Ophelia Sterling

== Academic and Professional Career ==
Although Ophelia ended up in Realm 47, she did not start there. Daughter of one of her world’s top scientists and Deputy Secretary of Defense, young Ophelia was well known from birth. Like her father she excelled in science from an early age and exhibited an immense amount of curiosity. She was extremely friendly and even strangers describes her as a ‘delight to be around’.
Due to her parent’s schedule Ophelia was often left with her sibling, who, because of the age difference, acted more like a parent. Despite this, young Ophelia was devastated when her sibling, following in their father’s footsteps, decided to leave home and join the military. Tears were shed as farewells were spoken. Ophelia, saddened by all the goodbyes, asked to walk home rather than go home with her parents. Seeing Ophelia needed to be alone, and knowing the walk was short and safe, her parents agreed.
As she hiked home, depressed at the future prospect of an absent sibling, Ophelia noticed something strange, and very rare. A natural untamed portal had opened close to her path, and although she had been warned of the dangers portals posed, her curiosity overrode her caution, and she went to have a look. Edging closer to the shimmering pool, she made the foolish decision to reach out and touch the shiny opening. The result left her scarred for life, physically, mentally, and emotionally for the psychic backlash was brutal. She ran home, blood streaming down her face. Her parents immediately took her to a hospital, and although her body was healed, save for a facial scar, her mind would take far longer to recover. What she saw in that fleeting moment is unknown, but it changed her forever.
Despite this trauma, Ophelia continued to do exceptionally well in school. Eventually graduating top in her class with a degree in science specializing in inter-dimensional studies.
Unlike most worlds, Ophelia’s was well acquainted with dimensional theory, even sending exploration teams through portals to other realms. Her world happened to be at a weak point in her realm and natural inter-dimensional portals, though rare and dangerous, could actually form. Ophelia knew this all too well from her experience as a child, and this experience drove her to study the phenomenon. Through her expertise in the field she was offered a position on an inter-dimensional exploration team for the Jericho Project, referred to as Team B, the youngest ever to be offered such a position.
== Personal Life ==
Ophelia can be very eccentric and quirky.
Through her adventures she met another inter dimensional traveler, Lucan Lockheart, on world 75, where they were forced to escape from the local population.
Ophelia can sense open gateways and portals. The extent and nature of this power is unknown.
She lives in sector 2 of Avalon City on world 15.
Ophelia’s love left her before she joined team B despite her pleas to stay.