Istora was born just before the end of the Clone Wars, and so grew up only knowing the empire. Despite not being human she had believed in the empire with all her heart while her family still saw the empire as the republic.

In defiance of her mother's wishes she went and signed up for the imperial academy and her blind devotion to the empire is what got her through the first few years of the academies. Near the end of her education at Prefsbelt while she was studying a new Imperial formation a group of her fellow cadets ganged up and beat her to a pulp. One of the instructors had stood at the door with his back turned to her during it. She only survived because eventually the instructor turned around and stopped the cadets, but the damage was done especially because all of those cadets got away with it since she is "just a xeno". Over the following months she began to notice everything she had previously completely ignored. She soon after failed her training because she refused to shoot down a civilian vessel in a simulation.

Rather than be stuck in a sector defense force with no hopes of promotion and fighting for a cause she had been shaken from, she left the navy. She once more reunited with her family on Mirial. Everyone was still there except for her older brother who had "left one night" and had not contacted the family since. She eventually caught her mother and father watching one of the rebel holofeeds, and instead of turning them in as they expected, she asked to sign up. Upon reaching the rebellion, she was recruited as a pilot due to her training.

Honor: Istora has a code of honor by which she lives, derived from Mirialan culture. She now sees the Empire as opposed to everything she stands for, and sees fighting against it as just.

Vengeance: Istora while at the academy was surrounded by xenophobia. She was bullied by pretty much everyone and was used as a scapegoat. She also was frequently getting in trouble with the officers for things she didn't do, in place of other cadets.

Duty: 0
Placard Hunter/Something to Prove - Due to her failure at the academy, Istora has an unending desire to prove herself. She also relishes in opportunities to strike down troopers from her past and the attention destroying an renowned enemy gets her.