Posted by: Umbrae Calamitas Mar 25 2009, 02:28 PM
Name: Iris Sagira Smythe
Alias: Sagira (pronounced "Suh-GEAR-uh"); ShadowCat; Catseye
Age: 17
Hometown: Viridian City
Appearance: Of average height, but on the thin side, Iris (or Sagira, as she most often goes by) has long raven-black hair that hangs down almost to her hips, with long bangs that usually shadow her face. Her complexion is rather pale, accentuated by the fact that she wears nothing but black. Her eyes are normally a deep, shadowed blue, but instead of wearing glasses for her farsightedness, she has golden contacts that make her appear to have the eyes of a cat. This becomes a prominent theme, as she always ties her hair back with a thick sash with black cat-ears on top, to make herself appear to be part feline.
Dressed in a tight-fitting full-body suit, she wears a pair of tight leather gloves that leave her fingers with as much maneuverability as if she were wearing none. The fingers of the gloves have each been replaced with a piece of metal that curves like a claw, and she is not afraid to use them as such. Her boots have a small heel that make her appear slightly taller than she is, and she has filed her canine teeth to a point.
Recently, Sagira has taken to wearing clothing other than the color black. She has also opted for clear contacts, rather than the cat-iris contacts she usually wore. This is most likely due to her boyfriend, Jay Lange, who has commented that he thinks her eyes are quite beautiful. Sagira's hair was cut short and dyed white in order for she and Jay to go undercover. Although it is still short (though growing back quickly), it has resumed its dark color. Sagira still wears a great deal of black, but has occasionally been seen in other outfits, usually in the company of Jay.
Personality: Iris can seem very cold-hearted and dark, as she does not like or trust people well. She finds able companionship with her pokemon, and will turn to them for aid before she turns to a fellow human. She generally keeps quiet and observes, but can be extremely wordy and sarcastic when she sees fit, and there's little anyone can do to keep her quiet when she wants to be heard.
She has a fiery temper and has learned to live on her wits and her stealth, so she's extremely adept at sneaking around and finding a way out of a situation. She is particularly fond of cats, having fond memories of her father's Persian, Socrates, who disappeared along with him, and she emulates felines in both her dress and her movements, sometimes unconsciously. She has her morals, but they usually concern only her and those she comes to trust and therefore stand loyal to. She is not above stealing if it is required, and she knows how to cause harm if it is necessary.
Biography: Born and raised in Viridian City (Kanto), Iris grew up watching trainers pass through, sometimes sneaking in to watch them battle Giovanni, the leader of the Viridian Gym. She also attended school at the local Pokemon Academy, and her thirst for knowledge and desire to be better than the trainers she saw passing through town made her one of the school's best students.
Iris lived primarily with her mother, as her father worked as a pokemon scientist for Team Aqua, in Noverus. He came home whenever he could to visit, but was unable to speak of his job to either his wife of his daughter. Iris came to anticipate his visits with glee, not only to see him, but also the pokemon he brought home to show her. Her knowledge of pokemon grew with every visit, as did her desire to learn more.
Iris was ten-years-old when her father vanished abruptly, along with his life-long companion, Socrates - his first pokemon, having been given to him as a newly-hatched Meowth. Many people claimed that Taikyrus left of his own accord, choosing to leave his family behind, but Iris and her mother, Alejandra, would have none of the lies, and knew that he would never leave them. Attempts to discover the cause of his disappearance were few and far in between, but from what little knowledge she had of his work, Iris never had a doubt that Team Magma was the culprit.
Having raised a female Ekans from an egg since she was seven, Iris valued the serpent's companionship even more after her father disappeared. When a strange pokemon that Iris had never seen before and her father had never admitted to having caught arrived at her home along with the rest of his pokeballs (excluding Socrates'), Iris was awestruck that the puppy pokemon so easily took to following her around. However, she quickly got used to it, and the Houndour, she discovered, much thanks to the pokemon researcher in Pallet, was unofficially adopted into her party, and gained the name Umbrae, when she discovered that it was a Dark-type pokemon.
Umbrae and Serenity got along amicably, much to Iris' happiness. Unfortunately, having a Dark-type pokemon was just one more thing that town bullies had to torment Iris about, and she gained no small amount of grief from the other pokemon trainers native to Viridian, and those that came through. The animosity that these trainers felt toward Sagira and her pokemon led to a frequent occurrence of battling, in which Sagira became one of the best in Viridian. The only friend she had her own age was a fellow pokemon trainer named Mattie, whose Growlithe, Danika, got along quite well with Umbrae.
Though Iris lived in relative comfort with her mother and their pokemon, she never got over the disappearance of her father. Although her mother never said anything, Iris was under the impression (an impression she got quite frequently) that the woman knew far more than she admitted, but that she wasn't going to reveal anything.
Eventually, Iris left Viridian City to start her own pokemon journey, making her way to Noverus, where she joined Team Aqua, in an attempt to overthrow the tyranny of Team Magma, and discover the fate (and hopefully, the location) of her missing father.
Although she hasn't much chance, in her own mind, of ever succeeding, Iris secretly hopes that once Team Magma is overthrown, she will be able to return to Kanto and fulfill the dream she had as a child to be a Pokemon Ranger.
It was during her first and second missions for Team Aqua that Sagira met her two companions. Ivy Kylarian was Sagira's first friend since Mattie and became something of a little sister to Sagira. During her second mission, Sagira met Jacob Lange, who started out as something of a rival, and grew into something more; the two are now a couple, and occasionally flaunt this in front of their superior, Nathaniel Bryce.
Sagira inherited psychic abilities from her father, which showed themselves during a mission. Over time, they have begun to grow, aided by Sagira's kirlia, Paladin, and Jay's kirlia, Hinata. Sagira's psychic powers are occasionally unpredictable in times of stress, and she draws the same calm from Jay that he is known for to psychics. Sagira has linked to some of her pokemon through her psychic powers, though she is unaware of how that was possible, though it always causes some detrimental effects while active. Her powers are primarily telepathic and she has not been known to do anything of great magnitude psychokinetically.
Faction: Aqua
Boss: Officer Nathaniel Bryce, Sector B
Soundtrack:
Calm theme: Find Yourself, Brad Paisley
Romance theme (Jay Lange): This Love, This Heart, Phil Collins
Battle theme:
Starting Pokemon:
Houndoom
"Umbrae"
Male
Level 50
- Leer, Ember, Howl, Smog, Roar, Bite, Odor Sleuth, Beat Up, Fire Fang, Faint Attack, Embargo, Foul Play, Flamethrower, Nasty Plot* -
Heritage:Mother - Houndour
Father - Socrates (Persian owned by Sagira's father)
*Nasty Plot - egg move
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Umbrae's past is not well known by anyone. When Taikyrus disappeared, all of his pokeballs that had been left behind were returned home. Always having written when he caught a new pokemon, his journal and letters told nothing of the young Houndour in his party.
Rather rebellious against his pokeball, Umbrae escaped his spherical prison not long after his arrival at the Smythe household, and he began his self-proclaimed duty to follow Iris around. It took a while, but the young girl eventually accepted the puppy into her party, and the Dark-type pokemon, despite his breed, became a common comforting presence.
Having become fast friends with Serenity, Umbrae became something of a bodyguard for her and Iris, against the town bullies. When the Dark-type dog pokemon was around, Serenity did not let her fear get the best of her, and so the Houndour became a necessary and welcome member of their group.
Although Iris would not use the term "pack," being primarily of a feline disposition, that is what Umbrae considered them to be. Extremely loyal, the puppy pokemon will defend his pack to his end, his only detrimental vice being his aggressive nature, and his ability to hold a long and dangerous grudge.
Umbrae recently evolved (Hidden Agendas) to protect Sagira during a short battle with Alpha, Ivy Kylarian's mightyena.
Caught Pokemon:Ninetails
"Calypso"
Female
Level 45
- Ember, Tail Whip, Roar, Quick Attack, Will-o-Wisp, Confuse Ray, Imprison, Flamethrower, Safeguard, Payback, Fire Spin, Captivate, Grudge, Extrasensory, Faint Attack* -
Heritage:Mother - Ninetails
Father - Glameow
*Faint Attack - egg move
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Trained for two years by Aqua's best, Calypso was a pokemon used to deliver important, secret information from varying bases, as a way to avoid detection by Magma. Unfortunately, they caught on. When she was captured, there was little hope deemed for her survival at their hands, but Aqua had sent out two members on a reconnaissance mission to bring her back.
Despite the mission being a dud, the members having been sent by an Elite Officer with his own agenda, the Vulpix was rescued and officially captured by Sagira. Given the name Calypso, she was welcomed into the team and remains there, as the current second most-powerful pokemon in her arsenal.
While not a psychic pokemon and containing no true extrasensory powers of her own, Calypso was aware of Sagira's psychic abilities on the night when they truly began to manifest, possibly due to the limited feelings she would have gained through what psychic attacks her kind are capable of learning.
Calypso is rather quiet in comparison to Sagira's other pokemon. As a vulpix, she enjoyed putting vain and arrogant pokemon in their place with a good ass-kicking. She fell in love with a member of Malchior's pack, but when the pokemon left suddenly and with no reason, she was heartbroken. She evolved in order to protect The Pack from Dawson's attacks, and the collapse of a building on top of them. As a ninetails, she prefers peace over war and has become something of a mother figure to the other pokemon.
Kirlia
"Paladin"
Male
Level 40
- Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Calm Mind, Psychic, Imprison, Future Sight, Charm, Disable* -
HeritageMother - Gardevoir
Father - Dusknoir
*Disable - egg move
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Paladin was made aware to Sagira through a conversation she had with her missing father in a dream. In this dream that wasn't a dream, it was revealed to her that she has some mild psychic power, though how she did not realize this is anyone's guess. Her father showed her where the Ralts was and, following his instructions, she went to him and convinced the Ralts to join her party, as a friend and not an object.
It was this that truly convinced Paladin, for though Sagira did not know it then, the Ralts had once had a pokemon trainer - a man who viewed himself as the owner of his pokemon, and who treated them as things, rather than living beings. Paladin had run away and been lost and hungry, when Sagira had found him. Though she offered up a tough exterior for others to see, he could sense her kindness and the good intentions underneath, and was drawn to her.
Paladin is teaching Sagira how to control what psychic abilities she has, as her father has planned. The two are always linked in their minds, Paladin requiring this link in order to be able to hear what others say, having been deafened at a young age when his former trainer attempted to drown him. He has romantic feelings for Jay Lange's kirlia, Hinata, and evolved in order to stop her from causing herself imminent pain through her anger.
Recently, Paladin was giving Hinata the cold shoulder in order to keep himself from choosing to protect her over his trainer. The two reconciled after a harsh fight in which Paladin was nearly broken under Hinata's rage and proficiency on the psychic plane. The two made up, mating in the remains of the two rooms they had destroyed in their fight.
As he evolves, Paladin's mannerisms and speech patterns change. He does not use Sagira's name, but calls her "my lady," as he calls Hinata "my lady fair," and is beginning to call her trainer "Sir Jacob." Eventually, he will shift into complete knight-speak, as Sagira will call it, and only continue the teasing subtly or in moments that are understandably appropriate.
Eevee
"Topaz"
Female
Level 38
- Tackle, Tail Whip, Helping Hand, Sand Attack, Growl, Quick Attack, Bite, Baton Pass, Take Down, Wish* -
Heritage:Mother: Glaceon
Father: Skitty
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Topaz was gifted to Sagira by Jay's mom at the same time that he received her sister, Raven (a shiny eevee). Like her sister, Topaz is very quiet, but not nearly as aloof. Speaking only when she has something to say, Topaz is very calm, collected, and while she is intelligent, she is also naive in the ways that the world works - something that causes a rift between she and her sister, Raven, who understands the darkness of the world.
For a long time, the only one that Raven would speak to was Topaz. Likewise, Topaz rarely spoke to anyone other than her sister. The two are as nice to each other as is necessary, but their personalities are so vastly different that they are often at odds. Topaz is distinctly annoyed by Raven's frequent response, "whatever," and tends to mock her for it.
Unlike other eevee, Topaz has brown eyes with orange-gold speckles, which is why Sagira named her as she did. Topaz has dreams of Sagira getting a fire stone and evolving her into a beautiful and powerful Flareon.
Absol
"Malchior"
Male
Level 34
- Feint, Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack, Razor Wind, Pursuit, Swords Dance, Bite, Double Team, Zen Headbutt*, Mirror Coat* -
HeritageMother - Absol
Father - Girafarig (Grandfather - glaceon)
*Zen Headbutt, *Mirror Coat - egg move
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Malchior has been watching Sagira for some time. He travels in a pack of absol who are distinguished by their different eye colors. He remains in contact with them, often meeting them, despite having been captured by Sagira. He is a bit of an enigma, being a dark-type with psychic powers, and has a number of secrets that he has yet to reveal.
A number of Malchior's pack, some of whom have made contact with other pokemon in The Pack, have begun leaving. No one but they are entirely certain as to why, yet, but the number of packmates of Malchior's is dwindling down.
Croagunk
"Shinobi"
Male
Level 43
- Astonish, Mud-Slap, Poison Sting, Taunt, Pursuit, Faint Attack, Revenge, Swagger, Mud Bomb, Sucker Punch, Venoshock, Nasty Plot, Poison Jab, Dark Pulse , Fake Out* -
HeritageMother - Toxicroak
Father - Sableye
* Fake Out - egg move
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Utterly clumsy, Shinobi can barely walk straight without falling over. He belonged to Erin, a young waitress who worked at a restaurant where The Pack went to eat. After they stopped a raid on the restaurant, Erin asked that Sagira take Shinobi and train him to fight a be a powerful pokemon, because she wasn't strong enough to do so on her own. He currently remains an utter klutz of a pokemon, but Sagira believes he has potential.
Boxed PokemonEkans
"Serenity"
Female
Level 24
- Wrap, Leer, Poison Sting, Bite, Glare, Stock Pile, Swallow, Spit Up -
Heritage:Mother - Arbok
Father - unknown
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Raised by Iris since before she even hatched, Serenity was born of Alejandra's Arbok, Charity, but no one knows who sired the small serpent. Having been named for her calm disposition and how she was a welcome companion after Iris' father disappeared, the little serpent learned to be gentle, from having been raised by a child so young.
Smaller than most other Ekans due to a growth defect, the serpent still isn't one to be trifled with. Despite her calm demeanor, she had proven herself as a force to be reckoned with. Once, when the teasing of town bullies grew to be too vicious, Serenity moved to defend her companion (as Iris resisted the term "master" with utmost abhorrence). This action, although brave, resulted in Serenity's capture by the same bullies, who then proceeded, with the help of their pokemon, to brutally beat the small Ekans.
Although Iris arrived with Mattie and his Growlithe, Danika, drove the bullies and their pokemon away, the damage had been done. Whatever trust the small Ekans had had for others had been virtually wiped out. No one but Iris, Mattie, and their pokemon could ever dare to touch Serenity without fear of being bitten.
Although the Ekans is strong, her distrust often leads to fear of others, as Serenity bears scars both mental and physical from the incident, the most noticeable being the thin white scar across her tail from one boy's Pidgeotto, who also scarred Sagira's hands horribly. Serenity has an adamant fear of bird pokemon, primarily Pidgeotto, and so Iris has vowed never to have an avian in her party.
This vow was somewhat broken when Sagira's partner, Jay, captured a taillow named Lady Jaye. There was some distrust and ire in Sagira about this, until Lady Jaye saved Serenity from an attack. Due to the ekans' discomfort when it comes to battling and the frequency with which their team is thrust into battle, Sagira has recently sent Serenity home to live with her mother.
Items:Potion x3
Pokeball x5
PokeNav x1
Ezira:
Braviary
Whirlipede
Tangela
Chikorita
Herdier
Voltorb