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Changing Factions

Look, we get it: sometimes life doesn't go like you plan. Sometimes your character decides that having a tree name and studying the Spirit Realm sounds like a good career path. Sometimes they realize that maybe joining the murderous church group wasn't their best decision. In other words, if you are interested in having your character join or leave either POKEGO or The Black Order, this is the post for you.

Please bear in mind this will result in long term consequences for your character and cannot be easily reversed, so think it over carefully before making a decision!

Joining The Black Order

Joining the Black Order can happen in one of two ways: either voluntarily, or as part of a probation sentence due to some supernaturally related crime. Characters that join the Black Order will go under a 6-month training program in which they must do missions with different Guardians in the Order- or people approved by the Black Order to be worthy stand-ins. That said, the training may take longer depending on the conduct of the character and other circumstances.

General Guidelines

Characters must be 18 years of age in order to join.
Joining characters must be approved by at least two Black Order members.
The missions that they complete can either be done through the monthly Black Order missions, missions given by a senior Black Order member, or by engaging with side quests. While threads are not necessary, they are encouraged!
Enlisting Black Order members will get a yearly starting salary of $60k. However during their training months, they will be given a living stipend of $2k per month. Once they complete their training, they will receive back-payments for held wages.
Both AU and OU characters can join the Black Order. Once they complete training, their character status will be changed to the Black Order. POKEGO characters would be required to leave POKEGO before they can join the Order.
Should a character complete their training but then drop, they will remain a member of the Black Order and be transferred elsewhere. Probably Florida. Should they drop before completing their training, they will just return to normal NPCs.
Outside of drops, a character that abandons their training will have one of two options. If they joined voluntarily and choose to leave without any incident, they will be allowed to do so with no problem. If they joined as part of a probation OR they have failed their training due to serious incident (committing serious crimes or what not), they will be Sealed. Sealing will cause characters to lose abilities and/or memories based on dice rolls done by the mods. This will result in permanent consequences, so think over CAREFULLY before pursuing this route.
While you can only app 1 character directly as a Black Order character, Players who have a Black Order character may still have another character take on a Black Order trainee and become a member through that way since with the time and effort this route takes - we understand this isn't being done impulsively.

If you want your character to join the Order, please fill out the following form and comment to this post with the subject header "BLACK ORDER RECRUIT". Two Black Order characters must reply to your comment in order to show this recruitment has been approved.

Leaving The Black Order

Black Order members who have been in Kaisou at least 6 months will have the option of permanently leaving the Black Order. If a character attempts either of these methods BEFORE six months, it will not work as they simply don't have the spirit power to pull it off. Leaving the Black Order can be done in two different ways:

Now that the leadership of the Black Order has been changed, the process for leaving the Black Order is relatively easy. They will be asked to give up their uniform, lose access to the group chat, have their memory wiped of anything that'd be considered confidential in POKEGO (locations of stable gates, research that could be used dangerously, etc), and will be barred from using any Black Order facilities.

Former Black Order members will have two options for what happens to their character after departure:

Option A: They will fully become like the regular Normal/Paranormal AUs. This means in the case that they drop from the game, they will lose all their past life memories, as well as some of their abilities/regain points (11 points worth). You can select which abilities you wish to give up, or just pay in straight regain points.
Option B: They will be in a situation similar to how they were before the Black Order where they are able to retain past life memories and abilities even if they drop - however OOCly they will get reclassified as a "Ronin" character and it will count as your singular ronin slot.

If you plan to leave the Black Order, please fill out this form and put "LEAVING THE BLACK ORDER" in the subject. Please note that this decision CANNOT be reversed.

Joining POKEGO

Characters who are interested in joining POKEGO can become an apprentice to a POKEGO member. The apprentice will undergo a waiting period in which they undergo background checks as well as a training program to help them prepare for joining POKEGO. Once they have completed the training and resolved any issues that's connected to their background check, they will graduate and become a full fledged POKEGO member. For most characters, this process will take a minimum of 6 months. However, it may take longer should your characters struggle to pass the training program or their background check has some extra complications.

Please note that the apprentice recruitment program while has been used in some form or another throughout POKEGO's history, this specific version of the program is pretty new and was created with the Kaisou situation in mind.

Some guidelines to keep in mind are:

Mentor Guidelines (aka the POKEGO member)

Mentors must be at least 18 year old and no longer a POKEPUP to take on an apprentice.
Graduates of the apprenticeship program may take on apprentices after an amount of time that's determined by their age and teaching experience.
- Under 21: 2 years after graduation.
- Ages 21-24: 1 year after graduation.
- Ages 21-24 with teaching experience: 6 months after graduation.
- Over 25: 6 months after graduation.
- Over 25 with teaching experience: 3 months after graduation.
A mentor can only host two apprentices at a time.
POKEGO mentors are responsible for their apprentices' training and wellbeing. Those who are found to be mistreating apprentices will face consequences.
POKEGO member are highly encouraged to live with their apprentice in order to keep an eye on them. However, this rule is not mandatory and plenty of exceptions can be made to the rule (like the apprentice is a minor, has a family they can't abandon, etc.), though they will like some system put in place so they can regularly check on the apprentice to make sure they aren't up to any suspicious behavior.
While there are some standardized lessons that all apprentices must be taught, the mentors have a lot of freedom in what lessons they impart on their apprentices.
It is entirely up to a POKEGO member if they wish to take on an apprentice. If they need some IC pressuring, that can be arranged - but OOCly POKEGO players should only take on an apprentice if they wish to.

Apprentice Guidelines

Apprentices must undergo a background check. This include three different types of check: a traditional background check done via technology, a magical background check using NPC seers (so the background of OUs are still accessible), and a psychological evaluation. These background checks will focus on looking for any red flags they should be worried about. Red flags include things like serious crimes, forged identities, unusual amounts of debt (we mean debt that goes past the usual student/credit card/medical debt an average person might have), a worrying disregard for ethics - the usual stuff that'd be concerning!
Should any red flags pop up, they will be dealt with case by case. Like a reformed villain might have to prove they are truly reformed or be put under more supervision, a person with UNUSUAL levels of debt well be expected to settle that debt, a person with forged documents needs to disclose their real identity, etc. Characters who are actively still planning to do awful shit in general will be denied and removed from the program.
Apprentices will be allowed to choose a code name (their mentors can weigh in) and a Pokemon. Caring for this Pokemon is part of their training, and is either one they catch with their mentor present - or is given to them by their mentor. The Pokemon can be any kind EXCEPT for Legendary Pokemon.
They will be expected to complete a training program. This training program while having a few mandatory lessons they all must complete, a lot of it is made up by their mentors based on what they view as important for their apprentice to learn. In other words, good luck some of you.
During their apprenticeship, they are not allowed to publish their own work or take on POKEGO missions by themselves.
Apprentices who are under 18 will also be considered a POKEPUP. Once they graduate from training, they will become a POKEPUP until they turn 18 and graduate high school.
Apprentices will have access to the POKEGO group chat, however they cannot make filters within the chat while the full members can.
While doing Apprentice duties, they will be expected to wear a uniform that's similar to the look of a Pokemon Trainer. While these uniforms look different to allow for personalization, all of them carry emblems of the POKEGO symbol as well as a Seedot badge indicating their apprenticeship status. Upon graduation, they will receive a proper lab coat.

General OOC Guidelines

Both AU and OU characters can apply to be apprentices. Once they complete their apprenticeship, their character status on the taken page and everywhere else will be switched over to POKEGO
Should a mentor drop before the apprentice completes their apprenticeship, the apprentice will either continue under their tutelage as an NPC or be transferred to another POKEGO member.
An apprentice that graduates to become a full POKEGO member but drops will be able to retain their past life memories. However should they reapp, their regains will be reduced to whatever they can spend 16 points on.
While you can only app 1 character directly as a POKEGO character, Players who have a POKEGO character may still have another character take on a POKEGO apprenticeship and become a member through that way since with the time and effort this route takes - we understand this isn't being done willy nilly. However POKEGO players cannot take on their other character as their apprentice.
Unavailable tree code names are: Oak, Willow, Elm, Birch, Rowan, Juniper, Sycamore, Kukui, Magnolia, Sonia, Laventon, Sada, Turo, Rosewood, Wisteria, Azalea, Dracaena, Zelkova, Juneberry, Olive, Laurel, and Larch.

If you want your character to become an apprentice, please fill out the following form and comment to this post with the subject header "POKEGO APPRENTICESHIP". The player of the mentor must reply to your comment in order to show both of you have agreed to this.

Player Name:
Character Name:
Mentor: (name of the character mentoring them. Must be a player character unless given special permission by mod)

Code Name: (Pick a tree-based code name for your character. Fruits are okay as long as it grows on a tree.)
Starter Pokemon: (What pokemon do they plan to start with. It can be any kind except legendaries)
Start Date of Apprenticeship: (The general month and year is fine, just for reference.)
Area of Specialty: (What do they plan to specialize in?)
Potential Red Flags: (Is there anything going in with their life or in their past that would considered a red flag? We're talking violent or major crimes, fake identities, troubling psychological profile, etc? Please go into detail so we can figure out if this will cause a delay to their graduation. Please note that people who are ACTIVELY engaging in evil stuff would be kicked out of the program )
Other: (do you have any other notes that you think may affect their admission into POKEGO?)

Leaving POKEGO

Should a character choose to leave POKEGO, the process is relatively easy. They will be asked to give up their labcoat (or uniform if they're an apprentice), lose access to the group chat, have their memory wiped of anything that'd be considered confidential in POKEGO (locations of stable gates, research that could be used dangerously, etc), and will be barred from using their tree code name. In fact they will find that they are magically unable to use it as their own name moving forward, strange! OOCLy, these characters status will be changed to normal Paranormal AUs.

Former POKEGO members will have two options with their past life memories:

Option A: They will fully become like the regular Normal/Paranormal AUs. This means in the case that they drop from the game, they will lose all their past life memories, as well as some of their abilities/regain points (11 points worth). You can select which abilities you wish to give up, or just pay in straight regain points.
Option B: They will be in a situation similar to how they were before POKEGO where they are able to retain past life memories and abilities even if they drop - however OOCly they will get reclassified as a "Ronin" character and it will count as your singular ronin slot.

If you plan to leave POKEGO, please fill out this form and put "LEAVING POKEGO" in the subject. Please note that this decision CANNOT be reversed.

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Player Name: Marzi
Character Name: Kaveh Karim
Mentor: Abasi al-Haytham

Code Name: Juneberry
Starter Pokemon: Bounsweet
Start Date of Apprenticeship: (mid-to-late) May 2023
Area of Specialty: Architecture
Potential Red Flags: Kaveh is the poster child for UNUSUAL amounts of debt. While he is doing his best not to actively add to what he's already racked up (which is, seriously, A STAGGERING AMOUNT, since he took out two sets of student loans and also spent several years enabling a serial gambler) he does have a bleeding heart and he's quick to give away what little he's earned to others he sees as in greater need of aid.
Other: Kaveh is extremely new to... everything, since he was a normie not all that long ago, but he's a hard worker and no intellectual slouch. He's not afraid to demonstrate his willingness to learn or jump through whatever hoops they might initially require of him.

Edited 2023-05-11 03:14 (UTC)

Agreed!

Player Name: Yuff
Character Name: Jun Nightroad (birth name Jun Kohinata)
Mentor: Mikleo

Code Name: Olive
Starter Pokemon: Shiny Rowlet
Start Date of Apprenticeship: May 2023
Area of Specialty: He'll do general studies but eventually settle on botany.
Potential Red Flags: Due to his background of being a former Krusnik victim, Jun had a number of fraudulent identification papers that probably wouldn't hold up to a thorough background check. He'd be more than willing to disclose his identity though, and already has to Mikleo.

Also he was connected to the portal incident last year, but completed his community service hours and has not done anything similar since.
Other: Not much to note! He'll be an attentive student and very open minded. Does come with a himbo though.

Edited 2023-05-12 19:10 (UTC)

Confirming!

Your apprenticeship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Kaveh will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a welcome letter from Professor Oak, his apprentice uniform (you can decide what it looks like based on the linked examples above), some textbooks, a pokeball for catching his starter Pokémon, and a piece of parchment paper and a calligraphy brush.

The parchment will have instructions indicating that Kaveh should write his tree code name on this paper when he's ready. Whenever he writes it down, the name will glow briefly before the parchment and brush disappear. From that point onward, the name he wrote on the parchment will feel as much like his name as Kaveh does.

Some specific notes:

Due to being very new to the paranormal, Kaveh will have to take an additional course that will go over the basics about the Spirit Realm and the existence of magic. This course will add an extra month to his apprenticeship if taken at a sane pace (though it will take less time should he decide to cram but please don't die).

Kaveh's debt will certainly be of concern to POKEGO due to their own financial problems and security concerns. As such, POKEGO will not grant membership until Kaveh has either cleared his excessive debt, or has made enough steady headway on repaying it that it reassures them that he does have it under control.

Should everything go smoothly with his debt and his coursework (which his mentor will be the judge of), Kaveh will have his final assessment either early December if he crams that general course, or early January if he goes at a reasonable pace. His assessment will be oversaw by Professor Rowan, and it will consist of a written exam for general knowledge, a paper or presentation about architecture, and a practical exam that examines how well he's been working with his Pokémon (is he treating them well? Has he trained them? How do they work as a team? etc). He will also be expected to undergo a psychological evaluation, but since his past is relatively normal it won't be too extreme of one.

Should it not go smoothly with his debt or his coursework, then his apprenticeship will continue until he's ready.

Good luck Kaveh!

Edited 2023-05-12 22:52 (UTC)

Your mentorship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Abasi will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a mentor guidebook, lesson materials and manuals covering any of the courses that are considered required to be taught. There is also a letter attached from Professor Oak that explains the purpose of the manuals and will emphasize that Abasi is responsible in educating his apprentice and preparing him to become a full fledge POKEGO member. Strangely on Abasi's letter specifically, this part of the letter has been underlined multiple times with a red pen.

It should also be noted that due to Kaveh's lack of exposure to the Paranormal, Abasi will be receive material for an additional month-long course (if taken at a sane pace) that will be going over the basics of the Spirit Realm and magic.

From this point on, Abasi will have a lot of freedom in how he wants to go about educating his pupil! What he teaches him outside the mandatory topics will be entirely up to Abasi as well as the method.

Should everything go smoothly with Kaveh's education and his debt payments, he may be eligible to take the final assessment in December or January (depending on how much they cram that general course). However, Abasi will be given the final say whether or not his apprentice is ready for the final assessment or if it needs to be delayed longer.

Good luck Abasi!

Your apprenticeship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Jun will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a welcome letter from Professor Oak, his apprentice uniform (you can decide what it looks like based on the linked examples above), some textbooks, a pokeball for catching his starter Pokemon, and a piece of parchment paper and a calligraphy brush.

The parchment will have instructions indicating that Jun should write his tree code name on this paper when he's ready. Whenever he writes it down, the name will glow briefly before the parchment and brush disappear. From that point onward, the name he wrote on the parchment will feel as much like his name as Jun does.

Some specific notes:

Jun will get flagged during the technological background check, and he will be required to come clean about his actual identity and past. Should he do that, between the seers and follow-up background checks with the updated information, he should be able to clear the background check if not a bit delayed

However due to the severity of his background, Jun will be expected to undergo a more intense psychological evaluation than normal because holy hell kid.

Should everything go smoothly with his coursework (which his mentor will be the judge of), Jun will have his final assessment in early December. His assessment will be oversaw by Professor Rowan, and it will consist of a written exam for general knowledge, a paper or presentation about botany, and a practical exam that examines how well he's been working with his Pokemon (is he treating them well? Has he trained them? How do they work as a team? etc).

Should it not go smoothly, then his apprenticeship will continue until he's ready.

Good luck Jun!

Player Name: Ryuu
Character Name: Ryouta Ibuki
Mentor: Mikleo

Code Name: Laurel
Starter Pokemon: Fuecoco
Start Date of Apprenticeship: May 2023
Area of Specialty: Self-defense and social skills as a counselor figure, most likely
Potential Red Flags: No real red flags. He's just a dude with normal parents. Just... every month he goes all werewolf and he's got some issues as a selkie, but he's fine! His academic record isn't stellar, so he's not going to be the fastest in getting through the studying parts of training.
Other: Ryouta is Ryouta, a simple idiot himbo.

Your mentorship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Mikleo will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a mentor guidebook, lesson materials and manuals covering any of the courses that are considered required to be taught. There is also a letter attached from Professor Oak that explains the purpose of the manuals and will emphasize that Mikleo is responsible in educating his apprentice and preparing him to become a full fledge POKEGO member.

Due to Jun's background check receiving a red flag on it, Mikleo will be asked to submit a petition to speak on his apprentice's behalf. Basically to verify Jun's story and to reassure that no Jun is not someone nefarious.

From this point on, Mikleo will have a lot of freedom in how he wants to go about educating his pupil! What he teaches him outside the mandatory topics will be entirely up to Mikleo as well as the method.

Should everything go smoothly with Jun's education, he may be eligible to take the final assessment in December. However, Mikleo will be given the final say whether or not his apprentice is ready for the final assessment or if it needs to be delayed longer.

Good luck Mikleo!

Edited 2023-05-12 23:04 (UTC)

Player Name: TF
Character Name: Varian (It'll be Varian Vasiya once all the adoption paperwork is done)
Mentor: Sorey

Code Name: Larch
Starter Pokemon: Zigzagoon
Start Date of Apprenticeship: Probably early June by the time he's spoken to the folks he needs to speak to.
Area of Specialty: Engineering
Potential Red Flags: OKAY HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS HERE WE GO.
- Long history of dangerous experiments in his youth- he blew up his village AT LEAST twice.
- One of his experiments almost created a black hole but this is one of the few times it wasn't his fault as someone else messed with his work- he managed to turn it off before it killed everyone.
- Delved into dangerous chemical concoctions against magical black rocks, got his father trapped in magical amber.
- Created a truth serum and infected the entire castle with it.
- Stole a priceless magical artefact - baby's first act of treason!
- Gave his raccoon a short-lasting mutating serum and sicked him on the palace guard.
- Built a bunch of murder robots. So many murder robots. Tried to murder people with them.
- Kidnapped the queen. Threatened to kill her.
- Attempted to crush both the queen and the princess's lady in waiting to death with a robot.
- Attempted to kill the princess. Like. A lot.
- Went to prison for a year.
- Broke out of prison. Joined a terrorist sect. Helped erase the king and queen's memories- ran his kingdom through them as a slave state, forcing the people to work in mines.
- Planned to erase the memories of literally everyone.
- This ended up creating effectively a nuke. He helped stop that because he didn't actually WANT to murder everyone.
- Had a rough attempt at redemption. Really did try his best.
- But still created a gun solely with the intention of murdering a threat to the kingdom.
- Also made a portal to try and trap a demon which backfired and nearly got a bunch of people stuck there.
- Also made a stun helmet to stop his sleeper agent dad from harming them.
- In Kaisou he was one of the main culprits for creating the portal to try and get people home. He served his community service in full.
- Experimented on the immortality peach which exploded and gave him and his boyfriend lesser effects from the dang thing.
- Worked with Zodiac so he could sabotage the whole peachgate debacle. Managed to prevent Zodiac from growing MORE immortality peaches.
- Probably remains a constant fire/explosion hazard- even if he learned better lab safety in Zodiac.
Other: As he's a minor, he's still living with Amal and co and would prefer it that way! He'll be getting letters of recommendation from Amal as his (almost) legal guardian and Elliot as his teacher to help with his case that he is truly TRYING with the whole redemption arc thing. Sorey is also his therapist so he's fully aware of Varian's...everything. Thanks to the peach he's also stuck with slow ageing and will live for a good few hundred years so he'll be around for a long time.

Confirming!

Your apprenticeship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Ryouta will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a welcome letter from Professor Oak, his apprentice uniform (you can decide what it looks like based on the linked examples above), some textbooks, a pokeball for catching his starter Pokemon, and a piece of parchment paper and a calligraphy brush.

The parchment will have instructions indicating that Ryouta should write his tree code name on this paper when he's ready. Whenever he writes it down, the name will glow briefly before the parchment and brush disappear. From that point onward, the name he wrote on the parchment will feel as much like his name as Ryouta does.

Some specific notes:

Ryouta will have no issues with his background check! He will still be required to take a psychological eval, but it'll be a fairly normal one since he's sane just stupid.

Due to being relatively new to the paranormal (and stupid), Ryouta will have to take an additional course that will go over the basics about the Spirit Realm and the existence of magic. Since he's had some experience, this course will add a couple weeks to his apprenticeship if taken at a sane pace (though it will take less time should he decide to cram but please don't die).

Should everything go smoothly with his coursework (which his mentor will be the judge of), Ryouta will have his final assessment in December. His assessment will be oversaw by Professor Rowan, and it will consist of a written exam for general knowledge, a paper or presentation about social skills, and a practical exam that examines how well he's been working with his Pokemon (is he treating them well? Has he trained them? How do they work as a team? etc).

Should it not go smoothly, then his apprenticeship will continue until he's ready.

Good luck Ryouta!

Your mentorship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Mikleo will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a mentor guidebook, lesson materials and manuals covering any of the courses that are considered required to be taught. There is also a letter attached from Professor Oak that explains the purpose of the manuals and will emphasize that Mikleo is responsible in educating his apprentice and preparing him to become a full fledge POKEGO member.

It should also be noted that due to Ryouta's relative lack of exposure to the Paranormal, Mikleo will be receive material for an additional course that will be going over the basics of the Spirit Realm and magic. Since Ryouta isn't completely new to the Spirit Realm like Kaveh, it's possible this will take a couple weeks than a full month.

That said, should Mikleo require it, he may request extra study materials designed to help struggling students.

From this point on, Mikleo will have a lot of freedom in how he wants to go about educating his pupil! What he teaches him outside the mandatory topics will be entirely up to Abasi as well as the method.

Should everything go smoothly with Ryouta's education, he may be eligible to take the final assessment in December. However, Mikleo will be given the final say whether or not his apprentice is ready for the final assessment or if it needs to be delayed longer.

Good luck Mikleo!

Please note that until one of his students graduates or drops from the program, Mikleo will be unable to take on anymore apprentices unless given mod permission.

Your apprenticeship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Varian will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a welcome letter from Professor Oak, his apprentice uniform (you can decide what it looks like based on the linked examples above), some textbooks, a pokeball for catching his starter Pokemon, and a piece of parchment paper and a calligraphy brush.

The parchment will have instructions indicating that Varian should write his tree code name on this paper when he's ready. Whenever he writes it down, the name will glow briefly before the parchment and brush disappear. From that point onward, the name he wrote on the parchment will feel as much like his name as Varian does.

Some specific notes:

Yeah needless to say Varian will raise ALL the red flgs with his background check. Fortunately since he was forthcoming with it on his application, he won't be ejected immediately!

Varian will be expected to undergo INTENSE psychological evaluatons from multiple psychologists. In addition, the written testimonies about his behavior from his parent (Amal) and his teachers will definitely help! Zodiac will also be interviewed about his time working with them.

Varian will also be expected to continue attending therapy.

While scientific ethics is part of the mandatory courses, Varian will be expected to do an additional course of it to drive the point home. It can be done in a couple weeks if done at a reasonable pace- or over a weekend if he crams but please don't die Varian.

Since he's a minor, once he graduates from the program he'll be enrolled in the POKEPUPS program until he turns 18 and graduates high school. He'll also be fine living with Amal because yeah, he's a minor and POKEGO isn't interested in breaking up families.

Should everything go smoothly with his coursework and psychological evals (which his mentor will be the judge of), Varian will have his final assessment in December or January. His assessment will be oversaw by Professor Rowan, and it will consist of a written exam for general knowledge, a paper or presentation about engineering (nothing destructive Varian), and a practical exam that examines how well he's been working with his Pokemon (is he treating them well? Has he trained them? How do they work as a team? etc).

Should it not go smoothly, then his apprenticeship will continue until he's ready.

Good luck Varian!

Edited 2023-05-13 00:22 (UTC)

Your mentorship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Sorey will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a mentor guidebook, lesson materials and manuals covering any of the courses that are considered required to be taught. There is also a letter attached from Professor Oak that explains the purpose of the manuals and will emphasize that Mikleo is responsible in educating his apprentice and preparing him to become a full fledge POKEGO member.

Due to Varian's extensive background, Sorey will be asked to undergo a psychological evaluation of his own to make sure Sorey hasn't lost his mind. He will also be asked to create a more extensive psychological profile on Varian to verify if he's actually safe to join POKEGO.

From this point on, Sorey will have a lot of freedom in how he wants to go about educating his pupil! What he teaches him outside the mandatory topics will be entirely up to Abasi as well as the method.

Should everything go smoothly with Varian's education, he may be eligible to take the final assessment in December or January. However, Sorey will be given the final say whether or not his apprentice is ready for the final assessment or if it needs to be delayed longer.

Good luck Sorey!

Player Name: Fae
Character Name: Ash Carbide/Ash Cabbot
Link to Activity Check-in: Here

Date of Leaving the Order: September 6th
Changing Element?: No
Retained Regains: ARCUS II + the Master Quartz it came with, his switchaxe, and the Class VII photo
Retained Gacha/Goodwill Items: Geo vision, his dog, and the magic matchbook
Retained Monster Changes: Animal tail, full transformation, and Low Fae Cursing (it's on the regain sheet as "minor", but that pre-dates the updates to the monster revamp)
Birthday Skeleton Items: Laptop

Edited 2023-09-03 22:15 (UTC)

Ash's departure from the Black Order has been approved! Starting September 6th, he will no longer be considered a member of the Order and will lose access to the Black Order chat.

You have 0 regain points remaining. Please note this comment on your AC comment.

Enjoy your freedom Ash, you've earned it.

Player Name: Amber
Character Name: Pannacotta Fugo/Patrizio Fugo
Link to Activity Check-in: here!

Date of Leaving the Order: September 8th
Changing Element?: No
Retained Regains: Violet eyes, Physical Side Effect: Warm Skin
Retained Gacha/Goodwill Items: ARCUS II and the Katze MQ it came with, Rhyming Couplets Curse, Electro Vision
Retained Monster Changes: Voice Mimicry, Danger Sense (pre-monster revamp style), full transformation
Birthday Skeleton Items: Magic Care Bear Plush

Edited 2023-09-04 18:31 (UTC)

Fugo's departure from the Black Order has been approved! Starting September 8th, he will no longer be considered a member of the Order and will lose access to the Black Order chat.

Since you didn't spend all your alotted regain points, you have 4 regain points remaining. Please note this comment on your AC comment.

Enjoy your freedom Fugo, you've earned it.

Player Name: Nao
Character Name: Waver Velvet
Mentor: Persephone |

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Code Name: Blackthorn
Starter Pokemon: Sprigatito
Start Date of Apprenticeship: Early October 2023, probably?
Area of Specialty: Chemistry/alchemy, with intent to eventually study the Sprit Vein's elemental aspects.
Potential Red Flags:
-One incident of stealing mail containing an ancient artifact as a teenager.
-Directly responsible for his former teacher's death, largely in self-defense.
-A few incidents of more recent magic-based patent fraud: using his skills for analyzing the research of other mages to replicate items or concepts and file patents under his own name for profit. However, this hasn't been used to cause any damage or been weaponized for nefarious purposes.
-Occasionally turns into a bird. (He'll be forthcoming about all prior points without attempting to hide it.)
-His psych profile is probably worrying in the sense of 'this man is riddled with largely untreated complexes and PTSD', but all things considered he's somehow relatively stable and functioning.
Other: Nothing offhand except being heavily involved in running Cygnus and therefore already likely known to Rowan/Juniper/Sycamore.

Edited (oops) 2023-09-18 22:25 (UTC)

Confirming!

Your apprenticeship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Waver will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a welcome letter from Professor Oak, his apprentice uniform (you can decide what it looks like based on the linked examples above), some textbooks, a pokeball for catching his starter Pokemon, and a piece of parchment paper and a calligraphy brush.

The parchment will have instructions indicating that Waver should write his tree code name on this paper when he's ready. Whenever he writes it down, the name will glow briefly before the parchment and brush disappear. From that point onward, the name he wrote on the parchment will feel as much like his name as Waver does.

Some specific notes:

Due to his psychological profile, Waver will be asked to continue with therapy and will get recommended a list of several therapists since Sorey is no longer in town.

The patent fraud case will cause them to make Waver take extra courses about scientific ethic and using your own work.

There may be an angry Water Seraph to deal with. Avoiding large bodies of water may be recommended until that is resolved.

Should everything go smoothly with his coursework (which his mentor will be the judge of), Waver will have his final assessment in mid March to early April. His assessment will be oversaw by Professor Rowan, and it will consist of a written exam for general knowledge, a paper or presentation about alchemy, and a practical exam that examines how well he's been working with his Pokemon (is he treating them well? Has he trained them? How do they work as a team? etc). There may be an additional exam again about academic ethics because patent fraud.

Should it not go smoothly, then his apprenticeship will continue until he's ready.

Good luck Waver!

Your mentorship has been approved! Within a week of submitting the proper paperwork, Persephone will receive a package from POKEGO. Inside the package will be a mentor guidebook, lesson materials and manuals covering any of the courses that are considered required to be taught. There is also a letter attached from Professor Oak that explains the purpose of the manuals and will emphasize that Persephone is responsible in educating her apprentice and preparing him to become a full fledge POKEGO member (though it'll be written in a friendly tone and with a "you already know this stuff vibe).

From this point on, Persephone will have a lot of freedom in how she wants to go about educating her pupil! What she teaches him outside the mandatory topics will be entirely up to Persephone as well as the method.

Should everything go smoothly with Waver's education, he may be eligible to take the final assessment in March or April. However, Persephone will be given the final say whether or not her apprentice is ready for the final assessment or if it needs to be delayed longer.

Good luck Persephone!

Player Name: Saffy
Character Name: Zhongli
Link to Activity Check-in: here

Date of Leaving the Order: 11/20/23
Changing Element?: No
Personal Effects: His passport, a very old photo of himself and Xiao, and the book Azhdaha is sealed in.
Birthday Skeleton Item: None!
Monster Changes: None

Remaining Points: 36
Retained Regains:
Jade Shield (Stone Stele must be regained separately) (4 pts)
Master elemental manipulation (4 pts)
Planet Befall (6 pts)
Canon outfit (2 pts)
Fake vision (2 pts)
New Abilities:
Archon (8 pts) which includes:

Immortality (ageless, can still be killed)

Divinity, can't be scried on

Shapeshifting into his true form, a dragon (only up to 7 feet long though for now?)

Hair and eyes glow when using magic

Leyline markings on his body

Godly constitution (not affected by severe hot/cold I guess)

By my math, this leaves 10 points left over!

Edited 2023-11-18 06:42 (UTC)

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