The Adventure (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=147417.0)<br/>OOC Discussion (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=145264.0)<br/>Interest Check (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=143583.0)<br/>Recruitment (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=152438.0)<br/>Character Roster (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=144659.0)<br/>Region Map/Event Listing (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=145023.0)<br/>Tetso Pokédex (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=149021.0)<br/><br/>===<br/><br/>Here's the thread for all of the characters who have been approved in that bold text. To prevent stretching the page and to make it very easy to find the profile you're looking for, I'd ask that everyone follow this format:<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[spoiler=Character's Name &lt;TYPE IF GYM LEADER&gt;][b]Name:[/b]<br/>[b]Age:[/b] Being that this is a new Pokémon League, it's reasonable to expect most of the Gym Leaders to be younger.<br/>[b]Appearance:[/b] Pictures are welcome, but not necessary. If you don't include one, be sure to be detailed with your description.<br/>[b]Specialization:[/b] Mandatory if you're playing a Gym Leader.<br/>[b]Orientation:[/b] Might as well include it. Any are welcome, but feel free to leave it blank if you haven't decided yet.<br/>[b]Personality:[/b] Keep it simple if you want, but remember that this will probably reflect on your character's Type choice and the style of Gym Challenge they instate, as well as their battle methodology.<br/>[b]Hometown and Region:[/b] If they're a local, you don't have to include the town, unless you've already thought of a name for one.<br/>[b]Background:[/b] At least a paragraph or two would be appreciated. Especially important is their trainer history, how they came to choose their Type, and probably how they got noticed by the Tetso Elite Four.<br/><br/>[b]Starting Team:[/b] Since they're all new Gym Leaders here, and we want some sort of progression in the RP, here are the rules for your opening team:<br/><br/>-One first stage pokémon and one second stage (mine being a Turtwig and a Gloom, for example).<br/>-No second stage starters or pseudo-Legendaries (i.e. you can have a Charmander or a Dratini, but not a Charmeleon or a Dragonair, at least not until the former evolves).<br/>-A second stage of a two-stage family or a pokémon with no evolutions or preevolutions is acceptable for the second slot.<br/>-Pokémon that seem too powerful may be denied. (I wouldn't want someone starting with a Rhydon, even though it's only the middle pokémon in its family. A Magmar might be okay, though.)<br/>-Include their moves. The first stage can start with three, the second stage can start with four. Keep it as something they would learn under level, say, 20 or 25, or by TM if it's not too strong.<br/>-For the sake of making this less confusing, without special permission, you may only nickname your character's primary pokémon (or just one of your choice).<br/>-No legendaries, obviously.[/spoiler]</code></pre><br/>So, in the end, it should come out looking like this:<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cedric Oleaster &lt;GRASS&gt;</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(http://api.ning.com/files/mdHZvw03i*CGtsDN0LtfmUcgwnGEzcn1TYwBd-dIje3UhHDsWx0iVsng64hRwI31SfNV4pQJqB1nofG6HkqXVYVMMEycorew/Drayolagain.jpg)</div> <strong>Name:</strong> Cedric Oleaster<br/><strong>Age:</strong> 24<br/><strong>Appearance:</strong> See left.<br/><strong>Specialization:</strong> Grass<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong> Hetero (so far)<br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Cedric is a quiet and thoughtful man, preferring to think through almost anything he says rather than blurting something out and risking sounding like a fool. Outwardly, he seems strong and perhaps a bit distant, but has lingering confidence issues over mistakes he's made in the past, especially when it comes to training pokémon. It's difficult to earn his full-hearted trust, but because so few have it, he'll fight to the death for whoever does. <br/><strong>Hometown and Region:</strong> Driftveil City, Unova Region<br/><strong>Background:</strong> Driftveil was not the best place for a mind like Cedric's. While the city was a great place to find work, prospering from both the region's central dock operation and Clay's mining company, the young man wanted more than to just be a laborer for the rest of his life. He saw how pokémon worked alongside the miners and the dock workers, but wanted to learn more about the psychology of pokémon: why they were so willing to help humans, and what made them all different, yet so similar and easy to befriend. By the time he reached 16, an answer was brought to him, but not the kind he expected. Men came to his town and preached that pokémon were really not happy with humans, but enslaved and miserable. He was told they needed to be rescued, and he made up his mind to join the fight.<br/><br/>Cedric received his first pokémon at the same time as he left Driftveil for the first time of his life, and he was immediately set to doing the dirty work of this new group. He didn't understand how his seemingly harmful actions could benefit the pokémon population as a whole, but he believed he was learning the truth about their nature, and did whatever he was told as he sought more truth. Unfortunately, by the time he came to his senses and realized he was the one enslaving and hurting pokémon, justice had come for them, and he was a changed man; not even Clay, who he had known all his life, and who has father had worked for for decades, recognized him with his new uniform and attitude. Abandoning his pokémon to be returned to their trainers, Cedric fled his home as an outlaw, believing he would never be able to raise a pokémon again.<br/><br/>Time made the difference, though. He traveled around for a year or two in flight of his past before he came to Kanto, where he found a poor Oddish being poached by two awfully familiar men in black uniforms. He took the two men down before they could manage to get their own pokémon out and left the Oddish to go free again, but, strangely, the little weed creature decide to follow after him instead, much to his chagrin. It was while trying to get this pokémon to stop following him that he was discovered by a man named Oak, who questioned why anyone would not want the friendship of such a kind creature. Of course, Oak could see the answer in Cedric's eyes; he saw a damaged man, plagued with self-doubt and loathing for his past, but there was still a spark beneath of someone who wanted to become more, to learn more about pokémon and create a better world with that knowledge. Despite much resistance, he managed to convince Cedric to become a research student.<br/><br/>With the help of Oak, Elm, and various other Pokémon Professors (along with his friendly new Oddish, Priscilla), Cedric gradually started to trust himself with pokémon again, eventually accepting an offer from Professor Elm to perform a research project for him. The locals surrounding a wildlife reserve in the distant region of Tetso had agreed to let Elm set up a new lab on the site to study effects of cross-breeding, especially among Grass pokémon. Having taken a great interest in the Grass type himself, Cedric agreed and departed to perform research on his own, not nearly a Pokémon Professor in his own right, but on that road nonetheless.<br/><br/>A visit from the friendly Elite Four Steel trainer eventually presented an opportunity for Cedric to get even more funding for his and Elm's project. With the hearty approval of the locals, he converted part of his lab into a Gym, deciding to dedicate his challenge to making trainers realize the importance of trust between them and their pokémon.<br/><br/><strong>Starting Team:</strong> <br/><span class="bbc_u">Gloom (Priscilla)</span><br/>Attacks: Mega Drain, Acid, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Turtwig</span><br/>Attacks: Cut, Razor Leaf, Withdraw</div></div><br/>Much appreciation. ;D