Xena the Warrior Princess came from the town of Amphipolis. When she was seventeen her town was destroyed by Cortese. Xena and her brother Lyceus fought to save their town in a battle which killed many villagers including her brother. Xena actions were blamed for their deaths and she was emancipted from her village. Knowing that Hercules was a threat to her desire for total conquest, she attempted unsuccessfully to turn his best friend, Iolaus, against him. Shortly afterward, she rescued an infant from her army. Sensing weakness, her army mutinied, and forced her to pass through a brutal gauntlet. With the help of Hercules, she finally understood what her acts had done to others and to herself, and determined to redeem herself through noble acts.

Thus begins the story of Xena: Warrior Princess. She later teamed up with Gabrielle, who has not only become an invaluable asset to her adventures, but a great friend as well. Xena is the daughter of Cyrene and allegedly Atrius. Some speculate Ares, the God of War is Xena's true father. Xena also had a son, Solan. She gave him to the Centaurs to raise, in the hope that he wouldn't follow in her path. Solon lived to be about 14, when he died at the hands of Hope. Xena held a grudge against Gabrielle until the moment that they mended their relationship in the land of Illusia. Xena killed Callisto after she saw Gabrielle die while killing Hope. Gabrielle was not dead, but Xena was able to save her from the other world with the help of the Amazons.

Since that point, Xena and Gabrielle have continued their adventures and journeyed to several new lands. At one point they were crucified at the hands of the Romans, but were brought back to life with the help of Eli and "angel" Callisto. After her miraculous recovery, Xena found herself mysteriously with child and gave birth to her daughter, Eve. Callisto's spirit is the lifeforce within Eve and will be the life that Callisto would have had if Xena had not taken away her family in Cirra.