Amnesia

**Amnesia** (アムネシア *Amuneshia*) is a recurring character in the *Wandering Witch* series. She is described as a mysterious girl who loses her memory every time she sleeps.

## Appearance

Amnesia has white hair, green eyes, and wears the uniform of the Holy Knights of Esto, which includes a lavish white cape imprinted with the city's insignia on the back. She holds a saber sheathed at her hip, customary to all knights of Esto.

## Personality

Amnesia is a generally cheerful girl. The few people who have come into contact with her throughout her journey of lost memory, and afterwards, have described her with words like 'easygoing', 'bright', or even 'happy-go-lucky'. She sources this disposition from the company that she keeps on her travels, from whom she gains bravery, confidence, and peace of mind. Because of this, being alone is often hard for her.

Heavily reliant on others, Amnesia falters when faced with difficult opposition or situations if she happens to be alone. Avilia, her younger sister, is a large pillar of support for Amnesia, who ensures that situations like these arise rarely, if at all. Conversely, being in these very situations can often inspire a deep conviction in Amnesia, allowing her to act as she must, despite her fears, if it is for the sake of her friends and family.

## Plot

### Past Events

Amnesia was born in the Holy City of Esto, one of the few residents in the city who could use very slim, or even no magic. She suffered much discrimination as a result, even after joining the Holy Knights. As such, she was often assigned to tasks of menial labor, or other duties that no other Holy Knight had interest in doing.

When Amnesia was about 17, she was accused of severe crimes, and convicted. As punishment, Amnesia was exiled from Esto, and a curse was placed on her which would erase her memories every time she slept.

In order to remember things, at some point she began to keep a diary to record her daily events in, which she entitled "Read This When You Wake Up In The Morning". This diary included a foreword on who she was, the condition she had fallen victim to, where she believed she was from, and that she was seeking her hometown of Esto in order to have her condition cured.

### Story Events

#### Volume 4

In "Amnesia's Forgotten Travelogues", Amnesia collides with Elaina in the Frontier Town of Albedo, and the two accidentally swap their diaries. The next day, Amnesia read Elaina's diary, coming to the conclusion that she is Elaina the Ashen Witch; after asking some of the townsfolk how to perform magic, she is arrested and imprisoned in the Temporary Magic User Detention Center. Witnessing this, Elaina is confused as to why Amnesia called herself "Elaina". She quickly realizes what happened when she reads Amnesia's diary, which was still in her hotel room. Elaina then saves Amnesia from internment by pretending to be her friend and paying Amnesia's ransom of 20 gold with 20 copper pieces that she had charmed to appear golden. Elaina realizes that with Amnesia, an Esto resident, at her side, she would be granted entrance to the Holy City of Esto as a guest, and pursues this opportunity to escort Amnesia home. After the two leave the Frontier Town, they travel together for Amnesia's hometown. From this point on, and for the duration of their travels together, Elaina is there every morning to help Amnesia understand her situation when she is freshly awoken with no memory each day.

Elaina would meet her younger sister Avilia, who revealed to her what had happened to older sister Amnesia. Avilia had come up with a plan to help her sister, but Elaina said her plan wasn’t good enough to save them as they would be pursued until they were killed or captured. Elaina decided to come up with a plan of her own to not only save Amnesia but to prove her innocence. When Amnesia was given her memories back she remembered everything, she remembered how she had been testing the water in the underground sewers and discovered that the cause of the water pollution was from a room she found. When she went into the room she found a fresh female corpse and jars filled with internal organs taken from people and preserved. It was then that Elimia the Rose Witch revealed herself to Amnesia, which caused her to realize that she was the culprit behind the water pollution and murders. Unfortunately, Elimia sealed her memories and decided to use her as a scapegoat for her crimes.

It was at that moment that her little sister Avilia came and whisked her away on her broom. At the same time Elaina had put her plan into action, she confronted Elimia and revealed that she knew of her crimes. Elaina challenged her to a battle and froze the other witches that she had by her side, during which Elimia pinned her down with gravity magic. However, some knights arrived and restrained Elimia and arrested her for the water pollution and murders. Elaina had used the mirror Crystal in the palace to broadcast their entire conversation meaning everyone knew of her true nature and the fact that she was the true culprit not Amnesia. With Elimia exposed as the true culprit, Amnesia was free and her memories were fully restored. Amnesia and her sister Avilia reveal to Elaina that they would be leaving their country and promised to remember each other.

## Appearance in Other Media

### Academy of Wandering Witches

Anmesia appears in the spin-off *Academy of Wandering Witches*.

### School Story of Wandering Witches

Amnesia appears in the spin-off *School Story of Wandering Witches*.

## Abilities

It is unclear whether or not Amnesia possesses any magical ability at all. At the very least, she is not gifted with enough magic to enable flying with a broom, a skill which is considered somewhat elementary for magic users.

In order to make up for this deficiency, Amnesia took it upon herself to become proficient with her saber, and possesses considerable swordsmanship mastery, a skill shunned by most other Holy Knights. It was this talent that granted her membership to the Holy Knights.

## Gallery

Amnesia's light novel character designAmnesia's light novel character design (*Academy of Wandering Witches* and *School Story of Wandering Witches*)Amnesia's anime character design
## Trivia

* "Amnesia" is derived from the Greek word for "forgetfulness" (*Αμνησία* - Amnisía).
* Amnesia's birthday is May 25.
* Amnesia is a violently turbulent sleeper, known to throw punches in her sleep and even wind up on the other side of the room the next morning.

## References

1. ↑ *Wandering Witch* Volume 4 Chapter 8