Gong Yu is an african-chinese descent freed slave; once a gladiator, now a pacifist, she avoids confrontation.
Gong Yu is easygoing, friendly, and open. She will tell her life story to just about anyone, and she is very fond of food, but will not drink alcohol other than wine; she considers it 'uncivilized'.
In Gong Yu's satchel are a few things; a small and very sharp knife, a bundle of finely-made arrowheads, a pouch full of mostly silver and copper coins, a few different cloths, a woolen cloak, olive oil soap wrapped in parchment, a fine-toothed ivory comb, a wider-toothed wooden comb, and various other odds and ends. She also carries at her hip a roman short sword, or gladius, which she uses as infrequently as possible.
Gong Yu was raised a slave, born of slaves, bred to be what she was; an exotic female gladiator - a gladiatrix. She so devastated her male, human opponents, to such rage from the crowd, that soon she began fighting only animals. Lions, tigers, bears, wolves - she has fought and slain the most deadly of land animals with only a spear and a short sword. After her five hundredth consecutive win, she was freed from slavery, as that had been her condition. She no longer fights; she has seen enough blood.
She is also a virgin - raised among slaves, she was too valuable as a fighter to permit her to breed. She was kept in women's-only quarters, and has only seen men in the form of her handlers - mostly eunuchs - and her opponents in the arena, who she decimated. Gong Yu has plenty of experience with women, but is almost clueless when it comes to men.