Steven Knight was born in Yukon, Oklahoma, and grew up in the Oklahoma City Area, where he still keeps his home to this day. His wife, Heather Knight, (born Heather Wheatly) is a high school English teacher at Yukon High School who is also an avid runner. With his wife Steven has two daughters, Andrea (10) and Kelley (6). Heather's parents are both deceased, and Steven's father is deceased. His mother Emily Knight, owns her husband's old home in Yukon, and often helps Heather care for the daughters when Steven is deployed.

Steven is roughly 6 feet in height, and weighs in at around 205 lbs with the (at first glance) lean, but strong build of a special operations soldier. A handsome man, his skin is often tanned from extended deployments and training exercises, and his blonde hair is bleached even more so by the sun. All this sun has had it's effect on his skin however, and he has more pronounced wrinkles than most men his age. This gives his features a "rough" look. When not in uniform, Steven likes to dress comfortable and simple. Jeans and a loose t-shirt for working on the truck, or nice jeans and a button-up shirt for dinner. Heather prefers him to show off his good looks a little and will insist upon him wearing more tight-fitting shirts when they go out together. Various nicks and bruises in various stages of healing can be found on his body at any given time, mostly due to rigorous training, but also from any of the myriad activities Steven likes to do in his spare time with his family.

A smart kid, Steven graduated high school with ease and led his high school baseball team to back to back state championships as a pitcher and shortstop, but never had superior grades. After drifting and working unskilled labor for two years after graduation, he joined the CAS Army at the age of twenty. A superior athlete, Steven was scheduled to be assigned to an airborne infantry unit before being applying for Special Forces. While in training as an infantryman and then as a special forceas recruit, Steven would learn the skills that would carry him through his career as a soldier from that point onward. During his career, "Canary" as his friends call him (In reference to a poorly-drawn eagle tatoo on his right forearm) has met many friends around the world and within the military who he keeps in sporadic contact with. He would like to get in touch more often, but the demands of his occupation sometimes make doing so difficult at best. Still, they are the friendships forged by war, and do not fade easily, even with long periods abroad. While in Tir Tairngire, he met Zed Esiason, the owner of a hotel cabin near the crater lake area, and a skilled hunter/guide. An elf of 60 years, the two met quite by accident while Canary's unit was performing recon of the area after an unexplained magical event. Zed had been forced from his homestead and was merely trying to get a look for himself when Canary's unit came upon him. With Zed's knowledge of the area, the unit was able to more easily accomplish it's mission. Both men seem to get along on an almost intuitive level, Steven respectful of Zed's knowledge, and Zed respectful of Steven's qualities as a leader of men. Much later, while deployed in New Delhi, Steven met a Renraku security director named Vera Angeles. Vera is a fit human with short black hair who heads up a headhunting division within Renraku's elite Red Samurai. While working together to gather information after a terrorist bombing killed a high level Renraku executive, the two were captured by terrorists and held for ransom. Though eventually released due to the efforts of a Renraku negotiator, the experience cemented the bond of friendship in a very real way. The two still keep in touch, but must still keep their professional lives at the door...niether will ever put the other in a position to have to choose between their friend or their "employer". In Los Angeles, Steven knows a certain Riley Yeates, an ex-failed musician turned resistance leader when the Pueblo invaded California. A good leader and naturally likable person, Riley leads a group of guerillas trained by Canary's unit that is currently operating somewhere in Pueblo territory. Another guerilla that Steven is on good terms with is further south however, operating in the Yucutan. Sergio Palacios has been a guerilla since he was 15 years old, working for the old guard of drug cartels. Since the situation flare-up in the Yucutan in recent years however, Sergio has led a fearsome band of guerillas knowns as the Diablos who Canary's unit trained as well. Constantly on the move, Steven has not heard from Sergio but once since his time there, and only then, it was to say hi to an old friend. Out of Denver, Steven met General David Shaw of the CAS army. While aiding in the CAS takeover of the old Aztlan zone in Denver, the Colonel was impressed by Steven's attitude and ability to lead even outside of his own unit. When called upon by the General, who wanted to offer Canary a spot in officer training school, Canary turned down the offer, wanting to apply on his own merits only. This greatly impressed Shaw, who has been monitoring Steven's career ever since. the past two Christmas', the Knight family has received cards and gifts for the daughters from the Shaw family. On base, Steven recognized the benefits of have a friend in the supply business in Bailey Marks, a snappy, opinionated supply sergeant for Canary's unit. For atwelve pack here and there, Bailey will make sure you get what you need, or at least something similar that will work in a pinch.

Steven enjoys sports of all kinds and has tried to participate repeatedly in a local softball league, which is constantly derailed by deployments and other duties. Usually he is content to go to the batting cages every once in a while. He also enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and various other outdoor activities which he does with his wife Heather and depending on the activity, with his daughters. He does not like "slackers", or having to repeat himself, which is why he usually speaks in a firm tone. He also is not fond of staying indoors on a sunny day. Much preferring to go outwith his family, even if it is just to barbeque in the backyard. He is an honorable man, and always keeps his word if he has anything to do about it. He'll shake your hand and look you in the eye. Canary hope to one day pay off his house and possibly coach the Yukon High baseball team when he retires. Though a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Steven doesn't often make it to church for occupational reasons andsometimes because he "doesn't feel like it". His wife, who takes their daughters every sunday, is frustrated by this, and it has led to many short-lived arguments. In the end though, she understands.

Steven doesn't really know how to do anything other than soldier, and so puts all his heart into doing it right, being the best soldier he can be, and hopefully helping the younger guys to do the same. A patriot, Steven understands his role in his nation's army, and the part he plays. Because of this, he isn't easily frustrated by the day to day issues that would normally frustrate other soldiers (like uppity officers, or beraucratic and especially political issues).