Dantalian

From Charmed

Dantalian

Name

Dantalian

Birthplace

Unknown

Birth date

Unknown

Species

Demon, Dark Priestess

Status

Deceased

Family

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Notable powers

Dantalian possessed the powers of:

Dark binding
Cloaking activities from forces of good
Potion making
Spell casting
Conjuration
Fading

Portrayed by

Una Damon

Dantalian was a powerful dark priestess. She specialized in wedding ceremonies that joined two people in unholy matrimony. However, she soon grew tired of merely bestowing great power on others. In an attempt to better her position, she sent a warlock, Zile after Prue, in hopes of seducing her into a dark wedding and turning her evil. She made a potion that would paralyze Prue and render her unable to fight once Zile tricked her into his lair. Her real plan, however, was to get the Book of Shadows. By this time, the Charmed Ones' magic had become so closely intertwined that if one sister turned evil, the other two would turn evil as well, and the evil would flow to the Book. Once the Book was evil, she planned to take it for herself. Zile thought that Dantalian was merely helping him get the power of the Charmed Ones, but didn't find out Dantalian had other ideas until she kissed him with the potion on her lips and knocked him unconscious.

Dantalian's plan worked, as the binding ceremony not only turned Prue into a warlock, but also turned Piper and Phoebe into warlocks as well. The evil flowed to the Book as well, and Dantalian was able to take hold of it. Piper and Phoebe caught her, and briefly tortured her, even freezing and shattering her hand. She was able to get out of the manor when Leo distracted Piper and Phoebe. Dantalian thus became the second evil being to get possession of the Book (after Abraxas). However, she was the first evil being to physically get the Book out of the manor.

In revenge, Dantalian tried to kill Prue. However, Piper and Phoebe were able to track her down by using their newfound blinking ability to focus on Prue. They vanquished Zile, restoring Prue, themselves and the Book to good. The sisters then found a spell and vanquished Dantalian.

[edit] Powers and Abilities

As a Dark Priestess, Dantalian possessed the ability to bestow great power on warlocks through wedlock. Like other upper-level dark dignitaries, she also had the ability to cloak her activities from the forces of good. As a result, Piper and Phoebe couldn't find Prue by scrying for her, and Leo and the Elders couldn't sense her.

As an upper-level demon, Dantalian had the ability to make potions and cast spells. She also possessed the power of conjuration.

Dantalian teleported by fading.

Dantalian Tricks Zile	Dantalian prepares Prue for the ritual	Dantalian performs the dark binding ceremony on Prue and Zile	Dantalian binds Prue and Zile as husband and wife
The Book of Shadows after Dantalian performs her magic	Dantalian's evil magic pollutes Piper and Phoebe causing Piper to freeze the wedding planner, literaly	Piper freezes Leo	Piper freezes Dantalian's hand
Piper shatters Dantalian's hand	Piper freezes Zile (disguised as Prue)	The Power of Three vanquishing Dantalian	the Book reverts to normal after she is vanquished