Mayrana Blossom

"Greetings again. I am not I. the Santa Claus... nor the one referred to as the "red cat mage". I am her most faithful disciple... My name is IV. the Shadow."

- Mayrana

Mayrana, codenamed '''IV. the Shadow''', was the eighth mayor of Calgaround, the apprentice of Julia Abelard, and a member of Père Noël. Masquerading as her mentor, Mayrana acted as the shadow leader of Père Noël, directing many of the other members for her master under her false identity.

Early Life
"Ah, how nostalgic. Thinking back on it, that was my first job."

- Mayrana regarding the Lioness Burning Incident

Born in the 6th century EC, Mayrana met the mage Julia Abelard and became her apprentice. Trained by Julia in the magical arts, the disciple learned of Julia's history with Elluka Clockworker and the vessels of sin; she eventually grew jealous of her master's clear obsession with Elluka. At some point, Mayrana learned how to craft the Gift developed by the Rogzé family from Julia.

When her master formed the criminal organization, Père Noël, Mayrana immediately joined and, choosing four as her code number, became IV. the Shadow. Acting as a double for Julia, Mayrana posed as the real I. the Santa Claus and directed some of the other members under her master's orders. Later on, Julia and her apprentice discovered Elluka and her disciple, Gumillia, were posing as Freesis Foundation's CEO Shaw Freesis' dead great-grandchildren: Hanne and Heidemarie Lorre.

In EC 597, Mayrana was assigned her first job: Burn the town of Lioness and blame it on Elluka. With glee, the sorceress disguised herself as the mage and traveled to the town. After entering Lioness Castle, Mayrana unleashed her fire magic upon the nearby buildings until the fire consumed the entirety of Lioness. Once rumor spread that "Elluka Clockworker" had caused the incident, Mayrana left with her job complete.

Elphegort Dealings
"So, the fake "Elluka" that approached Margarita was—  " "Oh, that wasn't a lie. There is not mistaking that that was me. Of course, I had done so in accordance with my lady's instructions."

- Elluka and Shadow

Sometime after, Mayrana campaigned as "Julia Abelard" for becoming the mayor of Calgaround and won the election. Residing in her mansion in the city, the mage cast enchantment runes throughout her home to sap away the power of mages' spell songs. Around that time, the mayor familiarized herself with the town's lore, including the tales surrounding Mikulia Calgaround and Meta Salmhofer.

In EC 609, Mayrana was ordered by Julia to recruit Marquis Caspar Blankenheim of Toragay into their organization. Garbed in a cloak as "Elluka Clockworker", Mayrana met with the Marquis at his mansion. After she offered the Marquis one of their vessels of sin in exchange for him acting as their black market dealer, Caspar accepted the deal and joined Père Noël as "II. the Dealer".

Afterward, she periodically visited the town to check on II. the Dealer's black market dealings for Julia. Around this time, Julia ordered Mayrana to become close with Caspar's wife, Margarita Blankenheim, and have the unknowing Clockworker's Doll join Père Noël. During her next visit, the Marquis introduced Mayrana to Margarita and they invited into the organization as "III. the Sleep Princess". While maintaining her identity as Elluka, Mayrana listened to Margarita's woes over Caspar's cheating and flippant spending habits.

Providing her with sympathy, Mayrana comforted the slumbering Eve Moonlit and became her close friend. During another one of her visits, Margarita pleaded for "Elluka" to join her in giving food for the local orphans. Finally giving in, the two visited the Charity Institute in town together and waited there while the Marchioness cooked meals for the children. While there, she met with Rita Flohn, the orphanage's proprietress, though speaking few words to her.

During that year, I. the Santa Claus ordered Shadow to enact an operation: Transform the Gift poison into an infectious epidemic and then have II. the Dealer monopolize a cure for the organization's profit. Passing on the mission to Dealer and Sleep Princess, Mayrana tasked Margarita with developing the cure. Later on, Mayrana began experimenting with the Gift poison, attempting to mix it with animal blood to mask it from detection; dissatisfied with the resulting effects, she labeled her concoction a failure.

Sometime in August, Mayor "Julia" was asked for an interview with the Shuburke Newspaper's reporter Hanne Lorre. Hoping to have Elluka discover Margarita's true identity that she remained ignorant of before killing her, Mayrana agreed to the arrangement. Once VI. the Venom agreed to collaborate, Mayrana had him acquire the original copy of Yukina Freesis' Flower of the Plateau from II. the Dealer; afterward, she had him pose as the local librarian to help direct Elluka to Toragay and Margarita via the book.

Santa later tasked Shadow with attacking Deputy Mayor Banner in Aceid and she completed the mission on August 15, taking credit for the incident as "I. the Santa Claus". IV. the Shadow later discovered that Caspar had started selling Margarita's incomplete cure on the black market and had been monopolizing the profits for himself rather than Père Noël as a whole. On August 24, the mage traveled to Toragay with her failed Third Gift and encountered Rita in town.

Learning that Caspar and Margarita had gone to Aceid for King Soil's birthday, Mayrana was directed to a local inn to stay at until the aristocratic couple returned. After checking in at the inn, the mage stayed there and ate everything the innkeeper Brigitta gave her. When she departed for the mansion again the next day, Shadow left one of her Gift samples at the inn as a future hint for Elluka. During her meeting with Dealer, the two got in a quarrel over his apparent betrayal of their organization. Soon after, Mayrana left the room and gave Margarita the instructions to her failed Gift experiment to produce the airborne epidemic.

Media Interview
"What do you know about the "Flower of the Plateau"?"

- Mayrana to "Hanne"

After "Hanne" arrived on August 30, EC 609, the mayor warmly greeted the reporter and offered her a cup of tea. She then asked for her impression of the city and the reporter remarked about the town's peculiar red buildings. Julia explained that it was out of reverence for the town's Lady and directed her to the portrait of Meta Salmhofer. Hanne asked if it was a portrait of her or Germaine Avadonia and Julia denied the notion, though admitting they shared a resemblance with one another.

The mayor then elaborated on the portrait's figure and how she had been the mother of the twin gods. She was then asked about the town's history and enthusiastically detailed the origins of Calgaround. Once she mentioned of Earl Calgaround and Mikulia, catching Hanne's attention, Mayrana noted the numerous tales passed down about the Flower of the Plateau throughout the town's history; she then added how the famed Yukina Freesis had written a fairy tale inspired by it as well.

Afterward, Hanne pointed out that their readers were very interested in Yukina's works and asked to know more about the tales of the Flower of the Plateau. Making a bitter expression, Julia agreed to tell the reporter before clarifying that the tale brought stories of murder to their town. After drinkings some milk, the mayor asked what Hanne already knew about the story.

Once Hanne read through the portions relevant to Flower of the Plateau from Yukina's memoirs, Julia remarked that the novelist definitely seemed to have written a story inspired by it. Hanne countered that the story seemed to either not exist or remain undiscovered, prompting the mayor to brush it off. When the reporter suggested the town's tales might help her understand what Yukina meant, Julia said it wasn't an issue and took out Hermann Bälz's Calgaround history book from the nearby shelf.

After explaining what it was and that it kept a census of the town's feudal lords, the mayor flipped through the book until she found the page and showed it to Hanne. She then gave the book to the reporter to flip through the pages for herself. When Hanne remarked about Gilbert's early death, Julia explained the unknown disease believed to have caused it, resulting in rumors of it being murder. As Hanne mentioned the Flower of the Plateau traditions, the mayor questioned her implication it was Mikulia's doing.

Noting it was one, Julia stood up and went to the greeonian plateau roses from the vase under Meta's portrait. Describing their nature, she asked if Hanne was familiar with them. Saying she didn't, the mayor related how Mikulia was beautiful like the flowers, hence why the foreigner was named "Flower of the Plateau" by the people of Calgaround. When Hanne asked about her being from another land, Julia related that's what the tale said, and that she had been a flower vendor there before marrying Gilbert.

When the reporter expressed doubts about selling flowers as a job, Julia suggested the tale may have been distorted over time and they had met in another town, or that being a "flower vendor" had a different meaning or importance. Moving on, Julia pointed out how kind, beautiful, and loved she was before being slandered by a man claiming she was a "lewd woman" and a boy claiming to be her son.

Once she stated they had both disappeared soon after, Julia told how two skeletons were found at the bottom of the since demolished noble mansion's well. Hanne pointed out the implication that Mikulia was a killer and Julia brushed it off as being rumors, since the bodies were unidentifiable. Adding that their peaceful, boring region preferred to create and believe entertaining fables, she sighed.

When Hanne then asked how the presumably weak Mikulia would manage to commit the murders, Julia explained the medicinal properties of the plateau rose used by the shamans of old to create "Gift". Once she clarified that the shamans no longer existed, the mayor described how the sleep medicine was deemed too effective due to the difficult dosage needed. The reporter pointed out it seemed more like a poison and Julia agreed, stating it was possible Mikulia might have also been a "beautiful flower with poison".

Saying she could have used Gift to kill her husband and the two males, whether she was a shaman herself or learned it from them, Julia confirmed the flower wasn't used for such purposes anymore and only made for a nice decoration. Hanne then inquired why Mikulia would kill her husband and the mayor admitted she didn't know, reiterating the story was just a rumor. The mage then asked if the reporters curiosity about Yukina's supposed fairy tale was really for her article or just her personal interest, chuckling.

When Hanne thanked her for the story, Mayrana questioned if she was leaving before coming to a "realization". Suggesting she go to the former royal library, the mayor briefly described its history. She then noted the portrait of Mikulia and Gilbert painted by then Prime Minister Gumina Glassred. Hanne accepted the offer and left shortly after. Later that day, VI. the Venom reported his success to Mayrana.

Toragay Serial Killings
"Through this failure, Margarita was able to further refine the Sixth Gift. It is a wonder thing. And one need not even drink it. By infection via the air, people are led to the sleep called death one after another--It's even more infectious epidemic than the Gula disease. She created something magnificent!"

- Mayrana regarding Margarita's Gift

Later on, Mayrana learned of Caspar's apparent demise by Margarita's experimental Gift; under her master's orders, Shadow moved Père Noël's underground market to her mansion in Calgaround and began operating the illegal dealings from there. Around the same time, the vessel of sin given to Caspar was retrieved and returned to I. the Santa Claus. On October 13, V. the Pierrot delivered the popular diva Rin Chan to Mayrana and the mage imprisoned her in the basement.

After it was discovered that the entire Charity Institute in Toragay had died of a "mysterious disease" on October 17, Mayrana was overjoyed that Margarita finally completed the airborne Gift. On October 21, Margarita arrived at Shadow's mansion to avoid the World Police quarantining Toragay's "epidemic". After Margarita described her actions in creating the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Gifts that killed Caspar, Dr. Marx, and the whole town, the mayor gladly let her continue working on her final creation on the second floor.

Visit from Two Mages
"You're "Elluka Clockworker"...The name of the mage being talked about. If I'd known from the start, I wouldn't have had to go through these diversions." "Life is a series of diversions, Miss Hanne...No—Miss Elluka Clockworker."

- Elluka and Mayrana

When Elluka and Gumillia arrived in the rain later that night, the expectant mayor opened the door to let them in. Once inside, Elluka immediately asked if Margarita was there and Julia freely admitted her location to work on her last task for them. The pink-haired mage then remarked that she didn't need to go through all those "diversions" as "Elluka Clockworker" if she'd known from the beginning. Mayrana retorted to "Hanne" that life was a series of diversions before correcting her address to "Elluka Clockworker" and the apprentice laughed.

After the pink-haired mage expressed her surprise she knew she was the genuine Elluka, the mayor countered it was the reason she directed her to Toragay; when Elluka brought up her "librarian" accomplice's involvement, answered that it was all to encourage her to discover Margarita's true identity. She then expressed her disappointment in the mage, having expected her to figure it out much sooner.

Once Elluka retorted that even she had trouble finding any evidence, Mayrana was shocked the mage thought she was a contractor. Sighing, Mayor Julia again expressed her disappointment that the mage knew nothing about it. When the pink-haired mage demanded to know what, the mayor reiterated it was about everything, lamenting how the mage was fooled even though she didn't try to mislead her and wasted her efforts in Père Noël on the woman.

Julia then stated her fake codename and rank along with Caspar and Margarita's codenames, asking if the mage would be satisfied with that confirmation. Elluka then inquired why they killed Caspar due to an internal fight. The mayor clarified that wasn't Margarita's orders but that Caspar did break the organization's rules, explaining his betrayal. After explaining her reasons for giving Margarita Gift, Elluka noted the red liquid and Julia expressed her surprise and glee for actually finding her hint.

She then explained her failure with the Third Gift before applauding Margarita's brilliant improvements with the Fourth Gift used on Caspar; she then clarified the Fifth Gift's shortcomings on Marx before happily describing the airborne effects of the Sixth Gift, exclaiming that it was an even more infectious epidemic than the dreaded Gula disease. As Elluka declared she'd stop it, Mayrana playfully questioned if she would, pointing out her inability to anything to stop the vessel of Gluttony's Gula or save her precious Arth and Anne.

Seeing Elluka's anger in response, the mayor inquired if she still hadn't realized that killing Margarita wouldn't stop the Sixth Gift, noting the disease would still continue killing like Gula. She then added Margarita's current work on the Seventh Gift and questioned what it would become; suggesting it might eradicate all humanity, she laughed and prepared to battle Elluka. Gumillia then interjected to ask if V. the Pierrot was there, Mayrana recalled how she was chasing him and apologized.

After she explained he had already returned home, the mayor described that she kept the girl he brought in the basement, saying she could free the child after they killed her. Once Gumillia coldly noted how she had seemed so talkative before, Mayrana chuckled, retorting she spent enough time waiting and answering questions. Before she could add it wouldn't matter since they were going to die, Gumillia interjected the answer for her and asked if she planned to say that; after a brief silence, Mayrana said she was right.

Battle on a Moonlit Night
"Now then, in this situation, even though it’s two on one, I wonder if you can really beat me?"

- IV. the Shadow

With their conversation finished, Mayrana entered a battle stance and conjured fire. Immediately after Elluka flung a huge tornado at her, the wicked apprentice cast her spell at the wind, transforming the flame into a large fire snake. Once the snake coiled around the tornado and snuffed it out. Laughing, she commented on Elluka's impressive skill with using nature to empower her own spells, pointing out she'd overwhelm her if they were at a forest or ocean; she then noted it was useless since they were indoors.

She then asked if the former spirit had a similar magic arsenal and Gumillia didn't respond. Elluka then cast Curse Song at Mayrana and she laughed at the futile attack. Once the mage recanted her spell, Julia explained she should already know as a mage that advanced magic needed preparation to adjust, unlike in her home. Exclaiming again that they were in her home, Mayrana revealed the runes she inscribed into the mansion. She then explained that she already sealed the use of spell songs.

Afterward, the mage questioned if they could defeat her, even if it was two on one. Laughing maniacally, she commanded them to become ash and conjured a large flame in her hands. She then said she couldn't afford to burn Margarita upstairs, hence the smaller flame compared to her last spell. Mayrana declared this attack would only incinerate humans, specifically them, and fired it at the mage.

She then witnessed the flame become doused by a water spell. Seeing a hole in the mansion's wall to the outside, the mayor deduced the mage used the rain to create an impressive water spell, given her attacks were impervious to regular water. She then overheard Elluka call to Gumillia and the apprentice receded the muddy water back into rain. When Gumillia questioned where her cat was, prompting Elluka to exclaim she wasn't that mage, Mayrana remained silent.

Gumillia then asked why she was so quiet at her words and the apprentice glared at the two before letting out a third sigh. Noting that the apprentice seemed to be more impressive than the "Mage of Eternity", IV. the Shadow admitted she wasn't the "red cat mage", I. the Santa Claus, or even Julia Abelard and reintroduced herself to her opponents with a curtsy. After clarifying she was Père Noël's second in command despite choosing "Four" as a codename, the apprentice again laughed.

Noting her codename implied she was a shadow double, Mayrana admitted that was the case. When Elluka suggested she wasn't the "Elluka" Margarita knew, the evil apprentice interjected that she didn't lie about that, only she had done it per her master's instructions. Recalling the Lioness Burning Incident, Mayrana quickly admitted her involvement in it and acknowledged the role her envy of Elluka played in her participation as much as her orders had.

Noting her disappoint in being unable to kill her, Shadow playfully admitted she was simply a novice back then. Elluka retorted that was fine, as it gave her no reason to hesitate killing her and Mayrana scoffed that her mouth was the only thing she was skilled at. As she declared she'd once again incinerate her with fire magic, Gumillia interjected again and pointed her gun at the mage, countering that she should be her opponent since they were both the apprentices.

Shadow then politely asked the former forest spirit to follow the mood; as she teased to go one at a time for being burned by her, Gumillia suddenly fired at her repeatedly and the apprentice easily dodged the attacks. Identifying the gun as magically enhanced, the intrigued apprentice noted it freed Gumillia of any environmental restrictions. Before she could finish her analysis, the green-haired mage open fired again and the wicked apprentice again easily dodged the attacks.

Calling her slow, Mayrana said her attacks were ineffective when Gumillia interjected again and carved a new rune into the gun before firing at her a third time. Startled by the increased speed, Shadow barely dodged the onslaught. Identifying the use of an acceleration inscription, she applauded the attack; while adding she was still slightly faster, Gumillia cast Clockwork Secret Art. Caught in the time bubble, the slowed Mayrana questioned what was happening and why Gumillia was approaching her so quickly.

Putting the gun to her temple, Mayrana screamed as she fired while helplessly trying to dodge. When the technique suddenly wore off in that moment, Mayrana swiftly fell to the ground and dodged the attack. After she shakily recovered to her feet. As Gumillia attempted to cast it again, Mayrana screamed for her to stop and swiftly fled out the hole in the mansion outside.

As she leaped outside, she was suddenly entangled in her planted greeonian plateau roses Gumillia manipulated. Shocked as the sharp rose stems suddenly burrowed into her, the pained apprentice noted she couldn't move and Gumillia told her to return to the earth. Entangled in more and more of the rose stems, Mayrana entire body was covered and torn until she died of the poisoned flowers, left to appear like another part of the flora.

Legacy
"The Clockworker's Doll was a gift to Mrs. Blankenheim from her best friend, a woman named Julia. The inside of the doll's body hid and secretly delivered Gift."

- Gammon Octo

Shortly after her death, VI. the Venom made a failed assassination attempt on Elluka while the mage duo attempted to leave the mansion with Rin Chan in tow. After reporting their losses to Julia, Venom was criticized for Dealer, Sleep Princess, and Shadow's loss, despite citing that Mayrana's jealousy caused by Santa's obsession with Elluka was the root of their setbacks. Shadow's words regarding Elluka being completely duped by Margarita inevitably helped the mage discern the woman's true identity and confront the Original Sinner.

Centuries after Shadow's death, Ma and Gammon Octo created a screenplay regarding Margarita's incident and Mayrana's involvement, and it was subsequently reviewed by the Master of the Court. While organizing the "motion", Gammon reflected on the actions of Margarita's close friend "Julia", allowing him to conclude Margarita's actual master had created the Clockworker's Doll and that its name shed some light on the identity of its true creator.

Personality and Traits
"It is because my lady is exceptionally obsessed with you. I burned with envy. But in the end, I was unable to kill the all important you... Still, little Shadow was a novice in those days, teehee."

- Mayrana

Mayrana was a sadistic, twisted, and spiteful woman. Much like her mentor, she enjoyed the suffering of others and took great pleasure in the spread of malice and death throughout the world. As Julia's double, Shadow also mimicked many of her traits, including her common saying about turning others into ashes or drinking milk. Along with this came an obsessive loyalty to Julia and Mayrana was dedicated to serving her master's wishes and thereby Père Noël's objectives.

However, Mayrana's loyalty was overshadowed by her envy of Elluka, feeling incredibly jealous of Julia's apparent obsession with the mage instead of her. As a result, she held Elluka in great contempt and considered her an ignorant fool. Likewise, her hatred for the woman fueled her delight in making her suffer; after becoming an accomplished magician, Mayrana wished to show the mage some of the truth she was unaware of before killing her, which Julia expressly forbid.

Regardless, Mayrana's hatred for Elluka extended to her more sadistic qualities. She enjoyed toying with her opponents and was extremely arrogant in her abilities, especially in a duel against her pink-haired nemesis. The mage was also very showy and a bit dramatic, preferring to make long speeches showing off her knowledge or give long-winded explanations to others than simply remaining poignant. Because of this, she disliked being abruptly cut off and turned away from her conversations.

Mayrana was exceptionally polite and had a high class manner and etiquette with others, even with her hated Elluka. Analytical by nature, the apprentice used her extensive knowledge and observations to plan against her opponents; due to this and her own arrogance, she remained calm and collected during battle. However, her love for carnage and villainy made her a bit reckless, willing to sacrifice valuable pawns if it still resulted in murder and mayhem. As well, when first thrown off by something completely unexpected, she could crack under pressure and end up in a panic.

As IV. the Shadow, Julia enjoyed manipulating others and using deception, believing life was all about diversions rather than being direct. Still, due to her vendetta with Elluka, the mage made sure to avoid intentionally misleading her on her path to discover Margarita's true identity; this made her all the more disappointed in Elluka's shortcomings, finding the woman's apprentice, Gumillia, to be a far more competent and capable mage than her.

While posing as the mayor of Calgaround, "Julia" remained much more outwardly generous and well-meaning, albeit still a chatterbox. With Margarita, "Elluka" was a sympathetic and kind friend who understood her miserable situation, though only acting as such under orders. She also respected Margarita's mastery with Gift, considering the Sixth Gift she developed something glorious. As a personal trait, Mayrana liked the number four, hence why she chose it for her codename in Père Noël.

Skills and Abilities
"Heheheh—  If you ladies are mages as well, you should know this, of course. To use advanced magic, one need to prepare accordingly. This here is my house, so you ladies should've taken the extra time to do such. But... Not myself. I repeat, this here is my house!"

- IV. the Shadow unveiling her extensive magic runes

Living up to her arrogance, Mayrana was a skilled mage and studious disciple of the magical arts. Having studied under Julia's direction, the rather talented apprentice became well-versed in numerous spells, both simple and advanced. Combined with an observant nature, Mayrana could quickly identify a spell being used and how to counter it. However, her knowledge did have limits as she was unaware of some rare and highly advanced techniques such as the Clockwork Secret Art.

In combat, Mayrana's primarily used flame magic to incinerate opponents, demonstrating her mastery of the art by burning an entire town while still a "novice". She could manipulate the size and form rather freely as well, such that she could make her fire as large as a room. When manipulating her flames, the apprentice could change its form to best suit her, such as a fire servant, and could even burn up powerful wind spells. Her fire was also indelible to normal water and allowed her to use it unhindered in the rain.

Her abilities also included inscribing magical runes to manipulate or seal certain magic. She was also physically agile and could even dodge bullets effortlessly with her speed. Although having learned how to craft the Second Gift from Julia, Mayrana wasn't very skilled in pharmaceuticals and failed to properly balance the mix of animal blood with the poison, resulting in her failed Third Gift.

As Julia's apprentice, Mayrana was knowledgeable about the vessels of sin as well and had a deep understanding of the history between her master and Elluka. As a member of Père Noël, IV. the Shadow was a skilled manipulator and impersonator, able to pass off physically as both Elluka and Julia at different points in time and match her master's mannerisms and conduct almost flawlessly. Because of her extensive knowledge, Mayrana was a good planner and set up her battles ahead of time to guarantee victory.

Character Connections
Julia Abelard: Mayrana's master and employer. Mayrana was intensely loyal to Julia as the first member to join Père Noël, although willing to disobey her for her own goals. Wishing to have her master's attention, Mayrana developed jealousy over Julia's obsession with Elluka Clockworker.

Margarita Blankenheim: A fellow member. Privy to Margarita's true identity, Mayrana had no scruple against deceiving the young woman to aid the organization. Forming a fake friendship with Margarita by sympathizing with her and providing her counsel, Mayrana nonetheless acted as though it was in her best interests, such as giving her the unrefined Gift to aid her troubles.

Caspar Blankenheim: A fellow member of Père Noël. Julia worked alongside Caspar as II. the Dealer, although cared little for his well-being and was unphased by his unexpected death. Likewise, she recognized him as a problem for attempting to monopolize the black market for himself rather than the organization.

Gatt Colomb: A fellow member of Père Noël. Mayrana worked reasonably well with Gatt during her masquerade as Julia, and made her jealousy of Elluka apparent to the other member.

Elluka Clockworker: Mayrana's opponent and the object of her envy. Mayrana was intensely jealous of Elluka due to Julia Abelard's obsession with her and took pains to sully her name through violent acts, as well as trying to kill the sorceress against her master's orders. She later took glee in deceiving the mage, and even defied orders further in trying to toy with her.

Gumillia: Mayrana's other opponent. Mayrana opposed Gumillia as Elluka's apprentice, though recognizing her capabilities, and found her dedication to hunting down Lemy amusing. Regardless, she underestimated the sorceress' capability of defeating her.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Mayrana's name is partially inspired by the name of her representative Vocaloid, MEIKO, with Mayrana's romanization containing "mei" in it.
 * Her codename as the "Shadow" references the Japanese concept of shadow warriors (陰武者), body doubles who typically replaced military leaders; the term can also refer to someone who manipulates events from behind the scenes.
 * Mayrana's choice of number for her codename was four; the Japanese word 四 (shi), meaning four, is often associated with 死 (shi), meaning death.

Curiosities

 * Ironically, Mayrana, who set Elluka on her journey to Toragay with tales of the "Flower of the Plateau", is described as becoming a real giant "flower of the plateau" after being killed by Gumillia.
 * Brigitta's mention that Mayrana didn't leave any leftovers while eating at the inn may be a reference to Banica Conchita.

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Appearances

 * Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (first appearance; appears in PV)
 * Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
 * Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook