Condottiere - The Shadow Dancer: Roxanne

After the fall of House Audreia, the noble-born Roxanne was forced into the life of a courtesan, bearing the brand of a "traitor" as the mistress of Manuel. She exploited his greed, manipulating him into embezzling military funds, which she then secretly funneled to her sister Alyia’s "Liberation Front."
Desperate to cover his massive debts, Manuel launched a brutal campaign to win favor with the lords, leading to the burning of Ashley’s home. When Ashley finally slew Manuel, he found the Audreia family crest on the corpse. Alyia mistook it for a stolen trophy, never realizing it was the "blood money" her sister had traded her soul for. Dancing in the mire, Roxanne became the crimson pillar of hope hidden behind the mask of disgrace.