Danica Blackfyre

Danica Blackfyre was the daughter of Damon Blackfyre, 7th Earl of Blackwood and Lady Patricia Cromwell. At sixteen, she became the official mistress of Lord Ethan Ashvale, who was rumored to have sworn to divorce his wife and marry her. Considered to be among the most beautiful women of her time, Lady Danica is said to have seduced the Earl during a visit to Stormwind Palace. She died in her bed at Westvale House on the morning of August 13th, 603 K.C. from complications after giving birth to Lord Ashfort's child. Danica was just twenty years old at the time of her death and was laid to rest in the family crypts at Castle Blackfyre.

A vineyard, and later an art academy were named in honour of her memory, and Lord Ashfort is said to have never loved another woman for the rest of his life. Known as a patron of the arts and an amateur artist herself, Lady Danica's private collection is now held in perpetuity by the Danica Blackfyre Trust and displayed to the public three months out of each year. A twelve-foot portrait of Lady Danica commissioned by Lord Ashfort still hangs in the main lobby of Westvale House, and numerous smaller portraits remain in the family's private art collection.