Shartrice grew up in a suburban setting, her parents were both university teachers. This gave her a privileged yet sheltered life. As a child, her parents enrolled her into sports, and she displaced a talent for the game of soccer.

Her parents were a major influence in her life, and her love for them was like ferro-carbide steel. She would do whatever it took to please them. Their plan was see her into University, so Shartrice was shipped off to Preparatory School.

Shartrice was at a crossroads in her life though. She wanted to please her parents, but she did not want a life spent developing or debunking theories. She became an honour student at the school, which pleased her parents, but she also tried her best to keep her options open.

The Dean of Arts at the school was quite taken with her student. She eventually got Shartrice to tell her of the situation she was in, and tried to help her out. Shartrice had ambitions of going to Military Academy, however, it would take both of them to convince her parents to allow her to go. The major selling point was Shartrice's interest in military history. They were very reluctant to allow this, but they consented and Shartrice enrolled.

In spite of her ambitions, she ended up getting stuck behind a desk. She wanted to do something different than what her parents were. Bound and determined to not end up like them, she chose to be trained as a Mechwarrior. The news did not reach her parents until her first set of midterms were complete. Her father was angry with her, but her mother was heartbroken. Shartrice almost left the academy to return home, and obey their wishes for a different career path.

A friend of hers needed three days to convince her that living her own life was the right choice, that she does not need to please everyone all the time. This was a turning point in her life. Though she harboured a deep regret for turning her back on her parents, she continued on...her parents have never spoken to her since she disobeyed them by not returning home.

After graduating from the academy, she was placed with the 5th Free Worlds Legionnaires. During a battle, a village was wiped out. Her commanding officer insisted that it was the fault of the enemy, a Lyran Alliance raiding party. Shartrice contradicted him in front of his commanding officer. This earned her a transfer to the 2nd Oriente Hussars.

During her time with the Hussars, she was the subject of constant sexual harassment. She bided her time until he made the mistake she was looking for. Her commanding officer made a pass at her in a public establishment, and for his effort, Shartrice punched his lights out in one shot. Neither of them were ever reprimanded for their actions, and Shartrice left the Free Worlds League Military, and the League itself after her tour was up.

Shartrice made her way to the Free Rasalhague Republic. There she spent time doing some jobs she had rather not done, but she needed to survive somehow. She had been hired to steal some corporate documents, but was caught in the process. She was left to fend for herself, and served two years in prison. She is still bitter over that after learning that the police were tipped off before she made the break-in, which lead to her capture while in the act.

After leaving the Republic, she headed straight for Outreach, hoping to start redeeming herself. She has a reputation that she would like to heal, in both the eyes of employers, and to herself.