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Shouki the Sigilyph

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I REALIZE I HAVEN'T HAD A CONSISTENT GUY OC IN AWHILE???? But anyways, he's inspired by again, the Twelve Kingdoms BECAUSE THAT SERIES IS GREAT OK :iconineedtopeeplz: And I was just... pretty happy with his design IDK OK


Name: Shouki

Pokemon: Sigilyph

Age:  Looks around 14, but is actually hundreds of years old

Village: Gale Spring

Job: Sohei

Nature: Bold (+ Defense/ -Attack)

Ability: Magic Guard – prevents all damage except from direct-attack moves

Attacks: Psyshock, Energy Ball

Likes: festivals, really tall trees with really thick branches, summer time, people watching, piercings, keys (he finds them interesting to collect)

Dislikes: the cold, having no one to talk to, enclosed spaces (slightly claustrophobic), people who DON’T LIKE PUNS (how can you not like puns???)

Personality:

Shouki is never one to hold his tongue, and will tell you exactly what he thinks of you no matter your size, status, or background. That straightforward side of him is sometimes a blessing, but usually a curse, as he can alienate people very easily without thinking much about it. He’s easily excitable, and despite having lived for a long time, still acts very much like an immature child. He pouts, grumbles, complains, and in general, is the opposite of the dignified Sohei he proudly claims to be. Perhaps the only time you find him acting his true age is when the sun is setting just at the right degree behind the faraway forests, and the Gale Spring lake is glittering with thousands and thousands of colors – Shouki’s face would be quiet with a tinge of melancholy as he looked out towards the large temple. It wouldn’t stay that way for long, however, and the mischievous smile he always wore would appear back on his face in no time.
HE'S A TOTAL SASS MASTER

History:

Shouki was a gift granted from above, prayed into existence by an assembly of monks on a remote island floating between Jade Imperium and the Sun Empire. His duty as a temple guardian was simple: protect the temple’s people and the temple’s room of secret treasures. The island, due to its isolation, was sparsely populated, but had a significant percentage of residents who were children, since many were washed up as infants, abandoned to the sea by their parents on the main continents. Being a child himself, Shouki spent more of his time playing than guarding, something that constantly got him into trouble. As the temple grew in size and strength, however, so did Shouki, his physical appearance and powers being deeply rooted with his protectorate. Life didn’t stay that way for long, though. As the years went by, the monks passed away one by one, the children grew up, and no newcomers arrived at the temple. Until there was one left.

“Shouki.”

“Yes?”

“It’ll be just you soon.”

“Don’t say that.” With a laugh, Shouki hopped off the tree he was leaning against. “People will come soon, you’ll see! This temple will be revived and be the beautiful thing it was before!”

Oh, but the temple never went back to the way it was before. The last of the monks passed away, leaving Shouki all alone to tend the sawsbuck herds in the nearby forest. Years, decades, eons…..

His lonely stay on the island ended abruptly by the arrival of an invader. Her eyes glistened a stark, harsh gold in the sunlight, and her curved, black horns further added to the image of someone absolutely impenetrable. She said nothing as she approached him, her curved sabre outstretched by her side. It was a simple feat to defeat the already greatly weakened Shouki; with the temple in absolute disrepair, he had long since shrunken back down to the size of a weak child. Perhaps she had come for the treasure, long rumored to be hidden away on the island, but the invader never found it – the treasures so firmly guarded by the monks were, to begin with, nothing but parchments with wise words written on them. They have rotted away a long time ago, their ancient writings indecipherable. Shouki fainted from the wounds inflicted upon him by the stranger, and thought for sure that at last, he would die. At long last.

Fate had other plans for him, however, as the Sigilyph woke up to find the invader next to him. She said nothing, and only checked to make sure he was well before leaving him all alone again. Upon realizing that he actually survived the ordeal, Shouki abruptly decided that he could no longer take a life of absolute solitude: for the first time in his life, he set off and left the island. That was seven years ago. Since then, he had traveled first to the Jade Imperium, refreshing his ancient language into the current one. He wasn’t able to find a temple he would like to guard there, however, so just recently traveled to the Sun Empire. The very first time he set his sight on the Gale Spring temple, Shouki could feel in his heart that this, perhaps, was the right place to call home. With that conviction in mind, he applied to be a village Sohei and once again, began his life as a guardian.

Additional info: 

  •  Height: 4'10" (122 cm)
  • Weight: REALLY light since he needs to fly, and can potentially be blown away in the event of a wind storm
  • Can begin to age again if he bonds with Gale Spring enough that the village's growth affects his
  • Doesn't really care to find the invader who, inevitably, became his savior, but might just end up meeting her in Pokimono anyways lD;;


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HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL OMG.