Siril was born in 2383 in an extremely traditional Amish settlement and was raised to shun technology and “the English”. As a result she grew up speaking mostly German and had little exposure to the outside world. She never quite felt at home unfortunately and was curious about what was beyond the simple life of the community. While her family were strict she came to know of some members of the community who made use of modern technology. She couldn’t understand why she was not allowed to use computers and technology, and why she was forbidden to ask for books that were scientific. Her father did not waver on the position that there was only one way to live and she kept her interests to herself as a rule. She was able to access regular schooling thanks to some of the “progressive” Amish and by the time it came to rumspringga she had pretty much decided to leave the community. Of course she couldn’t tell anyone and just went away. 

She was shunned as a result, essentially she is dead to them. She has no family now since she left and she has had to survive alone. She was able to get into the Academy and managed to survive on limited resources. It was a culture shock, going into the outside world. She said it was like jumping from the 19th to the 25th centuries in one go.  

Siril prefers not to talk about this or her background. She is prone to using German terms at times but mostly controls this.  

While at the Academy her diligence (aka determined isolation) was one of the qualities that brought her to the attention of Section 31. She continued to isolate and focus on her work long after the time it was no longer necessary. However she often felt ashamed of her background and felt she would be stigmatized if people found out. It was easier to just not open up to people than to talk about a family and community she no longer was part of.