Morrigan (ACOTAR)

Central character from the book series ACOTAR. Morrigan (pronounced: More-eh-ghan), shortened to Mor by her friends, is a member of Rhysand's Inner Circle and the Third-in-Command of the Night Court. She is the court overseer and looks after the dynamics between the Court of Nightmares and the Court of Dreams, running both Velaris and the Hewn City. Morrigan was born in the Hewn City. While she was growing up, her family sensed that she was stronger and more powerful than most. Due to this, Morrigan grew up fearing she was to be sold by her family, as High Fae valued powerful female virgins. Days after her seventeenth birthday, Morrigan bled for the first time. Her powers awakened, making even the mountain of the Court of Nightmares tremble. This was considered by her family as a bargaining gift, making Mor more desirable for her powers and her virginity. When Mor was sold into marriage to Eris Vanserra, the eldest son of the High Lord of the Autumn Court, Rhysand took her to an Illyrian war-camp where he was stationed. When she saw Cassian, she decided she wanted to lose her virginity to the most powerful Illyrian warrior, which was Cassian, ruining her value as a bride in order to escape her arranged marriage to Eris. When Mor returned to the Court of Nightmares and Eris heard what she did with an Illyrian warrior, he said she had no value to him and broke off the engagement. Her family was furious and tortured her, claiming she had shamed them. She was dumped in the Autumn Court after her assault with a note nailed to her belly stating that she was Eris's problem. Azriel rescued her and brought her to Rhysand. During the War between humans and faeries, Mor allied with the humans and helped the Mortal Queens forge the Treaty. When Rhysand became the High Lord of the Night Court, she was appointed his Third-in-Command, overseer of the Court of Nightmares and the Court of Dreams and a member of his Inner Circle.