Backstory

Like most Starsweepers, Maroo loved to party in her past life. She was a dancer, and a talented one at that, often performing for crowds during feasts and gatherings alongside her girlfriend and dance partner, Ryzi. Both girls were light on their feet and flexible, capable of keeping rhythm with the music of any party with ease. And, in the few times when the Starsweepers were not hosting their rambunctious festivities, the two were known to give more intimate performances. Their skillsets trasnferred over perfectly between both occupations, making for a pleasing performance for whatever soiree they might be invited to.

However, when one gets involved in affairs of flesh and lust, jealousy is often an unavoidable adversary.

Late one night, Maroo and Ryzi were treating a client to a rousing evening. The carnal affair was really just beginning, the trio undressed and intertwined in a shadowed alcove on the fringe of a modest celebration, when the man's mate, a large and well trained Starsweeper huntress named Maeve, found them. As the envious female began to reprimand her mate, Maroo was shoved away from a sensual kiss she had been sharing with him, and Ryzi nearly injured herself tumbling off the man's lap in a panic. The huntress proceeded to lecture her partner while the the two dancers exchanged puzzled and innocent expressions, having had no way to know that the male had a partner who would stumble upon the exchange.

Lucky for them, the huntress eventually dragged the male away, no doubt to endlessly berate him for the act she had just witnessed. The dancers dressed themselves, not without exchanging a few words of relief, before heading out to close out the night amongst the other partygoers. 

A few days later, however, there was a knock at the door. Maroo and Ryzi were not accustomed to visitors, except for on the rare occassion a client came to their house for an evening, though it was the middle of the day and the couple had just sat down for lunch. The moment Maroo unlocked the door, it swung open with enough force to send her stumbling backwards, colliding with the table on which their meal was laid. Maeve stood looming in the doorway, some freshly hunted game slung over her shoulder, which she dropped onto the floor with a thud. The animal's blood began to trickle onto the floor as she produced a skinning knife from her belt and stepped into the house, claiming that it was Maroo and Ryzi's fault for seducing her mate into being unfaithful. 

Trying to ease the tension, Maroo made a comment about how it was more likely the huntress's fault for being so overbearing, though in hindsight such a remark was probably not the best idea in the presence of a much stronger Starsweeper, let alone one wielding a sharp object.

Maroo and Ryzi climbed over the table to run deeper into the house in a panic. The huntress had been blocking the door, their most obvious escape route, so the two planned to crawl through the bedroom window to find help. Unfortunately, their pursuer knew this game all too well and chased her prey swiftly through the dwelling with no trouble, cornering them as they struggled to open a window to safety. 

Ryzi was the first to fall prey to the blade, which was thrust between her ribcage before either dancer had time to react. The knife wielder was stunned for a moment as her target let out a cry of pain, which gave Maroo a moment to clambor and try to cover the wound as her girlfriend slumped to the floor, losing blood at an alarming pace. She glanced up to see Maeve glancing between the bloodied knife and the dying girl with a shocked expression, as if she herself did not fully realize what she had just done. It was apparent, however, that it was too late to do anything to save Ryzi, as the color began to drain from her countenance, and from her Lifegem. Maroo held her close as long as she dared, though she could feel the huntress's panicked eyes on her. She looked up at the much larger woman, meeting her gaze for a moment and causing her to hesitate, though in the next instant everything went dark; Maroo herself fell prey to the same blade which had stolen Ryzi's life a moment earlier.

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It took barely a year after she was brought back as a Starrobber for Maroo to discover her past life, and her goal: To seek revenge for her own death, and that of Ryzi, by slaying Maeve.

Unfortunately, Ryzi had not been so lucky to be brought back as a Starrobber, though Maroo soon knew that there was no sense in grieving any longer. While she and Ryzi had been deeply in love, she knew without a doubt that her dance partner would have wished for her to find another mate to keep her happy, should anything happen to her. And, things had most definitely happened. Maroo became a joyful little bumblebee, flitting between whatever sweet Stardrgon flower caught her eye while she sought out the murderous huntress, though she never fell for any of them quite like she had for Ryzi.

Eventually, Maroo found Maeve and had her revenge. In her last moments, the huntress attempted to apologize, saying she had no idea what came over her. Though, of course this was too little, too late for the newly reborn Starrobber. She ended Maeve's life without another thought and paid one last visit to the huntress's now husband, before hanging up her mantle of revenge for good.

Maroo did not choose to pass on to the next life upon fulfilling her goal, however, as she knew not what awaited her there. While she could perhaps be reunited with her love in the afterlife, the Starsweeper-turned-Starrobber was not one to pass up a good party, and her new life among the Starrobber circus was shaping up to be just that.

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Today, Maroo is a trapeze artist and burlesque dancer for the Starrobber circus. She is carefree, chipper, and a little bit strange. She still speaks fondly of Ryzi, and even Maeve and her husband for some odd reason.

Trivia

• She loves sweets and enjoys baking cakes and other desserts in her free time.
• Her favorite thing to make is cheesecake. Especially with strawberries and lemons.
• She loves her performing outfits - anything with frills, feathers, and semi-sexy.

Artist Notes

• Feel free to have some fun with her outfits and colors, as long as they fit her circus/burlesque theme.
• Yes, her eyes lack pupils. Feel free to give her some light irises or something though.
• She's almost always happy, giggling, or making silly faces, unless noted otherwise.
• Her ribcage exposes a mostly-colorless gem inside her chest - sort of the same pale green as the lighter marks on her skin.
• Her breasts are small. She's not entirely fat chested, but no large boobs for her, please!