Saphira's father was a Barbary/Nyala Tsarin, while her mother was a Daenyx. Saphira has been forced to live in the shadow of her infamous mother all of her life, yet somehow manages to live rather happily. She was raised by her aunt most of her cubhood after a terrible incident that ended with the death of her father and disappearance of her mother. She hasn't allowed such events to bring her down though, as she can often be seen smiling and laughing with her cub-like demeanor. In a seemingly vain attempt to separate herself from her mother, she often tries to help others and only use her enhanced abilities in times of dire need, though these sometimes end up making her look worse. Her most recent act of heroism involved thwarting a dragon's attempt to steal a kill during her pride's hunt, and then ended up befriending it.