Luna Conti

**Luna Conti** is a member of the Snake Tong, and a former member of the Crows. The rather peculiar circumstances of being kidnapped and then adopted by the mercs who abducted her led to Luna being raised into the mercenary life. When she discovered the truth about how she ended up with the Crows, she felt she could no longer trust her old mercenary company, and she eventually went solo, at least until she was recruited into the Tong and her service rewarded her with quite the asset, the Qingdao Arena, where her skills as a merc and businesswoman continue to be put to good use to this day. She does not need telekinesis to have that financial grasp.

## Background

Luna was born as part of an Italian magus family but before she could form any memories of the area she was kidnapped by mercenaries. Someone wanted to sabotage her family and part of that was to take their infant heir. The Crows had accepted the job but when they went to the exchange point their employer wasn’t there. After some investigation it was found that a separate group from the whole affair had grievances with their employers and had eliminated them, leaving the Crows in an awkward position.

It wasn’t like they could just return the child after forcefully taking them and say “My bad”. At the same time though even if they were willing to kidnap someone for a job, they weren’t so callous that they’d leave a baby behind for no reason. As a result, they ended up basically adopting Luna. So she was raised by the Crows, a band of mercenaries who mainly operated in the world of magic. They kept her past a secret from her, claiming that they simply found her one day.

She grew up training to be a part of the Crows once she was older, learning how to fight and some basics of magic. She showed a lot of talent for the life of a hired gun and she became a full member of the Crows as soon as she was old enough. Unaware of the truth she was just happy to work alongside the people who raised her when they had no obligation to.

When she was almost 20 she happened to see their leader working on finances and casually pointed out some inconsistencies in the budget. He was impressed by her sharp eye and jokingly asked if there was anything else but upon closer examination, she did notice some patterns that could be taken advantage of or that needed to be stopped soon. This led to her becoming involved in the financial side of the mercenary company, eventually it was also discovered that she was a keen negotiator and often became one of the people sent to talk with clients.

However, this backfired on the company somewhat when she was 23 and looking through some old records. Particularly the ones where they may have been undersold. That’s when she found the record of the mission to capture her. This led to a heated confrontation between her and the company. While some of them had genuinely become fond of her she didn’t feel like she could trust them anymore now that she knew they had kidnapped her and then lied to her her whole life so she ended up resigning a month later.

Working solo as a mercenary was more difficult as she had to build up her own reputation and build up her own connections now. Luckily after a few months she ended up being scouted out by a Snake Tong recruiter who knew of her work both solo and with the Crows. She knew of the Snake Tong and that they were one of the most powerful mercenary organizations with multiple divisions, units, businesses, etc. It was a good opportunity so she accepted.

For about four years she worked as a general affairs agent and also received more specialized magical training now that she knew her family. Speaking of her family she did sometimes think about going to them but figured it could very well end up being a disappointing family reunion considering how differently mages tend to think. When she was 28 as a reward for her years of service and in consideration of her skills in business she was given the opportunity to run a restaurant and the underground fighting ring it obscures. The position was better so she accepted and transferred to the corporate and logistics division. Since then the business has done well and has become a new fixture in both the magical and non-magical world.

## Personality

Luna can best be described as a professional. Everything she does has her job in mind and she’s always thinking of anything that can be done to improve either the legal or illegal business she runs. She generally keeps a pleasant but not overly familiar demeanor when she interacts with people.

It helps that she takes a certain amount of pride in her work and as such wants it to be the best it can be. Certainly, she could have just focused on the underground fighting ring that’s the main snake focus of her establishment and left the restaurant as a mediocre cover/entryway but she wasn’t satisfied with that and turned it into a decent restaurant and income source in of itself. Those who know her describe her as a bit of a workaholic but she doesn’t mind.

Due to her past of being lied to from infancy all the way until she directly pressed the matter, she has some difficulty with trusting others. Although, her trust issues don’t go as deep as fellow snake sharpshooter Crosshair. Still, she can take a little more time warming up to people than she would otherwise.

Aside from the incident with the Crows, she is a very loyal subordinate. The way she sees it, as long as she’s taken care of she will also take care of her organization as best she can. This same philosophy extends to her friends, she’s willing to go to great lengths for them but at the same time does expect both give and take when either needs it.

## Abilities

**Firearms**

Being raised as a mercenary meant that Luna was familiar with most types of firearms by the time she was an adult. She is particularly proficient as a marksman but is quite capable in just about any situation.

**CQC**

Another part of being a mercenary, especially part of a magically aware mercenary company that sometimes deals with people who can fight guns with swords or even barehanded, was learning how to fight up close and personal. She is skilled with a knife, barehanded, and also sometimes engages in what could be called gun fu.

**Business sense**

It was discovered shortly after she started working as a mercenary that she has an excellent head for business. Noticing unnecessary spending in the budget, negotiating better deals, predicting and handling logistic matters, etc. These things came more naturally to her than they would to most and her talent was well honed.

**Physical capability**

Although she doesn’t surpass the limit that most sleepers believe in, she is a very athletic individual with good reflexes and coordination.

### Magic

In her youth, Luna was only taught the basic foundations of magic. Mostly having to rely on her skills with physical weapons instead.

After learning that the Conti family had been researching everything about manipulating the world without needing to physically touch it she also began to study it and sure enough, she had an affinity for the magic of telekinesis.

Using this magic she is, of course, able to move objects around without needing to be near them by simply casting a spell. However against a competent magus she can’t directly move their body due to the mana lobe’s natural resistance against hostile magic. She can also crush, tear, or otherwise damage objects as long as they are not too large or tough.

She has also learned how to use it on her own body. She is able to do things such as combining it with reinforcement spells to further increase the speed and strength she can output, levitate her body, apply telekinetic force even to competent mages through direct contact, etc.

### Equipment

**S11’BB’ Bulletproof Body Suit**

A staple of a Snake agent to the point of pretty much being their uniform. A black suit made to be bulletproof and provide magical resistance

**“Shroud Ties”**

Another piece of standard issue protection meant to provide protection to the head that a suit would lack, they are often disguised as neckties. The tie can be turned into a balaclava mask with the same protection as the suit by simply pulling on the tie while channeling mana and can be deactivated by removing it. Unlike many agents, Luna did not request any personalized design on the mask.

**Snake Key**

The standard issue weapon of a snake, although it is more of a tool. The Snake Key is a balisong knife that earned its name from being made of a special material that disperses magical energy, this is often used to get through magical defenses without destroying them and therefore without alerting the owner. This can also be used against reinforcement by forcing the magical energy out of wherever the key touches. Unfortunately, this material is also not particularly combat grade so when in a knife fight she’ll generally keep it in her off-hand while using a proper combat knife for the brunt of the battle

**Telekinetic bullets**

A creation of her own, combining her family magic with her talent for shooting, these bullets are made with telekinetic spells that can redirect their course as the user likes. Unfortunately, while a competent field agent, she isn’t on the level of those who can think and move as fast as a bullet so she generally uses these bullets by predetermining a course for them to take rather than controlling them after firing.