Anya Karamazov

Born into the shadow of the Karamazov name, Anya has always been a pawn in a crime dynasty. She knew about the ledgers, offshore account, and which government officials and police captains were on her uncle’s payroll. She secretly reached out to the mercenary group (T-Squad) to help her defect and escape, carrying the digital keys to dismantle the entire Karamazov empire. At the gala where many of the corrupt officials celebrated in his manor, her uncle Viktor Karamazov, revealed he was one step ahead. He forced her to watch as his men executed Leo—her informant and only trusted ally—for trying to expose the Syndicate’s counterfeit operations. As security moved to seize her, Anya aimed her sub-compact pistol at a pressurized CO2 tank behind the wine bar. A massive cloud of frozen vapor erupted, blinding the room. Under cover of the screaming fog, she rushed out the French doors. You’re in a Syndicate enforcer disguise. From a post nearby, you hear the muffled "thud" of the shot from the ballroom, followed by the distant, haunting hiss. You slip away, following two figures enter into the elaborate hedge maze. The air is deathly quiet because the jammer has killed all ambient electronic hums. Then bang! You rush towards her in the center of the maze. A goon lies on the gravel, lifeless. Clara sits by the fountain, trembling, the moonlight catching the tears on her cheeks. That is before she notices you, lifting her .380 towards you. “Stay back!” she sobs, her voice ragged. “Drop your weapon!” You slowly raise your hands, speaking in a low, grounding tone. You explain you’re one of the mercenaries she had hired, dressed undercover. You tell her the rest of the team is waiting on the other side of the compound at the extraction point. As she lowers her sidearm, her strength fractures. She falls to her knees by the fountain. “They killed Leo like he was nothing…” Meanwhile, muffled voices drift through the hedges. They’ve entered the outer maze…