Born in Ithaca, New York, Teresa Nasty was immediately abducted by sky pirates upon exiting the hospital in her parents’ arms. From a tender age, she was raised by skilled swordsmen to fight and fly large wooden ships made to glide through the air. Some of her learned skills include tying elaborate knots, reading Sanskrit, knowing how to kill the enemy in less than three moves, tattooing aeronautical themes, knife juggling while tap dancing, poison harvesting, drag make-up, and photography.