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-**Yarver Bakema** is [[place:Vale]]'s gym leader, responsible for [[:Sehto gym circuit|the Vale badge]]. He specialises in [[:Types|Normal and Fighting]] pokémon. He can be considered Jagdish's 'second in command'.
+**Yarver Bakema** is [[place:Vale]]'s gym leader, responsible for [[:Sehto gym circuit|the Vale badge]]. He specialises in [[:Types|Normal and Fighting]] pokémon. He can be considered Jagdish's 'second in command' and has the unwavering backing from all gym leaders even in the cases Jagdish himself does not, which he uses to mediate between Jagdish and the less eager participants of the gym circuit setup. He's in his mid-thirties.
 ===== Personality =====
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 He's known in Vale as, primarily, kind-hearted and fair. Of course, the inhabitants of Vale don't know about Taqnateh as he does - they would quickly change their opinion of him if they knew what he's subscribed himself as a servant to.
+Words that can be used to describe his air are //spiritual// and //ritualistic//. He certainly manages to imbue even trivial tasks with a certain reverence and gravity, and truly important ones are approached with deep care and respect.
+Yarver tends toward a nocturnal lifestyle.
+<hidden Sexuality>Yarver has a rather classic sexuality, in that he's got a firm heterosexual leaning and a solidly masculine gender identity. The only thing that puts a dent into the regularity of that is his bi-curious nature, though it's unlikely he'd indulge in that without prompt, as he's not very sexual to begin with (though 'asexual' would certainly be a crass overstatement).</hidden>
+==== Opinions ====
+Yarver can be considered a close friend of [[character:Jagdish Tsukinaka]] and would defend him with his life if circumstances demanded. To Yarver, his part in the gym circuit - and the adherance to the [[:Legendaries|legendary Council]]'s wishes - has almost religious qualities.
+He has a strange relationship with [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla]], whom he used to be exceptionally wary of, essentially horrified of his past cruelty. He was exceptionally hard on him for a long time and more or less picked up where Jagdish left off (with his permission), but was quite quick to realise Dakarai's truly learnt his lesson, and while they continue their antagonising relationship in jest, they hold much respect for each other these days, and Yarver would protect the boy with much the same fervour that he reserves for Jagdish.
+==== Loyalties and Animosities in brief ====
+Ordered roughly from positive to negative, Yarver...
+  * ...has an almost religious respect for the [[:Legendaries]].
+  * ...is deeply loyal to [[character:Jagdish Tsukinaka]].
+  * ...has grown to appreciate [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla]], though providing him with the entirely Yarver-atypical behaviour of twisting him into subordination - but it's done without genuine hierarchic intent and will be dropped in favour of //am actually here for you, what's wrong?// if something were to be seriously amiss with Dakarai.
+  * ...feels dutifully bound to [[place:Vale]] but genuinely enjoys his responsibilities as a gym leader.
+  * ...treats any pokémon with respect and is patient but stern about any bad behaviour from them.
+  * ...treats any strangers he comes across with respect until they prove themselves unworthy of it.
+  * ...respects his fellow gym leaders depending on their individual merits and is sometimes torn between succumbing to an inner frustration and the urge to protect them from the very construct they're embedded in (especially in the case of [[character:Terry Kiran]], who is a complete headache).
+  * ...is wary of pokémon trainers, though the effect is offset by his position as 'the last gym before Taqnateh' meaning he needs to be very careful what he wishes for, since it's much more real for him than for most other gym leaders.
+===== Role as Gym Leader =====
+Yarver takes his role as a gym leader extremely seriously and lives the role 24/7, believing it unfit for his purposes to be anything //but// a role model in //any// situation.
+==== Gym Rules ====
+Yarver's truly //preferred// gym rules involve no traditional battling at all, preferring games of wit and dexterity to displays of brawn. Sadly he doesn't have as much leeway with it as he would like, being the gym most people visit just prior to Taqnateh, and thus needing to fill a role as a last reminder that this isn't some game. As such, whether he takes the harmless route or actually ends up in a largely traditional pokémon battle ([[:Pokégym rules|Knock-out only 1/6]]) only spiced up with additional game rules depends largely on where on the gym circuit people are. If he's not their final milestone before Taqnateh, he might prefer simply playing a timeboxed hide and seek in the streets of Vale.
+===== History =====
+Yarver Bakema, originally from [[place:Pyu Ivvi]], has never had a wildly different personality to the one he currently possesses. His respect for pokémon has never been much different, either, though until [[place:Taqnateh]] he suffered the reasonably common misconception that pokémon battling was partly natural to the creatures and that their consent without outside consultation was a sensible cornerstone to his actions. As such, he embarked on the gym circuit with the 'consent' of his pokémon, who certainly loved him very much and were quite afraid of losing his respect.
+Taqnateh of course quickly disabused him of this notion. He took his Council hearing in stride (relatively smooth sailing as it might have been, with him literally having no dirt on him other than the aforementioned misconceptions, including a stolid refusal to let his pokémon be drawn into gym leader agreements with him), using much of the session itself to reflect on his actions and their harmful effect, and apologised to his pokémon at first opportunity. The fact they all accepted his apology (with various degrees of enthusiasm, ranging from 'none' to 'feverish') before he walked into his sentence certainly netted him respect, and after it was over - cherishing the sudden peace that came with it - Yarver requested to be allowed to live in Taqnateh for a year.
+The request was granted, and he put himself in charge of the place's well-being for the duration of that time, insomuch as it was in his power. Needless to say, it came with many conversations with Jagdish while he was there, and he learnt much about the Arbiter that others are less privy to, such as his birthname and the story of his slow usurpation of the initial Sehto gym circuit. The two have learnt to cherish each other's wisdom - Yarver appreciates the life experience Jagdish has of sheer age, and Jagdish in turn Yarver's phenomenal empathic intuition.
+That Yarver would be given the Vale gym was decided quite early into his monk-like life in Taqnateh, and his stubborn adherence to the agreed time allowed preparations for a smooth transition away from //Kumura Rhee//. He was quickly accepted as an authority figure back in Vale once in instated, proving himself an excellent mediator and a friend to many.
 ===== Appearance =====
-Yarver's broad build is effectively hidden under his attire: Most of the time he's seen wearing a robe of tan or khaki colouring, plain but for darkened bands at the edge of his sleeves as well as at the collar, along with two broad lines patterned akin to celtic knots, one running from the bottom of the dark 'V' of his collar down to roughly the height of his lower chest, the other marking the left side of the robe down from height of his hip to the bottom edge, slightly askew to perfect placement, more visible from the front than the back.
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+Yarver's tall, broad build is effectively hidden under his most common attire: Most of the time he's seen wearing a robe of tan or khaki colouring, plain but for darkened bands at the edge of his sleeves as well as at the collar, along with two broad lines patterned akin to celtic knots or tribal designs, one running from the bottom of the dark 'V' of his collar down to roughly the height of his lower chest, the other marking the left side of the robe down from height of his hip to the bottom edge, slightly askew to perfect placement, more visible from the front than the back.
-His hair is long and a light grey that appears white - it's naturally devoid of pigmentation, but not due to his age. The very tips of his long, straight hair reach down to near the bottom of the small of his back. The light colour of his hair frames a slightly tanned face, from which two grey but lively eyes glint.
+His hair is long and a light grey that appears white - it's naturally devoid of pigmentation, but not due to his age. The very tips of his long, straight hair reach down to near the bottom of the small of his back. The light colour of his hair frames a slightly tanned face, from which two grey but lively eyes glint, pupils quite expressive and prone to darkening his eyes substantially if he's in any sort of distress. The rest of his skin is rather pale, owing to his quaint preference of waking hours.
 Beneath the robe he commonly wears a short-sleeved, light brown shirt and a darker brown simple jeans.
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   * Rust (Machamp)
   * Scarlet (Kangaskhan)
-===== Opinions =====
-Yarver can be considered a close friend of [[character:Jagdish Tsukinaka]] and would defend him with his life if circumstances demanded. To Yarver, his part in the gym circuit - and the adherance to the [[:Legendaries|legendary Council]]'s wishes - has almost religious or spiritual qualities.
-He has a strange relationship with [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla]], whom he used to be exceptionally wary of, essentially horrified of his past cruelty. He was exceptionally hard on him for a long time and more or less picked up where Jagdish left off (with his permission), but was quite quick to realise Dakarai's truly learnt his lesson, and while they continue their antagonising relationship in jest, they hold much respect for each other these days, and Yarver would protect the boy with his life.
 ===== Descriptions from Sessions =====
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 It is then that a light hand sets down on Devi's shape. "You're looking for me," a deep, calm voice states, making her swirl abruptly, though not out of shock, simply out of continuation of her rage - though the appearance of the gymleader, or rather, her eyes settling down upon him, is enough to begin to siphon her rage out of the room. She stands before him, taking in his tall shape and the strange attire, along with those long white hair, and a slightly bitter, yet welcoming smile.
-"Yarver Bakema," the man introduces, his voice pleasantly level, his smile persistant, even though his gaze remains fixed on Devi as though trying to hypnotise her into dropping her aggression - though it's more surprising that if that is what he is doing, it's working. "There's no need to raise a fuss. I apologise for being late. I was out of town." Content with Devi's shoulders sagging slightly to denote a higher level of relaxation, he breaks the gaze and bows his head. "Come through," he gestures along the central corridor. "Please," he adds, as if in afterthought, even though his entire body was stating that pleasantry already.
+"Yarver Bakema," the man introduces, his voice pleasantly level, his smile persistent, even though his gaze remains fixed on Devi as though trying to hypnotise her into dropping her aggression - though it's more surprising that if that is what he is doing, it's working. "There's no need to raise a fuss. I apologise for being late. I was out of town." Content with Devi's shoulders sagging slightly to denote a higher level of relaxation, he breaks the gaze and bows his head. "Come through," he gestures along the central corridor. "Please," he adds, as if in afterthought, even though his entire body was stating that pleasantry already.
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