Guan Xiaofei by Arlen_Lestat (Patreon)

Xiaofei is a daughter of the powerful Guan Family; a stored lineage of Huaxia red panda's that date back to their enslavement in the Kingdom of Jiuzhou. The Guan took the name of their masters when their kin were resold back to the Uncia before the Displacement and the founding of Valdis. 

Owing to their history of being loyal, fierce, and intelligent, the Guan's were well sought after 'stock' in the Valdinian slave trade, finding their way into the homes and palaces of many important Valdinians, including the nobility. Their position allowed them to be an integral part of the red pandas escape from Valdinian servitude.

Today in Pandorica, the Guan Family is one of the Great Houses of Pandorica, and are fiercely loyal to the crown. With the current House head, Guan Lun, being the first to support Queen Asura Aeon's ascension to throne as the true wife of the Arjuna, recognizing Prince Oni as the rightful heir.

Guan of course was a savvy politician, with years of palace intrigue behind him. He'd had his niece, the promising blade dancer, Guan Xiaofei, selected to join the Red Guard under Asura years before. The young woman had the rare Darkness elemental affinity, so coveted by the crown for their specialists in clandestine and assassination artes; the Shadow Cats.

Guan Xiaofei is the ideal shadow cat. Fierce, loyal, and without remorse or hesitation when it is time to kill. One would never be able to tell just how comfortable she is using the deadly artes if you didn't know any better. In public she presents herself as a friendly, dignified, and approachable representative of her Family and Queen.