Nyssa's mother was a Trakenite. Nyssa did not believe that her mother nor father would want her to waste her life as Thomas Brewster did, choosing to carve her own future for herself whilst honouring her parents and not forgetting them. (AUDIO: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster) When she closed her eyes, she saw her mother, as well as her father, the Keeper and other Trakenites. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)