the delphic expanse

I stumbled across this little bit of history yesterday and immediately thought of backstory and arcs for Empress Sato. I thought other Mirror Universe writers might be interested in reading about Ching Shih too:

The Badass of the Week: Ching Shih (Warning: lots of colorful language.)

Ching Shih on Wikipedia

Ching Shih via the Honest Courtesan