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Post by SarahSyna on Aug 25, 2011 3:37:50 GMT
Geography
Hoseki is a semi-tropical, crescent shaped island that was just large enough to count as a region. There are several islands off the coast of Hoseki, referred to collectively as the Homotsu Islands after the largest one there.
While sharing many cultural similarities with the nearby country, it is economically and financially independent from it (something akin to a city-state) which meant that while Johto, Kanto and the other regions were prosperous, Hoseki was in a decline.
Even now, the marks of a long depression are not easily washed away, and while the cities like Ado Bay or Sutarion are modern marvels, the towns, such as Taikabu, Bekon and especially Oushi have a dilapidated feeling, and even Kodomo City is no great sight once you stray off the beaten path.
The Highway
Running parallel to many of the routes is the Highway, which is something of a misnomer.
While there are portions reserved for vehicles, those are mainly from the cities to the nearest towns and most of the Highway is pedestrian-based. It is really there as a non-Trainer friendly alternative to the traditional routes.
Trainers are not normally allowed on the Highway, unless they agree not to battle, but if the routes are blocked, special permission will be granted until the obstruction is cleared.
As the Highway runs parallel to the Routes and is typically not elevated, there's a good few people who flout the rules and hop over the dividing wall.
The Attitude Towards Pokémon
Pokemon aren't the revered creatures they are elsewhere. There is no Bell Tower, no Slowpoke Well, no statues devoted to mythic Pokemon. They are above animals, useful for work, but nowhere near as loved as in other regions. They were the family pets, drought animals, and until the League opened, little else. Even now, many Hoseki Trainers, Breeders and Co-ordinators have a hard time connecting with their Pokemon the way those from other the other regions do.
The Legends
Hoseki has very few legends, and what do exist revolve mainly around people, not Pokémon.
The longest surviving legend about Pokemon, dates back to a great disaster that occurred long out of living memory. The legend says that in their time of great need, the legendary protector of Hoseki turned it back on the people and left them to die in the fires of an erupting Mt Hitsuji. The region only survived through the chance impact of a meteorite that split the land so the lava flowed away from towns and villages. However, the smoke and ash still darkened the skies for many years and left the land crippled. It is said that it is this tragedy which caused the Hoseki people's hearts to grow cold towards their Pokemon.
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