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Perega Village
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Posted: Wed, 02/09/2020 00:43 (3 Years ago)
Welcome to Perega Village!
This is a guide to my own pokemon world/area in the making. Please don't post here, also, feedback and suggestions are really heavily appreciated. Enjoy!
This busy town was built by travellers for travellers, and contains all the basic needs and more. It was designed this way by its primary founder, Wander the zeraora, who was, as his name suggests, a pokemon who liked journeying. His idea was to help pokemon like himself, and journeying pokemon looking for a permanent place to live as well.
Perega can be found in the center of the Xernean Rainforest, named because of the legend that Xerneas lived here for a while, making plants grow all around. The outer layer of this rainforest is very dense and dark, driving away some pokemon from entering, but explorers who dare to come in can find plenty of food, water and resources. The rainforest also contains interesting ruins of an ancient civilization, though not much is known about them.
The long and wide Okentan River runs through the rainforest, surrounded by fertile soil. As you can guess, this makes it a perfect biome for plants to grow in, such as towering trees, winding vines, and even rare fruits and flowers. The area is abundant with unique berries that taste delicious but rot quickly. This makes the berries great for pokemon that live here, but impossible to export or transport.
As for the town itself, the buildings are made of wood and vines. Each house and bridge is made with care to make sure they don’t break. Most of the wooden buildings are actually off the ground, and either in or connected to the trees (made specially so as not to damage the trees, of course). Why go through the effort to build them up high? The Okentan River actually floods every summer, and building homes on the ground would be swept away by the water. The only huts built on the banks are made of materials like stone and clay.
The paths in town have been strategically built under the thickest parts of the Xernean canopy to block out the rain. This keeps the town surprisingly dry. The dense tree layer makes the village shady and dark, but lanterns and bioluminescent plants light it up. Light also shines through gaps in the branches, of course, and the combined light makes Perega look like a place from a fantasy novel.
Perega isn’t ruled by any sort of official ruler, government or organisation. Of course, pokemon do tend to go to certain other pokemon more often for advice or for help, but there are no real kings or queens. Wander, the founder, wanted the village to be like this, as he didn’t like the idea of pokemon being treated differently than others for a rank they might have just inherited instead of deserved.
Instead, trusted pokemon who love the community, creatively named the ‘Pereguard’, can be counted upon to help and protect it. Their role is to organise events, help others when needed, take on important roles and just take care of everyone. That isn’t to say that the other village pokemon don’t have these roles, having them just makes it easier to keep track of things.
Art is really celebrated in Perega, no matter the form! Drawing, painting, sculpting, singing, dancing, acting, even things like cooking or building and every other type of art are appreciated by the townsfolk. Coincidentally, pretty much every original traveller that came across the village when it was still in the making had a passion for creating in some way or another, which let art take root in the village.
In the first week of every season, the citizens of Perega arrange a festival of art. Pokemon from all over flock to the town to share or sell their own creations and admire and buy the work of others. It’s also when the village is busiest, and the villagers work hard to keep everything in order, and to make things fun for everyone. At the back of the heart of Perega, the plaza, you can find a stage, which is where all of the main performances happen. So, if you’re the creative type, feel free to take to the stage, or show your art in another way!
Even when the festival is not underway, this village is often full of travellers, coming out of curiosity, for a vacation or getaway, or looking for a place to live or stay for a while. To accommodate these visitors, Perega has many guest homes, which some pokemon have made it their duty to care for. There are also a variety of services and shops, all found at the main plaza. In the center of the plaza is the bazaar, where the majority of stores are found. The stores are all booths, and can be taken down quickly.
Perega uses the standard pokemon currency; pokedollars. However, not everything costs pd! You can collect berries from the rainforest and the public grove for free (just be careful not to pick berries that belong to someone else). Water is easily available in the many wells stationed across the village, and there are plenty of free rooms and houses. If there isn’t enough, you can get a roommate, or ask for another to be built, which will take a day or two at most! This system makes sure that even if you don’t have much pd, you can still have all your basic needs.
Don’t forget to bring your wallet if you have one, though. There are still plenty of things to buy! At the plaza bazaar, pokemon are always looking to sell art, prepared foods and useful items. You can easily set up a booth of your own! Just pay a small fee to rent the booth materials (a table, a cloth covering, etc.) and to register yourself as an official shop. Pokemon take turns watching over the bazaar to keep everything under control.
The community of Perega is a tightly knit one for sure. Weekly, a town hall meeting takes place in, well, the town hall. Pokemon are able to discuss whatever they want to, including individual and community problems, successes, and more! Lots of clubs and events are also run by local pokemon to share what they know or love to others. You can find a list of events on the huge bulletin boards located at the front of the plaza. Generally, most pokemon are friendly, so feel free to ask anyone for help! You’ll be welcomed into the community family with open arms, paws, talons, or, whatever other things you can be welcomed with!
This information should cover everything you need to know about the amazing rainforest village of Perega. Whether you’re just passing through or plan to live here as a citizen, please enjoy your stay!
Posted: Wed, 02/09/2020 16:50 (3 Years ago)
The Berry Grove
The berry grove in Perega Village is very big, growing all sorts of berries. It’s separated into two areas: The public grove and the private grove. In the public grove, berries are grown and managed mostly by the Pereguards, but anyone is able to pitch in. The berries in that section can be used by anyone, and are generally more common as a result. In the private grove, pokemon can stake bits of dirt for themselves to grow their own berries, which no one else is allowed to take. Pokemon like to grow rarer berries here to use for their own personal reasons.
The six berries below, while certainly not the only berries found in Perega, are the most common ones that grow. They only grow naturally in the Xernean Rainforest, and are all grown in the berry grove as well. They’re used by the locals in almost every dish.
Boab Berry - This sweet and sour berry is long and teal, with a thin but hard shell and a clump of seeds in the middle. It is enjoyed for its taste in main courses and deserts alike, as well as fruity drinks. Boab seeds contain many good vitamins and nutrients, and can be grinded up into a powder for use in foods, or roasted and munched on as a snack. If you can’t fly or climb, they may be hard to get, since they grow high up on the tallest trees.
Shacadavo Berry - This pink berry is only mildly flavourful, with hints of spiciness and bitterness. However, it’s loved for something else - its creaminess. The smoothness of this berry makes it great for spreads and dips. After peeling off the darker, soft skin of a fresh shacadavo berry, it’s easy to eat, save from it’s large, round pit. They can be found growing lower to the ground on shorter, stubbier trees.
Dreeli Berry - This small and round berry grows in clusters beneath dreel shrubs with three leafed fronds. Eating these dry, sour berries without preparing them can give you a stomach ache. However, boiling them can make them into a delicious syrup, which pokemon love to use in meals to sweeten them. This berry can be found only in the rainforest, but, strangely, these berries glow in the dark, making them fun to use. The blue dreel leaves are sometimes used in lanterns, as they also glow in the dark.
Londalm Berry - This deep purple berry is actually more like a typical nut, being small and crunchy. The light bitter and dry flavour pairs well with the distinct crunch, and it’s typically used in foods like granola bars and trail mixes, as well as deserts. This berry is shaped like a raindrop, and it grows in bunches on vines. Make sure you take its hard, dark shell off first before eating it!
Masalon Berry - These bright yellow berries are said to be related to razz berries, as they look similar, each made of tiny, round, druplets. Their sweet and spicy flavour goes well in a spread or jam, but pokemon like to eat them raw and fresh as well! They grow in thick bushes, more commonly beside the okentan river or other water sources. They can be a little tricky to pick for beginners because of the thistles and thorns in masalon bushes, but the effort is worth it.
Alocapte Berry - This very unique berry, more commonly known as ‘painted melons’ have their name for a reason. Their large, round skins are dappled with many, vibrant colours! Some berry growers selectively grow alocapte berries to create interesting and stunning patterns on them. They also don’t have a set flavour, being one of the five main ones (sweet, spicy, sour, bitter and dry) at random. You can only tell what the flavour of the berry is by eating it, or by having an acute sense of smell. They grow on the ground, and are used in many different ways, usually depending on the flavour.