She left home at 19, angry with her parent’s disapproval of her magical talent. There had been family members who had been led to ruin by the thirst for arcane powers. She adventured in Outland for several years, and came home to find her city shattered, her parents dead and her family scattered.
Went to Northrend to seek justice and gather her siblings. Met Kadghar who became something of a stepfather to her, and brought her into the Kirin-Tor. He helped her nurture and control her talents, and most importantly, curb her desire for vengeance. Over the years she eventually rose to Archmage, and led several expeditions on their behalf, notably to the Shadowlands where she oversaw the defeat of the Forsworn in Bastion.
She currently lives on the outskirts of a village on the Isle of Quel’Danas with her partner, a botany professor from Elwynn Forest, who until recently, taught at the university in Dalaran, and their four year old.