Hesperia grew up the daughter of a notable apothecary in Voltaine, that offered many 'quiet' services to the Barony on the side. Her father taught her everything she needed to know in the creation of tinctures to cure every malady... and some to cause them. Her mother the name of all the plants they used, and what purpose could be found in their seeds, roots and flowers.

Hesperia thus spent little of her childhood playing with other children, but instead spent her days pollinating flowers, building filters and boilers for her father, and delivering 'packages' to Barony hired spies, assassins, and designer drugmongers.

Her complex family life all ended horrifyingly when she returned from a delivery to find her home on fire, lit on orders by a member of the Barony. Hesperia's mind broke when a burning corpse begged for help with her fathers voice, and Ferality swiftly took over.

Fortunately for Hesperia, she was intercepted by the Merse before she could do any real harm. She was transported to Sanctuary, a secret Rampant facility funded for and hidden by Merse Matron Elimarah Nylone, filled with philosophers, doctors and theologists of all walks of life. It was there that a cure for Rampancy was researched, and discovered.

The researcher attached to her recovery, Psycho Elise, discovered Hesperia could briefly be brought back from ferality by the reciting of plant life and their uses. They built a garden and lab, and watched in wonder as the once terrifying Rampant began to cultivate plants and create concoctions with them. During these moments of clarity, they were able to talk to Hesperia, and eventually her moments of clarity lasted longer than her moments of ferality, until eventually the ferality ceased to exist at all.

Her remission was hailed as possibly the greatest breakthrough of the 3rd and 4th Gift Cycles, but was unfortunately found to be difficult to replicate in other, far more prolonged cases of Rampancy. Nonetheless, she was delivered to Elimarah in Torrens.

When 'Cassandra' left on her pilgrimage to the Fallen Litany in 2398 4G.c, Sodeyn elected to send Paedra ne' Eidern and Hesperia in her wake, with instructions to protect Hesperia and deliver her to Executor Regina in Rhyne, using the cover of Elimarah's departure to keep Hesperia's condition top secret.