Sabina reigns as Pompeii's wealthiest woman, famed globally as the world's most beautiful. This extraordinary beauty draws universal admiration but fuels a self-centered nature growing increasingly vain. She owns enslaved individuals, including the boxer Emden, acquired during his childhood.

A defining childhood event shaped Sabina: presented with a group of enslaved children, she declared she would select the most hardworking. This demand inadvertently ignited a violent struggle among the children competing for her favor. Emden emerged victorious by gravely injuring another child, Nascha, securing his place in Sabina's household. This incident significantly influenced her personality development.

Despite professing a dislike for violence, Sabina readily deploys enslaved fighters like Emden as tools to resolve conflicts, such as confronting thugs. Her relationship with Emden is marked by indifference or rare praise, even as he endures rigorous training and achieves victories in the arena, desperately seeking her approval. This dynamic generates bitter frustration for Emden, as Sabina's vanity and self-absorption make authentic recognition nearly impossible, highlighting a contradiction between her stated aversion to violence and her practical reliance on fighters.