Arianna



Arianna is a fictional character from Clare B. Dunkle's The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy. She appears during In the Coils of the Snake. She starts out as Nir's fiance, but ends up marrying Marak Catspaw.

Character background
Arianna is a member of Nir's band of elves. They become engaged when she is 13 years old and stay together for the next 4 years. Her magic warns her that his magic is a danger to her very existence, so even though she likes him, she is worried about marrying him. When Nir is finished bringing together all of the elves, he returns to their ancestrel home by the Hollow Lake. His magic tells him to offer the goblin King an elf bride as part of a treaty and as a way to get rid of Arianna. He obeys his magic and the goblin King, Marak Catspaw chooses Arianna to be his wife. After they marry, she continually attempts to hide from him, fearing he will deform her until she is as ugly as a goblin. Her worrying and running gets her so sick, Catspaw has to restrict her to bedrest. She confides her fears to Kate, who then tells her son what has been bothering his wife. He assures her he has no intention of disfiguring her and they begin to form a better relationship.

After In the Coils of the Snake, Arianna and Catspaw have a son, Marak Boartusk, who appears in the short story, Parisian Judgement.

Appearance
Arianna has the black eyes and hair of an aristocrat. She is described as impressively beautiful, even by aristocratic elf standards.

Magical abilitity
When her magic is tested, she is revealed to be very powerful. Her magic specializes in music.