#now i need to make one for his modern verse. but that'll wait :3c

[syringia]

Public vs Private Knowledge of Vivian Lilac — Legends / Hisui Verse

Public knowledge — Hisui Things anyone would know about Vivian either by word of mouth or simply asking him. 

Vivian is a traveling pokemon researcher. He tends to be found where there are sightings of rarer pokemon.

He comes from wealth — his family has an established name in Kalos. 

He's on decent terms with Laventon, though his interest in his research seems to be the main reason. It's plainly obvious their personalities don't mesh well. 

While he doesn't settle into an established home or lab in Hisui, he has a traveling case for equipment he claims is his own lab. He hasn't actually opened said case in town. 

Hisui was meant to be a short stop for him, but he hung around after hearing the stories about the deified pokemon. 

Much of his public work that he's published and shared has to deal with the early genetics research of the time. Early works refer to his parents’ talonflame breeding. Later work tends toward wild pokemon.

His ampharos is rather aggressive, so he lets her roam outside of town. The only pokemon he allows to spend time in the pastures is his reuniclus. His chandelure and talonflame stick with him. 

He didn't have many friends during his academy days. Many of his former classmates speak of how he became less social as time went on.

When not in town, he traverses the wilds and sets up camp in remote areas. 

Semi-public information — Hisui  Things he will reveal after some time known, or found by doing some digging. 

He's done quite a bit of research on his own pokemon. His reuniclus is his crowning achievement. While he doesn't fully understand what he did to change his coloration, he wants to recreate the results. 

He will often catch wild pokemon only to let them go after a bit of prodding. Such is how he collects data. 

Many of his peers back home roll their eyes at his research. Some claim it's a waste of time. 

If asked, he will gladly bring out his unpublished papers and journals of research. Some may seem incomplete, as he hides some. 

He hasn't spoken to his family in years, not out of any bad blood, but rather due to his travels. He does intend to head back to Kalos one day. 

Private knowledge — Hisui  Things he keeps private. Good luck getting it out of him. 

His goal is to find mew. As the ancestor to all pokemon, it would be a goldmine for his research. It's why he travels so much.

The main reason he's stayed in Hisui so long has been the rumors of Arceus. While his interest is mainly in mew, the idea of a true creation pokemon has him intrigued. He's not stupid enough to challenge it or outright ask it to sit still for him while he prods it, but just a sighting might be inspiration. 

If given the chance he'd absolutely take samples from Arceus. 

He's scrubbed other people's names from his research findings, if they've offered help. Any research published is solely under his name.

He has burned bridges with some other professors in the past. Thankfully word travels slow in these times, and he's usually able to outpace the warnings sent of him. 

Currently he's banned from an academy in Galar for being part of a major altercation. While he never physically harmed anyone, he allowed Begonia to attack one of the other professors. 

The fight was over being discovered that he'd been stealing research from a fellow professor who he'd been involved with. The almost-relationship was a cover for him to get close.  

He'd willingly do it again. Getting close to someone is just a stepping stone to getting their secrets to him. 

Other — Things people from the future may know.

His lineage is directly linked to Malva of the Elite Four in Kalos. Someone versed in ancestry could probably plot the line and find the exact relation.

The name of Professor Lilac is recorded in books on genetics and biology. 

Much of his private work has been lost to time. There are a few people who'd love to dig it up.

A few of his papers and belongings are in a museum in Kalos. One paper has a sketch of a tablet pertaining to mew. However, most of his mew research is lost.