Kate Bowman is a human engineer who works on Asteroid X57. She is the daughter of the Reverend Michael Bowman and sister to fellow engineer Aaron Bowman. After the batarian terrorists attack the asteroid she hides in the main facility with her brother, Aaron. Halfway through the mission her hiding place is found; Kate's brother is murdered by Balak, the leader of the New Batarian Empire, when she refuses to tell him about them.