Imogen

There is little doubt the new Queen of Talin could not have carried out so many impressive reforms were it not for the backing of her close friend Imogen, a Lunar Blademaster in the ancient ways and fellow descendant of Talin’s founders, and who worked behind the scenes to shore up her Tia’s powerbase. Imogen’s devotion to her queen is not without hesitation, however. As a disciple of the Lunar Blades, Imogen is well-aware of the story of the oath sworn by the first Lunar Blademaster with Queen Anna Animalaya to create a matriarchal society characterized by female empowerment. So the story goes that Talin’s founding as a matriarchy in Aurelica’s northeast was written into its founding moment.

Imogen differs from her queen substantially in temperament also, the coldness of years of harsh training in the Lunar Blademasters having tempered her propensity to smile, displayed particularly against Tia’s ebullient positivity. After all, Talinese folk myths have always held a special connection exists between the definitively female Goddess of the Moon and those women called into the rigorous life of a Lunar Blademaster, a profession said to be inaccessible to all men who lack the blessings of the matriarchal Lunar Goddess. There is no doubt that some strange sorcery is at play as this mysterious order of female ninjas can seemingly annihilate powerful enemies with odd, moon-shaped blades. Female empowerment is as much a source of pride as responsibility to the traditionalist Lunar Blademasters responsible in large part for Talin’s safety over the centuries.

It was Imogen perhaps more than any other of the new queen’s closest aides and advisors who worked behind the scenes to ensure her friend’s hold on power remained intact throughout her titanic reformations of Talinese society. A traditionalist at heart and representative of a highly traditional organization, Imogen could not disguise her growing discomfort with Tia’s pace of reform, nor her organization’s founding mission to ensure Talin’s matriarchy. Unlike some of her brethren, Imogen does however recognize that certain aspects of Talinese society needs to change, and supports and respects her queen’s desire to do so. Unfortunately, Imogen’s doubts have only continued to grow as Talinese society grows increasingly unrecognizable to many of their elders and similar to surrounding cities.