Velvet Crowe is born in the village of Aball in Eastgand. She loses both her parents very early in life, leaving her older sister Celica to look after her and her brother Laphicet. In the dangerous world they live in, she loses her older sister too. Their sister's husband looks after them from that day onwards. Even with all the loss and pain Velvet manages to grow up to be a cheerful and strong teenager who cares very much for her family.