Name: Shay Draklyn
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Resident or Visitor: Visitor
Occupation: Pokemon Trainer/Pokemon Sanctuary Employee
Appearance: Shay doesn't look like a person you could be friends with from her immediate demeanour. Long dark hair under a cap, greenish eyes behind gradient faded sunglasses, and a 5'9 height that makes her seem like she's looking down on most people. Shay has an intense aura about her that matches her attitude. Her clothes are well taken care of, but show signs of travel: a backpack always seems to be on her back, Pokeballs of various kinds openly seen on one of the arm straps. A vest over a pale blue t-shirt, work black cargo pants and grey sneakers. She isn't trying to hide the fact she is a well traveled trainer, or the fact she's a trainer at all. Her bare arms show some faded and more recent scars from working with Pokemon, but she doesn't show them off for intimidation, but rather, education.
Personality: Shay is a woman who puts Pokemon first and people second. She has a bit of a standoffish attitude when it comes to strangers. One thing Shay works well with is the unorthodox. Despite her lackluster social skills, those who need protecting will be protected and those who need help will be given it. Typically a trainer of her level might be seen as a contradiction to her belief in Pokemon freedom. For her it's all about education and trust: she knows that a Pokemon could leave a Pokeball if it wanted given the right knowledge. All Pokemon are individuals to her and should be treated as such. Shay has a grasp on the mutual understandings of Pokemon, but wouldn't claim she can speak to them. She has a strong familiarity with her Pokemon's mannerisms that she could hold some kind of conversation.
History: Shay comes from a long running family out of Johto. Hailing from the outskirts of Blackthorne City, dragons have been part of her life for as long as she can remember. Thankfully dragon Pokemon make great guardians for her family's work, which is running a Pokemon Sanctuary out on one of the mountain plateaus. The Draklyn family by all technicalities, own all the Pokemon in the sanctuary, but the need for Pokeballs is only a safety precaution. The Pokemon come and go as they please, free to leave or enter the safety of the Pokeball at their leisure. This also prevents any wayward thieves from claiming the Pokemon with just the toss of a ball. The girl took up the league challenges as a way to branch out from the family business and learn more about the world outside Johto. In her teenage years, she's taken on many league challenges successfully, while sticking to but not always confirming to her draconic heritage. As time grew on, Shay wanders around the regions, offering the same assistance her family offers back home to others who need it, hoping to provide an education on the ties of people and Pokemon. Hearing about the news in Ryme City was an immediate draw to Shay. It seemed like the perfect moral dilemma she could help with, albeit her finding out the restrictions of getting into the city might cause some unwanted extra attention. Given her ability for Pokemon battles, she's secretly hoping that despite this reputation, she can prove a point and help Ryme City fix it's unusual political problem.
Pokemon Team:

Asharas ♀
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Havoc ♀
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Sonata ♀
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Cayci ♀
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Vio-Nai ♀
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Choros ♀
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Other: While Asharas would be defined as Shay's partner Pokemon by Ryme City standards, the ones that most often frequently are found out of their Pokeballs are Havoc and Choros.
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