Editing Galya Volkov (section)

== Background ==

Possessing a lithe, athletic physique, and average height, Galya Volkov not tends stand out in a crowd. Which is just the way she likes it. Beneath her military or often formal clothing however, her body paints a tale. Hard, scarred muscle makes up her body, though she possesses an easy grace in every step. A long, graceful, many would say beautiful, face is visible to the world. Short, dirty-blond hair and ice-blue eyes would not mark her as remarkable, except for the odd, almost predatory stare she seems to have permanently attached to her visage. A fairly recognizable symbol of her House seems to be tattooed onto the flesh of her upper back, though few realize what it actually is due to its faded appearance and the fact that it is crisscrossed with scars.

Galya Volkov is first and foremost a survivor; as a consummate pragmatist, she will adopt whatever persona she thinks will best assist her in whatever current situation she finds herself in. She can be flirty, cold, ditsy, intimidating, loud, meek, etc at the drop of a hat. Her ability to read people nearly boarders on psychic insight, she is so intuitive. However, when the hardened woman is outside of the presence of others, or is perhaps alone with individuals she really trusts, they would find her to be a contemplative, if highly-organized, person. Years of suffering the abuses of her demanding father and his harsh training regime has not deadened her to genuine human emotion however. Behind her usually unreadable visage, a keen mind thirsting for knowledge is harbored. She often surprises people with her deductive reasoning, and logical thought processes. In another life, she could have been a respected scholar, or a magistrate. But alas, the latest in the line of the proud Volkov must make her way through life armed with martial knowledge, rather than something more suited to cerebral pursuits.

She serves her master, Lord-Captain Dmitriy Vakarian Leitharos, with unwavering loyalty and unquestioning swiftness. She stands at his side at all times, his shadow in more ways than one...