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-**Kzye** is nestled against the slope of [[:Sehto]]'s [[:Thorn|extinct volcano]] crater's side, mostly
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-well-hidden in an almost martian landscape, surrounded at a bit of a distance by rolling hills of short,
+**Kzye** is nestled against the slope of [[:Sehto]]'s [[:Thorn|dormant volcano]] crater's side, mostly well-hidden in an almost martian landscape, surrounded at a bit of a distance by rolling hills of short, sun-bleached grasses. It's a town of friendly people that are sometimes too forthcoming to strangers. Aside from the permanent inhabitants numbering about a hundred, Kzye is rarely visited by anyone other than pokémon trainers.
-sun-bleached grasses. It's a town of friendly people that are sometimes too forthcoming to
-strangers. Aside from the permanent inhabitants numbering about a hundred, Kzye is rarely visited
-by anyone other than pokémon trainers.
-===== Descriptions from Sessions =====
+See also: //[[place:Kzye City:Magma Chamber]]//
-Collected from [[plot:Arsaga]]:
+===== Subculture =====
-The landscape between Kethi and Kzye is made up mainly of calmly rolling hills, slightly sun-bleached
+The Kzye City subculture shares much in common with that of [[place:Kethi City]], with an added shyness around strangers and a distinct drive to isolation. They're not superstitiously driven as [[place:Pyu Ivvi]] tend to, but they would nonetheless quote something haunting about people passing through, as if they were mere memories rather than people of flesh and blood. That's a statement of perception, however, rather than a statement of mythological 'fact'.
-stretches of wild grasses layered across those mounds, speckled with the occasional tree. The most
-prominent feature in the landscape appears at the horizon at the junction between Route 53, 61 and 62,
-the slope up to the crater of the extinct volcano that forms Sehto's island, shallow toward the west
-from where they are approaching, thus a smooth and benign feature.
-While the sun's rays are not quite sufficient to turn the area into a metaphorical oven, the landscape
+As such, there's a certain timelessness to Kzye City, with change coming from outside usually simply rolling off the community, which has long since found its values and isn't about to budge from them in a hurry. One of the values, fortunately, is a strong hospitality toward strangers, though many Kzye inhabitants won't exactly know //what// to do with newcomers, and they might be passed around like a hot potato somewhat cluelessly (but very much not maliciously) in embarrassment for a while, until they stick with someone who knows how to treat a guest from //experience// rather than just raw theory. But they're all quite eager to please, really. To outsiders, it's borderline uncanny.
-has much in common with a desert, and the most prominent sound on their travels had set in during the
-afternoon: the stridulation of crickets and their kin.
-And then, coming to rise to the top of a hill, with the slope leading up to the edge of the crater
+Despite their outward skittishness, the Kzye people are not easily fundamentally fazed. It's quite possibly Kzye is the only city that accepts Keith fully knowing the flavour of insanity he indulges in - he damages no one and the only murders that happen in Kzye are brought to //justice// by him rather than occurring by his hand, so he's accepted as a highly eccentric leader who just so happens to inspire caution in his underlings. They would, unflinchingly, report him as simply being a prankster, and might have trouble comprehending another's disbelief in the veracity of that statement; they'd not understand it really is just a euphemism.
-now a large, dominanting mark, Kzye appears to our friends: a comfortably small town nestled between
-two 'roots' of the massive mountain further inland, perhaps twice the size of Pyu Ivvi at most, baking
-in the afternoon sun. Stylistically, Kethi and Kzye seem related - the houses are of similar design.
-In a word: uninventive, but homely. [Editorial note: The sizes of Kzye and Pyu Ivvi have since been
-adjusted.]
-The town seems to radiate something of a feel they'd last seen in Ehqaj - it's so quiet in the streets,
+The Kzye people are not particularly loyal to each other. They would certainly protest if the integrity of their friends were tarnished, but they are too pensive as that it would not give them food for thought. The mere fact a stranger has thought ill of another is cause for them to question their own experience with them, although such doubt only lasts if evidence is forthcoming. Again, Keith's presence doesn't much help - he's clearly //very strange// and so claims that might easily be outrageous when pertaining to other people may have at least some plausibility with him.
-as though lively were elsewhere. That is, until the sound of playing children drifts to them from
-somewhere to their front and right, full of bubbling joy, but distant. A playground, perhaps, at the
-edge of the town. Well, at least it's not all dead. Pleasantly, one of the first places in the town
-is its PokéCenter... small, but running and evidently kept clean and sparkling, not like in Pyu Ivvi.
-As they are a few steps away from the PokéCenter's entrance, something abruptly uncurls into their
+The people of the settlement are not known to be particularly good at defending themselves, be it verbally or physically, though there are certainly exceptions. As such, they tend to be quite pokémon-dependant, though those truly proficient at commanding the creatures are few and far between, owing to the pacifist attitudes of most of the people living here.
-view, uttering a threatening half-growled: "Chu-u-u-u!", its small forearms pushed together tensely,
-a long, wirey tail attaching it to the drain pipe at edge of the roof, it dangling at height of their
-heads, a blob of black and brown striped fur, electricity sizzling across its cheeks, its eyes
-narrowed. It's a Raichu, expression distorted by a snarl.
-But it doesn't seem to be attacking - and it's tail unhooks abruptly from the piping and it twists
+(As such, it really is quite good that someone like Keith can keep an eye on them. And he does.)
-itself upright in midair, landing on all fours infront of the PokéCenter's door, its eyes still
-narrowed - evidently not in the least intimidated by the other two pokémon that just appeared.
-The Raichu's tail lashes at the air, its gaze passing across the four of them as though in aggressive
+===== Characters from Kzye City =====
-suspicion. The short fur covering its shape is standing on end, bristling dangerously, its small, pure
-white teeth showing past its sneering lips. It 'says' nothing, merely standing protectively before the
-PokéCenter like a makeshift guard.
-As Nikki backs a step, the Raichu takes a tiny leap forward, widening the 'defended territory' a touch,
+  * [[character:Keith Sirius]] is originally from [[place:Nightclaw]], but is the Kzye City gym leader.
-tail corkscrewing slightly before unwinding again in an idle, aimless, but certainly restless lash at
-the air.
-The Raichu regards Nikki with a stern glare, then nods once, simply, as she recalls the massive pokémon
+===== Descriptions from Sessions =====
-and it vanishes in a glare of red. "Rai, rai, rai-rai, //chu//!" it suddenly utters a barrage of 'words',
-tone aggressive, but simmered down from before. Its cheeks have stopped sparking, though, so despite
-there being no change in the rest of its demeanour, it seems a little less hostile now.
-As the group makes motions indicating taking their leave, the Raichu's eyes narrow briefly, almost
+Collected from [[plot:Arsaga]]:
-analytically, before it takes a step back itself in gesture of goodwill. It's still 'guarding' the door
-and its 'wish' has evidently remained the same - that they leave - but it's now quite noticably
-simmering down. A few moments later, it's shifted its weight into something more casual, almost a sit,
-its long, thin tail curling around its shape, tip idly clattering against the ground.
-Long minutes later, they're by a shallow lake set into the mountain side. Devi's back is resting against
+The landscape between Kethi and Kzye is made up mainly of calmly rolling hills, slightly sun-bleached stretches of wild grasses layered across those mounds, speckled with the occasional tree. The most prominent feature in the landscape appears at the horizon at the junction between Route 53, 61 and 62, the slope up to the crater of the dormant volcano that forms Sehto's island, shallow toward the west from where they are approaching, thus a smooth and benign feature.
-a particularly cube-shaped rock, narrowed eyes denoting contemplation, her trousers dusted by the dry,
-gravelly ground, looking out at the desolate but strangely beautiful landscape. The outlook seems almost
-martian from here - Kzye's roofs are a few feet below them, and mostly off to the left. The shallow
-waters are a hot spring of sorts - given the vicinity to the volcano, no real surprise.
-Long moments later, Keith has led them to Kzye's gym, through a thin, low, rocky corridor leading into
+While the sun's rays are not quite sufficient to turn the area into a metaphorical oven, the landscape has much in common with a desert, and the most prominent sound on their travels had set in during the afternoon: the stridulation of crickets and their kin.
-the mountain side. The fading afternoon light outside doesn't follow them to any notable depth - but
-the glow from within the cavern ahead lights their path.
-A triangular tunnel angles off to the right at the end of the initial entrance, its floor split at half
+And then, coming to rise to the top of a hill, with the slope leading up to the edge of the crater now a large, dominanting mark, Kzye appears to our friends: a comfortably small town nestled between two 'roots' of the massive mountain further inland, perhaps twice the size of Pyu Ivvi at most, baking in the afternoon sun. Stylistically, Kethi and Kzye seem related - the houses are of similar design. In a word: uninventive, but homely. [Editorial note: The sizes of Kzye and Pyu Ivvi have since been adjusted.]
-width, a cool metal flooring on the side they enter on, and a shimmering, mottled glow of lava covering
-the remaining area. The wall to their right is slanted, the one on the lava's side is perfectly
-vertical - and by some kinda of miracle the temperature of the place seems almost bearable. Almost.
-The path opens into a wide cavern that at first seems almost roofless given its spectacular height -
+The town seems to radiate something of a feel they'd last seen in Ehqaj - it's so quiet in the streets, as though lively were elsewhere. That is, until the sound of playing children drifts to them from somewhere to their front and right, full of bubbling joy, but distant. A playground, perhaps, at the edge of the town. Well, at least it's not all dead. Pleasantly, one of the first places in the town is its PokéCenter... small, but running and evidently kept clean and sparkling, not like in Pyu Ivvi.
-and indeed, at its very top the ceiling is punctured by five triangular holes showing shreds of the
-sky, a piercing blue against the dark, brooding red of the interior of the cavern. The cavern walls
-are dotted with ledges reaching around the entirety of the near-circular cave.
-The room - this arena - is split into three segments. The ground under their feet is solid where they
+Long minutes later, they're by a shallow lake set into the mountain side. Devi's back is resting against a particularly cube-shaped rock, narrowed eyes denoting contemplation, her trousers dusted by the dry, gravelly ground, looking out at the desolate but strangely beautiful landscape. The outlook seems almost martian from here - Kzye's roofs are a few feet below them, and mostly off to the left. The shallow waters are a hot spring of sorts - given the vicinity to the volcano, no real surprise.
-stand, reaching a third of the cavern's diametre into the room, before abruptly cutting off with a
-straight line, into a nauseatingly deep chasm making up most of the floor by area. On the far side,
-the other third is once more made of solid ground, a strange statue erected in its centre, towering
-much larger than any human would ever grow to, its shape abstract and undefinable, like a
-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Moore|Moore]] sculpture.
-Crossing the chasm is an aluminium bridge of criss-cross wire, half-nuzzling the right side of the
+Collected from [[plot:N'Sehla]]:
-chamber. The lava stream that had accompanied them through the tunnel now behind them rolls as a
-lavafall down into the chasm, the flow bridged to allow them to access the left half of the floor
-on this side.
-Keith, hands rested on his hips, grins into the arena, brimming with unprompted pride - chances are
+It was now shortly past midnight, with Dakarai trudging through the rapidly chilling, arid landscape around Kzye, the lights of the settlement glinting at the foot of the dormant volcano, just a handful of klicks ahead - two or three.
-he's either not heard Nikki's compliment or doesn't consider her opinion important enough to weigh
-into his own. Beneath each of the ledges scattered on the walls is a warm, uniformly glowing electric
-light, cylindrical in shape. Keither seems to be inspecting all of them for a moment, before,
-satisfied that they are all functional, turning to face his guests. "My friends," he addresses them.
-"Welcome to the Pyre gym. I suspect you want to know the rules you'll be subject to here?" His eyes
-glitter.
-Collected from [[plot:N'Sehla]]:
+Kzye was the first gym battle he was mildly wary of, though - apparently, Sirius' pokémon weren't as well-documented, and he only had pieces of contradicting information to guide him. All he was certain about at this point was that he had Fire and Electric pokémon and that he was well-known for his Raichu.
+The first house of Kzye, something of an island amongst the rugged landscape, passes by Dakarai's left as he continues to stalk up the path to the settlement, consciously keeping his breath steady, not letting it slip into a more fickle mode. His gaze drifts through the dimly lit streets, squinting, hoping for signs pointing to the gym in one way or the other.
+No signs. It's typical of settlements this size, of course - he found the Pyu Ivvi gym by something resembling sheer chance, too. Of course, he'd had more energy then. Right now, his bones ached and demanded sleep, albeit quietly. "Which direction?"
+Keith Sirius is standing just outside the tunnel leading into the confines of the interior of the mountain. Warm air radiates out from the mouth of the tunnel. Someone else is stood beside Keith, smoking a cigarette - they seem to be involved in a jovial conversation, with Keith's arms crossed before his chest, right shoulder nuzzling the rocky wall beside him, tone joking, light-hearted.
-It was now shortly past midnight, with Dakarai trudging through the rapidly chilling, arid landscape
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-around Kzye, the lights of the settlement glinting at the foot of the extinct volcano, just a handful
-of klicks ahead - two or three.