Thread: National Park Sign Up

The Plot:

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No one is quite sure how the island came about. You're almost there - just a few more clues and you've made it! Up next: with the strength of four men, this signature move is sure to cause some confusion among our youngest members

It wasn’t until recent years that is was discovered by one Joseph Farnsworth, one of the richest men in the world. He’d been enjoying a week-long fishing trip with some of his friends, testing out a new private boat he’d just purchased. It was only by a stroke of luck that Joseph saw the outline of the island and decided to go check it out. When he and his friends arrived, they agreed to explore the island, since it wasn’t listed on the map they had. What they found astounded them; Pokemon of all kinds roamed the island, and even more surprising was the fact that they were not used to humans! They came right up to Joseph and his friends, showing no fear or aggression, and it was obvious they’d never seen a human in their lives before that day.

Joseph was more ecstatic about this than his friends, and as soon as they returned to the southern shores of the Orange Islands, Joseph immediately claimed the island and dubbed it Farn’s Paradise. Right after that, he began using his massive fortune to develop the island. Teams of professional explorers and surveyors were called in to chart the island, and these groups discovered that the piece of isolated land was huge, measuring at least half the size of the entire region of Hoenn! With this information in hand, Joseph started drafting plans for making something of the island, fixing to make it after its name. He started work on a huge mansion, a communication station complete with a radio tower and other such equipment, and the Sky Platform (where he’d be able to look out over his island at leisure), which was built before all else.

Unfortunately, recession struck hard right during the middle of development, and Joseph lost a large amount of his fortune. Construction was halted, and, now finding himself strapped for cash, the once-rich man bid sad farewell to his island and sold it to the Orange Islands government. This wasn’t the end of the island, though, not at all. In fact, it was about to have a whole new destiny bestowed upon it.

Using the surveys and information that Joseph had handed over, the government decided to transform the island into the largest Park the world had ever seen. They changed the name, dubbing the island the National Park, and within a year of being sold, construction was once again in full swing on the island. The first thing to be built were Outposts, which were used to monitor the Park and the Pokemon living on it. The mansion that had been half-built was left as it was, and by this time it was already being reclaimed by the forest it had been erected in.

But new problems were arising for the Park, or rather, old problems were becoming more of an issue. Ever since it's discovery, the island had been plagued by various individuals seeking to take advantage it's abundant resources. Poachers, people seeking to extract valuable minerals and the like, random non certified adventurers, and others were becoming more and more of a threat to the welfare of the island, the National Park, and all the Pokemon inhabiting it. Because of the growing problem, caretakers known as Rangers were hired to help look after the island and its Pokemon. It was also their job to lead visitors through the Park, keeping them and the Pokemon they encountered safe.

Rangers also had another job. Long before the National Park was complete or before the island was even discovered, many of the island's Pokemon were over breeding. It was decided that, instead of trapping or killing the crowds of Pokemon, Trainers would be allowed to come and capture some. Thus, it fell to the Rangers to lead Trainers through the Park as well as regular visitors.

Finally, everything was ready. The Park opened, and has been thriving ever since. However, there is certainly more than meets the eye when it comes to the island. Many are puzzled by why the island was never discovered until a few years ago, considering it's big enough to be called a small region. This is a mystery deepened when one takes into account several facts about the island, such as when one member of a team of archaeologists claimed the landmass had once been inhabited by an ancient human civilization. Or the fact that every Pokemon known to exist flourishes in this one area. In fact, biologists are baffled by the enormous variety of fauna and flora that are present on the island, and experts disagree whether the terrain is natural. It all seems too well-planned, too perfect...And every so often, visitors see and hear...things. Ghostly creatures that don't look like any animal or Pokemon and don't register in a PokeDex, or unusual, eerie noises that seem to come from everywhere...

The National Park is open and its many wonders are waiting for you. But what else will you find among the many Pokemon and sprawling habitats? What secrets will you uncover? Is the island really just a normal landmass in the middle of the ocean, or is there something more to it? There's only one way to find out, so get ready and dive into the National Park!

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Welcome to the Sign-Up thread. This is where you post your SUs for approval by the Rangers, so that you can use that character, solely for Roleplay throughout the Park. You may have multiple SUs, but keep in mind only official Rangers for the Park may have Ranger characters.

You are also advised to read the Park Rules and the Role Playing Guide before joining.

Sign-Up Form:

Name: (This is a given)
Age: (Useful)
Gender: (Male/Female)
Personality: (Are you a mean/happy-go-lucky/sad person or anything along this lines. Doesn't have to be picture perfect, 2 lines would do.)
Description: (What do you look like? Just a few lines or a picture will do. We don't want to be leading voids around the Park, now, do we?)
Pokemon Captured: After your SU has been approved, you have to keep track of the Pokemon you've captured in the Park. Simply edit them into your stats each time you leave the Park. You can be as specific about when and where you captured them as you like. Be sure to note what Natures they were given.
Pokemon Natures: As you bring Pokemon into the Park and catch them, you'll need to keep track of their Natures. Please add a Pokemon and its Nature to your stats every time you bring a new one to the Park. For example, if you bring Gengar to the Park for the first time, make sure you edit it into your stats along with the Nature you chose. You only have to add each Pokemon once, and only as it's brought into the Park. You can also add your Pokemon's Natures in your regular URPG stats, if you wish to.
Park Items: You can either keep track of Items you've bought/used here, in your regular URPG stats, or both. Just make sure you keep track of them somewhere :P.

You don't have to come back here again for another approval, and if you do return here, you'll just get chased out by my hound dogs. :tongue: Thus, this is only a one time SU, for record purposes. Everyone's stats/character info gets stored in post #2. So go there and locate your name, which will take you to your SU/info directly, rather than looking through this thread all over for it.

Make sure you've read The Park Rules before posting here.

SU Acceptors:
All Rangers

Name: Maya Nijiiro

Age: 16

Gender: F

Personality: At first glance, Maya is a friendly and laid back person who is a master storyteller, musician, and puppeteer; but inside a battle arena, she becomes a sneaky opponent, playing off of her opponent's strategies and turning even the best plans on their heads.

Description: about 5'6", tough and wiry build, Brown hair usually tied back in a ponytail, green eyes, usually wears a tie-dye T shirt, black pants, and black shoes

Pokemon Captured: Lita the Pichu (starter)

Pokemon Natures: Modest

Park Items: None yet

Name: Luther Johnson

Age: 16

Gender: M

Personality: Sociable, but a little bit harsh and condescending. Prejudging to humans, accepting to Pokemon.

Description: Tidy, neck length, pale blue hair with front bangs that fall just above his eyebrows. Golden eyes, wears a dark red scarf, black shirt underneath a dark blue jacket, a black leather belt, black jeans, and blue running shoes. About 5"10.

Pokemon Captured: Kaname (Shinx, starter)

Pokemon Natures: Adamant

Park Items: None yet.

Name: Seth Santo

Age: 15

Gender:Male

Personality: The Outdoors type, Seth isn't afraid to get a little messy, and is known to be quite stubborn.
Description: His hair is a light brown color, and unsually ruffled . He wears what ever he can find on the floor of his room, more often then not a black and grey sweater and a pair of jeans. His shoes are covered in dirt and other stains. He doesn't remember himself whether they were ever white or not.

Pokemon Captured:
Sonya (Blaziken) {Jolly}
Insecticon (Cascoon) {Adamant}
Maxillard (Croconaw)
Maru (Ampharos) {Calm}
Winter (Walrein)
Rayne (Vaporeon)
Madamoiselle (Mismagius)
Treetop (Sceptile) {Serious}
Peeko (Wingull)
Pekoro (Bulbasaur) {Gentle}
Emerald (Trapinch)
Granite (Tyranitar) {Hasty}
Copycat (Mr. Mime)

Park Items: Parkballs x2, Superballs x2, Hyperballs x2, Max Potion x2, Pokedoll x2, Lava Cookies x4

Originally Posted by Coasting Wingull

Name: Seth Santo

Age: 15

Gender:Male

Personality: Protective of his friends, Out going and not afraid to get messy.

Description: His hair is brown and short, always messy. He wears a black and grey sweater, along with Greay jeans. On his feet are tired worn out shoes that quite possibly could have been white.

Pokemon Captured: Sonya (Torchic, starter)

Pokemon Natures: Doesnt have one yet :(

Park Items: None yet.

Originally Posted by Fallen_Vanguard

Name: Luther Johnson

Age: 16

Gender: M

Personality: Sociable, but a little bit harsh and condescending. Prejudging to humans, accepting to Pokemon.

Description: Tidy, neck length, pale blue hair with front bangs that fall just above his eyebrows. Golden eyes, wears a dark red scarf, black shirt underneath a dark blue jacket, a black leather belt, black jeans, and blue running shoes. About 5"10.

Pokemon Captured: Kaname (Shinx, starter)

Pokemon Natures: Adamant

Park Items: None yet.

Originally Posted by LightningTopaz

Name: Maya Nijiiro

Age: 16

Gender: F

Personality: At first glance, Maya is a friendly and laid back person who is a master storyteller, musician, and puppeteer; but inside a battle arena, she becomes a sneaky opponent, playing off of her opponent's strategies and turning even the best plans on their heads.

Description: about 5'6", tough and wiry build, Brown hair usually tied back in a ponytail, green eyes, usually wears a tie-dye T shirt, black pants, and black shoes

Pokemon Captured: Lita the Pichu (starter)

Pokemon Natures: Modest

Park Items: None yet

All these look good, you're good to go!

Just don't forget to edit in your Pokemon natures as you add more Pokemon ^^

Okay, thanks!

Name: Darian Tyros

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Personality: As neutral as the Hardy nature is among Pokemon abilities, for Darian it means he has perseverance to spare. When it comes to going after something he's interested in, he's quite driven. Nothing really stands in his way, and he can press through any terrain without too much difficulty. Every now and then, he accidentally pushes his Pokemon a little too hard because of it, though.
He's quick to make friends, and tries to be as helpful as a friend can be to boot. He can be somewhat naive when it comes to listening to people he perceives as friends, though. He can't remember how many times he got lost in the forest over night because of stories of a rare Pokemon inhabiting it. Whether it was a Jirachi or the ever-elusive Piplup, if he heard it from a friend, it was rare that he doubted it.
In fact, he's come to the island as a tip from a friend...

Description: About average size for guys of his age, maybe a little toward the small size, he measures up at around 5'7''. Weighing in at 160 pounds, he's light, but not excessively so for his age. His hair is medium length, just starting to cover his ears. His eyes are green and his hair is a darker shade of blond. On the day he arrived on the island, he wore a plain red shirt with a large Pokeball on the front, a light yellow hat, and blue jeans. No matter what set of clothes he's wearing, his Pokeballs always sit right at his belt loops.
In his bag, he carries a golden on one side and silver on the other reversible jacket made of sleek, water-resistant material for cold or rainy weather. The bag is a normal backpack, many pockets for different items, and colored black, with the outermost pockets a bright white. His shoes are a dark green, the laces a clear blue. Extra pairs sit in his bags, along with his extra clothes.

Pokemon Captured:
Chikorita (Rosemary) - He was surprised to see that, on one of his trips into the forest off of a tip from a friend, that friend was right, and an injured Chikorita was resting in a clearing. After nursing it to health, it didn't really want to leave him. And so, he had his first Pokemon. He didn't have a Pokeball for it at the time, and never saw the need to buy one after it kept sticking around. He named it Rosemary, because he felt like the name was fitting for the little female plant Pokemon.

Pokemon Natures: Chikorita is of the Calm nature. Cool and collected, it never panics in a tough situation.

Park Items: None.

Name: Gary Oak
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Personality: Cocky and arragont. Also sensitive.
Description: Brown hair, purple shirt, yin-yang pendant necklace, dark blue jeans and green eyes.
Pokemon Captured: Eevee (gift from Prof. Oak)
Pokemon Natures: Adamant
Park Items: 0

Name: Akinai

Age: 21

Gender:Female

Personality: Tries to keep a carefree and positive outlook on things most of the time, but once things turn for the worse or a battle begins this all falls through. When in a corner, she turns dead serious and tries to stick on the defensive, only going in for an attack when there's no other choice. Has a pretty stubborn personality as well; once she makes up her mind on something, whether it's a decision or Pokemon/person, it is almost impossible to change her mind.

Description:


Midlength black hair that appears to be dyed, green contacts (eyes are light blue without contacts). No matter the weather, always wears a long sleeved jacket with a dark blue/bordering purple hue. Usually wears dark gray jeans and a basic green shirt.


Park Pokemon Caught:
Lia (Kirlia/Gardevoir, F, Naive)
Gaard (Absol, M, Careful)
Magi (Spiritomb, M, Serious)
Thief (Sneasel, F, Bold)
Flash (Pichu/Raichu, M, Bold)
Chi (Mienfoo/Mienshao, F, Lax)
Spectre (Gastly/Gengar, M, Relaxed)

Park Items: in Stats.

Tyros; Awesome, accepted

Gary M.F. Oak; Accepted

Akinai; Accepted.

Have fun in the park, you kids.

Name: Katsuya
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Personality: A typical late teen, Katsuya (Kat for short) focuses a lot on his personal style and the way he presents himself, both in personality and appearance. He's not afraid to stand up for himself and can be even antagonistic at times, but generally he will look out for the underdog and stand up for both his friends and his Pokemon. Often gets a lot of angst from his younger brother, who seems to take particular pleasure in torturing his brother, but also has a very close relationship with him. He likes to think of himself very much as a kind of moral compass.
Description: Generally looks after his appearance: his hair is particularly odd, though, as it is highlighted with many different colours. Naturally blonde, but now has red, purple and copper tints in there. Like to wear t-shirts or short-sleeved shirts and some pair of jeans/shorts, depending on the weather. Can majorly dress up given the right occassion, however.

Pokemon Captured:

Magmortar, "Kaze" (Starter Pokemon, evolved from Magmar on 21-04-10)


Staraptor, "Chikato" (Bought on 16-04-10, evolved from Staravia on 04-05-10)


Ampharos, "Tasuka" (Captured on 16-04-10, evolved from Flaaffy on 04-05-10)


Charizard, "Kyoichi" (Bought on 04-05-10, evolved from Charmeleon on 12-05-10)


Blaziken, "Szu" (Bought on 12-05-10, evolved from Combusken on 13-05-10)

Pokemon Natures:
Kaze - Rash
Chikato - Impish
Tasuka - Quirky
Kyoichi - Jolly
Szu - Serious

Park Items: 3 Full Heal, 1 Max Potion, 3 Super Potion, 3 Park Ball, 1 Super Ball

Originally Posted by Katsuya

Name: Katsuya
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Personality: A typical late teen, Katsuya (Kat for short) focuses a lot on his personal style and the way he presents himself, both in personality and appearance. He's not afraid to stand up for himself and can be even antagonistic at times, but generally he will look out for the underdog and stand up for both his friends and his Pokemon. Often gets a lot of angst from his younger brother, who seems to take particular pleasure in torturing his brother, but also has a very close relationship with him. He likes to think of himself very much as a kind of moral compass.
Description: Generally looks after his appearance: his hair is particularly odd, though, as it is highlighted with many different colours. Naturally blonde, but now has red, purple and copper tints in there. Like to wear t-shirts or short-sleeved shirts and some pair of jeans/shorts, depending on the weather. Can majorly dress up given the right occassion, however.

Pokemon Captured:

Magmar, "Kaze" (Starter Pokemon, evolved from Magby on 16-04-10)

Pokemon Natures:
Kaze - Rash

Park Items: N/A

Approved! Now get out there and do some park rping :3

Name: Jathan Carter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Personality: Jathan is a quiet and shy yet fiercely loyal individual, who has a strong sense of justice and is quite willing to bend a few rules to ensure that what he feels is right will occur. He is an aspiring Pokemon Breeder, and he comes into the Park whenever he can to catch new Pokemon to work with. He talks a lot about a variety of different things but he has principle interests, those being Pokemon training, video gaming, and breeding. He lives in the shadow of his elder brothers, who are a Gym Leader and Elite Ranger respectively.
Appearance: Jathan isn't much of a looker, and he knows it. He dresses for comfort as opposed to aesthetic appeal, normally sporting a T-shirt, a hoodie, shorts, and boot-like joggers. His sole concession towards style is a gauntlet-like bracer on his right arm to which his Pokeballs are attached. Jathan has mid-length brown hair, brown eyes, is quite tall and is slightly overweight.

Pokemon Captured: Lickilicky, Wurmple, Burmy, Weezing, Rotom, Pikachu, Heatmor, Drilbur, Litwick, Vanillite, Riolu, Froslass, Joltik, Lickitung, Scizor

Items kept track of in my Trainer Stats.

Originally Posted by ChainReaction01

Name: Jathan Einherjar
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Personality: Jathan is a loud and opinionated, yet fiercely loyal individual, who has a strong sense of justice and is quite willing to bend a few rules to ensure that what he feels is right will occur. He doesn't speak much about his origins; almost like he's trying to forget them. He talks a lot about a variety of different things but he has principle interests, those being Pokemon training, video gaming, and computer programming. He is also a tech-nerd and can be found in possession of high-tech gadgets.
Appearance: Jathan isn't much of a looker, and he knows it. He dresses for comfort as opposed to aesthetic appeal, normally sporting a T-shirt, a hoodie, shorts, and boot-like joggers. His sole concession towards style is a gauntlet-like bracer on his right arm to which his Pokeballs are attached. Jathan has mid-length brown hair, brown eyes, is quite tall and is slightly overweight.

Pokemon Captured:
Ralts (male)
Jolly Nature
Starter Pokemon

Park Items:
None Currently

A-a-apporoved.

This is a LOOOOONG post. Sorry it will take you so long to read.

Name: Dante. (Yes, I've made up a last name. But it will only be revealed through roleplay.)

Gender: Male.

Age: 16.

Appearance: He is tall, about 6', maybe a little less, rather thin, weighs somewhere around 130 pounds, and a bit muscular. He has white skin, not quite pale, has short black hair, which is simply combed back, and very, very dark brown eyes, practically black. He wears a black shirt, dark gray pants, and black shoes. He almost always uses leather fingerless gloves (think Ash's gloves, but pitch black, and with a black wrist). He almost always wears a slightly long black jacket with who-knows-what in it. (His jacket serves as a kind of Bag.)

Personality: Dark, logical, cold, calculating. A dark aura seems to pervade him. Serious. Thinks ahead. He does not make friends, as he does not talk. He simply walks away from anyone who tries to befriend him, as they do not understand what he has been through, and they are too naïve to understand. He is a tad arrogant. Too much has harmed him. Although, it seems as if he just needs someone to understand him...But he never believes that it will happen, as in his eyes, no one has been through what he has.

He originally thought he only liked Pokémon for the potential for money, but eventually he admitted to himself that he liked their cute nature. Of course, he wouldn't tell that to anybody.

He always pushes new Pokémon too hard, and dismisses them as too weak if they falter. Although if his Pokémon really keeps failing at doing what he tells it to, he will walk up and reassure it. If it is too weak to continue, he will recall it. He isn't bad enough to the point where he will leave his Pokémon if they aren't strong enough.

He is rumored to carry a gun, to protect himself. (Of course, he actually doesn't, for obvious reasons, but you don't know that in roleplay.)

History (It's LONG. I'm not joking. REALLY FREAKIN' LONG): Okay, it's so big I had to throw it in spoiler tags. Seriously, you might need to take five minutes. Sorry.

Dante was your not-exactly-average fourteen-year-old boy. He did exceptionally well in school, and was called a mathematical prodigy by his parents and teachers. He even dipped his toe into computer programming once (during that time, he became very well versed with computers). His dream was to become a Pokémon Master, like pretty much every other kid in his school. Even though it was a school for kids whose parents didn't want them running off on an adventure.

And then it happened.

His parents were brutally killed by a few Team Rocket goons and their Rhydons. Their motives were never found out. As far as he knows, they walked in the back door, probably talked for no more than two minutes, and then attacked his parents. He was watching at a safe distance; he was walking home over a hill. He heard screaming, and probably saw something through the window. As quickly as he could, he ran to the police station, where he told the police, who were then dispatched to his house. The goons had gotten away, and all that was retrieved were his parents' dead bodies.

His dreams were shattered; taken away from him. The life he once knew was gone in a flash.

He was emancipated, due to him proving his knowledge and ability to sustain himself, and then began a life of taking care of himself. It was a rough world. He learned to fight with his fists, as people thought he could be stolen from easily. Eventually he got a job, opened a bank account, and earned enough money to rent a small apartment, as it would cost too much money to keep paying for the mortgage on his parents' home. He was able to keep most of his possessions, including a few old Poké Balls, to remind him of his old life and dreams.

As if his life was about to get better again. Recently, the economic recession had hit. He was fired from his job. Thinking logically, he realized that he would not be able to pay for his apartment any longer than the next month. Jobs were scarce, and he was kicked out of his apartment. He bought a tent and some food, and set off to find a new way of life.

He needed to eat, as all humans do. Without a job, he had no way to make money. A thought occurred to him: what happened to his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master? He quickly silenced himself, as that would be too childish. But then he told himself that battling for money could be a good way to make cash. Yeah, it would have nothing to do with his old dream.

But he didn't have a Pokémon. He saw the Poké Balls left over from his childhood, and figured he could use one of those. He ran into the nearby forest. It was dark out, but there was still a little light left. Eventually he got tired of running around, and sat down. A Gastly came up to him. Surprisingly, it was not hostile. It seemed to sympathize with him, and the pain in his past. It was close enough, so he took out a Dusk Ball and threw it at it. The Gastly didn't resist, and he became his first Pokémon. Today, he still uses that Gastly to battle for money, enough to feed himself. Sometimes he goes into the National Park to catch new Pokémon, who will increase his chances of winning battles.

He might have re-adopted his old dream, but if he did, he would never admit it.

(Tell me if I made a mistake here, it's so big there has to be a mistake or two somewhere.)

RP Experience: I used to roleplay a lot when I played World of Warcraft (which I no longer play). Since chat logs and videos were never made, sorry, but you'll just have to take my word for it. If you don't believe me, believe the GIANT FREAKING HISTORY.

Pokémon Captured:
Gengar (evolved from Gastly), starter, Nature: Brave

Park Items: See my stats.

I intend to use this character for pretty much every RP I join on the Bulbagarden forums.