GUIDELINES

UPDATED: 08/20/25. i feel like these rules come off as super blunt and lowkey mean but i promise i'm chill. T_T

♡ i am currently recovering from a year-long bout of writer's block caused mostly by rl events, and i am gradually working on reviving my muse and love for this hobby. as it stands, my current activity is low, but i will try to be as present as i can be.♡ ros was created specifically for the baldur's gate: descent into avernus campaign, which i am still currently playing. please do not spoil the campaign for me. her storyline is still developing gradually, but i am flexible and willing to work with anyone on certain lore bits. i'm flexible with throwing her in other verses, but for my own pacing and to keep from getting too overwhelmed, i will mostly follow fantasy-based blogs and entertain au's with established mutuals and writing partners.
> FOR LORE PURISTS: i am not the end-all-be-all forgotten realms lore master, and a lot of ros's background might be a result of me taking creative liberties with the setting. ros is a blood descendent of pre-fallen zariel, and i fear the amount of people that will not vibe with this. that's fine, just don't follow.♡ i don't care about your issues with other people, nor do i subscribe to callout culture. unless the person is a detriment to the roleplaying community, i ask that you please leave me out of it.♡ this blog will contain nsfw themes and content that some might find triggering including, but not limited to: religion, hell imagery, bullying, mentions of xenophobia, blood and violence, child abandonment, etc. triggers will be tagged as trigger // and nsfw as nsft //. i'm too lazy to make a nsfw sideblog, so please heed the tagging system if you must!♡ if you support the red plague in america right now, do not follow me. incest, non-con, racism, homophobia, transphobia, zionism, and general pos behavior will not be tolerated or allowed in my vicinity, thanks.
> DNI FANDOMS: harry potter, stranger things, most romantasy, far cry, krp, anime, cyberpunk.

♡ i'm already difficult to get ahold of, and so unless you already have my discord, please don't ask. i would rather just discuss via messages or interact via memes at this time. i'm tired, admittedly lazy, and the amount of times people have guilted me for being overstimulated and unavailable or pressured me into being present 24/7 has just killed my desire to get too personal with mutuals.
> DISCUSSIONS: while i can be VERY slow at discussing, i promise it is not for a lack of interest. i genuinely just try to make sure i read up on your muses and have all available information down so i can engage effectively. i know how frustrating it is to get questions on basic stats that are readily available with one click, and i value the creative process immensely, so i want people to feel their hard work is appreciated, especially with ocs.♡ general rp etiquette applies. 21+ and mutuals only. multi-ship, multi-verse, minimal to no formatting on my end.
> i love ships, but romantic ships are never a priority. i'm a bit hesitant to do so unless we have built a decent writing rapport. i will romantically ship exclusively with one canon character, but i do not do exclusives otherwise and will still cherish any platonic connections with multiple canons.
> I SOFTBLOCK DUE TO: inactivity, no interactions, just general follower upkeep, or if i decide i no longer want to write in a specific fandom and want to clean up my dash.
- - - these aren't big deals, and it is never personal, especially if we have not talked on a personal level. i also try to abide by hard block rules when i read them, but i am extremely forgetful and softblock several mutuals in one go when i do. you are always welcome to re-follow if you would like to try again! i am not tethered to my phone and tend to take weekends off, so i may miss a follow for a couple of days.♡ for anyone who knows me from ANOTHER ROLEPLAY SITE that i have not been a part of for a couple of years now: if we have rekindled socially and are mutuals, please know that it is because i want to be. however, i only ask that you respect my privacy so that former acquaintances do not lurk my blog. i know i can't control what people do or talk about, but i have been able to preserve my peace this long and hope to continue doing so. thank you. ♡

.    BASICS    .

 NAME   Rosalind "Ros" Hawthorne.
 ALIASES   Ros (preferred), Rosie (by mother).
 AGE   Mid twenties to Early thirties (timeline depending).
 SPECIES   Half-Elf.
 SEXUALITY   Pansexual.

.    APPEARANCE    .

 EYES   Amber / Honey Brown.
 HAIR   Copper, long and wavy, often worn in some kind of braided style.
 HEIGHT / BUILD  5'7. Ectomorph.
 NOTABLE TRAITS  As a half-elf, Ros has pointed ears, but due to the scandal behind her birth and complicated upbringing, she tends to be self-conscious and hides them beneath her hairstyle.

.    PERSONALITY    .

 TRAITS   open-minded, good-natured, vivacious, chipper, impulsive, argumentative, tone deaf, socially awkward.
 ALIGNMENT   True Neutral.
 MYERS-BRIGGS   ESFP - The Entertainer.
 HABITS   chewing on the inside of her cheek, twirling her hair, random ballet positioning, avoiding eye contact when speaking to others, covering her ears and lowering her head when she blushes, scratching the side of her neck when she's nervous.
 FEARS  somehow giving in to darkness like zariel did, reverting to her 'mean girl' era, an arranged marriage that sticks, letting her friends down, not being able to help elturel or the hellriders.
 INSPO  rose dewitt-bukater (titanic), cher horowitz (clueless), sypha belnades (netflix castlevania), alexis rose (schitt's creek), elizabeth swann (pirates of the caribbean), daisy buchanan (the great gatsby), keyleth (the legend of vox machina), jane bennet (pride and prejudice).

.    BACKGROUND    .

 HOMETOWN   Manorborn, Upper City, Baldur's Gate.
 BACKGROUND   Noble.
 DEITY   Lathander, the Morninglord.
 ANCESTRY   Zariel (great-great paternal grandmother) & Olanthius of Elturel.

the hawthornes are a PATRIAR family in baldur's gate who generally adhere to the status quo. ros's birth out of wedlock was a scandal that has targeted ros her entire life. in public, fellow patriar families generally play nice only because of her grandmother's influence.

 GRANDMOTHER   Vera Hawthorne (guardian).
 MOTHER   Cassandra Hawthorne (estranged).
 FATHER   Unknown Elven Father.

ros's lineage was a point of contention most of her life, and it wasn't until the fall of ELTUREL and the events that followed that ros discovered she is a blood descendent of the angel zariel before she became an archdevil of avernus.

.    PARTY    .

 FINN   Drakewarden Ranger.
 MERCY   Celestial Warlock.
 LEONS   Devotion Paladin, Hellrider Captain.
 TALZAR   Red Drake, Finn's son, actually.
 LULU   Hollyphant, Mercy's patron and companion, and former war mount of Zariel with a bad case of amnesia.

the HELLRIDERS OF ELTUREL are/were the city's elite cavalry force and primary military, led by THE ANGEL ZARIEL into AVERNUS to stop the BLOOD WAR. they were defeated, with zariel now a corrupted archdevil appointed by asmodeus.
the ones that remain are only a handful, but are now under the command of leons's mother, with leons promoted to captain.

.    CHARACTER SHEET    .

 STR   10  DEX   14  CON   14  INT   10  WIS   10  CHA   18

 CLASS   Divine Soul Sorcerer.
 METAMAGIC   Quickened Spell, Twinned Spell.
 FEATURES   Innate Sorcery, Font of Magic, Favored by the Gods, Sorcerous Restoration, Empowered Healing.
 LEVELED FEAT(S)   Lucky.
 LANGUAGES   Common, Celestial, Draconic, Elvish.

.    PROFICIENCIES    .

 SKILLS   Arcana, Deception, History, Insight, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Religion.
 WEAPONS   Simple Weapons.
 TOOLS   Harp, Playing Cards.

.    INVENTORY    .

 WEAPONS   Glass Dagger, Silvered Dagger.
 ARCANE FOCUS   Sunburst Amulet.
 ATTUNED   Staff of Healing, Feywild Shard, Left Hand of Zariel.
 OTHER   Spell Scrolls, The Erotic Adventures of Drizz't (Vol. 1-3), Rose of Bhaal, Soul Coins (x3).

.    SPELLBOOK    .

 CANTRIPS   Message, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Sacred Flame, Sorcerous Burst.
 LVL 1   Cure Wounds, Guiding Bolt, Healing Word, Mage Armor.
 LVL 2   Lesser Restoration, Shatter, Spiritual Weapon, Tasha's Mind Whip.
 LVL 3   Counterspell, Lightning Bolt, Mass Healing Word, Spirit Guardians.
 LVL 4   Ice Storm.