Lupercalia's mother was nothing more than a common street whore in the large, metropolitan, city of Cragwater. She was born into a life of poverty but had a fierce devotion to the Priestess despite being forced into prostitution at a young age. Though, not everyone could see Elena's devotion to the Priestess. One night, she dragged herself to the steps of Cragwater's largest temple to the Priestess, heavily pregnant, weak with disease, and begging for help only to be turned away at the door. Elena was frowned upon, judged by fellow followers of the Priestess, and was thrown out onto the streets. Unknown to her, Elena was being watched by the Bright Gods; they saw the dedication Elena had to saving her child and sent one of their messengers to watch over her. Elena was taken in by one of the churchgoers who was disgusted by what they'd seen as she went into labor. An invisible presence was in the room with Elena as she gave birth to her daughter: Lupercalia Erosa. Shew was named after the Bright God, Lupercalia: a god that symbolized health, prosperity, and purification. Elena was unable to survive the birth, and Lupercalia- dubbed 'Calia' by her new family- was taken in by the family.
Calia was raised by her new family under the guidance of the Priestess. She was a great student and tried her best in every lesson, but found herself bullied, berated, and ignored. It seemed as though the priests turned a blind eye to Calia's tormenters. It was common knowledge that her mother was nothing more than a street rat, though Calia had no memories of her mother. Despite the rumors and the hushed whispers behind her back, Calia tried as hard as she could to please the priests and priestesses; only to have them spit in her face. Her anger finally came to a head and Calia was outcasted after the whole ordeal; deemed too disruptive and kicked out of the church's school.
Calia's life was only made more difficult when she found herself unable to control her ourbursts of anger. One particularly bad shouting match ended in a sudden explosion of bright white light. From her back burst two pure white wings of bright white light. The outburst came just as much a surprise to Calia's family and they turned straight to the Priestess-despite Calia's protests. She was dubbed an Asamir: half human half touched by a Bright One themself. It was a joyous occasion for Calia's family; This is a gift from the Priestess herself! Your mother's life was lost, but She spared you! You are a messenger of the Priestess! You are touched by a Bright one! The words were said out of joy, excitement for Calia, but she refused to accept it. There was no way that Calia was going to devote herself to the person that let her mother die. So Calia ran; away from Cragwater, away from the Priestess. She found herself in the town of Castlecross; a large mining town that had a history of following the Crusader himself. She didn't care who the town worshiped. Calia had no interest in religion anymore. All she wanted was to start new, to create a new life for herself away from the Priestess' meddling hands.
And Calia was able to do just that. She used her strength to do odd jobs about the town. She earned enough money to live on her own there in a comfortable home by herself. One day she was approached by the local priest of the Crusader: their vault of holy artifacts was in need of guarding and word around the town was that Calia was strong enough to handle herself. As much as Calia didn't want to accept a job so closely tied to a church, she couldn't turn down the money so she showed up the next day. The job was simple enough: protect the vault. And protect she did; most of her time was spent standing around and when she wasn't standing guard, she was helping the priests find the things they needed for their sermons. During her time around, Calia learned about the artifacts in the vault and their ties to the Crusader. She learned about the Crusader's epic battles against the Demons that crawled out of the Hellholes, threatening the safety of everyone around. Every moment spent surrounded by the Crusader's triumphs was a moment that Calia's thirst for vengeance grew. Vengeance against those who had lied to her forced her to submit to a Priestess who was too busy to care for those in need.
Calia learned of the Priestess' efforts to stop the Crusader in his tracks, only fueling her desire for justice further. So she took an oath to serve the Crusader, donning his armor and committing herself to serve His cause. Calia learned everything that there was to learn, studied every magical rune she could find, protected the church with such a fierce determination that she was sure demons would quake in her wake. Calia took her status as a 'Holy One' with pride now.
There was no way she had been touched by the Bright Gods; she had been touched by the Crusader and Calia was on a mission to banish anything that got in her way.
Calia became well known amongst the Crusader's ranks; she was tough and fiercely devoted to the Crusader's cause no matter who or what got in her way. The notoriety earned her a spot in the Crusader's ranks: The Fist of the Crusader. There, she made close friends with Iana Ironsight but was even closer with Nathaniel Hawke. Nathaniel was the spitting example of a perfect member of the Fist: strong, a great leader, and devoted to the Crusader's cause. Calia found herself looking up to Nathaniel as he taught her everything she needed to know about completely devoting herself to the Crusader.
The Fist had many branches, but Calia was assigned to a newly created one: Covert Operations. Her mission: Collect the Eye of the Stone Thief for the Crusader. In Quest 4: Investigate the origins of the Hullbeck Abomination Calia was sent to the town of Hullbeck to investigate the abomination there but ran into trouble: her campsite had been demolished by the abomination and she was left the only survivor. Despite being bruised and battered, a group of wandering adventurers stumbled upon the remains of her camp and took her in on their own quest to take down the abomination.
After defeating the abomination, the Party was sent to the ever-changing city of Nomad to seek out the help of Usidore the Blue Wizard. There, he gave the party a quest: dive into the belly of a Hellhole to find the Eye of the Stone Thief.