HIDDEN WOLVES.

FILE.

full name: riley lennox

age: twenty four

gender / pronouns: demi woman, she/they

orientation: bisexual

affiliation: decoy for the nameless

occupation: tbd

family: miranda lennox (mother, deceased), wyatt lennox (father, deceased), utp (adopted parent, alive)

faceclaim: cailee spaeny

inspiration: toph beifong (avatar the last airbender), powder (arcane), ellie williams (the last of us)

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BIOGRAPHY.

DEATH TW, MURDER TW

Your story was never one of wealth and luxury. You knew struggle from your first breath, for it was your mother's last. You were a stubborn thing who held onto the comfort of your mother's womb a bit too long, causing complications that led to her death. Though you were just a baby, your father seemed to have blamed you for the loss of his wife. He looked at you and saw the woman he had lost, and it became too painful for him. He spent most nights drinking in a bar and gambling what little he owned. He was more husk than human, and you could do nothing but wait inside the house and hope he made it back in one piece.

It was strange how your father's death brought you more relief than despair. He had pissed off the wrong person during one of his benders, and it led to an assassin showing up at your home. You watched from your bedroom door as your father lost his life, and only when the assassin left did you venture out. But you didn't go and check if your father was alright--- no, you trailed after the assassin instead.

You followed them to their door, only pausing when they finally noticed your small frame. They asked why you're stalking them, and you just muttered, "You killed my dad. I don't really have anywhere else to go." This shocked them. There was no mention of a child when they were given the target, and now the loose end was staring at them. It would've been easy to get rid of you and go about their day, but there was a softness inside their stoic frame and they ended up taking you in. They hid your identity as their target's daughter and claimed you as their own, and the two of you ended up forming a makeshift family.

You grew up with the knowledge of what your adopted parent does, but their role never freaked you out. Instead, it intrigued you. They had a thrilling life, something one usually just sees on TV and movies, and you wanted that for yourself. You begged them to train you, to make you their mentee and bring you on assignments, but they refused each time. They wanted you away from the criminal life, wanted you to go to college and do normal young adult things, everything they didn't get.

Instead, you waited until your 20th birthday and made a choice. You directly disobeyed their order and went and joined the nameless, the very organization they work for. You know this life is dangerous and a path you can't veer off of once you get on it, but this is the decision you chose. You want to be useful to people, to be more than a dead man's daughter, and being a decoy was only the first step.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

THE ADOPTED PARENT: This is the person who killed Riley's dad and took her in as their own. They are either a current or former assassin aligned with the nameless, and they adopted Riley to cover up the fact they had a witness for one of their hits. I'm picturing very Joel and Ellie, reluctant partnership turned family vibes.

THE CRUSH: One nice compliment from a pretty person is really all it takes for Riley to get a crush, even if 9/10 times the other person isn't into her. This can be an unrequited plot with Riley pining after someone who is totally oblivious to her feelings, or it could be a future vibe between the two that can be explored in-game. Either way, love a good smitten decoy!

FILE.

full name: liena chen

age: fifty-five

gender / pronouns: cis woman, she/her

orientation: bisexual

affiliation: boss for the spider lilies

occupation: owner of the nightshade

family: jianhong chen (father, alive) , mei chen (mother, alive), daiyu chen (daughter, alive)

faceclaim: lucy liu

inspiration: theresa cullen (westworld), annalise keating (how to get away with murder), miranda priestly (devil wears prada)

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BIOGRAPHY.

Your story began like many before you. Born to successful Shanghai business owners, your childhood was gifted to you on a silver platter. You had your mother wrapped around your finger, and as the only child of the Chen household, your father instantly took you into his arms and declared you his heir. You lived in a gilded cage of your own creation, wrapped in silks and deemed the darling of high society, and you knew the rest of your life was meant to be as easy and fulfilling as your youth.

Your naive optimism was almost the death of you. You hadn’t meant to be seduced by the son of a lower-class merchant, but his kind eyes and thoughtful words charmed you instantly. It felt like a love story out of a fairy tale, but it turned into the makings of a cautionary tale. You hadn’t noticed the darkness that lurked behind his gaze, or the way his sugar-coated words hid barbed thorns. It wasn’t until he robbed you of your money and your standards that you realized he wasn’t after a fairy tale ending— he simply wanted to punish your parents for rejecting his family’s merchandise, and you were the unlucky victim.

His abandonment would’ve been a blessing had you not realized you were pregnant. To be pregnant at the mere age of 20, with no ties to the father, was a fate worse than death in your social circle. Those who adored you in your youth began to turn away from you, and even your parents untangled themselves from your firm grip. They were adamant that no daughter of theirs would be so foolish, and you began to think they were right. Could you truly call yourself their daughter when you brought nothing but shame to their eyes? Could you consider yourself part of the family when they so easily changed their opinion of you? You didn’t think so, so you did the unthinkable— you broke free of your gilded cage and ran away from your rose-colored life.

You fled to Las Vegas, and for once, you felt unsure about your position in life. You had no funds of your own, no family other than your unborn child, and no skills other than the ones learned from observing your parents’ business meetings. You began working oddball jobs in an attempt to keep yourself afloat, but the work never truly satisfied you. You felt like you were merely surviving, not living, and you longed to change that perspective– both for your sanity, as well as your daughter’s well-being.

It was fate that brought you face-to-face with the former Spider Lilies boss, Lucia Rosso. In an act of desperation, you chose a book from an unsuspecting bystander. You had wanted to pawn it for enough cash to get your daughter a new toy, but you hadn’t realized just who you stole from until the woman showed up at your apartment the same night. The night was supposed to be your last, the price you were meant to pay for your sins, but the sight of a young mother and baby living in nothing but a desolate apartment was enough to sway even the most powerful of mobsters. She took back the book (which later turned out to have a list of future targets for the Spider Lilies) and gave you some money to buy your daughter a gift. Truthfully, the real gift was for you— for this became a chance to take back control over your own narrative.

A few more fated encounters led you to become like family to the mob boss. You molded yourself into the role of her mentee, and you played the part of the silent shadow a bit too well. You were seen as the mob’s secret weapon, the quiet lethality tucked into their back corner, and that’s how you liked it. You wore your heart on your sleeve once before, and all it brought you was ruin. Now, you refused to open yourself up to anyone, lest they try and betray you as well. The only exception was Lucia, but even she only saw the bits and pieces you chose to offer her.

You continued this way for years— sticking to corners, observing others in an effort to pinpoint their exact weaknesses, keeping your smiles fake and eyes void of any true emotion. The only time your guarded visage shattered was the moment Lucia announced she was stepping down as the head of the Spider Lilies. You felt that familiar feeling of uncertainty ache in your chest, and your mind couldn’t help but feel like that helpless 20-year-old once again. It wasn’t until she revealed that you would be her replacement that your shoulders learned to relax— for if you were the boss, then you wouldn’t have to worry about losing control of the life you desperately fought for.

This brings us to your current story. The stoic boss of the Spider Lilies, the serpent hidden in the shadows. You watch over your mob with the same keen eyes that brought you to this point, determined to keep them from falling apart in your blood-soaked hands. It didn’t matter that you had to abandon your former self to earn this title. All that matters is that you intend to make sure your sacrifices were worth it in the end.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY: Liena was scorned by love once before; she told herself she wouldn't fall for love again. This person, however, was the closest she got to breaking that vow. They met when she was young and new to the city, and the two of them clicked instantly. They took care of her and Daiyu as if they were their real family, and for a while, she let herself believe they could be a true family. It wasn't until she felt herself falling for them that she realized she was in too deep, and it caused her to end the relationship. There are still lingering feelings and questions of "what-if," but she's too scared of getting hurt and letting someone in to rekindle what they had--- even if she'd love nothing more.

THE MENTEE: Though Liena's relationship is strained with her own child, this person is basically her pseudo-child. She brought them into the mob when they were younger and took them under her wing, teaching them her tricks of the trade and grooming them to take on a leadership position in the Spider Lilies (either now or later, depending on the position they're currently in). Would prefer them to be in a higher up position (like right-hand) but open to other roles too.

THE TRAITOR: This could work for multiple people, but essentially looking for those who have switched from the Spider Lilies to another mob or are planning to jump ship. Liena doesn't take kindly to betrayals and would be personally trying to take them down as a way to send a message to others who may be thinking of leaving. Like a spider, once someone is caught in her web, they're not leaving.