Born to the Sana family in a small canopy village of Vectra, Kaiya was raised a single child by her mother and father Speklahn and Tainu. Kaiya spent most of her earlier years traveling the Canopy and learning the medicinal and religious properties of the forest's floral diversity, though she never left the forest. During her travels, she became very spiritual as nature worship was plentiful in the 'ame communities. When Kaiya was 11, her home village was attacked by a small group of exiles that did little damage, but murdered 6 people, including her father. Her mother, Speklahn, was devastated, and quickly became recluse. 10 months later, Kaiya's mother went missing, but it was known to the townsfolk that she had jumped from the canopy and was devoured by Scalebacks.
Following her mother's death, Kaiya began traveling once again, never staying in the same town or city for very long, throwing herself into her research. As she traveled, she came to be known as the wandering Cerridwen, for her kindness towards others and her care for nature stood out. Now at 19, Kaiya has decided to leave The Forest to expand her research and explore the rest of the world.
