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Warriors of Sengun

A Pokémon Role-Play


The island region of Sengun is home to many unusual things. From its Ten Kingdoms come mighty Warriors, individuals who fight alongside their Pokémon in battle. From ancient ruins scattered across the land come stories: the history of the region. And from all corners come Pokémon that are not seen in other regions: species exclusive to Sengun, from the cute and fuzzy Tailava to the towering Guardient, the elegant Chassécha to the martial Froscadet.

Whether you have travelled here from your homeland or you are a Sengun native, born and raised in one of the Ten Kingdoms, you are an aspiring Pokémon Trainer, here to take on the newest Pokémon League Challenge and rise to the rank of Champion. Our story begins in Regala: the capital Kingdom of Sengun, the heart of the land, home to both Professors Acer and Yang Ilex and the Pokémon League HQ. You have made your way to the Ilex Laboratories to begin your journey, taking the first steps on the road to glory...

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Author's Notes:
- Welcome to Warriors of Sengun. I am your GM; @NeoAC, GM of The Road to Indigo, is co-GMing for me.
- - While I had originally posted this role-play in Casual and marked it as High Casual, it soon became clear that little attention was given, resulting in the thread being buried rather quickly. To that end, I've chosen to relaunch Warriors of Sengun in Advanced, where it will hopefully see more interest and applications.
- This is a Pokémon role-play, set in a new region, and featuring new species. I have designed 51 Pokémon native to the Sengun region from the ground up, all of which have everything a species needs, from physical descriptions to base stats and moves.
- The Sengun region has eight new Gyms, a brand-new Elite Four, and a new batch of villains. All of which will be introduced at various points.
- As stated above, all the characters will begin in the Kingdom of Regala (a map is provided below).
- Warriors of Sengun will follow Generation VI mechanics and learnsets as of Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, supplemented by new moves and Abilities. A handful of "official" species - Pokémon that aren't Sengun-exclusive - also have small updates applied to them.

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The Sengun Region:



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Sengun is split into eleven territories, ten of which are named for the Kingdom that rules the surrounding lands. Each Kingdom, save for Regala, favours two different types of Pokémon, which is evidenced by both the Kingdom's architectural style and the wild Pokémon native to the surrounding territory.

Each of the Ten Kingdoms plays host to both a central city, in which everything from a Palace to a Pokémon Gym can be found. Outside of the cities, in the surrounding lands, wild Pokémon can be found almost anywhere, from city outskirts to ancient ruins.

The Ten Kingdoms:

In the past, many of the Kingdoms occasionally launched campaigns against each other, leading to changes in territory or ownership of lands. This has led to several notable conflicts over the years. As the capital Kingdom of the region, Regala is exempt from the feuding and does not permit inter-Kingdom conflict within its borders. In recent times, however, the Kingdoms are at peace with one another and none currently wish to start the old conflicts back up. This does not stop the royalty, however, from playing politics with - and against - each other.

The eleventh territory on the map, the Wild Untamed, has no Kingdom and no cities or towns within its borders. Instead, there are desert plains as far as the eye can see. It is even untouched by the presence of ancient ruins, which are found in all the other territories. This has led to scholars theorising over the deserts, wondering why they show no signs of population when even the harsh mountains of Dracona are host to structures both ancient and modern.

On Public Transport:
The transportation company SailFlight, run by billionaire William Sail, has set up a network of high-tech airships, allowing people to travel between Kingdoms by air instead of walking the many routes of the region. Trainers frequently use the SailFlight network to travel when they do not wish to be bothered by passersby or wild Pokémon, or if they are taking a long trip that would otherwise take the better part of a few days. As the Sengun region's choice of public transport, SailFlight schedules flights between Kingdoms that are close by one another instead of taking a single flight to cross the entire region. A SailFlight Tower can be found in each of the Kingdoms' major cities, and its Headquarters is found in the Kingdom of Eyria.
(In the interest of public safety, SailFlight does not allow battling aboard its airships, but does allow Pokémon to board a flight without being returned to a Poké Ball as long as their Trainer or Warrior partner can keep them under control.)

Mystriver Isle runs frequent ferry services to transport travellers coming from Verdan, Challena and Montfroza, or vice versa.

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The Sengun League:

Sengun has recently launched a Pokémon League of its own, in the same style as many other regions, and has conducted an advertising campaign across almost every region to draw Trainers, whether beginner or veteran, to the new League. The campaign promises a substantial cash reward for anyone who defeats the eight Gym Leaders, then the Elite Four soon after that, and attains the rank of Champion.

As is tradition in many Pokémon Leagues, Sengun plays host to eight Gyms and a set of Elite Four. The Gyms will be challenged in order according to the table below, while the Elite Four can be faced in any order after reaching the Pokémon League HQ at the top of Regala's Victory Tower.

Gym Leaders:


Elite Four:



The new species exclusive to Sengun, including their learnsets and descriptions, can be found here.

The Sengun Regional Pokédex, which contains every species found in the region, can be found here.

More information on the Ten Kingdoms, including which Pokémon can be found in which territories, can be found here.





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I am looking to accept a reasonable number of characters, but previous experience has taught me that I should accept no more than eight characters, including those of myself and my co-GM. Applications should be placed in the OOC tab: those accepted will later be moved to the Characters tab.

Important: Applications will not be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The quality of your application is what will count the most.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here, or send them to me via private message.

Applications are closing April 9th, New Zealand time.

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Hi!!! I have a character sheet written up! It's a boy, for once, and a younger-brother type character too. What do you think?


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Some commentary on the applications that have been posted thus far:

@DAWNSTAR:
- I note a set of possible typos of your character's surname in the biography: the Name entry states "Huijara", the bio states "Hijura".

@Nightmare Bunny:
- What's the Shao family crest? It's not described in the sheet anywhere.
- Slightly too much money on hand: "All characters should start with no more than P$2000 in addition to their items, less if they feel like it."
- I note a conflict in the sheet. You (essentially) state in the biography that Sam intends to collect a Pokémon from Ilex Labs before starting his journey proper, but the Starter Pokémon entry states that he already has a Mudkip and there's no mention of said Mudkip in your bio.
- There's the occasional misspelling of Sengun as "Segun".
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Whoops, my bad! I'll just correct that, pronto! :D

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Okay, all done! How's that?
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@DAWNSTAR:
- I note a set of possible typos of your character's surname in the biography: the Name entry states "Huijara", the bio states "Hijura".


The typos have been fixed.
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Um. Hi!

Returning from a rather...strenuous hiatus. Just posting interest!
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Hmm, what have we here? Looks fun. Let me see here...
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Hmm, what have we here? Looks fun. Let me see here...


You! -Hugsqueeze!-
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I'll probably have an application submitted soon enough.
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Work in progress!
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You! -Hugsqueeze!-


Aye, das ist moi.

I just combined two completely different languages there...
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Work in progress!


For the record, I am more partial to reading a complete sheet as opposed to a work-in-progress one. I've seen a fair few times where people have posted WIP sheets and never finished them.

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Feisty always finishes hers, I can vouch for that. Don't worry mate.
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I'm working on it as we speak. ^_^;

Fret not, please.
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And done, I believe! I can find a picture if you'd like.

I also apologize for the double post! Sorry! ^_^;

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Aye, das ist moi.

I just combined two completely different languages there...


Combining German AND FRENCH? I should hang you. D<
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I'm sorry, @Feisty-Pants, but I feel the need to stop you right there. I cannot accept your application.

- Characters are supposed to be beginner Trainers. I state in the second paragraph of the thread: "you are an aspiring Pokémon Trainer". You've written a Gym Leader who crushed Sabrina and hijacked her Gym without so much as a blink. While still a teenager to boot.
- The starter Pokémon is entirely unsuitable. A level 5 Spiritomb shouldn't know four moves taught by TM, be fully EV trained, or have its Hidden Ability. (No Pokémon, with the exceptions listed in the Sengun Pokédex spreadsheet, can have its Hidden Ability. And EVs are one of the many mechanics-related things that will not be used in the role-play.) And Spiritomb isn't even available in Kanto.
- - After doing a bit of research via Bulbapedia, I have chosen to add Spiritomb to the list of banned Pokémon based on its capabilities.
- Unholy Healing. The name says it all. I cannot allow it.
- Despite having just arrived in the region, the character has gear from Sengun which is exclusive to the region.
- The overall theme of morbidness that I get from the character isn't something that I feel is suitable to both the story and setting. I'm not going for a grimdark style at all.

And I'll be honest: after reading your sheet yesterday, I had a rather intense panic attack that resulted in me needing to take an extensive break from pretty much everything.

I'm sorry, but I do not feel that any part of this character is acceptable.
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Well, um.

Sorry? I'll decline to join then. Apologies for causing a panic attack. ._.;
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You could still re-apply, just with a different character. Although my advice for doing so is: instead of writing a special character, go with a more ordinary person. Use the character I posted as an example of what I'm inclined to favour.
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Sorry, but no. I actually really enjoy writing colorful histories, sorry. ^_^;

The whole need to be "ordinary" seems rather...dull I guess. Thanks though! That and getting one of my favorite Pokémon instantly banned isn't much fun either.
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