On a ship full of ambiguous and mysterious characters, River Tam is by far the most mystifying. She is a genius of unparalleled magnitude, possibly even paranormally so. This attracts all the wrong kinds of attention, and her brother had to free her from the clutches of government agents.
River's begins life on
Serenity weak and powerless. Only time will reveal if she will roar.
Book: "What are we up to, sweetheart?"
River: "Fixing your Bible."
River: No power in the 'Verse can stop me."