01-20-2024, 06:03 PM | #1 |
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Zone Submission Thread!
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02-14-2024, 10:17 PM | #2 |
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The Shifting Sands: The Desert Zone While some scholars and historians debate on whether The Shifting Sands is a part of Fizzytopia proper despite its autonomous status from the region as a whole, it hasn't stopped this large island fairly close to the Minnao Islands from being a popular destination for both your casual tourists and serious explorers and adventurers. The large island is easily accessible by a regular ferry that runs every couple of days from the port town of Reefstep back to the Minnao Islands, but The Shifting Sands is infamous for being very difficult to reach with other methods, as well as being very difficult to dive into the center of. While the town of Reefstep is often considered very welcoming, the farther one travels in the island, the starker and more dangerous the terrain becomes, and more it will test the skills of adventurers and explorers looking for it to give up its secrets. Reefstep (Please Reply in Aqua) (Danger Level: Very Low) Reefstep is the major port town on the southern coast of The Shifting Sands, and remains both its primary access point and its most important settlement on the island. Among adventurers, Reefstep is known for its very friendly atmosphere and thriving access to goods. Reefstep is run by its governor, Cecilia Argent, who works to maintain Reefstep as an accessible and friendly place while funding expeditions into the center of the island. Adventurers who come to Reefstep can appreciate the general lack of crime and danger and freely explore its streets and listen to interesting gossip. This makes Reefstep for many people a great place to start their adventure in The Shifting Sands, especially for newer adventurers. Experienced adventurers may wish to talk with Governor Argent. While she will be very welcoming to adventures of all kinds, she might have some work lined up for adventures who can prove their strength to her. Even if she doesn't, she can point you towards somewhere else on the island where something interesting or happening, or might even challenge you to a Pokemon battle just to pass the time. Reefstep Docks (Danger Level: Low to Moderately High) The Reefstep Docks are a vital lifeline for the town and the entire reason for its existence in the first place. There is a wide and sophisticated system of docks to allow for both local, smaller boats and larger boats carrying cargo to easily dock and sail from the port town. There are also a lot of different services trainers can make use of while at the docks, with the most common being guide boats. Reefstep regulations prevent the use of Pokemon travel without the accompaniment of licensed boat, due to the fact that the rocky seas around The Shifting Sands can suddenly turn dangerous from freak storms and high wave activity. Trainers can take small boats that will allow them to leisurely fish for oceanic Pokemon, high specialized guides who can take them to various interesting natural formations around the perimeter of the island, or even book one of the special diving tours. A variety of shipwrecks from different ships attempting to reach The Shifting Sands over the last 1500 years can be found on the ocean floor around the island, but care must be taken to avoid the often aggressive Pokemon that accompany these wrecks if they're looking for treasure. Reefstep Marketplace (Danger Level: Very Low) The Reefstep Marketplace is the beating heart of Reefstep, a massive sprawling open area with a lot of booths, mobile stores, and open air bazarres laid out. Many adventurers believe that if you look hard enough, you can find basically anything money could possibly buy in the Reefstep Marketplace. While this is likely not true, there are often a wide variety of goods being sold at any one time, although adventurers are advised to have a discerning eye. Many shopkeepers will attempt to get you to buy cheap souvenirs at a massive mark-up, hoping that a naive tourist will not be able to tell the difference. Sometimes though, if you are very lucky, you can find something truly special being sold here. The Marketplace also functions as Reefstep's public square, so often shops and boots will be clustered around areas of public activity, such as dances or shows or even on occasion festivals. The Marketplace remains one of the best places to get caught up on rumors and gossip, and also to potentially join expedition bands going deeper into the desert who might be looking for trainers to act as bodyguards for their caravans. The Shrublands (Please Reply in darkorange) (Danger Level: Low) The Shrublands represent a border zone, where the tamed civilization of Reefstep begins to transform into the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Shifting Sands. The Shrublands get the most of the rain from the island's freak storms, and hence while nothing approaching a forest or a grassland, is still lush and vibrant with a wide variety of sturdy plant life. The Shrublands also boasts the widest variety of Pokemon available on the island, since its the most hospitable habitat. It is an easy to navigate and pretty safe area for explorers, since there are a lot of man-made trails to follow and much of the stronger Pokemon tend to avoid the area because of Reefstep's ranger operations. However, those who go off the beaten trail can find themselves in some danger, as there are some steep cliffs that can be dangerous to traverse and some stronger Pokemon around the lesser watched areas. While most of the trails are easy to navigate, the Shrublands do offer some more physically rigorous options as well. One very popular trail involves a fair amount of rock climbing and traversal of rocky terrain, but allows the adventurer a sight of beautiful natural red sandstone formation, which in old local lore is called "The Hollow of the Fallen God" due to its almost humanoid shape. While it remains a very popular sightseeing site, exploration of the formation is forbidden without permission from the Governor, a rule that has been in place for over 500 years and has been strictly enforced despite the initial reasons for the restriction being lost to time. The Shocklands (Please Reply in Yellow) (Danger Level: Moderate) The Shocklands are to many people on Reefstep where the desert truly begins. A wide, flat plain covered in a shiny layer of salt crust, The Shocklands hold an important spiritual connection to the first settlers to the island. In their mythology, the Shocklands were a settlement that blasphemed a god of thunder, and were punished by the god sending down lightning bolts, desecrating the land and making it uninhabitable. It's pretty widely known now how salt flats are formed, and The Shocklands are a quite large example of them. This is the first area where guides will recommend you bring a lot of water if you want to explore, as there is a lack of natural shade on the Shocklands and the temperature tends to climb very quickly during the day. This is a very common place to see Pokemon races, as the smoothed out terrain of the race track makes it very easy for Pokemon to compare against each other at top speeds. Due to The Shocklands unique conditions, this is a place where a wide variety of Rock-type shows up. While it is pretty common to see large groups of Nacli, Naclstack, and Garganacl, many other Rock-type Pokemon will come here to enjoy the moisture absorbing salt. Many Fire and Ground-type Pokemon come here for a similar reason, and many Fire-type Pokemon can be found burning the salt with their flames in order to produce brightly colored jets of flame. The Megalith Ruins (Please Reply in firebrick) (Danger Level: Moderate to High) The Megalith Ruins are aptly named because of the numerous large stone structures that both sit on the sandy desert floor and jut out of it. Around the perimeter of the area there are a number of imposing monoliths carved out of red sandstone, covered in a hieroglyphic language no one has been able to translate as of yet. Due to this, it is unknown what the anthropological importance of this site was, especially given the lack of any structures on the surface that would indicate human habitation. Even more confusing is that, due to the high density of sandstorms in the area and the deep sand layer covering the ruins, new structures are discovered while others are buried. Some caves have even been found which contain some stone tools, but exploring them is dangerous, because a sandstorm can quickly mean an adventurer risks being buried in. However, by chance, an explorer two years reported falling into the sand after hearing a heavy cracking noise, and falling into a large, ancient, underground complex. While unable to document any evidence thanks to his camera being broken in the fall, it has become a topic of hot interest, and many explorers have combed the area looking for the caved-in entrance. The Shifting Sands (Please Reply in sandybrown) (Danger Level: High to Extremely High) It surprises a lot of first time visitors that the island is actually named after its defining feature: the Shifting Sands. A massive desert area that covers almost the entire central region of the island, and hypothesized to extend further back, it is a huge natural barrier to exploration of the rest of the island, unable to be conquered in the last 1500 years. While entering the Shifting Sands would give the impression it is simply a vast, sandy desert full of sand dunes, the truth is more interesting, and for many former adventurers, terrifying. It is unknown what scientific phenomenon causes the effects, but travelers to the Shifting Sands seem to be completely unable to keep their bearings, and report back seeing extraordinary sights. Some have hypothesized that the Shifting Sands could have been the aftermath of some cataclysmic event in history, such as one between certain legendary Pokemon, and that it has resulted in a region where space itself begins to break down. Every adventurer seemingly comes back with a different tale, and there are not that many who are capable of making it into the Shifting Sands and coming back out alive. One 200 years ago reported seeing massive, glowing pink rocks seemingly levitating in space. Another adventurer reported seeing the ruins of a modern looking city, half buried in the sand. Towers spanning endless into the sky, a large depression in the earth filled with giant metal pieces and the stench of oil, a pyramid that would transform into a mechanized robot are among the tall tales reported by those who come back. None of these have been verified, however, since no one has seemed to be able to return to them. The majority of people who make it that far do have one consistent report: of a beautiful oasis, before finding themselves outside of the Shifting Sands, unable to remember what happened. Governor Argent has been working on funding scientific expedition teams to explore the Shifting Sands, hoping that small groups lead by a powerful trainer will be able to plump its depths, but nothing is stopping intrepid adventurers from making the journey themselves. Nothing except the fear of the unknown. Confirmed Areas Oasis of Rebuff A large, almost picturesque location of a big oasis in the desert, full of water and lush plantlife. This is where seemingly the majority of people who go to the Shifting Sands end up, although it is not confirmed as to why it happens. Local superstition suggests it is the Sands itself rejecting the explorer. While the grand majority of explorers do not remember what ended up happening after they got to the oasis, except that they were able to leave with a large quantity of stored water, some artists have painted dreams they've had of the place after they left. Of the three dream paintings, two of them depict a beautiful woman rising out of the water, while the third one hasn't been viewed, being locked away in Governor Argent's estate. Vision Document Spoiler: show |
04-13-2024, 08:26 PM | #3 |
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The Bland Sandscape The Featureless Desert Zone For the longest time, nobody paid any attention to this vast flat wasteland in the middle of Fizzytopia's mainland, an excessively horizontal expanse typically deprived of rainfall by the nearby Clawmark Mountain Range. And why would they? It's literally got nothing of interest. No interesting backstory. No secret magic. Just a bland, featureless desert that shouldn't be of any interest to anyone, ever. And that's exactly what's drawn all manner of weirdos to it. The Bland Sandscape has, in point of fact, attracted a lot of attention- conspiracy theory nuts, mainly, who are convinced that nowhere in the Pokémon world can actually be this dull and boring, convinced that somewhere in this blandness can be found something amazing, whether that be riches beyond mortal comprehension, evidence of extraterrestrial life, secret nests of insanely rare Pokémon- you name it, there's probably at least a dozen weirdos who are adamant that this desert must be hiding it in plain sight. Coarse Flats (please reply in LemonChiffon) Unless you're big on mountain climbing, this is probably where you'll first enter the Bland Sandscape. It's... flat and sandy. And that would literally be it were it not for the fact that this is where the conspiracy nuts tend to set up base camps, gearing up for their completely pointless expeditions that inevitably end in bitter disappointment. If you, for whatever reason, are likewise so inclined to head out into this vast wasteland, it might be worth seeking the help of those camped out here. They might be a few Exeggcute short of a full cluster, but they know their stuff in terms of actual exploration and survival. Be careful, though- some of the more paranoid folk might think you're trying to hog the glory they think they'll get for whatever big discovery they hope to make, so your pleas for help might not always get the response you hope for... Clawmark Cliffside (please reply in Wheat) The flat stretch of sandy ground extending past the sheer cliffs of the Clawmark Mountain Range. While climbing these cliffs requires serious expertise and quality equipment, the shade provided by the cliffs at times is an absolute Arceussend in the otherwise unforgiving desert sun. Those that can make it to this part of the desert are able to rest out of the brutal sunlight, but rest assured, you won't be alone- whether wild Pokémon or conspiracy nuts, you can be sure to find someone else likewise resting here to get out of the sun. The wild Pokémon in particular can get a bit restless if they think you're trying to force them out of the shade. Disappointing Digsite (please reply in Sienna) As you head more into the center of the desert from any given direction, you will find a number of large holes dug in the ground. These vary in size, but all of them have been dug by particularly zealous weirdoes who believe that some manner of buried treasure awaits them. Naturally, all such digging attempts have ended in bitter disappointment at best, and at worst, well... you can imagine. Let's just say there's certainly something to be found in some of these holes, no bones about it. If you happen across someone still alive, kicking, and digging, however, they might ask for your help digging, and while the work is grueling and pointless, they might nevertheless find a way to show their gratitude for your efforts. The Center (please reply in Brown) The absolute midpoint of the Bland Sandscape. Some have reported seeing an oasis or ancient ruins there, but such claims are put down to mirages caused by the unrelenting sun, and not without reason. Very few people have ever actually had the stamina, the sheer craziness, and the intestinal fortitude to trek all the way out to the center of the desert, especially considering it's just as much a profound disappointment as the rest of the Arceusforsaken land. It's not an easy place to trek to, and many of the frequent visitors will claim that it's haunted by the ghosts of people who tried to make it there in life and perished in the attempt. Still, many will make the attempt, adamant that if there is indeed a secret to be found in this desolate place, it'd be there. Maybe if you make it there, you can finally put these rumors to rest. Or, you might find other people who made it there and who absolutely don't want someone else horning in on their treasure. (That's right. It's been talked about. Joked about. But now it's here- literal featureless desert zone. Did my best to make it uninteresting and intriguing at the same time, tried to take this ridiculous concept and breathe life into it! I hope you enjoy) |
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