1,000 Ways to Die in The Wild Area: A Collection of Memoirs

by ProfessorCHawthorne

A comedic memoir regaling the many misadventures of Professor Clayton Hawthorne, a travelling professor determined to learn the secrets of legendary and rare pokémon. Along the course of his eighteen years experience, he comes into contact with many familiar faces and even more familiar pokémon to which he strives to learn from and also not be eaten by. Warning: Occasional Strong

1. Preface

Preface

To begin, I must thank you for taking the time to pick up my collection. As a Pokémon professor who rarely finds himself in civilization, the very notion of human contact is greatly appreciated, truly. For those unfamiliar with my work, my name is Professor Clayton Hawthorne. I am a professor that specializes in the study of rare and legendary Pokémon. My experience spans over the course of now eighteen active years and multiple continents. I have dedicated my life to this work and frankly it has no shortage of near death experiences, but you know what all the great sages say; what does not kill you makes you very interesting at parties. Thus, I have chosen to finally put my memoirs to paper for both academic pursuit of studying legendary Pokémon, and for entertainment at my expense. Schadenfreude, as they say. This book will be a chronicle of my personal experience on the field in the face of rare and legendary Pokémon alike. I feel that personally it would be a shame to not do so considering all I've seen over the years. On top of this, I shall also share my own stories of certain Pokémon I have taken into my family.

A little about my life before I dive into my specific experiences. I hail from the Galar region, specifically from a lovely town called Turrfield. I always had been rather intrigued by Pokémon but reading far too much mythology as a child peaked my interest toward the fantastic. Believe me when I say this fact made me the menace of the once peaceful Turrfield. I'll elaborate more in my first memoir. I started nearly dying at a relatively young age. Had it not been for my mentor, Professor Magnolia, I would likely not be writing this foreword right now. Arceus, help that poor woman, I'm fairly certain my antics have shaved a few years off of her life. Professor Magnolia is by far one of the greatest Pokémon professors I have ever met. The only one that I could even admit to being even more knowledgeable than her would be her own teacher, Professor Samuel Oak; of whom I have had the honor of joining on numerous exhibitions in the Kanto region. Now, without much further ado, I present to you, "1,000 Ways to Die in the Wild Area: A Collection of Memoirs."

This book is dedicated to my beautiful wife, Thalia; my courageous daughter Marina; and my remarkable teacher, Professor Magnolia. Thank you once again.