Pretty much everything posted in this thread and the next is general knowledge. You do need to do checks to find out other info if you need to.
Since most of you have been in Macha Village for awhile (and I know one of you is from North Eridal) here's some information:
Macha Village used to be a quiet town and is only considered a village because the farms and homes are closer together and smaller then the other farms all over North Eridal. Because of how dispersed the homes are, Macha Village and Festle are considered more gathering places rather then settlements. Disputes are dealt with in pubs and other dining halls instead of in courts, and the law was usually enforced by a small group of volunteers. Now that the military has come, the volunteers are now shut down and disputes are put on hold while the threat is active. People on the border near Central Eridal have all but evacuated as well, despite most farmers and ranchers having strong pokemon that help them run the place. So far, with the refugee camps springing up, people are being taken into homes and tents are pitched up. The center of the village used to be a market for trade, now turned into a ration distribution ring.
You all know who Rocky is and know that he's a soldier but one of the more friendlier ones. He's usually seen with his Machop and Tyrogue who are always out of their pokeballs and helping about with heavy lifting. He's very tall and very muscular with a grown out military hairstyle (as he's been away from the front lines to assist the refugees) and talks to some people about his stories about his time before he joined the army where he was a martial artist and often battled his own pokemon to practice. Not too long ago, he gave some people some pokemon. One was a guy who was rather overweight but built strong, and another was a guy who was tall, well defined and usually wears a tight shirt. His laugh is very loud and hearty, despite how gruesome the world is right now. When he's not helping out with the rations, he's often seen with small children and teaching them how to battle pokemon properly without hurting each other too badly.