Post by Professor Ironwood on May 6, 2010 20:56:16 GMT -7
A continent of its own, the region of Slate plays host to everything from the lush to the barren, mountain crags and valley depths, flanked on all sides by the deep blue of the ocean. The days of peaceful farming and a quiet existence in this place have long since ended, however - the opening of the New Hearth Inter-Regional Airport thirteen years ago created in Slate a new venue for businesses such as Silph Co., tourists looking to enjoy a relaxing vacation, and world travellers of all sorts. But perhaps more significant than any of these was the interest the region caught in the eyes of the Pokemon League Association, and the Trainers of the world.
Slate, if you will, is equal in size to many of the other regions - perhaps a little larger on the overall than Johto, but not by too great a margin. However, in the forests and streams, the icy peaks of its northern island volcano and the tunnels within the Bouldercrag Mountains, a variety of Pokemon outstripping many other Regions can be found. Nearly every entry in the Pokedex can be obtained simply by spending enough time on the Routes. For an area so distanced from the current four-Region PLA circuit, it was astounding. More importantly, it was new.
Headed by the well-known and respected Dr. Ironwood (who became Professor Ironwood upon accepting the position), and by Ms. Irena Karlgrove, PLA Administrator, the Pokemon League of Slate Region was formed, and the Region forever gained the name it bears today. Slate was, after all, the Writing Stone. And though the region had its share of stories already, there was still plenty of space for newcomers to write upon its surface.
So, in the past 13 years, Slate has been in a state of constant boom - the economy glutted on tourist dollars and new corporations, the population swelling as people immigrated and trainers flocked in droves. Slate may not be as well known still as Johto and Kanto, and the PLSR still not quite so prestigious a circuit as the big 4, but it stands on its own reputation quite easily nonetheless.
And, as with any area of human civilization, it has attracted the archaelogists, anthropologists and ancient history enthusiasts. In the carvings on the halls of the Regine Temple and told by the elderly in the small towns around the Region, the same story repeats over and over.
Of a time when mists covered the mountaintops, and titans strode the land, great beyond belief, and shaped the world with their passing. Who rendered low the mountains with their might. Like their parents' parents' parents' had told the story before, each teller ends on the same note - that one day, these misty beings as tall as mountains had simply vanished.
What significance do these ancient tales have for the region today? Who can say, but perhaps it is worth learning from the example of Kanto's great birds - the past never stays buried for long.
Slate, if you will, is equal in size to many of the other regions - perhaps a little larger on the overall than Johto, but not by too great a margin. However, in the forests and streams, the icy peaks of its northern island volcano and the tunnels within the Bouldercrag Mountains, a variety of Pokemon outstripping many other Regions can be found. Nearly every entry in the Pokedex can be obtained simply by spending enough time on the Routes. For an area so distanced from the current four-Region PLA circuit, it was astounding. More importantly, it was new.
Headed by the well-known and respected Dr. Ironwood (who became Professor Ironwood upon accepting the position), and by Ms. Irena Karlgrove, PLA Administrator, the Pokemon League of Slate Region was formed, and the Region forever gained the name it bears today. Slate was, after all, the Writing Stone. And though the region had its share of stories already, there was still plenty of space for newcomers to write upon its surface.
So, in the past 13 years, Slate has been in a state of constant boom - the economy glutted on tourist dollars and new corporations, the population swelling as people immigrated and trainers flocked in droves. Slate may not be as well known still as Johto and Kanto, and the PLSR still not quite so prestigious a circuit as the big 4, but it stands on its own reputation quite easily nonetheless.
And, as with any area of human civilization, it has attracted the archaelogists, anthropologists and ancient history enthusiasts. In the carvings on the halls of the Regine Temple and told by the elderly in the small towns around the Region, the same story repeats over and over.
Of a time when mists covered the mountaintops, and titans strode the land, great beyond belief, and shaped the world with their passing. Who rendered low the mountains with their might. Like their parents' parents' parents' had told the story before, each teller ends on the same note - that one day, these misty beings as tall as mountains had simply vanished.
What significance do these ancient tales have for the region today? Who can say, but perhaps it is worth learning from the example of Kanto's great birds - the past never stays buried for long.