Harleigh Nyttle

**Harleigh Nyttle** is the youngest daughter of Laswell Kans, and his wife, Rohanne Vypren. She is the younger sister of three older brothers and one older sister. She does not go back to Craekclaw ever since she wed with Ivarn Nyttle in the middle of the War of Three Dragons.

## Appearance and Character

Like her brothers, Harleigh is quite average of size, with long legs and a full figure. She has broad shoulders and a broad chest to match, with clearly defined muscle structure on her legs, hardened from years of trying to improve her appearance, despite her youth. She has the trademark raven black hair of her family worn long, as well as pale brown eyes and sharp, imperious features that her elder brothers carry. She has three thin scars on her left cheek as the result of a childhood trip turned kidnapping.

Harleigh dresses in the same blacks, blues, and purples that her brother Bryn does, preferring darker, cooler colors. She wears heavy cotton and quilted gowns in court, and wears a suit scale armor of midnight black out of fear that she could be kidnapped again. Else-wise, she is most often found in blackened riding leathers, or some other more commonborn clothes which her husband likes when she wears.

She was an angry and fussy babe, and became the menace of her family when her teeth came in. As a child, she was known to bite other children rather than play with them, but grew a certain fondness for her own brothers, constantly toddling after them and trying to follow in their footsteps. In such time, she grew particularly close to Bryn, and constantly chained herself to his side, much to his annoyance. Despite their general dislike of other children, the two grew thick as thieves within time however, and her father's act of sending him away to Uliria was the first of several incidents that would keep her at odds with her parents.

Her life would soon take a different direction entirely after a particular incident completely changed the trajectory of her youth. After relentless harassment of her father, She finally relented, and she was allowed a short trip to Ulria in order to visit Bryn for a time. If the visit went well, then he would allow her to split time between Craekclaw and Uliria more often.

Unfortunately, things did not go as intended. Midway between the two homes, her retinue was set upon by bandits, and her escort of men-at-arms were quickly slaughtered and she was taken captive for nigh on half a year. After a long period of negotiations, her family finally relented to their ludicrous demands, and paid a fortune to secure her return to Craekclaw.

But the damage was already done. Having been held hostage for half a year, Harleigh had come back bruised and bloodied, raped and defiled. She blamed her father for her imprisonment, and the horrors she had to endure while he negotiated and wheeled with the kidnappers, instead of hunting them down and putting them all to the sword. Fueled by a bitter resentment of her father, and a black rage to never be caught so helpless again, she started training at arms and warfare with her brothers, Byron and Theowyn, Theowyn objecting quite harshly to having to share even more time with her. Laswell found it difficult to not relent to her however, for the guilt of all that she'd gone through was overpowering.

She eventually did get to Uliria however and instead of seeing Bryn she ran away north so she never had to deal with her family or the memories of her past again. On this trip she ran to Waqien and ended up meeting the Heir Ivarn Nyttle. She quickly fell for him but thought it would be impossible due to her imperfections. Turns out that Ivarn actually loved her for her imperfections as 'he was not born perfect either.' and that it was not her choice. They wed quickly and without the approval of either family. They now live happily together with one daughter Alia. Although she is still paranoid especially when it came to her daughter she is beginning to become happier once more.