Jennifer Chase was born in late 3280 on Novas A 6 to wealthy parents, Jennifer lived most of her life wanting for little. Her parents, Carlton and Julia Chase were both people of privilege and education. They endeavored to give their only child the very best in life. She went to the best schools, lived in luxury doted on by servants at every turn. Like most future ship Commanders, she spent most of her nights looking up into the sky and dreaming about going out to see those stars. She would lay out after supper on her family's estate and arbitrarily rank the stars she could see in her head: the order in which she would visit them. Neither of her parents thought particularly much of their only child living the life of an explorer so they tried to discourage her dreams. She was told she could do anything she wanted, achieve her wildest dreams but not the dreams of exploration. They reasoned that the nomadic life wasn't fit for a petite girl like her, with no place to call home and no special someone to come home to. Like any child told they cannot do something, this made Jennifer want to do it more. Her college commencement address was given by Aisling Duval herself, and was a rousing call to the graduates to challenge the status quo, make a name for themselves and do whatever they could to make the galaxy a better place.

Jennifer struggled a few years to do something that made her happy. She threw herself into her work in engineering, happy to explore the galaxy that way. Living vicariously her dreams through others. She even thought about settling down with a charming man she met at a fancy gala. That relationship fizzled out when she realized what he wanted was a very large family. Jennifer saw herself as a dreamer not a brood mare so she broke that off. In early 3306 she followed the advice from Aisling at her commencement and gave into her nomadic urges to make a name for herself out among the stars. To that end, she purchased passage for herself to the Pilot's Federation, in the hopes of finally visiting those stars she ranked in her head when she was a child.

In basic pilot training she wasn't an exceptionally skilled pilot candidate, but she had the drive and the enthusiasm to succeed. She often repeated simulator rides as she grappled with flight in a vacuum and she failed 2 check-rides in the process. Academically she was given high marks and praise from instructor and student alike for her enthusiasm and her willingness to do whatever it took to help her fellow students achieve what they all wanted: to graduate. She was known by "Spark Chaser" during pilot training because she was chasing that 'spark' of exploration that burned in every human. The same spark that fueled exploration and conquest, triumph and tragedy across all of recorded human history.

Finally graduated in 3307, at the helm of her loaner ship and with the galaxy laid bare before her, she forgot about her list of stars to visit and decided to just go in whatever direction her wandering toes pointed. "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning." - J.M. Barrie -- Peter Pan