After a horrific boating accident that ended in her parents' deaths when she was one, Lilliana Gudelmar and her sister and brother were raised in the Dancing Dolphins House by their distant cousin, Ingutrude Gudelmar. Now an adult, she is one of the three potential heirs to the most extravagant "open house" in the city. Lilliana is most like her distant relative Nilunele, as she has learned to don disguises and sneak without detection. However, she uses these skills to carry out unlawful activities for the Shadow Thieves, utilizing the hidden tunnels under the Dancing Dolphins House to carry out unlawful deals and smuggle contraband. She hopes that her caregiver will choose her as the heir so that she may dedicate the estate's business almost entirely to these activities in order to reestablish and strengthen the presence of the Shadow Thieves in Athkatla. Ingutrude suspects Lilliana to be a member of the infamous thieves guild, but she doesn't dare speak of it.