Kosty

Information

Player: Sunflower

Character Full Name: Kosty Sprinkle

Character In-Game Name: Kosty

Association(s): Gnomeregan, engineering

Race: Gnome

Class: Rogue

Age: 49 (young adult)

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Appearance

Face

Her face looks rather young for a Gnome, between the 40 and 50 years old. Her black ponytail falls in between her shoulder blades. The tail doesn't seem to be there for the looks, rather for the convenience. Bright green eyes stare into the world with caution. One could think that she knows when to speak and when not to speak.

Body

Kosty is a rather small, but well proportioned Gnome. She is around 3 feet tall and weighs about 37 pounds. Her head is naturally out of balance with the rest of her body. Her hands and fingers are slender. Looks like they could be perfect for engineering.

Outfit

Her outfit is made of black leather. There are a lot of pockets in her pants and on the sides of her vest. What's in them however, remains a mystery to most. The outfit is already showing signs of usage. The elbows and knees of her outfit look more grey than black. Two short swords can be seen on each side of her hips. The swords look like those that the Militia wears. Around her neck there is a brilliant necklace. Showing on it is the sign of the 'Sprinkle family'.

Fighting Skills

Kosty is a thinker when it comes to fighting. If the fight is already lost, because she is outnumbered or something, she will try to find a way to get away. However, when she is dedicated to the enemy in front of her, she will never run and would rather face it. Her swords are there for a purpose and she is not afraid to use them.

Most of the times she will try to be as silent as possible, hiding behind objects and the like to strike from behind. However, most creatures have sharp eyes and very good ears so they can sense her before she gets close enough. When that is the case, she keeps her distance at all times, taking into account that the reach of her arms is almost always shorter than her enemies'. She can quickly see an opening in the defensive stand and slash her swords at the weak spots in ones armor. Other than her swords, she's not afraid to use items that she created with her crafting. Grenades are often found in one of her pockets. When it comes to fighting together with others, she will be on the sides, trying to remain unnoticed by the opposing force. She normally goes behind the enemies' front line to cause some havoc in the back ranks where the healers and ranged can be found. Although she has no experience in large battles, this is how she thinks it might work out best for the party.

Personality

Kosty comes from a family of engineers. Both her father and mother were dedicated engineers. Kosty loves engineering and is always striving to think of something new or something better. When she has an idea about something, she can't stop thinking about it. Most of the times she will need to actually make it in order to have some rest in her head again. One day she would like to be one of the best engineers. She does understand however, that this is probably not a goal she can actually achieve.

Gnomeregan is another goal she is after. In her dreams, she dreams of a Gnomeregan that she can walk in. A rebuild Gnomeregan and newly found historical papers and items about Gnomes. Taking back Gnomeregan can easily be called her lifetime goal. About this one, she is certain that it will one day actually be achieved and that she and her brothers and sisters will walk in the magnificent city again.

Kosty is easy to talk to, though she takes a long time to answer sometimes. This is because she always thinks over her words and tries to find the right answer to the question... or is it the right question for the right person?

Kosty enjoys just listening and sitting with large groups. She isn't really a loner, but one could think that she is the silent type. For her friends, Kosty will go through fire.

Sometimes Kosty will speak in the third person about herself. She tries not to do it, but it's a generic Gnome thing to do so. One can easily mistake her for being a bit self centered. However, she doesn't really mean it like that.

Another trait comes with Kosty... The above traits can easily be seen as nice and good traits. However, Kosty is awfully nosy. When she finds somebody interesting, she will try to find out a lot about them. Most people find this cute, perhaps it has something to do with her smiling face. However, Kosty is also very able to get information out of people that they initially don't want to share with her. This isn't done overnight, she will first need to get close to somebody in order to find out all the nasty details.

Other than that, Kosty is somebody who mostly believes in herself. She is eager to learn and eager to experience. She mostly does what she feels is the right thing to do. That could mean that she might sometimes trick a person or lie to a person. This is however, always when she doesn't respect that person. When she respects somebody, she would never lie.

History

Kosty was raised in Kharanos by her parents Kundra and Banno Sprinkle. Her parents were working there because of the friendship that was established with the Dwarves long back. They made devices and did repairs on the devices that were available in Kharanos. Her childhood was nice and relaxed, like every childhood should be. Her parents were engineers and they showed Kosty anything that she needed to know. She can often be found near forges, where she melts her materials and makes something nice out of them. Kosty and her friends often wandered in the wilds and it was there, that she first learned how to fight. They were still kids and not really able to defend themselves of course. Often enough they would be in serious trouble and one would have to go for some help. Her parents didn't really like this of course, but what can one do with a teenager?

Reaching the age of 30, Kosty was supposed to choose a last name for herself. Gnomish rules say it has to be a name that you've made yourself famous with. However, Kosty hadn't established something at that time, that would refer to a new last name for herself. Although she did mind it at that time and subconciously still minds it, she never chose a name that didn't fit her. That is why she is still called 'Sprinkle'. She always thought that when the time would come, she would know her new name.

When she was old enough, around 40 years, she decided that it was time to discover the world.

Leaving her parents behind and a bucket full of tears later she stood eye in eye with her first dangerous encounter... alone. She ran and naturally outran it. Focused on not letting that happen again, she found herself a nice rogue that was willing to help her. Together they practiced her tricks and she began to feel more and more confident. The rogue showed her several ways to encounter an enemy and also showed her the value of just passing by silently and not get into the fight. He trained her in trying to walk by unnoticed, silent steps and hiding behind objects while closing in on an enemy or perhaps a rather interesting party.

Her hair used to be long, Kosty decided that it would be easier if she bound it together in a ponytail.

Although Kosty has a feeling for daggers, she'd rather use short swords, for some reason they give her more confidence in her fighting. In her eyes the swords give her a wider reach then daggers. The daggers are of course a lot faster than swords, but Kosty is fast enough to make up for that.

Her trainer was a true rogue. Not the backstabbing kind of guy, more like the sweet-talking kind. With his natural charisma, he charmed her right away. After a while Kosty found out that in his heart, the rogue never actually cared for her as a person. She was just welcome company in the wilds. No... they never did that! She was company, a person to talk with. While Kosty was starting to realize this, she started changing her attitude towards him ever so slightly. She learned while he casted his charisma on her and eventually of course, he found out. When she was confronted with the fact that she treated him differently now, she never looked down or away from him. She merely nodded and told him that she had found out how he looked at her. It was only natural to give him the same treatment. The rogue laughed and poked her gently. He perfectly understood and he was willing to show her some more tricks.

Several ideas and goals were forming in her head at that time. She wanted to see the whole world and experience it's wonders. Walk around in Stormwind for example was one of the things she really wanted to do. When she came there the first time, she was surprised as to how it looked. The buildings so tall and big and all made of stone. She felt tiny in the city and she had the feeling the huge walls were closing in on her, perhaps falling down on her head? After a while she got used to it and she feels rather at ease now in Stormwind. Though she rather spends her time outside of Stormwind, in the beautiful Elwynn Forest.

Reading and hearing about Gnomeregan and the wonders that must still be hidden there, she wondered how it would be like to actually be able to live there. Her parents never took her to the actual city, because they were too busy repairing stuff. Gnomeregan taken back again by the Gnomes, walking the streets in this wonderful city and seeing that what Gnomes made, this is what she is after. Kosty is dedicated to the city and will do anything to help and take it back.