While there are a fair number of similarities between them, it seems to stem more from the common background of having a difficult life, than from any sort of unusual coincidences. Rein's mother had been a scout lead, much like she is, now, and had died during a skirmish against one of their neighboring societies, and her father had always been a weak and ineffectual figure; their relationship had been strained, with the mother there to help. Without, Rein quickly grew disgusted by him, and left at an early age, striking out on her own, to avenge her mother.