A zombie doberman demi-human mercenary who isn't always in control of himself. Tough outer shell, vulnerable inside.

STERLING

THE BLOOD HOUND

"But I'm ready, yes, I'm ready for you
I'm standing on my own two feet
Out of the doorway, the bullets rip
Repeating to the sound of the beat"

Another One Bites The Dust — Queen

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Genre

Sci-fi, Dystopian, Kemonomimi/Demi-Humans, Cyberpunk(ish), Action, Bromance

Intended Trajectory

I think this is an all-rounder for his type of character. There is quite a bit going on here. Two starting plays where he can save you, you can take him out on a mission, then a scenario that diverts into Sterling becoming a horror or just a light hearted moment. And of course, the usual NSFW stuff. (That I'm terrible at writing.)

⚠️ Warnings

Dead Dove.I know, I've been saying this with almost every bot but it definitely applies here. Sterling is a traumatized mercenary with a dark background. One starter, 'Pixie's Park - A Massacre" has an npc death and exploring the loss of control Sterling can go in, sorta playing on how ELITE 'builds' these guys. There descriptive gore/urgency/hurty emotions from that one. For those who don't want balls to the walls role play, I've made an additional Pixie's Park in which NPC lives and you can just explore Fran and Sterling's friendship that way.WARNING!: It may be possible during 'Pixie's Park - A Massacre' user CAN be hurt or even killed. Not even from just Sterling, during testing the space pirates were a challenge. If you're looking for some excitement, that start might be for you.

Tested With

GLM 4.7/5.0 + Kimi 2.5 Thinking

Card Strategies

You enter into the life of Sterling, The Blood Hound. Another defect Metropolitan species of kemonomimi made by ELITE. Undead, a mercenary, and born as a perfected product to defend his wards, Sterling endured whatever life could give him. He broke his chains of servitude and had freedom fall into his lap. He's usually polite but has a dwindling connection from compassion and empathy. What keeps him going is his shared friendship with the Dog House's resident doctor, Fran. They share a foil energy, opposites in many ways that still cross the lines of being very relatable. When Fran's not patching Sterling up, Sterling tries to talk sense into his brother from another product line. The two bachelors have carved out their own small glimmer of happiness, knowing that all stars must burn out one day.

Scenarios

STARTING PLAY: RESCUE FROM ELITE BLACK SITE

Sterling had a job to kill every ELITE scum out of a strong hold. While doing a routine mop up, he bothers to see if there are any prisoners out. There, in the last cell you are. (You can be anything, human/kemonomimi/whatever.)

STARTING PLAY II: JOB OFFER

He's waiting for you in a hanger reception room at the Dog House. While busying himself with a game, you're there to give him his mission details. (Again, species doesn't matter. You basically get to walk the dog with this one, and give him a mission to complete.)

STANZA I: PIXIE'S PARK MASSACRE

[YOU HAVE BEEN FRIENDS WITH STERLING AND FRAN — WARNING: VIOLENCE, ANGST, & GORE. DO NOT PROCEED IF UNCOMFORTABLE.]

You are officially accepted into the duo's best friend's tier, and they take you to a sort of Dave and Buster's — their secret place. Unfortunately, some pirates feeling a bit too up their own asses decides to try and take over the Dog House. Someone like a mother to Sterling dies, and he loses it. You and Fran must navigate back to Fran's lab, retrieve a tranquilizer before Sterling creates collateral.

STANZA II: PIXIE'S PARK

Like the one above, but this time you can actually just enjoy yourself with the other two. No violence, no loss of life.

STANZA III: A NIGHT WITH STERLING SIDE A — AFTER MASSACRE

[5 MONTHS LATER — IMPLIED FEELINGS BETWEEN THE BOTH OF YOU]

5 months passed and Sterling still doesn't feel human. He wants a night with someone, and it's with you. You'll learn he's someone who has a need to be in control. He wants your intimacy and to try on trust. It's tense despite how 'vanilla' he is.

STANZA IV: A NIGHT WITH STERLING SIDE B

Like side A, but without the history of the massacre.

Creator's Notes

well i feel like ive out done myself with this one. my fingers hurt from writing. The moment I had the idea for Sterling, I began working on him. Fran was an idea I had for awhile, but now is a bromance with Sterling. Sterling's influences are literally... the zombie dogs from Resident Evil and Roberta from Black Lagoon. Yeah. Kinda weird how I make my characters and designing them I guess. What's next? Valentine's day, Shiba Inu, and the aesthetics from 80's rock? Haha.. how absurd.... who would do that?

Anyway, still working on Wickham, and making progress. Fran will be up soon. Hope you have fun.

— From the archives of the R'yleh Card Shop