Orphans Il Palettia

**Orphans Il Palettia** (オルファンス・イル・パレッティア, *Orufansu Iru Parettia*) is the former king of the Kingdom of Palettia, the husband of Sylphine, and Anisphia and Algard's father. He steps down after passing the throne to Euphyllia in Volume 4.

## Appearance

Orphans is described as "looking older than he actually is," still being in his thirties yet looking about ten years older, which is the result of occupational stress. He possesses the royal family's trademark green eyes and platinum blonde hair, though slightly greyed. He is of average height. He also has a properly trimmed mustache and his face has shown signs of wrinkling due to his rapid aging.

## Personality

Orphans is a man constantly stressed out by the burdens of ruling, to the point of suffering from regular stomach aches that have even forced him to take medication. Nontheless, he takes his duties very seriously, believing that, as royalty, his personal happiness is secondary to the greater good of the nation. These views extend to his family as well, which ended up somewhat straigning his relationships with both of his children.

## History

Orphans was born into the royal family of the Kingdom of Palettia. However, being the youngest among his siblings, he was furthest from the throne. In truth, Orphans never desired to be king anyway, instead being interested in gardening. Unfortunately, the course of his life would forever shift when his father attempted to implement a policy of granting nobility status to commoners with the ability to use magic. This greatly upset the nobles and prompted them to rebel against the crown, sparking a civil war that would take the lives of his father and elder siblings.

During the conflict, Orphans would befriend Grantz Magenta and Sylphine Maise, and eventually, through much bloodshed, they managed to put down the rebellion. Afterward, Orphans was forced to take up the throne due to being the sole surviving heir. Still not wanting to be king, he and his friends attempted an alternate solution by seeking out Lumielle so one of them might enter into a spirit covenant, which would grant them royal status. However, while Grantz met the necessary qualifications, he refused to go through with it upon learning of the details, that covenants turn those who enter them into spirit bound by their terms, which Orphans did not blame him for.

Accepting his destiny, Orphans became the king of Palettia and took Sylphine as his queen whilst making Grantz his prime minister. During his reign, the king successfully implemented his father's policy of granting noble status to commoners with magic, albeit low-ranking status, allowing people like Dragus Cyan to rise in the world. He also opted not to execute many of the nobles who participated in the rebellion against the crown, even if it meant keeping enemies, not wanting any more blood to be shed.

## Powers & Abilities

Although not a fighter, as the former king of the Kingdom of Palettia, Orphans held unrivaled authority over the country's affairs, being the sole ultimate decision-maker. Still, he could not just do whatever he wanted for fear of the nobles retaliating. Even after abdicating the throne, he likely still holds some political influence.

### Magic

* **Earth Magic**: According the Grantz, Orphans specializes in earth magic. However, his skill with it appears to be just average.

## Trivia

* The story of Orphans's youth mirrored that of Anisphia when it seemed that she would have to inherit the throne: both never truly wanted it but were dutybound after their siblings were no longer able.
	+ The difference is that Anisphia was given an out in form of Euphyllia becoming eligible for royal status through her spirit covenant.