Around 4,000 years ago she was saved by Tyrande Whisperwind from the frostmaul giants. Since then the frostsaber have been allies of the night elves[1] (this seems to re-affirm the idea that Frostsabers are sacred to the night elvesAPG 202).
Rivern Frostwind continues to protect her and the frostsabers from the frostmaul giants by sending Alliance heros against them.[1]
When tamed, Shy-Rotam is identical in appearance to Rak'shiri. They are based on mount skins, thus when viewed in the hunter'spet window, the model is placed lower than normal pet models, since the viewer is leaving room for a rider to be shown.