SARAMA, The Snow Spirit Pokégirl

SARAMA, The Snow Spirit Pokégirl
Type: Near Human (Canine)
Element: Ice/Ghost
Frequency: Rare
Diet: Carnivore
Role: Guide to spirits lost in the cold, Aide to developing ghost Pokégirls,
Libido: Low
Strong Vs: Bug, Poison, Psychic, Dragon, Flying, Ground, Plant
Weak Vs: Fire, Steel, Dark
Attacks: Ice Wall, Snowball, Ice Punch, Mist, Ice Armor, Phantom Blade, Phase, Lick, Invis, Soul Fist, Night Shade
Enhancements: Unaffected by cold, Snow and Water Walking, Enhanced Speed (x4), Enhanced Strength (x3), Enhanced Senses (x2), Medium, Spirit Sense
Weaknesses: Loss of Gills, Rapid descent into feraldom
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Saltee (Ice Crystal)

Like some evolved Pokégirls, a Saltee's evolved form takes the breed line's abilities and purpose to new levels. Sarama, the Saltee's evolved form, utilizes her newfound resistance to cold as well as her ice powers to enable her to search for lost souls in frozen areas. Like their unevolved sisters, Sarama use their noses to sniff out restless spirits in even the harshest of blizzards and use their powers as a medium to help guide them to the afterlife.

Saramas fill out upon evolution, their chests growing into the busty C or D cup range as becoming more curvy. Their ears, tail, and body fur (if they have it) whiten further into a pristine snow white. Hair colors are usually on the lighter side in blondes and the occasional ice blue, though tamers should be wary if they come across a Sarama with black hair. These Pokégirls still stay in the range of Near Human, with some girls having body fur and others looking very much like human women with white dog ears and tail. Like the Saltee, even the furred Sarama have no fur on their nipples or groin. Their skin is pale, but within the human standard, and they have the same problems tanning as a Saltee. They also have the same solid ether bodies as a Succubus, and are therefore considered more of a ice type than a ghost type.

Sarama are considered less logical than other ice types, as they feel the normal range of human emotions, a few even being overly dramatic as is the human norm. They are also as calm and friendly as their pre-evolved form, rarely showing the typical long term grudges of other ice types. Sarama show deep concern for even the living when tamed, and often work well with other snow-rescue team Pokégirls like the Polar Lass and St. Bernatit. While they can help find and shelter the lost thanks to their keen sense of smell and ability to build shelters with their Ice Wall attack, the breed should never be used as a search and rescue Pokégirl by herself. This is because most victims lost in a snowstorm are prone to having hypothermia, and due to a unique biological quark of the breed a Sarama is useless to help heat up those with hypothermia. A Sarama's body stays the temperature of her environment, much like that of a lizard. However, the Pokégirl does not become lethargic in colder temperatures, simply colder on the inside and out. This seems to be a reflection of the Pokégirl’s duel ice and ghost nature, as both breeds are not known for their heat production. Regardless of this, Sarama are also on search and rescue teams for one other factor, if the team finds their victims too late, their spirits can at least be laid to rest.

In a harem setting, rest assured the breed's need to fulfill their 'divine purpose' will still be felt, regardless if the Sarama is in a wintry area. They still take their stubborn passive-aggressive stance on insisting to do their duty, though they more often throw logic into the argument as well. Most Sarama, however, still silence themselves after the threat of a conditioning cycle. In battle they are even harder to hit than a Saltee, using their Phase or Invis ability in conjunction with Mist and Ice Armor as well as their speed to dart in and attack, or alternately attack from a distance. Their Ice Wall is also used, sometimes offensively to box a non-flying Pokégirl in or hamper faster opponents. Overall, a Sarama tends to think of possible stratagems in her free time, unless she's otherwise occupied by her purpose as a medium.

Tamers and travelers alike should beware of Sarama with solid black hair, as fully half of the known Sarama with black hair are noticeably more violent than their fair-haired sisters. Often seen in the harems of teams and outlaws, it seems a case of bird-types of a feather. Studies have shown that dark haired Sarama are more prone to anger than their calmer counterparts, but research has yet to prove why hair color marks this personality type. Dark haired Sarama are also vain, and prize their looks, as well as prodding their tamers into looking better or choosing them outright based on their appearance. Feral dark haired Sarama are also to be avoided, as these Pokégirls are intelligent, but violent, attempting to kill those they come across. Occasionally, they will find someone that they find attractive, and spare their lives in exchange for a taming. A warning to those tamers who assume that they can make it through an encounter on looks alone. Black haired Sarama are very picky. For some unknown reason, these black haired Sarama have never been recorded hunting out and assisting restless spirits or helping other ghost types manifest themselves. It seems that this near sub type is as evil as they are vain, as the black haired ones stake out territories and often lure travelers to their doom.

The feral state of a Sarama is much like that of her un-evolved form, with a human intelligence but another personality running the show. Feral Sarama rarely speak, other than to talk of a mysterious Windago creature and a Jack Frost person. They normally roam snow-capped mountains or places like the Scarlet League, looking for the spirits of those that died in the snow. As there are rarely more than a few restless spirits close together in these areas, Sarama are known to travel enormous distances as they search. They also have the ability to assist other Pokégirls in coming into being, though the results are almost always either Ghostly or Saltees, rarely are they other Saramas. It seems that the breed may actually play a role in deciding on what the spirit returns as... or at least has the ability to deny assistance to the more violent ghost types. However, research into this ability remains spotty at best, as the conditions that Sarama will work in are harsh and dangerous. Catching these Pokégirls as feral is difficult, as many of them phase easily, and use their abilities to hamper anyone who attempts to capture them.

Due to the exothermic nature of the breed, carrying a human child to term is difficult. The breed needs to be in a climate controlled environment in order to have a chance, as temperatures too low will cause the death of human children. Because of this difficulty, threshold directly into a Sarama is extremely rare. Notable during the transformation process is for the thresholder's body to begin to drop in temperature but remain functioning normally. Once the body temperature evens out at the ambient room temperature, the physical transformation process begins, which varies according to the level of animal traits the individual gains. Most Sarama are sold to tamers, though sales to religious entities are not unknown.