Azmaria was born in Portugal, but she went to the United States after losing her parents in World War I. She traveled across the country with a band of singers, until she was adopted by Ricardo Hendric, a demon tamer who wanted to use her powers to revive his dead wife Melda. Rosette and Chrono rescued her and she was taken to the Order of Magdalene.

She has suffered great grief, and for this reason she is meek, angst-ridden, has cripplingly low self-esteem and is extraordinarily sensitive to o