Her parents were both slaves captured and sold at Cerak At'Thul's slave markets. Her human mother and managed to escape the port alone and eventually she arrived in Bhathairk just before Dauntla was born. Her mother went in to labor in the streets where she was discovered by Mark'ha, as he returned from a day of work at the stables. The orc would have ignored the human's cries but the night before he had experienced a vivid dream where a glimmering beast presented him with an egg. Realizing it was a sign from the Gods, he took the woman to his home and wife, where she died in childbirth. They were able to save the child, however, and named her Dauntla, which means 'small gift' in some Orcish dialects.

Mark'ha was ridiculed for his choice to raise the infant girl, but he refused to question the will of the Gods. He swore that she would be as much an Orcess as his wife and therefore raised her as any welp would be. She would often play with other welps in the streets of the city, at least until they tried to hit her with sticks or throw rocks. As she grew, she would earn extra coin working to translate between humans and orcs and delivering letters across the city. Once she was old enough, Mark'ha allowed her to accompany him to the Mhartoc stables, where she found that she was actually quite good with the larger animals after a near miss with a wolf.

((TBC))