Briarblack is the daughter of Diindiisi and Sparrow, born in the pristine forests on the banks of the Poplar River and raised in a tribal community of wolves and hybrids. Thrilled by the idea of adventure and meeting new people, she set out, aimless, on her own, until encountering Resurrection de le Poer, who directed her towards Inferni, a coyote-comprised clan that her aunt led. The arduous trip was fraught with his ailing health, and semi-dependent on his company, an inexperienced Briarblack struggled to keep the two of them moving towards their target.

Once within the safety of the Clan's borders, Briarblack settled in shortly before conflict, with the Inferni-Salsola War brewing on the horizon. She threw herself into rigorous routine in training, and grew close with Goliath Harland, and, impressionable and romantic-hearted as she was, they humored ideas of settling down once tensions finally dissolved. Plans were dashed with the Scintillan giant's death, and Briarblack renounced her Sciens scouting position in favor of picking up the role of a healing Sanitas (after a brief but rapid decline into substance abuse), in hopes to prevent similar fates befalling her clanmates – though, this was short lived. Briarblack abandoned Inferni shortly before it disbanded, venturing the wilds until stragglers of the coyote defunct clan, under the banner of The Cartel, came across her again, and later went on to found the Del Cenere Gang.