(10-05-2018, 10:20 PM)Iron Wrote:

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*some rolls*

You find a big wagon holding tons of weapons. You find an artist painting Xerneas, Landorus, and Cobalion, with the King's Eye behind them. You find a somewhat hidden camp of commonfolk, who are shorter and skinnier, following the main camp. They scavenge for items when the soldiery move on, and sometimes they come out to beg or serve the noblemen progenitors.

You learn that the soldiers are expanding the road westward through a desert where Teazel Valley is in your time. This will allow Sarimanok to have coast-to-coast access, supposedly so anyone anywhere in Creshire can come to his palace and ask for things.

You find an abandoned bag of the ashes used for producing glass. It's in the kind of weird bag the Conkeldurr use.

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(10-05-2018, 10:16 PM)Iron Wrote: Heart wanders in the dark until he spots a shrine up on a hillside. Thinking this might be a good place to find rare and mystical Pokemon, he gets closer and sees that dozens of stones have been piled into the shape of Groudon. On each stone is a mural story, like a single panel of a comic.

Heart follows the story as best he could, and learns the tale of a soldier trapped and tortured by an angry Groudon, perhaps in retaliation for some offense. It's a bit like the story of Sisyphus - whenever the soldier would drag his weary gear to Groudon, Groudon would raise its arms and reverse the slope of the mountain. When the soldier reached the bottom and raised his weapon, Groudon would suddenly lift the ground under its own feet until it was at the peak of a new mountain, and the soldier would roll to the bottom. Next time, the process was reversed. At last, the soldier threw all his gear into the lake which had formed at the bottom of the valley and gave up on trying to escape Groudon's punishment. He just sat and refused to move until he died. Groudon just laughed and raised the lake to the top of a hill - this hill! The lake has shrunk to a smaller lake/tarn at Groudon's feet. It's pretty muddy and rocky right now, and you can't tell how deep it is in the darkness. Still, it reflects beautiful starlight.

There are also some symbols on the shrine. They look like nonsense, until you recognize some that belong on a Cleanse Tag! These must be true names of Ghost Pokemon and this shrine wards them off or entraps them. Kecleon doesn't care, he just stands on the statue of Groudon, a black silhouette in the darkness.

(Let me know if that story makes sense to you, Spiritmon. I don't always write clearly this late at night).

(10-05-2018, 10:25 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-05-2018, 09:47 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: After checking the statues Spira goes back to Nathan. "From what I gather most of the gems probably don't serve a purpose. But that still doesn't change the fact that the statues are still weird." "So how are things here, did you get what you needed to help us blend in?" "I'm going over there to look for some Pokemon." he points toward a darker area.
Mechanics: look for rare Ghost Pokemon.

There are several Yamask. You don't see them until you've reached the darker area, and when you look back at the camp now you can see them floating eerily directly above the soldiers. You'll need some way to access them if you want to catch or battle one.

You also find a very strange object, which your own Ghost Pokemon are extremely interested in. It's a large flat seed, the size of your fist! It's very dry, and it's pitch black, but you're pretty sure it's a real seed. Your Pokemon all fight over who gets to hold it, and Dusknoir tries to eat it with his freaky belly-mouth.

(10-06-2018, 02:43 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: "Huh... well this is certainly strange..." Spira says taking a closer look at the seed. "Can't quite tell what this seed is in this poor light, and I don't see a way to those Pokemon, so for now I'll head back to Nathan and see what's going on with him, and if he knows more about this seed than I do."

(10-06-2018, 03:14 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 02:43 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: "Huh... well this is certainly strange..." Spira says taking a closer look at the seed. "Can't quite tell what this seed is in this poor light, and I don't see a way to those Pokemon, so for now I'll head back to Nathan and see what's going on with him, and if he knows more about this seed than I do."

When Spira rejoins Nathan, he's got his new traveling cloak on, hood drawn.  The red and purple threads are a little metallic, so the purple and red flames that trim the edges of the cloak sparkle slightly in the dim light of Charmeleon's tail flame.

Gallade notices Spira's approach first and notifies Nathan, who turns to face the Ghost type trainer.  "Ah, there you are, Spira.  Find any pokemon that interested you?  By the way, here ya go.  Have a cloak.  That should help ya blend in without any difficulty."

If Spira examines the cloak before putting it on, he'll see the four interlocking silver circles on the back.

Spira's welcome to ask Nathan about that strange seed, obviously.

When Spira gets his cloak the first thing he notices is the pattern on the back of it. "Wow that looks similar, but not quite like the badge for Hearthome," Spira sweeps back his trench coat revealing the badge for 1925 Hearthome on his shirt pocket

looks something like this

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the three circles of the badge are in a triangular formation at center with a single curved line coming from each of them in a clockwise fasion. Spira take his hat and trench coat off and puts them in his bag, putting the cloak on over his bag.

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Iron Wrote:

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He looks at you as if any fool should know. Then his expression softens. "Oh, sorrow! I realized not you were one of those mad priests. Perhaps I am tested. These are Xerneas, Landorus, and Cobalion - Royalty. Kingdom. Knighthood. The three Legendary Pokemon of Sarimanok's House. Healing hands, deadly hands. Healing hands, deadly hands. The word of Sarimanok they spread and his rule they enforce. They teach us how Pokemon might be contained within magic crystals such as adorn the horns of Xerneas, and the fruits of Landorus' orchards. They teach us to battle as allies with Pokemon, to train with them as has done no other era under any king before Sarimanok. The Trio represent the future of the world."


Like the artist, the lower caste don't know quite what to make of Terra. Eventually they decide you are some sort of cleric. They're all whispering to each other as they stealthily pocket the uncut gems and (valueless) Pay Day metal. Finally a little girl runs forward. "What deity serve you, sir priest?"

Terra gets 2 XP.

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-05-2018, 10:16 PM)Iron Wrote: Heart wanders in the dark until he spots a shrine up on a hillside. Thinking this might be a good place to find rare and mystical Pokemon, he gets closer and sees that dozens of stones have been piled into the shape of Groudon. On each stone is a mural story, like a single panel of a comic.

Heart follows the story as best he could, and learns the tale of a soldier trapped and tortured by an angry Groudon, perhaps in retaliation for some offense. It's a bit like the story of Sisyphus - whenever the soldier would drag his weary gear to Groudon, Groudon would raise its arms and reverse the slope of the mountain. When the soldier reached the bottom and raised his weapon, Groudon would suddenly lift the ground under its own feet until it was at the peak of a new mountain, and the soldier would roll to the bottom. Next time, the process was reversed. At last, the soldier threw all his gear into the lake which had formed at the bottom of the valley and gave up on trying to escape Groudon's punishment. He just sat and refused to move until he died. Groudon just laughed and raised the lake to the top of a hill - this hill! The lake has shrunk to a smaller lake/tarn at Groudon's feet. It's pretty muddy and rocky right now, and you can't tell how deep it is in the darkness. Still, it reflects beautiful starlight.

There are also some symbols on the shrine. They look like nonsense, until you recognize some that belong on a Cleanse Tag! These must be true names of Ghost Pokemon and this shrine wards them off or entraps them. Kecleon doesn't care, he just stands on the statue of Groudon, a black silhouette in the darkness.

(Let me know if that story makes sense to you, Spiritmon. I don't always write clearly this late at night).

Heart was impress with such tale. "That guy was tough and determined I guess. Its not everyone who can stand up with courage against a legendary. He have guts until he gave up." Heart touch the symbols in shrine. He didnt understand very much, but he reconize some of those letters. "Hmm, these symbols resemble a bit the Cleanse Tags in my time. These must be some sort of ancient laguage the future people must have use as a base to create the Cleanse Tags. Or maybe vice-versa. Shiva would like see such marks around here." Heart then notices Kecleon Glare the statue of Groundon. "What wrong Kecleon. Something bothering you?"