Age: 28

Height: 5’2-1/2”  (she insists that I mention that 1/2 inch)

Weight: 120

Eyes: very dark

Hair: black, thick, straight; usually gets long enough to brush her shoulders before she gets it trimmed

Race: Chinese ancestry

Description: Even features, well-balanced in an oval face; honey-and-cream skin

Favorite music: Eclectic.  Current favorites include Yo-Yo Ma, anything from Tsaikovsky, some pop, some jazz.  Recent purchase: Not Too Late by Norah Jones.

Profession: Until recently she was a homicide cop, but last fall a special unit within MCD (Magical Crimes Division) of the FBI recruited her.

Education: Associate degree in law enforcement/criminal justice from the University of California; graduated first in class at San Diego Police Academy .

Magical Gift/Nature: A touch sensitive. Lily can feel magic tactilly, but it can’t affect her.

Habits: Likes order, hates clutter.  Practices judo regularly; second degree black belt.  Runs for exercise.  She has a large, messy family and is owned by a huge orange cat she calls Dirty Harry.  Lily’s deepest need is to stop the monsters—human and otherwise—who prey on the vulnerable.