Sterling Rose (Played by Koi)

## Player Information

* Discord Name: Koilionix
* Age: 32
* Time Zone: MST

## Character Information

* Universe of Origin: Fandomless
* OC
* Latecomer

### Distinguishing Features

She has many, many, tattoos. From head to foot they sprawl across her skin and she’s fond of each and every one of them. Beyond that she’s someone who dresses in a manner that is somewhere between ‘witchy’ and pleasing. She’s fully aware that she’s blessed with a decent body and most of her clothes accentuate that fact. She’s rarely seen without makeup, carefully styled hair, and high heeled shoes.

### Personality Traits

Protective, self-sacrificing, very very scared, relatively good in disaster situations, not so good in the downtime in between things, likes to keep busy, creative. Self assured when it comes to her art and her looks. Less so when it comes to her abilities. There is no where safe anymore. Struggling to come to terms with what happened and what she now is.

### Skills

Regular human abilities, surprisingly agile in high heeled shoes, very steady hands.

## Background

### History

**TW: ILLNESS, HOMOPHOBIA, HOMELESSNESS, KIDNAPPING, DEATH, RESURRECTION**

Life very nearly ended for Sterling very young, she’d gotten very ill shortly after birth with a fever that had dragged her to the brink itself, desperately ill it had only been chance that she’d been found by her fathers people before the worst happened. And yet nothing that the family had on hand and it wasn’t until they’d called for a mage that she’d begun to recover. Though time would tell that she had been diminished by that round of illness and that she had lost a significant amount of her hearing. Something that had been lost in the flurry of meeting the people that she'd call her mom and her brother. Her mom, Amor, was humourless and despite the name hardly loving and her brother, Zander, was Amor’s child. But her disability was noticed as Sterling often spent a great deal of time off in her own world only interacting with Zander or her mom touched or moved in front of her. Thankfully there was plenty of money in the family and so the next little bit of her life was spent getting hearing aids, getting speech therapy, and learning sign language with her family.

From a young age Sterling proved interested in art. Drawing was something she could lose herself in for hours and hours. She watched as the colour bled out of her art despite the fact that she could call any colour she wanted. The bleed moved faster when her mother, Amor, threw Sterling out of the house for having the gall to hold the hand of another girl and call her girlfriend. Abandoned by the person she had called mom and eventually by said girlfriend a deep seated fear began to sprout. Zander, however, was the only one who stuck by her through everything right up until the night that Sterling fled the city.

Eventually she found herself in Cedargrove and living out of a shitty car that could barely run. And as the last of her hearing aid batteries died she found herself kind of stuck. Unwilling to spend an endless amount of money she didn’t have just to be able to join in a world that had been unfairly stolen from her. And the salvation from that? It came from a place most unexpected a tattoo parlor that had the rumbling feeling of magic. It took a while, a lot of careful observation before she had found one willing to take the step outside of their comfort zone to augment her hearing without the need for mechanical devices. And if Sterling devoted herself to the art of tattoos? Well it led to her finding her own little family again and settling down roots.

But it wasn’t meant to be. It had started small, murmurings of things going awry, of people going missing or terrible things happening. Two of her own family had vanished for weeks and came back hollow eyed and unwilling to share what had happened. They’d continued on for a while until the night that Sterling had found herself in a hellish carnival filled with gore and and a laugh that would haunt her everytime she tried to sleep. And it got worse before it got worse. Kidnapped from inside her own home, a crack opening and very nearly swallowing everything she held dear, and a thousand small little cuts that left her groundless as her tiny little found family seemed to just vanish into the aether. The city started to collapse as people attempted to flee. And Sterling? She was going to stay for as long as she could just in case someone, anyone, came back. None of it mattered. Not her tears. Not her attempts to grow her magic. Not even her attempts to save lives in the final moments before the ground gave way and- Nothing.

How long she remained in that state was something Sterling hadn't had a chance to even grasp. Not when it felt like she had been kicked in the centre of the chest and the added chaos of both the ground shaking and someone who grabbed her and pulled her to her feet. As confused as she was, as winded as she was, still the sign language was startlingly clear. "You're safe, I've got you, it's Zander and we have to move." The only thing that kept her moving was the firm grasp her long lost brother had on her arm. Vaguely she could hear him cursing right before he pushed her backwards. Her heart stopped as she tumbled. The cave seemed to change into a technicolour nightmare. Her scream cut off when she hit the ground solidly on her back. Stunned, confused, and now seemingly in a new place Sterling reached for the internal place where her magic had always resided just to find it empty and hollow. And if her screaming started again? Hopefully she could be forgiven for it.

### Motivations and Goals

At this moment Sterling is trying to come to terms to being alive, again, and trying to figure out what in the heck actually happened.

## Room

Sterling Rose's room in the Harmony Quarters of the Nexus Hub is a luxurious and creatively charged space designed to reflect her love for rich gemstone colors and artistic pursuits. The walls are painted in deep, jewel-toned hues like ruby red, emerald green, and sapphire blue, creating a regal and cozy atmosphere. Gold and silver accents and trim add an opulent touch to the room. At the center of it all is an ornate mirror with a golden frame that hangs above a vanity table, the perfect spot for Sterling to work her makeup magic.

One corner of the room is dedicated to Sterling's artistic endeavors. It features an easel, an array of paints, brushes, and canvases, and shelves stocked with colorful dyes and bins filled with fabrics for her clothing creations. Adjacent to this is a charming rose garden nook where potted rose plants thrive, their vines delicately climbing a trellis. The room is always scented with the sweet fragrance of fresh roses, creating a tranquil and soothing environment.

On the opposite side, a cozy reading nook awaits, complete with a plush armchair and a small bookshelf stocked with Sterling's favorite books. Adorned with ruby and garnet-colored cushions, this nook offers the perfect retreat for quiet moments of reading and relaxation. Sterling's sizable closet, with mirrored doors, houses her extensive collection of clothing and shoes, meticulously organized by color and style. Overall, Sterling Rose's room is a vibrant, creative, and elegant space that truly embodies her personality and passions, making her feel completely at home in the Nexus Hub.

### Roommates

Merlin Ambrosius (Played by Starlit) & Alex Thompson (Played by Daisydactyl)

## Companions

Eclipsa (Companion): The Silver Sphynx Cat