Abandoned in the wood of Aersleant at the height of Garlean occupation, Sterne was soon found by a Roegadyn named Kestran Cwinsyngsyn.Kestran was, indeed, the only man who would show Sterne love and empathy; traits Kestran would pass onto Sterne.The Cwinsyng family prospered with Kestran at the head even amid oppression. Sadly, the native Roegadyn people saw this, then regarded the Cwinsyng estate and their ilk as collaborators—traitors pariah.Though Midlander in appearance, Sterne's presumed Hyuran heritage would not afford them any privilege. Even those among Kestran's kin were offended by Sterne's existence. The Hyur was seen as:
"A line too far! The little bastard is an admittance of guilt!"
To avoid escalating violence, Sterne would often remain within the bounds of Cwinsyng Manor, but even Kestran's succor was not protection from abuses behind those walls.And so, when the man disappeared overnight, Sterne decided to follow in pursuit. Clues led Sterne to an undeniable revelation: Kestran slipped through the blockade to Eorzea!
"But why? And why without Me?"
Their journey thus began...Sterne has yet to be reunited with their father and have only twice returned to Aersleant: Once during the Calamity, and once again to relieve the Cwinsyng Estate of their riches...Or, as Sterne would argue:
"This is my inheritance. If my father is gone, I'll keep all that he has built with love and kindness."
Biographical Data
alignment
Chaotic Good
Homeland
Aerslaent
nameday
16th Sun | 2nd Umbral Moon†
age
Mid-Twenties [Apparent]†
Height & Weight
188 cm
74.8 kg
Distinguishing Feature
Grotesque Dead Eye
Current Employer
The Rhotano Museum
(The RhoMu)
occupation
Courier | investigative Antiquties
Talents
Swordsmanship | Acrobatics
Hobbies
Oenology | Smithing
Familiars
A sentient notebook
Chocobo: Mister
† Sterne's actual DOB is unknown.
What is listed is the day he was found, then so named, by his father Kestran Cwinsyngsyn.
Out of character
discord & Socials
@roboSterne
Time Zone
Eastern
Identity
Non-Binary | Androsexual
Pronouns
He/She/They/ANY
Languages
English [NA]
(fluent)
日本語
(conversational)
About Me
Late-Thirties
Writer
Project Manager
Founder of S|R
(A Gaming Community)
RP Style
Multi-Sentence
paragraph
Lore-Flexible
Walk-Ups & /Tells
Light & Heavy RP
21+ Mature (with Consent)
Aethereological Anomaly
There's something peculiar about their aether; a duality which calls the attention of the untrained. For those with the skill of an apprentice Mage, the aberration could be dismissed as nothing more than a passing curiosity. However, if you are a Mage of long-lived study, what you sense of them may dwell on your memory as some thing inherently wrong — something that may send chills within you. Not from fear, but from the weight of that which contradicts your understanding of the natural order. Dualities such as this should not be.
Familiar I: Mister
The blustering bird, his Chocobo Companion, is a loud and spirited animal with a mind of its own. Quick to pass judgement, this steed will wark at you with a surprising sentience; the sound's meaning made obvious in its furrowed brow. Mister is deciding which eye to peck at, or maybe it just really wants that bit of crumb in your beard. Don't flinch!
Heritage Found
For those from Aersleant, Sterne's accent or bearing may remind you of home. If you get Sterne to admit their family name, or happen to espy the so-named family bottle on a shelf, the Cwinsyng name may ring an ugly sound in your memory. Feel free to make up your own rumors, for such an outcast family would seldom be loved but often be gossiped.
Courier
M.R. Rhotano, the realms most famous infamously unknown merchant and entrepreneur, uses Sterne to track the untraceable and impeach the unimpeachable. When not out discovering new and protected oddities for his patron, Sterne can be found in the Rhotano Musem (The RhoMu: where their prizes are kept), either busy among the bustle, or in the quiet afterhours trying to be as unknowable as Rhotano themself.
Familiar II: Sentient Notebook
An unassuming book is always in Sterne's possession — until it decides otherwise! This magicked tome has a mind of its own. It may stay lifeless in Sterne's pack or, emboldened on a whim, stand up, march towards you on parchment feet, and present the quill in its spine as a mummer's invitation to write upon its blank pages. Magically it can recreate any document, note or passing sign its blood-bonded keeper encounters; duplicated and forever bound among its seemingly infinite pages.
"Something on my face?"
The scaring of their face does not often go without notice. If not for the eye-patch, you might be lucky enough to see the spontaneous emulsion of vitreous fluid and blood or puss from that battered eye-socket
rewrites have begun May 2025
There were short stories here, but now they're gone.
Many of the things written relate in chorus to the world of Final Fantasy X|V for the purpose of context, setting and narrative to Sterne's story.
These details are subject to revision upon the release of contradicting lore within the game and/or its official lore books.