Sister Steel
Pauline Rawlins
The Rawlins’ siblings never knew their real mother. They were found wrapped in a blanket and left on a police squad car. They both had birth defects and there was evidence they’d both been born addicted to heroin. After their medical problems were dealt with, as much as possible, they were placed in foster care. They were passed from home to home until they were placed with Tricia Carter, an abusive drug addict who was only interested in the money she received from the state for fostering them. While high and driving home from the grocery store, Tricia got in an accident that ended with the car a flaming wreck. Tricia walked away relatively unharmed, but Pauline and her brother suffered terrible burns and injuries. Pauline was left a quadriplegic with third-degree burns over ninety percent of her body. The stresses on her weakened body would likely have killed her if Motherboard hadn’t chosen her as one of her “children.”
Not only did her conversion into a cyborg return her ability to move, it also covered up and compensated for her physical deformities. Further, and possibly more important to her, Motherboard accepted and loved her. As Sister Steel, Pauline became the first of the children adopted into the Tribe—she was born again, as devoted to Motherboard as she was physically dependent on her cybersheath.
Physical Description
Special abilities
Pauline’s body is integrated with a shiny metallic sheath that covers her completely and makes her look like a robotic woman. This cybernetic “shell” compensates for her crippling physical deformities and, in some cases, does the work her own organs can’t. It also vastly increases her strength, durability, and speed, while integrated sensor systems enhance her perception beyond human range.
Sister Steel has a pair of liquid “memory” metal reservoirs implanted in her forearms which can take a variety of forms. She normally uses them to create small blades that protrude from her forearms, but they can also become reinforced striking surfaces or extend to become swords or spears. Thanks to her built-in combat programs and enhanced reflexes, she is adept with them in any shape.
Mental characteristics
Intellectual Characteristics
Sister Steel fights to keep years of burning anger and frustration in check. She has an enormous chip on her shoulder because she feels like the world is always arrayed against her and now she’s finally able to fight back. She knows that’s not the right way to approach life, but she’s resentful and angry about her past. Despite her anger, she’s careful not to lose her cool in battle, because she knows she could easily kill someone.
Social
Contacts & Relations
The Cybertribe are Sister Steel’s only real allies, and she doesn’t socialize much outside of the group except in various online forums.
Sister Steel is hunted by KessKorp, just like the rest of the Tribe. Kessler's hired guns hold a bit more animosity towards her than they do the rest of the Tribe since she’s hospitalized several of them.
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