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It is said that many generations ago a Hoopa happened across a weary traveler in bright red clothing, to whom the Hoopa naturally offered aid and shelter. The traveler politely declined the offer, explaining that they had urgent news that needed to be delivered. The Hoopa, knowing the traveler would not be able to make such a journey in time, offered to teleport a letter to wherever they needed and the traveler was very grateful. The next day the Hoopa came across a village erupting in screams and smoke as a swarm of soldiers dressed similarly to the traveler stormed the settlement. The Hoopa learned that the information they had helped deliver was the order to lay waste to this small town. Distraught by their involvement in such chaos the Hoopa became Unbound and demolished the soldiers before running away into the mountains, vowing to stay out of the matters of mortals from that day forth.

Now the Rao Tribe continued to live in the Draconic Peaks mountain range, separated from the world and considered legend by many. A peaceful village that hides away from those who wish to make use of the Hoopa's great powers and keeps the key to their unbound state, the Prism Bottle, sealed away.

Though warned by their family, Ananda was always the adventurous social sort. They eagerly greeted travelers that came and went, but as their tribe instructed they did not involve themselves in foreign matters.

One day they happened across a Froslass man who for some reason assumed they had died? They knew very little of such ghosts and was eager to hear more. They grew close, overtime exchanging secrets of their kinds. As their friendship grew the Froslass told Ananda of ghost clans on the verge of war and how he fought to keep those he cared for safe, though Ananda did not understand. They encouraged the Froslass to leave such life behind, to join them in their peaceful tribe away from such strife, but the Froslass would not leave the family he had found for himself.

Eventually Ananda asked the Froslass to marry them despite their differing views, and after much debate he accepted. Plans were up into motion, a wedding being prepared, when one day a ghost Ananda was unfamiliar with happened across their path. They were wounded and claimed they needed assistance for their companions on the other side of the mountain. The Froslass had warned Ananda against trusting any ghost they ran into, knowing not their intentions. When the ghost had knowledge of their teleporting powers Ananda quickly fled, fearful of what they would ask of them. Only later did they learn that their fiancé had run into a band of nomadic, feral ghosts and had been gravely injured. By the time they learned this the Froslass had faded.

Enraged by their loss Ananda stole the Prism Bottle from the temple and attacked the feral ghosts in a fit of vengeance, but still they felt empty. For a long time they fought with themselves over what they should have done. Should they have proposed sooner, would that have saved him? Was it his fault for staying with his family? His families fault?

The next traveler that came across their path they did not turn away, offering ample aid. And the next, and the next, much to their tribe's dismay but given the loss Ananda had suffered their tribe looked past their transgressions. Ananda found great purpose in helping these people who were so grateful and entranced by their power. They learned of the suffering that plagued the world outside their small village and was eager to end it, to stop this needless pain however they could.

They said goodbye to their tribe to travel the world, to learn more of the cultures of others and to aid however they could. 

Many years passed and Ananda still traveled and assisted those they came across as best they could. They happened across a group of ghosts fighting, some of which wore a similar ponytail as their Froslass fiancé had. Recognizing the mark of a Shadewood they jumped in to assist, teleporting whoever they could to safety. However the attacks slew nearly all the Shadewoods, and of those that were teleported away many faded slowly after. Only one survived, an eerie Mismagius man with a large gash on his front. Ananda was unwilling to leave them, memories of their fiancé fresh in their mind wondering if his death looked much the same.

Ananda went in search of Tobias, the leader of the Shadewood clan in order to get this Mismagius the appropriate care. Meeting the leader of their fiancé's clan, the embodiment of the family he died for, was emotional to say the least. Tobias told them of their fight against the Order of Shadows, of how many more ghosts were falling to them in recent months, and Ananda volunteered their services without a second thought, eager to assist and make up for those years ago when their had stood by and done nothing.

Tobias quickly put an end to the conflict by taking to the front lines himself, and once  the hostility died down Ananda decided to visit the Mismagius who went by the name of Arius. It seemed he lived in a small house with a group of people known as 'rescuers'. The leader of said group and partner of Arius was extremely grateful for Ananda's assistance. Ananda and this leader, Gene, got to talking and he explained the work that they did helping pokemon in need. Given that the conflict between the Shadewoods and the Order had died down the ghost clan no longer required their presence, and the opportunity to join a rescue team would give them not just a place to stay but the means to travel with a team on missions all the time and they had grown tired of traveling alone.