Born on Commenor, Illyria Jesne yearned to see the stars. Her father was a stormtrooper Colonel and her mother a homemaker. Her father was stationed on Commenor at one of the Imperial bases. She grew up on the base and was a bit of an army brat. Her father, wanting to make sure that his daughter was well versed in combat in order to defend herself, taught her how to shoot a blaster and everything he knew of Teras Kasi. She picked up the skills well, and was soon an extremely good marksman.