here's the app i sent in for that pokémon rp. i have a princess problem
NAME: Tanith
AGE: 19
GENDER: Female
GYM TYPE: Dragon
GYM BADGE: Peak Badge
POKEMON TEAM:
Dragonair♀ (Aurora)
Altaria♀ (Laputa)
Charizard♂ → MegaCharizard X (Vulcan)
Tyrantrum♀ (Cleopatra, sometimes just Cleo)
Hydregion♀ (Persephone)
Goodra♂ (Triton)
NAME OF TOWN: Wivern City
Built by and against a mountainside.
Big, busy, and bustling; a major destination for travelers in particular, offering places for hikers to prepare for and rest after trips up the mountain.
The gym is repurposed from a small castle built in the side of the mountain. A long and beautiful staircase spirals up to it. Naturally, Tanith flies back and forth on her dragons.
Notable for the few ancient monuments scattered about the area (mostly on or near the mountain): statues of legendaries, carvings of runes or depictions of mythology, etc. All of these are left undisturbed.
APPEARANCE: Tanith is 5’6”, but has long since mastered the art of walking in heels that bring her up to an imposing 5’10”. She has light brown skin and hair that is almost black. It’s a little wavy, and she has it grown out past her waist. Almost always, she wears it with a braid crown over the top of her head, and makes two braids out of part of her hair that she brings over her shoulders to hang past her chest, while the rest is pushed back. She’s fairly thin and not terribly curvy, but chooses clothes that provide the illusion of a fuller figure.
She favors long, full skirts and dresses made with flowing fabric and exquisite patterns. If we can walk in it, then it's casual—and she does own plenty of less imperial outfits, even if most people don't consider her wide bell and umbrella skirts and A-line dresses to e very practical, either. Her jewelry, of course, always matches. She has a particular preference for rings.
One notable accessory is a sapphire pendant always on her person, even if tucked underneath her clothes. It is a perfect replica of the gem on her Dragonair's chest.
And of course, what kind of princess would she be without a crown? She wears a small silver tiara adorned with small, colorful jewels at all times, just behind her crown of braids.
SOME BRIEF BACKSTORY STUFF: First things first, Tanith is a princess. She comes from a vaguely faraway land where battling Pokémon for sport just isn’t the norm. Regardless, she found herself to be quite passionate about them, and came to Jedoch to better hone her skills. Her stay, now approaching two years long, is presented as her being an ambassador of sorts. When it comes up, she speaks as if it’s going to be temporary, but seems reluctant to leave the region anytime soon.
PERSONALITY: Tanith presents herself as everything royalty ought to be: she is elegant and graceful, always just the right amount of gently feminine and gracefully mature. At the same time, she carries an intimidating presence; she is stoic, firm in purpose and speech, and an immediate and natural leader regardless of the situation. Danger does not deter her; she is brave and full of ambition.
The thing is, though, that this imperial behavior is a well-constructed act. Actually, Tanith is very easily irritated, gets too excited about things, prattles in high pitches about her passions, and snorts hideously when she laughs. She’s just very good at suppressing all of that. At best, her emotional self-expression is through anger that any negative emotions get channeled into. Crying and worrying make her weak, she thinks, but anger at least commands authority through fear. There are ways that royalty is supposed to be, so Tanith has learned, and she’s determined to seem regal and powerful like she should; if she doesn’t, that makes her a failure of a princess, and her ineptitude will ruin everything.
As such, she strives to be an excellent leader. Tanith takes an active role in whatever’s going on around her. She’ll be the first to take charge, make plans, and act on them. In almost every case, she knows what she’s doing when she coordinates things. Even so, her determination to take over everything often leaves her overwhelmed, and she never asks for help. She’s fiercely independent; anything less would be a weakness. She puts too much stock and pride in her perceived strength.
And when she’s beat to the punch on a leadership position, she isn’t happy. To her it’s a matter of power, and being made secondary or subordinate is a question of hers. Though she’s not the type to be outright nasty to someone intending no harm, she’ll be feeling awfully hissy the whole time, and being infuriatingly passive-aggressive, trying to find a way to get her input through and over all else the whole time.
Though Tanith generally avoids aggression, she certainly isn’t docile. If treated with cruelty, she won’t hesitate to deal it right back: she’s easy to annoy and full of pent-up frustration just waiting for an excuse to explode. Tanith is scary when she’s mad. Even if fear deters someone from crossing her twice, it’s unlikely to be enough. Tanith holds one hell of a grudge: just letting someone off scot-free after wronging her would make her seem soft.
As awful as this all puts her out to be, Tanith really is compassionate to anyone who hasn’t given her a reason not to be—just at a distance. She wants what’s best for everyone, but struggles to get close to individuals. The mask gets in the way: she works so hard to seem like she’s something more than human that she becomes more of an image to most people, so they end up interacting and connecting with her unfaltering facade instead of her. She never lowers her walls enough for anything else.
Despite her skills as a leader, she has a hard time making personal decisions. Since her appointment as a Jenoch gym leader, she’s been wrestling privately with the ideas of staying or returning—if, when, how, then what? Sometimes it’s hard for her to think of herself as a person, not just a princess. As such, it’s hard to treat herself as a person, too. When she does make a decision of any sort, though, she sticks to it. Tanith is loyal to thoughts and ideas, and people just as well.