Franz was born to single mother, her father having been killed in battle shortly after she was conceived. Her mother, distraught and bereaved, was unable to care for her and gave Franz over to the monks of Trondheim.
 
As a child Franz was angry and violent, but the monks were patient and disciplined, as she grew into adulthood Franz became a model monk, fully in control of her body and emotions. She excelled in the martial arts, but she was truly in love with books. As much as she enjoyed the feeling of thrashing the other monks in the training ring, she yearned to read. By her 80th birthday she had read every book in the monastery. To sate the black hole which is her curiosity, she exchanged letters with other monasteries requesting to trade and exchange tomes from their libraries. She became something of a librarian, bringing the Trondheim library up to date with the latest works of the elfin kingdoms while still managing to keep up with her training.
 
By age 90 Franz realized she she would never be satisfied living her life in the monastery. She yearned for a wider, more exciting world. So she left, with only vague intentions of ever returning.