Born to the house Stenseth, as one of the gaggle of siblings, her mother eventually died tried to give her father an heir. Her father for his part would eventually sink into a mire of vice. Forcing the remaining children of Stenseth to stand on their own two feet, so to speak. Using their name Tuva and her siblings managed to keep themselves from outright poverty, however, they were not able to save themselves from genteel poverty. They maintain their rank and lands within Fossegrom society, however, that is all that remains. For the most part, they have lost their social standing as it is common knowledge that they are fairly penniless.

Standing at 5'1" she barely reaches five feet.Her features are small and delicate as they tend to be with someone of small stature and petite build. She also has the light complexion of someone with red her. Her own being a deep red with a slight wave to it, when wore loose it reaches to just below her waist. Light green eyes have a slight slant to them, that along with the shape of her ears might lead one to believe Tuva was some race of elf. However, that typically does not last long. Like all Fossegrim her legs instead of ending in feet, end in mist much like that which is found at the base of waterfalls.