Lydia was abandoned as a baby and then found and taken in by Shatek T. She was taken to live with him and many other homeless children in the sewer system of The City. Lydia was taught to fight, handle a knife, pickpocket and shoplift, amongst other things by Shatek and the older children.

As Lydia grew, she became Shatek's second in command and was entrusted with many important errands such as negotiating with other parties on behalf of the gang and delivering goods and messages.

Once Lydia started entering her teen years, her ambitions and desire for freedom away Shatek and the gang became stronger and she often attempted to run away from Shatek's control. She and Shatek would argue often during this period.

After the murder of Shatek, Lydia was free to live her life as she pleased. However, Lydia was only in her early teens and following the murder of Shatek, homeless children around The City were rounded up and taken to live in temporary institutions under government care. To avoid being caught, Lydia stayed hidden in the sewer systems.

As an adult, Lydia continued to live in the sewers and scavenged and stole to survive.