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Jadea
Jade
Emerald
Sorceress Empress
Leinsata of Themiscyra (Former
Queen)
Daughter
of Arleia and Pankos
Sister to Callisto
Jadea is the younger sister of Callisto, Warrior Queen. During Xena's attack on their village, Cirra, the pair was separated from their mother and father, Arleia and Pankos. Callisto ran to save her sister but suffered a blow to her head, thus rendering her unconscious. When the young girl came to, she'd find her entire world had been destroyed and her sister missing, presumed dead.
However, mere hours after Xena's army departed the valley, a mysterious woman watched a young Jadea walk through the charred carnage. Her face stained with tears and her heart bruised seemingly beyond redemption, Jadea possessed an element of vast potential. Moreover, the girl was a piece of an
incomplete prophecy. This mysterious woman? A powerful, ancient sorceress named Rumyna. Under Rumyna's apprentice, Jadea learned of her powers and how to effectively use them. As her craft grew, so did her reputation and so did her forces.
During a mission which took her to the Isles of Celcia, Jadea joined a tribe of Celtic warrior women. These Celtic Amazons became like an extended family to Jadea. Against numerous orders from Rumyna, Jadea refused to leave them. She was trained in the arts of physical combat, learning how to use various mortal weapons to disable her opponents. For a time, her life was stable. That would all change when Jadea learned that her lost sister, Callisto, was indeed still alive. Again refusing Rumyna, she left the Isles, hoping for a reunion with her older sibling.
But Jadea would never reach her sister. Word of her mentor's death came, accompanied by a message that Jadea would inherit all of Rumyna's powers in time... and her mantle as the "Sorceress Empress" - leader of all sorcerers, sorceresses, and magicians.
Accompanied by her guardian hawk, Ardra, Jadea traveled extensively, picking up skills, information, and supplies. In her heart, she doubted the "true" demise of Rumyna and discovered that her mentor elaborately arranged for her protégé to become the new Sorceress Empress. This put into motion Jadea's arrival in Themiscyra, her introduction to extended family, and eventually her pursuit of the sha'shanka stone.
Possessing many powers, Jadea is the strongest wielder of magic in the Amazon world, to whom she is seen as both friendly and formidable. She uses her powers at her own discretion, breaking the most ancient rule of her kind- the prohibition of direct interference in mortal affairs. Though casting fireballs at her enemies is among Jadea's favorite powers, she is capable of more than she lets on. Her ability to turn herself into any living form is one of her tamer powers, paling in comparison with her secret power to instill magic into anyone she freely chooses. Her physical appearance and her wardrobe can change with her moods or will. Considered by most a random and magical ally, Jadea continues to protect and provide for the Amazon Nation.
Jadea's totems are the white tiger and the red-tailed hawk. She's often seen with Ardra, who is both a spirit guide and a physical hawk that follows, speaks mentally to Jadea, and can share her sight with her owner.
Tae'Nah athelfi arche:
10 November 2000
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