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**.

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## 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.

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

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

## Abilities

**Mastery Fly**: Elaina has shown that her flying ability is almost equal to that of Fran, at a young age. And casually avoids being surrounded by Fran's students.

**Proficient Mage**: Elaina possesses immense talent and proficiency with magic, first becoming the youngest mage to pass the apprentice exams then becoming the youngest to become a full-fledged one.

**Time Reversal**: She can use this spell to reverse the effect of something such as the rooftop which was destroyed.

## 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.
* 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.