| Astera was born the first daughter to Estrella and Haderos Frayus in the Eastern regions of Onderon. The family had been renowned for their mercantile endeavors over the years. While her younger siblings took after their parents to oversee the family's vineyards, Astera was encouraged to pursue her own forte, which was an eye for luxurious fabrics and jewel-crafting. She thus resurrected the business that once belonged to her paternal great-grandmother, Chalcedony Etoffes, and expanded it.
From her early teens she was apprenticed to Lady Lineray Flamme in Iziz, who worked as one of the primary jewel designers for the noble houses of Onderon. Proving her worth, Astera exhibited an interest in a wide array of jewel styles, often loving to work with bold colored gemstones that would match the customer's personality.
When younger, Astera had a strong relationship with her Zabrak maternal grandmother, Irosh. Out of all the grandchildren, she was the one most eager to learn from the Zabrak. She traveled to several worlds with her, and Tirana also trained Astera in the Petranaki martial arts. Astera studied under her grandmother's tutelage for fifteen years, until the older warrior passed away when Frayus was in her early twenties. At that time, and with the blessing of both parents and siblings, Astera inherited her grandmother's five weapons: Picador's Spear, Confessor's Whip, Petranaki Scimitar, Caster's Net, and Beastwarden's Shield.
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