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In the beginning, there was Arceus. He created the first legendary pokemon and gave them powers in order to create the world of pokemon. Though there were a couple of obstacles and tricky parts, eventually the world was complete.
A certain pokemon, one of the first three ever created, was called Giratina. It was given the ability to travel between realities, in order to keep the balance between Arceus' creations. It fulfilled its task well, and slipped unnoticed between realms.
But even gods make mistakes.
When leaving the world of pokemon, a floating speck of unorganized matter cause Giratina to sneeze. It was a perfectly natural reaction, but it had unintended consequences. Giratina sneezed at the moment that its power to shift was at its peak. This power was accidentally released by Giratina's sneeze, and another reality was created.
This new reality was almost identical to the one Giratina had just left, but some things had changed. The shiny hue that was normally so rare in the first dimension was now more prevalent among the pokemon. The legendary pokemon that had been set up as guardians in the original realm had been stripped of their awesome powers, and were no longer one of a kind. Many of the natural cycles were reversed. The sun rose in the west and set in the east. The moon waxed and waned in the opposite direction. The humans had bizarre features, such as green hair and purple eyes. Some were even odd combinations of human and pokemon.
For a long while, about a century of our time, Giratina was in a panic. It was especially bothered by the weaker versions of itself, and the great Arceus. But when nothing disastrous occurred, Giratina relaxed. It let the world continue to exist, keeping a watchful eye on the new dimension, watching in case this accidental creation upset the balance of the universe. This mistake became Airore.

My plan for this role play is kind of like a pokemon themed D&D. I'll be the dungeon master, and you guys will create characters to go on a pokemon adventure with the plot I've hatched. We will start at the pokemon lab and travel as a group through the Airore Region. There will be gym leaders, contests, evil Team members, legendary encounters, puzzles, etc. Think of it like playing one of the actual pokemon games, only text based.
Because of the intense nature of the role play, I am only looking for a few players, 5-6 at most. I'm also looking for people who are dedicated and into a long term commitment, because ideally this will go on for quite some time. Lastly, I am looking for people who can put forth an honest effort to be detailed with their posting. It is difficult to respond to only a few lines of text. You don't have to go overboard and write a novel, but at least 2-3 short paragraphs are expected per post.
Hopefully I haven't scared everyone away.

1. Follow all PokeHero forum rules
2. Please give at least two other participants a chance to respond between posts
3. Notify the group if you will be gone for an extended period of time so we don't wait forever for you to post
4. Please keep your character sheet (which will morph from your character application in this thread) up to date. If your pokemon gains a level, or you receive new items, etc. edit your post to reflect that. Otherwise I wont know and will treat your character like it didn't happen.
5. Feel free to PM me plot ideas you'd like to happen. I'm open to player input
6. Please maintain the proper tense for writing. We will be voting as a group whether to use 3rd or 1st person. Once decided, stick to it.

Character Name:
Gender:
Age:
Appearance: (picture or description accepted)
*Note: Pokemorphs are common in the Airore Region, and as such you can make your character one. A pokemorph is a human with pokemon features, such as a girl with an Espeon tail or man with Swellow wings. These features are constant, but do not provide extra powers/abilities. Just because you have skin the color of a Seviper does not mean you can spit poison.
Personality/History: (at least 2 paragraphs)
Preferred Writing Tense: (3rd person- "Kyle picked up the pokeball" or 1st person- "I picked up the pokeball")
Preferred Starting Pokemon: (List top 5 from at least 2 different types. Is not limited to usual starters e.i you could list Ponyta/Zoura/Shinx etc.)