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º August 7th, 2014 - The phantom of the cemetery has become a common sight. Aether arrives!

º Name: Aether
º Pronunciation: EE-ther
º Name Meaning: Word relating to the ancient Greek αἴθω (aitho, "to incinerate"), it was coined as the fifth of the classical elements, making up the celestial or "upper air"
º Gender: Male
º Stage: Child
º Sexuality/Status: Unknown / Single
º Height: 4' 8"
º Weight: Average, if it wasn't for the metallic limb addition
º Pokémon: Chandelure
º Nature: Calm (attentive)

º Myers-Briggs Type: ESFJ (guardian type, provider role-variant)
º Personality: Harboring a standoffish attitude to those that still fully walk within the living world, Aether's disfavor manifests in the way he deters individuals from his place of residence, usually by spooking or toying with them. Imp-like and verbally malevolent, in his drive to reach desired end points his narrow-mindedness can blind him to the long-term implications if they are met. While the chandelure is remarkably capable of putting himself "in another person's shoes," he seems to save this ability for those that don't automatically earn his distaste -- usually the dead, or other ghost-types. Aether has a knack for understanding motivations when he allows himself, even if he may not agree with them, and due to this, is easily capable of getting along with others... or manipulating them. He is a good listener, even if what he does with the information attained may be questionable at times.
º Likes: While his activity may not indicate it, found under either cycle of the sky, Aether's preference for the freedom of the night still would not come as any sort of surprise. He enjoys music, though his definition of the term is much more loose than the average individual, especially when taking into account his inclination toward compositions he considers to be more "natural-sounding." While not much for long-winded exposition, Aether does enjoy a good anecdote, which in turn helps aid him in his motivations to help others feel more at ease, or emotionally scar. While he enjoys being able to diffuse anxiety, he also seems to revel in causing it at times.
º Dislikes: Despite being in the habit of doing the same thing, Aether dislikes being asked too many questions, most specifically about himself or his own ambitions. Similarly, stubbornness annoys him: he can see the benefits of the trait, and can deal with it perfectly fine, but it doesn't diminish the irritation it accumulates. Contrary to Aether's predilections for the time of day, or his choice of living arrangements, he actually hates dead silence, and harbors a fear of being completely alone. His notions of death are stored in a similar fashion, although his abilities to handle the idea, and situations as they come, vary greatly.
º Other Quirks: Aether's lifestyle is built up around the abilities he has to speak to and interact with the spirits of the dead. He's made his home as the groundskeeper of the main city's graveyard in order to facilitate it, though his intentions as to why may be wholly unclear. In spite of his profession, if he can at all help it, he will prevent the outcome of death to occur, regardless of the standing of the side at fault. This stems from an encompassing fear of death, despite all futile efforts to become numb to it. The methods to which this occurs and the resulting aftermath is the reason behind his disdain for the living. Aether does not have any stable sleeping patterns, for it is more option than necessity, and is also currently learning to play a bamboo flute in his spare time.

º Approx. Level: 50
º Ability: Infiltrator - Allows Aether to ignore the barrier effects of Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, Mist, and Substitute.

º Moveset:
-Pain Split - learned as pokémon
-Smog - learned as pokémon
-Confuse Ray - learned as pokémon
-Hex - learned as pokémon

º Playlist:
-These Are the Times - Styx
-The Last Journey Home - DragonForce

º Pokémon Name: Chandelure
º Japanese Name: シャンデラ (Chandela)
º National PokéDex Number: 609
º Type: Ghost/Fire
º Classification: Luring Pokémon
º Color: Black
º Height: 3' 3"
º Weight: 75.6 lbs.
º Egg Group: Amorphous
º Gender Ratio: 50% male / 50% female
º Habitat: Normally not found in the wild

º Abilities: Flash Fire, Flame Body, or Infiltrator
º Special Abilities: "Chandelure's fires do not burn its victims physically, instead burning their spirit. After hypnotizing its opponent by waving these flames, it absorbs the victim's spirit."

º Strong vs. Bug (4x), Fairy (2x), Fire (2x), Grass (2x), Ice (2x), Poison (2x), Steel (2x)
º Weak vs. Dark (2x), Ghost (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x), Water (2x)
º Immune vs. Fighting, Normal

º Starting Learnset: Pain Split, Smog, Confuse Ray, Flame Burst, Hex
º Base Stats:
-HP: 60
-Attack: 55
-Defense: 90
-Sp.Atk: 145
-Sp.Def: 90
-Speed: 80
-Total: 520

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º Chains: One of the most notable aspects of Aether's choice of dress is his insistence to carry a length of chain wrapped around his midsection. While used mainly to scare people away from the graveyard with their unsettling rattle in the darkness, it actually has more layers of value, such as letting lingering spirits know where he is, and to combat the silence.

º Bamboo Flute: It's a little beat up, but it still makes a nice sound when Aether plays it... just so long as his practice sticks. He hasn't had the instrument for very long, and this fact shows, but it makes for a good distraction when he needs it. Besides, even the piercing notes help towards other means, in the end.

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