Accipitra was born to Blackwater. She and her littermates were bartered to Lestan shortly after birth. Lestan brought them to the mainland and gave them to Heda, Caracal, and Everett to raise as their own on Wheeling Gull Isle. During this exchange, Accipitra ingested the hallucinogenic berries provided by her mother; leaving her with a permanent palinopsia. She was rechristened 'Ava', and recognizes Judah, Simeon, Malakai, and Dinah as her siblings.