As you can tell Kyra is an alien. She's a zulothian from the plant zuloth. Her full name is Hipa-Lio Makrella Kyrantin, Kyra for short. She is 20 in her own years and physically is 20, in earth years she is the equivalent of a 40 year old. She is a former military fleet commander. Under dramatic circumstances she left Zuloth and came to Earth.