of Fullmoon Highway, a well traveled road connecting many Safehavens.
Focus:
RGS specializes in patrolling the Fullmoon Highway, and killing Legendaries.
Color:
Grey
Teams:
Team Lockdown
Fractured Heavens Safehaven
Leader:
Yuko the Delphox
Betas:
Isa the Weavile
Location:
At the northernmost end of Fullmoon Highway, near the foot of the southeastern end of the Emerald Mountains.
Focus:
FHS specializes in researching ancient myths about Legendary Pokemon and Kaelus’ past, trying to discern weaknesses that other Safehavens can exploit. They have a tight partnership with Relic Graveyard Safehaven.
Color:
Dark red.
Teams:
Team Hijinx
Last Vestige Safehaven
Leader:
Brenton the Ambipom(Shiny)
Betas:
Gleam the Rotom
Adflatus the Golurk
Location:
At the eastern end of the Silvershore Highway, in the middle of the Dustlands. LVS is siituated in the remains of the best preserved city from Kaelus’ past. The city itself is called Horizon.
Focus:
LVS focuses on inventing new machines, most of which are used as weaponry or to help with everyday life in a Safehaven.
Color:
Pale gold.
Teams:
Persevering Spirit Safehaven
Leader:
Crim the Ninetales
Betas:
Knight the Zoroark
Location:
PSS is located on the northern side of the Emerald Mountains, at the edge of the Silent Tundra.
Focus:
PSS specializes in simply surviving, with only the help of their own members. They consider themselves a ‘jack of all trades’.
Color:
White-blue.
Teams:
Team Camelot
Team Firestorm
Cloudview Cliff Safehaven
Leader:
Perish the Gourgeist
Betas:
Clara the Azumarill
Starr the Linoone
Location:
Cloudview is located on the Cloudview Cliff, which have a great view of the Faraway Ocean, and the Bloodcloud Wall. CCS is on the absolute southwestern tip of Kaelus, and is where both the Fullmoon Highway and Silvershore Highway meet.
Focus:
Many of the non-Scavenger Team members of CCS are farmers, and most of the scavenger teams dedicate themselves to delivering food that the farmers grow to other Safehavens. As a result, they have an extremely good relationship with Relic Graveyard, Fractured Heavens, and Last Vestige.
Color:
Bright green.
Teams:
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(Pet form optional)
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So this is basically an AU of a PMD comic I do.
Hope you enjoy it. ^^
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