Sara Valestein admiring her foster father, Colonel Valestein.
Sara lost her biological parents as the result of the North Ambrian Disaster. She was taken in by a former colonel of the fallen nation's army and the founder of the Northern Jaegers, Colonel Valestein. Sara grew up in an environment where she understood that her birthplace had fallen into ruin and that jaegers, who brought in foreign money to support the people, were considered heroes.
Admiring her foster father, she decided to follow in his footsteps by joining the Juvenile Jaeger Squad (少年猟兵隊) at the age of 10. After three years of heavy training, Sara was deemed experienced enough to be invited into the main squad. This was the first time she participated in actual combat. She later described her time there - continuous fighting covered in blood and gunpowder smoke - as "hell". Before long she earned herself the nickname of Purple Lightning.
Young Sara Valestein during combat.
At the age of 18, Sara had grown to the rank of company commander when she received a mission to participate in a proxy war between a noble family and a large enterprise in a remote region of Erebonia. Their opponents were the jaeger corpsNidhoggr. Although the Northern Jaegers were heading toward victory, the situation threatened the lives of citizens in the neighborhood and as they worked to ensure their safety, Nidhoggr struck back.
Colonel Valestein dying in the arms of Sara Valestein.
Driven into a corner, Colonel Valestein jumped into battle and saved them from the perilous situation. In his dying breath, he asked Sara to decide if she wanted to continue working as a jaeger. As Colonel Valestein passed away in her arms, she screamed and lost her consciousness.
She regained her consciousness in a camp of the Imperial Army of Erebonia, where she was treated by Second Lieutenant Beatrix of the medical battalion, who were sent to the region to review the damages caused by the jaegers. Officers Neithardt and Mueller Vander were also there. Learning that her comrades had already returned to North Ambria, Sara fled the camp without a word of gratitude and follow their trails. When she returned home, she received a warm welcome from her comrades and the citizens. Although they had lost their supreme commander, they received an enormous amount of mira from the nobles they were fighting for so they knew no one had to starve to death in the upcoming winter.
Although relieved, Sara cried over the situation that they had to spill the blood of innocent neighbouring nations to feed their poor homeland. Recalling her foster father's final words, she ultimately decided that the jaeger life was not what she wanted and fled to Erebonia, finding employment with the Bracer Guild. Her experience in battle quickly landed her as an A-rank bracer with a steady income, part of which she would send to her homeland.
During the attack on Erebonian Bracer Guild branches in S.1202, Sara was in North Ambria at the time. She would have come to the guild's aid were it not for EnforcerSharon Kreuger, who stalled her long enough that the Erebonian branches were forced to call on Cassius Bright for aid. In the wake of the attacks, Erebonian Bracer Guild branches were progressively shut down, and by early S.1203, Sara was out of a job.
Although no longer working as a bracer, Sara continued to help the guild out from time to time. On one of these occasions, she witnessed the decisive battle between Rutger Claussell and Baldur Orlando. Following the fight which left both men dead, Sara soon found Rutger's adoptive daughter, Fie Claussell, and began taking care of her.
After leaving work as a bracer, Sara was soon scouted by Principal Vandyck, who wished to find an instructor that would help encompass the idea of Prince Olivert's Class VII - a class consisting of a mix of nobles and commoners. Sara accepted the offer, initially working as a combat instructor from spring S.1203, and as Class VII's homeroom instructor the following year, bringing Fie along with her. Sara was known to unload large amounts of her paperwork onto Towa to complete for her, but did take her job seriously when it came to training the classes in combat on the academy field. She used autonomous combat shells, and then when her students were ready, challenged them herself.
Sara's laidback personality caused some problems with Vice Principal Heinrich. She was able to teach the class well, despite her slovenly appearances and her somewhat carefree attitude towards her students. She usually leaves the field assignments in the hands of her students while she visits the local tavern, only making a move if a situation emerges.
After the class dissolved, Sara returned to the Bracer Guild, with Fie following her.
Sara returns in the Lamare Province, tracking the various jaeger corps active in the region. She identifies Nidhoggr, the Red Constellation, and Zephyr, but the fourth remains a mystery until later. She is detected whilst spying but is allowed to go about her business. Sara would later join Rean in an information gathering exercise in the casino in Raquel, helping subdue an informant and trading information with the Jaeger King.
Not long after, Sara joins Rean's small group taking back Juno Naval Fortress from the Stahlritter and the Northern Jaegers. She confronts them about what they are doing, preventing them from taking their own lives. It turns out they had been humiliated after Erebonia annexed North Ambria and were trying to find some pride and a place to die. She is able to convince them through another perspective.
Sara later on joins the Class VII reunion and large scale, multi-agency operations to track down Calvardian agents operating in the capital. She is amongst the group that go to confront the reborn Zoro-Agruga. She also takes part in the assault on the Gral of Erebos, where she, alongside Fie, takes on the combined forces of Rutger and Shirley Orlando.
Sara later helps retrieve Rean from the Black Workshop, and from thereon joins the efforts of the Radiant Wings across Erebonia. She remarks how proud she is of the class and their development during the lead up to the final rivalry in the Tuatha De Danann.
Sara joins Rean in the Nord Highlands, helping to investigate the disappearance of Olivert Reise Arnor and his wife Scherazard Harvey. It is there they confront mysterious automated tanks from Calvard and a simulacrum of Arios MacLaine. When the group discovers automated forces on the move, Sara is dispatched to disable the railway cannons, but finds that they are sealed shut.
Sara is later amongst the forces launching an assault against the Retributive Tower.
Old Class VII's instructor and an A-rank bracer called the Purple Lightning. Born in North Ambria, she was once a member of its infamous Northern Jaegers.
Nostalgic Years Sara tells a conflicted Claire about the man who took her in as his own in a conversation regarding what it means to be family.
Keeping Sharp With calamity just around the corner, Sara ensures that the equipment to reach out to the guild HQ and fellow bracers is in working order.
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