A/N: I'd like to say a few things that'd be nice to know before you start filling in the OC form. First of all I apologize there not being any prologue combined with this form; I'd planned on posting them together, but because I still don't have a beta and I need the OC informations to start writing the actual story, I ended up posting only the form. There will, however, be a prologue and I'll post it as soon as I have it beta read.

Secondly, I'd like to remind you that this a M-rated fic due to violence, bad language and darkish themes, but nothing sexual though. Most of the chapters will probably be rated T at most, but there will be a few darker chapters and I just want to be safe with the ratings. I'll include separate chapter-ratings and warnings on every chapter so you'll know what to expect.

Also, as genres go, this will be mixture of adventure, drama and friendship, possibly with a dash of romance and tragedy to spice things up, so quite a cocktail.

And now with those things in mind I'll now briefly introduce my OC, whose story you'll read more about in the near future.

Elyssa, or Tabitha - as she's known as through most of the story - is a 19 year-old girl, who after a certain chain of events wakes up in Cherrygrove Central Clinic, only to discover she can't remember anything about herself or what caused her to get hospitalized. The only things she seems to remember are a pair of deep blue eyes and the smell of tobacco. After recovering from her injuries, she sets off on a journey to find out who she is and what on earth happened to her.

That's all I can give away about her for now, I'm afraid, but what I can tell you are some main events plot-wise. The story starts off in Johto, as you might have already guessed, and continues on towards Kanto and/or Sinnoh, eventually ending in Hoenn. Elyssa/Tabitha will encounter your OCs during her travels across the different regions, your OCs having both larger and minor roles as the story progresses. I'll be picking 2-3 OCs to travel along with her, though I'll also need more OCs for smaller roles. I'm almost 100% sure I'll use all submitted characters as long as they're done properly, meaning you have to read the info on the form.

Well, I guess that's all for now. You can enter your OC either via review or PM, whichever works for you. I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a review telling me what you think of the story so far, though I know there's not much to go on, yet.

OC form for "The Shepard of Tales"

Name: first name will be enough unless you also want to include their last name

Gender: male or female

Age: preferably older characters because of the dark themes, but if you absolutely want to expose a 10-year old rookie trainer to such themes it's not like I can stop you

Hometown and region: where your character grew up

Appearance: Hair, eyes, body type, height, clothes, accessories, etc. Please give a precise description if certain features matter to you.

Personality: If you want your character in a larger role, please write down everything need-to-know about them. Well-designed, interesting characters make me want to pick them for this story and I'll more likely do a better job in writing them accordingly to your wishes when given enough information about them. So please, give me at least five full sentences of what your character is like.

History: What happened to your character before this story takes place and why are they in Johto/Kanto/Sinnoh/Hoenn at the moment? Please try not to overdramatize your character's history; not everyone can come from social-extremities or suffer from horrible childhood traumas; for example, if your character was unfortunate enough to be abandoned/orphaned at a young age, they can't live on their own, the only exception being that they are old enough to become a trainer and travel. Again, write down everything need-to-know that you want the character to reveal in the story.

Family: Your character's closest family members (parents, guardian, siblings, etc.) and anything need-to-know about them (for example the relationship they share with your character, where they live, their jobs…). No use talking about the estranged fifth cousin from your character's step-mother's side if they don't play any role in your character's life.

Occupation: What does your character do? It can be anything; a trainer, coordinator, traveling artist, an undercover police agent... you name it. I'll have you know some of my characters in this story are hit men, mercenaries and even renegade trainers, following the theme.

Strengths and weaknesses: No one's perfect. It'd be nice to see something more original traits than the usual overly intelligent, often overpowered person whose only fault is snoring.

Relationship with Elyssa/Tabitha: What is your character's relationship with her (friend, foe, traveling partner, etc.) and what do they think of her the first time the two meet? What about as they get to know her? Do they have a deep or shallow relationship? These are just a few of the countless questions you could answer. Your character and Elyssa/Tabitha's relationship can be anything from adoration to loathing; it's your pick.

Miscellaneous: Anything worth knowing not mentioned in the other segments.

Pokémon: Your character can have up to six Pokémon with them on their journeys, suited for whatever your character does. Mention what stage the Pokémon are on, if they evolve, what moves they have (max. 4), and anything else worth mentioning. I'd be grateful if you didn't give nicknames to them to make it easier to remember who's who. If your character catches new Pokémon during the story tell me what they catch and where (region will do). Your Pokémon can have any moves they can learn in their current stages, levels aside. Also, be reasonable with your teams; no legendary or full teams of pseudo-legendary or shiny Pokémon. List your team as you like.

Example form (only the first 5):

Name: Elyssa/Tabitha "Tabby"

Gender: female

Age: 19

Hometown and region: Jubilife City, Sinnoh

Appearance: Elyssa is about 5'3'' tall and has a slim figure. She has long, Prussian blue hair that reaches her mid-back and is cut in layers with overgrown bangs that she wears pushed to the left side of her face. She has greyish blue eyes that have a habit of turning a darker shade of blue whenever she experiences strong emotions. Before loosing her memory she used lots of black eye-makeup. She has five piercings on her right ear and permanent long scars on her calves.
Elyssa wears a red and dark grey horizontally striped long-sleeved t-shirt, tight low fitting black pants and black boots with grey shoelaces. Her other belongings are packed in a grey cotton bag that she carries on her left shoulder, her Poké Balls attached to the long, thick shoulder strap.

Guess you got to hear more about Elyssa after all, huh?