Alya was born into Moonspear alongside two identical sisters and one oddball, Korei. Throughout her youth, Alya shunned Korei in favor of her identical and favored sisters, Hydra and Lyra. The trio got into all sorts of mischief and played many games of 'Border Patrol' and 'Capture the Princess'.

Raised by doting father Charon and indulgent mother Amekaze, Alya grew into a willful, precocious adolescent. She does not like being challenged by anyone she considers underneath her, and often acts without thinking things through, assuming she can handle anything that she runs into. As a child, this led to the death of her minder, Dash, by the claws and fangs of a hungry wildcat. This event seemed to trigger a certain amount of violence within the triplets, who began defending the borders with vigor, even going so far as to take lives.

When she was a year old, trouble began brewing in the valley her mountain home overlooked. Wolves were being kidnapped and attacked. At first, Blackfeather Woods seemed to be the culprit, and Alya feared them. As time went on, however, and Alya learned more about her family's history, her hatred turned to the wolves of Redhawk Caldera. This culminated in the death of her younger sister, Galaxy, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding it. A wolf from Redhawk Caldera was seen fleeing the scene. Alya and her sisters later attacked him and removed his eye.

As an adult, Alya is far more reserved, though she is still just as willful. She has had several brief romances, most notably with Cypress and Nikai. Currently, she has set her eyes upon Vaati, the young leader of Blackfeather Woods. She dreams of a time when war does not ravage her family and her freedom, and hopes to one day take a trip to see what the wilderness has to offer.