Kestrel was a scholar of all things healing and natural.

She, her family, and their community were attacked by Drow — dark elves that use fleshwarp to attack and mutilate victims.

Kestrel was the only survivor of the assault. She was left with lasting scars at the loss and horror of the event.

She spent many years at the Dawnflower temple of Sarenrae. She learned about fleshwarp in hopes to eliminate it from Golarion. She spent a lot of time training and meditating, mostly in isolation.

Kestrel has befriended Gale. His companionship helped her break free from her depression and isolation and return to the outside world.

Kestrel moved from Absalom to study at the Dawnflower temple in Otari. That's where she met Gale, a monk at the Dawnflower.