Alana Thane was born to poor dock workers on the great shipyard ring around Kuat. From childhod she was being groomed to work at the yards building starships. Alana learned was teethed on schematics and manuals regarding starships and could name the major components of an engine before she could complete full sentences. She was an average student in school and was noted more her flirtatious attitude and social skills than any academics.