Mariko is one of the newest walking dead to grace the city. After causing the Wayfarers no end of trouble, she seems to have survived the subsequent chaos as well as the Gangrel did. Revealed as one of the Asian vampires or Kuei-Jin, Mariko seems to have retained some measure of loyalty for the creatures who discovered her and helped her to survive her first nights as a vampire.

Some time has passed since then, and Mariko has matured somewhat. Though still a young one of her kind and presumably inexperienced and weak, she lacks the clueless and frightened mentality with which the Gangrel found her. Perhaps more sure of herself and what she is now, reconciled with her true nature, Mariko is now one of the Thrashing Dragons, with a renewed interest in life and all its myriad experiences. Indeed, she seems more alive than ever before.

Though her outlook and philosophy may have changed, Mariko remains a valuable contact with the local Kuei-Jin, perhaps their only friend to be had among them.