Melanie “Melody” Leafeon

Melanie is a caring and gentle leafeon who enjoys poetry and music. Bramble is her older half sibling (same mother, different father). She likes to be active, engaging frequently in training and friendly battles, and despite her robust body and short legs, she is deceptively agile, and has great endurance.

In their early adolescence, Melanie and her close friend, Ace, were brutally attacked by a group of feral bug pokemon. Ace was able to escape and ran for help, but by the time he returned with an experienced rescue team, she had been severely injured, and left for dead. Though she survived and made a near-full recovery, her throat had been slashed and scarred, and her vocal chords were permanently damaged. Despite never blaming him for anything, Ace has spent the rest of his life wracked with guilt and shame for leaving Melanie behind.

Melanie has been able to regain some use of her voice, but it is painful, and she can usually only say a few words before it becomes too much. So, she now communicates primarily with gestures and rudimentary sign language, supplemented by only a few spoken words. She gets frustrated when she can't properly express what she's thinking, but tries to remain patient and kind to others despite her difficulties.