The Fairy King turned a Norune Village house cat into a human warrior. Instead of claws, Xiao fights with a slingshot that allows her to inflict damage without getting too close. Her feline agility offers tremendous jumping skills. Although she probably won't be your primary fighter in the dungeons, Xiao can maintain her health with her relatively safe, long-range attacks, and she possesses the unique ability of being able to jump chasms, gaps and rivers in combats areas.
Xiao should be used as your long-range character until Ruby comes along. If possible, get a Bandit Slingshot built-up to level 5 before Ruby joins. Once you get the Double Impact from Zabo in Muska Lacka, break the Bandit down into a Synthspere and place it on the Double Impact. This should be strong enough to get you by in Limited Zones.
