IV. Regalia Lore & System

Elements of Ransei

"One day, you will rule! One day, you will be divine!"

The Regalia are the eighteen treasures of the Pokemon World. Ancient Artifacts that were once abundant and instruments in the war between the seventeen original Kingdoms of Ransei. As events transpired, the kingdoms became only ten, but the treasures remained acknowledging those of the blood of the original eighteen clans that Arceus blessed with her plates of creation. Not everyone has regalia, but it is understood that if you do have one, you are destined for greater things! 

~The Regalia & The Light~

The Regalia are always glowing with a holy light. This is thought to be the residual energy from Arceus showing that, somewhere in the world, she exists! Fueled by this energy, this light links mankind with Pokemon. As a Pokemon cannot be "caught" in this age, this light is used in order to form a Link with Pokemon. The stronger the light, the more potential the link! This is especially crucial when it comes to very rare Pokemon who require a lot of this energy to synch with that Pokemon. Then this bond is formed, it cannot be broken unless the warrior and the Pokemon chooses to do so.

Some Pokemon are easier to form bonds with! These Pokemon usually have an affinity for the warrior due to clans and ties in history. Some Pokemon will also have an affinity based on elements or time spent with that person through an endeavor. A bond does not have to be formed immediately, but that Pokemon will not join the warrior unless one is formed. Sometimes, a Pokemon will become intrigued with a person making the transition to forming a link be that much easier. Although, it will act independently a majority of the time.

~The Blessing of the Regalia~

It is thought that because of Arceus's Omniscient ability, she is able to select who she desires to be blessed with Regalia and they have such unusual ways of appearing. Some report that their Regalia appeared within the wild while facing down their inevitable demise while others speak of their Regalia appearing after making a critical decision to pursue an impossible dream. Either way, the stories have the common denominator that something significant happened in their life and a sphere of light appeared in their palm. The Ten Kingdoms see these as the treasures of the Divine Creator and fasten them into many different items to be carried when found: pendants, arm bands, an insert into belts. The Regalia are as stylish as they are powerful, and their color and the symbol within are always determined by the affinity of Pokemon that person communes with rather than their Kingdom. It can be noted that the Regalia very much ties closely to personalities. 

~Regalia & Weaving Light~ 

The art of using the Regalia is "Light Weaving!" Warriors are able to dispense energy from the Regalia as they please as it exudes in a linear form like a rope that connects the warrior to the Pokemon in a ritual that binds them. This is what is called "Linking" when they connect. If the Pokemon accepts that bond, the light shines and vanishes in what seems like small bits of stardust. If rejected, the strand will go red before it is broken at the center and crumbles away. This either means the warrior is uncertain about bonding with the Pokemon or the Pokemon rejected the link. Usually, warriors and Pokemon know when they are linked due to a change of personality from the Pokemon. Usually no longer lacking its jealousy towards the warrior's other Pokemon.

Methods of Weaving Light:

• Battling & Linking - The most common method of Light Weaving is battling the Pokemon and weakening it. Usually, this makes the Pokemon susceptible to feeling the trainer's true emotions through the ritual. Wild Pokemon are usually overcome by jealousy and distrust, and so they are able to easily break away from the ritual. A weakened Pokemon is more open to reasoning and understanding.
  
  
• Friendship & Linking - Usually more difficult than battling, but very effective than most situations! Some Pokemon are not jealous or hostile. Some may even just fear whomever they are encountering or are misunderstood by others. Warriors may encounter these Pokemon and help them with their dilemma. Usually, this means aiding them in whatever task they are troubled with or even just acting in a way that garners their interest. When open to it, the ritual will allow the Pokemon to link with the warrior with no resistance as they already have accepted the person as someone they wish to follow.
  

When Linking with Pokemon, they will always be at the lowest link level (Link Level 5) because this represents the power of the bond which brings out their potential and not their overall power.

~Link Level~

Pokemon grow stronger through increasing their Link Level. As their Link Level goes up, so does their control over more powerful tier techniques. Pokemon can learn techniques in a thread scenario that is objectively judged by moderation. Since this Roleplay does not rely on stats, then it is up to effort and judgment of staff about whether the development of the characters and their Pokemon is adequate. This is to pace it accordingly and base it on story-building and rather not on competitive aspects. Even Link Levels themselves mean very little unless they cross into the threshold of a Tier. This makes most of the Roleplay aspects objective to focus on the story writing rather than concrete gaming aspects.

Pokemon will always start  at Link Level 5 (even if they are fully evolved) with four techniques when linking with them and those techniques will always be at Tier 1. As time goes on, members will be able to update their profile by submitting their threads for archive (whether completed or not by certain circumstances). Threads submitted will be judged by duration, content, and type. The more effort placed into the story and content, the more it will net allowances for the development of the character's Pokemon (Example: Pokemon gains +1-3 Link Levels). Members may update their Pokemon having additional tech at higher tiers, but must be mindful that moves cannot be "forgotten" similar to the series. So choose wisely their technique route and what they are going to learn as you will have to write out scenarios (whether solo or with others) of the Pokemon learning those techniques as well.

~Secret Arts~

The Regalia is key in performing Secret Arts. With the warrior and the Pokemon reaching a heightened unity, the light from the Regalia will expel allowing for them both to synchronize and perform a powerful technique that draws on both of their strength. The original noble clans have their own techniques that they perform to turn the tides in battles. This is why clans are highly respected as they have an irreplaceable art that channels the elements. Academy students learn arts that take on no elemental affinity, but they do focus on the unity to bring out all their strength in an original technique. There are clans in the Pokemon World that are lost to history or blossoming as of late that have their own unique arts that come from their ancestry with the original clans of the Ransei.

Note: Pokemon must be Link Lv. 50 and have at least one move matching the type of the attack in order to use a Secret Art. Any attempt to use a secret art will result in recoil damage, loss of control, and other consequences.

~Metamorphosis~

Some Pokemon undergo a change inform that is beyond evolution! Due to this, the Regalia is not only a tool of understanding between them and mankind, but also a salvation from this overpowering form. Some Pokemon have said to be burdened by the pain of these evolutionary forms with jagged appearances, deformities that are beyond their strength to endure, or even makes them more vulnerable to elements that ensure their demise. However, these forms also are coursing with power! It is rare over the past generations, but this has caused for the Regalia to be seen as a salvation.

Pokemon that link with warriors who have Regalia are able to be soothed and even revert to their normal forms. Not only this, but they also learn to master those forms during times of strife or simply be repetitively changing and learning how to control the power they have. Ransei has warriors who have been rumored to tame Pokemon with these powers to the point that time and history have made it so that these forms have not been seen in a century, but written about in tomes. Some believe that these forms will re-emerge again someday.

Note¹: Pokemon must be Link Lv. 50 in order to use a Metamorphosis (Special Forms) properly. Any attempt to use one before this level will result in a loss of control or catastrophic side-effects. 
Note²: Metamorphosis (Special Forms) are not available yet.

~Secret Records~

For whatever reason, the Secret Records are tied closely to Regalia! Whichever Regalia the person has according to the Pokemon Type, they are said to be able to read from the plate of Arceus and the type it originates from. Carved in the same fashion are the Secret Records that have every technique of the element. For example, those who possess the Regalia of Fire are able to read Secret Records sealed within scrolls that have Pokemon Techniques such as Fire Blast or Flamethrower. As a result, they can teach almost any Pokemon these elemental attacks as long as they understand the application. This is usually inevitable as the text is read as if the brain is predisposed to translate it for the corresponding Regalia-user.

Secret Records, regardless of name, are truly not a secret! They are within the confines of Kingdom Libraries or at the Hajime Academy for warriors to read. However, as they are only able to be read by Regalia-users, it is not much to anyone in the public. The knowledge is free to those who have regalia and wish to learn how to teach Pokemon the arts upon them. 

There are however few exceptions:

Regalia of the Colorless - The Normal-Type Regalia is able to read from all the Secret Record scrolls with Pokemon attacks. However, they will never be able to understand the intricate process to teach moves to any Pokemon. They can teach Normal-Type moves to any Pokemon and teach moves of any element to a Pokemon as long as those elements match their type and are not Tier 4! This is because the knowledge and understand of those moves are not fully comprehensible due to the text being somewhat scattered. It is said because Arceus is without a definite element, it is all knowing, but cannot manage and control the other elements without its plates just as these Regalia holders are not able to read and understand all knowledge.

Regalia of Elements - Any Regalia that is not normal is able to read from the Normal-Type Secret Records and scrolls. They are able to teach any normal-type move to any Pokemon. The only exception is that other than Normal-Type secret records and scrolls, these color specific Regalia users can only read from the secret records matching their elements. As a result, they are very limited in knowledge, but understand the intricacies of their element more than any other.  They will be able to know the complications of using the gastric gases in their digestive system to conjure a mighty Fire Blast even if they are Water-Type or they may be able to learn how to channel electricity by heightening their static electrical flow from their movements. These are the complexities that one with specialized Regalia acquire.

Regalia & Academy Scholars - Hajime Academy is a prestigious ground for learning. They have made great advancements in actually translating the Secret Records and teaching it to the students. Hajime's courses teaches not only War Strategy and Pokemon Training, but also literacy and decoding of Secret Records to understand the whole. With time and effort, warriors who attend classes gain understanding and are able to read slightly from other Secret Records, thus, retraining their Regalia and teaching elements to Pokemon as if they are their own element. 

~Divine Abilities~

A key trait of the Regalia is actually to give the Warlord abilities! Overtime in Ransei, abilities and battle strategy have always been the head of armies and their Kingdoms. Therefore, when going against nations, it is the legendary warriors who appeared with abilities that were feared more than anything and how they used them in combination with their Pokemon. Whether it is strengthening their Pokemon through conditions being met or a temporary ability that activates over time, these abilities were unique to warriors. Some may even be similar to even Pokemon abilities! The only restriction is that they do not affect the opposing Warlord's Pokemon directly. Due to these abilities and the Regalia being so specific in bringing out the Warlord's potential power, they cannot be utilized by anyone other than their original owner.

These abilities are not stronger than the other in terms of strength, but are strong based on certain situations. Due to this universe, Pokemon do NOT have abilities, but rather the Warlords.

Example Abilities include:


Racing Sun: When the weather conditions are Sunny, all Pokemon of the Warlord's have one stage of speed.

Dragon Shift: Upon activation, the current Pokemon's Normal Attacks become Dragon-Type for the remainder of the battle (if more than one Pokemon is in battle, choose one).

Second Dose: The user's Pokemon are able to use a single recovery moves a second time during battle.