#worldbuilding | the Andiiles and Sisciile

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The Dragonsbone Academy, like the BBA has it's own Junior League supported by the region's actual League. The differences is that it has a full set of eight Junior Gym Leaders scattered about the Campus, all type specialized.

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The Elite Four and Junior League Champion is notably more well known, though. They tend to become incredibly high level battlers - upper 5 gym leader, more likely to get offered a elite Four position, a few even end up becoming Champion in other far off regions - It is quite known that one of the Andiiles and Sisciile's current Elite Four members - Charlotte Bergerlund - was a Junior League Champion during a brief term as a Exchange student before returning home and becoming Denmark's League Champion for a whole three years before quitting for her current position.

It's also produced ten other regional Champions in recent history - Three Kalos Champions, Two Unova Champions, a Sinnoh Champion, and one champion each for Ireland, Russia, Egypt, Turkey, and South Korea.

The current Junior League and Elite Four run as such;

Kasane Omoda (おもだ かさね)

Tiny little scrap of a thirteen year old girl who's been seen to brawl with her Machamp and win. Specializes in Fighting types. Very fiery and energetic, can't sit still in most classes. Has expressed a strong desire to return to Johto to take the gym challenge and "Beat Lance's team into the dust where he belongs".

Rhys Castell

A shy boy who specialises in Steel types. Has a very well trained Corviknight who seems to be his Ace - a Falinks he's names Sockembopem. Seems to be genuinely terrified of most Pokémon that aren't on his team, and is currently in therapy for a anxiety disorder. Is doing much better than he used to - he can battle now - and he's frighteningly efficient when he locks in

Has aspirations to become the Galar Champion.

Enoch Ace

Born into a illegitimate branch of the Ace "Dynasty", Enoch specialized in Dragon types- like near enough everyone in his branch. Is rumoured to have the same condition that gives the Unova Champion - and Ex-Andiiles and Sisciile champion their prodigal talents with dangerous/difficult Pokémon- and is weeks from a official HED diagnosis. Is noted for his dislike of people of the legitimate Ace bloodline. Seems to be developing Imposter Syndrome.

Isana Brennan

Current Eighth gym leader in Nubibus town, and widely accepted to be a very formidable battler despite her lifelong health issues often preventing her from participating in battles/regular school life due to frequent hospital visits. In the care of her auntie Shelagh whilst she studies far away from her home region, as thirteen is definitely far too young to be away from family for extended periods of time

Specialises in fairy types - but her Junior League Elite Four team is noted to include both a Bewear and a Metagross for what she claims is "the monstrous beast tax"

Junior League Champion; Mia Fitzroy

Mia Fitzroy is ... Also a young gym leader, being about fifteen - and is legally blind (retains limited central vision in both eyes) . Is noted to specialise in Water Types normally - but her Junior League Champion team is marginally more balanced despite still favouring water types.

Has shredded literally every battlefield she's ever used, some to the point of needing to be rebuilt wholly.

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Profile: Holdout City

Holdout City is the capital City of the Andiiles and Sisciile, and by far the largest city in the region, having a population numbering roughly 9,748,033 people. Holdout City is considered to be the fashion captital of the region, and has several garment districts, and a frighteningly high concentration of high end fashion stores. They also host Fashion week on a yearly basis, which turns the city into absolute nightmare to navigate quickly.

Holdout City is home to the sixth gym, led by Estelle, one of the region's most successful supermodels to date. She specializes in steel types, and is known for her Ace Pokémon, Bronzong. Estelle is known to be very close friends with the elite four member Delphi, both hailing from the same parts of Anistar City, Kalos.

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Iris lets herself into the Andiiles and Sisciile league building with her own ID, and wanders up to the battlefields, and she lets her mind wander. She's not been here in about two years, does she still know the Elite Four? The staff here? Well, she knows Delphi, Charlotte Bergerlund, Kaguya, but she's not too sure about the other one ... Cassius? She's fairly sure he's new...

She really needs to come home more often. Iris sighs as she steps into the observation box that overlooks the Championship battle field, and nods to the official observant. She doesn't quite remember why they still show up.

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Iris tries to watch with detached indifference as usual, but she finds herself getting invested. Especially so when her sister's Archaludon falls, and the rain subsides. Her sister has lost her title, and her stomach drops.

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i am asking very politely for the whole ace bloodline lore drop 👀 🤲

Back home in the Andiiles and Sisciile, roughly five hundred years ago the Ace's used to be the ruling family, a female preference absolute monarchy, favouring those born with red eyes for their "supposed" empathetic abilities. The family developed a chokehold on information on Dragon types, lasting until they were forced down to a constitutional monarchy about two hundred years ago, and then exactly one hundred years ago, the monarchy was completely removed.

However, within the Andiiles and Sisciile the Ace family still somehow holds both social and political power, to the point of being considered monarchs still by some (It is undecided whether they consider Jocelyn Queen, or pass over her in favour of Eldest daughter Athena for her red eyes). As such, among royalists - and some non royalists, Iris is commonly referred to as the Princess, as if her family were still monarchs she would be second in line - despite her four elder brothers.

This is why Iris has access to her small suite of jewellery, consisting of two tiaras, one coronet, and a few sets of necklaces and earrings. It's also the reason she's quite glad to be in Unova.

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Athena's never been very sure what to make of her baby sister, but she's even less sure now, as she stands in the Unova League's Champion level battleground.

She can feel something off in here. A lingering death knell, tracked in on something-

Athena lifts the carpet covering a raised dias in the centre of the room, and stares. It's somewhere around here. She tastes the air, briefly. Definitely. Very faint, but here. Kneeling, she brushes a hand over one particularly oddly coloured brick, and licks the dust off her palm.

That was a person once.

She goes stiff, grasping for her cane on the floor, and stands.

"BITCH-"

Athena has approximately thirty seconds to react before a stiletto heeled shoe hits her square in the chest- and then the second shoe. That was Iris's voice.

"What the hell are you doing here, Athena?"

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Well, she was going to have to address it eventually. Iris leans forward, and tilts her webcam up to hide her pajama bottoms, and fixes the neckline of her tunic.

"And as a official League Champion yourself - I'm sure you're aware of the new acting champion Elizabeth's reputation- she's failed multiple league challenges, usually quite early on. Do you think she's capable of doing her job?"

Iris just barely internalises a yawn, and prays she remembers all the right tenses in Andiile

"I don't think her struggling with her Gym challenges affects that, honestly-" How hard can she throw her support behind this new Champion? This is the Andiiles and Sisciile, she's someone with significant social power there, and she doesn't want to be making promises her - or her family can't keep "- It's showing some insane grit and determination to not give up after failing-" She brings her hands into view of her camera to count on her fingers "-what, seven league challenges multiple times? And to put her team back together and try again? She's just new, and in her training period."

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Iris's family had a lot of Pokémon just... Free roaming the estate. There's the Haxorus, of course, one of the "hills" Is a very old Torterra with a apple tree Iris used to climb, the Gyrados and Dragonair in the lake and other assorted fish Pokémon that get in via the inlet, a retired LSG Lucario, and a quite frankly absurd number of Torchic and Ducklett being fretted over by her dad's Blaziken.

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send me 👤 and I'll tell you about an npc in my muses life using the template below!

Name: Jocelyn Zenobia Ace

Age: 63 (Appears to be around mid fifties based off visual inspection)

Gender: Cis Female

Pronouns: She/Her

FC: Michelle Greenidge (? I couldn't find a animated one, sincere apologies.)

Connection with my muse:

Jocelyn is Iris's biological mother, and the seventh gym leader and ex- Acting Champion of the Andiiles and Sisciile league, known to be the matriarch of the Ace socialite family- and fallen royal bloodline.

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Profile: Dragonsbone City

The old capital of the Andiiles and Sisciile, and historic seat of the Ace dynasty.

Full of old, well preserved castles, and a bustling cultural hub surrounding The Archive, home to centuries of knowledge, still protected by the remaining Keyholders to this day. On the outskirts of the city lies the historic Dragonsbone College. It has routinely trained up and taught some of the region's greatest scholars and battlers, and is now home to the Dragonsbone Junior League, which functions to elevate the Andiiles and Sisciile's brightest and best young trainers to new levels.

The population leans quite heavily monarchist - a small number even going so far to believe that the monarchy should be restored regardless of the two hundred and fifty years since the last child of the Ace family ruled the region- and said family not actually willing to lean That far into their "descendants of royalty" shtick.

Home to the seventh gym, led by Jocelyn Ace, the headmistress of Dragonsbone College and former Andiiles and Sisciile champion. She appears quite stern, but is known to have a soft spot for grass type Pokémon.

She specializes in Dragon type Pokémon, and is known for her Ace Pokémon, a Haxorus named Amatus.

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Iris's parents got to know each other through their Gym Challenge. Jocelyn finished her challenge first, and became the Andiiles and Sisciile champion after defeating Jahzhara, and Samson adjusted his team to serve as Jocelyn's rival. He did eventually defeat her- so he's able to use the Champion trainer class, but he never actually used ... any of the benefits, as by that point he'd decided to become a stay at home dad.

If you find him in Dragonsbone City he can be battled twice, once with a drastically pared back team, and once more with the full team from his pre-family days.

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Iris's mother holds her at arms length before she leaves. Jocelyn has that look in her eyes that means she's in for more moralizing.

"Iris, daughter. You are all we have left now. Athena is no longer Champion, so my position is unstable. I can only rely on you."

Iris can see that her mother is scared. It shows in the creases of her brows, the worry in her grey eyes-

"We have to keep hold of whatever influence we can, and I hope you can see your way to speaking well of us here amongst your officially recognised peers."

Iris can hear it now. Her eye twitches in irritation.

"You must always remain perfect, daughter. They're always looking for signs of weakness, flaws in your countenance. You must never let them see you cry."

She doesn't even know who they are, and can hardly keep the irritation out of her voice when she speaks.

"Jocelyn. Mother. I'm going back to Unova. Text me when you feel better."

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It's all on her now. She's the only one left with the level of power expected of her. The observant bobs at her as she leaves. She sees her sister rooted to the spot, shaking in her boots. "Miss Ace, don't go down yet. The cleaners haven't been out yet to reset the field."

Iris wants to shake the observant's hand off her arm, but she remembers. She has more than just her own reputation to uphold here. This is not Unova. "I know. I'm used to this, don't worry. I think my sister needs a hand, though."

Iris does not wait to hear whatever is said, instead bolting back down the stairs, and stumbling onto the ruined battlefield. Athena is frozen in place, staring at what Iris remembers to be Archaludon's ball. She looks back at the girl on the opposite side of the pitch, who is staring at her in shock. To be fair, she did just burst out of what appeared to be a wall rather than a concealed door.

"Hi!-" Iris pauses to check her phone. "Elizabeth, was it? Yeah, hold tight one sec, I gotta check on my sister."

Athena is not doing well. She can feel it in her chest. The confusion, the terror - all of it building up as her sister starts to crack at the edges. Iris tries her best to stop the rising panic, but it fails miserably. She careful swipes Athena's league ID, and gestures for staff. "Don't worry. I'll get her in the records. Staff's on their way."

Iris forces her expression back into something resembling upbeat or relaxed, and turns back to the red haired girl on the other side. The new Champion, she supposes. "Come on. Elizabeth, was it? My sister's temporarily incapacitated, so I'll get you in the system. You are accepting the title, right?"

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"Momma, you didn't need to come out to get me personally- I remember my way home-"

Jocelyn pulls her youngest child into a one armed hug, and quietly buries her face in the top of Iris's head.

"Daughter- You're injured. Who caused this?"

Iris looks up at that. "Don't worry. It was a Hydreigon - it was not mine originally."

Her mother fixes her with a searching look- and appears satisfied with that, for now.

"Why are you speaking Galari? We're home, you can relax. Come, Your sister is scheduled to be televised in a hour.”

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Hydreigon does not let her fly her, so Iris has to do the unthinkable, and fly herself out of Unova. Either way, she hasn't been home all year, and she's fairly certain she'd have forgotten the language if she'd left it any longer. She feels the eyes on her the minute she's in Holdout City airport.

She hates being recognised here.

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Refering to this

Within the Andiiles there's a vast library referred to as The Vault of Aeons - belonging to the Ace bloodline. It contains records dating centuries back. Records detailing past dragon types that have since gone extinct - dragon type legendaries - care for dragons - all sorts of information, painstaking recorded over millennia, and guarded with the lives of many. It's usually kept locked at all times for preservation's sake - parts of the Vault have been updated to modern standards, but others remain precisely as they were - and you're usually searched for any writing implements, any plausible weapons or pokeballs , and anything that could cause fire.

You're never allowed in alone, and must always be supervised by one of the two Keyholders. Iris's grandmother Jahzara is the eldest at ninety six, and will likely pass her key to her daughter Jocelyn on her death.

Athena, Jocelyn's eldest daughter is the second, and Iris is the third. As such, Iris isn't allowed to see her big sister face to face very often.And if and when Jocelyn becomes a Keyholder, Jocelyn will likely have to spend much less time around her daughters.

Iris... Hasn't seen her family for longer than a week in years.