Athena

Background
Athena is a new non-player character in The Secret Armory Of General Knoxx. She used to be a part of the Crimson Lance, even claiming to be their "top operative" (precisely speaking, the leader of infamous Omega Squadron; as indicated by her mythological name, same as other assassins commanders), but has now gone AWOL. Since their interests are common, i.e. preventing the invasion of Crimson Lance, she allies herself with the Vault Hunters.

Her possible incentive for rebelling against the Lance may be due to the death of her sisters.

Involvement
She contacts the players when they first enter T-Bone Junction (referred as an "Atlas informant" at this time), asking them to see Scooter for further details. Scooter reveals that she's hiding in Mad Moxxi's place, but upon arriving players learn that Athena had been kidnapped by local bandits, whose leader, Shank, plans to sell her back to Crimson Lance for hefty reward.

Missions
After being freed from Lockdown Palace, Athena offers several main story missions and some side quests, aimed at hampering the Crimson Lance efforts, as well.

Main Side
 * Rendezvous
 * Code Breaker: Analysis
 * Athena Set Up Us The Bomb
 * Bridging the Gap
 * Armory Assault
 * Loot Larceny
 * This Bitch is Payback
 * This Bitch is Payback, pt. 2
 * Knoxxed Out

Trivia

 * In Greek mythology Athena was a goddess of strategy, just war & wisdom. A reference to this is a quest reward you get from her called "Athena's Wisdom". (See below for more information)
 * After The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is completed Athena will offer a gun named 'Athena's Wisdom', a repeater with the flavor text 'War is the final option'.
 * She was a Lance assassin before she went AWOL. She is seen using dual plasma swords and wearing an assassin mask during the intro to the General Knoxx DLC. Also, the 5th and final recording in Knoxxed Out mentions that she assassinated the Dahl undersecretary 5+ years previous to the events of the DLC.
 * Most curiously, entering Athena's former prison cell in the Lockdown Palace still triggers her introductory cut-scene, even long after completing assigned quest.