[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

• Kree-mor-kresh, shrine to Cresselia, buried within the Skull Ruins but still detectable by sensitive Pokemon.
  Legend tells of a secret path connecting Cress City to this shrine.
  
• Kree-ra-eki, shrine to hail Cresselia, on Garlicburg
  
• Ra-ki-ki, shrine to Regigigas, on a distant eponymous island not visible from Creshire's coast
  
• Ra-ki-ra, Regirock, thought to be hidden somewhere in the capital cities region
  
• Ra-in-ki, Regice, on the unnamed peak directly opposite Mt Sentry in the Great Divide
  
• Ra-ki-ti, Registeel, found in excavating Stair City and now placed within Dagny's Gym

Nathan veeeerrrry carefully notes down the symbols (care and loyalty catching his eye as well for varying reasons, it seems).  If Shiva wants to make Cleanse Tags, she needs to be as accurate as possible when drawing them...

More out of curiosity than anything else, he also looks for Uxie's and Azelf's.  He also doesn't expect to find much, but Aotius and Mutios are another two he looks for.

[Iron]

Singer Raist Round 2

Nidoran comes out and sings a note. "Hmmm!" Then lower, after a short pause. "Hmmmmmmmm!" And lower still, the final note in the chord. "Hmmmmmmmmm......"

Its teeth begin to glow!

Bite 1
3 Dex + 2 Fight + 1 Brawl -2 actions = 4d6
(4)(6)(1)(5)
3 Str + 2 power -3 vit = 2d6+1
(3)(1) Viktor takes 1 dmg 5/6hp
Flinch: (3)(1)(1)

Leech Seed 1
(6)(5)(4)(1)(2) Nidoran was seeded!

Bite 2
(3)(1)(4)
(5)(5) Viktor takes 3 dmg 2/6hp -2 pain
Flinch: (3)(3)(2)

Astonish 2
(4)(4)(6)
(4)(5)(2) Nidoran takes 2 dmg 3/5hp -1 pain
Flinch: (3)(5)(3)

Leech Seed: (6) Nidoran takes 1 dmg 2/5 hp -2 pain
Viktor heals 1! 3/6hp -2 pain.

[Iron]

Spoiler

• Kree-mor-kresh, shrine to Cresselia, buried within the Skull Ruins but still detectable by sensitive Pokemon.
  Legend tells of a secret path connecting Cress City to this shrine.
  
• Kree-ra-eki, shrine to hail Cresselia, on Garlicburg
  
• Ra-ki-ki, shrine to Regigigas, on a distant eponymous island not visible from Creshire's coast
  
• Ra-ki-ra, Regirock, thought to be hidden somewhere in the capital cities region
  
• Ra-in-ki, Regice, on the unnamed peak directly opposite Mt Sentry in the Great Divide
  
• Ra-ki-ti, Registeel, found in excavating Stair City and now placed within Dagny's Gym

Nathan veeeerrrry carefully notes down the symbols.  If Shiva wants to make Cleanse Tags, she needs to be as accurate as possible when drawing them...

More out of curiosity than anything else, he also looks for Uxie's and Azelf's.  He also doesn't expect to find much, but Aotius and Mutios are another two he looks for.

There are no known shrines to Aotius and Mutios on Creshire. Their worship is extremely ancient and mostly forgotten.
Uxie and Azelf's shrines have been destroyed, so their power is not very good for a Cleanse Tag. One was destroyed during the rebellion against the King, and the other was destroyed by a storm near Lake Chicory.

[Dragonstrike]

There are no known shrines to Aotius and Mutios on Creshire. Their worship is extremely ancient and mostly forgotten.
Uxie and Azelf's shrines have been destroyed, so their power is not very good for a Cleanse Tag. One was destroyed during the rebellion against the King, and the other was destroyed by a storm near Lake Chicory.

Some more concepts then.

The concepts of Protection.  Friendship.  Those are another two that ring particularly strongly with Nathan specifically that haven't been fully covered by other shrines yet.

And then three more Legendaries: the other three Tapus. They might be native to Alola, but they are still guardians of nature as well as what each individual one represents.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Singer Raist Round 2

Nidoran comes out and sings a note. "Hmmm!" Then lower, after a short pause. "Hmmmmmmmm!" And lower still, the final note in the chord. "Hmmmmmmmmm......"

Its teeth begin to glow!

Bite 1
3 Dex + 2 Fight + 1 Brawl -2 actions = 4d6
(4)(6)(1)(5)
3 Str + 2 power -3 vit = 2d6+1
(3)(1) Viktor takes 1 dmg 5/6hp
Flinch: (3)(1)(1)

Leech Seed 1
(6)(5)(4)(1)(2) Nidoran was seeded!

Bite 2
(3)(1)(4)
(5)(5) Viktor takes 3 dmg 2/6hp -2 pain
Flinch: (3)(3)(2)

Astonish 2
(4)(4)(6)
(4)(5)(2) Nidoran takes 2 dmg 3/5hp -1 pain
Flinch: (3)(5)(3)

Leech Seed: (6) Nidoran takes 1 dmg 2/5 hp -2 pain
Viktor heals 1! 3/6hp -2 pain.

"Whoosh. Thanks Arceus this time Leech Seed works. Okay then, Viktor dodge his next attack then go ahead with Feint Attack!"

Dodge: Dex (3) + Fight (3) + Evasion (1) - Actions (2) - Pain (2) = 4d6
Feint Attack Acuracy: Dex (3) + Fight (3) + Brawl (3) - Actions (3) - Pain (2) = 4d6
Damage: Power (2) + STR (3) = 5d6
Notes: Never miss.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Unown hops onto the back of Ventus' tweed sweator and sticks there. Ready to go on an adventure!

The sociologist was a tiny bit startled by how eagerly the ! Unknown agreed and literally latched onto him, but in the end he couldn't help but smile and nodded his head. "I suppose that is a 'no' , then! Very well, let us make haste to the Skull Ruins then!" Ventus then straightened up and exit the room and the Shelter, releasing both Lucifer and Raphael into the air one he exited outside to both spend a little quality time with while on this errand, and to act as guards/scouts for anything......'devious' that may or may not be lurking outside that dead place. After all, who can hardly forget that the dread Vines once sprouted from them, and all the Tangrowth and Kingdols that could be hiding , waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting....

Order : Heading to the Skull Ruins with ! Unknown, and with Lucifer/Raphael tagging as company/bodyguards! Time to begin this escort quest, and hopefully it will NOT be annoying!

No bad dreams or faint reliving of unpleasant memories that night for Shiva, so apart from feeling rather tired - which she almost always does in the morn - and a slightly uncomfortable feeling from that seeing of other life forces yesterday night, she was doing relatively fine this morning. Weather seemed nice too and she joyfully tagged along Ventus to the next working shift at Shelter, leaving Tropius on the green roof for both some free time and possibly attract people. That dark purple Mystery Egg has not hatched yet, but Shiva felt like it could do so every moment. Maybe. Last time she checked on that one it was close...

She left talking to Director North about today's task - hooray, they can fulfill it together and outside! - as well as fetching the particular Unown to Ven, so eventually they made their way to the elusive Skull Ruins... Along the way she summoned her special Poochyena, telling him in a mystically-dramatic voice that they're on the way to the place where Ghosts and Ghost Types are known to roam - those that he is supposed to bite and ward off shall they turn out malicious and intrusive. "We're not goin in there now though, dear one. One day, maybe, we have to... Sniff around at the place please while me and Ventus are occupied with dealing the Pokemon we're supposed to escort there. Get to know the scent. Remember the place."

Shiva herself had mixed feelings towards visiting the Ruins as a part of the task - partly worried *staying close to Ven*, partly fascinated not because of the historical value but because of what the eremit told about being in there...seemingly being in there. Was it really...? Ah, no point to mull over that now, better concentrate on Unown !. How did it reacted to the place, she wondered...? To be very honest to herself, Shiva would love to hold that small elusive vivid somewhat cute exclamation mark in her own hand just for a few seconds... But she's respectful enough to not force that small Pokemon to anything.

[Iron]

There are no known shrines to Aotius and Mutios on Creshire. Their worship is extremely ancient and mostly forgotten.
Uxie and Azelf's shrines have been destroyed, so their power is not very good for a Cleanse Tag. One was destroyed during the rebellion against the King, and the other was destroyed by a storm near Lake Chicory.

Some more concepts then.

The concepts of Protection.  Friendship.  Those are another two that ring particularly strongly with Nathan specifically that haven't been fully covered by other shrines yet.

And then three more Legendaries: the other three Tapus.  They might be native to Alola, but they are still guardians of nature as well as what each individual one represents.

Nathan's the only Creshirean who really cares about Alola at all. The Tapus have no history on Creshire aside from world travelers. However, there are some interesting crossovers with the Mamo culture - Tapu is a word in their language meaning 'sacred,' much like its implication on Alola.

• Tawniwhawha, the shrine of Protection. It's made of tiles with ghost Pokemon engraved on them, supposedly trapped inside. Found in Cress City's public square.
  
• Nywhi, the shrine of Friendship, is a modern shrine built on the site of an old one. It shows a hologram of Sylveon. 
  

[Iron]

Singer Raist Round 3

Bite 1
(4)(4)
Evasion1: (3)(1)(4)(4) Viktor dodges! He laughs.

Bite 2
(1) Nidoran is getting weary, so dodging the stronger attack is a great idea, followed by countering with an attack that can't miss.

Feint Attack 2
(2)(5)(4)(2)
Since only one damage is needed, holding back
(3)(2)(4) Nidoran is out of the battle!

Both Heart and his two Pokemon gain 3XP! And you get your prize money as the singer wishes you luck.

[Iron]

Shiva gets a few chances to hold the exclamation Pokemon herself, though mostly it stays on Ven's jacket. There is some climbing to be done to get near to the Ruins, especially where the decaying piles of vines are, and then the Pokemon stays with Shiva until it can float up to Ventus.

But when you reach the boundary of the safe part of the Ruins outskirts, beyond which you can see portentous wisps of purple gas, Unown expresses no interest in going farther. Ventus has a little communion with the enigmatic Pokemon. Seems the Pyschic type does not like Ghosts at all! Only the deepest layers are safe for an Unown.

Poochyena sniffs about alertly, and gains 1XP.

Ventus also gains 1XP.

That egg is indeed showing physical signs of hatching soon! It's weeping an oily substance from the shell, and sloshing around.

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Nathan's the only Creshirean who really cares about Alola at all. The Tapus have no history on Creshire aside from world travelers. However, there are some interesting crossovers with the Mamo culture - Tapu is a word in their language meaning 'sacred,' much like its implication on Alola.

• Tawniwhawha, the shrine of Protection. It's made of tiles with ghost Pokemon engraved on them, supposedly trapped inside. Found in Cress City's public square.
  
• Nywhi, the shrine of Friendship, is a modern shrine built on the site of an old one. It shows a hologram of Sylveon. 

Well, that was to be expected...

...

...he did wonder if the destruction of the shrines had something to do with why Uxie and Azelf disappeared...

...

Nathan shows Solomon all the shrine names he's gathered so far.  "Any in particular you think might be especially effective on Cleanse Tags for the Ruins, Solomon?"