[SUDS] Cycles of Power (High T-Low M)

[Grassy_Aggron]

Finally done :P

Spoiler:

Name: Silia Dune
Age: 23
Side: Neutral/Unaware
Rank: Glassblower
Gender: Female
Appearance: Rather simple, really. Silia typically wears heavier clothing to protect herself from her line of work, which involves temperatures higher than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This consists of rather stereotypical clothes: a thick, long sleeved light brown shirt with denim jeans that are worn from constant use. She has thick, brown boots to which the jeans are tucked into, as well as even thicker leather gloves. She wears a heavy smock/apron on her front, shielding her further from the extreme heat. She often has a pair of safety goggles propped on top of her head.

Her exposed skin is slightly darker, but not so much as to give her the appearance of African-American descent. Rather, it is the result of the light and heat generated from working with glass. Silia’s eyes are primarily green, with flecks of blue spread within, and her hair is a thick ponytail of chestnut brown. Her Pokeballs are hidden in a fanny pack (color matching her shirt), which often holds a bottle of water as well as basic tools like a wrench and screwdriver.

Personality: If I had to describe Silia in one word, that word would be timid. Having been raised by her father who taught her the craft, she prefers to be alone with her glass than out and about with others. When caught in public, she tends to stay quiet and give her thoughts carefully for fear of insulting people, for her social skills aren’t as well trained as they should be. That fear makes her have a difficult time giving important information if it takes a lot of explanation, as it requires more speaking. She has a big heart, but it doesn’t always show because of this.

However, this quiet personality rapidly changes to a more robust, confident one as soon as her glass work is involved. She is immensely proud of her craft and will take offense if it is insulted. She has no problem talking about it as long as the topic is related to her craft – she will start to revert to her timid nature should it diverge from it. Silia can babble on and on about her glass, which shows that she can indeed be confident and a chatterbox when inspired to be. She’s very intelligent and creative, but this is apparent from her line of work, and this does not disappear even in timid mode.

She’s more confident with her friend and father, and Pokemon, talking a bit more, but only because she is more comfortable. She is still careful of upsetting them, and should that happen, will do whatever it takes to make them feel better. Getting to be her friend is difficult, but once you are she is loyal, unless you cross her in which case she will not seek revenge. Rather, she would prefer to leave the situation and never talk to you again.

History: Born to her parents, Sandra and Bari Dune in Gateon Port, long before the war happened. Silia was homeschooled due to her father’s belief that school wouldn’t make her a better glassworker, and as such, she never attended college. Her life was rather uneventful as her family worked on teaching her the craft of glassblowing as early as seven years old. Her mother, Sandra, fell into a large dispute with Bari, not agreeing with his way of life and refusal to move to a more populated region (although to be fair, Orre itself was starting to get more populated). She divorced him and lost custody of Silia, moving to a far off region.

Bari was left heartbroken and sometimes took his anger out on his daughter, but he loved her regardless and used his strict upbringing to keep her on the right path. At age 14, Silia won her first glassblower championship, and has won at least nine more, including two nationals. Continuing the tradition, she picked Sandile as her main Pokemon, and has added more to her “team” to help her sculpt. She and her father were present when the cluster happened, but her powers did not develop until considerably later. Only her father and best friend know of her abilities, and her father allowed her to experiment with her only mechanical creation (using programming she taught herself via books and her best friend, a local computer tech named Eddie), but under the strict rules of keeping it hidden.

Her family has stayed out of the war, keeping their shop “Classy Glass” safe since it was not a viable target. She still intends to stay out of it, and in any case, her abilities are not considered useful, at least in her opinion. She would rather keep her family’s longstanding tradition – at least nine generations strong – going, and no war is going to stop that.

Pokemon:


Name: Gobi
Gender: Male
Ability: Moxie
Personality: More or less, spunky and determined. His favorite move is Aqua Tail.


Name: Thal
Gender: Male
Ability: Sand Force
Personality: Serious and quiet, used with glassblowing for his sand. Favorite move is Sand Tomb.


Name: Sahara
Gender: Female
Ability: Simple
Personality: Sweet and gentle, and provides plenty of heat for working. Favorite move is Flame Charge.


Name: Blue
Gender: Male
Ability: Levitate
Personality: Cocky, very, very cocky and willing to fight, and due to being a gift from her grandfather, doesn't listen very well to her. Favorite move is Dragon Claw. Please note he is shiny, but the website I got the model from doesn't have shiny ones yet ^^'

Powers:
Breaker (1): This prevents Silia from taking damage from her working with the materials her Striker ability modifies, protecting her from the intense heat that is created from molding the items into shapes. It also guards her from any electricity generated from metal she is actively working on, but really, that’s all it is. It is very weak and basic, and only protects her from side effects of her own powers.

Striker (5): Her ability targets materials such as metal, sand and anything derived from them. She can warp them into any shape she wants by vibrating the molecules, which generates heat and allows her to form them into any shape she wants. The more she vibrates the molecules, the more heat is generated. She cannot impact anything living with this, but she can use it to at least create even more works of art.

Tinker (8): Silia specializes in glass technology. Anything with glass, and she can work with it. This does extend to metals, although it takes a bit of adjusting to get used to new material, and programming is a weaker forte but doable with enough time and practice. Her most notable achievement is a mechanical hybrid with the form of a Rapidash, the wings and tail of a Noivern, and the gem (which is what I presume the mist comes from) of a Musharna. To avoid going into lengthy detail, she bought the gem from a trader as well as the Roggenrolla power core that sustains the creation, and it is all covered in a layer of glass. This is her best achievement yet, although she tries to keep it hidden as no one knows she has her powers, aside from her father.

Other: Her father loans her Thal, the Hippowdon. He belongs to both of them, really. Her father also owns a Garchomp, Krookodile, Onix, and Flareon. Her best friend, Eddie Odem, owns a Magnezone, Klank, Beldum, and Dedenne.

[Death's Spook]

Silia is accepted.

[Grassy_Aggron]

Any chance of there being a lab system eventually where people can catch more than six Pokemon? :P

[Death's Spook]

Any chance of there being a lab system eventually where people can catch more than six Pokemon? :P

Good luck /finding/ them. Orre's wilds are all hiding. Snag Machines are obsolete as a whole. You could theoretically kill someone and take their Pokemon, but it's very probable that some of their Pokemon and some of yours will die, making it extremely likely that you will not have more than six

Also, RP goes up tomorrow. It was going to go up today, but I need rest because I'm sick.

[Winter]

Astrid has had finishing touches edited in, barring a huge description of all of her "toys" because I honestly have forgotten almost all the ideas I once had for them. Am I safe to run ideas for those by you was we go?

[Death's Spook]

Astrid has had finishing touches edited in, barring a huge description of all of her "toys" because I honestly have forgotten almost all the ideas I once had for them. Am I safe to run ideas for those by you was we go?

Yes, that's fine. As long as you run them by me.

[Grassy_Aggron]

Good luck /finding/ them. Orre's wilds are all hiding. Snag Machines are obsolete as a whole. You could theoretically kill someone and take their Pokemon, but it's very probable that some of their Pokemon and some of yours will die, making it extremely likely that you will not have more than six

Also, RP goes up tomorrow. It was going to go up today, but I need rest because I'm sick.

Yeah. Silia can just make more of her stuff for stand ins lol. XD

Aw, get better D:

[TheoreticalSelkie]

Going to post my first character, I have a second character connected to this guy, but I don't have too much time between homework to work on him today.

Jack "Jackson" DeHanes

Spoiler:

Name: Jack Alexander DeHanes (endearingly called Jackson on occasion)

Age: 28

Side: Independent

Rank: Unwilling comrade of Taire, his partner in crime. Not that they don't commit crimes though...

Gender: Male

Appearance

"You do like wearing impractical clothes sometimes..."

"You can't complain, these are pretty comfortable."

At first glance, Jack seens rather average, weighing in on the light side and standing tall at 5"7. While he may not seem like the type, Jack has somewhat toned muscles from getting into small scrapes and fights with the two warring sides over the years. Also as a result of these scrapes, his hands are noticably paler and leathery due to the numerous scars and cuts incurred, along with a broken-and-healed-wrong nose. Not much a guy can do while far away from a decent medical facilities these days. Since he's always on the move between towns, Jack is slightly sunburnt where he isn't tan. As for other details, most folks don't get a glimpse of Jack's eyes, or any other defining facial features on account of the yellow-tinted glasses or goggles he wears. For the record, Jack's eyes are plain brown, and his face seems to be contorted into a perpetual state of annoyance. It's rare to see him flash a genuine smile, though he has taken to laughing sarcastically the majority of the time. His hair is dark brown with the odd teal highlight running through it, and definitely messy. It also tends to stick up in the front and is pulled back into a short ponytail. Yes, he does cut it sometimes, but those times are far and few in between and usually involves haphazard snipping with a knife.

And clothes! Despite the relatively acrid climate of Orre, Jack feels at home when wearing a green sweatshirt under a rather plain, gray jacket. It does have the effect of making him look bulkier than he really is since the sweatshirt doesn't quite fit well enough with the sleeves of the jacket. The hood also hangs out since the jacket has a somewhat high collar (usually flattened down around his shoulder) but no hood. In most cases, especially when traveling, Jack wears the hood to protect himself from the weather. Though when he does go into town, he leaves it down since it does make him stick out more and seem suspicious. Well yeah, the weather is pretty warm, though for some reason, Jack doesn't seem to be affected by the temperatures. He has claimed multiple times that he prefers cold weather over warm sunny days however. Jack also prefers jeans, especially those of the tough variety. Since he doesn't get a lot of time to shop, the pairs he does have are usually dusty from the Orre soil and worn out around the seams. Footwear, there's not much variety considering Jack's lifestyle, and he has opted for a hardy pair of hiking boots, dark gray and leathery from years of use. While Jack does have a nice pair of gloves for protection, that stuff is usually just in his backpack.

As for other stuff that can be seen on his person, Jack wears a silver watch on his left hand (he's ambidextrous, though he does seem to favor his left hand). There is also the aforementioned glasses and goggles, worn most of the time. The glasses are for a day out in town, while goggles would be more for traveling between towns to protect the eyes from the sun and dust storms that occasionally whirl about the place. And of course he needs places to put some of his important stuff too! His jacket has a few pockets - two obvious ones on the outside, but a few concealed in the inner lining of the jacket. This is where he keeps his spare cash and a cell phone for emergencies. His jeans do have pockets; those go unused as it's easy for things to fall out of there. The majority of his stuff (rations, water, notebooks (for keeping tabs on the situation in Orre)) are stowed away in a light black backpack. Also right on top of everything is two bars of steel alloy which is used for... stuff. They weigh approximately 50kg combined (110lbs). You'll see what he uses those for later on. Before I forget, the Pokeballs are usually in one of his jacket pockets, though most of the time his Pokemon are outside of their balls. Other than that, there really isn't much else to comment on other than the fact that Jack owns a well-maintained motorcycle that somehow survived everything from explosions to running away from everything.

Personality

Pretty easy to sum up Jack in a few words; nothing fazes him. It is rather hard to get him to flinch or bat an eye at anything, and on top of it, his default expression is that of perpetual annoyance. Even close friends and family have not actually figured out what Jack is always annoyed at, and have come to the conclusion that it is everything out there. Also, the fact that Jack barely comments on anything have misled people to believe that he is soft-spoken or quiet or antisocial. Which suits him just fine, as he isn't one for making small talk. This seems to stem from the fact that he dislikes inadvertently provoking people into fighting him. With his aloof attitude and constant aura of annoyance, Jack has ended up in fights and will still end up in fights anyways. However, just because he doesn't make small talk doesn't mean he can't carry a conversation. He just would rather be thinking about something else more important or discussing the ramifications of the numerous skirmishes scattered throughout the Orre region.

If someone ever gets him talking for an extended period of time, they'll find out quickly that Jack is well-read and does know a large chunk of information on a variety of subjects. It does seem like he knows a lot about molecular chemistry and other major sciences such as physics and biology in particular. On the subject of information and knowledge in general, he is meticulous in dealing with information (those notebooks in his backpacks are there for a reason), despite not being a Thinker of some kind, causing him to be quite good at reading people and how situations may turn out. However, this only applies when he actually has prior knowledge, so if Jack is thrown into a situation without any reading on what is happening, he tends to hesitate while he calculates his best options. To his credit, even without figuring out the best options, Jack takes up the initiative and charges into battle a lot. This lets him get the jump on most people as they aren't expecting a full frontal charge like what he does.

Additionally, while Jack may be annoyed most of the time, he has relatively thick skin. It takes a massive amount of goading, back-talk, and insults to get him to boil over with anger, and even then, that anger may pass relatively quickly. On the other end of the spectrum, it takes a lot of effort to make him smile, though less to make him laugh. He doesn't hold grudges - it's not in his nature to do so. However, he does remember people, and will judge them based on their actions and words. If a person does get on his good side, the one thing he will do for sure is to back that person up, no matter what happens. Just don't mess with his friends or family. It won't end well. It's also wise to keep in mind that Jack acts in his self-interest the majority of the time when making decisions.

On the subject of morals, considering the powers he ended up with, Jack abhors killing. For safety's sake, he will not hesitate to fight but will definitely stop short of killing. A manipulative person could twist this to their advantage, but if pushed far enough over the edge at all, morals definitely will go out of the window.

History

As far as people go, Jack has had a relatively peaceful life. He hails from the underground city of the Under, which as far as anyone is concerned, doesn't exist anymore. But considering that it was only recently demolished, Jack has spent the majority of his childhood between the Under and Pyrite Town, mainly because his school was in Pyrite. Pyrite's education system could've been better, but Jack spent most of his spare time reading when he wasn't running with the gangs in the Under. He does have some faint connections to the Kids Grid, having ran errands for them during the events of Pokemon Colosseum. But other than that, he largely stayed out of much of those events because of concern from his parents and the fact that his brother was terrible at sticking up for himself in fights at school. When Jack was around 11, his family moved up to Pyrite Town due to the Under being filled in and the fact that no one really wanted to be crushed by rocks at all. Not much changed for Jack in ways of lifestyle, except that he entered high school a few years after that. High school sucked, and Jack just kept to himself at that point. He was happy to graduate and worked as a messenger slash mail-person between towns. Sure he could've gotten into a college outside of Orre, and would have excelled there if it wasn't for the fact that his parents was getting old and had to be cared for. As a result, Jack was the one who stayed behind while his brother headed out to the Sinnoh region to major in the field of Pokemon evolution.

In any case, when the first Cluster hit Pyrite Town, it turned into literal chaos. Jack and his parents were close enough to the epicenter that it was in his own words, "hell to get out of". Since Jack was a Brute, he took the majority of hits when shuffling his parents out to Agate Town where he knew it was rather peaceful. The region was tumbling into hell, and apparently, immigration was bad in other regions. So there wasn't much of a chance to get his family out of the region. Agate Town seemed peaceful enough and it was decided that they would stay there for the time being while all this conflict blew over. And they still needed to make money, so Jack continued on his job as a messenger. He makes no distinction between jobs posted by the Cipher or the Lab organizations, and has a reputation for being very tight-lipped about everything, allowing him to at least run minor messages and briefs alongside the bulk that are collected from regular people scattered around Orre. The fact that everyone's letters are mixed up lends to a sense of concealment, and Jack is honorable enough that he wouldn't peek at them.

Presently, it is around this time he met an old and rather annoying rival from his school days - Taire. It was honestly an off-chance that they ever met at all; Taire was also on the move, and seemed to be keeping tabs on the situation. As the story goes, they met, fought, somehow made up, and became thick as thieves afterwards. Currently, the two seems to be cooperating in the 'business' as they say.

Pokemon

[Mephistopheles] Xatu (M) - Ability: Magic Bounce
A devious Natu acquired from Jack's brother from the Sinnoh region, now evolved into an Xatu. It was a Pokemon with a rare ability, acquired from a prolific breeder at Solaceon Daycare. The Xatu was jokingly nicknamed Mephistopheles after Jack was on the receiving end of various psychic manipulations. Afterwards, they made a deal they had each other's back as long as Mephistopheles is able to roam free and enjoy the 'pleasures of life' as they say. Personality-wise, as a Psychic-type, Mephistopheles is highly intelligent, though lazy. Most of the time, Jack has to carry him around since Xatus are known to stay still as much as possible which doesn't fit Jack's lifestyle at all. It's a cause of one of the many annoyances

[Beleth] Garchomp (F) - Ability: Sand Veil
Originally a Gible, Beleth is Jack's first Pokemon. She's quite loyal to Jack and will follow him around, even to the ends of the earth. Garchomps are quite fierce - Beleth is no exception, often intimidating other Pokemon in battle before she even enters the fray. However past that, Beleth is quite adorable and cuddly, always happy to be petted or scratched under the cheek. She can seem quite air-headed in general, but this can be attributed to the fact that Beleth operates on mostly gut instinct.

Powers

Breaker (7) / Striker (5) [Recomposition - Decomposition] - Two sides of the same coin, this power basically breaks the law of the conservation of energy, though matter is a limitation. This is due to the formation and breaking of chemical bonds in order to accomplish whatever purpose he has in mind, which requires extra energy in order to do so. With its wide variety of uses, this power has led many people to believe that Jack's actual power is manipulating metal into various shapes and forms, which is his most used application for this power. One of the drawbacks to this power is that it requires a thorough and in-depth knowledge of the chemical composition of the object being affected. Because of this drawback, Jack is limited to only inanimate objects that he knows the exact composition of, such as the bars in his backpack made out of steel alloy. He can apply this to the steel bars in his backpack by manipulating them into shapes such as an emergency fix for his motorcycle, shelter, protection, weapons, and so on. He has had enough practice with doing this that it's almost natural to go for that while in a fight. Practice helps in this case and instinctively knowing where to change things, but Jack is pretty unwilling to use his power towards any sort of killing, though that doesn't include self-defense. Since decomposition is covered pretty well, recomposition on the other hand is a whole 'nother ball park. Jack has observed that it's definitely a lot harder to recompose objects into their original states, requiring the knowledge of their general structure and orientation. While it is possible, it seems unreachable at the moment when it comes to synthetic materials due to their complexity and the fact that it requires more concentration and energy to do in the first place. Can't say if he will attain that level, but it definitely seems quite far off. Both recomposition and decomposition seems to take up a significant amount of Jack's energy on use. Also, Jack is not affected if he tries using this ability on himself which eliminates the possibility of it being a Changer/Stranger ability. Biological structures are unaffected though organic compounds such as oil synthesis are fair game. So far, Jack has been able to bond hydrogen and oxygen together to create some water in an emergency, restructure walls so they are easier to break through, and whatever else the situation can call for.

Brute (2) - He can weather blows for a longer period of time than regular people. Other than that and a noticeable increase in healing from wounds, it's not much to write home about. Additionally, there hasn't been an increase to Jack's physical strength, an oddity amongst Brutes in most cases. You might've noticed that Jack is able to carry a lot of stuff on his back (steel bars weigh 50kg total, along with food and rations and stuff like that), and the answer is that even without being a Brute, Jack is still able to carry a lot in general. Bones can still break, and everyone bleeds the same anyways.

Other: brb breaking moon

Voltaire "Taire" Sangier

Spoiler:

Name: Voltaire "Taire" Riley Sangier

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Side: Neutral, with slight favorism towards the Organization

Rank: The cheery, energetic side of the Jack-Taire Power Hour~

Appearance

If there's one thing to be said about Taire, it is that anyone could pick him out of a crowd, any time, any day, anywhere. One reason is because of his shockingly violet hair, which you really can't call natural. It's always on edge - sticking out in tufts when not hidden away by the customary golfing cap he wears. On top of it, it always changes whenever he gets the chance to get it styled, eliciting snide comments from Jack whenever they meet. Rarely does he default to his natural hair color, which is a dirty blond color. Other than the garishly bright hair, Taire has a rather boyish face, seeming younger than he really is. Coupled with his height of 5"2 and his slender build, Taire looks like an 18 year-old kid. They'd be half right at least. He is one of those folks that always has a bright sunny grin on his face, no matter the situation. Always enthusiastic about something, the grin extends to his eyes, which are blue. With all of these details, Taire is a person not easily forgotten.

Unlike the man himself, his clothes are sharp and formal. Due to his slender appearance, it can be hard to find clothes that fit him. When he does find a style he likes, he pulls it off to a T. Currently, Taire is dressed up in a navy blue blazer, crisply ironed, with a white collared shirt underneath. Slightly detracting from his more-or-less formal appearance is a checkered handkerchief tied around his neck. The kerchief is there to protect him from the harsh dust storms that roll across Orre regularly, though Taire lacks eye protection. He's been meaning to get sunglasses or goggles sometimes, but those seem rare. Whenever possible, he borrows one of Jack's pairs (without telling him of course). This pair is usually re-appropriated by Jack later on, leaving Taire with the same problems as before. Moving on from talking about glasses, Taire wears slacks to match his blazer, and they are typically black or dark gray. He has worn white pants before, but they usually end up reddish from the dust and walking around after only a short time. His shoes are more practical; he alternates between sneakers and dress shoes depending on the occasion.

There really isn't a lot of other things that catch your eye about Taire. This is in part due to the fact that Taire is quite meticulous about his appearance and whatever necklaces or wristbands he wears is usually hidden under his sleeves or shirt. There is a simple silver chain worn around his neck that is barely noticeable under the handkerchief. It is a gift from his mother, and out of respect to her, he continues to wear it. Since Taire does a lot of footwork on a daily basis, he stows away whatever he needs into a leather messenger bag. The few mainstays are a tablet (with a surprisingly long battery life though he has a solar charger), notebooks, pencils, water, food, and a switchknife.

Personality

What you see is what you get when it comes to Taire. He's very open about everything and will not hesitate to make his opinions and thoughts known. If given the opportunity, Taire will yak your ear off with a constant stream of words and sentences - a load of nonsense really at first glance. This instantly causes most people to dismiss his words right away because it's a mess of meanings to sift through. However to people that are used to his manner of speaking, Taire is actually pretty good at picking up on many details others miss and will often drop hints about them in the mess of words he dumps. He definitely does become much more coherent when the situation calls for it, but most of the time he always seems happy-go-lucky. A lot of things just roll off him and Taire seems to be forgiving of most insults except for jabs about his age.

Taire is pretty bad at most other things, especially when it comes to crunching numbers or memorizing facts and events, though the one thing he excels in is reading people and their quirks right off the bat. He's very good at pushing other people's buttons and will happily do it with a genuine smile. Most actions Taire undertakes have a hint of underlying aims though Taire is quite good at portraying them as altruistic aims.

While he may project an air of confidence and certainty, the recent upheavals in Orre has played hell with his perceptions of himself. The rise of parahumans have given Taire a bit of an inferiority complex and also determination to do better than them, despite the various advantages they hold over him. He has a bit of a negative bias towards both sides of the war, though if he had to pick, Taire vastly prefers the Organization over Cipher due to some nasty rumors he has picked up on as of late. As a result, Taire is self-sufficient and clear-minded in his aims to end the war as soon as possible. He is a bit of an idealist in this sense, believing that there has to be a clear solution to the war's resolution. Feel free to argue with him, Taire is quite skilled in rhetoric and persuasion. He could convince anyone that day is night, even when the fact is plain in the sky.

History

History-wise, Taire was born an only child, and raised in Phenac City. His family was relatively rich, able to afford the higher prices water and housing in the city and still have a lot left over for luxuries. Despite the luxury, Taire always had this feeling that something was off about the whole town. This was further confirmed when his lifelong idol, Mayor Es Cade was arrested in the events of Pokemon Colosseum. It definitely shattered his morals and expectations and after that, Taire's performance in school started to decline, especially when it came to his favorite subjects of English and linguistics. Concerned for their child, his parents entered him into a few weeks of an exchange program with a school in Pyrite. The whole experience overall was... interesting as they say.

Taire certainly did perk up a bit during the exchange program. The grittiness of Pyrite and its people interested him a lot and Taire really started establishing some black market connections on top of his studies. Just for the future, yanno? Oh yeah, I did mention that Jack and Taire have met before. It was right around this time, actually Taire's first day in Pyrite when he was punched in the face during a chaotic gym class. And the person who punched him was Jack, who never apologized for this incident, or any other thereafter. And as a person, Jack was somewhat intriguing to Taire. Respected by most students, quiet, intelligent; he was just the kind of person Taire liked to annoy. He did try, but nothing he did had any effect. And that was cut short as Taire's time with the exchange program ended and he transferred back to Phenac. After that, he simply vanished from public view, working on building up his own business.

Taire was in Phenac City when he heard about the first cluster and the subsequent chaos. He was still in Phenac City when Cipher took over. Disgusted with their operations, Taire left the city and set up his smuggling operations in Pyrite. On occasion, though not often, Taire can smuggle people out of the region, but with the heightened suspicion of sailors at the moment, even smuggling supplies is a bit of a stretch. A lot of it is rather underground and unknown, aided even further by the constant roil of chaos in Pyrite Town. As a normal, Taire has found it prudent to keep most of the details hidden and have largely avoided most of the problems in Pyrite Town simply by mapping out the patterns and trends in the war. As for how he has been able to get contraband in and out of the Orre region, this is mostly done through the various waterways leading towards the ocean in the mountainous regions of Orre. Presently, his smuggling operations doesn't require much oversight, allowing Taire to just simply travel around and keep tabs on the situation. He occasionally travels with Jack just because it's a lot faster than taking a Pokemon and he gets some protection in return too.

Pokemon

Coming from an affluent family, Taire owns quite a few imported Pokemon.

[Stolas] Toxicroak (M) - Ability: Anticipation
Jumpy and paranoid, Stolas is Taire's first Pokemon. He got it as a Croagunk when he was in high school and they became fast friends. With his ability, Stolas can usually react to attacks even faster than most people can say "What?". Normally, he wasn't as jumpy or paranoid, but with recent events and the on-going war, it's not much of a stretch to see why he would be that jittery. Even so, Stolas is dedicated to sparring and martial arts, often trying to goad Taire into fighting him even when he knows it won't happen.

[Dandy] Ludicolo (F) - Ability: Rain Dish
The happiest Pokemon in the group, Dandy loves to dance. And no one can tell her to stop. Not even her trainer. So most of the time she stays in her Pokeball, because no one really wants to see her get hurt, neither do they want to see a random twirling Ludicolo waltz into a fight. Despite that, Dandy is kind-hearted, and will often try to lift the spirits of the people around her. She doesn't seem to know the difference between a good person and a bad person, and has been known to randomly guide Cipher peons into a dance when no one's looking.

[Giacomo] Furret (F) - Ability: Keen Eye
Often acting as Taire's scout, Giacomo is a no-nonsense Pokemon. She dislikes opinions, and vastly prefers objective facts which makes her so valuable as a scout. Her ability, Keen Eye, lets her spot oncoming enemies from several miles away. Most of the time, Giacomo is in charge of accounting and observation, two things she apparently likes to do. She is known to be quite fierce in battle and will not hesitate to claw out another Pokemon's eyes or take advantage of any of their weak spots.

Powers

Taire currently does not have any powers, preferring to make it by on luck and skill. However, if he does run into a Cluster further along the line, these will be the main power he has. I just grouped them all at once since it's really one power with multiple classifications.

Stranger (5) / Blaster (5) / Trump (5) [Now You See Him, Now You Don't] - Along with the passive lack of presence Strangers have, Taire is able to project visual and auditory hallucinations towards individuals. These hallucinations have just about as much substance as air, however they are very convincing and operate on procedural generation. It is rather hard to tell where reality ended and when illusions begin and can hang around for anywhere from a few minutes to several hours due to the twists and turns the illusion can take. However, they can only be applied individually and this is where the Blaster classification comes into play. The power ranking for Blaster is higher because of its specialization in only applying the hallucinations. As long as Taire has someone in his sights, he can hit them with an illusion and then escape. The Blaster ability can also be used to transfer weaker versions of Taire's Stranger ability to other people, explaining the Trump classification, though it makes his own ability weaker and weaker the more people it is transferred to. This effect wears off naturally over time though Taire can choose to withdraw it as long as he can see the person and identify him.

Other: Nope got nothing else to say.

Edited: Fixing stuff wooo

[Dragotech]

Any chance I can get these characters off as reserves, I just came across this and would love to be a part of it if I am able. I am not completely sure if I will be able or how long I will be able.

Spoiler:

Name: Luke the Crow

Age: 26

Side: Neutral
Rank: As high a rank as you can be working for yourself

Gender: male

Appearance: He is "usually" about 1'08" though he prefers to be a Murkrow than a human. As a human he is typically 5'09" and weighs a good 170 pounds. Luke's skin color is somewhat pale. Granted that typically is how he prefers to look. His eye color is always blue. His hair under normal circumstances is black and short. He appears to be lean and muscled. His choice of clothing includes a black, sleeveless hoodie underneath a brown leather trench coat. He wears a pair of black chinos and a broken-in pair of boots. He has a black leather satchel in which he carries his things. He has a pouch full of steel ball bearings tied to his belt. On the other side of his belt Luke has his pokeballs.
Personality: His past experiences and current present have made him socially awkward. He has always tended to enjoy solidarity over belonging to a crowd. He tends to seem cold at first meeting. For this reason, he tends to not have too many friends.

However it wouldn't be inaccurate to say that he has a desire to re-enter loops and not be a stranger in the background. It would be safe to say he would revert to his old disciplines and act selflessly for those who are his allies. His primary trait would be his loyalty.

History: He was born under the name Marion Perkinson. He grew up with his family owning a multi-martial arts dojo that came about through the disagreement of what martial arts specialty was superior. His father had not agreed with his uncles who had not agreed with each other either. It has long since been demolished. He was trained in multiple forms of martial arts since he was of young age. Though he lost most of his formerly known discipline after the loss of his family, he retained his level of mastery in hand-to-hand and armed fighting.

After he had lost his family, he was an orphan living on the streets. It wasn't long until he decided what to do with his life. He joined Team Snagem when they would take him. He worked as a snatcher until right before shadow pokemon began to appear. He didn't want his life to continue on this path, so without a word he disappeared. He began seeking a way to make what he needed the right way. He worked as a carpenter in Pyrite town and managed to just barely survive on what he earned.

Then he woke up one day, and something was different. He had the urge to leave. The air had become different here to him. So he spread black wings to his surprise and took to the sky. This lasted only a short time. He sat on one of the buildings of old Pyrite. On top of the old jail in fact. He climbed down and went home wondering what had occurred and glad that no one had witnessed anything terribly more unusual than a carpenter climbing down from an old building. It is evident that he does not have a presence in Pyrite any longer, but where he is and what he is doing now is a mystery to most.

Pokemon:

Sparks/Heliolisk: A mischievous and fun loving Heliolisk, she tends to enjoy harmless pranks. He received her from one of his uncles after he returned from the Kalos region. Ability Sand Veil

Eltry/Crobat: A loyal companion to Luke, Eltry is one of his oldest friends. He received Eltry from his father as a Zubat. He acts as the leader when their master is away. He eagerly awaits his masters call. Ability Infiltrator

Spindle/Ariados: An old friend of his. She is one of the few Pokémon he caught himself. Ability Insomnia

Heracles/Machamp: A fierce ally of Luke, he may not be the brightest but he makes up for it with brute force. He was a gift from his uncle. Ability No Guard

Prometheus/Duskull: At one point the forlorn soul of one of his father's lost pokemon, he was found by Luke. Despite a few shortcomings they have become well bonded friends. Ability Levitate

Nails/Sneasel: Despite acting as Sparks' sister in crime, she acts as another member of Luke's team. She was given to him by yet another uncle. Ability Pickpocket

Powers:

Changer 9: He can modify his own body in almost any way he pleases. He tends to use it to alter himself into a Pokémon, but he can do far more than that. He has the capability to alter his flesh to make it like metal to make weapons of himself or to use his skin as an armor. He can alter his physical appearance as he deams necessary for what purpose he wishes to achieve. His other abilities are mere extensions of his power.

Striker 5: Upon contact he can use his Changer abilities on other creatures or objects to modify them. Of course he has to use himself or his target as material for the transformation, of course other people aren't as pliable so he can't do quite as much as he can to himself. As an example, he uses his changer abilities to make his pouch of nearly harmless ball bearings into a dagger.

Breaker 6: He passively alters reality so that his transformations are painless, and the exchanges don't have to be exactly equivalent. He can't make something out of nothing, but he can make something for different and more or less of it.

Other: His clothing is an extension of him, therefore it isn't lost when he changes form. His satchel and belt however are not, and therefore have to be stashed somewhere while he is not in a human form. His T-shirt that you don't see is blue.

Spoiler:

Name: Loreli Nelson

Age: 23

Side: Neutral
Rank: None

Gender: Female

Appearance: She stands at about 5'03" and weighs about 128 pounds. She is freckled all over her pale face and a naturally born red-head who could use a hair cut. She has large green eyes that are magnified by the large frames of her glasses. She wears blue shorts as well as black and green sneakers. She also has a green vest over a blue t-shirt. One accessory she is never without... Headphones.

Personality: She is a techie who will take technology over a social life any day. Needless to say... she doesn't get out much. Sure she is ambitious and passionate about it as long as it runs on batteries or plugs into a wall. Of course like any trainer she does care about her Pokémon. Even the ones that aren't made of metal and don't need to eat ever, and she legitimately tries not to be neglectful.

Despite her obsession with all things electrical, she is actually a caring person. You just wouldn't be able to tell if she is surrounded in fun electronics.

History: Loreli grew up in a fairly privileged household. Both her parents worked hard to provide for the family. Good old dad was an archeologist, and mom managed a construction business from her desk at home in Agate village. She encountered technology early on. As she grew she became more in-tune with technology, which was fine for her parents as long as she kept her marks up in school.

It did eventually become worrisome to them that she was always alone, so they gave her a fairly simple Pokémon to keep. A Porygon was as suited for technology as she was and was a gateway for her to acquire the skill take care of other Pokémon. Granted certain other Pokémon didn't turn out as well. Her Slaking has little to no respect for her, and now there is a pestering Murkrow that she doesn't remember even catching hanging around.
Pokemon:

Glitch/Porygon Z: Her first ever Pokémon at its fully evolved stage. It acts as her reality check alarm clock fairly often. Aside from that duty it is a loyal friend to her. She also hacked into it to alter its code here in there. Ability Download

Kane/Rampardos: She received Kane from a resurrected fossil that her father acquired. He acts as a loyal guardian even if he isn't the most obedient Pokémon she has, and he has a reckless streak. Ability Mold Breaker

Bill/Abomasnow: She acquired Bill as its pre-evolved form. Bill is another of her loyal guardians and keeps Kane in check if the situation calls for it. Ability Snow Warning

Lazarus/Slaking: He is a lazy lug of a Slaking. He ignores his trainer completely. Kane and Bill tend to watch him just as much as they do their opponents. Ability Truant

Vox/Magnemite: Vox is a fairly happy little magnet creature. Its trainer's performance with it is satisfactory since it does not require food or affection it is generally satisfied. Ability Analytic

Priest/Yamask: He is a strange little Pokémon as far as Loreli is concerned. He is a narcissistic Yamask that tends to stare at himself and enjoy it. Ability Mummy

Powers:

Thinker 3: She was a smart cookie before, now she can come up with decisive decisions quickly, and still remember to feed her Slaking.

Tinker 4: Her skill at creating things has improved.

Spoiler:

Her favorite pen now has a built in Laser pointer and when the button for the pointer is held down and the pen is clicked the pen's head is ejected and turned into a taser utilizing the same battery as the pointer. It needs to be rebuilt and the battery replaced to be reused... The pen part will still work though.

Her cell phone has been gutted and rewired to allow it to receive radio frequencies like a typical car radio. It can still be used as a cell phone, the warranty is just useless now and the coverage isn't as great.

Trump 3: She isn't typically bothered by the mental abilities of others. Granted she is unaware of their use on her.

Other: the pestering Murkrow is Luke and is not one of her Pokémon.

[Popshakes]

Almost done with Emma's character sheet. If anything, I'll have Emma done and ready for the RP when you officially start the thread. The only things I need to finish with her are a back story and the details of her powers.

Edit:
Emma's character sheet is finished. Working on Skylar and Jade now.