Welcome to the Safari Zone
Aug 11, 2018 2:31:52 GMT -8
Post by Godai on Aug 11, 2018 2:31:52 GMT -8
Safari Zone
Just to the northwest of Godai's Central Capital, a massive transparent dome glistens in the sunlight. From a distance it looks like shining star, but as one gets closer they can see... are those trees in there? And a mountain? What on earth could this be!? Why, it's the Godai Safari Zone! In an effort to reallocate the nation's finances, the Godian Govornment has built this massive structure as an attraction to trainers, bringing them in from near and far, for sport! From scratch, with the help of pokemon and human, they built up an artificial landscape with five distinct areas within, each representing a part of Godai's land.
The northern section is known quaintly as Mt. Safari. It's a non-natural mountain created carefully by amassing piles of rock and dirt and, with the help of pokemon, pressing them together to form legitimate walls of earth. A convenient trail snakes its way up the half-kilometer mountain, as powerful air-conditioning from inside the structure works to lower the temperature drastically.
A trainer might climb one hundred feet and the temperature will be ten degrees cooler. By the time one gets to the top, a flat plateau with a few pools of semi-frozen water, the temperature has dropped to below freezing and mist machines cause it to snow. Pokemon can be found all up and down the slopes, though the frigid peak is where most of the Ice-types are concentrated.
Smack dab in the center are the Safari Fields. The management trims the yellow-green grass to a monstrous seven feet high. They've also carved winding trails creating a labyrinth that trainers have to traverse. The patient and wise take the twists and turns as a challenge, the impatient usually end up trying to plow through the dense grass. Both are okay and encouraged, plenty of pokemon end up crossing peoples' paths, and management is more than happy to come find trainers who think they're lost in the grass by closing, though to actually end up lost is rather hard as nearly all the trails lead out eventually.
Due east of the fields are the densely packed Safari Woods. Trees from Skytouch and Rottshade have been transplanted here, but that's not all. Palms from South Godai's beaches are also seen, as well as Evergreens from around Melka. There is literally no other forest like this on earth. It's very densely packed and in some places it could almost believe to be night because the canopy is so thick. Trainers should be warned that climbing trees is prohibited to protect the flora and not disturb the surveillance cameras.
The Safari Ponds sit opposite Mt. Safari as the low-lying area to the south. Lots of relatively shallow pools have been dug into the ground and pokemon have been placed there from around Godai. What isn't obviously seen to the trainers as they wander and wade their way around is that all of the pools are connected to a massive underground tank that holds the bulk of the water. Some of the more dangerous creatures have to be kept in slight isolation and only be let out when the others have bred too much. So don't think that only magikarp are lurking underneath the waters here.
And finally, northwest of the cool wet lands of the ponds lies the Safari Sands. Reminiscent of the Brackbrine Flats, this sandy land is surprisingly hot. As air conditioning was used up on Mt. Safari, heaters are at play underneath the earth, spewing hot, dry air out onto the surface, making the temperature skyrocket to the hundreds, year round. The management is kind enough to provide water fountains at some spots here, usually connected to one of the many "boulders" that pop up randomly along the vast expanse.
Getting into the Safari Zone costs a trainer 20% of their total money. There are some rare pokemon here found nowhere else in Godai, and the government wants to kickstart our inexperienced trainers with some goodies.
There are rules that involve being in the Safari Zone, some are to keep things in line and others to make it a fun challenge. Firstly, the management does not want to be responsible for brand new trainers and highly encourage them to go and get some real world experience before coming to the dome (don't make this a character's starting point). Furthermore, there's a set time limit that one is alotted in the dome, a total of six hours. Don't worry though, traveling laterally, from east to west should only take a maximum of an hour if one doesn't stop along the way. And even starting in the ponds and working one's way up to the peak of Mt. Safari takes but half an hour more. There is still plenty of time to catch some pokemon. (Players are alotted 10 Posts per player, and do try to be careful with how much time passes, it's all about plausibility.) We also moniter our guests, and to be fair for the others, we will stop them when they've dealt with five different pokemon at the most. To help enforce this, each trainer is only given five Safariballs, which work at all levels on our pokemon here. We're not trying to make it too hard though. Along with your Safariballs we also provide a bag of top-notch Pokefood which definitely helps make being caught seem a lot nicer to the pokemon. Be diligent, we count the ones that get away too! (Players are only allowed 5 encounters. Furthermore, please keep at least one non-enounter post between each pokemon you find. Make more of one's time here than just "catch 'em all.") We are more progressive than other Safari Zones though, we do allow our guests one of their pokemon to travel with them in our area. However, aggressive battling is strictly prohibited, only status moves like Yawn, Roar, or Stun Spore are allowed, with the exception of moves that Burn or Poison. Any direct attacks on our pokemon will be dealt with severely.
(You must have completed at least two threads between each visit to the Safari Zone)
Also, we have, for sale, Repels, at discounted prices compared to most Pokemarts.
Repel- 
850 
Super Repel- 1500 
Max Repel- 2300 And while we do really want you to test your skills, we appreciate that some people just want to have a place to view some pokemon safely. Our more docile pokemon that don't take too kindly to the rambunctious nature under the dome have their own section outside in an open air preserve. Here trainers can walk around and view some rare species and learn a little bit about them while they're there.
