Anna Angel

Anna Angel (Анна Ангел) is a young woman living in the Willows, on the eastern side of town. She claims to be a talented singer.

Description
Anna is a singer—however, no one has heard her sing. Rumor has it that Anna's past is closely linked with a terrible caravan called the Ace of Diamonds. However, many believe that this rumor is too obvious and must be covering some other secret.

She does not trust anyone, especially children, calling them "the cause of all ills". She sees almost everyone as a threat.

The Caravan
Anna has not been proven to have associated with the Caravan, but everyone assumes that she was.

The "family of the Ace of Diamonds" was the living nightmare of the entire country for years before the Second Outbreak. It was a traveling circus made up of highly talented actors. The Caravan would arrive in a city and arrange a show: one during the day, for children, and one at night, for adults. During the day the Caravan sought out beautiful and talented kids and later, when they were sleeping, they were stolen to join the Caravan and be trained as gymnasts, jugglers, sex workers, singers and acrobats.... and in the morning the parents found their children replaced by the circus freaks they had watched at night.

The caravan evaded arrest for a long time, but was finally caught near Orv. Many actors were killed during the interrogation, and all the survivors were sentenced to death. Since then, much time has passed, and the caravan has become the subject of many horrible rumors and legends.

The Willows
Anna's arrival was curious. She was targeted by the Powers that Be, in her own words, because her family hosted political exiles, and found safe haven in the Town-on-Gorkhon. A few years later, the inhabitants of the Willows began to die (though Vera was buried in a closed coffin). Subsequently, Anna was left alone in the mansion, wearing the clothes of Vera; with her hair and voice. This story is no rumor, but simply the truth.