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General Information

The Domremy ranch is a small family business resolving around breeding Pokemon for domestic care. It's location was close to Solaceon City, but has since then been the target of criminal theft and reduced to rubble.

Nathaniel is notorious for having a rather uneventful childhood. Being the eldest son of a rural family business, his early days led him through the thick and thin of wilderness, roaming in mud and hay as to provide care and training to variouus breeds of Pokemon within the modest Domremy ranch.

He was known to be a very cheerful youngster to whom children, Pokemon and humans alike, were drawn in to play indiscriminantly. The family ranch was well known for its respect towards fauna, welcoming the sick and injured regardless of ones background or history and releasing them back once recovered. 

It was far from uncommon for wild Pokemon to come in day broadlight and lie around the ranch's grounds for many a reasons. Breeders and Trainers from across the region would travel to this remote location in order to observe the trusting bond this family was renowed for, hoping to better improve their understanding of their own companions.

Sadly, the ranch was met with a dradfull end by becoming the prime target of a group of criminals led by their thirst for violence and profits. Of all the family members, only Nathaniel was reported to have survived as he was sent away during that time for studies at Jubilife City.
His return was met with the sorry landscape of a deserted wasteland he once called home. Traces of battle suggested they struggled until the end, but nothing was left to be found bar the ruins of his house and the graves put in respect to the memories of his loved ones.

Faniel

Faniel is a young Zorua of similar age to Nathaniel.
They share a deep friendship since an early age, but never got to actually bond through a master and pokemon relationship as Faniel's family seemed wary of humans. As opposed to Nathaniel's outgoingness, Faniel has a far more timid and lonely nature, which leads him to often hide behind his friend when crowded.
When Nathaniel was given a grant to study at university in Jubilife, Faniel insisted very hard on following him yet was unable to do so out of concern for his family still living in the wild.

The origine of Faniel's name was actually Daniel, but Chloette, Nathaniel's younger sister failed to pronounce the name correctly, insisting to call him so and everyone played along ever since.

His whereabouts are currenty unknowned, as he is just as likely to be captured by the criminals than to be roaming in the wild after escaping them. The possibility of him being dead is also very real.

Team Rocket

Surprisingly enough, Nathaniel is now working with Team Rocket, whom he suspects to have a part in the murder of his family.

He was recruited while working in Veilstone City as a Pokemon hairdresser ; a Rocket Member noticed how he would handle with utmost care the pokemon in his hands, but also his nonchalence in doing so. There seemed to be no actual love for the Pokemon, only a sentiment of nostalgia for the care given. Intrigued the rocket asked him many questions, be it his story, the way he treated his pokemon and such. Nathaniel, while still being very naive opened himself to him, admitting he had lost the will to go forward and was simply giving his bare minimum at living. He did not go into too many details, telling him he had fled his hometown and was now alone and quite franckly struggling.

The rocket took this opportunity to offer him a new job, that would use his talents better and pay him good. Interested, he went along and found himself unofficially working for Team Rocket.

His job is to provide the minimal care and attention to stolen Pokemon as to make them look good in exhibits on the black market in order to raise auction prices. The increased value was quickly noticed by his introduced 'friend' and often pushes him to travel and take care of various Pokemon.

Nathaniel hates his job, but his hear of consequences should he desert is making him walk straight, yet his avoidance of police officers and other people may lead him to appear suspicious, hence he tries to blend in society again.