Alina is a young woman of Shu and Ravkan descent. She has pale skin, with white hair and eyes. There is a scar on her hand from when she cut her hand on glass during the Grisha test. 
Alina was born in a settlement in Dva Stolba along the southern border with Shu Han. Like Malyen Oretsev, Alina's family was most likely killed during the border wars. She spent her childhood in Duke Keramsov's estate orphanage (located in Keramzin).
She married The Darkling/ Aleksander/ General Kirigan. 