Dignified and proud, Elyssa does not take a single step without considering the impression it makes.  She strives to present herself as dilligent and pragmatic, while also maintaining the poise and refinement she expects of herself as a noblewoman.  Despite an extensive education in history, she has little interest in the past or use for traditions.  Elyssa does her best to live in the moment and focus on moving forward.

Elyssa was told from a young age that her family name, legacy, and reputation were important; that she had a lot to be proud of, and a lot to live up to.  As she grew older she realized that the Devanas were little more than bankers, that her parents were clinging to delusions of nobility, and that they had been raising her to play out their fantasies.  She was disgusted, but that didn't do anything to diminish her pride.  Elyssa became extremely self-conscious of her social status, quick to assume that any noble or authority figure she came across was judging her as harshly as she judged herself.  Her response to these imagined slights is usually to lash out verbally, exploiting any insecurity she can find or any family shame she can recall.