Alpine Union

Rockruff

Keen Eye-- Nothing will make him lose sight of his target.

Sniper, Stormtrooper, First Mate

Bold

Korbin much of the time appears as you would expect a puppy to act. He smiles warmly, he's playful, he's fluffy... the only thing he doesn't do to fit the image is constantly hang his tongue from his mouth. In most situations he always seems to be the friendliest Pokemon in the room.

And then something dangerous happens, and something within him turns on in an instant. Somehow, he projects a rigid aura of discomfort and frightfulness. All manners of his friendliness snap away and he becomes incredibly cold and stone-faced. Not angry, not upset, just cold. Whatever happens next depends on what set him that way.

Drinking, Shooting, Singing, Hunting, Joking about

Being threatened

Korbin was trained as a

and his training shows. Whenever possible, he will rely on his rifle, distance, and camouflage to protect him, and he will always try to scout out his opponents before engaging them. Korbin, however, is a soldier, and isn't afraid to get his paws dirty at any range with any weapon. Up close he's not shy to using his Moves to do his job.

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- A long version of the

rifles that were issued to Great Alpine Imperial infantry during the Great Airship War. Outfitted with a glass scope, it was one of the first dedicated sniper rifles in the conflict. Modified for left-pawed fire.

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Rock Slide

- A state of the art self-loading pistol issued to officers of the Alpine Union. The bullets manufactured for the Box Pistol are able to achieve unprecedented speeds for a pistol cartridge, allowing it superior armor piercing capability relative to every other pistol thus yet invented.

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- A long bayonet made for attachment to a rifle, but also equipped with a handle so as to be able to be used as a short sword. It is unpowered, however Korbin likes amplifying the blade's effectiveness with his Rock Climb.

- The first anti-tank rifle. The single-shot

(that is,

Rifle) and its massive 13mm round were originally deployed during the short-lived ground war portion of the Great Airship War to deal with armored vehicles. When it became clear that the war would be almost entirely fought in the air, however, most resources were drawn away from the ground fighting and the

was decommissioned. Eventually though, many Imperial snipers found that their lower-caliber paw-held rifles were too vulnerable to the high altitude winds. The

was then re-issued to the now-shipborne

to allow them to pick officers off of enemy ships.

Korbin uses his

when fighting onboard the

against other airships. Its weight generally precludes him from bringing it with him when he performs ground-based missions. Modified for left-pawed fire.

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Stone Edge

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Rock Slide

- Korbin creates a small field of boulders and hurls them at his opponents. Primary Move for fueling his ranged weapons.

Scary Face

- Korbin projects his trademark aura of fear.

Stone Edge

- Korbin creates a blade of pure stone which forms around one of his paws. He uses this akin to brass knuckles, though he can shatter the stone and use it as a bunch of small projectiles as well.

Rock Climb

- Korbin's claws course with a powerfully gripping energy which can propel him forward. Also useful for climbing precarious surfaces, of course.

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There isn't very much to say about Korbin, and that's the way he likes it. Korbin Ryne grew up in a rural community in one of the bombed-out valleys of the Alpine Union. The entertainments afforded by the high tech life in the city were not available to him for much of his life, so he spent most of his days wandering the thick forests in his homeland. As he grew older this translated into him growing to become a hunter, guide, and woodcutter so that he could support himself. Unfortunately, he began to grow tired of living in the same forest and over time a wanderlust slowly but surely began to overtake him.

Korbin was isolated, but he knew enough about the outside world to know that he wouldn't be welcome in a lot of the non-Flags communities outside of the Old Continent. He couldn't just wander the wilderness by himself forever. He would need a group to go with if he was going to leave the Union, and the group he chose was the

. The Corps, like the army it served, had a long standing tradition of recruiting forest wanderers and mountain 'mon for use as scouts and snipers, and Korbin was no exception. He was sent to

(that is, Stormtrooper) school, but he barely needed it. Many of the basics of wilderness stealth and sniping were already known to him from his time in the forests. What he did learn was his own strength.

Korbin had never had to actively compete with other Pokemon on a physical level before. He'd gotten into scuffles before, but his strength was never formally tried. He was surprised to learn that he could out-compete many of his peers.

What he really learned to enjoy was the company. He was awkward at first, but he was quick to become something of a social butterfly. He was never particularly lonely on his own, but he'd never really experienced this much interaction before.

Korbin breezed through the accelerated training program and was flung onto one of the first ships that was in need of his service. It was here that he met Heivel and found the downtrodden fellow in need of a good friend. Throw in that he had a cute foreign Nidoran crewmate already and that was all he needed to hop onboard.

-Like his crewmates Heivel and Ynes, Korbin is left-pawed, hence the name of the ship

-Feels a little left out by his technically-skilled teammates

-Has a very high tolerance for drink