Elaina

**Elaina** (イレイナ, *Ireina*) is the main protagonist of the *Wandering Witch* series. She is a witch with the witch name of **The Ashen Witch**.

## Appearance

Elaina has ashen hair, the source of her witch name. She has been often described as pretty, and cute. Minus her hairstyle, Elaina is shockingly similar to her mother.

## Personality

Prior to the main story, she was a sheltered child who was greatly proficient in magic, innocent, and "not knowing what failure is." This personality was changed after her lessons, and she eventually became a more kind and understanding person at the start of the main story, albeit somewhat conceited with a very high opinion of herself.

She is not above swindling; having faked fortuneteller magic and setup her predictions to get money when her funds run low.

Elaina is well-read, often recalling several storybooks she read in her childhood whenever a dilemma pops up, which seems to be almost everywhere she goes; at the end of each of her adventures, she will reflect either enlightened or grimly on the subtle secret messages from the stories.

## Plot

### Past Events

After passing the magic exams, Elaina tries to seek a witch that would take her as an apprentice, however none accept. Taking notice to this, Elaina's parents suggest finding the "Stardust Witch." She encounters the witch in the woods playing with butterflies.

Directly after seeing the Stardust Witch for the first time, Elaina thinks about returning home, however concluding there is nothing for her there. She then starts a conversation with the Stardust Witch, who immediately recognizes Elaina.

Elaina became a witch at the age of fifteen, three years before the main story begins.

## Appearance in Other Media

### Riviere and The Land of Prayer (Original)

Elaina appears in the spin-off *Riviere and The Land of Prayer*.

### Riviere in the Land of Prayer (Reboot)

Elaina appears in reboot version of the spin-off *Riviere and The Land of Prayer*.

### Academy of Wandering Witches

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

### School Story of Wandering Witches

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

## Abilities

**Magical Proficiency:** Elaina possesses advanced knowledge and usage of magic. She can undo damages from certain objects, heal wounds, and combat more experienced and skilled witches, such as Fran.

•In Volume 6, she gave her broom a physical form to help her while she was sick, she also did the same to talk of the broom tampering that had occured in the very first chapter.

**Intelligence:** Elaina is a smart and talented witch. At the young age of fourteen, she was the youngest to pass the sorcery examination. She is quick-witted and resourceful, which helps her get out of tricky situations instead of relying on brute force.

**Mastery of Flight:** Elaina's flying ability is almost equal to that of Fran, and she can easily avoid being surrounded by Fran's students.

**Time Reversal:** Elaina can use the time reversal spell to reverse the effect of something, such as a destroyed rooftop.

**Elemental Magic:** As a witch who can use elemental magic, Elaina is proficient in manipulating the elements.

**Barrier:** When she battle with Fran , to reject every comprehensiv attack or magic from Fran. Elaina have abilities to create shield

**Plant Manipulation:** In *A Story About All Kinds of Ashen Witches* from Volume 3, "Violent" Elaina shown to use plant magic that binds other alternative timeline counterparts of herself, which means Elaina from main timeline can also use it.

**Potion:** Elaina Creating a potion to make every inanimate object live, changing the shape of every inanimate object into a human to interact with them

## Trivia

* The author Jouji Shirashi originally intended to give Elaina the name "**Mileina Celesteria**" (ミレイナ・セレステリア *Mireina Seresuteria*). However, the author later changed her full name to "Elaina" instead, so that her name was easy to find on search engines and keep consistent with the overall setting that the characters in *Wandering Witch* series doesn't have last name.
	+ Although the name "Celesteria" was later used as the name of the country Fran taught her students at school.
* Her favorite food is bread.
* Elaina's birthday is October 17th.
	+ Elaina's name is supposed to be a pun on *i* (1), *rei* (0) and *na* (7) in Japanese, reflecting her birthday is in October 17th.
	+ Coincidentally, October 17th is also Japan's Saving Day, although this wasn't intended at first.
* Despite the fact that several characters have ship tease with Elaina or are outright in love with her, the author himself stated that he had no intention of writing a romantic subplot or introducing love interest for her, both due to the lack of desire and the possible complications of the narration on behalf of the girl in love.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/jojojojougi/status/917340030401617920
2. ↑ https://mipon.org/wandering-witch-interview/