Arina Aestival
Jan 1, 2015 13:06:03 GMT -7
Post by jenzorca on Jan 1, 2015 13:06:03 GMT -7
Arina Aestival
Name: Arina AestivalAge: 27
Gender: Female
Group: Terra
Rank: Captain
Class: Coordinator
Appearance:
Arina is average height and slight of build with very long white hair (sometimes dyed varying shades of pink) and bright blue eyes. Her skin is very pale and sensitive to chemicals and sunlight. If she is out of doors for any length of time, she must wear strong SPF sunscreens with moisturizers to prevent irritating or burning her skin. She does not have any tattoos or freckles to speak of but she does have a crescent shaped birthmark on the side of her left forearm. As for clothing, she wears anything that she deems comfortable. If she wants to impress or perform, she is known to wear elaborate costumes and makeup. If she is conducting business for Terra, she will dress in order to complete the task or mission appropriately, whatever it might call for.
Arina's posture is one of adequate confidence in her own abilities and those of her Pokémon. She carefully observes the world around her while assessing everything and everyone as a potential hindrance or asset to Terra's cause. While her expressions vary to convey appropriate feelings in any given situation, when she is alone or lets her guard down, a pervasive sorrow, guilt and sadness overwhelm everything about her. Given the origin of these intense emotions, Arina does her best not to let anyone realize how much they truly run her life, otherwise they might ruin it as well.
Personality:
Given her status within Terra, Arina has two distinct impressions to give to those who are her comrades in arms. If they are below her position as Captain, she will show them due respect as members of Terra but will not defer her own opinions or beliefs in order to make those around her complacent. She expects that those she gives orders to will obey them or reasonably suffer the consequences of showing such insubordination.
When she is in the presence of a majority of individuals with higher ranks in Terra, she becomes much more passive though not fully submissive. She shows the proper respect to the ranks held by the higher ups and follows any order she is given. However, if she does not fully agree with or support the actions of those above her, she will also disassociate her personal feelings in order to accomplish the goals of Terra without allowing her emotions to hamper success.
Whenever she has personal time, Arina becomes a different person altogether. She enjoys being friendly and social with anyone around her. She tries her best not to mix business with pleasure so that she can truly distance her personal life from the work she does for Terra. Anyone looking for a good time is likely to become fast friends with the giggly, smiling woman who still acts like an overeager teenager while off duty.
History:
Arina grew up in Eastpine Village to two wonderful, loving parents that kept up one of the larger fruit orchards. She and her sister, Samantha, were happy and healthy all the while helping their parents to tend to their work. Arina and Sam were pretty much inseparable while growing up and once Arina came of age, her parents gave her a Tropius as her first Pokémon. Two short years later, her Sister was given a Riolu and the girls worked together with their Pokemon to train and grow stronger together.
In her memory, Arina believed her early life was perfect despite the fact that everyone was hearing about the trouble between the larger islands. Although their village was located on an island almost directly between the two territories, Arina's parents and neighbors didn't worry about them so she didn't either. Her life was entirely consumed by life in the village and on the orchard.
This all changed just after the Pokémon League became established in Zephyr. Her parents were hearing more and more troubling news about the conflicts between Terra and Typhoon but this did nothing to prepare them for the onset of war. Soldiers perceived to be from Terra were storming the eastern shores of the island to try and convince the civilians to join them. When they refused, the troops then destroyed as much of everything in their path that they could. Having heard that Terra was invading one of its islands, Typhoon sent in troops of their own to try and settle the disturbance. Instead of bringing peace, however, the fighting only grew more intense until most of the invaders were dead. Once the invaders retreated, there was very little life left in the island or its people. While Eastpine Village itself remained intact for the most part, most of the large, luscious orchards were completely gone and Arina and Sam's parents were dead.
No one knew which set of soldiers had killed the girl's parents. All they knew was that their mother and father had died trying to protect their orchard and the village. While they had lost their lives in the process, they had also achieved their intent. While most of the orchard was destroyed beyond recognition, there were enough seeds and saplings to begin the renewal process and Eastpine Village was still standing.
Arina and Maia (Tropius) started working on restarting the orchard almost immediately but Sam could not handle living on the orchard or the island anymore. She blamed Terra for their parents deaths because that was where everyone said the invaders had come from and they wanted to enforce their rules of law and order on everyone. Despite Arina trying desperately to talk her out of leaving, Samantha left for Typhoon's large western island.
Because she was 17 and considered herself to be the responsible party, Arina tried to care for the orchard on her own with her Pokémon. She succeeded for about six months before depression, grief and sorrow threatened to swallow her whole. An undercover ambassador for Terra came through the lands, giving out provisions and supplies that the people on the island desperately needed. Hearing his speeches about the invaders being rebel operatives that were not under Terra's influence over the week that he stayed there, Arina became romanticized by the idea of working for Terra. To spread this orderly, prosperous way of life to the other islands and unite everyone in peace and harmony. Full of drive and passion, Arina tried convinced the ambassador to take her with him on his trip to the Terra controlled islands. After he revealed that he was a representative of Terra's governing body, the girl's resolve did not change in the slightest and he agreed to allow her to take the return trip to the eastern island that was home base of Terra.
Her friends and neighbors promised to care for the orchard in her absence and Arina promised to return whenever they called for help. Since the time of her original departure, Arina had revisited the islands two to three times a year so that she and Maia could help with the planting, care and harvesting of the fruit of the bearing trees and look in on the people of Eastpine Village while not letting her affiliation with Terra become common knowledge with those under Typhoon's influence. No one has ever told her any news of her sister and so Arina continues to wonder what became of the girl she once called family...
Starter(s):
Name: Maia
Species: Tropius
Level: 40 - 0/10 Points
Gender: Female
Nature: Brave
Ability: Harvest
Power: Floral
Held Item: None
Egg Move: Leaf Blade
Moves: Leaf Storm, Leer, Gust, Growth, Razor Leaf, Sweet Scent, Stomp, Magical Leaf, Whirlwind, Leaf Tornado, Natural Gift, Air Slash, HM: Fly
Breed: None
Gained: Starter
Name: Aura
Species: Togekiss
Level: 40 - 0/10 Points
Gender: Female
Nature: Gentle
Ability: Serene Grace
Power: Charmed
Held Item None
Egg Move: Secret Power
Moves: Magical Leaf, Growl, Charm, Metronome, Sweet Kiss, Yawn, Fairy Wind, After You, Sky Attack, Extreme Speed, Aura Sphere, Air Slash, HM: Fly
Breed: None
Gained: Starter
Name: Azriel
Species: Ariados
Level: 30 - 0/10 Points
Gender: Male
Nature: Sassy
Ability: Sniper
Power: Drawing
Egg Move: Night Slash
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Scary Face, Constrict, Leech Life, Night Shade, Shadow Sneak, Fury Swipes, Sucker Punch, TM Toxic
Breed: None
Gained: Starter
Name: Nyana
Species: Dedenne
Level: 35 - 0/10 Points
Gender: Female
Nature: Modest
Ability: Cheek Pouch
Power: Aura
Held Item: None
Egg Move: Helping Hand
Moves: Tackle, Tail Whip, Thunder Shock, Charge, Charm, Parabolic Charge, Nuzzle, Thunder Wave, Volt Switch, Rest, Snore, Charge Beam, Entrainment
Breed: None
Gained: Starter