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[INDENT][sup][COLOR=darkgray] Danelle has a long mane of fiery red hair, contrasted against the eerily pale hue of her skin. She boasts a curvaceous build, toughened by a not inconsiderable amount of hard muscle. A thick white scar lurches across the young woman’s neck, resembling a bolt of pale lightning. [/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT]

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[b]Blade of the Black Goat:[/b] An esoteric knife, gifted to Danelle by Naessanara. This unholy blade bears the likeness of the Black Goat of Qohor. 

[b]Armour and Sword:[/b] Unusually for a woman of this era, Danelle has been trained in the basics of combat and can wield a sword competently. Wherever Danelle travels, she brings with her a suit of tight-fitting black armour and a bejewelled blade, which she has nicknamed “[i]Visenya’s Fury[/i]”, after Visenya Targaryen, a woman from legend that she greatly admires. 

[b]Ravella Rivers:[/b] Danelle’s secret lover and partner-in-crime. Ravella masquerades as Danelle’s lady-in-waiting. Ravella is perhaps one of the only people that Danelle harbours a genuine fondness for. 
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent]Danelle Lothston was the niece of Lucas Lothston, the Lord of Harrenhal. Danelle grew up in Nighthold, a small, modest settlement in the Riverlands that had been the seat of House Lothston in the days before Harrenhal was granted to Lucas by Aegon the Unworthy. 

When Lucas and his immediate family moved to Harrenhal, Danelle’s family remained in Nighthold. 

Danelle was one of two children, growing up alongside her brother Edmure. Both were the offspring of Lord Dalton Lothston and Florence Lothston, née Frey. 

Edmure was Danelle’s elder, and irrefutably his father’s favourite child. Where Danelle was neglected, Edmure was showered in love and praise. This twisted Edmure into a vicious and arrogant young man, with a fondness for tormenting his younger sister. 

Dalton and Florence Lothston did nothing to shield their daughter from Edmure’s sadistic games, which grew more and more depraved as he matured. 

Danelle became an outcast in her own home, with her only friend being a strange old woman from Essoss called “Naessanara” who lived in a hut on the fringes of Lothston land. 

As Danelle grew closer to the peculiar crone, Naessanara would enthral the young girl with fantastical stories of her supposed adventures in Asshai and the Free Cities. This was the origin of Danelle’s fascination with black magic and esoteric mysteries. The old woman gifted Danelle with a strange knife whose handle was wrought from black wood and carved into the likeness of a monstrous goat. Naessanara claimed to have brought the knife from a sorcerer in Qohor, many years prior. 

Edmure, whose favoured pastime was harassing his sister, became jealous that Danelle was spending so much time with Naessanara. 

One evening, Edmure followed his sister to the cottage, stalking stealthily through the darkness to ensure that she didn’t know she was being followed. When Naessanara opened her door to greet Danelle, Edmure shot her through the eye with his longbow, killing his sister’s sole friend. 

Edmure then attacked Danelle, forcing himself on her as he attempted to rape her. As Danelle thrashed and struggled beneath him, Edmure pressed his blade into his sister’s neck. 

Danelle retaliated, killing her brother with the exotic knife that Naessanara had gifted her. Knowing that her parents would never side with her over Edmure, Danelle dragged Edmure’s corpse into the cottage before setting it ablaze with both the bodies of Naessanara and her brother inside. 

Danelle told her parents that the old woman had kidnapped her and Edmure, wishing to sacrifice them to some foreign god. She claimed that Naessanara had killed Edmure and came perilously close to killing her, using the bloody wound on her neck to substantiate the story. 

The loss of their cherished son devastated Dalton and Florence. They became hollow, despairing shells of their former selves, who grew more and more reclusive as time passed. 

Danelle came to resent her parents, growing bitter over years of mistreatment and neglect. Her hatred reached a zenith when Danelle butchered her parents in their bed, wielding the eldritch knife which Naessanara had gifted her. 

The young woman once again used fire to cover her tracks, starting a blaze which would reduce Nighthold to a blackened ruin. 

After what the realm viewed as a horrific accident, Danelle was sent to Harrenhall to live with her uncle Lucas and his son Manfryd. 

Danelle had a far more amicable relationship with Manfryd than she had with her brother. The two were equally unusual and fascinated with mysticism, which formed a strong bond between them. 

Manfryd introduced Danelle to Ravella Rivers, a young bastard girl who alleged that she was a witch. Whilst the triad bonded over their mutual obsession with secrets and sorcery, Danelle and Ravella were smitten with each other, becoming lovers in secret. 

Danelle and Ravella took their dark hungers a step further, preying upon outcasts and unfortunates that were too unimportant to be missed. They would enact eldritch rituals upon their helpless quarry, eating human flesh and bathing in blood. 

When the reignited feud between House Blackwood and House Bracken surged across the Riverlands, Danelle had been a guest at Raventree Hall, with Ravella attending as her “lady in waiting”. 

Enthralled by all things sinister and macabre, Lady Danelle pledged to lend her strength to Raventree Hall under the guise of repaying the kindness of her hosts. 

In reality, Danelle and Ravella are delighted at the opportunity to experiment with a delightful new host of fresh victims. 

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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]Danelle’s primary motivation is to learn more about dark magics and forbidden practices. Beyond her lust for magical power, Danelle is fiercely loyal to Ravella, whilst also hoping to accumulate wealth and political influence. 
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