Born into a middle-class family, Ivalynn was very interested in her father's work as blacksmith. Her mother was a sorceress and would often show her how to embue magic into objects as a way of altering reality to suit their needs. She combined both these skill sets and created specialized weaponry that used both physical and magical properties.
At first, she used her skill set as a way of gaining wealth by become a mercenary and even worked as an assassin for a time. Overtime she grew bored of this lifestyle and wanted to improve her craft.
She found work as an apprentice artificer, and has used her experience as an adventurer to hone her craft.