Damayanti is one of 6 daughters, not the oldest or youngest. She is very close to her sister Amina, but loves all her sisters. Her family isn't the richest, but they are influential in their small port town.
Her Father is a retired captain in the Aldemeri Navy, who was wounded severely; he is still a renowned scholar and a member of the town consul. Her mother is a well-known Alchemist, and all her daughters have learned from her. Damayanti dislikes the smell and mess that comes from alchemy and chooses not to use this skill unless she absolutely must.
Dama, as her sisters call her, is gifted in magicka and a sharp intellect, which is a trait all her sisters share. She learned the basics of magecraft from the local mage/enchanter, the only teacher in town. He gave her a reference to a top mage school, but the summer before she was to leave, she, to her horror, caught the eye of the local Thalmor Inquisitor. Though not old by Altmer standards, he was already cruel and had driven off the few men who were showing an interest in Dama.
Not wishing to end up married to a man that she despised, simply to keep her family out of trouble, Dama went to her father and mother and asked their advice. The three thought long and hard about what they could do and formed a plan.
Telling the Inquisitor that Dama was very young and needed to be schooled in her Magicka so that it would not end up causing harm. So with determination, they looked at the few mage schools outside the Dominion that had a decent reputation and chose The College of Winterhold in Skyrim as the best one to send her to.
They were only fearful that their would be problems with the civil war and the Thalmor presence there. Dama spent the remaining weeks packing and repacking her things and saying farewell to friends and family. Her father wanted to send a family retainer as bodyguard for Dama, but she talked him out of it, saying that would draw more attention to her.
Dama exchanged her dowry for jewels and some trade items, such as exotic cloth and herbs that she could in turn sell for profit.
She boarded a ship and left for the town of Solitude.
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