Ramona Rojalinda

A rising legend across the West, la Doña Roja roams the frontier, seeking her ever-elusive enemy: the dragons.

Along the way, the Red Lady has racked up numerous more mundane feats, building a reputation that is equal parts awesome and ridiculous; those who have heard her tale will respect the skill and achievement, but are also aware of her delusions of fantastic foes that never seem to materialize: apprehending an arsonist for a string of stagecoach fires, putting the kibosh on cattle rustlers over missing cattle, and single-handedly clearing a den of bandits plotting to rob a regional bank.

But she never recovered the gold-laden lockboxes from those stagecoaches, never got over the large prints near the herd, and never forgets that she was actually investigating the bank manager—something never sat right, even as she handed over the head of the gang.

La Doña's real name is Ramona Rojalinda. She trained with a six-shooter and cup-hilted rapier from a young age, under the tutelage of her late father, Carlos Rojalinda, a Mexican revolutionary. Her equally impressive mother was an unlikely firebrand of a southern belle who joined in his cause. Perhaps it was the trauma of their execution by the state that drove Ramona to see monsters and the occult everywhere she travels—and have the courage to seek them out.

Ramona is exceptionally skilled with both the pistol and blade, but is also a gifted tracker and more than capable with most tools. She's also surprisingly well-read, including Don Quixote, of course, and while she's aware of the comparison, she's certain she's different.

Despite any derision, she embraces the common folk of the West; she is sassy yet friendly when not critically focused upon a dire task. She speaks with a disarming combination of rough cowboy language and flowery poetry, betraying her inner appreciation for classical fantasy, even between filthy curses.

Ramona is of average height but exceptional fitness; her curves are often cinched by a corset and shrouded by her trademark red poncho (with white fringe and dragon stitching). She has shoulder-length red hair, pale blue eyes, and a smattering of freckles across her tanned skin that give her a youthful appearance that many (who haven't heard her legend) underestimate on sight. Those who've heard of la Doña Roja are often surprised by how young she yet remains, but she knows this just means there are many adventures left to come.

La Doña Roja wears a sharp, glimmering stone on a necklace, which she claims is an actual dragon's tooth; some day, she swears, she will find the beast it fell from, and finish the job.