First snow of the year! Woooo

shhh, little mudkip

If you ever watched the anime ( yes, i'm ashamed I did), a Rapidash's will not burn the rider or their cargo so long as it has respect for them. But Declan may have a different explanation for it.

Yup, that pretty much sums things up.

Good read. Even though this is off-topic, a little?

But I'd add breaks in the paragraphs. I ended up reading like four sentence over again.

But good stuff over all.

Yeah, I forgot that copying from Word doesn't keep the formatting

The Pidgey Post

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Background Story: When the first settlers arrived on Miryus, news was conveyed by word of mouth. This was due to the fact that the only permanent habitation was located in Port Ouro. Explorers and the like stayed and travelled in small groups of tents. Due to the basic method of communication, messages often took weeks to arrive and were distorted due to the many retellings. Of course, it was only a short while before this became outdated, and the Rapidash Courier Service was formed. It was created by a few out of work cowboys, who used their steeds to quickly deliver letters.
      There were extreme limitations however, as only so much weight could be carried by a man on a horse. Eventually, as new towns and villages were founded, a rival service was set up. Naming themselves the Pidgey Post, they used their variety of bird Pokémon to fly from town to town, delivering packages and parcels. This in itself presented a problem; customers would be required to visit their local town to pick up their deliveries, whereas the RCS was more than happy to come to you in person. For a few years, the two co-existed, their differences allowing them to attract different markets. 
      Recently, the increasing amounts of criminal activity have made land routes unsafe, and the RCS has been formally disbanded after raids made them unreliable. The absence of competition has driven the Pidgey Post into a state of laziness, and many a trainer has been known to offer their services as a freelance courier to make ends meet. Despite this, a new act has been passed with the intention of building a post depot in every hamlet across the region.

Miryus Police Department

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Background Story: A year after the discovery of Miryus, towns were scattered across the region, each one with their own police force that followed separate laws. The leaders of each town came together one day, wanting to unify the region under one law, but they argued over which one was right. This went on for two weeks, until Cynthia Ruiz, the Lieutenant of one the Northern Police Force, spoke with each leader separately, recorded their laws, and spent three days finding similarities between all of them, until she wrote up the new law. All the leaders agreed that this would be the law of the region, and every police force was brought under one department, the Miryus Police Department. Lieutenant Ruiz was made Captain. Cpt. Ruiz still leads the MPD, and keeps it working like a well oiled machine.
The rise in crime rates has kept the department currently swamped with work, and looking for new recruits to help across the region. The officers of the MPD are fierce battlers, who keep an eye out for strong trainers to recruit. They hold fast to their code to protect and serve, and will not rest until peace returns to Miryus.
The Law
1.   Obtaining an item that is in possession of another owner without payment, or permission, is an act of thievery punishable within a court of law.
2.   Obtaining a Pokémon that has been caught by another trainer without a trade, or permission, is an act of kidnapping, and is punishable within a court of law.
3.   Littering anywhere on Miryus with harmful substances is punishable by community service for a time determined within a court of law.
4.   The destruction of public property, and private property, is punishable within a court of law, and the perpetrator will compensate for the damage.
5.   An act of aggression against the region that disrupts peace on a regional, and/or global scale is an act of treason, and is punishable by exile.
These were the laws agreed upon that day, and it is revised as often as it can.

(Written by CortexJ)

Whilst anything you see up there is pretty much set in stone, nothing else is for now. So, all you artists out there, feel free to create sprites for the grunts, or hideouts or whatever. Channel your energy into something useful

Happy Birthday mate, hopefully see you back soon

Okay, so here it is. As promised, I will be starting with the factions of Miryus.

Team Trinity

Background Story: In the early days of Miryus’ discovery, Robert Finley was out exploring the far extremities of the desert of Miryus, when he came across an ancient ruin, apparently left long unvisited. Being a seasoned explorer, he entered the temple, seemingly dedicated to three legendary birds. He followed a long passageway down into the depths of the cavern upon which he stumbled upon an inscription. This, once translated, predicted the end of the world. At this point in time there would be a huge battle, legendary against legendary, reshaping the earth. The three birds had decided on a truce, and would form a united front in this battle. The inscription was long, and Finley had only just deciphered the beginning when the temple began to crumble around him, luckily he managed to get out alive.
Once he’d managed to clear his head, Finley came up with a plan. He would prepare the world for the coming of the battle. He would capture the 3 legendary birds, and combine their power to win the battle for human kind. As the saviour of the world, he would be able to command uttermost respect from everybody. And so, he began his training in ernest, gathering around him those who he could convince with his tales.

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