Dokura Ibeshi

Art by Henry

Xing Yi's most loyal follower and retainer, the woman known as Dokura is mostly an enigma to Zhu society. She is regarded as a hero and patriot but all records are very vague on her past with the only solid information being that she has followed the matriarch since she was a teenager.  Both a bodyguard and an assassin she puts her all into serving the Imperial family and doing what she can to ensure that Xing Yi is safe and her will is carried out.  A sense of duty and tradition that she tries very hard to pass on to her own teenage daughter to mixed success.  On the surface she maintains a strong presence and unwavering confidence and loyalty but beneath it she has her own set of issues. A daughter that forsakes tradition being at the top of her list, but there is also a creeping sense of doubt in regards to her Matriarch as she begins to wonder if Xing Yi is losing her way and becoming something other than the woman she'd give her life for. She had also been a symbol of Zhu strength and loyalty, and the problems she is starting to face may be signs of what is happening to her society as a whole.