Altair was the son to two Kiffars who had adopted Mandalorian culture and settled on Mandalore, in the capital of Keldabe. Altair was raised under both traditional Mandalorian training and some Kiffar influence, and he also earned the facial tattoos of the Kiffar Clan Jiriad. His family was member of the Mandalorian Clan Sateda, and Altair grew up with the twins Kyra and Jorso Sateda in a strong, nearly sibling-like relationship. Four years after his verd'goten, his coming of age, Altair married Scotah Nakoyr, a spirited young woman from the remote city of Shirok. For two years after his marriage, Altair underwent special supercommando training under then Mandalore Fenn Shysa, but although his skills in combat wouldn't have prevented him from such a career, he never felt quite comfortable