Tatyana

Tatyana was a young woman who was nonconsensually betrothed to the powerful Lord Shane von Shane. Growing up in Darkmoor, she and her family moved to the village of Carpathes, where they fell under the gaze of Shane von Shane. Tatyana found herself trapped in Castle Darkmoor, with the Vampire Lord seeking to forcefully marry her. She chose her own path separate from von Shane and ended her life, causing him to retaliate by binding her spirit to the castle with a Phylactery. Tatyana became known as the Spirit of Darkmoor, haunting the halls of the castle. Her eternal powerlessness led to her being consumed by rage.
When the Wizard arrived at Castle Darkmoor to accept the Kan Davasi challenge of Malistaire the Undying, Tatyana encountered them whilst wandering the castle's Upper Halls. Initially attacking them, she soon found out they were an ally. Tatyana told them the location of the Phylactery, which they destroyed, restoring a mote of Tatyana's freedom and lost memories. Leaving the castle, she guided the Wizard to their fight with Malistaire, and dedicated herself to becoming a beacon of hope for Darkmoor's tortured souls.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Tatyana was raised in Darkmoor, and her mother was a witchdoctor who always tried to keep her family safe from the dangers of their world. They would eventually find their way in the village of Carpathes, where they fell under the watch of Shane von Shane, who destroyed Tatyana's family.
===Freedom at last===
Following Morganthe's defeat in Khrysalis, Malistaire the Undying emerged from the Outer Void and seized Castle Darkmoor. He invoked the Law of Kan Davasi on the Wizard, forcing them to come to Darkmoor and finally settle their differences. Tatyana would meet the Wizard in the Upper Halls of the castle, when she attempted to kill them but was defeated in combat. Becoming acquainted with the "Little Seeker," Tatyana informed them of the Phylactery that Shane von Shane kept in his Library that kept her tethered to the castle. She was powerless to destroy it, so she enlisted the Wizard's help in doing so, in exchange for help finding Malistaire. Destroying the Phylactery would give Tatyana an "ounce" of her freedom back.
Following a fight with Shane von Shane, the Wizard successfully was able to search the Library and find Tatyana's Phylactery, crushing it in their hand. Tatyana's memories of her life returned, some of which she described to the Wizard. She told them to go through the portal in the Library to the Bridge to Neverwhere before Shane von Shane returned. She would guide them from there.
===A new purpose===
Tatyana thanked the Wizard for all they had done, saying it had given her hope that the Light still burned within. She would remain in her spot as a beacon for the lost souls of Darkmoor who dwelled in Darkmoor, so they could realize Shane von Shane was not supreme. Before their inevitable fight with Malistaire, Tatyana showed the Wizard how to use Shadow to enhance their own School of Magic. She then told them to cross the Bridge to Neverwhere to reach the Grand Mausoleum, where the Wizard would seek out Malistaire the Undying to answer his challenge and send him back to his final rest.
==Personality==
To be added
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*The Wizard
===Family===
*Unnamed Mother
===Enemies===
*Shane von Shane
==Trivia==
*Following the release of Darkmoor in Wizard101 as part of the "A Tale of Four Dungeons" update in November 2014, some players began to speculate that Tatyana was actually the deceased daughter of Madame Vadima, the Witchdoctor trainer in Pirate101. Duelist101 (now Final Bastion) published an article written by Eric Stormbringer on January 11, 2015 that details one such theory. Duelist101's theory suggested that a younger Vadima raised a family in her native Darkmoor and gave birth to Tatyana, with her family eventually moving to the village of Carpathes, where Shane von Shane fell in love with her daughter. Tatyana rejected Shane von Shane, but he was determined and kidnapped her, locking her in Castle Darkmoor. Tatyana would then take her own life. Unable to revive Tatyana, Shane von Shane tied her spirit to Castle Darkmoor and went to Carpathes seeking to force Madame Vadima to commune with and possibly revive her daughter. However, reading his intentions and seeing the future, Vadima fled Darkmoor and headed to Skull Island for protection after Shane von Shane killed the rest of Vadima and Tatyana's family.
**The theory of a relation between Tatyana and Madame Vadima is supported by the fact that both characters are native to Darkmoor, and they have similar appearances as well as the same kind of accent and manner of speech. In the Wizard101 quest "Ghosts of the Past," Tatyana specifically mentions that her mother was a "brave witchdoctor" who tried to keep her family safe. Though Tatyana states her family was "destroyed" by Shane von Shane once they moved to the village of Carpathes, it is possible Madame Vadima was able to escape from Darkmoor. In Rogue's Gallery: Madame Vadima, it is stated that Vadima departed Darkmoor for Skull Island, but won't talk about what made her leave her homeland. However, some individuals believe that she's actually hiding on Skull Island under Horace Avery's protection from someone or something.Rogue's Gallery: Madame Vadima
**KingsIsle Entertainment acknowledged the theory and featured it in Pirate101's February 2015 Monthly Newsletter. In it they commented "Hmmm, very interesting!," seemingly hinting at the theory being true.February 2015 Monthly Newsletter | Pirate101
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Category:Darkmoor residents
Category:Deceased characters
Category:Females
Category:Humans