Before the Chernobog incident, Istina was a middle school student. In school, she wrote many articles about Originium Arts. Her areas of expertise: masters of Arts, investigative articles, and sociology. In a number of tests, she has demonstrated excellent control-type Originium Arts. She has been approved to assist in battle. She also provides intel and data processing services for Rhodes Island. Russian is her first language, so she speaks fluently in Russian.