Samara is a nearly thousand-year-old asari justicar, a member of an ancient monastic order following a strict honor code. Like many asari, Samara’s Maiden phase of life was marked by adventure and excitement. At one point she ran with a mercenary gang and discovered her talent for combat. Samara had three daughters, but discovered, to her horror, they were all Ardat-Yakshi, suffering a genetic condition that made them kill their mates during melding. She herself is a pureblood; she believes that the stigma against them lies partially in their increased probability of giving birth to Ardat-Yakshi daughters. Two of Samara’s daughters, Falere and Rila, chose to live their lives in isolation and comfort. Her third daughter, Morinth, whom Samara described as the “smartest and bravest” of the three, refused to go into seclusion and fled, beginning a spree of murder and violence. Recognizing her daughter’s growing addiction to killing her mates, Samara gave up her worldly possessions, swore herself to the Code, and became a justicar.