Grace Hoffman

Grace was born in the Kraken's Maw nebula and sold into slavery. Unsuited to work in drug labs or as a sex worker, Grace worked her way up the ranks as a unaugmented pit fighter, participating in high-stakes blood matches for the amusement and profit of her owners. By the time she was purchased and emancipated by Desdemona Venturi, Grace was a consummate survivor, a master swordsman, and driven to win at all costs.

Grace remained unaugmented even after she had better options. Some people say it was defiance of her earlier fate, or that Desdemona Venturi secretly denied her the prosthetics and implants that would have made her an unstoppable killing machine. In any case, she remained the cartel leader's personal bodyguard and confidant for over twelve years, until a falling out caused her to run away from the Cartel.