Sarah is an elf living in Granseal and there are no traces of any relatives of hers in the village. Sarah is one of the four founding members of the Shining Force along with her childhood friends Bowie, Chester, and Jaha, who are also classmates in Sir Astral's class. When Sir Astral was sent to the castle, Chester felt it was best to stay behind. Sarah strongly felt otherwise, and Bowie agreed, thus, Chester was out-voted (since Jaha was late for school that day) and the three of them went to follow Sir Astral. This small group eventually grew to become the legendary Shining Force and had the ultimate goal of resealing the Devil King, Zeon.