Praestantia Academy
'It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.'
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Dear Applicant,
It is with my utmost pleasure that I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you as a new student at Praestantia Academy for the Exceptionally Gifted.
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Praestantia Academy; a school notorious for it's impossible standards and prodigious students - those with the greatest minds, the highest social standings and the most influential families. It's hard enough to get in.
It's even harder to keep your place.
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Upon entering Praestantia Academy you will be sorted into one of 5 houses; no arguements, no backtalk, nothing. Each house has it's strengths and weaknesses - it is decided by your personality.
That being said none of the requirements for the houses shall be listed; the details of your character's house shall be sent to you over PM.
The aformentioned houses are as follows;
Audentia
Bronze house crest resembling a roc.
Callidita
Silver house crest resembling a quetzalcoatl.
Nitor
Gold house crest resembling a gryphon.
Libera
White house crest resembling a pegasus.
Quies
Black house crest resembling a chimera.
Students are taught both about their Pokemon and other general subjects such as Literature and the Arts. Schedules are individual to each students, and shall be altered to suit their particular needs and wants, once we have enough teachers to do so. I shall send you your schedule in a PM once we have enough of the aforementioned teachers.
Praestantia Academy is set on a small island off the coast of Unova, in the center of a large maze of interlocking passageways - the only way to get in is by invitation. If you come there without one...you're unlikely to get out.
But those who make it through their schooling come out as top co-ordinators and trainers, esteemed researchers and gym leaders - there's truly no school that is more prestiguous.
The building itself is huge - with great gaping archways and huge corridors - four floors, an auditorium, training areas and a swimming pool...it is astounding. Each dorm has it's own private section, each with it's own quirks and individual design.
You've made it this far, at least.
Congratulations, and good luck.
You'll need it.
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Rules
(i)
What I say goes
(ii)
Be kind - it's okay to have disagreements between characters, but when it starts outside of the rp you're out.
(iii)
Posts need to be meaningful - don't write pages, but at least a paragrah per post. This is going to be a serious rp.
(vi)
Swearing and violence is allowed, as is romance, but if it starts getting extreme on either side of the spectrum I expect you to take it to PM.
(v)
I shall be appointing GMs if anyone actually joins, so when that happens listen to them. I will often inform them of things that will occur ahead of time.
(vi)
Your application must be updated with your house if you are accepted, and then updated again whenever your team changes.
What I say goes
(ii)
Be kind - it's okay to have disagreements between characters, but when it starts outside of the rp you're out.
(iii)
Posts need to be meaningful - don't write pages, but at least a paragrah per post. This is going to be a serious rp.
(vi)
Swearing and violence is allowed, as is romance, but if it starts getting extreme on either side of the spectrum I expect you to take it to PM.
(v)
I shall be appointing GMs if anyone actually joins, so when that happens listen to them. I will often inform them of things that will occur ahead of time.
(vi)
Your application must be updated with your house if you are accepted, and then updated again whenever your team changes.
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Sign-Up
Name; First, last and middle, if they have one.
Gender; Male or female.
Position; Are you applying for a teacher or a student? If you're applying for a teacher please also state which subject/s they teach and whether they are the head of a house or not.
Age; Students may be any age from between 14-19, teachers from 20 and up.
Sexuality; Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Asexual etc.
Personality; What's your character like? What seperates them from the rest of the herd? I expect at least two paragraphs of well written work.
Appearance; How your character looks - from their basic eye colour and hair colour to their posture and build. At least two paragraphs of well written work, no pictures unless accompanied by a description.
History; What did your character do before Praestantia? From their childhood to their current life, please. Not required.
Pokemon; Two Pokemon maximum for students (more may be caught during the rp), a full team maximum for teachers. No shinies or legendaries. Psuedo-legendaries reserved for staff members. Needs to be updated as the rp progresses.
Pokemon's Personalities; They should be as fully developed as your character.
Theme Song; Give us some insight into your character.
Other; For anything else you may want to add.
Gender; Male or female.
Position; Are you applying for a teacher or a student? If you're applying for a teacher please also state which subject/s they teach and whether they are the head of a house or not.
Age; Students may be any age from between 14-19, teachers from 20 and up.
Sexuality; Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Asexual etc.
Personality; What's your character like? What seperates them from the rest of the herd? I expect at least two paragraphs of well written work.
Appearance; How your character looks - from their basic eye colour and hair colour to their posture and build. At least two paragraphs of well written work, no pictures unless accompanied by a description.
History; What did your character do before Praestantia? From their childhood to their current life, please. Not required.
Pokemon; Two Pokemon maximum for students (more may be caught during the rp), a full team maximum for teachers. No shinies or legendaries. Psuedo-legendaries reserved for staff members. Needs to be updated as the rp progresses.
Pokemon's Personalities; They should be as fully developed as your character.
Theme Song; Give us some insight into your character.
Other; For anything else you may want to add.
You may have as many characters as you feel you can handle; sign-ups will remain open even once the rp has started.
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Thanks for checking this out.
If you haven't read through this entire thing you'll probably have missed something. There isn't a hidden code word or anything, but I'd advise you to read through it completely before signing up.
Thanks.
Before I forget; I shall be appointing co-GMs. They shall have the same amount of control over things as I do, and will also be helping to approve and deny applications. If you would like to volunteer for a position please mention it to me.
My other SU/'s shall be posted shortly.
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Example Sign-up
Semper Blackwell
'Semper excelsius, semper fidelis, semper ad meliora.'
Name;
Semper Blackwell
'Our names are labels, plainly printed on the bottled essence of our past behavior.'
Gender;
Male
'A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.'
Position;
Student
'We never stop learning.'
Age;
16
'Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.'
Sexuality;
Bisexual
'It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or sexuality.'
Appearance;
Lennox is fairly tall, and rather pale-skinned. He's rather thin and quite frankly frail, but he's incredibly agile even if he isn't gifted with incredible strength. Lennox has a lithe figure, and his bones are rather prominent - mostly his cheekbones - and it gives him an almost aristocratic appearance.
His hair is a light blonde colour that's just a bit shorter than shoulder-length, and fairly neat, although it has a habit of becoming quite ruffled when he has to move quickly or he becomes stressed. He doesn't have a visible fringe, though his hair doesn't fall in his eyes or some other such nonsense.
Said eyes are a cool grey, and are probably his most memorable feature. They're fairly large, but he often prefers to keep them lidded so as not to draw unwanted attention to himself.
His body is all sharp edges - he doesn't have any visible fat nor muscles. If one were to draw him it's unlikely there'd be any curved lines used whatsoever. It reflects his personality, to an extent.
Lennnox was brought up with a silver spoon in his mouth, and his clothes reflect that brilliantly. He wears a plain white Tuxedo, with a pale green shirt underneath. He uses a plain black belt to secure his trousers (plain white, again), and wears a pair of formal black shoes, more suited for a wedding than anything else.
He also wears a matching green tie, but it's not unusual for him to end up taking it off because it irritates him so.
He literally cannot stoop - his head is always held high, and he looks down on people no matter who they are. His back is always straight, and his posture always has to be perfect.
His mouth is nearly always curved down slightly in a grimace, a flat line on his face or a slight smirk - Lennox doesn't show emotions easily, and even when he does they're still hard to distinguish.
He is a rather good actor, after all. He knows how to wear a mask and act the part.
Whenever he walks each step seems to be precise, each of his actions planned before time. Every time his feet hit the floor there will be a pronounced click as his (rather posh) shoes fall against the ground below him.
He has a penchant for the dramatics.
He has lost all traces of his innocence. While he is fairly young to be leading an orginization he knows how easily corruptible people are.
He lost his path a long time ago.
'Appearance rules the world.'
Personality;
Your environment often affects your personality, and Semper is no exception. Raised by a pair of natural-born politicians he was brought up knowing that everyone could become corrupt given the right incentive, and that people were made to be manipulated.
Semper is cunning and quick-witted, having realised at a young age that if he wasn't exactly athletic he better become intelligent, lest he be trodden on.
He comes off as cold, and quite often cruel to people, mocking them for no apparent reason. His parents taught him how to convince people to do as he said, a skill that, when coupled with his surprising intellect, made him a force to be reckoned with.
Semper doesn't really think of others as sentient beings - just toys - and treats them as such. He doesn't mind if people get hurt by his actions, so long as it means he can have his way.
He is incredibly good at strategising, but rather stubborn, and insistent upon being overly cautious, refusing to act recklessly even if he is in grave danger.
He doesn't trust people full stop, and people often dislike him for the way he ignores most everyone. He can be kind, when he has developed enough of a relationship with someone, but in his eyes they will never be his 'friends' - the best you can get with Lennox is to become an 'ally'.
He has a slight problem with OCD when symmetrical things are involved - he dislikes asymmetric things and will often waste time trying to make them perfectly symmetrical, and occasionally downright refuses to do things if it would result in the destruction of something perfectly symmetrical.
He is a quick-thinker, but most everything he does relies on logic or fact. While he can be imaginative when forced he is not naturally creative, and it can be difficult to force him to think 'outside the box' if it seems illogial to.
He's fast at nearly everything - quick on his feet, quick witted and quick to stereotype and make decisions about people. Most everything he feels about others is based on his first impressions of them as a person, and it's nigh impossible to change his views after he has decided them.
He does not lose his temper easily, one should be pleased to note, and has a knack for staying calm in the most dangerous of situations. That being says he has a habit of immediately resorting to violence - he feels that the best way to get rid of a threat is to completely eradicate it.
Semper is also untrustworthy. While he is an incredibly gifted actor he is compltely disloyal, and not at all adverse to stabbing people in the back if they give him reason to.
He's also conceited - arrogant and full of himself. It makes him foolish - he readily believes that his ideas are the best, the most suitable, no matter the circumstances.
He's completely self-reliant, independent to a fault. He has nothing to fall back on if everything goes wrong, but he somehow manages to convince himself he doesn't need others.
He's sure he'll be perfectly fine on his own.
He is darkly cynical, and almost everything he says is followed by a sarcastic remark or degrading insult.
He's not exactly the most friendly of people, eh?
He's not exactly kind to Pokemon either. He treats them better than actual people, funnily enough, but he still thinks of them as 'underlings', merely tools to be used to futher his own abilities.
'We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.'
Pokemon;
Supercilious [Serperior] [M]
Surquedry [Scolipede] [M]
'I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.'
Pokemon's personalitites;
Supercilious 'Cilious'
Serperior
Male
The grass starter trio is often known for having a superiority complex. Cilious is no exception.
For whatever reason he is undoubtably one of the most condescending Pokemon one could ever have the misfortune to meet. He thinks himself far above everyone else - even his trainer, much to her chagrin. He looks down his nose at everyone, regardless of who - or what - they are.
He constantly has an air of 'smugness' about him, and he's competely sure of his own abilities. He acts almost aristocratically, and despite how full of himself he is actually rather intelligent, able to think strategically in battle and often devise rather devious strategies when fighting.
He doesn't care for the well-being of others in the slightest, and would defend his trainer and his views to the death. He would like to think Semper would do the same.
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Kismet
Surquedry
Scolipede
Male
Surquedry and Supercilious are two of a kind.
Like the Serperior Surquedry believes himself to be above everyone else, no matter how they match up to him in reality. He looks down his nose at everyone but his trainer and Cilious, to an extent.
Unlike Cilious, however Surquedry doesn't tend to strategise too well. More often than not he has to rely on his trainer for commands, and while it makes him very obedient it also means he hasn't got much of a character, and that he's a pretty poor fighter without Semper's guidance.
Which doesn't help, given that Semper's not exactly fond of his Pokemon.
'A personality is a mask you believe in.'
Other;
Semper can play the violin and piano. And very well, actually.
'After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.'
Theme Song;
Narcissist, Hedley.
'If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.'
House;
Callidita
'We stand as one.'
'Semper excelsius, semper fidelis, semper ad meliora.'
Name;
Semper Blackwell
'Our names are labels, plainly printed on the bottled essence of our past behavior.'
Gender;
Male
'A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.'
Position;
Student
'We never stop learning.'
Age;
16
'Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.'
Sexuality;
Bisexual
'It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or sexuality.'
Appearance;
Lennox is fairly tall, and rather pale-skinned. He's rather thin and quite frankly frail, but he's incredibly agile even if he isn't gifted with incredible strength. Lennox has a lithe figure, and his bones are rather prominent - mostly his cheekbones - and it gives him an almost aristocratic appearance.
His hair is a light blonde colour that's just a bit shorter than shoulder-length, and fairly neat, although it has a habit of becoming quite ruffled when he has to move quickly or he becomes stressed. He doesn't have a visible fringe, though his hair doesn't fall in his eyes or some other such nonsense.
Said eyes are a cool grey, and are probably his most memorable feature. They're fairly large, but he often prefers to keep them lidded so as not to draw unwanted attention to himself.
His body is all sharp edges - he doesn't have any visible fat nor muscles. If one were to draw him it's unlikely there'd be any curved lines used whatsoever. It reflects his personality, to an extent.
Lennnox was brought up with a silver spoon in his mouth, and his clothes reflect that brilliantly. He wears a plain white Tuxedo, with a pale green shirt underneath. He uses a plain black belt to secure his trousers (plain white, again), and wears a pair of formal black shoes, more suited for a wedding than anything else.
He also wears a matching green tie, but it's not unusual for him to end up taking it off because it irritates him so.
He literally cannot stoop - his head is always held high, and he looks down on people no matter who they are. His back is always straight, and his posture always has to be perfect.
His mouth is nearly always curved down slightly in a grimace, a flat line on his face or a slight smirk - Lennox doesn't show emotions easily, and even when he does they're still hard to distinguish.
He is a rather good actor, after all. He knows how to wear a mask and act the part.
Whenever he walks each step seems to be precise, each of his actions planned before time. Every time his feet hit the floor there will be a pronounced click as his (rather posh) shoes fall against the ground below him.
He has a penchant for the dramatics.
He has lost all traces of his innocence. While he is fairly young to be leading an orginization he knows how easily corruptible people are.
He lost his path a long time ago.
'Appearance rules the world.'
Personality;
Your environment often affects your personality, and Semper is no exception. Raised by a pair of natural-born politicians he was brought up knowing that everyone could become corrupt given the right incentive, and that people were made to be manipulated.
Semper is cunning and quick-witted, having realised at a young age that if he wasn't exactly athletic he better become intelligent, lest he be trodden on.
He comes off as cold, and quite often cruel to people, mocking them for no apparent reason. His parents taught him how to convince people to do as he said, a skill that, when coupled with his surprising intellect, made him a force to be reckoned with.
Semper doesn't really think of others as sentient beings - just toys - and treats them as such. He doesn't mind if people get hurt by his actions, so long as it means he can have his way.
He is incredibly good at strategising, but rather stubborn, and insistent upon being overly cautious, refusing to act recklessly even if he is in grave danger.
He doesn't trust people full stop, and people often dislike him for the way he ignores most everyone. He can be kind, when he has developed enough of a relationship with someone, but in his eyes they will never be his 'friends' - the best you can get with Lennox is to become an 'ally'.
He has a slight problem with OCD when symmetrical things are involved - he dislikes asymmetric things and will often waste time trying to make them perfectly symmetrical, and occasionally downright refuses to do things if it would result in the destruction of something perfectly symmetrical.
He is a quick-thinker, but most everything he does relies on logic or fact. While he can be imaginative when forced he is not naturally creative, and it can be difficult to force him to think 'outside the box' if it seems illogial to.
He's fast at nearly everything - quick on his feet, quick witted and quick to stereotype and make decisions about people. Most everything he feels about others is based on his first impressions of them as a person, and it's nigh impossible to change his views after he has decided them.
He does not lose his temper easily, one should be pleased to note, and has a knack for staying calm in the most dangerous of situations. That being says he has a habit of immediately resorting to violence - he feels that the best way to get rid of a threat is to completely eradicate it.
Semper is also untrustworthy. While he is an incredibly gifted actor he is compltely disloyal, and not at all adverse to stabbing people in the back if they give him reason to.
He's also conceited - arrogant and full of himself. It makes him foolish - he readily believes that his ideas are the best, the most suitable, no matter the circumstances.
He's completely self-reliant, independent to a fault. He has nothing to fall back on if everything goes wrong, but he somehow manages to convince himself he doesn't need others.
He's sure he'll be perfectly fine on his own.
He is darkly cynical, and almost everything he says is followed by a sarcastic remark or degrading insult.
He's not exactly the most friendly of people, eh?
He's not exactly kind to Pokemon either. He treats them better than actual people, funnily enough, but he still thinks of them as 'underlings', merely tools to be used to futher his own abilities.
'We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.'
Pokemon;
Supercilious [Serperior] [M]
Surquedry [Scolipede] [M]
'I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.'
Pokemon's personalitites;
Supercilious 'Cilious'
Serperior
Male
The grass starter trio is often known for having a superiority complex. Cilious is no exception.
For whatever reason he is undoubtably one of the most condescending Pokemon one could ever have the misfortune to meet. He thinks himself far above everyone else - even his trainer, much to her chagrin. He looks down his nose at everyone, regardless of who - or what - they are.
He constantly has an air of 'smugness' about him, and he's competely sure of his own abilities. He acts almost aristocratically, and despite how full of himself he is actually rather intelligent, able to think strategically in battle and often devise rather devious strategies when fighting.
He doesn't care for the well-being of others in the slightest, and would defend his trainer and his views to the death. He would like to think Semper would do the same.
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Kismet
Surquedry
Scolipede
Male
Surquedry and Supercilious are two of a kind.
Like the Serperior Surquedry believes himself to be above everyone else, no matter how they match up to him in reality. He looks down his nose at everyone but his trainer and Cilious, to an extent.
Unlike Cilious, however Surquedry doesn't tend to strategise too well. More often than not he has to rely on his trainer for commands, and while it makes him very obedient it also means he hasn't got much of a character, and that he's a pretty poor fighter without Semper's guidance.
Which doesn't help, given that Semper's not exactly fond of his Pokemon.
'A personality is a mask you believe in.'
Other;
Semper can play the violin and piano. And very well, actually.
'After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.'
Theme Song;
Narcissist, Hedley.
'If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.'
House;
Callidita
'We stand as one.'
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Accepted Students
Corruption;
Semper Blackwell [Callidita]
ebansu;
Nami Kuin [Quies]
Gym Leader Calvin;
Calvin O'Brien [Audentia]
Camille O'Brien [Nitor]
Dash;
Leo Daedalic [Callidita]
XXdirty_dubstepXX;
Ray Lugo [Audentia]
harukamaylover;
Juliet Garcia [Libera]
GroundTrainer;
Nate Parker [Nitor]
Dermodio;
Derry Modio [Libera]
Chocolate Bones;
Gray Swan [Audentia]
~Pokemoll~;
Mitsuru Hitachiin [Libera]
Mikuru Huninozuka [Quies]
Skitty_Lover;
Hailey Freeman [Callidita]
Erasmus;
Federnder Frontkämpfer [Quies]
Semper Blackwell [Callidita]
ebansu;
Nami Kuin [Quies]
Gym Leader Calvin;
Calvin O'Brien [Audentia]
Camille O'Brien [Nitor]
Dash;
Leo Daedalic [Callidita]
XXdirty_dubstepXX;
Ray Lugo [Audentia]
harukamaylover;
Juliet Garcia [Libera]
GroundTrainer;
Nate Parker [Nitor]
Dermodio;
Derry Modio [Libera]
Chocolate Bones;
Gray Swan [Audentia]
~Pokemoll~;
Mitsuru Hitachiin [Libera]
Mikuru Huninozuka [Quies]
Skitty_Lover;
Hailey Freeman [Callidita]
Erasmus;
Federnder Frontkämpfer [Quies]
Staff Members
Corruption;
Sir Lyre Endon [Headmaster, Battle Skills]
Dermodio;
Oliver Tang [Head of Libera House, History Teacher]
Sir Lyre Endon [Headmaster, Battle Skills]
Dermodio;
Oliver Tang [Head of Libera House, History Teacher]
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