Archazia

Archazia
Details Nicknames The Owl Gender Female Pronouns She/her Lorecaster Staff Interests Animals Nature Affiliation Original Illumineers Shanzay Martin Venturo

Archazia is the Illumineer stationed at Hexwell Island in the Azurite Sea. An ancient Illumineer, Archazia is one of the original Illumineers. Her Ink colors represent the Dual system.

Personality

Archazia cultivates a mysterious aura surrounding her, yet she exhibits a wise and thoughtful nature toward those she trusts. As a guardian of the magical artifacts behind Lorcana, Archazia is deeply connected with the magic of Lorcana and the environment it flows through. This is best reflected on her island and the types of glimmers she summons: her island is teeming with life, and she has a preference to summoning animal glimmers, and she herself is lively and warm once she opens up. Archazia has also shown a humorous streak, as she has a tendency to overplay her enigmatic persona with gestures like a playful wink.

However soothing she may be, Archazia takes her role seriously, as she sees to it that the powerful artifacts are kept from falling into the wrong hands. At the same time, however, she is also a reclusive individual wary of strangers who come to her island asking for guidance, and because of this, she can come across as aloof and distrustful of outsiders, so much that she fears she must always keep her identity and her island hidden at all costs to avoid unwanted attention. Likewise, Archazia is hesitant to disclose information about herself and prefers keeping her secrecy than opening up; she was even unwilling to reveal her name at first when Shanzay asked. It is implied that her distrust stems from an incident involving the burglary of The Hexwell Crown when she forged it and someone she was close to long ago, the thief heavily implied to be a friend who betrayed her trust.

Despite her distance, Archazia mentions that having to guard the Hexwell by herself has left her with a sense of loneliness, even with the company of her beloved glimmers. Because of this, she was willing to open up more to the party of Illumineers when she sensed they had benevolent intentions and offer to companionship. Although Archazia expressed a moment of reluctance that they chose her to be their mentor, she ultimately dedicated herself to them as their mentor to teach them how to better harness their inkcasting. During this, she shows herself to be a strict but playful teacher to help the Illumineers unlock their potential.

After the Jafar glimmer snuck in and reforged the crown, Archazia, imprisoned inside her own home, was ashamed of letting herself become vulnerable to outsiders and initially felt she could not trust the Illumineers she allowed in. However, witnessing the genuine friendship between the trio gave Archazia the revelation that she was letting her bitterness with her friend consume her. Thus, she vowed not to let history repeat itself by helping the Illumineers take back her island from Jafar.

History

Archazia hails from the first generation of Illumineers brought under the wing of Curator in Lorcana, existing long before Shanzay, Martin, and Venturo's arrival. Long ago, Archazia used the Hexwell to forge an item of arcane power–the Hexwell Crown. The item was soon after stolen by an unknown thief who was implied to be close to Archazia, although it was recovered and locked away in the Great Illuminary.

After the incident, Archazia hid herself away on an island hidden inside the Azurite Sea, tasked with protecting the powerful Hexwell Forge. Her inkcaster was somehow lost at sea, where it remained in the until it was rediscovered in the present. Following the defeat of Ursula - Sea Witch Queen, Archazia sensed the Hexwell Crown was shattered; while the Illumineers were recovering, Archazia ventured out and took the missing half back to her home.

Glimmers

• Marie - Favored Kitten

Trivia

• Based on the colors of her mask's eye holes, she seems to embody the Emerald and Sapphire inks.
• She was based around the archetype of mentor figures found in Disney films.
• Archazia was teased in previous cards, such as the map in Scrooge McDuck - Afficionado of Antiquities, the treasure chest in Billy Bones - Space Sailor, and the owl footprints in Basil - Hypnotized Mouse.

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