Nathaniel James Korrik

Nox is of a fairly average build, standing at a height of about 5'11" and weighing in at about 155 lbs. His black hair is kept short, except for his bangs which he allows to grow down to about shoulder length. He does, on occasion, dye the tips of his hair white or put white streaks in it. If he does let his hair grow out, he keeps it at about shoulder length, sometimes a bit longer. His features are fairly unremarkable, fair but not outstandingly handsome with no scars or blemishes to make him stand out. His eyes are a sort of dull dark red shade and they hold a look of guarded wariness around people he doesn't know well. The only obvious marking to be seen is a unique tattoo on his wrist that spells out the word 'Freedom' in Unown and is bordered by a sort of Celtic-knot design. If asked what it means he'll often respond that it used to mean something but he's not sure anymore. Further questioning will only get vague replies about memories and promises or a flat out refusal to answer. The same goes for the necklace he wears. The necklace is fashioned from what is supposedly a centuries old pokemon tooth on a black cord. He'll admit that it was a gift from a friend but that's about the most detail he'll give about how he obtained it.

His clothing is casual, though tending more towards button up shirts and slacks over t-shirts and jeans; and he favors monochromatic attire over boldly colorful clothing. He can, of course, be talked into wearing something a bit more 'outlandish' than his usual greyscale, but it is rather rare. Usually the most he'll do is wear a tie or some other accessory to add a splash of color to whatever he's wearing.

Nox is generally not very sociable and prefers to stay away from crowds and situations where he'd be forced to interact with a lot of people at once as much as possible. While he is polite and courteous enough toward strangers who approach him in such circumstances, there's something in the way he speaks and his body language that says he'd rather be left alone. He'll try to end a conversation quickly and excuse himself to find a quieter spot as soon as he finds a polite opportunity to do so. But in smaller groups and quieter settings, he's a lot more open to interaction, especially if he's the one to initiate it. In the right circumstances, when Nox is comfortable enough to be social, he's charming and polite, even a bit flirtatious if he finds his conversation buddy attractive, and is happy to chat about himself a bit more than usual.

He keeps his emotions very well controlled and even if he was angered or annoyed by something it would be difficult for anyone who doesn't know him well to recognize the subtle shifts in his tone that indicate his feelings. It's not very often that he lets his temper get the better of him and even when he does it's shown mostly in his tone and body language rather than through violence. But anyone who pushes just a little too far or attacks him first will find he isn't a pacifist or unable to defend himself. He is fully capable of holding his own in a fight. He is petty and ruthless and will not hesitate to use any advantage he can in a fight, even if that means cheating in order to win. When it comes to his own survival, he'll do anything it takes to keep himself and anyone he cares deeply enough about alive.

Not that getting him to care about anyone but himself is a walk in the park. Nox doesn't trust easily and those he does trust know that once that fragile trust is broken there is no repairing it. If someone does manage to get past the walls he's built and establish themselves as a close friend, they'll find he's not as cold as he likes to appear. While he is by no means perfect and not a saint by any stretch of the imagination, he's also a kinder, gentler soul than he tends to let on. He cares deeply for his partner pokemon and put their well being before his own in most instances. He would never abandon his pokemon and likes to try and make sure anyone he may trade with or give a pokemon to will care for them the way he does. He has fears and goals and hobbies just like anyone else. And he has a range of odd little habits that set him apart from others; little things, like muttering to himself or fidgeting with the necklace he wears are a sign that he's anxious or upset, and he has a tendency to tap his fingers and chew on inanimate objects like pens and pencils when he's stressed. But he's also curious, open and honest as well as extremely loyal. He worries about things like his appearance and what others think of him and his partner pokemon (Absol is, after all, the disaster pokemon and often mistrusted!).

A person meeting Nox for the first time would have no way of knowing that he's fascinated by natural disasters, likes to collect odd little trinkets and he enjoys poetry or that he's skilled at drawing. He's also quite flirtatious and has been known to occasionally be rather inappropriate in his banter with those he's taken an interest in. All these little things don't hold with the image he tries to present to the world but until you get to know him, you'd never know any of this.

Nox's childhood was fairly average as far as childhoods go. He was the youngest of three by several years, an unexpected addition to the family after his parents had thought they were done having children, and his elder brothers often teased and tormented their youngest sibling simply because he was so much smaller and quieter than they were. However, their antics were never out of any desire to hurt their baby brother, but a misguided attempt to 'toughen him up' for the real world. Nox, of course, took their teasing and tried not to let their pranks get to him too badly. That was just what older brothers did to their younger siblings, right? And, of course, his brothers only did this while their parents were away and Nox didn't have the heart to tell them his siblings were picking on him. He did have an escape in the form of his closest friend, however, and it wasn't uncommon to find Nox sitting in their shop, surrounded by the smell of herbs and spices, doing his homework or harassing his best friend into putting down his book and doing something fun rather than going home to deal with his brothers.

Nox was ten when he met his pokemon partner. The young Absol had wandered into town and had been set upon by a group of superstitious older men who were attempting to chase her off. Nox stepped in to defend the wild pokemon and managed to befriend her when he helped her run away from the angry men. Though he tried to convince her to go home, she refused and after several days of her following him around, he was allowed to keep her.

Of course, as he got older and his brothers realized he was still just as quiet and non-combative as before, they started to get a bight rougher, though never to the point where they'd seriously harm their brother. Being smaller and weaker than his brothers, Nox had to accept a painful loss, or learn how to beat them at their own game. And learn he did. Though he was small, Nox was scrappy and he didn't play fair though, like his brothers, he never sought to cause them harm. It was just brotherly rivalry...until it wasn't. His oldest brother had already left home and was and off living his own life while Nox and his second brother remained at home. Nox isn't sure what caused it but one day his second brother started in on him in his usual manner but at some point it went beyond their usual playful rough-housing and became something more intense. Nox was about thirteen at the time and his brother was almost twenty-one when he took a swing at his much younger sibling. He gave Nox a black eye, though it was by no means the first of such injuries Nox had received at the hands of his brothers; it was the first time he knew his brother might actually hurt him if he didn't fight back. Knowing he was fighting for real this time, Nox used every trick he'd picked up in the past to outmaneuver his larger brother until he'd left him with a black eye and busted nose.

After that, Nox spent more and more time hiding out at Karjan's and avoiding his brother whenever possible. Though his brother never tried to lay a hand on him again, Nox wasn't quite so sure he trusted his sibling. And when Karjan hinted that he might be leaving home to go on an adventure rather than staying and taking over the spice shop his parents owned, Nox did not hesitate to agree to join him. So, under cover of darkness about a month after Nox's fourteenth birthday, the pair slipped out of their homes with their partner pokemon, and took off into the great unknown world outside their hometown.

The pair traveled together for a time, with Nox putting up with Karjan's almost obsessive desire to explore every inch of every cave, ruin or interesting rock formation they came across. And Nox occasionally dragged Karjan back to civilization long enough to replenish their supplies and explore the towns they came to (it helped if the town had some interesting history to entertain Karjan). After a couple years of this, however, the pair eventually went their separate ways. Though they'd promised to keep in touch, Karjan's habit of vanishing into caves and ruins for days, sometimes weeks, at a time meant getting a hold of him via cell phone or pokegear was impossible and writing letters was out of the question as they both moved around too much. Nox did find that he had a tendency to stop in ruins and caves in the hopes of reuniting with his friend, though he never held out much hope of actually running into him. It was highly unlikely they were even in the same region at the same time, much less that they'd happen to stumble on the same ruin. But it would be nice to see his old friend again and catch up on lost time.

Eventually, Nox had found himself living in the Eden region, settled into a quiet day to day life working as a barista in a local cafe near his apartment. He'd been there for about five years, having given up hope that he'd ever see his best friend again when that very same best friend walked in the door. The pair quickly caught up on lost time and began traveling together again. During the course of the travels, a relationship blossomed between them and the two unlikely best friends became an even more unlikely couple. Nox abandoned his job at the cafe to attend the ranger academy and become a Pokemon Ranger. Things were going well, Nox was just a few weeks away from graduating into an official ranger and was considering asking Karjan to marry him when Karjan announced that he wanted to do a bit more traveling in other regions. Nox had always been afraid this day would come but Karjan promised to return. Over a year passed with no word from his best friend and lover. Crushed by this apparent abandonment, Nox decided it was time to move on and try to start over. He transferred some of his pokemon to his parents back home in Lilycove City and decided to move to Veria where he hopes to start fresh and try to forget the pain of losing his best friend a second time.

*Full Pokemon information may be found here*


Pokedex Name: Absol
Nickname: Noire
Gender: Female
Ability: Justified
Moveset: Night Slash, Detect, Psycho Cut, Sucker Punch

TM:
Dark Pulse

Move Tutor:
Zen Headbutt



Pokedex Name: Absol
Nickname: Nacht
Gender: Male
Ability: Super Luck
Moveset: Scratch, Quick Attack, Bite, Swords Dance

TM:
Shadow Ball

Move Tutor:
Counter



Pokedex Name: Sylveon
Nickname: Sorey
Gender: Male
Ability: Pixelate
Moveset: Swift, Refresh, Fairy Wind, Moonblast

TM:
Dazzling Gleam

Move Tutor:
Magic Coat



Pokedex Name: Shiny Zorua
Nickname: Void
Gender: Male
Ability: Illusion
Moveset: Scratch, Feint Attack, Taunt, Night Daze

TM:
Shadow Ball

Move Tutor:
Snatch



Pokedex Name: Amaura
Nickname: Eira
Gender: Female
Ability: Refrigerate
Moveset: Powder Snow, Rock Throw, Ancient Power, Hail

TM:
Rock Tomb

Move Tutor:
Iron Defense



Pokedex Name: Eevee
Nickname: Mikleo
Gender: Male
Ability: Run Away
Moveset: Growl, Tackle, Quick Attack, Charm

TM:
Hidden Power (Water)

Move Tutor:
Mimic



Pokedex Name: Eevee
Nickname: Demi
Gender: Female
Ability: Adaptability
Moveset: Covet, Sand Attack, Swift, Bite,

TM:
Echoed Voice

Move Tutor:
Mud-Slap



Pokedex Name: Rockruff
Nickname: Koira
Gender: Female
Ability: Vital Spirit
Moveset: Tackle, Sand Attack, Rock Throw, Stealth Rock

TM:
Snarl

Move Tutor:
Iron Defense



Pokedex Name: Rockruff
Nickname: Cadell
Gender: Male
Ability: Keen Eye
Moveset: Tackle, Bite, Rock Tomb, Roar

TM:
Rock Polish

Move Tutor:
Endeavor


Pokedex Name: Shiny Vulpix
Nickname: Iskra
Gender: Female
Ability: Dought
Moveset: Fire Spin, Will-O-Wisp, Hex, Flamethrower

TM:
Flame Charge

Move Tutor:
Zen Headbutt

Minor Strength: (1 Point)
In combat (focusing on hand to hand) he has enough motor control to deal more damage than passive strength and for a slightly longer period.

Minor Endurance: (1 Point)
The ability to persist through exhaustion or physical damage to keep going and eventually achieve an outcome. Can take some decent damage and force themselves to keep going forward. This can apply to ignoring pain during a battle or dealing with it after the end of the conflict.

Minor Agility: (1 Point)
The ability to move quickly and easily, this also applies to a person’s physical flexibility and malleability. Can, with some consistency, use his opponents forces against them rather than focus on physical strength. They’re just light and fast enough to react to obstacles before others do, and can seemingly move at least their weight around alright.

None of these skills were 'officially' trained by Nox until he was in the ranger academy when it became necessary for him to hone his natural skills for use on the job. However, growing up bullied and abused by his older brothers, Nox is naturally more adept at fighting back, avoiding taking hits when he can, and can generally take more pain than the average person.

Nothing I can think of right now <3

Nox had heard the words 'nice costume' more times than he cared to count the past few days. And he'd seen equally as many surprised and apologetic looks when the realized that the red and black uniform he wore was not some poorly made knock-off with a fake baton, cheap handcuffs and a flimsy plastic badge. He was actually a ranger and he was actually on duty keeping an eye on the Festival events to ensure things were running smoothly and that no poachers or fights ruined the fun for everyone else.

He watched children scamper from door to door, receiving candy and treats, while parents looked on. Groups of older teens and adults headed to parties or the fairgrounds for the corn maze and funnel cakes. Everyone looked happy and content and part of him wished he felt like joining them. But every time he thought about going into the corn maze he imagined someone else at his side, probably complaining about the crowds and threatening to sleep on the futon in the living room for a week if Nox kept dragging him around. And when he glanced at his side, hoping to see that scowl directed toward him but found only air...a sense of loneliness crept into his heart that ended any and all desire to enjoy the festivities.

Nox was spending his anniversary alone and working. Alone because Karjan had left for another region and working because he didn't want to face being home by himself of getting dragged to the ball by Kyrie and Mikael. That was the absolute last place he wanted to go tonight. It had been the event that had started his relationship with Karjan in the first place. The ball had been their very first date and Nox had hoped to convince Karjan into going again this year, to make it a tradition between the two of them. But Karjan hadn't yet returned from his trip and Nox was beginning to wonder if he ever would. His heart ached at the thought of never seeing his best friend again and he shook his head, turning away from the fairgrounds to continue his patrol of the immediate area. He knew he would never stop loving Karjan, but he wondered if loving Karjan was worth the heartache he felt now or the abandonment he'd felt when he'd been shot and no one could reach Karjan to tell him. Nox had fought through his months of recovery and physical therapy alone.

A squeeze on his wrist and a quiet chirp made him look down. Sorey was gazing up at him with wide, blue eyes. "I'll be okay. I'm just thinking too hard, that's all." The Sylveon didn't seem to believe him and gave his wrist another small squeeze as they continued on their way. Noire pressed against his other side and he curled his fingers into her fur. He would be fine. He just needed time to sort out his emotions and figure out how to deal with them. Perhaps it was time to move on. Staying here, in this city that reminded him of all the things that could have been, was out of the question. Another City then? Perhaps. Or, maybe, he'd simply pack up and leave Eden entirely and travel to a new region where he would be able to start new. It was something to consider. But he wasn't ready to abandon all hope just yet. He would give it a bit more time. How much time? He wasn't sure yet. It had been seven years since had and Karjan had gone their separate ways before finding each other again. It wouldn't be seven years this time. But a year or two? If it went that long then certainly Karjan had never loved him the way he had hoped.

OOC name: Sev
Face Claim: [b]Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)[/b], Sebastian Michaelis as [i]Korrik, Nox[/i]
Continuity: Import from another site. There is a readable profile here that I kept off site due to coding being weird once. It's all up to date but I did include screenshots from the original site just in case those were needed/prefered ^^
(NOTE: I edited a couple abilities because I realized that a lot of mine had their HAs, lol)
Other Characters? Not at this time
Starter Items:
Trainer:
4 PokeBalls, 2 Great Balls, 1 Ultra Ball, 4 Move Techs