Carys was born in the Dale, to Queen Lea of the Dale and King Errant of the Tundra. She lived a peaceful and happy childhood, raised alongside her niece Hael (both the same age). They continued on in that happy existence until, when both girls were young adults, Lea was murdered. Both girls fled to the Deserts to build a new life, where Carys met and fell in love with the young Desert prince Mikhael. Carys soon fell pregnant, and gave birth to a beautiful girl that she and Mikhael named Esther. Unfortunately, one of Mikhael's mothers, Chantale, was mentally unhinged, and fearing the child a threat, murdered her. In grief, Carys and Hael fled to the meadow where they spent time trying to recovery. Recovery was made impossible, for Carys at least, when she was raped by a stallion named Cal. Carys' mind broke, and when the child (a boy Hael named Cai) was born Hael took it to a place where it would be found and abandoned it, fearing the affect keeping the child would have on Carys' mind. Both mares then left Beqanna, and spent some time wandering around the lands surrounding it. One day Carys decided that she'd destroyed Hael's life enough, and decided to return to Beqanna on her own. Once back in Beqanna, she ran into a stallion by the name of Kirin, and was easily charmed by him. She joined Kirin's herd in Silver Cove, and experienced some happiness until shortly after the birth of their first daughter Kirke. Then Kirin's true colours were revealed, and he and his family members began to heap abuses on her, while continuing to use her as breeding stock. She had three more children with Kirin - twins called Halocyn and Apothyx, and a final girl called Kaide. Eventually Kirin tired of Kirke, and asked their daughter Kirke (who was obsessed with gaining her father's favour) to kill her. Kirke willingly did so, wishing to gain her father's favour.