Asra Al-Amin

 Born in 1897 in Azerbaijan, Asra lived a simple life in her early years. But, like many in the early 20th century, that would all change upon the outbreak of World War 1. From a young age, she was enveloped in the conflict, and took her first life at age 13. She was an excellent shot, and put that skill to use defending her home and her family. As the years drew on, and her body count lengthened, Asra honed her skills. 

It was one fateful day in 1918 that she would claim the life- or rather unlife- that would shape the rest of her existence. She took one shot. Scored one kill. With that single bullet, the course of her life was changed forever. 

She had killed someone hunted by the Banu Haqim. And they, taking interest in this mortal woman, came to her. They offered her much; power, service to something greater, protection for her family. She accepted. 

She would serve, and continues to serve, for many years. She would become well known, a rafiq of high regard. But all that paled in comparison to one thing- her love for the woman named Latifa. Her ghoul, her eternal partner in damnation. They fought side by side for years... but one day, Latifa was wounded. Dying. And Asra, overcome, Embraced her as a final, desperate act. Her ghoul became her peer; in time, her lover. Her wife. 

Still they serve together. Now they have come to Baltimore, in search of yet another target. They are the bogeywomen of the Banu Haqim. Faux-Archons whose names inspire dread in those who know themselves to be hunted. And they will not stop until they have succeeded in their hunt.