As the daughter of Ambessa a Noxian Warlord, Mel would learn about death and war from a young age. However, her advocacy of diplomacy and distaste for intimidating violence as a deterrent would later be deemed a liability by her mother. She was disowned and banished to Piltover, where Mel was to oversee Clan Medarda's business interests in the city. But on the more softer side, Mel‘s love language are words of affirmation and physical touch. She knows how to talk or comfort people too.