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For all her flaws, Lift had a good heart.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She saw much death in her life, but it still impacted her greatly when someone she knew died. For instance, when [[Gawx]] was mortally wounded, she cared enough to return and try to save him, despite the fact that she was risking capture and death to do so. Lift cared for other people because she thought that someone had to, which seems to be a temperament that was shared by other [[Edgedancers]]. Once, Lift tried to stop caring about others, possibly during her time in [[Rall Elorim]], but she quit because it was worse than being dead.

Despite Lift's race, she was not born in the [[Reshi Isles]].{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} The only reason that she knew that she was Reshi was that her mother told her so. She never lived there or knew her people at all. Lift grew up in the city of [[Rall Elorim]], the City of Shadows, in [[Iri]]. Lift had a tough childhood there. It appears she grew up on the streets there, learning to move through crowds with ease. It is possible that Lift learned her thieving skills in Rall Elorim. She eventually left Rall Elorim for unknown reasons, possibly due to her difficult life. It also seems likely that this was the time in her life when Lift attempted to stop caring.

Lift spent some time in [[Marabethia]], where she was hunted by Darkness, because he believed that her Surgebinding could bring another [[Desolation]] to Roshar.{{ref|b|wor|i|9}} She fled Marabethia and went to the capital of Azir, Azimir. There, Lift fell in with a crew of thieves. The crew was made up of [[Tigzikk]], who Lift called Tig, [[Huqin]], his nephew [[Gawx]], [[Maxin]], and two unnamed brothers who were quick with knives. Tigzikk was the only one Lift knew well. An informant told him which night would be good for robbing the [[Bronze Palace]], while the vizerate was busy choosing a new Prime Aquaisix, following the death of the last two at the hands of [[Szeth]]. Lift could have robbed the palace on her own, but she felt like she owed it to Tigzikk to help him, and she wanted to make sure that he would be safe.