Post by vartio on Dec 2, 2021 6:48:55 GMT 11
Trainer Profile
Character Name: Vartio Artel (pronounced: Var-shi-Oh Ahr-tehl)
Nickname: Vart; Varsh, Varty; to his chagrain: "Fart-ee-oh" and Dorktio
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Trainer Class: Researcher / Faller
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 143 lbs
Hair Color & Style: Silvery-white 'natural' hair, despite never brushing
Eyes: Jade Green
Clothing/Accessories:
Northern/Cooler Climates
During travel in cooler areas/seasons, Vartio is fond of wearing a combination of black pants of a tough knit material, a Dark-Blue Gi which goes to the top half of the thighs, and to the wrists. Alongside an open-type Green Flaafy-wool jacket with a number of pockets woven on the inside. His right leg has a red ribbon or bandana. He carries one spare set at all times.
Hotter Weather/climates
In hotter seasons/climates, he is fond to wearing a near identical, albeit thinner, copy of his gi, woven of silcoon silk dyed in the same blue colors. The key difference really comes down to the materials as they are woven to the same specification. He wears a pair of black shorts that read the top half of his calves. In these temperatures he wraps the ribbon around his right arm, and doesn't wear the wool jacket. As before, he has one spare set.
Consistent:
At all conditions he carries a Tauros hide backpack which contains any necessities such as enough food to travel from town to town. He wears a simply black belt of similar materials with notches for carrying pokeballs, as well as a holster/pouch for his pokedex. He wears a currently inoperable holocaster from his home world around his left wrist at all times except when bathing, in which case it's placed into the bag, to help remind him his prior world isn't a dream. At all times of the year he can be seen wearing a set of sturdy boots, also Tauros leather.
General Appearance:
Vartio appears as a generally well kept boy, favoring cool colors for his upper body, and a more 'hot' colors for his lower body. On the surface he is a bit unkempt, but this is more because he lets his hair grow naturally (reaching about neck length) and doesn't brush it. He does shave, giving him a generally youthful appearance.
Facially his chin is rounded out a bit, giving his face a flatter appearance. His nose is fairly average, if a tad on the smaller side, making it less a hindrance when not 'needed.
His body structure is roughly thin, although not annorexic. At current point he is not muscular, but he can be called 'fit' as far as body-fat index is concerned.
His skin's fairly light toned, mostly due to favoring indoors, and is fairly smooth considering. His eyes are a decent sheen, but nothing too bright. He is not 'tall' by any standards, just a bit over 6 feet tall.
When talking, Vartio has a habit of resting his left fist's knuckles against his hip. At that, it is of note he is left handed, although for all purposes he relies on his right hand for less 'dexterous' tasks, leaving his left for writing, drawing, or other tasks that require more dexterity.
Hometown: New Bark Town
Hometown (Godai Reality): Cascadia City
Personality: Generous - Vartio has a very heavy habit of helping people. He isn't afraid to give things away, especially if they'd be more helpful to others than himself. He however respects his pokemon's feelings, and wouldn't just simply abandon them. He would gladly share any items he has as long as they didn't risk his bare essentials or limited belongings.
Inquisitive - Having been thrown into a new world, Vartio is curious about his new surroundings.
Knowledgeable - Having gone through college for the sake of learning about Aura and the Aura Guardians, Vartio has an extended amount of knowledge towards translating ancient languages (including to but not limited to Unown script, Braille, and the sort). He can come off quite talky as a result...
Anxious - Following being tossed into another reality from his own, and with most of his pokeballs sealed by the wormhole's energy, he's feeling overwhelmed. The world may work similar, the Pokemon may be the same, but it's a whole new world.
Vartio enjoys anything about aura, including any abnormal or weird abilities. This means he would grow especially curious about psychics, channelers, and the sort. Without a doubt he can be described as an "Auramaniac" as well as a "Researcher" in the field of Aura.
-Hates: Vartio is not very fond of people who senselessly destroy, especially historical relics (this is a berserk button) since it would threaten his quest.
Also has an acute case of Arachnophobia as well as minute hemophobia (this can lead him at times to freak out over things as small as shots or knives, or Scythers!).
Vartio has an insane dislike of aquatic foods, namely due to the horrid smell they produce. He was once noted nearly choking to death in a local marketplace due to the heavy smell of fish.
How his personality traits mix
It is of note his Hemophobia is the source of his Arachnophobia: he sincerely fears the fangs and stingers of Arachnid pokemon (and blades of pokemon such as Sneasel and Scyther) more than other Pokemon's fangs.
As far as most pokemon are concerned, he is generally unafraid of them, or even highly interested in them. This creates some conflicts on the surface which don't make sense at first light, such as his specific fear of arachnid teeth/stingers over for example a Beedrill's stinger, or even a Gastly.
Ghost and Psychic pokemon, as well as any pokemon capable of using Aura, all interest him of a great degree, making these his primary catching targets other than any that would support his excavation of ruins. When he encounters any of the three noted groups of Pokemon for the first time, he will often go out of his way to observe their abilities, often even prolonging a fight or even losing it intentionally to understand how the abilities work.
As far as Humans are concerned, he is generally helpful, willing to aide people as long as they are not mean-spirited or evil. Back in his home world, psychics and channelers were a sparse existence, and he believed that observing their abilities would have given him knowledge towards the secrets and truths of Aura Guardians. Now that he is in this universe, he still retains much of his desire to observe Aura and Aura guardians, and perhaps continue in his research.
Vartio enjoys company, and will hang out quite easily if need be. He isn't exactly the most fond of battling Pokemon however, although he will if need be. To make up for his lack of ability, he favors strategy over brute force, acknowledging his own weakness in combat.
History:
Vartio was born in a different world, in one of its Regions known as "Godai". Born within the northern Cascadia city, and raised there, with a complicated history. His mother was left alone with him, his father having died due to a disease, and his mother died few hours after giving birth to him, eventually succumbing to complications from the childbirth, leaving Vartio without family. His granduncle, Arado, however took up the boy and rose him as his own.
The boy would be raised around a small number of Pokemon Arad owned of differing types, namely a Gastly, Riolu, Abra, and Sneasel, the Pokemon closest to the concepts of "mind" and "body". While watching them, Vartio grew amazed by their abilities, and wanting to learn more, he began to study into the history of Pokemon. And the more he studied, the more he learned about "Aura", the 'lifeforce' of man and Pokemon alike.
While being raised by Arad, he went through all the basic forms of education someone his age in Godai would be expected to run through, and was sometimes given a chance to battle his parent (which never really ended up well for Vartio!).
One accident however caused Arad's Sneasal to accidentally clip Vartio in the arm, this sight would scar Vartio, causing him to subconsciously fear blood on plentiful levels on fear he'd "die". This extended to most sharp blades as well as needles (hilariously, took about 6 nurses to hold him down once for an injection).
Going through college at a fairly early age (roughly 16) to expertise in the courses about "Aura", he graduated after 3 years (roughly late 18). His obsession with "Aura", however, was not quenched. He returned home to Arad and made an earnest request: to let him have the Gastly which Arad had. He wanted to go out and explore the ruins, and discover the truths about Aura, and whether or not "Aura Guardians" truly existed.
Vartio travelled Godai for nearly a year before events complicated. Having obtained the Godai Region's Fighting-type Gym badge, Vartio began to prepare for his second gym challenge by collecting Pokemon from around North Godai to bolster his team. In his perpetual search for a Riolu or Lucario - the pokemon most famous for Aura control - he encountered a pokemon unknown to him - one that would later be deemed an 'Ultra Beast' - and would end up cast into another reality...
Goals: Vartio aims for two things: to find a means to return to his own world, and otherwise, considering for long term disappointment, his goals remain much the same - to obtain full knowledge about Aura and Aura Guardians. He believes in five things necessary to reach that truth - advancing and mastering the body, mind, spirit, emotion, and one's own beliefs. To this end he continues his Gym Challenge (and other such challenges) anew, in a new world.
Trivia: Vartio technically came to this world with his last known full team in Godai, although most of those Pokeballs are locked upon his arrival. His PC pokemon didn't come with him (including his Godai starter of Haunter). His favorite Pokemon remains Fighting (Body), Psychic (Mind), Ghost (Spirit), Dark (Emotion), and Fairy (Belief) pokemon.
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