Deceased - This post through page twenty = her murder by Eloi
Name: Valentina Rosetti
Real name: Valarie Sternberg
Alias: "petite fleur"- Little Flower, "ma dulce" - my sweet, 'petite morte', or little death.
Gender: Female
Age when turned: 9
Actual Age: 9 due to just being turned...
Race: Vampire
Physical Description:
Her lavender hair drapes down to just above her shoulders, while her bangs dip slightly into her eyes. Her pale face is round, and soft, due to the fact that she is forever nine years old. Long thick lashes curl up, expanding wide dark purple/lavender eyes. If one were to look within them, they would feel as if they were falling forever, drowning in a sea of blackness. The only other marking upon her face are two dimples that are only visible whenever she smiles, which is generally all the time. Valentina’s feminine frame stands at a mere 4’1 and despite her childlike appearance she is extremely toned and strong. Whenever she has just fed, her face has color, and there is a rosy shade to her dimpled cheeks.
She likes to dress as an innocent little girl in pinks, and lace and bows. Also, her attire consists of a pair of legging that matches her dark purple under-dress. The under-dress drapes down a little past her knees and the top part is like a sleeveless shirt, but it fastens with a criss-cross design with pure silk ribbons. The rest of the dress is a lighter shade and has intricate adornments on the front from the bottom of the sternum to mid-chest. The top of it wraps around her upper arms. Around her waist is a thin dark purple almost brown belt. Dress! On her cute little feet are a pair of black Mary Jane dress shoes that are far more comfortable than they look.
However she will also wear comfortable jeans or shorts depending on the weather. She has any color imaginable to man and all of them are in perfect condition. If at any time her clothes are ruined, she gives them to Red Cross to reintegrate them into the system. Going with the jeans, she wears pretty much any type of cute t-shirts or tanks and ensures that they too are in good shape. Her tennis shoes are perfect, just like her clothes and she goes to great lengths to keep them clean. She has tons of shoes and of course, boots for hiking and what not. Finishing out the outfit are two different forms of outwear. The first is a long metallic blue jacket that rests a few inches below her knees and has a collar. The second is a black hooded cloak that when properly fastened with the black buttons and loops give a shadowy appearance allowing her to hide easily. Valentina wears a simple black choker that looks more like a belt than anything else. She also has a pair of wire rimmed sunglasses with black lenses
Wings!
Outstretched from behind her is a set of wings. The wing on the left is black while the one on the right is white. The wings appeared right after she was turned and although no one could explain why, she decided that it was a gift from her sire. Unable to make them disappear, Valentina has no qualms with letting them show, but she has upon occasion fastened them down beneath her jacket.
Equipment
Barrettes/Hair Ties: Valentina has countless number of bunny barrettes in her arsenal. She also has a number of ribbons of all different colors, although the majority of them are purple to match her dress
NomNom: Another piece of equipment is her pure white kitty with beautiful blue eyes. The kitty, named NomNom has a purple bow around its neck and loves lying in Valentina’s lap. In addition to the real kitty, she has a plushie replica of NomNom, which she sleeps with. More importantly, NomNom can morph into a ginormous strong and deadly White Siberian Tiger. As a tiger, NomNom is almost as tall as a SUV, and his fangs and claws elongate much like a Sabertooth tiger. While in this form, his flesh has all but rotted off, and he salivates poison that is constantly dripping from his fangs. His speed is twice as fast as a cheetah despite looking like a zombie. NomNom is in reality, a homunculi formed from her practice in the dark arts. The signs of rot and decay are testament to her imperfect skill at the time of his creation. However, when in kitty form, he’s absolutely CUTE and ADORABLE! Only when he’s in the other form is he rotting.
Band: Around her left foot is a platinum gold locking band that sits slightly above her ankle. This band is far from ordinary, and was passed down to her from the individual that sired her. It is filled with the eldritch powers of eons long past, and protects her physically from attacks. While it cannot protect her from everything, it lessens the blow, and allows her time to fight back.
Throwing Knives: 6 silver-plated throwing knives are sporadically placed on her body, but nowhere that would touch flesh.
Spell Book: This book stores her dark arts, and allows her to access hundreds upon hundreds of spells. It has a locking mechanism that only she can open, and if anyone else happened to get it open, they would only see black pages. All she has to do is speak the phrase of the spell, and it automatically opens to that page, and begins the spell creation.
Charm Bracelet: On her right wrist is a bracelet that has a variety of different charms upon it. Each charm on the charm bracelet corresponds to a different magical ability she can use at whim. Like a little dog allows her to summon lycanthropes from another world: giant, feral werewolves ready to tear flesh at her command. Or a dollhouse lets her throw up a protective telekinetic shield. A pair of dice allows her to increase her luck, or the luck of those around her, half a heart allows her to flow necrotic energy into NomNom, healing his zombified tiger body, a pair of cherries allows her to quell her own blood-thirst so that she can think, even when provoked into a feeding frenzy
History
Valerie Sternberg was born to a normal set of middle class parents that like most others, wanted the best for their only child. The family did the things that other families did, such as going to the park to play, visiting the nearby zoo, and of course, playtime with other families. In fact, Valerie’s life as a child was almost too perfect. She had an extremely close relationship not only with her parents, but with her entire extended family as well. Cousins were constantly coming over to play, and she would spend a month each summer at her grandparents. Well, two months a summer since she had to spend a month with each set of grandparents. At each set, Val had tons of friends, and was always doing some sort of activity. Kindergarten was a breeze for the gifted little girl, and she was quite content doing tons of extracurricular activities, even at such a young age. Every night after dinner and dessert, they would go out on walks, and explore the woods that surrounded their neighborhood. This continued even when they moved to a new place miles away from their old neighborhood. When Valerie turned nine, they decided to take a new route, and soon found themselves trekking down a particularly scary path. It was this night that would change her life forever. All at once, they were attacked by a form that was nothing more than a blur. The way it moved entranced Valerie, and she couldn’t help but watch even as her parents were brutally slaughtered in front of her. When the creature turned towards her, the only thing the kid could do was let out a little squeak. Her feet felt planted to the ground, and even if she could run, it was obvious that it could move much faster than her little legs could.
It’s all over…
As the thing was just about to leap on her, another form suddenly appeared. The two fought, but the newer arrival was obviously stronger than the other. Before justice could be dispatched, the weaker being disappeared in a burst of mist. Valerie couldn’t move, and as the strange female turned to glance at her, she immediately felt relief. This sensation continued even as the black haired woman moved closer, and Sternberg wasn’t sure if the red streaks were hair color or blood. Without a word, the lithe woman picked her up, and stepped through a strange black opening. It wasn’t long that Valerie fainted, and when she woke up, the orphan found herself in the middle of a colossal house that soon would become her permanent dwelling. The savior that had saved her stepped into the room, and introduced herself as Lily Rosetti. She quickly explained that the creature that had dispatched Valerie’s parents was a rogue vampire, while she was a vampire that had control over her bloodlust. She also explained that no one knew exactly what she was, except the people residing in this house, and that this was to be Valerie’s new home. The small child took it all in, and it was apparent that she was smarter than anyone her age.
“I’m sure you need time to think things over. If you wish to go to an orphanage, just tell me, and someone will drop you off. However, I’m offering you a chance in the lifetime. Think of all the things you could do if given the chance.”
With that, Lily stepped out, and left Valerie alone. Sitting in the middle of a queen sized bed, she wasn’t sure exactly what to do. The thought of being a vampire instantly intrigued her, simply because in her mind, if she became one, she would be able to understand why one would go rouge and why her parents had to die. To the left of her bed was a nightstand with a book placed carefully on it, and Val picked up the piece of literature, and snuggled down beneath the covers for some reading. The entirety of the tome was all about vampires, and after reading for the entire night, and most of the next day, she knew almost everything there was to know. She then spent the remainder of the day mourning the loss of her parents, but knew that she simply couldn’t go back to her other family, because the murderer was still alive, and that needed to change. Later that night, Valerie found Lily in another part of the house, and made the decision to become a vampire. Not one to reject a vengeful child, since at one point in time, she was the same way, Lily bit down gently on Valerie’s neck, and fed. She then cut her own wrist, allowing her vampiric blood to flow into the nine-year-old’s mouth.
“Valarie Sternberg is no more. You are now Valentina Rosetti, little one.”