PKMN-Crossing: Soleus van Duke

UPDATE [2/14/4]: New App Art; shows the little scruff of a beard Sol is developing now. >w< Also just gave him a reason as to why he'd disappeared for a couple of months when I went on hiatus.

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NAME: Soleus van Duke
NICKNAME: Sol, "Green Giant" (as called by Randall Felix)
AGE: 22 years old
BIRTHDAY: July 9th (Cancer)
GENDER: Male (♂)
NATURE: Relaxed; "Likes to Eat"
POKEMON / HUMAN: #512 Simisage

Is in a steady relationship with... Jenna the Ampharos  since August 15th, 2012.

HOMETOWN: Lostlorn Forest
HISTORY: For a long time, Soleus lived as an only child with his father in the deepest part of the Lostlorn woods until at the age nine years old, when his father got remarried to a Pansear, he was bestowed with a four-year-old little brother: Ray. At first, Soleus made it clear that he did not like how Ray always trailed after him like a shadow, but little by little he found himself starting to care more for Ray and act like the "elder brother" he was supposed to be. They developed a bond with one another, going out on scavenging missions and just flat out exploring the forest.

Two years after getting accustomed to this new family, Soleus was given his first guitar from his step-mother. He didn't know how to use it at first, which resulted in horrible sounding chords when he tried and an occasional tease from Ray, but he started getting the hang of it. Since he didn’t know any songs that he could learn, he started composing his own little tunes to entertain his family. It made him want to become a singer or a song writer, but it was still a distant dream for him...distant because Soleus knew that his father wanted him to be something "more useful" (as he put it) than that.

Eventually, as Soleus grew older, he began seeing changes in their parents. While Ray seemed oblivious, Soleus noticed that their parents no longer seemed to have time for them and instead traveled on a daily basis for work purposes. Each time they left the forest, they would always tell Soleus that they would be back the next day and that he would have to take care of Ray until they got back. Well, usually they returned, but not within the time frame they had said: one day would slowly turn into a week...a month... Soon, their parents didn't come back at all, leaving Soleus and Ray alone.

The years passed by; Lostlorn Forest started to become a rougher civilization to live in, and in order to start protecting himself and his brother, Soleus was forced to find a Leaf Stone and evolve. But even with his new strength, it still wasn't enough to fight off the groups of intruders that had overrun the villages. More and more of the villagers began leaving, which caused Soleus and Ray to eventually leave as well.

After a while, Ray decided that he wanted to go on his own, saying that he wanted to search for their parents. Soleus had long since given up the idea that their parents would ever come back, or even wanted to be found, but Ray thought differently; he thought that their parents had possibly gotten into some sort of trouble. At first, Soleus was startled by it and said that wherever Ray was going, he would go too, but Ray insisted that Soleus go off and be that musician he wanted to be. Soleus had little choice but to appreciate his little brother's independence and let him go... They parted on the promise that they would one day find each other again and rebuild their family wherever Soleus had settled down at.

Soleus wandered about different forests for days until he managed to stumble across the town of Pokette. There, he hoped to start anew and pursue his dream of becoming a musician.

Life as of now: Though still at a rather steady (maybe even slow) pace, Soleus has managed to become one step closer to achieving his dream after moving to Pokette. Not only that, but along the way he's managed to make some lifetime friendships with residents such as Randall, Amelia and Ile to name a few! ...And he has found a little love in his life as well in a lovely Ampharos named Jenna and couldn't be happier! Just what other surprises will his life entail?

In recent months, he has traveled abroad on a self-enlightening journey to a few different regions to study different cultural styles of music. He has especially grown fond of Kalos' music and is working to implement their bright style of music into his own.


HOBBY: Composing music.
JOB: Music Store employee; after traveling to the city a few times, Soleus has taken up a fulltime job at a music store in the city, giving out requested guitar lessons, teaching music theory and instrument insight to cityfolk customers.

FAVORITE FOOD: Sourdough bread
FAVORITE BERRY: Yache Berries

CATCHPHRASE: "Lee!"

ACCESSORIES:
-Muscle Band (around his waist).*
-Reading (only) glasses.**

_{*Only worn with certain outfits.
**Since he only needs them to read music sheets or up close words (farsighted), he doesn't always wear them and keeps them in a case in his pocket.}


Extra:
-Soleus is a neat freak; he likes all of his belongings in order and hates when something is even just slightly out of place.
-Very superstitious.
-He loathes scary/horror-related things.
-Halloween freaks him out.
-Knows the moves Vine Whip, Round, Crunch, and Grasswhistle.
-Enjoys writing slow songs.
-Thanks to his ability, he's a Glutton and loves food.
-Soleus instantly latches onto the people who are nice to him in hopes that they just might stick around for a while longer. Sometimes, this can cause him to be seen as an annoyance.
-Unintentionally, he often puts up his "tough front" act from the fact that he had to be that way for his brother's sake. In reality, he dislikes altercations.
-He has a weak immune system and gets sick easily.
-He's a big romantic at heart, as he's discovered after being with Jenna for a little over a year.



If you'd like to Roleplay with him, note me!<3