Alyia'Tirel

"I'm one of the few quarians to have biotic abilties, as a result, I'm seen as an example of what my people could've been had we not attempted to destroy the geth, Momma has high expectations and Daddy does as well, I don't want to let Aunty down either, not after she recommended me for Spectre candidacy."

--Alyia, confiding in her friend and mentor Jacob Taylor after being selected for Spectre training.

Alyia'Tirel nar Idenna was a quarian biotic who was orphaned in the Cerberus raid on the Idenna in 2183 at the age of two when her mother was shot and killed by Golo and later adopted by Tali'Zorah nar Rayya and Alliance Army Lieutenant Benjamin Shepard. She developed her biotic abilities under the careful guidance of human biotic Jacob Taylor, who eventually gave her the nickname "Zaya" due to her love of the quarian homeworld's native Zaya flower. She was also an enlisted member of the Alliance Military under Benjamin Shepard's command. Eventually following in her aunt's footsteps becoming a Spectre.

Her preferred load out was an assault rifle, a shotgun, an SMG and a pistol; though she occasionally made use of a sniper rifle and heavy weapons.