#castelia

Picking up where I left off, I had met so many good people in Unova that I've managed to make long-lasting connections with, each person was a very unique case, especially the Gym Leaders who are all part of the badge challenge across the region. There's Iris, an up-and-coming dragon master champion who's ascended past Drayden's gym as a leader to greater heights. There's also Skyla, who runs the airport section of Mistralton City, very energetic and passionate about the skies! Heck her hanger bay is even the gym! We also have Clay, a miner and sheriff of Driftveil! All about raking in the big bucks, keeping order in Unova, and especially enjoying a hearty battle or two at the Pokémon World Tournament (also my new favorite place).

But of them all, easily the most curious person I've ever met, was the man that Robin was looking for all across Kalos and Unova, a tall, bright green-haired individual by the name of one single letter, N!

I've met Gym Leaders, Elite Four members, and Champions who all have some kind of unusual and eccentric style about them, But N had a completely different air about him. He seemed to both belong with the people, but had more of a wild side. His hair was as green as fresh spring grass, eyes as clear and blue as the surface of a lake, he just had an all-natural sorta vibe. It really made me wonder, "just who is this guy?" However it would all become clear, just as why Robin had been so adamant about introducing me to N. And the best way I can really describe him, is that he's charismatic, his heart is bigger than gold, and he's super eco-friendly. If you're a Pokéfan, I don't suggest you challenge your love for Pokémon to him, because N already has you beat the moment you see him with his trusted Zorua!

However even based on all that I've said about him in a quick personality summary, that does not tell you his full story, as it goes much deeper. You would have to get to know him yourself to fully understand the kind of person he is. He has the gift of being able to listen deeply into the hearts of Pokémon to truly understand what they say, and that blows me away. I thought I understood my Pokémon well enough, but it seems there's so much I still have to learn about how to understand Pokémon! Maybe I'll ask him to teach me someday...

Briefly touching on the topic of places and attractions, there's a lot to cover, so many that I can fill a whole book with what are my favorite places in Unova to go to and why I love them, with that said, I'll talk about two particular places that gave me the best first impression of the region. I guess there's no better place to start with than where I first came to when I first set foot onto Unova's ground, at Castelia City.

It's both a ship dock and a densely populated metropolitan city, with tall buildings lining the avenues of the massive location, reaching up into the skies! It is also the home of my most favorite dessert treat, as well as my Pokémons' favorite, the Castelia Cone. It is delicious and refreshing, and has a really unique kind of vanilla flavor, complimented with a nice creamy kind of frozen milk, which its textile taste is only able to be captured by real Miltank milk, no additives!

One more place I want to mention is the lively Nimbasa City, which is just across the desert rough of Route 4 from Castelia City.

Y'know the old sayings about work and play? While Castelia was all about business, Nimbasa is all about fun! It's one of the biggest amusement parks ever, with stadiums that host different sports on a weekday pattern, a musical where Pokémon can dress in different cool and adorable accessories and dance on stage, to the Battle Subway I mentioned earlier, Elesa's catwalk gym and hover car ride, and a ferris wheel attraction that's popular with families and couples! My favorite places have to be the Battle Subway and the hover cars, they're both fun to ride, and one of them is full of engaging battles that keep me on the edge of my seat! I've been made aware that Robin and N tend to frequent the ferris wheel... sounds as though they might have some history together regarding that, not that I'm one to pry into someone's personal affairs.

There's still a lot I want to cover, but that will have to wait for now, so I leave you with what I have here!

What if I told you I had a world where I said fuck it, and your continous usage of known tropes meant nothing to me. I want to make a world where elves have wings and live in airborne islands. A world where there's demon-folk AND dragon-folk, and rhey both are humanoids with horns and tails and they BOTH struggle because of that but they also look different from eachother and I love them both so much.

Welcome to Castelia, fuckers, where we have elves AND fae! Magical ass smithy orcs!! Three tiers of gods, a world with historical progression and a reason for periods of stagnation that is now getting into magi-tech against the desires of an oppresive group of what are essentionally a legion of fallen angels that I am all so excited to.explore in depth! Oh! And we have elves, fae, AND nymphs all at the same time!!

It’s Vincent!

Wonder what he’s doing though.

Engage Ranger Sign Function

Audio Log Begins

"Ranger W checking in, I've just landed in Castelia city. I've accepted a quest to locate a trainer's missing Gardevoir. Link is here with me for backup. I fear the involvement of former members of radical pokemon rights group Team Plasma. I called ahead to Champion Nate for some information on the group. I hope I can get to Gardevoir before he begins to feel overwhelmed and unleashes a black hole on the city in his distress. Heading to the Narrow Street to start with. More to follow."

"After canvassing the Narrow Street, I've stopped to compile information at Cafe Sonata. I've been having Link reach into the psychosphere for traces of Gardevoir, but no luck so far. A few people have mentioned seeing suspicious figures lurking in the shadows recently. I'll enlist the help of local populations of pidove, venipede, and shuppet for extra surveilance. Link, let's hit the road!"

"The local pokemon have indicated that several individuals have been moving highly specialized electronics through the sewers. I have to conclude that Team Plasma must be involved. I'll need to look for some muscle in the local population of pokemon."

"I'm here in the sewers with a chandelure, a seismitoad, and a klinklang I enlisted for some backup. I'm seeing signs of heavy foot traffic and moving equipment here. Link is networking with the local pokemon and getting back troubling news of rare and powerful pokemon being funneled through the system. This smacks of Team Rocket."

The heavy hum of machinery can be heard in the background "I've traced to the signs of activity to one of the backrooms, I can faintly hear the voices and footsteps of ten people in there, and Link is telling me he can sense Gardevoir's psychic presence on the other side." A scream rings out "Link! Wait!" "Well, well, you brought along another friend for us to sell off. Who would've guessed it?" "As I thought, Team Rocket! I don't suppose you just happened upon all these poor, lost pokemon and intend to turn them over to the authorities?" "Don't be ridiculous! All pokemon-" "'-exist for the glory of Team Rocket.' I've heard that one before. Let's go guys!" The sounds of a fight breaking out can be heard before the feed cuts

Quest Report: After taking down the Team Rocket Grunts and turning the stolen pokemon over to the local police and ranger station, I took Gardevoir back to his trainer, who treated us to some casteliacones despite my protests. In coordination with local authorities, I was able to round up a thirty-six members of Team Rocket who had been operating out of Castelia. They had been using equipment abandoned by Team Plasma to capture and sell pokemon on the black market. I brought Looker into the loop so that he and Interpol can keep a lookout for more pokemon trafficking in the area.

Quest Status: Cleared