Courtney was one of the thousands of new Slayers whose powers were activated by Willow Rosenberg's spell.[1]
Biography[]
The daughter of separated parents, Courtney blamed herself for the failure of their marriage.[1]
She was recruited by the Slayer Organization and joined a trainee squad. However, considering herself ready, she left her squad to slay vampires. During a botched first attempt, Faith Lehane and Rupert Giles saved her. As Courtney explained that her squad was doing nothing, a second vampire tried to kill her, though the young Slayer managed to stake him.[1]
Afterward, Courtney told Faith and Giles about the "Slayer Sanctuary," a place for Slayers that wanted to forsake their calling. Courtney joined Faith and Giles in their visit to the sanctuary, located in the German town of Hanselstadt. There, they met the former Watcher Duncan Fillworthe, the man behind the refuge.[1]
However, the so-called sanctuary was a trap, Fillworthe put word of the refuge to lure Slayers to the town and sacrifice them to a demon that kept vampires away from the town. Courtney and Faith were taken by one of Fillworthe's people to the library where the creature dwelled. There, Courtney witnessed how Faith was incapacitated and then was trapped in an illusion of her parents reuniting and manifesting their love for her. Faith came to her senses and killed the demon, although leaving the town without protection.[1]
Soon later, Courtney joined Faith, Giles, and the people of Hanselstadt to fight the incoming horde of vampires.[1]