Severn, a female human, was a follower of the Path of the Open Hand cult. During the year 382 BBY, Severn collaborated with her Path comrades Fel Ix and Chal to seize control of communications buoys for the Path. This operation was carried out under the instructions of the Mother, the Path's supreme commander, and they utilized the shuttle known as the Way of Clarity. Severn remained in the cockpit during this operation, while Fel Ix and Chal worked on the buoy. Consequently, she used the comm system to warn her companions when a Galactic Republic vessel entered their vicinity and attempted to contact them. Following the Republic ship's assessment and determination that the buoy was functioning correctly, it departed. Subsequently, the trio received a communication from the Mother, which Severn acknowledged using their designated code. The Mother instructed Fel Ix to persist with the mission, but to remain vigilant for Jedi activity. At Fel Ix's prompting, Severn then recited one of the Path's core beliefs, stating "The Force will be free."