The Smoking Serpents is a small band of rebels lead by Angylyn Shiho; a former Tatsu Samurai that became aware of the country's more menacing motives and decided to turn her back against it, risking her life. Against but clearly outmatched by the corrupted Tekkanese empire, their actions and existence are to be hidden from the empire's radar, one step at a time, their missions vary from single target assassinations, infiltration, and sabotage.