[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"Training a Pokemon with a closed heart is not rewarding...until you manage to befriend it through its pain. Then you need to find a special artifact of some kind to unlock its heart. And THAT, my dear, is very rewarding! That's something I'm very interested in - there are rumors of such an artifact here in the capital city region of Creshire."

(Do I sense the chance for an artifact holding a Pokemon spirit? My loot senses are tingeling.)


Oh... That means she'll just look things up in books then where this elusive region lies. Maybe. Later. Just out of curiosity. He's continuing to call her 'dear', how cute!

Shiva's mood somewhat darkened, which was visible in her gesture and expression. How can a Pokemon have a closed heart, what causes this? And why? That poor thing... Having no or an icycold heart was equal to being dead in her view. However, before her mood could become any more foul, the words 'artifact' and 'unlock its heart' almost magically cheered her up. "That DOES sound rewarding! And incredibly noble and sweet. I haven't heard about these rumors so far, though... But, well, if you'd tell me more, I'd be more than happy to keep my mind, ears and eyes open for even the smallest hints on such an artifact for you, I'm staying and wandering within this city for a while longer anyway! Maybe my Cottonee can help me on an actual search, but someone I know has a Noibat that already dug up several tresures. He's not working here today, though."

"Oh yes, please let me know if you find anything. My card." He hands you a business card.

"The stone I seek is a dark black, shaped like a pillar. They can be dozens of meters tall, and they often have strange designs carved on them.They're very old, so there are plenty of promising places to look around here!"

Director North also tells you where to find the Herdier.