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Information Collective
As the game progresses, information about the world that the RP takes place in will be slowly uncovered and disseminated to the characters. In the interest of keeping everyone up to date, this post can be used as an informal collection of knowledge. The mods will generally not be updating this section unless there are vital pieces of information we feel the players (and the characters) should know that are being misinterpreted or otherwise not correctly represented.
We will create a general scaffold to use at the start of the game, but players are encouraged to make their own top level threads on anything they think is worth noting. The information collected here is OoC knowledge, but would be known in the context of the game with a minimal amount of poking around and questioning. If there is a piece of information that is known to a certain group of characters that is worth noting OoC, but would not be openly shared with the other characters, please mark [Private] in the header of your response.
We will create a general scaffold to use at the start of the game, but players are encouraged to make their own top level threads on anything they think is worth noting. The information collected here is OoC knowledge, but would be known in the context of the game with a minimal amount of poking around and questioning. If there is a piece of information that is known to a certain group of characters that is worth noting OoC, but would not be openly shared with the other characters, please mark [Private] in the header of your response.
Other Civilizations
Rumors
Team Evolution
General Info
We represent a group of people with a common purpose - to restore humanity to the peaks it once ascended and to raise up all Pokémon alongside us. We call ourselves Team Evolution for the only path forward for both human and Pokémon is to evolve."
Team Evolution has several bases[Ref] far to the north of Union, the nearest of which is several weeks' travel away,[Ref] and currently has several hundred members, who are divided into multiple divisions, each of which has their own responsibilities.[Ref] They recruit from anyone who shares their common ideals.[Ref] The group has existed for a minimum of 40 years, though in the past they lacked the numbers and political power that they currently possess.[Ref]
First contact with Team Evolution was made on February 22, 2014.[Ref] The group encountered was a research division that made contact after they learned of Union's existence through the disappearance of their Evolution-Inducing Machines.[Ref] The group was led by Rory Donnachaidh and consisted of Crystal Verdine, Sakina, and several other people, none of whom were involved with building the Evolution-Inducing Machines.[Ref]
Team Evolution is an ally of both Gigas and Caldera but stands as a neutral party in their conflicts.[Ref] They share this relationship with other cities.[Ref]
There are "severe penalties for those who willfully choose desertion".[Ref]
Rory Donnachaidh, Lead Director of Field Research, Exploration, and Surveyance
Trainer Profile
Ability: Far from Ordinary (Fighting), Analyst
Rory Donnachaidh led the group that made first contact with Union, and was chosen for his skill as a Trainer in order to best represent Team Evolution's ideals.[Ref] He is from a settlement that no longer exists[Ref] and moved to Caldera after it ceased to exist.[Ref] He joined Team Evolution when he was around 18.[Ref] He has been assigned to Field Research for 15 years, and became a Lead Director of Field Research, Exploration, and Surveyance 3 years ago, as of 2014.[Ref] He has stated that he has an affinity for Fighting-types.[Ref] Immediately after the mission to Union, he was reappointed to help moderate the conflict between Caldera and Gigas.
Known Pokémon
"Ioke"
Blaziken ♀ > Mega Blaziken ♀
Minimum Level: 36
Ability: Blaze > Speed Boost
Nature: Jolly
Characteristic: Alert to sounds
Known Moves: Sand Attack, Swords Dance
Held Item: Blazikenite
Notes: Rory's strongest Pokémon[Ref]
"Kydoimos"
Hitmontop ♂
Minimum Level: 20
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant
Characteristic: Capable of taking hits
Known Moves: Fake Out, Revenge, Mach Punch, Bullet Punch, Rolling Kick, Foresight
"Heracles"
Heracross ♂
Minimum Level: 10
Nature: Adamant
Characteristic: Likes to thrash about
Known Moves: Aerial Ace, Seismic Toss
At least four unknown Pokémon
Crystal Verdine, Doctor of Pokémon Evolutionary Biology
Crystal Verdine was a member of the group that made first contact with Union. She is from Gigas. While visiting, she was observed shopping, spending time at the University, and sedating Sakina.[Ref] Rory vaguely implied that Crystal is capable of initiating Mega Evolution[Ref], but she was not observed doing so, nor are any of her Pokémon known at this time.
Sakina
Sakina was a member of the group that made first contact with Union. She seemed to fill the position of a bodyguard for the group, stating that she was "to aid in the research and goals of Team Evolution and protect their members from danger"[Ref] with her primary purpose being protection.[Ref] She is from Gigas. One of her earliest missions was going out into an unexplored wilderness area with only her three Pokémon, during which she defeated multiple Tyranitar.[Ref] While watching the second round of battles in Union she began reacting oddly and was led away by Crystal Verdine[Ref] who took her to one of the group's tents and sedated her.[Ref] Sakina is a God of War Dragon/Steel/Fairy Enlightened who lacks the weakness to Ground-types that she should have based on her types, possibly related to an unknown trait that she posesses.[Ref] She is level 50.[Ref] Rory vaguely implied that Sakina is capable of initiating Mega Evolution[Ref], but she was not observed doing so.
Known Pokémon
Male Gyarados
Minimum Level: 20
Notes: Sakina raised Gyarados from an egg.[Ref] He is exceptionally loyal to her.
Two unknown Pokémon[Ref]
Gigas
General Info
According to Rory Donnachaidh, the people of Gigas are raised with an entitlement complex; as he puts it, "Gigas wants everything."[Ref] Strength is highly valued in Gigas,[Ref] and the citizens have something called "Paths",[Ref] which are given, not chosen.[Ref] Gigas operates on a class system, consisting of aristocrats, commoners, and servitors. Servitors are people who have been taught a craft and are valued based on how useful they are at performing it; they are treated as tools. Servitors are taken from Gigas or elsewhere, usually as children so as to mold their personalities easier.[Ref]
Gigas avoided most of the ill effects of the Cataclysm, and while they lost much of their infrastructure they retained their technology, which is far more advanced than what other human civilizations have.[Ref] They use Pokéballs and a series of computers and networks to transport Pokémon.[Ref] Gigas possesses compact, hand-held firearms "that can sustain continuous fire" and have strong artillery.[Ref]
They have a distinctive gray banner.[Ref]
There are a few smaller settlements near Gigas,[Ref] most of them fairly nomadic in nature[Ref] and originally splintered off from Gigas.[Ref]
Livius Cassius
Valeria
Valeria is the clerk to Livius Cassius. She handles all negotiations in his place and is decidedly intractable.[Ref]
Known Pokémon
Arbok[Ref]
Military Action
Around 40 years ago (as of 2014), Gigas conquered Sanctuary.[Ref]
Two years ago (as of 2014), Gigas began open battle with Caldera, and began their siege six months ago (as of May 2014).[Ref] Following negotiations with representatives of Union, during which Union's ability to supply and support Caldera indefinitely was raised and several strikes against Gigas's forces and supply lines occurred, Gigas agreed to withdraw from Caldera for the moment.[Ref]
Gigas claims that the cities that they attacked were under their control prior to the Cataclysm[Ref] and have official documentation to support their claim. Gigas sees the inhabitants of the cities as rebels.[Ref]
Unknown Northwest Settlement/"Poachers"(?)
Entry 001: The Fledgling
He was discovered ([ref]) injured and a mysterious steel band on his leg. This steel band's function is currently unknown besides a mysterious transmission. It cannot be removed without heavy cutting ([ref]). Quinn successfully removed the steel band days later. The steel band is under study/observation by a few NPC Engineers, but still under Quinn's strict possession.
Valor confirmed that he was attacked by men in the Northwest, who were using him to lure other Pokémon towards them. ([ref])
On Team Evolution's arrival, Quinn questioned the leader, Rory Donnachaidh, on the steel band. ([ref]) He claims that his affiliates and himself have no wish to harm Pokemon in such a manner, as it doesn't affect their goals. Possible chance that could be a lie, but no confirmed evidence yet.
Given that Gigas lies in the same direction as these men, it's possible that Gigas does have it's own shady characters or the entire city poaching wild Pokémon. The lack of evidence right now makes it hard to make assumptions.
Caldera
General Info
Caldera's forces are divided into three groups: the Battalion of Steel, the Rock Legion, and the Earthkin. The Battalion of Steel is Caldera's crack troops, consisting of several hundred trained gunmen and swordsmen. The Rock Legion is the volunteer citizen's levy, not as highly trained as the Battalion of Steel but not weak either. The Earthkin are few in number but very strong, wielding the power of earth, steel, and flame; they are what Caldera calls Enlightened.[Ref]
Caldera doesn't use technology to aid in bonding with Pokémon, instead they "gain allies with our hearts and our fists."[Ref] As few of them can speak with or understand Pokémon, this is accomplished by simply talking to or fighting with Pokémon.[Ref] Their word for "bonded" is "aligned".[Ref]
Prior to Gigas's military action against them, there had always been tension with Gigas[Ref], but there had still been limited trade between the two cities, as Caldera's steelcraft is apparently highly valued in Gigas.[Ref] Caldera appears to value its steel highly and while they will sell it or give it if the cause is just, they refuse to surrender it and are willing to kill anyone who tries to take it from them.[Ref]
According to legend, Caldera was built by the survivors of another city that once stood where Caldera does now. The previous city is said to have been destroyed by a red giant that rose out of the mountain. The red giant is not worshiped.[Ref] The Earthkin are said to have come from that time; when the Red Giant rose, there were special humans who could bend the earth to their will who protected the other humans. As the name implies most of the first Earthkin were Ground-type, but since then have evolved into other types.[Ref] The Red Giant is said to have been Ground-type.[Ref]
Gigas's name for the location is "Deathfire Mountain".[Ref]
The demonym of Caldera is "Calderan".[Ref]
General Brand Ironborn
Brand Ironborn sent the distress signal that alerted Union to Caldera's existence.[Ref] He is an Earthkin with the ability to eject freshly-forged swords from his arm[Ref] and has defended Caldera for around 50 years (as of 2014).[Ref]
Earthkin Clash
Barbara "Barb" Flannigan
An Earthkin who was in charge of the refugees and the incoming supplies during Gigas's siege of Caldera.[Ref] Her "closest partner" is Fighting/Steel-type.[Ref] She dislikes Fire- and Ground-types.[Ref]
Otonokizaka Academy
It has remained closed after the siege but the chairwoman insists it’s simply a temporal state while they establish relations with the Union and, hopefully, obtain new students from there.
It has a Deerling taming ranch, many classrooms, a kitchen and a nurse’s room.
Crescent
Sanctuary
Seekers
General Info
The Seekers came to Union to investigate the Old City, curious if it's related to Union's continued survival[Ref] and it's high population of Enlightened.[Ref]
Maeve
A representative of the Seekers from the branch in Caldera who came to Union with her older brother Ceilto.[Ref] She is an Enlightened.[Ref]
Ceilto
A representative of the Seekers from the branch in Caldera who came to Union with his younger sister Maeve.[Ref] He is an Enlightened.[Ref]
Maxwell "Max" Akers, Head of the Department of Research, Calderan chapter
Max prefers library research to field work, but knows that both are important.[Ref] He is Maeve and Ceilto's superior.[Ref]
At some point, Max came into possession of the fragments of the Magma Stone.
Max is not Enlightened.[Ref]
Known Pokémon
"Stravinsky"
Torchic ♂
Citadel
General Info
Matriarch Frea's throne room is an enormous hall within the heart of the tree itself. Her throne is shaped of the living tree. The chamber is dark and comfortable, lit by flameless green phosphorus lanterns.[Ref]
Frea, Matriarch of the Valkyrie tribes of the Citadel
Frea initiated first contact with Union when she had her Valkyries raid caravans for food and captured around twenty citizens. After Union's trainers fought back, Frea used a captured Warp Band to request assistance dealing with a highly dangerous Pokémon.[Ref]