[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"It's vital that you keep moving! As long as you do that, the curse will fail to root you indefinitely. This is one of the nastier Forest Curses I've ever seen. Those Trevenant must have been angry indeed, and lots of them working together. Best remove the curse before you need to sleep, dear."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ah, Shiva smirks a bit to herself upon being adviced to lift the nasty Curse before she'll need sleep: "I'll do that, yes! Shouldn't be too much of an issue." Mostly because I've still got an ace in my Inventory to help with that.

What's worrying her more is the fact that she has to keep moving, constantly even, and all despite it's troublesome and takes her quite the effort. She seems confident that she'll get this to work! "S-sounds like visiting these Groves will take lots of effort, muuuuch more effort than me visiting them un-cursed... ( ._.) B-But! ( ÒωÓ)و☆ I've got my dear Pokemon with me, I've got the power of a few HMs on them, it... It'll work out fine, for sure! Now, can you please map these five Sacred Groves for me then? Shall I pay something for that too? Could you, uhm, possibly save that fooooouuuul potion for me in case things don't work out and I need to ask for your help o-once more about this issue?"


Once the good Madame has mapped them out, back Shiva goes to see Treecko and (hopefully) the other three Earthpower'd Pokemon that accompanied her. She's indeed taking care to constantly move to NOT give these roots a single chance, and every now and then she'll ask Raphael and Tropius in turns to carry her and the acompanying Pokemon for a short while to save energy.

[Dragonstrike]

Zest just looks confused as he bemusedly shakes your hand. "Wh... what is that Pokemon? I thought I knew every bird in Creshire. Is it some kind of legend? Well, it knows how to dance, I know that much!"

"Juliet's a species called Masking!  And...I honestly don't know much about the species either.  I do know she's definitely not a Legendary, though.  And if she's a bird, she's a strange one since she's a pure Psychic type.  The species was imported to Creshire a few hundred years ago but...well, purposefully or accidentally, I have no idea, as they have the same Illusory capabilities that Zorua and Zoroark have.  I have a feeling Juliet can evolve, too, but I'm not sure how...the species is so rarely seen that I'm having trouble finding information on it.  Maybe someone specialized in learning about the Psychic type would know more...?  Hmmmm...maybe I should find some time to ask Chuckles about that later...anyways, I need to be on my way now, but thank you again for the assistance, Zest."

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Nathan's just about done here, but he's got one more thing to check before he's ready to show Juliet to that certain someone.  Did that bestiary of imported pokemon that Nathan found in Atheneum mention that Masking are able to learn Will-o-Wisp?  (Or in other words, is Juliet compatible with a WoW TM since we're using the Uranium Wiki as a basis for Tandorian pokemon's movepools?)

[Iron]

Juliet is compatible with Will-o-Wisp.

[Iron]

Ah, Shiva smirks a bit to herself upon being adviced to lift the nasty Curse before she'll need sleep: "I'll do that, yes! Shouldn't be too much of an issue." Mostly because I've still got an ace in my Inventory to help with that.

What's worrying her more is the fact that she has to keep moving, constantly even, and all despite it's troublesome and takes her quite the effort. She seems confident that she'll get this to work! "S-sounds like visiting these Groves will take lots of effort, muuuuch more effort than me visiting them un-cursed... ( ._.) B-But! ( ÒωÓ)و☆ I've got my dear Pokemon with me, I've got the power of a few HMs on them, it... It'll work out fine, for sure! Now, can you please map these five Sacred Groves for me then? Shall I pay something for that too? Could you, uhm, possibly save that fooooouuuul potion for me in case things don't work out and I need to ask for your help o-once more about this issue?"


Once the good Madame has mapped them out, back Shiva goes to see Treecko and (hopefully) the other three Earthpower'd Pokemon that accompanied her. She's indeed taking care to constantly move to NOT give these roots a single chance, and every now and then she'll ask Raphael and Tropius in turns to carry her and the acompanying Pokemon for a short while to save energy.

"Knowledge should be free, if it takes no hardship. Here you are, child."

She maps out the five sites on the corners of Creshire: One amidst the whirlpools of Murkrow Cove. One in the desert and one in Mt. Sentry. One in Arrowroot, and one not far from you in Elanor.

At each site, you will find an eerily silent Pokemon guarding the site: A Wailord who surfaces to watch you. A Hippodown on a concave cliff full of sand. A Furret, of course, curled around a pillar. A Tai Chi Toxicroak, possibly a relative of Nathan's frog. And finally a Florges of unusual size.

Each one traces an invisible pattern on a flat spot that's clearly been the site of many such rituals. You know from their silent stares that you must follow what they do exactly. When you're done, you realize they have each traced out a rune for one of the classic elements.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Oof, these Sacred Groves are quite faaaaar away if they're literally at various ends of Creshire - but with the help of FLY it should be doable for Shiva to visit them all in the remaining daylight.... R-right? (º v º l|l)

Of course Shiva does exactly what these Sacred Pokemon do without asking any further questions! It takes her a lot of effort, but if it'll lift this nasty Curse from her and Chi, she'll gladly put every bit of determination, will and strength she can find within herself into it. The joy and relief upon realizing that she needs less and less effort the more of these Groves she visits nicely encourages her to keep going!

Something she's finding odd and interesting though.... FIVE classic elements, that must mean that...that aether's included? Otherwise Shiva couldn't explain this. These runes, also - Either she's completely mistaken, or they are indeed familiar. Are there, uh, any signs of Scimitar activity like the shattered gauntlet at Elanor's Sacred Grove?

[Iron]

Not a single sign of Scimitar activity, fortunately.

We could use Void/Aether as the 5th, or we could use the Chinese system. I'll leave that up to you since Sacred Geometry has always been your character's thing.


By the third sacred site, you are starting to see the roots shrink a bit. By the fourth, you are able to slow down your feverish walking, and your hands begin to work properly again. And when you complete the fifth rune, you suddenly throw your arms outward and your head snaps back as tiny pieces of bark explode outward from your skin like a legendary Pokemon awakening from stony sleep.

You look at your companion, and they are likewise cured. Phew!

And now you know of some interesting spots in Creshire. (could also be useful to Heart)

[Dragonstrike]

Juliet is compatible with Will-o-Wisp.

Perfect.  Then Nathan will spend $3000 on a WoW TM for Juliet, and then it's off to do the thing I've been hinting about:

It's time for the young trainer to go have a quick chat with Keni Morgusi about that IOU for the Mesprit card from what feels like oh so long ago...first, however, Nathan has to figure out where the artist has been staying recently.  Would Nathan's mom be able to point him in the right direction?

[Iron]

Keni has rented a little cottage on stilts overlooking Murkrow Cove. It's a good place to watch the waves and paint.

[Dragonstrike]

Keni has rented a little cottage on stilts overlooking Murkrow Cove. It's a good place to watch the waves and paint.

Nathan coughs to get Keni's attention. (Assuming Keni looks busy)

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything important...mind if I join you for a bit, Mr. Morgusi?"