Hands of the Leafghost

"Like every Sith Lord that ever was, I'm in need of delegation. I just can't do everything myself - and considering I never really owned anything before, let alone had followers or anything of that nature, I'm not very good at it."

- Ashin Varanin

As Ashin Varanin's influence grew within the Sith'ari Centrality and the Sith Empire, she discovered that her various responsibilities - Keeper of Holocrons aboard the Stormblessed, First Apprentice to Darth Sirena, alchemist, member of the Dark Council - dominated much of her time. As she cultivated her position within the Council, leveraged her few shares in Galactic Import/Export and re-established her family relationship with Naboo's royalty, more and more objects, funds and possibilities fell into her hands. Her 'Hands' are her assistants, mainly non-Force-sensitives who believe strongly in Ashin's values of justice and order.
 * Cebelle Noir is Ashin's accountant and administrator. The daughter of rogue New Republic Fleet Admiral Cabbal Noir (deceased), she served in the Sixth Sector Fleet as ship's quartermaster on the ISD Raven's Talon.  She participated in her father's prolonged cat-and-mouse campaign against Iara Beorht; after Beorht neutralized and captured Noir's fleet, Cebelle became a prisoner of war.  She was freed at the death of Norik Kun and worked in administration on Marrovia as a private citizen, until recruited by Ashin Varanin.
 * Terion Sero is Ashin's political aide. Born Force-blind in a Nightsister coven, she was quickly disavowed and enslaved.  She latched onto Velok during his visit to the City of the Night; the Whiphid appreciated her mind for political nuance and found her a position with Galactic Import/Export, negotiating with local governments.  Though she remains on the GIE payroll, Sero works exclusively for Ashin Varanin.
 * Grien Absalom is Ashin's purchasing agent and social proxy. She spends some of her time on Naboo, taking care of Ashin's home in Otoh Gunga and her relations with Naboo nobles.
 * Tolodue Were is Ashin's occasional bodyguard, when such things are called for. His job is largely to look as threatening as possible.  A prime student of Darth Silentai and Sannasa Moth, Were is a Sith Warrior and Central Command Operative.  He is the only member of the Hands of the Leafghost with any traditional 'Force powers'.
 * Tiranya Engel is Ashin's information czar. The daughter of Farn Engel, she retains close ties with her father's organization.  Blind since birth, she is Force-sensitive but not trained in any of the traditional powers.  Instead, she was taught by Ald Sorosel to use her gifts to augment her natural skill at slicing.  She is thus a precognitive slicer, one of several trained by the Sith'ari Centrality.  She has a series of subdermal cranial and spinal implants, modeled on the Jade Empire Command Tactical Implant and on mechu-deru, which allow her to interface her mind directly with computer systems much like Nichalus Dreadstar and Irek Ismaren.

The name Leafghost has crossed Varanin's path many times over the last decade. Only after reading Hagron-tides-of-green's translation of The Symboliads of Jukreshna has Ashin realized its meaning.