[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

All the shopkeepers get along well with Shiva. The most perceptive among the vendors can sense Shiva even with their eyes closed...something about her presence is extraordinary to the artful.

Is that so?~ Well, maybe it's because she's 'more' than the average human? ^^

-1 caught Marowak, +1 entry in 'Pokemon Shiva temporarly owned', +3 Apricorn Seedlings in Inventory, Objective 'Trade off Marowak for something nice' complete. The group will pass the place Shiva would find suitable for the young plants when heading to Arrowroot Village over Botanville (hopefully).

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Dressmaker: "Oh, I just love stormy days! Who wouldn't want to be out in them?"
Indeed, it has just begun to rain again, a pleasant sound on the thick canvas above.
"Why don't we go outside and I'll show you something? Hold still while I fasten this jewelry around your neck...it works on both humans and Pokemon."

You feel cold, slick metal against your throat and around your neck. Feels like fine chain links, with something heavier at the base. The dressmaker won't let you pick it up to look at it, not yet. "Oh, let it be a surprise!"
You troop outside into the rain.

You can feel the difference immediately. The rain gives only a slight tingle on your skin, no impact or sharp cold is felt. What's more, you feel the strange sensation of something sprouting from your head! Touching it, you find it is a pair of small & supple antennae, about as long as a finger and with a slight curl in them.

Smiling and laughing, the Dressmaker hands you a mirror. You see two little lavender horns sticking up between your hair, and you find you can wiggle them like antennae or even retract them. You're more able to sense the mild wind currents with these, and they absorb rainwater very quickly.

You finally see what you're wearing around your neck, too: a mauve scale, smaller than a fingernail and trimmed in gold. Unlike your old Dragon Scale, it's supple and slightly rubbery to the touch.

"It's a Goodra Scale! Specially treated and filigreed, it has a chance (50%) to absorb hail or flying sand (damaging weather), causing these horns to sprout up, hehe! A Pokemon with the horns becomes a little stronger, just like Goodra's Sap Sipper! Do you like it? It's worth $7500 to me."

When the holder of this item is subject to rain, hail, or sandstorm weather at the end of the round, I roll a dice. If it's a success, the Pokemon gains +1 Attack for the duration of the weather, and doesn't take damage that round. Each subsequent round it rolls again to avoid the weather damage, but it keeps the Attack boost. The boost is treated as a held item rather than an Ability so it doesn't stack with moves.
The horns are mostly cosmetic.

Ah.... Now that the dressmaker mentions it, Shiva does notice the sound of raindrops clashing with the tent fabric, it gives her a very cozy feeling. Whether she'd enjoy being out during stormy days without at least an umbrella, she's not too sure though, but equipped with one or a rain cape - nothing prevents her from walking through Castelia's always busy streets with some bred Water Types! She enjoyed these strolls although she caught a cold once or twice due to them already.

This necklace however.... Bearing this probably super-rare Goodra Scale.... It was way better than everything she could imagine for a walk in harsh weather and she struggled to take her eyes from her reflection in the handed mirror. Handing it back to the Dressmaker thankfully, they got a look from her where her eyes are silently screaming 'I DO love that! I need that!!' at high volume.

"It's perfect..... The good news is that it's so different from anything I'd consider 'protective gear', but who needs umbrellas or safety goggles when you can grow horns of a dragon?! May I ask where you got this Scale from, is it somewhere her in Chreshire? I know that these friendly dragons can be sometimes seen in areas with constant rain, so.... The 'bad' news are that I don't have enough cash. Maybe you'd be alright with...taking a shiny male Frillish in return? I caught it at an underground lake, but I don't have a proper place for it in my team. Such a Pokemon bearing a dormant royalty would certainly draw in customers, wouldn't it?"
 
It gets summoned while still being out in the rain, and as promised fluorescent scales sparkling upon the white light faded hint to an unmistakable feature of a Pokemon.
(Imagine it blind and relying on honed ghostly senses instead. Worth 10.000$ as stated, rest can be given in cash)