Eyes like violet sapphires and hair like diamonds, what a most beautiful child to be born. Skin, white, pale gleaming in the light of the hospital, illuminated prism that created an aura around the child. Was this the child of heaven, sent by God itself? Was this child an angel who had descended from the very heavens to bless them? Long white eyelashes, like clear crystal chandeliers, brushing gently across smooth, porcelain like skin. There was a moment of silence, as those looked upon this illuminating newborn, there was no congratulations it was a boy, or it was a girl, just silence. As they stared upon a child made of glass.
A name uttered; Stirling. Whether it is in reference to sterling silver or the little star as this decorative child beamed with radiance. Soon to be known as the most expensive babe to be born. In this stage of mental unawareness this babe had no idea what was in store for them.
Age: 20
Alias: Reflection
Tier: 4
Years in SYNBAD: 11 - With the group prior to SYNBAD and followed Viorel in loyalty to SYNBAD.
Gender: Since it will be a matter of debate. Stirling identifies themselves as nonbinary. They prefer They/Them pronouns, more than thought. Medically Stirling is somewhat intersex the chemical compounds in their crystal broke down their reproductive organs. Leaving Stirling rather underdeveloped and very androgynous. They don’t mind being called He/She/Her/His/Him pronouns If they are presenting in such a fashion, but only in manners of their dress.
White hair that is somewhat translucent in the light, strands of flexible, diamonds, cut short toaccentuate their boyish youthful face. Diamond earrings dangle from their ears, waterline like flexible clear crystal, long eyelashes like decorative bits of chandelier. Skin that lacks pigmentation, at least traditional pigmentation, in harsh light there is a prism that surrounds them. Very thin and very clear eyebrows, that also shimmer and shine. Everything about Stirling is accentuated by the mineral compounds that exist within them.
It is clear to anyone who can see Stirling that their body is an underdeveloped in many ways. Somewhat boyish figure, with wide shoulders, that allow them to wear padded shoulder shirts and jackets, giving them a somewhat warrior like appearance, with a thin, sparrow like frame, with invisible feminine elegance to it. With supple lips, with a slight evervescence to them. They have the clumsy body of someone who has not gone through puberty, yet they are thinned frame, and quite long limb and nimble. Standing at 5’7”, 170cm, and weighing around 100 lbs, 45kg. Has always struggled to put on a weight most of their life.
Wardrobe consist of anything that Stirling likes, They don’t have a specific desire or thought that this is strictly for boys or girls. Though some people complain that Stirling might be a bit like a cosplayer, as they often like to play with dramatic shapes. Military like tops, with big decorative shoulder parts or padding, with slim fitting pants, that accentuate a feminine form. Which dramatically plays off their androgyny.
This lack of development has also affected the way they sound to others as well. It’s quite clear that Stirling never grew into their body. With their voice being some androgynous middle range the highest pitch a male’s voice can go, with the lowest pitch a female’s voice can go. Though it isn’t unrefined in anyway. Rather it is quite decent to listen to, despite your brain trying to figure things out in your head about whether or not Stirling is male or female. There’s a slight coarseness to their voice, like listening to someone who may have damaged vocal cords, gravelly though lacking the testosterone it comes off as vocal fry.
Personality:
Stirling is refined and polished in a way that comes off unnatural. Everything about Stirling is like some “Prince” has entered. Elegant and regal, Stirling likes things in particular ways that please Them. They seem to lack the consideration of others wants, though being with the SYNBAD community for a while Stirling has warmed up to at least them. Though they can still be quite pedantic to strangers and people they just met. People are unsure whether or not Stirling does this to test their limits with the individual or to gauge socially where they can get their way.
This last a particularly long time unless someone can earn Stirling’s respect in some way or another form. Very few have done so. Very few understand the recipe that earns Stirling’s respect. A few things that gain Stirling’s attention is not to be treated as an object or a thing, to be treated with respect by another, to be treated to the truth, someone who is strong willed themselves. Stirling doesn’t accept victim’s of their own mind. It’s not that they don’t have a concept of mental illness, Stirling will accept it, but it doesn’t mean Stirling has to respect the individual until they respect themselves.
Stirling is firm willed and firm headed, not quite stubborn, but certainly doesn’t like being told they can’t do something or being told No. Stirling finds ways to bend or break the rules, if they feel they are being challenged by another individual. Stirling is extremely set on what they want and prefer to get what they want. This comes as childish to many, though Stirling didn’t get much things growing up and lived a life with no love or concept of desire, now Stirling will not accept anything less. Stirling understands and know they are worth so much more, and will not let others step over them as they have in the past.
They are extremely sharp, not necessarily sharp witted, and not necessarily intelligent, but rather they can catch up to speed quite quickly. They notices glances and other behavioral ticks that others do not, which sometimes makes Stirling a bit of a manipulator. Not that they do it quite on purpose because they are a cruel heartless individual, but that manipulation had been a defense mechanism during their turbulent times in their life.
Their pedantic and liking of things being specifically done in a way that they prefer is not just not one they place on others, but themselves as well. Stirling is a perfectionist who cannot accept any shortcomings or mistakes, anything they consider a failure they try to readjust, fix and make better. Obsessive with being perfect at every turn, Stirling has a hard time accepting their flaws or failures. And tends to pout or become moody if they are less than successful in a circumstance. Stirling is obsessed with their and others own perfectionism that it blinds them to the real important things about relationships with others. Though it is something Stirling is slowly learning due to the New Breed community they have found themselves in.
It isn’t that Stirling is unaccepting of others feelings, they can be quite receptive of others feelings actually. It’s what deeply touches Stirling without them really realizing that’s the case, sometimes often oblivious to those kind of feelings. And while Stirling themselves may be receptive of the way others feels, oblivious and dense to those circumstance they forget to give back to others emotionally. Very few have earned this right from Stirling and it’s genuinely surprising. Despite all these cold, seemingly, unempathetic gestures, Stirling prefers speaking in coded “language”. Instead of saying, I appreciate you or, I love you. They take action to show this. Though it probably is poorly received because no one can quite get the grasp of what Stirling’s meaning is leaving them a gift of flowers, maybe a cake [that they got someone to bake for them], or some kind of physical thing they can give is actual a sign of Stirling’s acceptance. Once you receive gifts from Stirling you have been accepted into their good graces.
Skills:
Ballet Dancing -
Perhaps if you’re lucky you’ll get to see Stirling dance, their long limbs, and oddly flexible body allows them to move with a grace you could only accept from a fairytale. While not a career they pursued, and something forced upon them in the past they move like a professional, perhaps not quite like a professional something more than a professional. Though those who have had the opportunity to watch Stirling dance say they move as if they could walk on air.
Fencing -
With Stirling’s technique and grace, they learned fencing as well as ballet and ballroom dancing. Anything and everything to make Stirling shine like a polished gem. Everything for its’ refinement and elegance. Fancy footwork, light steps, and dance like movement makes Stirling fencing style seem so much more. Like an artist given who uses a blade rather than paint brush to fend off their attackers.
Horseback Riding -
Stirling was taught in the skills that would have made them a noble once. More like a circus freakshow, to look beautiful and be gazed upon. Still Stirling is an excellent horse rider, and actually had won his captors a few trophies over the years due to his bond with a horse named Stormy.
Diplomacy -
Stirling may be a perfectionist and may not know how to engage people in an informal setting, though he learned to talk to the elite and upper class. Stirling is well versed in the ability to delegate a situation if need be, especially one where the group is looking for a particular result.
Secondary Language -
Stirling speaks a secondary language, he can speak French. Though he'll only do so if it is necessary. He prefers not to speak it because the language brings back uncomfortable parts of his history.
Hobbies:
Mystery Novels -
Stirling has a wide collection of mystery novels, probably one of the reasons they were so interested in joining SYNBAD. Everything they learned from investigation and looking for clues comes from the works on their beautiful bookshelves they asked for. Stirling will read just about anything when it comes to Mystery Novels, they’ll even pick up the inexpensive grocery story novels that aren’t very good and runs a review site dedicated to the books they pick up.
Sailboating -
It’s probably the only task Stirling enjoyed being thrust upon him at an early age. Due an older gentleman who smelled of Cubans and sometimes rume. He taught Stirling how to amass the sails, and how to actually steer the sailboat. Stirling likes the wind and the feeling of escapism to sail on water, and see the waves. It might even come in handy.
Cop Shows -
If Stirling’s mystery novels didn’t have all the answers, then Stirling would learn techniques from the many serialized crime dramas that came out in the early 80s on British TV. It’s why some nickname them Little Cop because Stirling on cases likes to imitates the attitudes and behaviors of cop show personalities in real life.
Weapons: Don’t need them.
Equipment: Not needed. Crystal can be used to make things if need be.
Fighting Style: Various combat styles. Because Stirling can harden their body,they can use various styles depending on the circumstances. Stirling doesn’t have to harden their whole entire body,they can harden certain parts that are more useful in a given state. Stirling has some training in boxing, they can harden simply their palms and deliver some pretty heavy blows that could otherwise shatter an arm, or some non supernatural individual’s bones. While they also can mix in his fencing if he needs to be more at a distance. They can also fight more roughly and unpolished, crystal spikes forming around them.
Base Strength: Stirling themselves are not very strong. They don’t possess unyielding amounts of supernatural strength. At base level Stirling’s strength level is that of an average human, perhaps slightly weaker considering their frame, and lack of body fat, or any musculature which they have trouble gaining.
Base Defense Strength: Stirling base defense is above average. It takes a bit of time for Stirling to have even registered that they could have been in fact injured by minimal impact. Minimal impact including such things as a papercut, or someone tapping them too hardly on the back, or someone punching them with their average strength.
With Ability Strength: It isn’t that Stirling’s strength changes. It’s simply the substance you’re getting hit with is different. They can bruise the toughest musclehead with a diamond palm. And crush the most average person’s leg or arm with one shattering punch. But Stirling strength level is still at their base strength.
With Ability Defense Strength: Stirlings base defense is exceptional when their body has hardened. An average person or a physically athletic person merely just going to shatter their hand on the substance of Stirling’s body. Anyone who is supernatural in strength can fracture Stirling’s defense after a couple of hard hits. And those with insane amounts of super strength are often the ones who do the most damage to Stirling with just one or two hard punches.
Endurance: Prime physical endurance. Stirling has the endurance of someone in peak physical form, at a professional athletes level. Because Stirling trains and is naturally active Stirling doesn’t tire as easily as say someone who’s never been fit in their life or trained to do so. This doesn’t, however, suggest that he has a huge pool of stamina like Foster. It just means that Stirling can last a long battle if need be. It takes longer for Stirling to succumb to their injuries, mainly because their oblivious to their pain till it’s really painful.
Willpower: Stirling is very tough minded due to their history, like injuries it’s hard for them to succumb to taunting and ravings of people trying to cut them to size. It would seem Stirling has an unbreakable will, but just like they eventually succumb to their injuries, with the right magical words its possible to falter Stirling. Though they are somewhat immune to the powers of psychics, telepaths, their mind reverbs back information only giving the telepath a terrible migraine for trying to read through Stirling.
Speed: This is the world Stirling excels. Stirling is quick and nimble, gymnastic in their movements. While they may not move at a speedster speed, they move at supernatural speed that certain individuals could not keep up with. Stirling even increases this speed, by sliding or skating on a thin layer of crystal. {Subzero a good example} Stirling can dance, waltz, around their enemies movements. Turning combat into what seems like an awkward dance with a clumsy partner, and the grace, the skill, that Stirling performs with.
Reaction Speed: Quick enough Stirling reflects your movements, it’s like they can see a mirror image of you and react accordingly. Not only is their speed difficult to deal with, their reactionary timing is exceptionally difficult to deal with. Stirling is not directly predicting movements, Stirling is reflecting his enemies movements in his mind, which allows him to gain an understanding of how they’ll move next.
Name of Ability: Stardust
Class: Physical
Character Theme: Of course the very image with a name like Stirling is its close resemblance to sterling silver. Though there is another image people don’t get from the name, long ago Stirling was in reference by the Normans as a “Little Star”. Stirling shines in a way that seems unbreakable, a polished image of beauty and firm will to carry on despite the tragedies of life makes Stirling a bright star that others would follow. Stirling guides those and navigates them through their darkness and radiates light to others. Determination is Stirling.
Ability Capabilities: Put simply Stirling body has replaced certain things with mineral compounds. Which they can harden in pieces or as a whole to create crystal. Their hair follicles are made of flexible crystal compounds, when aren’t hardened are like touching gel shoe sandals. The keratin in their nails are replaced by mineral compounds. Mineral compounds also swim along red and white blood cells in their blood. Even simpler, crystal manipulation.
Qualities of Ability:
Mineral Strengthening
Every mineral compound in Stirling ability, they can strengthen and harden it into a diamond like consistency. This can be done to in pieces, such as merely strengthening the mineral in a hand to make a diamond like palm. This can be done in pieces, such as strengthening the arm, in order to shape later into a blade. Mineral strengthening is what gives Stirling possibilities in combat or in other circumstances the they would use.
Crystal Shaping
Stirling has the ability to shape the crystal they strengthen into various things. Claws, blades, crystal nails, and so and so forth. The possibilities are as limitless as the individuals own creativity to get with them.
Crystallize
Stirling doesn’t just strengthen their own body, they can crystallize things around them. This spreads around them in a small 4 ft circumference. Which they use to manipulate, to slide on it, or around their enemies.
Mineral Reformation
Stirling’s body cracks, it can break apart, fall apart, shatter, and be crushed. Just like a vase or just like a stalagmite, Stirling can reform their body. Albeit slowly, Stirling can come through most injuries that would otherwise kill an individual. Though not immortal, we’ll discuss that a bit later. They can regrow from anything as long as he has a root to grow from.
Strength of Ability
The strength of Stirling ability is how various it can be, and how much wiggle room it lends him. The ability is not about overall strength, but what it lends to a creative user who understands it and can use it well. While simple explanations it may seem for the ability, the complexity of the ability comes in how it is used, strategic, and tactical brought up.
Weakness of Ability
Stirling mineral compounds don’t necessarily agree with their body, something in their chemical compounds killed their reproductive capabilities at an early age. Sometimes Stirling own white cells attack his crystal compounds as invades which leads to Stirling getting sort of sick often, catching the common cold more quickly and more frequently than other members of the New Breed community. And being crystal is not the ultimate defense, Stirling stays far from Bridget because heated dragon lady, that kind of condensed heat melts down crystal, expanded upon in limitations. Though Stirling themselves has trouble with heat, getting too hot could have Stirling collapse or pass out. They also don’t gain much weight, in fact they also have trouble keeping the weight they already have. Skipping a few meals could put Stirling in a poor situation, with more health complications that plague them.
Limitations of Ability:
Stirling cannot affect others with their crystal, this should be made pretty clear right away. That their crystallization affects what is around them an inorganic material, rather than organic material. Unto regrowth, Stirling cannot come back from the dead. If something kills their brain, or their body shuts down from organ failure than Stirling couldn’t come back from that. They are not immortal. But there is some caveat to that. Just like the chicken that survive its head coming off for a few months, as long as either the brain or the heart is still working or beating Stirling can regrow. As long as Stirling is not theoretically dead, Stirling can regrow.
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Quotes:
“People are meant to be defined, we wouldn’t have labels existing otherwise if they weren’t meant to. So if someone says or looks trashy, then they are defined by themselves, I am not defining themselves, they already did that for me,”
“Secretly I want to make a big party for someone,”
“Gifts are the best love,”
“Cherries look like butts,”
Reputation: Stirling is often a mix bag. You either love them upon first meeting or hate them upon first meeting. Stirling certainly has an ugly beauty about them. Ugly personality, though it's what influenced them when they were quite young, a lot of scrupulous people judging every little finer detail of who you are and breaking you down to either you conformed or gave up. There's a genuine desire Stirling has to get to know people better, that's what the gift giving is about because they have no idea how to say it. Yet their outside surface is literally pretty, and it is further emphasized by pretty, flamboyant actions.
Viorel, is respected, I don't think Stirling could get away for very long like treating Viorel like a handmaiden
Myles, Stirling doesn't care for, something about Myles sense of dress and ugliness bothers Stirling. Most likely every time Myles walks into the room Stirling will raise their hands up and pretend they don't see anything or place up horse blinders
Jack is respected because they spar and Stirling gets to boss him around when he teaches him, so its a win win for Stirling
Stirling doesn't like Bridget either, she's hot, and also doesn't quite understand why everyone finds her pretty, when her face looks like an iron pan {his words}
Stirling likes Nilin, but won't show it, he sees her as to easy to push around, so while they like her, they don't have the respect enough to not push her around
Stirling doesn't like Foster because he comes off cowardly and Stirling doesn't like anyone who cannot be confident in themselves, they see it as a personal weakness and Stirling won't respect an individual like that. Also Foster is too nice and easy to push around so Stirling, if he can't push Nilin, will push around Foster even more because Foster is the type to easily cave
Stirling thinks Chloe is an idiot and won't respect her, they won't ask her for anything else, because she'll just ask the other people. So they ignore and pretend she doesn't exist at all.
Stirling finds Harper interesting, not enough to confide in, but he's confident and Stirling likes that. Most likely Stirling sees Harper as a role model because he's the most confident in himself. Or so it seems on the surface.
Stirling also has the same opinion of Myles towards Luka. He finds Luka to have a personal ugliness and their sense of dress is not refined at all. Stirling could see Luka being better refined than Myles, so Luka has been adopted as his pet project to make elegant
While Stirling has no personal feelings on Jensen. Jensen is so average, he's uninteresting to Stirling, he's not even fun to push around because Jensen just rolls with the punches usually
Theme Song:
A name uttered; Stirling. Whether it is in reference to sterling silver or the little star as this decorative child beamed with radiance. Soon to be known as the most expensive babe to be born. In this stage of mental unawareness this babe had no idea what was in store for them.
Age: 20
Alias: Reflection
Tier: 4
Years in SYNBAD: 11 - With the group prior to SYNBAD and followed Viorel in loyalty to SYNBAD.
Gender: Since it will be a matter of debate. Stirling identifies themselves as nonbinary. They prefer They/Them pronouns, more than thought. Medically Stirling is somewhat intersex the chemical compounds in their crystal broke down their reproductive organs. Leaving Stirling rather underdeveloped and very androgynous. They don’t mind being called He/She/Her/His/Him pronouns If they are presenting in such a fashion, but only in manners of their dress.
White hair that is somewhat translucent in the light, strands of flexible, diamonds, cut short toaccentuate their boyish youthful face. Diamond earrings dangle from their ears, waterline like flexible clear crystal, long eyelashes like decorative bits of chandelier. Skin that lacks pigmentation, at least traditional pigmentation, in harsh light there is a prism that surrounds them. Very thin and very clear eyebrows, that also shimmer and shine. Everything about Stirling is accentuated by the mineral compounds that exist within them.
It is clear to anyone who can see Stirling that their body is an underdeveloped in many ways. Somewhat boyish figure, with wide shoulders, that allow them to wear padded shoulder shirts and jackets, giving them a somewhat warrior like appearance, with a thin, sparrow like frame, with invisible feminine elegance to it. With supple lips, with a slight evervescence to them. They have the clumsy body of someone who has not gone through puberty, yet they are thinned frame, and quite long limb and nimble. Standing at 5’7”, 170cm, and weighing around 100 lbs, 45kg. Has always struggled to put on a weight most of their life.
Wardrobe consist of anything that Stirling likes, They don’t have a specific desire or thought that this is strictly for boys or girls. Though some people complain that Stirling might be a bit like a cosplayer, as they often like to play with dramatic shapes. Military like tops, with big decorative shoulder parts or padding, with slim fitting pants, that accentuate a feminine form. Which dramatically plays off their androgyny.
This lack of development has also affected the way they sound to others as well. It’s quite clear that Stirling never grew into their body. With their voice being some androgynous middle range the highest pitch a male’s voice can go, with the lowest pitch a female’s voice can go. Though it isn’t unrefined in anyway. Rather it is quite decent to listen to, despite your brain trying to figure things out in your head about whether or not Stirling is male or female. There’s a slight coarseness to their voice, like listening to someone who may have damaged vocal cords, gravelly though lacking the testosterone it comes off as vocal fry.
Personality:
Stirling is refined and polished in a way that comes off unnatural. Everything about Stirling is like some “Prince” has entered. Elegant and regal, Stirling likes things in particular ways that please Them. They seem to lack the consideration of others wants, though being with the SYNBAD community for a while Stirling has warmed up to at least them. Though they can still be quite pedantic to strangers and people they just met. People are unsure whether or not Stirling does this to test their limits with the individual or to gauge socially where they can get their way.
This last a particularly long time unless someone can earn Stirling’s respect in some way or another form. Very few have done so. Very few understand the recipe that earns Stirling’s respect. A few things that gain Stirling’s attention is not to be treated as an object or a thing, to be treated with respect by another, to be treated to the truth, someone who is strong willed themselves. Stirling doesn’t accept victim’s of their own mind. It’s not that they don’t have a concept of mental illness, Stirling will accept it, but it doesn’t mean Stirling has to respect the individual until they respect themselves.
Stirling is firm willed and firm headed, not quite stubborn, but certainly doesn’t like being told they can’t do something or being told No. Stirling finds ways to bend or break the rules, if they feel they are being challenged by another individual. Stirling is extremely set on what they want and prefer to get what they want. This comes as childish to many, though Stirling didn’t get much things growing up and lived a life with no love or concept of desire, now Stirling will not accept anything less. Stirling understands and know they are worth so much more, and will not let others step over them as they have in the past.
They are extremely sharp, not necessarily sharp witted, and not necessarily intelligent, but rather they can catch up to speed quite quickly. They notices glances and other behavioral ticks that others do not, which sometimes makes Stirling a bit of a manipulator. Not that they do it quite on purpose because they are a cruel heartless individual, but that manipulation had been a defense mechanism during their turbulent times in their life.
Their pedantic and liking of things being specifically done in a way that they prefer is not just not one they place on others, but themselves as well. Stirling is a perfectionist who cannot accept any shortcomings or mistakes, anything they consider a failure they try to readjust, fix and make better. Obsessive with being perfect at every turn, Stirling has a hard time accepting their flaws or failures. And tends to pout or become moody if they are less than successful in a circumstance. Stirling is obsessed with their and others own perfectionism that it blinds them to the real important things about relationships with others. Though it is something Stirling is slowly learning due to the New Breed community they have found themselves in.
It isn’t that Stirling is unaccepting of others feelings, they can be quite receptive of others feelings actually. It’s what deeply touches Stirling without them really realizing that’s the case, sometimes often oblivious to those kind of feelings. And while Stirling themselves may be receptive of the way others feels, oblivious and dense to those circumstance they forget to give back to others emotionally. Very few have earned this right from Stirling and it’s genuinely surprising. Despite all these cold, seemingly, unempathetic gestures, Stirling prefers speaking in coded “language”. Instead of saying, I appreciate you or, I love you. They take action to show this. Though it probably is poorly received because no one can quite get the grasp of what Stirling’s meaning is leaving them a gift of flowers, maybe a cake [that they got someone to bake for them], or some kind of physical thing they can give is actual a sign of Stirling’s acceptance. Once you receive gifts from Stirling you have been accepted into their good graces.
Skills:
Ballet Dancing -
Perhaps if you’re lucky you’ll get to see Stirling dance, their long limbs, and oddly flexible body allows them to move with a grace you could only accept from a fairytale. While not a career they pursued, and something forced upon them in the past they move like a professional, perhaps not quite like a professional something more than a professional. Though those who have had the opportunity to watch Stirling dance say they move as if they could walk on air.
Fencing -
With Stirling’s technique and grace, they learned fencing as well as ballet and ballroom dancing. Anything and everything to make Stirling shine like a polished gem. Everything for its’ refinement and elegance. Fancy footwork, light steps, and dance like movement makes Stirling fencing style seem so much more. Like an artist given who uses a blade rather than paint brush to fend off their attackers.
Horseback Riding -
Stirling was taught in the skills that would have made them a noble once. More like a circus freakshow, to look beautiful and be gazed upon. Still Stirling is an excellent horse rider, and actually had won his captors a few trophies over the years due to his bond with a horse named Stormy.
Diplomacy -
Stirling may be a perfectionist and may not know how to engage people in an informal setting, though he learned to talk to the elite and upper class. Stirling is well versed in the ability to delegate a situation if need be, especially one where the group is looking for a particular result.
Secondary Language -
Stirling speaks a secondary language, he can speak French. Though he'll only do so if it is necessary. He prefers not to speak it because the language brings back uncomfortable parts of his history.
Hobbies:
Mystery Novels -
Stirling has a wide collection of mystery novels, probably one of the reasons they were so interested in joining SYNBAD. Everything they learned from investigation and looking for clues comes from the works on their beautiful bookshelves they asked for. Stirling will read just about anything when it comes to Mystery Novels, they’ll even pick up the inexpensive grocery story novels that aren’t very good and runs a review site dedicated to the books they pick up.
Sailboating -
It’s probably the only task Stirling enjoyed being thrust upon him at an early age. Due an older gentleman who smelled of Cubans and sometimes rume. He taught Stirling how to amass the sails, and how to actually steer the sailboat. Stirling likes the wind and the feeling of escapism to sail on water, and see the waves. It might even come in handy.
Cop Shows -
If Stirling’s mystery novels didn’t have all the answers, then Stirling would learn techniques from the many serialized crime dramas that came out in the early 80s on British TV. It’s why some nickname them Little Cop because Stirling on cases likes to imitates the attitudes and behaviors of cop show personalities in real life.
Weapons: Don’t need them.
Equipment: Not needed. Crystal can be used to make things if need be.
Fighting Style: Various combat styles. Because Stirling can harden their body,they can use various styles depending on the circumstances. Stirling doesn’t have to harden their whole entire body,they can harden certain parts that are more useful in a given state. Stirling has some training in boxing, they can harden simply their palms and deliver some pretty heavy blows that could otherwise shatter an arm, or some non supernatural individual’s bones. While they also can mix in his fencing if he needs to be more at a distance. They can also fight more roughly and unpolished, crystal spikes forming around them.
Base Strength: Stirling themselves are not very strong. They don’t possess unyielding amounts of supernatural strength. At base level Stirling’s strength level is that of an average human, perhaps slightly weaker considering their frame, and lack of body fat, or any musculature which they have trouble gaining.
Base Defense Strength: Stirling base defense is above average. It takes a bit of time for Stirling to have even registered that they could have been in fact injured by minimal impact. Minimal impact including such things as a papercut, or someone tapping them too hardly on the back, or someone punching them with their average strength.
With Ability Strength: It isn’t that Stirling’s strength changes. It’s simply the substance you’re getting hit with is different. They can bruise the toughest musclehead with a diamond palm. And crush the most average person’s leg or arm with one shattering punch. But Stirling strength level is still at their base strength.
With Ability Defense Strength: Stirlings base defense is exceptional when their body has hardened. An average person or a physically athletic person merely just going to shatter their hand on the substance of Stirling’s body. Anyone who is supernatural in strength can fracture Stirling’s defense after a couple of hard hits. And those with insane amounts of super strength are often the ones who do the most damage to Stirling with just one or two hard punches.
Endurance: Prime physical endurance. Stirling has the endurance of someone in peak physical form, at a professional athletes level. Because Stirling trains and is naturally active Stirling doesn’t tire as easily as say someone who’s never been fit in their life or trained to do so. This doesn’t, however, suggest that he has a huge pool of stamina like Foster. It just means that Stirling can last a long battle if need be. It takes longer for Stirling to succumb to their injuries, mainly because their oblivious to their pain till it’s really painful.
Willpower: Stirling is very tough minded due to their history, like injuries it’s hard for them to succumb to taunting and ravings of people trying to cut them to size. It would seem Stirling has an unbreakable will, but just like they eventually succumb to their injuries, with the right magical words its possible to falter Stirling. Though they are somewhat immune to the powers of psychics, telepaths, their mind reverbs back information only giving the telepath a terrible migraine for trying to read through Stirling.
Speed: This is the world Stirling excels. Stirling is quick and nimble, gymnastic in their movements. While they may not move at a speedster speed, they move at supernatural speed that certain individuals could not keep up with. Stirling even increases this speed, by sliding or skating on a thin layer of crystal. {Subzero a good example} Stirling can dance, waltz, around their enemies movements. Turning combat into what seems like an awkward dance with a clumsy partner, and the grace, the skill, that Stirling performs with.
Reaction Speed: Quick enough Stirling reflects your movements, it’s like they can see a mirror image of you and react accordingly. Not only is their speed difficult to deal with, their reactionary timing is exceptionally difficult to deal with. Stirling is not directly predicting movements, Stirling is reflecting his enemies movements in his mind, which allows him to gain an understanding of how they’ll move next.
Name of Ability: Stardust
Class: Physical
Character Theme: Of course the very image with a name like Stirling is its close resemblance to sterling silver. Though there is another image people don’t get from the name, long ago Stirling was in reference by the Normans as a “Little Star”. Stirling shines in a way that seems unbreakable, a polished image of beauty and firm will to carry on despite the tragedies of life makes Stirling a bright star that others would follow. Stirling guides those and navigates them through their darkness and radiates light to others. Determination is Stirling.
Ability Capabilities: Put simply Stirling body has replaced certain things with mineral compounds. Which they can harden in pieces or as a whole to create crystal. Their hair follicles are made of flexible crystal compounds, when aren’t hardened are like touching gel shoe sandals. The keratin in their nails are replaced by mineral compounds. Mineral compounds also swim along red and white blood cells in their blood. Even simpler, crystal manipulation.
Qualities of Ability:
Mineral Strengthening
Every mineral compound in Stirling ability, they can strengthen and harden it into a diamond like consistency. This can be done to in pieces, such as merely strengthening the mineral in a hand to make a diamond like palm. This can be done in pieces, such as strengthening the arm, in order to shape later into a blade. Mineral strengthening is what gives Stirling possibilities in combat or in other circumstances the they would use.
Crystal Shaping
Stirling has the ability to shape the crystal they strengthen into various things. Claws, blades, crystal nails, and so and so forth. The possibilities are as limitless as the individuals own creativity to get with them.
Crystallize
Stirling doesn’t just strengthen their own body, they can crystallize things around them. This spreads around them in a small 4 ft circumference. Which they use to manipulate, to slide on it, or around their enemies.
Mineral Reformation
Stirling’s body cracks, it can break apart, fall apart, shatter, and be crushed. Just like a vase or just like a stalagmite, Stirling can reform their body. Albeit slowly, Stirling can come through most injuries that would otherwise kill an individual. Though not immortal, we’ll discuss that a bit later. They can regrow from anything as long as he has a root to grow from.
Strength of Ability
The strength of Stirling ability is how various it can be, and how much wiggle room it lends him. The ability is not about overall strength, but what it lends to a creative user who understands it and can use it well. While simple explanations it may seem for the ability, the complexity of the ability comes in how it is used, strategic, and tactical brought up.
Weakness of Ability
Stirling mineral compounds don’t necessarily agree with their body, something in their chemical compounds killed their reproductive capabilities at an early age. Sometimes Stirling own white cells attack his crystal compounds as invades which leads to Stirling getting sort of sick often, catching the common cold more quickly and more frequently than other members of the New Breed community. And being crystal is not the ultimate defense, Stirling stays far from Bridget because heated dragon lady, that kind of condensed heat melts down crystal, expanded upon in limitations. Though Stirling themselves has trouble with heat, getting too hot could have Stirling collapse or pass out. They also don’t gain much weight, in fact they also have trouble keeping the weight they already have. Skipping a few meals could put Stirling in a poor situation, with more health complications that plague them.
Limitations of Ability:
Stirling cannot affect others with their crystal, this should be made pretty clear right away. That their crystallization affects what is around them an inorganic material, rather than organic material. Unto regrowth, Stirling cannot come back from the dead. If something kills their brain, or their body shuts down from organ failure than Stirling couldn’t come back from that. They are not immortal. But there is some caveat to that. Just like the chicken that survive its head coming off for a few months, as long as either the brain or the heart is still working or beating Stirling can regrow. As long as Stirling is not theoretically dead, Stirling can regrow.
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Column Written by Steven Wilson
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Quotes:
“People are meant to be defined, we wouldn’t have labels existing otherwise if they weren’t meant to. So if someone says or looks trashy, then they are defined by themselves, I am not defining themselves, they already did that for me,”
“Secretly I want to make a big party for someone,”
“Gifts are the best love,”
“Cherries look like butts,”
Reputation: Stirling is often a mix bag. You either love them upon first meeting or hate them upon first meeting. Stirling certainly has an ugly beauty about them. Ugly personality, though it's what influenced them when they were quite young, a lot of scrupulous people judging every little finer detail of who you are and breaking you down to either you conformed or gave up. There's a genuine desire Stirling has to get to know people better, that's what the gift giving is about because they have no idea how to say it. Yet their outside surface is literally pretty, and it is further emphasized by pretty, flamboyant actions.
Viorel, is respected, I don't think Stirling could get away for very long like treating Viorel like a handmaiden
Myles, Stirling doesn't care for, something about Myles sense of dress and ugliness bothers Stirling. Most likely every time Myles walks into the room Stirling will raise their hands up and pretend they don't see anything or place up horse blinders
Jack is respected because they spar and Stirling gets to boss him around when he teaches him, so its a win win for Stirling
Stirling doesn't like Bridget either, she's hot, and also doesn't quite understand why everyone finds her pretty, when her face looks like an iron pan {his words}
Stirling likes Nilin, but won't show it, he sees her as to easy to push around, so while they like her, they don't have the respect enough to not push her around
Stirling doesn't like Foster because he comes off cowardly and Stirling doesn't like anyone who cannot be confident in themselves, they see it as a personal weakness and Stirling won't respect an individual like that. Also Foster is too nice and easy to push around so Stirling, if he can't push Nilin, will push around Foster even more because Foster is the type to easily cave
Stirling thinks Chloe is an idiot and won't respect her, they won't ask her for anything else, because she'll just ask the other people. So they ignore and pretend she doesn't exist at all.
Stirling finds Harper interesting, not enough to confide in, but he's confident and Stirling likes that. Most likely Stirling sees Harper as a role model because he's the most confident in himself. Or so it seems on the surface.
Stirling also has the same opinion of Myles towards Luka. He finds Luka to have a personal ugliness and their sense of dress is not refined at all. Stirling could see Luka being better refined than Myles, so Luka has been adopted as his pet project to make elegant
While Stirling has no personal feelings on Jensen. Jensen is so average, he's uninteresting to Stirling, he's not even fun to push around because Jensen just rolls with the punches usually
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