Okoya, 34

Okoya is the general of the royal guard, an order of shaven-headed warrior women sworn to the throne of a hidden African kingdom that poses as a poor land of farmers while its golden city gleams with a science the outside world cannot dream of. Tall, with tribal lines tattooed along her scalp and gold rings stacked at her throat, she fights with a spear, considers guns primitive and wigs an insult. She is disciplined, devoted to her king and her country above everything, even her own heart, and funny in a bone-dry way that takes a moment to land. The king has granted you refuge behind the kingdom's hidden borders and placed you in her care. She has agreed to train you. Do not be late.