The teenage daughter of Fentara Rrab, Green Lantern of Graxos IV, Arisia was trained at an early age to follow in her father's footsteps. Upon Fentara's death her uncle Blish of neighboring Graxos V was named Green Lantern for Space Sector 2815. When Blish was killed, the Guardians of the Universe sought Arisia as the new Green Lantern. On her homeworld, Arisia took up the civilian identity of Cynella, making a name for herself as an artist and fashion designer.
Arisia first met Hal Jordan, neighboring Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814 on her way to Oa to take part in battle against Krona the renegade Guardian, and Nekron, Lord of the Unliving. She was astounded by the thousands of different Green Lanterns she fought beside, and was quick to make friends.
Arisia seemed to gravitate to the more experienced of the Green Lanterns, including Katma Tui, Tomar-Re, and Xax. Jordan's bold leadership during the attack of Krona made quite an impact on Arisia. The young Green Lantern followed Jordan as a role model, and developed feelings for him. She won Jordan's respect, but he did not take her infatuation seriously.
The young Green Lantern spent some time on Oa, studying the history of others in the Corps. From Tomar-Re she learned the story of the Green Lantern Mogo, the sentient planet.
Arisia relocated to Earth to be close to Hal Jordan. She adopted the secret identity of Cindy Simpson, and redesigned the uniforms of the team to better reflect their individual personalities. The Green Lantern Corps of Earth became instant celebrities in their Los Angeles Citadel. Arisia continued after Hal Jordan, even as he told her she was too young for him. This was difficult for the teenager to understand, and her subconscious desires interacted with her power ring to rapidly mature her body.
The ring-forced maturity was difficult for Arisia. The young Green Lantern herself did not realize her body was being forced to rapidly change. She suffered from dizzy spells which led Kilowog to devise a medical scanner to determine her ailment. Kilowog had been puzzled by Arisia's growth, but lacking more evidence, he decided to keep his own counsel.
In another battle, Hal and Arisia were defeated by the Black Hand. The criminal trapped the powerless Green Lanterns in an abandoned mine shaft. The two used the time to talk over their feelings, and Hal realized he had fallen for Arisia.
