Nashandra

Location
Throne of Want.

Strategy
Nashandra specializes in dark magic and will immediately summon 4 curse 'fountains'. She has a scythe, though it's easy to dodge, and a spell that shoots out a ray of light which moves either outward from her, or around her. It will jot up and down to hit the player character so caution is definitely warranted.

A good, easy way, to defeat her is to summon help and use sorceries or projectiles. But she is easy.

Lore
Nashandra originated from the abyss and was originally the smallest fragment of humanity following Pigmy's demise. For this reason it was the first to become conscious and for the same reason, it was the first to want what it did not have. Nashandra later warned Vendrick of the Giants return, defeated them, and inherited the throne when the old king went hollow. There, she covets the first flame and the great soul (unclear meaning).