Rhafiel Diederich

[Rhafiel Diederich]

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Rhafiel Amon Diederich Name: Rhafiel Amon Diederich Alias: Rhafa, Fell Age: Thirty-Two Gender: Male Sexual Orientation: Pansexual BASICS Region: Born in Kanto, Living in Orre, Travels Everywhere Class: Trainer Occupation: Interpol Field Agent (Psychological Profiler), Writer Rank B Rank DIRECTORY & OOC INFO Directory Info: [size=3][b]LADY[/b][/size] [url=http://pokemonepoch.proboards.com/thread/4884/rhafiel-diederich][b]Rhafiel Diederich[/b][/url] Face claim: [b]shingeki no kyojin[/b] - levi/rivaille, [i]Rhafiel Diederich[/i] Continuity: Original Other Characters: None NEWBIE NOOK Tier: Tier I - x1 Initial Evo - x1 Revive - x1 Island Bundle - x1 Murkrow w/ Super Luck OTHER INFORMATION Mind Reading/Sensing Reading the minds of other beings is one of Rhafiel's favored skills, though it has quite a few setbacks. Rhafiel is able to read the minds of those around him, however, unless he is very close with the individuals in question, it simply comes off as unspoken feelings or small tidbits of words that can be hard to decipher in context. In addition, the individual must not be resistant to others delving into their minds. An unknowing individual is just as impossible to read as someone who's resistant. When someone knows that their mind can be read, and they are open to it, that is when Rhafiel has little to no issues. When emotionally close to another being, it's easier for Rhafiel to read them and he can generally put their thoughts into sentences. With Pokemon, unless they understand the human language, reading them is much like reading most other people. However, the older the Pokemon, and the more immersed in the human language they have been, the easier it is to read them. The more of the human language that a Pokemon learns, the more eloquent and understandable they tend to be. (This can ONLY be used on other players characters and pokemon WITH PERMISSION.) Emotional Sensing This is something that is passive and usually cannot be controlled. Reading emotions is not only Rhafiel's overall specialty, it's also one of the hardest things for a human to mask. A face may betray no emotions, but with the help of Rhafiel's skills in psychological profiling, an aura generally never lies about an individual's emotions or feelings. However, these individual's must be within Rhafiel's range of sight, or sense. While he does not need to see exactly were an individual is, he does need to be able to feel them. The further from his core that they are, the harder and harder it becomes to read emotions. Action/Intent Sensing Reading actions is one of those tricky abilities that can either be spot on or oh so wrong, no matter how much experience Rhafiel has. Much like sensing an individual's emotions, actions can only be sensed within Rhafiel's line of sight of sensory range. The more emotional an individual becomes, the harder it is to read ones actions. In fact, most of the time a clear reading cannot even be sought, and only that feeling of an impending action is felt. The feeling generally takes on the form of hair raising on the back of his neck or a sudden tightness in his chest. He can, however, tell if said actions will be positive or negative, but he cannot, under any means, see a persons next move. On top of it, a split second decision to act is very difficult to react to in time, it not impossible. Aura Sensing Passively, he can only sense within a 250 foot radius. The distance tends to fluctuate depending on the amount of adrenaline that's coursing through Rhafiel at any given time. The more he focuses, the wider the range of the sensory, though if it extends too far, it can drain and then start to harm him. He cannot extend it past a 300 foot radius. As one of Rhafiel's constantly passive abilities, aura sensing can be a little odd. Because each individual has a different aura and feeling to them, auras can and will begin to feel familiar the more one comes into contact with him. For those that he is around all the time, he has the passive ability to know just exactly who it is might be within his range simply because of the feeling of their aura. While he cannot tell exactly where an individual is within his range, he can tell the direction an aura is in, and he can absolutely feel the closeness of the aura the closer he gets to the individual. Blind Sensory Sending auras while blind tends to be more intense. Generally, when Rhafa's aura abilities have rendered him sightless, or he's been forced into darkness, his sensing becomes stronger. In retrospect, his hearing becomes weakened, and adrenaline fills him. The only thing he can truly focus on is the feeling of auras, and even the sight of them if they are close enough. Often times this can and will cause him sensory overload, as the deprivation of one sense and the increasing of another can be overwhelming. When blinded, he often appears on edge and ready to snap at any time. If an individual with a familiar and friendly aura comes along and touches him, it's easier for him to focus on his hearing and to ignore the other auras that may be clouding his judgement. In retrospect, someone with an aura he doesn't recognize or feels bad can end up hurt as a result of him "losing" himself and focusing only on the sensory overload, which causes him to panic and lash out. Aura Tracking As long as the person has touched an item recently, Rhafiel can use it to track people down. To him, he feels physically drawn toward the aura in question. When tracking, after he's locked onto an aura, it becomes a passive task in which he doesn't have to focus too hard to locate it. However, the individual must be within his range of sensing to have a good reading on a location. The further away the aura is, the duller it feels and the harder an individual is to track. While Rhafiel will still feel a slight pull in a single direction by holding onto an aura coated item, he cannot fully locate an individual unless he is within his passive or extended range. Aura Sight Rhafiel is able to cast out his mind at any given time to see the auras of others, as long as they are within his range of sensory abilities. It does not happen passively, and he has to focus for the action to be worthwhile. Because every individual's aura is different, and because of Rhafiel's strength in telling peoples emotions, each individual's aura is different. It might be a different shape or a vastly different color, but every one of them is unique, just like a finger print. Aura Colors Rhafiel sees aura colors in actual, vivid colors. Warmer colors, such as shades of white, reds, oranges, and yellows tend to color the auras of the "nice" individuals. Cooler colors, such as greens, blues, purples, and shades of blacks tend to color the auras of the "bad" individuals. Depending on the alignment of the individual, each individual could be a shade of any of these colors. The closer to black or white an individual is shows just how chaotic or lawful they may be. Aura causes / Aura Triggers (Taken from Wikipedia) Auras appear gradually over a number of minutes and generally last fewer than 60 minutes. Visual effects occur most frequently; they occur in up to 99% of cases Vision disturbances often consist of a scintillating scotoma (an area of partial alteration in the field of vision which flickers and may interfere with a person's ability to read or drive.) These typically start near the center of vision and then spread out to the sides with zigzagging lines which have been described as looking like fortifications or walls of a castle. Usually the lines are in black and white but some people also see colored lines. Some people lose part of their field of vision known as hemianopsia while others experience blurring. Sensory aurae are the second most common type; they occur in 30–40% of people with auras. Often a feeling of pins-and-needles begins on one side in the hand and arm and spreads to the nose-mouth area on the same side. Numbness usually occurs after the tingling has passed with a loss of position sense. Silent headaches it is difficult to assess the frequency of such cases, because patients who do not experience symptoms severe enough to drive them to seek treatment, may not realise that anything special is happening to them, and pass it off without reporting anything. Cortical spreading depression, or spreading depression according to Leão, is bursts of neuronal activity followed by a period of inactivity, which is seen in those with migraines with an aura. There are a number of explanations for its occurrence including activation of NMDA receptors leading to calcium entering the cell. After the burst of activity the blood flow to the cerebral cortex in the area affected is decreased for two to six hours. It is believed that when depolarization travels down the underside of the brain, nerves that sense pain in the head and neck are triggered. Aura Triggers Hearing - Sounds can affect when he starts seeing auras. The more people around, the stronger the sense becomes. If it becomes too overwhelming, it can and will trigger migraines. Sight - In large throngs of people, Rhafiel has a hard time. He can passively sense within 250 feet. When it comes to sight, Rhafiel can often become overwhelmed with the number of auras. In turn, migraines can be triggered. When the migraine becomes extreme, Rhafiel starts to lose his vision. Most of the time he can correct it with glasses, though it's still difficult to focus and see. Other times, however, Rhafiel becomes completely and totally blind. Touch - When he touches items, he can use them to track other beings, within reason. Touching someone with an aura that is familiar helps to dampen the senses that make him see and feel auras. This is often the reason Rhafiel keeps at least one of his most trusted Pokemon near him at all times, simply because being in close contact with said Pokemon often works to ease migraines or tension, thus making it easier to focus. Rhafiel's Migraines Just to recap, Rhafiel's aura abilities have awful side effects for him. They often cause him migraines which can lead to blindness, whether mild or complete, and even panic attacks. These migraines also make it difficult to Rhafiel to sleep much of the time, thus he's become a high functioning insomniac. By no means should anyone try to soothe his migraines with medications. In his experience, medications often make the migraines worse, leading him to be either violently ill or pretty much comatose for various periods of time. He has not yet found a good way to cure his migraines, and he's sure that leaving them alone is truly harming his nervous system, but he is searching for a way to dull the side effects of his abilities in some way. HELPFUL HINTS EPOCH DASH will be your #1 place to go to quick navigate the site and to know what's going on with updates, mail, your threads and upcoming events. The Guidebook and Pokedex 101 will inform you of everything you need to know to navigate the site with ease and answer 98% your questions. If you still need help feel free to ask in the C box or PM P✿pple or Lyro for a near immediate response. 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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Height: 5'3" Weight: 65kg Hair: Black, parted along one side, his bangs hang in his face. He has an undercut. Eyes: Stormy Grey. He always seems to have an impassive, albeit intimidating expression on his face. Build: Muscular but lithe. It's hard to tell just by looking at him, especially since he's so short. He can certainly pack a punch. Tattoos: A small wing tattoo on his left wrist. Scars: A long claw scar down his back. Usual Clothing: Long black pants. Black knee-high, laced up combat boots. Red button down shirt. White cravat. Long, black trench coat. Brown leather belt where pokeballs attach. Dark leather satchel for supplies in which the strap settles on his right shoulder and trails across to his left hip. Formal Clothing: Black slacks. Black dress shoes. White button down shirt. White cravat. Black dress jacket. Extra: He uses glasses when he's reading or writing. PERSONALITY Rhafiel is, as stated before, a quiet man. He prefers his personal life to remain just that, personal. He refuses to talk too much about himself, unless you’re already close to him, but he’s not unsociable. He seems outwardly bored with things, but the little conversations are really what keeps him going in life. He's also a great listener. Rhafiel has been gifted with a great memory. There are very few things he forgets, and he is able to recall memories, sounds, and objects in great detail. He never ever forgets a face. This man has a very prim and proper heir about him. He's not arrogant in the slightest, but he is blunt and very matter of fact, so he does tend to seem rather rude. He's a people person, and can be rather friendly in that blunt and aloof way of his, but he has a hard time with those who act impulsively or idiotically. That isn't to say that he doesn't act impulsively himself or that he isn't rather daring when it comes to his duties, but he finds it annoying when he has to save someone because they acted stupidly in the first place. Rhafiel is a rather cunning and tactical man. He can come up with plans and tactics rather quickly, and then form various other solutions to the same issue in case the first plan doesn't work. He's observant, and is known for being able to figure out what people really want from him or others. It's what makes him a rather strong political mind in the first place. While Rhafiel can seem to be very tactless, he’s not without empathy. He hurts when others hurt, especially those who are very close to him. He’s not against death, and he understands the need for it, but he’s not the type who would will a solution to end in the worst way. He tries his hardest to keep anyone from death, and is very vocal about calling for non-deadly practices. However, hardly ever will you see the man show his pain in an outward way. He keeps things bottled up pretty tightly, rarely even shedding tears. If he does cry, however rare that may be, it’s because everything had suddenly spilled over. This man is very politically minded. He tends to be rather reasonable, but tends to be very outspoken when it comes to matters of state or affairs that need immediate attention. He can reason out plans and ideas pretty quickly, and usually always has something to input. His own personal goal is to ensure that the world keeps running like a well-oiled machine, and the balance of power remains constant. Rhafiel is a loyal man, though there is only so far that his loyalties will stretch. Anything that he views as wrong or evil can make him switch loyalties on a dime. If his loyalties are tested one too many times, you can bet that he will find someone else to put his trust into. He's not very trusting in the first place, but losing his loyalty once gained isn't something that's easily done. It takes great strain on a relationship or on him as a human being for him to lose faith in those that he's learned to trust. Rhafiel will do anything and everything asked for him, as long as he remains loyal. If you ask him to take someone’s life, more often than not he will do it without fail or hesitation. Rhafiel is extremely protective of all the people and Pokemon across the various regions (unless you’re a trouble maker). Everyones pain is his own, and he can't stand to see another being suffer for too long. He'd do anything to keep them safe and alive, even going as far as using violence or force, even giving his own life if that's what was needed of him. Rhafiel isn't against using violence to get his point across, though he will never use his Pokemon for such pursuits. He can come off as cruel, but more often than not, it's for the other persons sake and not his own. Another thing about this man is that he has both heterosexual and homosexual tendencies (ultimately he’s a pansexual), having no problems taking either gender into his bed, though he keeps that pretty much to himself. He's not much of a flirt and won't sugar coat things for anyone that he may find he has affections for. To him, it's all or nothing. You embrace every part of him, or you can have no part of his heart. He's not one for playing games when it comes to matters of the heart, so it's best that you don't play him. If you do, you can expect to meet cold resistance and a man that will keep you at arm’s length just for the sake of protecting himself from the cruelty of others. When it comes to battle, Rhafiel is careful and aware of his Pokemons’ needs. He tries his hardest to work the battle in his favor so that is Pokemon aren’t injured badly. If they faint or are injured very badly, he becomes rather excitable and inconsolable. He feels incredibly guilty for getting them hurt and will spoil them rotten until he feels that he’s made up for his misgivings. Rhafiel prefers to do something either artistic in his spare time. If he's not working, more often than not you will find him nestled somewhere comfortable with his journal in hand, enjoying a peaceful day and writing. He's a great writer, though he doesn't exactly put himself out there with his work. Rhafiel is a popular writer who writes under the moniker of "Fell". He does this purely for anonymity, as his goal isn't to be famous, it's to write. He never puts his photos in his books, and he doesn't do book signings. Very few people know who he really is, but those that do are usually sworn to secrecy. Thus far, he has written six novels and two informational books on Pokemon. This agent loves sweets of all kinds, something that he's never been able to break himself of since he was a child. He's allergic to peanuts and milk, so he has to be very careful about the kinds of food and sweets that he eats. Just like with his writing, he loves to cook because it ensures that the food he prepares is safe for him to eat and he won't have an allergic reaction to anything. He enjoys cooking for people. Rhafiel does not like fish of any kind, even shellfish. If it's offered to him, he will eat it and keep his silent disdain for the food to himself. Rhafiel's favorite season is the spring, because it promotes the growth of new life. It also isn't too hot or too cold of a season, and is perfect when one wants to lounge around and relax in the spring air. Rhafiel doesn't sleep well, and is a highly functioning insomniac. Because of his Aura abilities, the constant sensing makes it difficult for him to get a good nights sleep at any point in time. When he does end up sleeping through the night, it's an absolute miracle. It should be noted that Rhafiel cares very deeply for all Pokemon, not just his own. He loves his own to the ends of the Earth and would do anything to make sure that they stay happy and healthy. He's very gentle with them, and when interacting with Pokemon, he can seem like an entirely different man from the reserved one that you see most of the time. Ambitions: Rhafiel wants to travel all the regions, collect Pokemon, beat all the gym leaders and gain various Champion titles from beating the Elite Four. He also wants to do his best as an Interpol Agent and protect both Pokemon and humans from harm. When he's older, and decides its time to settle down, he wants to settle down and become a Breeder. He also wants to write more books. POKEMON Pokedex Name: Purrloin ALIAS: Nyx GENDER: Female ABILITY: Limber MOVE SET: Torment | Night Slash | Nasty Plot | Play Rough Pokedex Name: Houndour ALIAS: Cerin GENDER: Male ABILITY: Early Bird MOVE SET: Fire Fang | Embargo | Flamethrower | Crunch Pokedex Name: Murkrow ALIAS: Delia GENDER: Female ABILITY: Super Luck MOVE SET: Foul Play | Wing Attack | Feint Attack | Assurance HISTORY Rhafiel was born in the Kanto region, but he was born an orphan. His mother passed away directly after his birth and his father, a fisherman, died in a shipwreck long before his mother knew she was with child. Rhafiel was put directly into the orphanage and was raised within its walls. Thankfully, the lady who ran the orphanage was incredibly kind. He grew up with children just like him and he was incredibly close with all of them. He was the oldest of the kids his age, and he found himself to be very protective over the youngest two. They played together, read together, and learned together. No matter what it was, they were always together. When Rhafiel was ten, both of his friends were adopted. He was left feeling alone and unwanted, though he kept in close contact with his two friends. After some convincing and a little help from the orphanage lady, she allowed him to set out on an adventure with Pokemon. He'd expressed his disdain for possibly being adopted, as he felt he only needed one set of parents. His were both dead, so he wanted to try and go out on his own. The lady gave him one of her own Pokemon, a Purrloin named Nyx, armed him with Pokeballs, supplies, a map, and some money and let him go on his way, under the pretense that he would check in with her from time to time, and go to school whenever he could. He moved from his small town into a city and started attending school, working as an aid at the Pokecenter to make some extra cash. He trained with his Pokemon as much and as often as he could, finding comfort in being with them at all times. He spent quite a few years in the city, but when he turned eighteen, he decided that it was time to start traveling again. It was around this time that his Aura abilities started to awaken. As they continued to bloom, he continued to catch Pokemon and travel. He soon found himself at a college, studying psychology and writing. He graduated by the time he was twenty-three and went on his way to the Johto region. He started to write his first novel, taking his time with his training and the discovery of his abilities. Over the years, he discovered more about the Aura abilities and started to use it to his advantage when picking out liars and cheats. He himself went to the  Kanto Interpol headquarters within the last five years, after traveling for most of his life and writing eight books, and asked for a job. He felt that with his abilities, he would make a great Psychological Profiler to catch the criminals that they were after. Thankfully for him, he was accepted into their ranks, and started working around the world to try and track down the various targets. He's continued to write and train with his Pokemon, and he plans to until he's too old and decrepit to do any more. RP SAMPLE RP Sample: "Woah, Azalea," Syphir clicked his tongue at the silver mare, rubbing her nose affectionately as he tied her off in the stables out the back of his estate. He'd already been inside, and was still trying to figure out just what the hell his house was doing as a museum after he was only gone for a few days. He had walked in one day and out another. Why was he getting such odd stares? The whispers also got to him, and he didn't recognize any of the people who'd overrun his home. Instead of questioning it much further, or growing irritated and throwing himself into an even deeper state of confusion, he had simply headed with Azalea to the stables. He noted that there wasn't any straw or oats, but he would make sure to grab some on the way. First, he needed to check into the barracks. He'd needed to give Azalea a rest, so he took the streets to the military outlet on foot, his arms settled straight as his side. He stood straight and as tall as he could, his shoulders back and his chest out. He'd hadn't slouched since he was a young boy. Baxter had broken him of that habit pretty quickly after a feel slaps upside the head. He certainly wouldn't start now. His gaze trailed very slowly over the roads and the buildings that had passed, noting that they had changed considerably. He didn't recognize anyone on the streets, and as a knight and one of the most prominent commanders of the city, he was sure that he'd known almost every single person. His heart sunk in his chest as he approached the Knightguard outlet, noting that it too had changed severely. The layout was much the same, but it seemed like the architecture had been updated, and it had even been added to. He entered into the barracks, keeping his expression rather distanced and void of emotion, much as he always did. He was a military man, and as such, he tried his best to keep his feelings to himself and only himself. No one needed to hear him whine like a babe, and besides, Syphir didn't whine. His gaze landed on a few of the knights, noting that they were looking at him with the same expression as everyone else that he had met that days. He instantly took in every detail that he could, noting that the look of the uniforms had changed, and again, there was no one that he knew. If there were people that Syphir had known, it had been his own men. The men he commanded and the men that he trained. The feeling of his heart sinking returned, and he couldn't hold back a sharp intake of breath. "Don't you all have a job to do? Stop staring and get to it," he ground out between tightly clenched teeth. He tried his best to keep his cool, his features twisting from their mild irritation back to expressionlessness state. He pushed through the crowd of people, "Where's the Captain?" he said in a cool manner, daring anyone to say anything besides what he wanted to know. He was ready to kick ass and take names, and he certainly wasn't going to take lip in his confused state. If they knew what was good for them, one of them would run and get the person that he'd asked for. Sure enough, he noted as one of the knights slipped out of the room, leaving Syphir with his arms crossed against his chest, shooting anyone who decided to stop and stare at him a glare that could have killed.

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[Rhafiel Diederich]

So I would like to petition to change up Rhafiel's aura abilities to not only elaborate on them, but make them more streamlined and set in stone.

THE ORIGINAL ABILITIES

Capabilities of Aura

(Thanks to Sera Werner for letting me snag this.)

Wikipedia - Aura has also been described as a map of the thoughts and feelings surrounding a person.

Aura is the same as sound, it can be interrupted by anything that cuts the airspace.

Ability to read minds and actions of another being.
- Rhafiel has the innate ability to read the minds and actions of other beings, as well as Pokemon, usually without issue. With his own Pokemon, it tends to be a passive ability that he doesn't have to focus too hard with. The closer he is to a Pokemon or human being, the easier it is for him to read minds or actions. It takes more focus to work the ability on someone he's not close to.

Ability to "sense" other Auras even while blinded.
- To Rhafiel, every being around him has an aura when he's blinded and he can follow it as if he can see as clear as day. They must be within hearing distance.

Ability to track an Aura belonging to a specific person as long as they have a piece of the Aura to track.
- As long as the person has touched an item recently, Rhafiel can use it to track people down. To him, he feels physically drawn toward the aura in question. When tracking, after he's locked onto an aura, it becomes a passive task in which he doesn't have to focus too hard to locate it.

Ability to sense other Auras.
- Passively, he can only sense within a 150 meter radius. The distance tends to fluctuate depending on the amount of adrenaline that's coursing through Rhafiel at any given time. The more he focuses, the wider the range of the sensory, though if it extends too far, it can drain and then start to harm him. He cannot extend it past a 200 meter radius.

Ability to see the Auras of others. - Rhafiel is able to cast out his mind at any given time to see the auras of others, as long as they are within his range of sensory abilities. It does not happen passively, and he has to focus for the action to be worthwhile. The actions and intentions of others are quite clear, and Rhafiel rarely mistakes any ones intentions for anything than what they are.

Aura colors - If the color of the Aura is
tinted, the target has little negative intentions. If the color of the
Aura is very blackened, the target has many malicious intentions. An
Aura’s shade can be anywhere in between.

Aura causes / Aura Triggers

(Taken from Wikipedia)

Auras appear gradually over a number of minutes and generally last fewer than 60 minutes.

Visual effects occur most frequently; they occur in up to 99% of cases

Vision disturbances often consist of a scintillating scotoma
(an area of partial alteration in the field of vision which flickers
and may interfere with a person's ability to read or drive.)
These typically start near the center of vision and then spread out to the sides with zigzagging lines which have been described as looking like fortifications or walls of a castle.[20] Usually the lines are in black and white but some people also see colored lines.[20] Some people lose part of their field of vision known as hemianopsia while others experience blurring.[20]

Sensory aurae are the second most common type; they occur in 30–40% of people with auras.[20] Often a feeling of pins-and-needles begins on one side in the hand and arm and spreads to the nose-mouth area on the same side.[20] Numbness usually occurs after the tingling has passed with a loss of position sense.

Silent headaches
it is difficult to assess the frequency of such cases, because patients
who do not experience symptoms severe enough to drive them to seek
treatment, may not realise that anything special is happening to them,
and pass it off without reporting anything.

Cortical spreading depression, or spreading depression according to Leão, is bursts of neuronal activity followed by a period of inactivity, which is seen in those with migraines with an aura.[52]
There are a number of explanations for its occurrence including
activation of NMDA receptors leading to calcium entering the cell.[52]
After the burst of activity the blood flow to the cerebral cortex in the area affected is decreased for two to six hours.[52] It is believed that when depolarization travels down the underside of the brain, nerves that sense pain in the head and neck are triggered.

Aura Triggers
Hearing - Sounds can affect when he starts seeing auras. The more people around, the stronger the sense becomes.

Sight - In large throngs of people, Rhafiel has a hard time. He can passively sense within 150 meters, and large amounts of people's and Pokemon's auras can give him extreme headaches.

Touch - When he touches items, he can use them to track other beings, within reason.

THE UPDATED ABILITIES

Mind Reading/Sensing
Reading the minds of other beings is one of Rhafiel's favored skills, though it has quite a few setbacks. Rhafiel is able to read the minds of those around him, however, unless he is very close with the individuals in question, it simply comes off as unspoken feelings or small tidbits of words that can be hard to decipher in context. In addition, the individual must not be resistant to others delving into their minds. An unknowing individual is just as impossible to read as someone who's resistant. When someone knows that their mind can be read, and they are open to it, that is when Rhafiel has little to no issues. When emotionally close to another being, it's easier for Rhafiel to read them and he can generally put their thoughts into sentences. With Pokemon, unless they understand the human language, reading them is much like reading most other people. However, the older the Pokemon, and the more immersed in the human language they have been, the easier it is to read them. The more of the human language that a Pokemon learns, the more eloquent and understandable they tend to be. (This can ONLY be used on other players characters and pokemon WITH PERMISSION.)

Emotional Sensing
This is something that is passive and usually cannot be controlled. Reading emotions is not only Rhafiel's overall specialty, it's also one of the hardest things for a human to mask. A face may betray no emotions, but with the help of Rhafiel's skills in psychological profiling, an aura generally never lies about an individual's emotions or feelings. However, these individual's must be within Rhafiel's range of sight, or sense. While he does not need to see exactly were an individual is, he does need to be able to feel them. The further from his core that they are, the harder and harder it becomes to read emotions.

Action/Intent Sensing
Reading actions is one of those tricky abilities that can either be spot on or oh so wrong, no matter how much experience Rhafiel has. Much like sensing an individual's emotions, actions can only be sensed within Rhafiel's line of sight of sensory range. The more emotional an individual becomes, the harder it is to read ones actions. In fact, most of the time a clear reading cannot even be sought, and only that feeling of an impending action is felt. The feeling generally takes on the form of hair raising on the back of his neck or a sudden tightness in his chest. He can, however, tell if said actions will be positive or negative, but he cannot, under any means, see a persons next move. On top of it, a split second decision to act is very difficult to react to in time, it not impossible.

Aura Sensing
Passively, he can only sense within a 250 foot radius. The distance tends to fluctuate depending on the amount of adrenaline that's coursing through Rhafiel at any given time. The more he focuses, the wider the range of the sensory, though if it extends too far, it can drain and then start to harm him. He cannot extend it past a 300 foot radius. As one of Rhafiel's constantly passive abilities, aura sensing can be a little odd. Because each individual has a different aura and feeling to them, auras can and will begin to feel familiar the more one comes into contact with him. For those that he is around all the time, he has the passive ability to know just exactly who it is might be within his range simply because of the feeling of their aura. While he cannot tell exactly where an individual is within his range, he can tell the direction an aura is in, and he can absolutely feel the closeness of the aura the closer he gets to the individual.

Blind Sensory
Sending auras while blind tends to be more intense. Generally, when Rhafa's aura abilities have rendered him sightless, or he's been forced into darkness, his sensing becomes stronger. In retrospect, his hearing becomes weakened, and adrenaline fills him. The only thing he can truly focus on is the feeling of auras, and even the sight of them if they are close enough. Often times this can and will cause him sensory overload, as the deprivation of one sense and the increasing of another can be overwhelming. When blinded, he often appears on edge and ready to snap at any time. If an individual with a familiar and friendly aura comes along and touches him, it's easier for him to focus on his hearing and to ignore the other auras that may be clouding his judgement. In retrospect, someone with an aura he doesn't recognize or feels bad can end up hurt as a result of him "losing" himself and focusing only on the sensory overload, which causes him to panic and lash out.

Aura Tracking
As long as the person has touched an item recently, Rhafiel can use it to track people down. To him, he feels physically drawn toward the aura in question. When tracking, after he's locked onto an aura, it becomes a passive task in which he doesn't have to focus too hard to locate it. However, the individual must be within his range of sensing to have a good reading on a location. The further away the aura is, the duller it feels and the harder an individual is to track. While Rhafiel will still feel a slight pull in a single direction by holding onto an aura coated item, he cannot fully locate an individual unless he is within his passive or extended range.

Aura Sight
Rhafiel is able to cast out his mind at any given time to see the auras of others, as long as they are within his range of sensory abilities. It does not happen passively, and he has to focus for the action to be worthwhile. Because every individual's aura is different, and because of Rhafiel's strength in telling peoples emotions, each individual's aura is different. It might be a different shape or a vastly different color, but every one of them is unique, just like a finger print.

Aura Colors
Rhafiel sees aura colors in actual, vivid colors. Warmer colors, such as shades of white, reds, oranges, and yellows tend to color the auras of the "nice" individuals. Cooler colors, such as greens, blues, purples, and shades of blacks tend to color the auras of the "bad" individuals. Depending on the alignment of the individual, each individual could be a shade of any of these colors. The closer to black or white an individual is shows just how chaotic or lawful they may be.

Aura causes / Aura Triggers

(Taken from Wikipedia)

Auras appear gradually over a number of minutes and generally last fewer than 60 minutes.

Visual effects occur most frequently; they occur in up to 99% of cases

Vision disturbances often consist of a scintillating scotoma
(an area of partial alteration in the field of vision which flickers
and may interfere with a person's ability to read or drive.)
These typically start near the center of vision and then spread out to the sides with zigzagging lines which have been described as looking like fortifications or walls of a castle. Usually the lines are in black and white but some people also see colored lines. Some people lose part of their field of vision known as hemianopsia while others experience blurring.

Sensory aurae are the second most common type; they occur in 30–40% of people with auras. Often a feeling of pins-and-needles begins on one side in the hand and arm and spreads to the nose-mouth area on the same side. Numbness usually occurs after the tingling has passed with a loss of position sense.

Silent headaches
it is difficult to assess the frequency of such cases, because patients
who do not experience symptoms severe enough to drive them to seek
treatment, may not realise that anything special is happening to them,
and pass it off without reporting anything.

Cortical spreading depression, or spreading depression according to Leão, is bursts of neuronal activity followed by a period of inactivity, which is seen in those with migraines with an aura. There are a number of explanations for its occurrence including
activation of NMDA receptors leading to calcium entering the cell.
After the burst of activity the blood flow to the cerebral cortex in the area affected is decreased for two to six hours. It is believed that when depolarization travels down the underside of the brain, nerves that sense pain in the head and neck are triggered.

Aura Triggers
Hearing - Sounds can affect when he starts seeing auras. The more people around, the stronger the sense becomes. If it becomes too overwhelming, it can and will trigger migraines.

Sight - In large throngs of people, Rhafiel has a hard time. He can passively sense within 250 feet. When it comes to sight, Rhafiel can often become overwhelmed with the number of auras. In turn, migraines can be triggered. When the migraine becomes extreme, Rhafiel starts to lose his vision. Most of the time he can correct it with glasses, though it's still difficult to focus and see. Other times, however, Rhafiel becomes completely and totally blind.

Touch - When he touches items, he can use them to track other beings, within reason. Touching someone with an aura that is familiar helps to dampen the senses that make him see and feel auras. This is often the reason Rhafiel keeps at least one of his most trusted Pokemon near him at all times, simply because being in close contact with said Pokemon often works to ease migraines or tension, thus making it easier to focus.

Rhafiel's Migraines
Just to recap, Rhafiel's aura abilities have awful side effects for him. They often cause him migraines which can lead to blindness, whether mild or complete, and even panic attacks. These migraines also make it difficult to Rhafiel to sleep much of the time, thus he's become a high functioning insomniac. By no means should anyone try to soothe his migraines with medications. In his experience, medications often make the migraines worse, leading him to be either violently ill or pretty much comatose for various periods of time. He has not yet found a good way to cure his migraines, and he's sure that leaving them alone is truly harming his nervous system, but he is searching for a way to dull the side effects of his abilities in some way.

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Rhafiel Amon Diederich Name: Rhafiel Amon Diederich Alias: Rhafa, Fell Age: Thirty-Two (Birthday: October 31st, Sign: Scorpio) Gender: Male Sexual Orientation: Pansexual BASICS Region: Born in Kanto, Living in Orre, Travels Everywhere Class: Trainer Occupation: Interpol Field Agent (Psychological Profiler), Writer Rank B Rank DIRECTORY & OOC INFO Directory Info: [size=3][b]LADY[/b][/size] [url=http://pokemonepoch.proboards.com/thread/4884/rhafiel-diederich][b]Rhafiel Diederich[/b][/url] Face claim: [b]shingeki no kyojin[/b] - levi/rivaille, [i]Rhafiel Diederich[/i] Continuity: Original Other Characters: None NEWBIE NOOK Tier: Tier I - x1 Initial Evo - x1 Revive - x1 Island Bundle - x1 Murkrow w/ Super Luck OTHER INFORMATION Mind Reading/Sensing Reading the minds of other beings is one of Rhafiel's favored skills, though it has quite a few setbacks. Rhafiel is able to read the minds of those around him, however, unless he is very close with the individuals in question, it simply comes off as unspoken feelings or small tidbits of words that can be hard to decipher in context. In addition, the individual must not be resistant to others delving into their minds. An unknowing individual is just as impossible to read as someone who's resistant. When someone knows that their mind can be read, and they are open to it, that is when Rhafiel has little to no issues. When emotionally close to another being, it's easier for Rhafiel to read them and he can generally put their thoughts into sentences. With Pokemon, unless they understand the human language, reading them is much like reading most other people. However, the older the Pokemon, and the more immersed in the human language they have been, the easier it is to read them. The more of the human language that a Pokemon learns, the more eloquent and understandable they tend to be. (This can ONLY be used on other players characters and pokemon WITH PERMISSION.) Emotional Sensing This is something that is passive and usually cannot be controlled. Reading emotions is not only Rhafiel's overall specialty, it's also one of the hardest things for a human to mask. A face may betray no emotions, but with the help of Rhafiel's skills in psychological profiling, an aura generally never lies about an individual's emotions or feelings. However, these individual's must be within Rhafiel's range of sight, or sense. While he does not need to see exactly were an individual is, he does need to be able to feel them. The further from his core that they are, the harder and harder it becomes to read emotions. Action/Intent Sensing Reading actions is one of those tricky abilities that can either be spot on or oh so wrong, no matter how much experience Rhafiel has. Much like sensing an individual's emotions, actions can only be sensed within Rhafiel's line of sight of sensory range. The more emotional an individual becomes, the harder it is to read ones actions. In fact, most of the time a clear reading cannot even be sought, and only that feeling of an impending action is felt. The feeling generally takes on the form of hair raising on the back of his neck or a sudden tightness in his chest. He can, however, tell if said actions will be positive or negative, but he cannot, under any means, see a persons next move. On top of it, a split second decision to act is very difficult to react to in time, it not impossible. Aura Sensing Passively, he can only sense within a 250 foot radius. The distance tends to fluctuate depending on the amount of adrenaline that's coursing through Rhafiel at any given time. The more he focuses, the wider the range of the sensory, though if it extends too far, it can drain and then start to harm him. He cannot extend it past a 300 foot radius. As one of Rhafiel's constantly passive abilities, aura sensing can be a little odd. Because each individual has a different aura and feeling to them, auras can and will begin to feel familiar the more one comes into contact with him. For those that he is around all the time, he has the passive ability to know just exactly who it is might be within his range simply because of the feeling of their aura. While he cannot tell exactly where an individual is within his range, he can tell the direction an aura is in, and he can absolutely feel the closeness of the aura the closer he gets to the individual. Blind Sensory Sending auras while blind tends to be more intense. Generally, when Rhafa's aura abilities have rendered him sightless, or he's been forced into darkness, his sensing becomes stronger. In retrospect, his hearing becomes weakened, and adrenaline fills him. The only thing he can truly focus on is the feeling of auras, and even the sight of them if they are close enough. Often times this can and will cause him sensory overload, as the deprivation of one sense and the increasing of another can be overwhelming. When blinded, he often appears on edge and ready to snap at any time. If an individual with a familiar and friendly aura comes along and touches him, it's easier for him to focus on his hearing and to ignore the other auras that may be clouding his judgement. In retrospect, someone with an aura he doesn't recognize or feels bad can end up hurt as a result of him "losing" himself and focusing only on the sensory overload, which causes him to panic and lash out. Aura Tracking As long as the person has touched an item recently, Rhafiel can use it to track people down. To him, he feels physically drawn toward the aura in question. When tracking, after he's locked onto an aura, it becomes a passive task in which he doesn't have to focus too hard to locate it. However, the individual must be within his range of sensing to have a good reading on a location. The further away the aura is, the duller it feels and the harder an individual is to track. While Rhafiel will still feel a slight pull in a single direction by holding onto an aura coated item, he cannot fully locate an individual unless he is within his passive or extended range. Aura Sight Rhafiel is able to cast out his mind at any given time to see the auras of others, as long as they are within his range of sensory abilities. It does not happen passively, and he has to focus for the action to be worthwhile. Because every individual's aura is different, and because of Rhafiel's strength in telling peoples emotions, each individual's aura is different. It might be a different shape or a vastly different color, but every one of them is unique, just like a finger print. Aura Colors Rhafiel sees aura colors in actual, vivid colors. Warmer colors, such as shades of white, reds, oranges, and yellows tend to color the auras of the "nice" individuals. Cooler colors, such as greens, blues, purples, and shades of blacks tend to color the auras of the "bad" individuals. Depending on the alignment of the individual, each individual could be a shade of any of these colors. The closer to black or white an individual is shows just how chaotic or lawful they may be. Aura causes / Aura Triggers (Taken from Wikipedia) Auras appear gradually over a number of minutes and generally last fewer than 60 minutes. Visual effects occur most frequently; they occur in up to 99% of cases Vision disturbances often consist of a scintillating scotoma (an area of partial alteration in the field of vision which flickers and may interfere with a person's ability to read or drive.) These typically start near the center of vision and then spread out to the sides with zigzagging lines which have been described as looking like fortifications or walls of a castle. Usually the lines are in black and white but some people also see colored lines. Some people lose part of their field of vision known as hemianopsia while others experience blurring. Sensory aurae are the second most common type; they occur in 30–40% of people with auras. Often a feeling of pins-and-needles begins on one side in the hand and arm and spreads to the nose-mouth area on the same side. Numbness usually occurs after the tingling has passed with a loss of position sense. Silent headaches it is difficult to assess the frequency of such cases, because patients who do not experience symptoms severe enough to drive them to seek treatment, may not realise that anything special is happening to them, and pass it off without reporting anything. Cortical spreading depression, or spreading depression according to Leão, is bursts of neuronal activity followed by a period of inactivity, which is seen in those with migraines with an aura. There are a number of explanations for its occurrence including activation of NMDA receptors leading to calcium entering the cell. After the burst of activity the blood flow to the cerebral cortex in the area affected is decreased for two to six hours. It is believed that when depolarization travels down the underside of the brain, nerves that sense pain in the head and neck are triggered. Aura Triggers Hearing - Sounds can affect when he starts seeing auras. The more people around, the stronger the sense becomes. If it becomes too overwhelming, it can and will trigger migraines. Sight - In large throngs of people, Rhafiel has a hard time. He can passively sense within 250 feet. When it comes to sight, Rhafiel can often become overwhelmed with the number of auras. In turn, migraines can be triggered. When the migraine becomes extreme, Rhafiel starts to lose his vision. Most of the time he can correct it with glasses, though it's still difficult to focus and see. Other times, however, Rhafiel becomes completely and totally blind. Touch - When he touches items, he can use them to track other beings, within reason. Touching someone with an aura that is familiar helps to dampen the senses that make him see and feel auras. This is often the reason Rhafiel keeps at least one of his most trusted Pokemon near him at all times, simply because being in close contact with said Pokemon often works to ease migraines or tension, thus making it easier to focus. Rhafiel's Migraines Just to recap, Rhafiel's aura abilities have awful side effects for him. They often cause him migraines which can lead to blindness, whether mild or complete, and even panic attacks. These migraines also make it difficult to Rhafiel to sleep much of the time, thus he's become a high functioning insomniac. By no means should anyone try to soothe his migraines with medications. In his experience, medications often make the migraines worse, leading him to be either violently ill or pretty much comatose for various periods of time. He has not yet found a good way to cure his migraines, and he's sure that leaving them alone is truly harming his nervous system, but he is searching for a way to dull the side effects of his abilities in some way. HELPFUL HINTS EPOCH DASH will be your #1 place to go to quick navigate the site and to know what's going on with updates, mail, your threads and upcoming events. The Guidebook and Pokedex 101 will inform you of everything you need to know to navigate the site with ease and answer 98% your questions. If you still need help feel free to ask in the C box or PM P✿pple or Lyro for a near immediate response. 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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Height: 5'3" Weight: 65kg Hair: Black, parted along one side, his bangs hang in his face. He has an undercut. Eyes: Stormy Grey. He always seems to have an impassive, albeit intimidating expression on his face. Build: Muscular but lithe. It's hard to tell just by looking at him, especially since he's so short. He can certainly pack a punch. Tattoos: A small wing tattoo on his left wrist. Scars: A long claw scar down his back. Casual Clothing: Anything that's comfortable and looks fashionable. Usually a pair of long dress slacks, a button down shirt of some color, a cravat, and a jacket of his choosing. Usually he wears a leather belt where pokeballs attach, and carries a dark leather satchel for supplies in which the strap settles on his right shoulder and trails across to his left hip. Interpol Uniform: He wears whatever uniform is required for whatever situation. Most of the time, you see him in the light uniform, especially if he is on duty. He doesn't wear armor under his uniform in case of injury. Formal Clothing: Black slacks. Black dress shoes. White button down shirt. White cravat. Black dress jacket. Extra: He uses glasses when he's reading or writing. PERSONALITY Rhafiel is, as stated before, a quiet man. He prefers his personal life to remain just that, personal. He refuses to talk too much about himself, unless you’re already close to him, but he’s not unsociable. He seems outwardly bored with things, but the little conversations are really what keeps him going in life. He's also a great listener. Rhafiel has been gifted with a great memory. There are very few things he forgets, and he is able to recall memories, sounds, and objects in great detail. He never ever forgets a face. This man has a very prim and proper heir about him. He's not arrogant in the slightest, but he is blunt and very matter of fact, so he does tend to seem rather rude. He's a people person, and can be rather friendly in that blunt and aloof way of his, but he has a hard time with those who act impulsively or idiotically. That isn't to say that he doesn't act impulsively himself or that he isn't rather daring when it comes to his duties, but he finds it annoying when he has to save someone because they acted stupidly in the first place. Rhafiel is a rather cunning and tactical man. He can come up with plans and tactics rather quickly, and then form various other solutions to the same issue in case the first plan doesn't work. He's observant, and is known for being able to figure out what people really want from him or others. It's what makes him a rather strong political mind in the first place. While Rhafiel can seem to be very tactless, he’s not without empathy. He hurts when others hurt, especially those who are very close to him. He’s not against death, and he understands the need for it, but he’s not the type who would will a solution to end in the worst way. He tries his hardest to keep anyone from death, and is very vocal about calling for non-deadly practices. However, hardly ever will you see the man show his pain in an outward way. He keeps things bottled up pretty tightly, rarely even shedding tears. If he does cry, however rare that may be, it’s because everything had suddenly spilled over. This man is very politically minded. He tends to be rather reasonable, but tends to be very outspoken when it comes to matters of state or affairs that need immediate attention. He can reason out plans and ideas pretty quickly, and usually always has something to input. His own personal goal is to ensure that the world keeps running like a well-oiled machine, and the balance of power remains constant. Rhafiel is a loyal man, though there is only so far that his loyalties will stretch. Anything that he views as wrong or evil can make him switch loyalties on a dime. If his loyalties are tested one too many times, you can bet that he will find someone else to put his trust into. He's not very trusting in the first place, but losing his loyalty once gained isn't something that's easily done. It takes great strain on a relationship or on him as a human being for him to lose faith in those that he's learned to trust. Rhafiel will do anything and everything asked for him, as long as he remains loyal. If you ask him to take someone’s life, more often than not he will do it without fail or hesitation. Rhafiel is extremely protective of all the people and Pokemon across the various regions (unless you’re a trouble maker). Everyones pain is his own, and he can't stand to see another being suffer for too long. He'd do anything to keep them safe and alive, even going as far as using violence or force, even giving his own life if that's what was needed of him. Rhafiel isn't against using violence to get his point across, though he will never use his Pokemon for such pursuits. He can come off as cruel, but more often than not, it's for the other persons sake and not his own. Another thing about this man is that he has both heterosexual and homosexual tendencies (ultimately he’s a pansexual), having no problems taking either gender into his bed, though he keeps that pretty much to himself. He's not much of a flirt and won't sugar coat things for anyone that he may find he has affections for. To him, it's all or nothing. You embrace every part of him, or you can have no part of his heart. He's not one for playing games when it comes to matters of the heart, so it's best that you don't play him. If you do, you can expect to meet cold resistance and a man that will keep you at arm’s length just for the sake of protecting himself from the cruelty of others. When it comes to battle, Rhafiel is careful and aware of his Pokemons’ needs. He tries his hardest to work the battle in his favor so that is Pokemon aren’t injured badly. If they faint or are injured very badly, he becomes rather excitable and inconsolable. He feels incredibly guilty for getting them hurt and will spoil them rotten until he feels that he’s made up for his misgivings. Rhafiel prefers to do something either artistic in his spare time. If he's not working, more often than not you will find him nestled somewhere comfortable with his journal in hand, enjoying a peaceful day and writing. He's a great writer, though he doesn't exactly put himself out there with his work. Rhafiel is a popular writer who writes under the moniker of "Fell". He does this purely for anonymity, as his goal isn't to be famous, it's to write. He never puts his photos in his books, and he doesn't do book signings. Very few people know who he really is, but those that do are usually sworn to secrecy. Thus far, he has written six novels and two informational books on Pokemon. This agent loves sweets of all kinds, something that he's never been able to break himself of since he was a child. He's allergic to peanuts and milk, so he has to be very careful about the kinds of food and sweets that he eats. Just like with his writing, he loves to cook because it ensures that the food he prepares is safe for him to eat and he won't have an allergic reaction to anything. He enjoys cooking for people. Rhafiel does not like fish of any kind, even shellfish. If it's offered to him, he will eat it and keep his silent disdain for the food to himself. Rhafiel's favorite season is the spring, because it promotes the growth of new life. It also isn't too hot or too cold of a season, and is perfect when one wants to lounge around and relax in the spring air. Rhafiel doesn't sleep well, and is a highly functioning insomniac. Because of his Aura abilities, the constant sensing makes it difficult for him to get a good nights sleep at any point in time. When he does end up sleeping through the night, it's an absolute miracle. It should be noted that Rhafiel cares very deeply for all Pokemon, not just his own. He loves his own to the ends of the Earth and would do anything to make sure that they stay happy and healthy. He's very gentle with them, and when interacting with Pokemon, he can seem like an entirely different man from the reserved one that you see most of the time. Rhafiel is fluent in English, German, and French. Ambitions: Rhafiel wants to travel all the regions, collect Pokemon, beat all the gym leaders and gain various Champion titles from beating the Elite Four. He also wants to do his best as an Interpol Agent and protect both Pokemon and humans from harm. When he's older, and decides its time to settle down, he wants to settle down and become a Breeder. He also wants to write more books. POKEMON Pokedex Name: Purrloin ALIAS: Nyx GENDER: Female ABILITY: Limber MOVE SET: Torment | Night Slash | Nasty Plot | Play Rough Pokedex Name: Houndour ALIAS: Cerin GENDER: Male ABILITY: Early Bird MOVE SET: Fire Fang | Embargo | Flamethrower | Crunch Pokedex Name: Murkrow ALIAS: Delia GENDER: Female ABILITY: Super Luck MOVE SET: Foul Play | Wing Attack | Feint Attack | Assurance HISTORY Rhafiel was born in the Kanto region, but he was born an orphan. His mother passed away directly after his birth and his father, a fisherman, died in a shipwreck long before his mother knew she was with child. Rhafiel was put directly into the orphanage and was raised within its walls. Thankfully, the lady who ran the orphanage was incredibly kind. He grew up with children just like him and he was incredibly close with all of them. He was the oldest of the kids his age, and he found himself to be very protective over the youngest two. They played together, read together, and learned together. No matter what it was, they were always together. When Rhafiel was ten, both of his friends were adopted. He was left feeling alone and unwanted, though he kept in close contact with his two friends. After some convincing and a little help from the orphanage lady, she allowed him to set out on an adventure with Pokemon. He'd expressed his disdain for possibly being adopted, as he felt he only needed one set of parents. His were both dead, so he wanted to try and go out on his own. The lady gave him one of her own Pokemon, a Purrloin named Nyx, armed him with Pokeballs, supplies, a map, and some money and let him go on his way, under the pretense that he would check in with her from time to time, and go to school whenever he could. He moved from his small town into a city and started attending school, working as an aid at the Pokecenter to make some extra cash. He trained with his Pokemon as much and as often as he could, finding comfort in being with them at all times. He spent quite a few years in the city, but when he turned eighteen, he decided that it was time to start traveling again. It was around this time that his Aura abilities started to awaken. As they continued to bloom, he continued to catch Pokemon and travel. He soon found himself at a college, studying psychology and writing. He graduated by the time he was twenty-three and went on his way to the Johto region. He started to write his first novel, taking his time with his training and the discovery of his abilities. Over the years, he discovered more about the Aura abilities and started to use it to his advantage when picking out liars and cheats. He himself went to the  Kanto Interpol headquarters within the last five years, after traveling for most of his life and writing eight books, and asked for a job. He felt that with his abilities, he would make a great Psychological Profiler to catch the criminals that they were after. Thankfully for him, he was accepted into their ranks, and started working around the world to try and track down the various targets. He's spent the last five years within Phenac City's Interpol ranks and has made quite a few friends and has trained and caught quite a few more Pokemon. He's working himself up and readying himself for the move to Wizen City in Nue, excited to be moving on to a new location. He's hopeful that maybe he'll be promoted in the future. RP SAMPLE RP Sample: "Woah, Azalea," Syphir clicked his tongue at the silver mare, rubbing her nose affectionately as he tied her off in the stables out the back of his estate. He'd already been inside, and was still trying to figure out just what the hell his house was doing as a museum after he was only gone for a few days. He had walked in one day and out another. Why was he getting such odd stares? The whispers also got to him, and he didn't recognize any of the people who'd overrun his home. Instead of questioning it much further, or growing irritated and throwing himself into an even deeper state of confusion, he had simply headed with Azalea to the stables. He noted that there wasn't any straw or oats, but he would make sure to grab some on the way. First, he needed to check into the barracks. He'd needed to give Azalea a rest, so he took the streets to the military outlet on foot, his arms settled straight as his side. He stood straight and as tall as he could, his shoulders back and his chest out. He'd hadn't slouched since he was a young boy. Baxter had broken him of that habit pretty quickly after a feel slaps upside the head. He certainly wouldn't start now. His gaze trailed very slowly over the roads and the buildings that had passed, noting that they had changed considerably. He didn't recognize anyone on the streets, and as a knight and one of the most prominent commanders of the city, he was sure that he'd known almost every single person. His heart sunk in his chest as he approached the Knightguard outlet, noting that it too had changed severely. The layout was much the same, but it seemed like the architecture had been updated, and it had even been added to. He entered into the barracks, keeping his expression rather distanced and void of emotion, much as he always did. He was a military man, and as such, he tried his best to keep his feelings to himself and only himself. No one needed to hear him whine like a babe, and besides, Syphir didn't whine. His gaze landed on a few of the knights, noting that they were looking at him with the same expression as everyone else that he had met that days. He instantly took in every detail that he could, noting that the look of the uniforms had changed, and again, there was no one that he knew. If there were people that Syphir had known, it had been his own men. The men he commanded and the men that he trained. The feeling of his heart sinking returned, and he couldn't hold back a sharp intake of breath. "Don't you all have a job to do? Stop staring and get to it," he ground out between tightly clenched teeth. He tried his best to keep his cool, his features twisting from their mild irritation back to expressionlessness state. He pushed through the crowd of people, "Where's the Captain?" he said in a cool manner, daring anyone to say anything besides what he wanted to know. He was ready to kick ass and take names, and he certainly wasn't going to take lip in his confused state. If they knew what was good for them, one of them would run and get the person that he'd asked for. Sure enough, he noted as one of the knights slipped out of the room, leaving Syphir with his arms crossed against his chest, shooting anyone who decided to stop and stare at him a glare that could have killed.

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