Good Arnal was chieftain of the Dolutha clan 1613-1616. He was an Orlanthi chieftain, who hid his worship behind that of Barntar.
He tried to repair the clan after the troubled ending of the former chieftaincy. He believed the greatest threat to the clan was the ambitious Emerald Sword clan, who like the other Dinacoli clans had made alliance with the Lunar Empire.
Good Arnal always had trouble on the Donalf Flats. The Emerald Sword clan was always raiding and Arnal had to fight a feud.
It was Arnal who led the clan to make peace with the Empire, so that they might enjoy the same advantages as their neighbors across the Creek. He welcomed their traders into Dangerford market and hired mercenaries from Tarsh to ensure the northern merchants felt safe.
Some loyal Orlanthi accused him of selling the clan to the Empire, and Arnal became increasingly withdrawn, relying on Ivar Quickstep and Ivar’s Red Cow wife, Morganeth, for counsel.
Good Arnal disappeared in 1616, after Ivar Quickstep, Twisted Morganeth and Gudny Gold-Lamb usurped his chieftaincy and staked him out for Orlanth’s judgment. His body has never been found. Some say he fled the clan in shame for having betrayed his ancestors, others that the Telmori took him.