Malyl is a woman who doesn't start trouble, but has no problem dealing with it if necessary. She's emotional, but tends to keep it to herself unless around someone she can really trust. You have equal chance of catching her standing on a table, leading fellow patrons in scandalous sailor songs as you do finding her huddled in a dark corner, nursing a mug of ale. Even at her most sociable, she tends to avoid getting too involved in the personal affairs of others. There is no great cause in her life, no driving force other than the determination to be her own woman and depend on none.

Malyl is the daughter of Lily and Tondi Sanora. Lily took care of their small home, sometimes taking on a bit of sewing or doing laundry work to help make ends meet in the winter. Tondi was a ranger who scoffed at social standards and taught his daughter everything he knew. When he came down with the wasting sickness, he began keeping a journal so she'd have a way to continue her education, and thereby hope of remaining self-sufficient and independent.