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Lowell is a supporting character from the anime The Witch and the Beast. She is a woman with long maroon hair and eyes that are not visible. She initially served as the deputy to Matt Cugat, a high-ranking official in the Paladin Corps, the military arm of the Global Holy Church. Despite her position, Lowell was secretly allied with an Executioner, a more radical branch of the Church that hunts witches. When the case of a witch in possession of the Demon Sword Ashgan arose, Lowell and her battalion were ordered to stand guard. She betrayed Cugat by defecting to the Executioners and actively aided in the revival of the Demon Sword Ashgan. Her betrayal was decisive; she used a surprise attack to incapacitate Cugat, demonstrating her offensive combat ability. However, the Demon Sword Ashgan was ultimately destroyed, and Lowell was captured by Cugat, who executed her. Her motivations for betraying her superior and siding with the Executioners are not explicitly detailed, but her actions mark her as a duplicitous and ambitious figure who was willing to switch allegiances to further the Executioners' goals. Lowell's role in the story serves as a cautionary example of internal corruption within the Paladin Corps and the dangerous lengths some will go to in pursuit of power or ideology. She has no significant relationships beyond her connections to Cugat and the unnamed Executioner. Her character development is cut short by her death, remaining a static antagonist. In terms of abilities, she is a skilled combatant, capable of fighting on par with or surprising high-ranking Paladins, though her precise magical or martial specialties are not elaborated.