Until her tenth year, she was totally dependent upon her parents. Beginning in her eleventh year, she was trained in the Art of the Hunt and in the ways of her people. She learned to refine her artistic skills and interact with others, especially the Elders, who required a more formal speech due to the respect they are given. She had to memorize all the names of the local Elders as well as the High Elder (the oldest of the Elders), and know them by sight and smell. This learning continued until her 25th year, when younglings are allowed First Strike at a kill. She was successful her first try (her blow even killed the prey), and so did not have to wait another year to try again. She took a mate that year, as was her choice: a strong and fast male with loving yet feral eyes. They became very close, but never had much reproductive success (see Psych. Profile). The species had begun to send certain young adults to the Academy for further training, so because of her superb talents, willing disposition, and her need for a way to heal her emotional wounds, the Elders chose her to be one of the few to go that year. As she began to be absorbed in other duties, her grief eventually faded, but she is by no means recovered fully yet. She graduated from the Academy with slightly above average marks and spent her year of internship on a cadet ship. She was chosen for the Firestorm partly because of her people's mission to learn and be learned about by the races of the universe; the Firestorm has many rare and unique species she can study and communicate with, and she hopes to find true friends there to help her sort out her problems.

   
   

The four spines on the back of her head reflect her emotional state: when she's sad, they go down, and when she's happy, they go up. When she's mad or scared, they go straight up.