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Torchstar is noted to have fire tattoos across her body{{Fn|1a}} and often wears her pilot suit without sleeves to show off the tattoos. She is shorter and more thickset than most members of the [[Fire Caste]].{{Fn|2i}} Torchstar wears her auburn hair in a long braid with three metal rings to symbolise her greatest victories.{{Fn|2d}}
Torchstar will often make light of tense situations, engaging in gallow humour{{Fn|2i}} and jokes at her teammate's expense. Despite this she cares deeply for them and will take on whatever risk to protect them.{{Fn|2j}} Despite her immense bravery on the battlefield, Torchstar has a fear displays traits of confined spacesclaustrophobia.{{Fn|2l}}
She has a youthful spirit, and though she respects her elders, in particular her idol [[Farsight]], she will be dismissive of sound advice from them if she has already made up her mind. Torchstar holds more contempt for [[humans]] than others in the [[Farsight Enclaves|Enclaves]].{{Fn|2k}}
Upon arrival in the Enclaves, Torchstar would save Farsight's life. She had arrived too late to warn the Commander of the Tyranids, but joined battle against them.{{Fn|2h}} Farsight at first suspected that Torchstar was the spearhead of an Ethereal-led force, due to the fact that her battlesuit was still in the colours of Dal'yth. She then used an onboard system to change the colour of her suit from green to the deep red to show her new loyalty. Farsight climbed on to her [[XV-8 Crisis Battlesuit]] and Torchstar took him from the battle, where he had been mortally wounded, to safety aboard the ''Vision of Aun'shi''. Farsight's injuries were too grave for treatment on board however, and so, along with Commander [[Sha'vastos]], Farsight and Torchstar journeyed to find [[O'Vesa]].{{Fn|2i}}
The three found O'Vesa, along with [[Vykola Herat]], in a [[Fio]] Medusa Bay on the [[Shas'ar'tol]] [[Metadisc]]. Here she is scolded by Farsight for her views towards [[Gue'vesa]]. After Farsight is hastily healed{{Fn|2k}} the group, of now five, head into a subterranean tunnel system to escape the Tyranids. It is here Farsight learns of her fear of enclosed spaces.{{Fn|2l}}
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