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#PKMN-Zaphary

Can you survive in the Zaphary?

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What is PKMN-Zaphary?
The Zaphary is a forest deep within the hidden trenches of the Pokémon world, where it is rumored to house a population of unusually small Pokémon.
While a haven of safety for these Pokémon can be found in the heart of it, the rest of the forest is teeming with all sorts of dangers - from poisonous plants and murky swamps to feral, normal-sized Pokémon looking to snag an easy meal. Life in the Zaphary isn't easy, and not everyone has what it takes to survive.

Do you?


What kind of group is this?
PKMN-Zaphary is an art and role-playing group! Our goal is to foster a fun, friendly community where fans of Pokémon and adventure can exercise their creativity in a story-driven environment.

I want to join! Can you send me an invite?
To become a member of PKMN-Zaphary, a character application is required! Please see this ([link] journal for more information about the application process.

The group is
currently not accepting new members. When PKMN-Zaphary is ready to take on new members, a journal will be posted with further details!

May our characters be shiny/unaturally-colored?
Yes, actually! Because the refugee Pokémon living in the Zaphary were once toys, they most certainly do not need to adhere to their species default palette. Please be reasonable about the colors you choose, however. We would prefer not to see any "Sparklemons" (Example: [link] or excessively gaudy designs.

Can our characters evolve?
Absolutely! Your characters will be exposed to different elements, settings, and situations where they will have the opportunity to evolve.

Is the Zaphary Forest the only setting we can use?
We hope you'll be happy to hear that, no, it won't be the only setting you can use. We encourage exploration, and that frees your characters from any restrictions against visiting cities, sewers, beaches, or far-off lands. Just be careful! It's a scary world out there.

May our characters have pets?
This is still being debated, currently. If permitted, pets will most likely be limited to a small number of species and be difficult to obtain.

I have a question that isn't here! Where do I ask it?
The questions listed above are the ones we receive most commonly. Our full Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) section can be found here, and contains many more answers to questions you might have. If you do not see your question there, feel free to ask it in the journal's comment section! An admin will be sure to answer it as quickly as they can.

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Spike: Kekeke, if ye got what it takes to hang with the big leagues, ya gotta be tough. This means, my little saplings, that ye have'ta show that yer a part'a the group. Fightin', completing the missions, scavagin'. Ya gotta show yer activity to stay in the ranks, kekeke. So if ye don't, ya get the boot...and ye'll be fending fer yerself..
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Countdown to Bee City Exploration

Countdown ended
Thursday, March 14th @ 8:30am

Thanks for convincing the Queen to let us roam her kingdom freely, collect goods, and so on!




April 1st
"Okay so we're all packed and ready to save the day! Spike has been tellin' me he heard the cries for help over near Santer Town, so thats where we're headed! He's gotten a few good looks at the trouble and said the person in trouble was a girl! A pokemon he had never seen before! We'll love for all classes to help, I think Collectors and Explorers could help way more later in my plans though...as 'spies' if you'd say. Here's my plan.

Fighters = You guys will go in and fight off the mutts they had sent to kill this unknown survivor! Spike says the dogs are Houndoom and Growlithe!
Hunters = You'll aid my fighters by using your skills with the bow, making sure to hit  the fleabags where the fighters can't see 'em!

Thats where you Collectors and Explorers come in! See, when the mutts start retreatin' with their tail between their legs we've gotta keep some trackers on them! See what Zarrox is plannin'! SO!

Collectors = Once the dogs start retreating you and the Explorers will latch onto the dogs' fur and remain unseen! Once inside the labs you'll collect as much info as you can!
Explorers = You'll guide your Collector buds around the labs, helping them sneak around the place and marking down what you've seen!

How will all of this go down nicely?
This event/mission(s) will take place over the next couple of days, maybe weeks!
The fight with the fire dogs will last until April 10th(To give everyone a fair chance to submit!) Though, if we recieve at least 8 submissions for both the Houndooms and Growlithes BEFORE the end date we'll move forward! (People who don't submit in time are still allowed to submit until April 10/11th for full credit~) During this mission, the collectors could help by nursing their team mates back to full health! Explorers, since I'm nice and I don't want y'all hangin' around doin squat nuttin' y'all can help the Collectors heal the Hunters and Fighters, but keep yer eyes on the dogs too! You'll need to latch on 'em later.

So on April 11th thats when the Collectors and Explorers will leave on their 'trusty steeds' leading them right into one of the many labs! The more pictures/stories you submit to the group about this event, the more 'information' that will be sent to you! This will get you a nice reward! Once everyone has unlocked 20 secrets of Zarrox from that trip, that'll be when y'all retreat back here!
Fighters and Hunters, I have a feelin' y'all will need to hang back here in the village  because somethin' just might go down...
Also, if y'all don't get all of the secrets by April 20th, that's okay! It's no big deal!
Those who participate will receive a a whopping of 1000 pebbles!(For the event itself, not each submission), Achievement button(s), and a new higher up rank!

Btw, keep your Achievement buttons close! They'll be explained later on! They're extremely important!"

Part Two "Alright warriors, great job on scarin' them mutts off!! Now some of us have got to play the waiting game...y'all collectors and explorers know the deal. Search the lab for rumors and secrets, listen to conversations, anything! Just come back safe. Remember, unlock at least 20 secrets before April 20th!"

Secrets We've collected so far: (Submissions will be counted even before being accepted into the group.)
1. The Zarrox have several campsites hidden through out the map.
2. One of the campsites are currently trying to brainwash Santer Town's residents.
3. Their main leader is currently unknown to us, but the Zarrox's local leader goes by the name Byne Darren.
4. The Zarrox seem to be in the process of creating something beyond our power....//gulp//
5. They're working on more Frankenstein experiments.
6. Seems like the top leader has a dark, terrible secret...

Part three: "Good job, Explorers and Collectors! Now it's time to come home, we're in a LOAD of trouble right now so watch out for any passing grunts! On your way back, please make sure to look for any herbs or safe ways out of this forest in case anything goes horribly wrong!"

:iconcelebiplz: Ledia: O-Oh dear look at all the terrible trouble I've caused by just running away! I don't know if we can beat him, I-I think it might be my time to say good bye to all of you...thank you to those who saved my life, but for now I think it's my time to leave your world in order to save it."

Ledia flies into the air just above the two nasty humans' heads and begins to shine, you all see a beautiful bright yellow light cloud your surroundings as the Celebi and Roserade hybrid begins to speak. It's a soft tone, yet everyone hears it easily.

"I'm so glad  I was blessed to meet such a sweet group of pokemon just like me, but just like me none of you deserve this pain and suffering. You all deserve freedom and love so that is why I must sacrifice myself to Giratina, he will lend me the strength I need to blast these evil spirits away from you all....at least for a little while..."

The plants around all of you whip the air and the wind screeches, erasing any evidence of the Zarrox finding our village. When you all get the chance to open your eyes, the Arcanine is gone and so are the humans. But where is our Goddess? Where is Ledia?

Terribly cold air forcibly pushes around us, even a few of us get pushed back or fall from the pressure! We feel our skin crawl when a dark pokemon appears, standing in Ledia's place.

"Aaaahahaha...you're wondering who I am...aren't you? It is me, Lediaaaa...."

Her voice carries, and you all feel terrified! This can't be our sweet, shy Goddess! This pokemon is nothing but a terrifying spirit!! A Banette! A dark aura crawls around the Banette's skin, she looks around her.

"Whaaats with the weird looks? I have sacrificed my soul to save all of you, you UNGRATEFUL PRICKS!!"

The ground begins to shake, and she disintegrates, only to appear behind Buck.

"None of you understand!! You will all suffer and feel my PAAIINN!!"

She dug her claws into Buck's flesh, slowly his skin would sizzle and his appearance shifted. In a matter of minutes he transformed into a Dusknoir! She did the same to the rest of the mentors.

"Now suffer with your mentors!!"

She slammed her claws in the ground, fissures opened from the earth and ghostly hands began slashing at all of you one by one...you're now all ghost pokemon!

"If you truly care about me, and your original forms...then come and find me! I will be hidden somewhere in Bee City! Beware though, my sweet little ghosts...nothing is sacred anymore. Not until you find me. None of you are saaafeee~ Watch out for Giratina's minions, they'll try to lure you into the other dimension, there's no way back...AAHAHAHAHA!!"

And with that, there was a flash of light...she was gone. What'll you all do?! You must find her! You must find her! Where is she hiding though?...

Ghost!Ledia is hiding throughout the group! Search through the Gallery, group's page and journals to find her! Once you find all of her locations, note the group with the Event title, be sure to include where you found her locations! Don't worry, there's always a prize! No pebbles though, so sorry! An achievement button(they're important, believe me~) will be rewarded! She is hiding in five places!

If ten or more refugees are able to find her...then we will continue! If not...who knows what will happen? Nothing good, I'm guessing! Good hunting, guys!

FINALThe tired Banette was on the ground, clenching the grass in her hands as she caught her breath.

"So you've all found my hiding places?"

She looked up at the villagers around her. Ledia's eyes began to water and a smile stretched across her ghostly face. Her eyes dropped back down to the growing grass.

"Th-thank you..."

Then there were flashes of light, everyone could feel a warm tingle in their chests. The wind seemed to caress their faces just before the light simmered down and all was visible again. Ledia was gone but in her place was a single flower that had seemed to dance in the wind, the Lily of the Valley looked beautiful. It seemed at peace.

((OOC)) :: So sorry for all this late stuff! @.@ Some finals were this week, and will be for the next few weeks so please bare with me! >w<;; I will look throughout the group and send your rewards to you, please note me, or TheZapharyForest if you hadn't received previous gifts like you were supposed to, but only if you participated in those missions/events! Please be patient if you do not get them right away, I'll try getting to them all by mid of May! I hope you enjoyed this event, and as always I love you guys!


Have any suggestions for missions and/or events? Great! Send the group a note and we'll place it in our suggestion box! Thank you to the member who suggested the "Sacrifice" idea! It worked out great!


Any questions just leave a comment below!
More Journal Entries

Zaphary will be on hiatus(you're still allowed to submit work, chat and roleplay) until June 20th due to work, and school. 

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:iconkitanasu:
Hiya, would you like to affilate?
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Thank you!
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:icondoomsly:
=Doomsly May 24, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Heeey guysss, you can take me off the hiatus list now. ;w; I should be back >w<
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~LindsayPanes May 24, 2013  Student Filmographer
Thanks for letting us know! Welcome back~ c:
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:iconrosadunsparce:
*stalks this group because she really wants to join it and shall wait for an opening* ;v;
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*RaccoonaMatata May 22, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
:huggle: Aww sweetie! You're too nice Cx We'll have to think about opening dates~
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:iconthalateya:
=Thalateya May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hi guys! I'm going to do some fully-shaded headshot requests, to practice with hair and junk. Just reply with your character and a link to their app and I'll try and draw them.

I'm aiming to do three, but I'll try and do more, so I want as many requests and possible. I prefer characters with either hair or some quirky biology, but anything's fine. It won't be first-come-first serve, but I'll try and do the first ones first.
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~blackriolu May 17, 2013  Hobbyist
Well Shaun's head is pretty much all hair |D //shot
But um yess if you want, feel free to draw him~! C': [link]
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=RailaRoxie May 10, 2013  Student Digital Artist
[link] If you want, Candii. And if you want, you can draw her with a short wavy hairstyle.
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*gaper4 May 10, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Ah, that's cool c: if ya want, you could draw my fluffy sheep [link]
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