Urfa was a sergeant and then later a lieutenant in the Malaz 4th Army, in command of the sappers of 4th Company. She was described as "skinny, to the point of malnourished", had bulging eyes that appeared to look in both directions at once, and had a mouthful of uneven, yellowed teeth. Sergeant Jumpy thought her "a swarthy, skinny woman who had the look of a constipated stork."