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This article is about the real life person behind the DJB character Kyra Starfire.
Brief History
Kyra was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but grew up and attended High School in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania a Philadelphia suburb home to the largest shopping complex in the United States. Following High School in 1998 she enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 2001. While serving Kyra met her husband who was also in the Army at the time and is currently in the National Guard.
College and Beyond
Kyra attended West Chester University of Pennsylvania where she received a BA in Anthropology and went on to do Archaeology fieldwork, including an excavation of Valley Forge National Park, the highlight of her career so far. From 2006-2007 she was living and studying in Newcastle-upon-Tyne a city in North-east England attending Newcastle University. Here she earned a MA in Archaeological Practice. Following Grad school Kyra did work as an Archaeologist in the States. Her specialty is Cultural Resource Management, Prehistoric, and Environmental Archaeology of North America and Great Britain.
Currently Kyra resides in the Philadelphia Suburb of Malvern with her husband of 10 years.
Star Wars and the DJB
Kyra was hooked on star Wars at the age of five when her dad showed her and her younger brother episode 4. Since the first time watching Darth Vader on screen and after seeing the three originals dozens of times Kyra was a Star Wars fan for life. She joined the Dark Brotherhood in 2006 when she was looking for an online Star Wars club dedicated to the Dark side and Dark Jedi, it also happened following her first play through of Knights of the Old Republic. She was fascinated by the Sith from the game and the Prequel movies. Kyra also wanted to be apart of a club that was more than just a SW club but had multiple activities. Writing fiction, being part of a clan, the ACC, and the Shadow Academy appealed to her and still keeps her here today. Though Kyra left to concentrate on grad school she came back and enjoys the club even more, and since coming back she has been reading Star wars books and playing more Star Wars games.
Besides Star Wars Kyra is an avid fan of the Dune novels and have read all six of Frank Herbert's Dune novels and the last two books in the story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Andersen, now she is into the House prequel books. Elements of Dune have been introduced into her DB character and fiction.
Miscellaneous
Besides Star Wars, Kyra is a Scuba Diver, amateur astronomer, spends time in museums and attending lectures, also enjoys learning about Ancient History. Kyra is also a gamer playing various games on her PC and PS3, her husband also games and likes SW but he is not as crazy about it as she is.