Leila Okonkwo

About

Leila Okonkwo weaves shadows and whispers into her very essence, embodying the spirit of the Crescent City with every step. An aura of mystery surrounds her like the fog rolling off the Mississippi, echoing the chilling tales of her grandmother's teachings. With a flick of her wrist, she conjures visions of the unseen, a bridge between the mundane and the magical.

Backstory

Nobody believed the dead could lie until Leila Okonkwo proved them wrong at thirteen, when her grandmother's spirit returned with false memories of hidden gold, leading treasure hunters to desecrate three different graves before Leila realized even ghosts could be deceived by darker forces. The revelation shattered everything her grandmother had taught her about communing with spirits, forcing Leila to develop her own methods of separating truth from supernatural deception through shadow-weaving and whisper-reading. When Marcel arrived bloodied at her door years later, accused of a crime that reeked of the same otherworldly manipulation she'd encountered before, Leila recognized the telltale signs of entities that fed on false accusations and destroyed reputations for sport. Her distrust now extended beyond the living authorities to the very spirits that haunted New Orleans, as she wielded her hard-earned skills to hunt down the supernatural puppet masters who turned neighbors against

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