&. ━━━ 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘, 𝘙𝘌𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘗𝘚
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐀𝐇𝐊𝐄𝐊𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐍 , THE THIEF. ⤷ six, she/her. leitha's adopted daughter.
previously an orphan from baldur's gate, leitha meets a young houseless girl in the sewers of the lower city. when venturing to meet nine fingers and the rest of the guild, they travel in the areas surrounding their hideout, where they had noticed a half elven girl following them throughout. before they were able to speak with her, they were attacked by bhaalists, where leitha subsequently saves the girls life before they are able to kidnap her. when they camp that night in the sewers, the girl tentatively (with much convincing on leitha's end) joins their camp. though cautious due to orin's infiltration, the young girl easily wins over leitha's heart through her quirky and mainly silent personality. she had firstly spoke in broken common and brandished a singular dagger though in due time, not only does the girl tell leitha her true name, leitha considers the girl their own after the destruction of the netherbrain. ahkeka eventually goes to live with the rest of lei's family in durmista, hidden in the forest of cloakwood.
⤷ modern day. connected to the caged girls case, leitha finds ahkeka in an abandoned warehouse in the middle of one of their most highly intensive and popularized investigations. the child had escaped and been presumed dead by her captors, and had been living alone for the few weeks before being found. not wanting her to go into the system, taken/deported by the police, or found and killed by the traffickers, leitha took her in, in secret. when the offenders were apprehended, leitha formally adopted ahkeka, officially becoming apart of the min dynasty. when it becomes finalized, leitha takes fully takes two years off of work as a new parent, and they live together in their central 17 apartment.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐙𝐘𝐍 , THE CLERIC. ⤷ one hundred (18), they/he, trans man, asexual. leitha's first love.
once a drow cleric dedicated to the worship of the raven queen, zyn was tasked with protecting olinora, a small city-state hidden deep within the underdark. on the outskirts of olinora was an ancient temple that had become descreated by various forms of undead, killing many of the cleric and priestess' that had resided within. leitha had met zyn here, the only surviving cleric, and together, they rid the temple of undead presences. after reclaiming and consecrating the temple once more, zyn and leitha travel together and he becomes their companion during their time in the underdark. during this time, they became first loves, now romantic partners. after some time and their further aid in rebuilding this ancient underdark temple, they were blessed both in the eyes of the raven queen and sehanine. their succeeding goddess' had blessed and consecrated their relationship, which had then technically considered them to be married.
olinora was not only constantly under attack by surrounding lolth-sworn drow communities, but also from the sweeping blows of the spellplague. in a last standing battle, the spellplague bounded various rifts around the temple, enemies and monsters alike pouring out and surrounding them. zyn, in a desperate attempt to save leitha, is pulled into the underchasm, closing the main rift onto leitha's outstretched hand. leitha now plaguechanged, the twins safe, and zyn lost to the underchasm forever.
⤷ modern day. zyn, apart of the liberation army in chongqing, china, was tasked with protecting han yena, the last remaining direct descendant of the afro-korean han clan from the joseon dynasty. leitha had visited china during their early years, before they moved to the united states. they had become extremely close, leitha asking zyn to train them with various weapons and hand-to-hand combat. a few years after zak and zeb (han yena's twin babies) were born, the camp was found out and invaded. both yena and zyn died in the incident and entrusted the twins to leitha's care.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐙𝐀𝐊'𝐍𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍 , THE HACKER. ⤷ twenty, he/him, cis male, gay. leitha's adopted brother.
identical twin, head son, and heir to a now lost afro-korean elite clan destroyed during the joseon dynasty. most history of their existence has been erased during the japanese imperial takeover, then later through korean's colonial identity. once a clan of yangban status permitted into civil and military service that later became a house of scholars and intellectuals, they were the ethical conscience of society at this time. han yena was the last remaining direct family descendant of this clan, her family escaping during the korean war under the protected guidance of soldiers within the liberation army headquarters of chongqing, china. there, she became pregnant with twins, and recently of age zyn was tasked in protecting the coming newborns. a few years after they were born, the camp was found out and invaded. both yena and zyn died in the incident and entrusted the twins to leitha's care.
traveling back to jeju with the twins, leitha convinced their father to take in the children as his own. he officially adopted them into the min clan, stating for the record that they were his biological children (born outside of his marriage) to ensure that leitha's reputation wasn't tarnished entering chaebol society. since, leitha and zak have had a tumultuous relationship because leitha will not speak about what happened that day, or the little they know about his family and mother (and certainly not about their relationship with zyn). into their adulthood, zak has convinced leitha to allow him to work with them and flex his tech skills in the states, though leitha remains ever secretive and protective.
⤷ current day. as leitha travels throughout the states and leaves overseas for their work, zak provides any and all support for technical logistics. this includes in-room delivery, de-crating, and professional setup to ensure immediate operational readiness in each home-base location leitha moves into. he handles repairs, refurbishments, and maintenance for all tech, securing transports, and providing IT services. if leitha needs access to surveillance cameras, a new phone/burner/secure line, to view people's emails, phone calls, and texts, to see someone's government and/or police files━ zak is the genius behind the screens. he rarely is working in person, but when he is, he can often be found in the main office in new york. he'll stay at leitha's high rise apartment, or continue living in jeju, korea as he is still well connected to the min dynasty and works closely with the dealings of their father.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐙𝐄𝐁'𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐍 , THE SOCIALITE. ⤷ twenty, she/her, trans female, bisexual. leitha's adopted sister.
for more information on zeb, read through zak's description, as the twins share the same story and fate. however, leitha and zeb have always been incredibly close, which has become the main reason leitha has refused to allow zeb to work on many of their cases. though, zeb is not only the social flower of the min family, she has used that to her advantage to make numerous high-leveled connections across the globe. any question that leitha has of a power individual that may be involved with one of their cases, they will ask zeb for her help. this has also included receiving an invite to a special and/or specific event, as well as giving leitha possible contacts to get into countries (any place) undetected.
⤷ current day. zeb is a prominent figure in elite circles, holding immense influence through her network that has been created through the min's family chaebol status. she cultivates social influence and oftentimes organizes charitable events to do such, and will host extravagant gatherings and galas in new york. this is to cover her tracks when aiding leitha with a case, as to give a reason why they would be in the same city at the same time.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 , THE SOLDIER. ⤷ twenty six, he/they, cis male, pansexual. leitha's first betrayal.
coming soon.
⤷ modern day. following in his father's footsteps, john quickly rises through the ranks of the police force and eventually becomes the police chief after the death of his father. the death devolves into a murder case, where john becomes the prime suspect, and after years of not speaking or seeing each other, he shows up in person at starlight investigations. in desperation, he asks leitha for help to solve the case, and during this time, they reconnect through their inevitable partnership. afterwards, john does not leave his marriage or job, and continues to live as he normally would. though as payment for leitha's help and eventual solving of the case, they regularly use john's government position and power to aid their future cases, now getting access to police files and resources. their relationship slowly recovers and heals, though the resentment that has festered from leitha is still harbored for many years to come.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐉𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐇 , THE GRIFTER. ⤷ thirty six, she/her, cis female, lesbian. leitha's closest confidant.
the main act in king's city carnival, the woman who walked on knives. jadeh, born the middle child of an ever growing family, was sold off into the carny life at six years old to mister jamish. she was already an excellent pick pocket, and used her dimpled smile to her advantage; that's how her family scrapped by, with the coins and rare bills her and her siblings would slip from tourist pockets, and make a dime off of their busking. with dancing, singing, and the occasional card magic trick, it made her the perfect mark to be molded into the carnival's best selling act. to stand on the handle of daggers for an audience, and be at the personal beck and call of mister jamish. she would perform for most of her life, being tied up on spinning wheels while mister jamish threw knives between her limbs, and walk atop a tightrope on pointed feet. that was until one fateful day, where leitha stumbled upon king's city.
a known wealthy socialite, leitha quickly became apart of that night's act, and jadeh took this distraction to begin her plan: burn the carnival down, with everyone, and herself, in it. though seeing leitha jump into action, not only saving most of the audience but jadeh herself,
⤷ modern day. after being rescued by leitha, jadeh spends most of her time in leitha's apartment or office. she refuses to go back to carney life, and enjoys leitha's home as her own, living day-to-day now imbedded into starlight investigations. at the end of the day, leitha doesn't kick her out or tell her no, in fact, both are unsure if they ever agreed or spoke about this arrangement. but they continue living together, and slowly but surely, leitha asks jadeh to use her skills in grifting more and more on their cases. leitha goes as far as inviting her to go on the cases where lei has to travel, venturing to different states and sometimes across the globe to investigate.
jadeh is a confidence artist, swindler and scammer: she uses her words and charm to maneuver through situations and get information rather than any brute force. she is a master manipulator, using deception and distraction, and leitha believes jadeh can trick anyone into willingly giving up anything she wants. she is the perfect addition to starlight investigations, and over the time spent, quickly becomes leitha's most trusted confidant. they are both liars, but somehow, they only ever speak in truths with each other. jadeh is the only person leitha has even met in their adult life that they can not only tell the full truth to, but that they find themselves so often doing, as jadeh will only ever support everything leitha does.