Encantadia is a term coined from the Filipino word encantada or encantado
which means enchanted beings endowed with supernatural powers.
In the show, Encantadia is a vast
enchanted realm comprising of four divided kingdoms where different mythical entities thrive. These four kingdoms
bear the four precious stones that holds the land's balance. The
But when the Hathors, from the
The story unfolds in Lireo, the
kingdom where Ynang Reyna Minea lives with her
daughters Amihan, Alena,
Danaya, and Pirena. The four Sangg'res are tasked to be the new keepers
of the gemstones. Their skills in war and their powers as the royalty of the
diwatas are believed to be the strength of Lireo. As long as the gemstones are
kept properly, the balance of nature in Encantadia remains. But this story
tells viewers that powers can also break precious relationships as Pirena had
plotted the downfall of her own sister Amihan, who won the competition for the
Lirean crown, and the other Sangg'res Danaya and Alena took Amihan's side.
With this situation, Lira, the long
lost daughter of Amihan returned to Encantadia and tried to fulfill her mission
of mending the broken relationships of the strong-willed gemstone keepers.
Spoiler warning:
Plot and/or ending details follow.
The story revolves around the four Sang'gres of Lireo, the center of worship in
Encantadia - Amihan, Alena, Danaya and Pirena. Amihan, the enthroned Queen of
Lireo is the keeper of Jewel of Wind and the mother of Lira whom she had born
to Ybarro, also known as Prince Ybrahim, the heir
to the fallen kingdom of Sapiro. Amihan sits in the throne of Lireo as queen
with the wisdom and kindness of her mother and the skills of swordsmanship and
strong arms of her father Raquim. Alena is the third among the four daughters
of Queen Minea and the keeper of the Jewel of Water. Alena is also the lover of
Ybarro and mother of Kahlil. Pirena, the eldest among the Sang'gres, keeps the
Jewel of Fire and had used it to defeat her mother, Queen Minea, who have
favored Amihan to wear the crown in her place but she will realize that she's
very special and finds the love remaining inside deep in her heart. She is the
smartest and most skillful among the Sang'gres. Danaya is the fearless and most
lawful among the Sang'gres. She possesses the Jewel of Earth and receives the
care and affection of Aquil, the chief of the Lirean soldiers.
Because of Pirena's anger toward Amihan, she replaced baby Lira with her own
daughter Mira and had
left the former in a dirty place in the world of the human beings. There she grew up and fell in
love with a rich youth named Anthony,
whom Mira also fell in love with. But Lira has a higher calling as a Sang'gre.
She is hailed by Minea as the savior of Encantadia. Her goal is to reunite the
four Sang'gres who have, at the course of the story, hated each other because
of situations willed by Bathala. Like the history
of Encantadia itself, the four Sangg'gres also have a similar story because
Pirena symbolizes Hathoria which is the enemy of the other three sisters of
earth, wind and water. But as the story goes by, Amihan, Alena and Danaya
realize that their love for their evil sister still remains strong and realize
that she was never the enemy but the Hathors.
Situated in the Southern tip of
Encantadia, the
The Adamyans are also known for being
hard working farmers. They have a vast plantation and beautiful beaches in
their kingdom. They seems to only gather food everytime without a care in the
world.
On the western border is the
Hathorians multiply everytime
Encantadia's two moons are
simultaneously full. The Hathorian king and a good number of his followers go
to Balaak, their place of multiplication. There the King performs a ritual
wherein his blood is drunk by Hathors. The "anointed" Hathors are
then left inside Balaak for seven days to spontaneously multiply.
Hathorians are known to be the most
spiritually connected with their ancestors. They have rituals in which the
current king would be able to talk with a chosen ancestor. They are also the
only people from Encantadia who is not blessed with long age. They grow old and
die like humans.
In their battle against Lireo,
Hathors were found to have flier commandos. These units were equiped with
skydiving gears to attack and board Lirean airships. Their most powerful weapon
in war is the Cannon.
The land of the Diwatas is the
Lirean society is matriarchal,
meaning that women carry a higher civil status than their male counterparts.
Proof of this is the fact that only female sang'gres may ascend the throne and
that the Ynang Reyna is
forbidden to marry or take a husband.
Sang'gres
(members of the royal family of Lireo) have the ability to "teleport" or turn into smoke and
instantly transport themselves to another place. They are also the only
encantados/encantadas who can be seen by the naked human eye and carry a
distinctive birthmark on the back of their left shoulder. The only weakness of
their teleportation powers is when they are tied up or being held by an enemy.
The Diwatas are the fairest of all
people from Encantadia. They do not seem to grow old. They can only die in
battle or in deep sickness. They also have a close relationship with the
Mulawins since the time of Cassiopeia.
Lireo is considered the most
progressive among the kingdoms. Their kingdom is obviously powered by a large
windmill. They have the tallest towers and also seem to have cable cars in the
palace. Their armies are the only ones who have Sasakyang Panghangin (Airships). Their most powerful weapon of
war is the Katapulto (fire
catapult).
On the North of Encantadia is the
The Sapirians are closely similar to
the Diwatas, they can also teleport themselves to another place and shoot out
blast bolts from their hands, only they are more war-like, more cunning and
more shrewd than the denizens of Lireo and have the ability to heal itself or
others of a disease or any kinds of wounds. Contrary to Lireo, Sapirian royalty
is very much alike to the traditional patriarchal definition of an absolute
monarchy which means the eldest son of the king is next in line to rule the
mystical kingdom. The Sapirian king is allowed to love whoever he wants to love
and choose his wife but what makes them different from the Diwatas is that
their race is dominated by men.
The Sapirians are best known for
their unmatched skills in both swordsmanship and swordfighting, they are also
excellent archers. They are also proficient in hand-to-hand combat making them
a virtual rival of the Hathors and Sapirians also have unlimited and incredible
strength, which they draw all their powers from. Sapirians are very shrewd and
cunning, making them great allies and very dangerous enemies in battle.
There are four tribes on Sapiro:
Sapirians would be later revealed as
miners thus they have richest hidden underground the caverns. They also produce
the best wine in Encantadia.
This unnamed place, where no eye can
see, is where a giant wooden door, very much like the design on the great Aztec calendar with the sun
on the center, but very different because it has carving on both faces, is
kept, with a giant rotating mechanism serving as a sort of gate to another
dimension. This one has inscriptions on its sides, unrecognizable to any. At
the start of Chapter 138, three guards (a Sapirian, a Lirean and a Hathorian)
are seen standing by guarding it. But, by chance, the door started rotating and
there appeared two Etherian soldiers with none other than Animus, the killer of
Memen & Ornia, Cassiopeia's parents. The guards fought with them, but the
Etherians won with Animus carrying away a golden chest, but its real purpose is
soon yet to come. Cassiopeia became a voice-over, asking us if this is the
curse thereupon mentioned in Etheria, because a guard also mentioned, in Enchanta,
"The curse of Etheria". This door might likely be the one behind
Avria's throne in her throne room in Etheria.
This mountain is where the Ajantao
tribe, the unicorn-like pashnea (creature), and Evades, a mystical creature, live.
Ascano is a city under the governance
of the
Balaak is considered the hell
of the diwatas. This is where Hitano's soul went and the reason why when he was
revived by Pirena, he became a "zombie".
Gurna brought Pirena to this place
when the double full moon rose from
Encantadia's night sky, prophesied by Cassiopeia as a "horrible
night" (karimarimarim na gabi
in Tagalog). She is supposed to show her ward how new Hathors were bred, and
how Pirena can defeat the Hathors. However, in the course of scouting where
Hagorn and his men were heading, Pirena was bitten by a strange luminous
creature, her wounds shaped like the four jewels of Encantadia in a
north-west-south-east position, very much like in the logo, thus causing them
to leave the place.
Hathors perform a 'breeding ritual'
in this place lead by their king, once every double full moon (note: double
full moons must be very, very rare for encantados), as described above. They
drink the king's blood and with the aid of the tablenar (slates of stone encrypted with enchan characters),
they will multiply. Hathors breed in this place for seven days. Luckily, when
Pirena became well again, she heeded her jewel of fire and she struck the tablenars, destroying them forever.
Devas is considered the heaven of Encantadia, and also the home of Bathala (Emre in Enchan) and his brother Arde
the black dragon that guards the Limbo. This is where Encantadians go when they
pass away. Although, some Encantadians can go here temporarily even when they
are still alive. One example of this is Lira's mission to meet Minea in Devas.
Some Encantadians from devas can also come back to Encantadia like for example
when Raquim returned to teach and free Ybrahim in Sapiro.
Etheria was an extinct kingdom that existed
along with Lireo, Sapiro, Adamya and Hathoria before the first council was
formed, and where the Kabilan was formed. Cassiopeia
was born during this time and was the queen of Lireo during its downfall. Its
people were said to be more powerful than the Diwatas. Born blind but gifted
with prophecy, Cassiopeia foresaw her parents' demise but they did not heed her
warning. The same night her parents were killed by an Etherian named Animus.
The death of
Cassiopeia's parents, Memen & Ornia, sent shockwaves throughout Encantadia.
An elite team of warrior-assassins from Hathoria, Lireo, and Sapiro managed to
killed Animus. The Etherians became angry at this and prepared to wage war.
With the help of Bathala and the four rulers of the four
kingdoms, Bathala gave them the Jewel of the Elements and the rulers focused
their powers to the Jewel. And by this, Etheria fell and became extinct.
However, unknown to
everyone, it was prophesied that the last born Sang'gre will let the fallen
kingdom rise from the ashes.
The volcano where the diwata Lavanea
lives. It is full of Uruvaks,
scavenger pashneas.
Limbo is the place between the
Encantadia and Devas. It is a floating island guarded by a black dragon named Arde.
Located somewhere along the borders
of Lireo is the camp of the Mandirigma
(Warriors). Rougish nomads without fealty or allegiance, Mandirigma survive mainly by stealing
from the four other kingdoms, mostly from Lireo. This lifestyle has endowed
their members with cunning and great fighting skills, albeit rather crude
manners and blurry morals. Often looked down upon by the citizens of Lireo,
they have acquired a reputation for being nothing more than petty criminals,
but unknown to many the Mandirigma
are also kind hearted and they kill only the Hathors.
Most of the story in the human world
is set in Anthony's mansion and business office. In the mansion, the story
focuses more on the scenes between the love triangle of Lira, Mira, and Anthony
while in the office, the plot of the story centers on the rivalry between
Anthony and Carlos regarding who will take-over the real-estate business of
Carmen, who is Anthony's mother and Carlos' aunt.
It is where Danaya recovered her
Earth Jewel and battled a sea monster with the help of a dolphin.
The human world (mundo ng mga tao in Tagalog) can be found outside the dimension of
Encantadia and the only portal between the two
worlds is the Tree of Asnamon, which can only be opened by a magical medallion
and when the portal opens, it produces a vortex that serves as a door. The place of the humans is
set in modern times. One of the notable humans in the story is Anthony, who
fell in love with Mila (short for Milagros), Lira's name in the world of the
human beings. Mira, the daughter of Pirena, also fell in love with him but
Anthony loves Mila more, making them a love triangle.
Sang'gre is a term used to refer to members of Lireo's royal lineage.
Sang'gres can be identified by the distinct marking on their left shoulder
blades. This marking resembles the nga
character of the Baybayin script, an ancient Tagalog
writing system. Aside from the mark, Sang'gres
are also known for their ability to orb or teleport. However, while this skill
is already second nature to them, they cannot perform it when they are
physically bound or are severely wounded. A Sang'gre's word is all-powerful;
his/her sumpa (curse/spell) is
feared for it always comes true.
Lirean society is matriarchal and only a Sangg're in the matriarch's
line may ascend the throne. The head of Lireo carries the title of Reyna (or Ynang Reyna if already a mother). Also, for reasons yet to be
known, the Queen is forbidden to fall in love.
The four jewels were made by Bathala but it
used to be a single stone carrying all four elements. During conflict and war,
Cassiopoeia divided it into the four jewels of water, air, earth and fire. Each
stone carries limited powers entrusted by Bathala and each has a spirit-guide.
Aside from spirit-guides from the jewels, there are other types of spirit-guides such as a
messenger and a kambal diwa
(twin spirit-guide).
The show features Enchanta, a fictional language,
that was devised for the show. Although, it is not comprehensive as the languages of
Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien's work or Star Trek's Klingon language.
Unlike the human world, Encantadia only has one season. It's weather is affected by the Four Gems of Fire, Earth, Water and
Wind.
If the Earth Gem is lost, plant and animal life in Encantadia
start dying gradually. It is said to be similar to autumn. If the Fire Gem is lost, the Encantadian sun will
not shine and fire has disappeared resulting in the cold weather similar to winter.
It is still unknown if the Water Gem is lost. If that happens,
everything may start to dry up like drought. The worst that could happen if the
Wind Gem is lost. Heat would be unbearable. Worst, there may not be any air
left to breath.
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