Jade and her sister Crystal, often called crys for short (pronounced like chris), are attending the first year of Beacon at the same time as Ruby and crew.
Before the Vytal Festival tournament, many students came to Beacon from all over the world. One of these students was Jade Seraphina, a girl with a troubled past and a powerful semblance to boot. Before too long, she and Team RWBY embark on what is possibly the most important mission on Jade's life, to the great desert of Vacuo.