Second oldest of the Lost Sisters

"It is (scary). Not many ponies are willing to discuss death for that reason. Knowledge is important enough to many ponies that they fear what they do not know...and death is a macabre mystery."

"I don't need more friends. Friendship never lasts."

Secondary protagonist

Female

Young adult

Nova Nightshade (Old name)

The Second Hand Ticks - Audiomachine
Time - Hanz Zimmer
Let It Die - Rival
Only Time - Enya
Still Here - Digital Daggers

Average

Golden sand

None (unless y'all count her pony floof)

Cutie Mark is a flower sundial, with two leaves behind it

Average

Pale lavender

Earth Pony

Moderate cyan

Loose and straight

Average

Sees the future, in more detail than her predecessors, Princess Celestia and Queen Liliane.
Extreme empathy, insight, adaptability, connects easily with others, reads others like they're books, great memory, observant,
Taught herself how to read and speak Old Ponish

Soft and sweet
Caring
Intelligent (intelligent people know how to spell intelligent XD )
Motherly

Makes interesting facial expressions; usually avoids eye contact; * hates personal space being invaded unless situation calls for invasion; mimics those around her when uncomfortable, like in a social situation, but when she feels 'at home', her personality bursts out.
Is uncomfortable with walking in front of others, and naturally migrates to the back of a group, or to the side of a friend.
She walks very quietly.

• She's not a naturally 'touchy-feely' pony, but will make physical contact with those she feels close to.
  
  

The desire to help others; perfection;

• Klutzy, absentminded, perfectionist (See notes)

Becoming lost in time
Making a friend, only to lose them

None

Reading, writing, counseling,

INFJ

Assistant head librarian in Canterlot

Vegetables

Cat

Her mind (or a bow-and-arrow if she can get her hooves on it. Otherwise a plain old stick would do quite nicely, as well) :)

Blue

None

N/A

None

Unknown

Dahliah was born in the village of Brywood
, along with her sisters B) Tempest and A) Nebula. At the start of the Dragon War, her father A) Blackthorn fled the battlefield with his foals and followed a group of Crystal Ponies. He meant to return to Brywood, but the group was pursued by A) King Sombra. In the Frozen North, the dragon killed the group of Crystal Ponies, gravely injured Blackthorn, and separated Nebula from her family, before succumbing to his own injuries. Blackthorn stumbled into a yak community and subsequently died as well.
The yaks could not take care of ponies, much less ones so young, so they took Dahliah and Tempest to pony communities to be adopted. Unfortunately, the two sisters were separated.

Dahliah grew up in a community that valued hard work, and experienced joy when helping others in need. But her special talent, an ability to see future events unfold as if they were happening right before her, caused confusion and misunderstanding.
Friends began leaving the community in search of their own path, and her home slowly dwindled. Finally she too left, and found her way to central Equestria. Old Ponish was the primary language of her childhood, but it transitioned to modern Ponish as she grew up. She held onto the knowledge of her old language, found books on the subject and eventually made her way to the Canterlot Library, studying Old Ponish and later becoming an assistant librarian.

Moderate

None (yet) ;)

• May be unaware (and sometimes uncaring) of how they come across to others
  May quickly dismiss input from others without really considering it
  May apply their judgment more often towards others, rather than towards themselves
  With their ability to see an issue from many sides, they may always find others at fault for any problems in their lives
  May have unrealistic and/or unreasonable expectations of others
  May be intolerant of weaknesses in others
  May believe that they're always right
  May be obsessive and passionate about details that may be unimportant to the big picture
  May be cuttingly derisive and sarcastic towards others
  May have an intense and quick temper
  May be tense, wound up, have high blood pressure and find it difficult to relax
  May hold grudges, and have difficulty forgiving people
  May be wishy-washy and unsure how to act in situations that require quick decision making
  May have difficulty communicating their thoughts and feelings to others
  May see so many tangents everywhere that they can't stay focused on the bottom line or the big picture