Name: Aradel
Meaning: sunny
Age (at the beginning of the story): 13
Height: 5 feet, 1 inch
Occupation: a spy for the Queen of Shadows
Family: unknown; somehow related to Aradinea.
Resides in: Thaliron
Appearance: Aradel's pink hair is pulled into two twists in front of her ears, and the rest is pulled back into a band and reaches halfway down her back. She has amber-colored eyes, and prefers to wear dresses in bright colors, with several layers of skirts.
Personality: Aradel's personality matches the meaning of her name; she is almost perpetually cheerful, and her attitude is contagious; even Kieme is kind to her, and they seem to be friends.
Personal History: Aradel is one of the Queen's links to what is going on in her lands where she cannot immediately observe, traveling from place to place and reporting back via a magical link. Although the Queen has many servants who do the same, Aradel is the most well known. It is rumored that she has a potential for magic greater than that of the her ruler. Her precise relationship to the Queen is unknown, but Aradinea looks after her.