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Kendra Saunders is not who she thinks she is. A frightening event in Austin, Texas, led Kendra to attempt suicide, but in the aftermath, her body was inhabited by the soul of an ancient Egyptian princess (who was one of Kendra's ancestors). Mid-life reincarnation is a rare occurrence, and little of Princess Chay-Ara's life and memories have surfaced since the event. This has left Kendra in an even more troubled and unbalanced state.

Plagued by nightmares and reeling from her parents' mysterious and untimely deaths, Kendra left her home in Austin and went to live with her grandfather, Speed Saunders. He began training her for an incredible destiny: to become the new Hawkgirl. Kendra'a trust in her grandfather overcame her initial reluctance to take on the role, and she now wears the wings and raiment of her great-aunt Shiera Sanders, the original Hawkgirl, as her own. Kendra has also joined the latest incarnation of the Justice Society of America.

Recently, a bold new personality has entered Kendra's life in the form of the newly reincarnated Hawkman. Originally Khufu, Chay-Ara's lover in ancient Egypt, Hawkman looks to Kendra for any sign of their fated romance, a romance that has transcended the centuries until now. Hawkman's attentions have confused and angered Kendra, who only desires to sort through her jumbled memories. Hawkgirl is determined to find and hunt down the person who murdered her parents. The city of St. Roch, Louisiana, has become the starting point for her quest. (DCWEB)

Hawkgirl was recruited as part of the contingency team assembled when the JLA was thought dead during the Obsidian Age saga.

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