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Oh, neat. Didn't have the time to get to the first thread before it hit limit, glad to see there's another one in its place.
The idea behind this one is that it's an old Gothic mansion in the mountains that belongs to an once-wealthy family fallen into hard times, which have negotiated with the regional League to turn it into a Gym and get public funding while avoiding completely losing the property (even if it means letting the plebs in).
Between the family itself and their servants, only the maid Edel (last name Weiss) has any sort of battle expertise, so she's been given free reign to become the Gym Leader and whip the rest of the staff into shape as competent trainers. A cold, harsh perfectionist with ridiculously high standards, she takes pleasure in her gym being one of the last most challengers face due to its remote location, meaning she only faces the best of the best. She's also a neat freak who favors the Ice type as a symbol of spotlessness.
Her Gym challenge has trainers wandering the mansion's complex layout to rearrange furniture and open the path to her, with any mistakes leading to dead ends and battles with other maids and butlers. Breaking or damaging anything is also grounds for automatic disqualfication. Once a trainer makes their way to her arena in the courtyard, they have to contend with her expert use of weather effects to wear them down while greatly buffing her own team.
In spite of it all, she's not above recognizing other people's talents, and will spare a word or two of praise for anyone who beats her. Ultimately, she does care for others, but she dismisses her harsh treatment as much-needed tough love.
