Name: Robert Stone.
DOB: 5th February 1988
Age: 27
Focus: Training/raising
Talents/Skills: First Aid, bushcraft, tracking, driving
Starter: Totodile
Description: A slender man of average height, with short brown hair, though he is never seen without his hat. He habitually wears his ranger uniform or a civilian deriviative of it, comfortable in shirt and shorts in basically any weather.
Personality: Serious and somewhat irritable when on the job. Outside of this he is much more relaxed, though is still uneasy about having to become a first time trainer at his age. He is more wary of wild pokemon than most.
Background: A lifelong resident of Pike Town, Robert never quite understood the negativity surrounding the town and nearby Palisade Forest until a friend of his ventured into the forest. From that day onward, he was determined to become a ranger within the park, a career he has been in for close to 9 years. During this time, he has survived relying on just his wits and tranquiliser gun, but a recent incident with a pack of particularly large Victreebel deep within the forest has led his boss, Ranger Jenny, to order him to take on a team of Pokemon to aid in his duties. For this reason Robert has headed to Scabbard City to become a trainer.
Name: Kim Strauss.
DOB: October 13th 2001
Age: 13
Focus: Research/Raising/Battling
Talents/Skills: Extensive knowledge of Pokemon and their behaviour,
Starter: Azurill
Description: A fairly tall for her age redhead with a bob haircut and glasses. Typically seen in a camouflage jacket and trousers, as well as hiking boots
Personality:Kind-hearted and curious, if bumbling. She is determined to collect as much data on as many Pokemon as possible.
Background: Coming from Scabbard Town, it was only natural she became interested in Pokemon research, reading as much as she could on them when she was younger, and in the last few years going on excursions away from the city to study the more sedate Pokemon in the wild. On one such occassion she came across a lone Azurill along a riverbank in AO8 that took a liking to her. She's cared for it ever since then, and now has decided to be come a trainer so she can research the more powerful Pokemon safely.
NPC
Name: Sherry
Age: 20
Profession: Pokemon poacher
Description: A tall woman with long dyed blue hair and a bright green jumpsuit. Far more concerned with making a name for herself than being stealthy.
Personality: Conniving and duplicitous, she'll use every trick in the book to further her goal of capturing and selling wild and rare Pokemon.
Background: Described by her contemporaries as little more than a wannabe, she idolises groups such as Team Rocket, but so far lacks the actual skills to join any such organisation. Despite this, she is not totally incompetent, hoping to hone her talents and one day become the ultimate poacher and join a team. She is aided by her Zubat.
I'm also claiming the many Officer Jennys.