Mukuro no Enko

"We are but dust and shadows"

- Horace. Mukuro no Enko (骸燕子, Mukuro no Enko) is a female Mage in the service of the organization known as Twelve Royal Knights of Norvino and was employed in their service quite recently. Not native to the Kingdom of Norvino, she originally hails from Fiore, where her family, The Mukuro Clan, claims residence. Although, it is unknown if their base is currently located in said country, since they constantly move about to avoid detection. Raised to become an assassin at a young age, her parents, like all parents, were quite strict and ultra traditional in their upbringing of their children. As the eldest daughter of the clan's leaders, it was expected that Enko would inherit the leadership of the clan and marry someone of equal prowess to secure the clan's future. Uncomfortable with the pressure, she eventually defected from the clan while in her teens. But prior to her defection, she became one of their top-ranked assassins and killed multiple politicians, Mages and competitors of the clan to those who provided the most Jewels. But she grew weary of this lifestyle and the needless killing, and thus decided to leave the clan. In order to escape the guilt associated with these memories, she consulted a mysterious Mage with the ability to conceal memories and removed every memory she had associated with the clan. Ordering another fellow to move her unconscious body to a location where she could use her talents for good instead of what she viewed as malice. Due to the fact that she never instructed the transporter to move her body to a specific location, her unconscious body was transported to the outskirts of Norvino Kingdom. Eventually, Enko was brought before the court to be analyzed and in time, achieved the position of Royal Knight. As a result, she also received a gift from the queen, a ring known as Rainbow of Inari (稲荷の虹, Inari no Niji). It is one of the Ten Rings of Norvino and therefore possesses a terrifying power when combined with the other rings. This specific ring has the ability to summon forth a fox-like entity known as Kuzunoha (葛の葉, Kuzunoha) with various abilities. Bonding with the being, Enko frequently summons her to keep the fox company.

Trivia

 * Enko's theme is Tribe of Heavenly Kami.

Behind the Scenes
Despite the fact that Mukuro is placed before Enko in her name, Enko is her birth name, while Mukuro is her clan name. In essence, her name can be said to be Enko of the Mukuro clan, as it is arranged in a traditional Japanese fashion. Her given name, Enko, carries the Kanji for swallow and child, which can be translated into child of the swallow. Her clan name's Kanji can be translated to corpse. The traditional manner of arranging her name is supposed to partially invoke the sensation of a traditional dynasty of assassins, particularly ninja.