A New Stone Has Been Discovered

[Steven Stone]

Hello there.
The name's Steven. Steven Stone to be exact.

I don't have a lot to say about myself now, but I'm sure as time goes on, you'll find out more about me.

Born as a single child, on a small island named Mossdeep City, I was quite lonely.
My parent weren't too happy with the path I had chosen to go down: the path of knowledge.
I lived, not for friends, but for the knowledge I needed to surpass everyone. (Which I still look back at and regret.)

Finding the weakness of your opponent, as everyone knows, gives you the advantage you may need to win. But with great success comes great loss. Sometimes, you may not win with the strategy you may think to be the best.

Sometimes, I feel like I have slowed down lately. Losing my knowledge and having not the urge to pursue learning. It bugs me to see myself the way I am, and sometimes wish I could change my ways.
One day, I hope to find a stone I may call the most valuable thing in the world: a Time Stone. And though I wish to use it, I probably never would.

Though this may make me sound like a "nerd", I collect rare stones and celestial rocks that aren't native to this world.
Though it's not the best place to look, waterfalls are a great place to find oddities. Withered and shaped by the roar of the falls.
One of my most valuable possessions is a stone I named the Soul Dew. It is rumored to contain the spirits of two Eon souls. One of pure heart, and one of pure knowledge.

Well, I don't want to keep you here too long, so I'm going to stop here.
I probably have more to say about my self, but I don't feel like having you listen to more continuous babbling.
Though, if you feel the urge to ask me something, please feel free to let me know, and I'll most likely answer it...

[Joshua Kiryu]

Hey. Sorry, this got buried in the pile. COrrectng that now with an acceptance.

[Steven Stone]

So, I've been meaning to do this for quite a while now (probably longer than what you're thinking), but decided it's time to give you a little more information (actually; a lot more) about Steven.* He's very possessive about his personal profile (because he's a little introverted), so don't let him know I'm telling you this, okay? (Please?)

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Steven is basically your average, middle-aged male (so it would seem). He's a little introverted, so rushing him into a conversation or trip might not be the best idea. (On second thought, he could probably use it, for his own good.) He grew up on a small island named Mossdeep City, not having many friends, and inevitably chose the path of knowledge. (Not the path his parents necessarily wanted, but him being happy was all that mattered to them.) He decided to come to Urbadelphia mainly to look for rare stones to add to his collection (and then some). Using nano-technology, Steven is able to reduce the size of these creatures so they can fit in small places and be conveniently carried, if wanted.

Creatures
Steven brought some bazaar creatures with him on his travels. These creatures are perhaps his most prized possessions (aside from his intellect), so he'll most likely not bring them out in front of the public (though; for some reason; he's quite sure people here have seen some pretty weird things before). Nonetheless, he'll not take any chances; for everyone's own good.

• Metagross - This is basically a 1200-pound hunk of steel, but most would say there's probably more to it than just that (and they're right). It was engineered by a mad scientist who tried to give robots the intellect of humans. (This was one of his successes.) Scientifically, it has the equivalent of four human brains; psychologically giving it the intelligence of a supercomputer. Because of this, it has psychic abilities. It's most widely-used power is levitating. It can also control things at will, and can even read Steven's mind.
  
• Skarmory - This is a genetically engineered bird. It weighs about 110 pounds and is about 5' in height. It has a 'metal armor' around it to provide protection and has very sharp teeth that can be used to tear through many things, but is mostly used by Steven to fly him places (when needed; though he prefers to walk most of the time).
  
• Cradily - This creature was resurrected from a fossil using a currently top-secret method. Scientists gave up researching the species because no other evidence was found. Its head resembles an octopus (but don't be fooled), and its body looks like a plant. It has four suction-cupped legs that can stick to almost anything. The legs can also secrete acid that can poison enemies. It stands at about 4' and weighs around 130 pounds.
  

Important Items
Steven has a few items he treasures quite a bit. It's take him years to find them, so he'll keep them a secret as much as possible. He has a multitude of items, but these seem to be the most important.

• Soul Dew - This is a mysterious item that Steven found just before coming to Urbadelphia. Its properties and purposes are unknown, but Steven has his hopes that, someday, he'll find out its secrets. He has a hunch that it connects to two spirits, one of pure gold; the other of pure silver (because it's a gold/silver orb; go figure). For some reason, it's been glowing quite a bit since his arrival here.
  
• Excalibur - This stone sword was once (only in legends) used by King Arthur, believe it or not. And... well... That's really all I can say about it. (How embarrassing... ' ) I'm not really sure where Steven got it. He's kept it a secret to everyone. I only know he's used it only once before; needing it to slay some enormous creature... The thing froze into a giant ice-sculpture, then broke into a million tiny pieces that melted into the ground. It's a frightful story, but he hasn't brought it out since that day. I'm hoping he'll never have to, because I'm not sure I'd like to see what else it can do.
  
• Devon Scope - A gift from his father, given to him when he was young; this is a high-tech piece of equipment. It allows the user to see things perceived to be invisible, though it lost its charge a long time ago, and no longer works. Steven forgot to ask his father (its inventor) what its power source was, but is convinced he may find something here.
  
• Lunar Wing - A green and yellow wing that resembles that of feathers used in dream catchers. Steven received it from his mother before she passed away, and was told it would be of some use to him in the future.
  

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Okay, so that's a little lot more information on Steven.* Hopefully it may be useful to someone in the future. (Though please do not attempt to steal anything from him, as everyone who's tried, has failed, miserably.)

*This information will potentially be edited over time.

[N]

I have a question. Would the Pokemon be considered as "animals?" Otherborn N can talk to animals, as the N on Otherborn has no idea what Pokemon are (go figure).

[Lea]

Alright.

Please read this post.

I originally accepted Steven Stone because he fit well into the setting. There's nothing wrong with an island city called Mossdeep City, there's nothing wrong with semi-magic items, etc.

However. We do live in the real world. As far as I know, there is no real-world equivalent to the Hoenn Region. There are no Pokemon here. There is no Gym Challenge.

If, repeat, if, you can find a way to integrate these things better into the setting, you may keep these modifications to your profile. If not, please modify your profile until you are no longer a CCC.

Thank you.

[N]

Pssst! Steven! Say there was a genetic mutation in the animals living around Mossdeep City! Do it! It'll work, promise.

[Steven Stone]

Thanks for the advice, Lea. I'll edit it. *Edited!*
(In my honest opinion, it sounds a little more realistic now... )

And, N? Lol. (#That's It) xD

[Lea]

Alright. I'll let you get away with these, but some of these things are a little bit over-poerful. I trust you not to abuse these; if you do, as admin, I have the right to take them away. I admit, I'm not happy about you adding all of this retroactively to your bio, as this is honestly stuff that, if your character had, you should have put in your original bio as part of the original application process. I'm not as mad at you about it as I honestly should have questioned you about additional abilities, possessions, and so forth before accepting, which I didn't.

So, just be careful to keep things balanced, and we're good.

Miri out.

[Steven Stone]

Okay. Thanks for the understanding. ^-^'
I had originally meant to put these things in his profile, but never actually did (mostly because I half-fasted, being short on time). And, Steven is honestly a smarter than most who would just use these things for power, as he wouldn't (considering why he hasn't brought out Excalibur since that day).
And I do understand that you can 'take them away'. I was very careful as to why they were added in the first place (since I intended to add them way back when). I actually took a couple out, viewing them as almost completely useless to Steven. (I also can't add anything else [text-wise] with my 3DS.)

*Puts on a dunce cap*
Bye Miri. ^-^

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Edit: Jul 9 - 00:15 EDT
As the 'creatures' have minds of their own, I'm going to consider them NPCs, if that's okay with you? (Unless you don't think they need to be...?)

[Neku Sakuraba]

That's really not necessary - unless they'll be interacting with characters other than Steven without Steven present and acting on their own will and volition completely separately from Steven, you don't need your Pokemon to be NPCs.

[Steven Stone]

Okay. What about in the case of certain characters being able to 'talk' to Skarmory and Cradily (those being considered animals; because of their genetic make-up)? Considering Steven is currently on his floor, unconscious; if one of them left to attempt to find help, and ran into someone that could understand them, that would make it an NPC, no?
Actually, I'm just going to say yes to that. They most likely will act on their own accord (though only sometimes without Steven).
[It really isn't a problem for me for them to be NPCs, I'm mostly just curious about this.]

[Lea]

Right now, under the terms that I'm looking at, they'll be pets with some of their own actions. The key word is 'only limited without Steven'

These aren't going to be characters who are going to be running around the city, doing their own grocery shopping, fighting demons without him there, etc.

[Steven Stone]

Okay... So not necessarily NPCs...?
(Sorry; not quite following; slightly tired... <_<" )

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Under the circumstances; yes, they're pets.
No, they probably won't be doing their own shopping and such (not to say they won't attack someone getting in their way, or attacking them).

[Lea]

Not NPCs. Pets don't have to be NPCs is what I'm tryng to say, but I'm fairly tired as well, so.... yeah.

[Steven Stone]

Okay. Thanks again. ^-^'