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Name: Emilia Thorne
Age: 33
Gender: Woman. She/her.
Appearance: Standing 5’9’’, Emilia is on the tall side with long, luscious green hair and dark brown eyes. She’s got fair, pale skin that is well maintained and is on the slim side of things. She is often seen with a good amount of makeup on. In public, she tends to wear expressive brand line clothes, but at home she often prefers simple, plain ordinary-day clothes that she can lounge around in. Emilia is not against jewelry, but prefers to keep it simple and go without.
Role: Elite Four Member (Grass)
Personality: Emilia is what one would call a wallflower. Shy and reserved, she had a hard time adjusting to her new career as a model but would eventually bloom into an experienced beauty in time. She can manage her anxiety and shyness in public, but in private she tends to shut down or just avoid unpleasant circumstances entirely. She doesn’t have too many friends because of this, but she doesn’t mind since she usually prefers solitude anyway. Emilia works hard to keep up the façade of a confident model, as she doesn’t want to disappoint her fans.

Background: Emilia grew up as the only child of a loving, albeit protective family. She was homeschooled and didn’t have much socialization as a child (aside from her parents), so she struggled with interacting with people her own age for a very long time. Emilia clung to the sidelines and would’ve stayed that way if it wasn’t for the efforts of one Olga Schneider.

Miss Olga Schneider was (and still is) a famous fashion designer whose favorite past time was to take little ol’ nobodies and turn them into somebodies. And that’s just what she did.
Within a couple years, Emilia soon became one of the most prominent faces in Starre. Featured on billboards, fashion magazines, television commercials…everyone was itching to have Emilia sell their product. Her face became iconic and one that was everywhere and still is to this day.

For Emilia, that was wonderful! Great, even. But also, overwhelming. She needed something to reduce stress and provide balance in her life. So, she turned to Pokemon battles. Bttling was always a beloved activity amongst her family, and she had a knack for it. Eventually, due to her skill and notoriety, the League asked her to take on the position of Elite Four Member. It’s short work time frame suited her well and gave her and her Pokemon motivation to keep up their skills. She still struggles with overcoming her anxiety and timidness, but on the battlefield and in front of the camera it’s serious business.

Name: Anthony Cooke
Age: 27
Gender: Man. He/him.
Appearance: Standing roughly 5’6’’, Anthony is a young man full of life and vigor. He has a wild mess of short red hair that he struggles to keep neat and often hides it with a white chef’s hat, instead. He has bright red eyes to match his red hair and is always seen with a wide smile on his face. He’s of average build, although he’s starting to gain some weight lately from all the food he’s been eating. His usual attire is his predominantly red uniform with black and white outline with some white gloves and black shoes. Outside of work, he likes to wear simple clothing like a tank top and shorts.
Role: Elite Four Member (Fire)
Personality: Anthony is a bright, radiant soul with a lot of energy to burn. Ever since he was a child, he’s always had an upbeat, positive attitude. It takes a lot to depress him. He’s passionate towards his cooking and Pokemon battles, and was very happy he was able to combine the two as a career. He is known to be impulsive and act before he thinks, but his intentions are usually good.

As the youngest of the current Elite Four, he greatly admires and respects his coworkers and is a big fan of the Prince himself. Unfortunately for him, the Prince isn’t willing to hang out with even his coworkers and remains a mystery even to them. But Anthony clings to the hope one day he and the rest of the Elite Four will get to know the champion.

Background: Anthony is the youngest of seven sons in his family. While he got many benefits from being the baby of the family, he also struggled with getting his own identity and standing out on his own. Many of his brothers had prestigious or reputable careers and knew exactly what they wanted to do in their life once they became of age. But Anthony struggled with figuring out what he wanted to do in life for quite some time.

One night, he realized what he wanted as he was helping his parents make dinner, that he realized what he truly enjoyed; cooking. He loved whipping up tasty dishes for people to eat, and seeing the joy and satisfaction on their faces upon digging into a good meal. Anthony quickly applied for culinary school, and during his time there, through some influence of his peers, managed to get into Pokemon battles and found himself to be quite good at it. He enjoyed it, almost as much as cooking. But he didn’t have time for both…or did he?

Through the connections of one of his brothers, an actor, he was able to secure a gig on television. The concept? A cooking battle show…with Pokemon battles mixed in between! Anthony was super pumped about the idea and the network really loved the energy he brought to the screen and set…but the show was a flop. Like, major flop.

Dejected, Anthony was given a choice: stick with a regular celebrity cooking show gig or quit and commit to Pokemon battling. Thinking about the reality of his situation and what was more sustainable as a career, Anthony was ready to throw in the towel on Pokemon battles when the director of the Starre Championship League approached him. The director offered him a position on the Elite Four of the League, where he would only have to work for a short duration of the year, and the rest of the year he could commit to his job as a celebrity chef.

Anthony never agreed to something so fast in his entire life. He was thrilled to be able to do both things he loved. Two years later, he still remains his job as a celebrity chef and as an Elite Four member and was even able to convince the director to allow him to integrate the two (doing a live cooking demonstration while in mid-Pokemon battle), and it surprisingly, sort of works. At least it doesn’t hurt the ratings.

Name: Serena Waters
Age: 34
Gender: Female. She/her.
Appearance: Standing roughly 5’5’’, Serena is a petite lady with a thin frame. When undone, her long, pale blue hair comes up to her upper back, but she prefers to keep it up and braided. She has a very pale complexion, with bright grey eyes. She wears makeup, but keeps it light. She likes to wear light, loose blouses with light, billowy skirts that go past knee length. She likes to wear jewelry, especially earrings for which she shuffles through many pairs.
Role: Elite Four Member (Water)
Personality: Many would say Serena is a calm, gentle soul. She’s developed a lot of patience over the years, and has had many opportunities to exercise it. Having nearly raised her sisters, she’s developed a motherly-like personality that borders on “smotherly” at times. She’s kind and compassionate with others and tries to nurture environments where others can also do the same. She’s a inquisitive soul that can be borderline nosey at times but has a deep sea of knowledge about many topics.

But while Serena is “serene” most of the time, if pushed far enough, these waters can become quite treacherous, indeed. She holds deep grudges and can become quite scary.

Background: Serena grew up as the oldest of four daughters. Her family runs the “Under the Sea Theater” in Topaz City. There, they do many themed water shows, including underwater ballet and underwater theater. Serena grew up with both people and water Pokemon her whole life. When she wasn’t watching over her younger sisters, she was training the Pokemon in her family’s show troupe.

As a young child, her keen ability for singing was quickly recognized, and her parents made sure to carefully cultivate and nurture it. She began starring in her family’s shows, where she served as a vocalist to sing the parts that the actress couldn’t sing underwater. When she got older, she did a little underwater acting as well, but she was primarily kept as the lead singer. Word of mouth began to spread about the Under the Sea Theater and its talented songstress, and soon people from all over Starre began venturing over to Topaz City to come see their shows.

In between caretaking and performing, Serena had a thrill for Pokemon battles. She had a knack for them, too. And whether it was from her notoriety as a songstress or her notoriety in battles or both; the director of the Championship League came to her and offered her a position as a member of the Elite Four. It was an offer she could not refuse. The Under the Sea Theater company made major scheduling adjustments to accommodate Serena’s newfound seasonal job. In return, Serena made great efforts to promote the theater whenever she could.

Life has gone swimmingly, since.

Name: Zachariah Sparks
Age: 29
Gender: Man. He/him.
Appearance: Standing at exactly six feet, Zachariah has a medium sized build that is firmly toned. He has short, spiky white hair and a pale complexion to compliment it. He has a curious case of heterochromia - two different eye colors, one red the other green. His taste in fashion is rather curious, as while he often wears simple shirts, he likes to don leather jackets and leather pants with big, thick leather boots to match. His left ear is pierced.
Role: Elite Four Member (Electric)
Personality: Zachariah is a cranky, irritable hot head with a short fuse and a crass mouth. He speaks bluntly, often not intending to sound as harsh as he does. He uses music and his Pokemon to help calm him down and alleviate stress. He’s not a sociable person, but enjoys being around others and the vibe that they often emit. He takes his work seriously and often gets too wrapped up in it.

Zachariah has an unusual amount of patience when it comes to kids and enjoys interacting with them. Unfortunately, many kids are often too scared to approach him. But some are fascinated by how he looks and do approach him because of it. He does his best to be on his best behavior when around them and can be almost pleasant, at times. When he tries.

Background: Twenty nine years ago, Zachariah was born in the Obsidian City Hospital, located in the center of the city. His father was not in the picture, and so he and his older sister, Olga, were raised by their single mother. Obsidian City was not an easy place to grow up in, and the family was rather poor. His mother worked tirelessly at the Granny Mae Company’s Cookie Factory, where she would work long hours and rarely got to spend time with her son. His older sister couldn’t be bothered to spend time with her brother, especially as the two argued more than anything. So, Zachariah began seeking connections outside of the house and into the city.

Zachariah really only had one friend growing up, and his name was Levi. The two were very close. They both also hung out with the wrong group of people and got involved in a lot of petty crimes as teens. One night, after being caught by the police and sent home in a police car, Mama Sparks realized how much trouble her son truly was in. If she did not intervene soon, he would fall into too deep with the local gangs and never get out. Or may not even have a long life at all. She tried talking to him directly, but he refused to listen to her.

One day, when walking home from a shift at work, she noticed an abandoned guitar on the side of the street. An idea struck her, so she took it home with her, but not before stopping by a music store and buying a book on how to learn the guitar. She placed the book and the guitar on her son’s bed with a note that said he would not get any dinner until he could play her a song.

Initially, Zachariah was furious. It was a dumb thing for her to make him do and he wanted nothing to do with it. But she was serious, and so he relented. Opening the book, he began to teach himself how to play the guitar, and began to fall in love with it. Soon, nights of sneaking out getting into trouble became nights where he stayed up too late playing music instead. Zachariah started going back to school and got more involved, mostly the music club they had.

Consequently, his time with Levi began to grow less and less, and Levi got more involved with the local gangs, which didn’t have space in Zachariah’s new life. Eventually, they stopped talking all together for a while.

As a tradeoff, Zachariah got more and more involved with Obsidian City’s underground music scene. He had a love for many types of genres, but had a great interest in rock n’ roll and metal music. Only problem was, was that Zachariah himself couldn’t get a steady group. He hopped from band to band most of the time because they kept kicking him out for his prickly, unlikable personality. Even when he started his own band (named “Voltage”), he struggled keeping members around.

It was around this time that Zachariah reunited with Levi. By chance he saw him one day out in public and called out to him. It turned out, with the help of Granny Mae, Levi managed to get himself out of involvement with the gangs, got a proper job, and became an “upstanding citizen.” He was now Granny Mae’s right-hand man and was part of the company. Zachariah was relieved his friend got his life together, and would invite Levi to his concerts. The two quickly became close friends once more.

It was Levi who introduced Zachariah to the idea of trying out battling. Zachariah had dabbled in battling once or twice before, but not as serious as this. Obsidian City had an underground battle tournament at the time and both Levi and Zachariah spent months training for it. When it finally arrived, Zachariah came out victorious and won the cash prize, but most importantly, got the attention of the director of the Championship League, who offered him a job as a member of the Elite Four. Zachariah said yes, and things were starting to look up.

But then one summer a couple years ago, Zachariah’s mother got into a bad work accident with the company’s machinery. The injury was major and his mother would never be able to work again. Because she couldn’t work, Mama Sparks was fired from her job at the factory. Zachariah pointed the blame at Granny Mae and her company’s negligence for the incident, but while the family tried pursuing a lawsuit against the company, they didn’t have enough evidence or good enough lawyers to take Granny down.

Instead, his mother settled for a financial settlement, but Zachariah wasn’t satisfied. He could never forgive or forget what Granny and her company did and he knew his mother wasn’t the only case where such a thing happened. Granny Mae co. tried to sweep things under the rug and paid off anyone involved, but he knew better.

But the lawsuit and Zachariah’s ire towards Granny Mae and her company took its toll on the friendship between him and Levi. Levi was deeply indebted to her for the help she gave him as a youth. He didn’t take kindly to slights against her or the company. Whatever friendship they had regained quickly eroded away when it was obvious that Zachariah wasn’t going to let things go.

And Zachariah didn’t let things go. He couldn’t take Granny Mae on directly, but he could spread the truth about her - in his own way. He began writing songs about her and her company’s corruption with such various hits titled “Granny’s Gotta Go,” “Chocolate-Covered Corruption,” “Sweet Poison,” and his most recent title: “This Cookie Will Crumble.” He’s constantly in legal trouble with alleged defamation of Granny Mae and her intellectual property, but he has so far managed to avoid consequences due to his connections to the League.

Laying low for now, Zachariah looks forward to the day when he can see granny get her just desserts. Until then, he spends most of his time juggling between his concerts, the League, and spending time with his younger sister, who is twenty years younger than him.

Name: Starry Prince
Age: Unknown
Gender: Unknown. Assumed to be male and is generally addressed as he/him but is not confirmed.
Appearance: The Starry Prince stands at roughly 6 feet, weight unknown. His outfit consists of a midnight blue and gold, with a red underside to his cape. He doesn’t really deviate from this look, par from when he’s working in the League, he will sometimes don the Starre Region Championship crown, a large golden crown with a large star on top. Technically, it is not the original League championship crown, but an imitation as there was no way to get the original to fit on The Prince’s head with the mask on.
Role: Starre region Champion
Personality: While there isn’t much known about The Prince, there is still something to go on. One of the key aspects of his character is that he is very different on stage versus off. On stage, he’s a silent performer with a flair for the dramatics. He has a very confident, if not smug, demeanor but also has the skill to back it up. He seems to enjoy exciting the audience and makes effort to always put on a show.

However, off the stage, the man is aloof and a recluse. He doesn’t do interviews, doesn’t socially engage with anyone, and any time he does make an appearance, he doesn’t stay long. He’s mostly active around the time of the League season and then promptly disappears until next year. Sometimes he can be spotted around the Starre region at random locations, donned with his mask and costume. He’s most likely to be seen at sweet shops, where the presumed sweet-toothed champion can be found carrying off bags of goodies.

Background: For years, the Starre region never had anything close to a consistent champion. They would all get over throned within a year or two, max. But all of that changed when the Prince arrived. Showing up in his mask and costume, the mysterious man(?) appeared one day, and took on the Championship League. He didn’t even register a name. Just showed up with gym badges in hand and entered himself. This was of course against the rules, and initially the League rejected his application.

Rumor has it that the Starry Prince approached the Chairwoman of the League and said that in if they allowed him to participate but keep his identity to remain a secret, he would become the next champion and deliver the Starre region “a champion that shone brighter than the very stars.” This of course isn’t verifiable, but the Chairwoman was the one who waived the exception for his entry and gave him the name “Starry Prince” as his official record name.

If the promise he made were true, he certainly kept it. The Prince demolished the league that year and was crowned champion. He would then stay to hold the title of champion for seven years – something the Starre region never had before.

And despite his frequent appearances in the limelight, there is still very little known about him. The most widely accepted theory is that the champion is a celebrity of some kind, young famous musicians or actors being the most popular choices. There have even been people who tried to falsely lay claim to the Prince’s identity, only to be swiftly proven wrong (usually by the prince making a surprise appearance).

The Prince doesn’t do interviews, he barely talks to the public, let alone talk at all. But one of the few times he did talk, he used a voice changer. He challenged the people of Starre to come take his throne from him. If anyone could defeat him, he would reveal his identity on live television.

But while many challengers have faced him over the years, none have yet to beat him. Perhaps this year will finally be different?

Name: Skylar Storm
Age: 35
Gender: Male. He/him.
Appearance: Standing roughly six feet tall, Skylar Storm has blue hair and brown eyes. He chronically wears is seen in uniform and prefers to keep himself clean cut and presentable, save for the little facial hair that he likes to keep at a certain length. He’s rarely seen in casual clothes, but when he does, he tends to don a simple white shirt and dark pants. He can often be found wearing stylish sunglasses.
Role: Master Flying Coordinator
Personality: Calm and collected, Skylar’s job requires him to be level-headed and capable at any given moment. Not to mention working with his feathery friends requires an extra set of patience. Fortunately, Skylar has always had a good grasp on his emotions. But while his temperament may be balanced, his worklife is not. Skylar is a notorious workaholic who hates taking time for himself and always has to be busy working

Background: Skylar was born the second son to Mr. and Mrs. Storm, a young couple that lived in the Windy Valley. Ever since he was a child, Skylar dreamed of flying in the skies as a pilot. Although they tried, his family was too poor to be able to fully pay for his way for college. When all hope seemed lost, a friend of Skylar’s recommended he look into the Pokemon Contests, as the prizes for winning included cash.

With nothing to lose, Skylar gave it a shot. While it was a steep learning curve and he didn’t do well at first, he eventually got the hang of it and became a prolific Pokemon Coordinator. He earned enough money to get himself through college, and used the rest to start up a Flying Pokemon Sanctuary. Perhaps it was due to his interests, or his personality, but he always got along with Flying Pokemon and had a soft spot for them. It was due to his flying friends that he was able to achieve his dream, so it was only natural to give something back.
Years passed, and not much has changed. When he’s not working, he often participating in Pokemon Contest battles. When he’s not doing either of those things, he helps oversee Starre region’s new Flying Taxi Service.

Name: Elizabeth Hampton
Age: “It’s rude to ask a lady her age!” (Late 40s)
Gender: Woman. She/her.
Appearance: Standing roughly 5’7’’, Elizabeth has short dark brown hair, brown eyes, and pale skin. She is nearly always seen wearing fancy dresses made of the finest silks and furs money can buy, usually in dark colors. She wears expensive jewelry, usually with purple gemstones. She is often seen carrying around a in a spare hand, but sometimes will opt for a dark purple parasol instead.
Role: Master Ghost Coordinator
Personality: Ever since she was young, Elizabeth has always been a positive, upbeat and spirited person. Conversely, she is also loud, noisy, and known for her dramatics. She spends quite a deal of time and energy running her mouth, and being around her can be a very taxing experience. But while a bit naïve due to her spoiled upbringing, she’s a heartfelt and honest person once you get past the theatrics. And boy does she love the stage.

Background: Born to the very wealthy, prestigious Hamptons, Elizabeth’s parents could not be bothered to raise their only child. Instead, they dumped the girl at her Aunt Loretta’s while they went on their frequent vacations abroad.

Unfortunately for Elizabeth, her Aunt Loretta had about as much care for children as her parents did. Elizabeth could get any toy she ever asked for, but had no one else to play with her. Lonely, Elizabeth did what she could to stave off boredom.

Aunt Loretta had two rules in her house: Number one, never touch Aunt Loretta’s Special Sleepy Time Juice (that she seemed to drink at all hours of the day, curiously…). Number two, never go into the attic. Number one was easy to follow, as Elizabeth didn’t care for the smell of the juice--it stank. But number two proved to be impossible to go along with. What was in the attic? What was Aunt Loretta hiding that she didn’t want Elizabeth to see?

The young girl couldn’t resist. After stealing the key to the attic from her sleeping aunt, young Elizabeth quickly snuck upstairs and inserted the key, quietly opening the door. Going in, she found…junk. Lots of old antiques that didn’t interest Elizabeth at all. She was so disappointed. But what little Elizabeth didn’t know at the time was that she wasn’t alone in that room. And what was in that room would soon follow her out to her own room. Late, at night, Elizabeth watched in amazement as her dolls came to life and began dancing before her eyes. Her furniture would move and float before her eyes, scaring the local nanny half to death. The nanny screamed, crying for someone to call a priest. What they needed was not a priest, but a trainer. A Pokemon trainer.

As it turned out, Aunt Loretta was a bit of an occultist. She collected rare, allegedly haunted, artifacts and art pieces in her attic and kept them there for safe keeping--they were valuable after all and not children-proof. But instead of being haunted by ghosts, one of them was haunted by a ghost Pokemon; a playful Gastly that enjoyed pranks and mischief. Elizabeth was enamored by her newfound “friend” and begged her aunt to let her keep it. Loretta relented and allowed the girl to keep it, much to the horror of Elizabeth’s parents. It would not be the last ghost Pokemon that Elizabeth would take up. In time, she'd have the whole mansion full of her little ghosties!

Thus began Elizabeth’s lifelong love for ghost Pokemon. She would later take up Pokemon Contests as a means to help promote a more positive image of ghost type Pokemon and found that she did quite well in them and continues to do them to this day.

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Name: Cassandra Stern
Age: 52
Gender: Woman. She/her.
Appearance: Standing about 5’5’’, Cassandra Stern is no longer the radiant, joyful soul she used to be. The bags under her eyes gives way about her struggles with sleep. Her once bright blue eyes are now dull and she stares almost lifelessly most of the time. Her flawless pale skin remains the same as ever. She no longer wears the extravagant, fine clothes she used to wear but instead opts for a more formal, dignified look. Her dark purple hair comes up to her shoulders and is always brushed and lightly styled. Despite the stress over the years, it has not seemed to impact her appearance, as she remains quite youthful looking and looks much younger than she is.
Role: Morpheus CEO
Personality: Quiet and reserved, Cassandra’s not what one would imagine a former Starre superstar to be like. But long gone are her glory days, and instead leaves the husk of a woman she once was. The loss of her daughter took a tremendous toll on her, only to be further crushed by the divorce. It took a long time for Cassandra to reclaim herself and find a new path forward. Although haunted by the ghosts of her past, Cassandra determinedly pursues onward to a new future; determined to achieve her desires no matter what it takes.

Background: Born to a famous actress, Cassandra Stern had a privileged, but lonely upbringing. In her later years, Cassandra would come to admire her mother for her skill in her work, but as a child all she could remember is her mother never being there and resenting her for it. Cassandra swore to herself that she would never be like her mother and would be a part of her child’s life.

Having always been a talented singer, Cassandra would choose to pursue opera as a career. It took a lot of networking and rubbing of elbows to get to where she needed to be, not to mention the hard work of mastering her craft, but eventually she would get there. Her most iconic performance was as the Queen of the Night in the opera, The Poke Flute.

One night while at a company party, Cassandra would meet a charismatic man who would forever change her life. She and Landon Atlas hit it off right away and dated a few years before finally marrying one another. Initially the two had planned to hold off having a family together for the sake of their careers, but that went down the toilet the moment Cassandra found out she was pregnant. Roughly nine months later, Charlotte Atlas-Stern was born. Cassandra was delighted to be a mother, but was conflicted about how the raising of the child was going to be. Neither she nor Landon wanted to give up their jobs, but Cassandra didn’t want her daughter to raised by nannies like she was. She wanted both parents to be involved in Charlotte’s life, but Landon couldn’t see the issue.

To her frustration, most of the childcare ended up being put on her shoulders. Cassandra did her best to juggle motherhood and her career, but it came at a cost. She was frequently exhausted, stressed out, and miserable. To help with this, a cruise trip was planned for the three of them. All were going to go, but Landon pulled out at the last minute to stay behind for work. Frustrated, Cassandra went with her daughter alone anyway.

Although periodically stressful, the trip went well until one day an exhausted Cassandra fell asleep and left six-year-old Charlotte unsupervised. When Cassandra woke up, Charlotte was gone. In a panic, Cassandra and the cruise ship employees looked all over the ship but still couldn’t find the child. After calling him and explaining the situation, Landon finally flew over to them and by that point the coast guard had been called and was going to do an area-wide search for the girl. But the only thing they found was her floating Skitty doll. Charlotte was presumed dead.

It was all horrific for Cassandra, especially the days that followed after it. Paparazzi outside their house, in their face; probing for answers to their questions. The media placed all the blame on Cassandra, tearing her apart and her reputation. Calling her an unfit mother, negligent, reckless. Worst, some even went on to suggest that the death of her daughter was somehow planned or on purpose.
It was a nightmare, one she couldn’t wake up from.

Desperately trying to cope with the situation, Cassandra fell into the idea that Charlotte may still be alive. They never found her body; how could they know for sure she was dead? She tried to talk her husband into paying for a more intensive search and rescue team to keep looking, but Landon refused and snapped at her. He yelled at her to get herself back to reality; Charlotte was dead and it was all her fault.

Enraged and heartbroken, Cassandra left after that and didn’t hear back from her husband until she got a call from the hospital. When she got there, she was surprised to see him bonding with a young girl, one roughly near Charlotte’s age. Cassandra didn’t think anything of it. After hearing what happened to the girl and seeing her burn injuries, she assumed he was just being kind.

But then Landon suggested that the two of them adopt the girl and Cassandra lost it. She couldn’t believe that he was trying to replace their daughter. Not much time had passed since she was gone, and Cassandra saw his suggestion as both a betrayal to Charlotte and to her. But Landon saw it differently; he couldn’t bring Charlotte back, but he could be there for this girl. After it was clear that Cassandra wasn’t going to accept the girl or the adoption papers, Landon filed for divorce. It was something that Cassandra saw coming the day Charlotte disappeared, but it was still heartbreaking.

The divorce was a messy affair and one for the tabloids to devilishly milk dry. One day, Cassandra snapped and retaliated against a paparazzi that got too close to her face. She beat up the man and it was all caught on film. The man sued her and due to nice lawyers, she only had to pay for his hospitalization. But her reputation was forever destroyed that day. She was fired from her job and no other opera company would take her.

Everywhere she went in Starre, she was reminded of her old life or that of Charlotte. To avoid that, she traveled overseas for many years. Traveling from place to place. Despite her criticism of Landon for adopting a young girl as a replacement for Charlotte, she herself wound up adopting a pair of orphans. Although in her heart, she fully believed they weren’t replacements like Caelia was for Landon.

Cassandra only returned to Starre region because of the research of one Silas Walter. Silas Walter was a young but determined scientist who studied dreams and the Dream World. In his thesis, he theorized that one could theoretically enter the Dream World if the conditions were right. But while Walter’s colleagues laughed at him; Cassandra saw potential in him.

Cassandra started up the company Morpheus with a few old friends and would eventually buy them out, taking the company for herself as CEO. She put Silas Walter to work and soon enough, the Dreamlink was created and dream therapy patented. It has already shown to have impeccable effects on individuals, ranging from preventing nightmares, alleviating depression, and improving quality of sleep. Silas Walter’s theory of the Dream World being actualized and entered has yet to come to pass, but who knows…

In the meantime, Cassandra has taken upon herself to help expand Morpheus and the Dreamlink. Morpheus’ biggest criticism is that the Dreamlink is too expensive for the everyday people to take advantage of and is restricted to only the wealthy who can afford it. Down the line, Cassandra plans to have dream therapy available to the masses. For now, she heads to Beryl Town where she (and Morpheus) are sponsoring this year’s starting event for the Championship League.

Name: Isabella Rodriguez
Age: 32
Gender: Woman. She/her.
Appearance: Standing approximately 5’3’’, Isabella is a rather petite, slim woman. With purple hair and eyes to match, she wears black framed glasses and has a white headband. She is almost always seen in her white lab uniform, wearing a light lavender top underneath with a bright yellow bow sticking out and black pants to put it all together. She doesn’t wear much jewelry for safety protocol reasons, but occasionally she’ll wear a pair of earrings if she’s feeling fancy.
Role: NPC. Researcher at the Institute
Personality: Isabella is mostly one thing and that is nervous. She’s a walking, talking ball of anxiety and struggles coping with that fact most of the time. When she’s not anxious, she’s usually emotionally strung out over something else. At work, she’s often seen in tears, panicking or despairing about one thing or another. When she’s at home, however, she is usually much calmer and more relaxed. She’s a brilliant scientist and researcher, but struggles at keeping it together.
Background: Isabella began suffering panic attacks and showing symptoms of anxiety at a very young age. Her parents took her to see a doctor, and along with recommending her to take medication, the doctor also recommended that they get her a Pokemon companion to help calm her down. She was at that age where kids began getting their own Pokemon, so her parents agreed to getting her one. A friend of Isabella’s mother recommended getting her a Hatenna, as her daughter got one and it was very well behaved. So, they did just that.

And what a mistake it was.

The Pokemon was well behaved, but it was miserable. It did not like how emotional Isabella was and kept its distance from her constantly, which made Isabella sad. Her first Pokemon, and it hated her! Seeing how neither their daughter nor the Pokemon were happy, Isabella’s parents discussed returning the Pokemon and getting something else. But Isabella begged them not to, and swore she’d figure a way out to make it happy.

The next couple months, Isabella brute forced her way to tranquility. Meditation, yoga, deep breathing, she did all the things she could think of to help manage her anxiety on her own…and in time, the Hatenna began to warm up to her. Over the years, they bonded and became best friends. Isabella gave her the name “Hat.”

But things changed when Isabella went to university and Hat evolved into a Hattrem. Overwhelmed by her studies, Isabella relapsed back into old habits, upsetting Hat. But then one day Hat decided no longer would they just run away and hide when Isabella got overwhelmed with her emotions, no…Hat got mad. Every time Isabella had a meltdown, Hat would get physical. She wouldn’t hurt the girl, but the Pokemon made sure to give the girl a piece of her mind. It was a turbulent time at the university, but eventually Isabella got her degree and Hat evolved into a Hatterene.

Although their relationship is quite problematic, both are too attached to the other to separate. Isabella has since mellowed out once more after she landed her job at the Institute. But every once in a while, she breaks into old habits and Hat will get her to calm down…one way or the other.