Ysanna spent her relatively quiet childhood on Ryloth, witnessing first hand the reconstruction during the aftermath of the Galactic civil war. In young, adulthood she traveled to Hosnian Prime to study medicine.

Ysanna is a naturally empathetic individual, which was the impetus for her to pursue medicine. Growing up on Ryloth she witnessed countless freedom fighter enduring lifelong injury after the civil war. During her academic tenure, Ysanna focused on cybernetics. Her research focused on advancements that could make the technology more accessible to everyone, not just the social elite.

After the sudden disappearance of her academic mentor on Hosnian prime, Ysanna left the University on Hosnian Prime in search of him. She has spent the last year hitching rides across the galaxy, trying her best to decipher his cryptic research notes and uncover any trace of his whereabouts.

At 5' 5", Ysanna is average height for a twi'lek. Her skin is blue with shadowy rings on her lekku. She appears roadworn yet fit and carries herself with a sense of confidence and purpose. Ysanna has never met a stranger and is always eager to help whenever she sees someone in need on the road.