She met a wonderful man, a seller of fine horses. He intrigued her and they spent the afternoon talking about the bloodlines of his stock. He asked her to accompany him on his trip to the next city, and she agreed readily, seeing in him a companion she could travel and learn from.

Unfortunately she had no knowledge of the true nature of men. On the first night on the trail, he attempted to force himself on her. She struggled with him and succeeded in shoving him away and off. She grabbed the first horse she came to, a young mare called Missisypie, one of his best blooded animals, and galloped away.

Since that moment she was on the run. She learned to stay away from men and took to stealing, to lying, and to fleeing.

When she rushed through a city called Sabor, she met a wise philosopher called Thalo who had studied all over the world and was very smart and wealthy. He claimed to have known both her mother and her sister Talia, whom Nista hadn’t seen in many years. Her sister had been an Amazon trapper who couldn’t obey commands. She had left her tribe when Agonistes was three years old. Out in the world, she had become a bounty hunter as free as a bird, traveling all over the world.

He also told her that she had family in the Amazon tribe Themiscyra and that she should visit them. Being arrogant and alone as she was, she didn’t even consider it. Instead, she stayed at Sabor, asking to learn from Thalo instead. He agreed and taught her everything he knew over the course of another year. The subjects ranged from literature and folklore to language and philosophy. She learned much in that year, but in her headstrong way, decided she had learned enough and prepared to set out on her travels again.

On the day that she was to leave, two women visited Thalo's house. He explained to her that they were two Priestesses of Artemis, just like her mother.

The elder of the two, a gray-haired wrinkled old woman, looked her over as if she were a horse. "We’ll take her, " she stated, turning back to Thalo.

It instantly set Nista’s back up. "Take me where?"

Thalo answered that the women were traveling to Themiscyra and needed someone who could help with the hunting and scouting and protection. They would pay her well and she would have companionship on the journey. He reminded her that she would also find a member of her family in Themiscyra.

The younger of the two, a gentle dark-haired woman barely older than Nista, smiled at her. "It is Artemis’ will that you come with us. Protect us, please."

Agonistes didn't know why, but she decided to do it. She grabbed her stuff and said farewell to Thalo. They mounted the horses and begun their journey to Themiscyra.

Nista is both wild and unpredictable as well as loving and caring. She tends to lose control of her temper and doesn’t listen to others unless they have won her over, or unless she can use them to get what she wants. She loves to shock and annoy and uses the foulest language possible when cornered or threatened.

She is a professional in her ability to steal, a real pro who leaves no traces. She is also a master of camouflage and hiding, having learned to escape those who followed. Thalo taught her to find solutions and to think, so she has a strategist’s mind. She prefers to remain anonymous until she trusts, so when someone asks her name she will reply with: "Outis emoi g' onoma." My name is Nobody.

Agonistes has dark brown, shoulder length hair with a natural wave in it. She has a very athletic build from being on the run for years. She is about 5 ft 5 inches tall, with dark blue eyes which have a yellow tint to them when she's happy. She has a crescent shaped scar on her forehead which she paints red. A black tattoo of her village circles her left bicep, and her teeth are exceptionally white. Nista is currently fifteen summers.

She prefers to use alternative weapons such as brooms, branches, or water – whatever comes to hand. She does carry one weapon, a long sword made by her mother. The hilt has been made from horse hooves and the blade is balsamed with cherry blossom, which makes it glitter pink in the sun.

Her life motto is: Pistis, elpis, agape! Faith, hope, and charity! Agonistes totem animals are the gray wolf and the horse.