On their journey, they had to travel through the Wood between the Worlds. She also demonstrated her magical power by crumbling an immense and impenetrable black door.ĭigory and his companion, Polly Plummer, were then forced to take Jadis back with them to their own world, by a combination of physical force and Jadis's charm to manipulate others, which she used to manipulate Digory. The boy who had woken her, Digory Kirke, told her that Andrew Ketterley, his uncle, was a magician from Earth. Upon being awoken, she demanded the name of the magician who had sent for her. " And the force of those spells was that I should sleep among them, like an image myself, and need neither food nor fire, though it were a thousand years, till one came and struck the bell and awoke me." ―Jadis (Chapter 5) In this state she remained for unknown centuries (but possibly a thousand years), until the bell was struck by two human children who had accidentally arrived in her world. She did this on the off chance that someday someone might come from another world, as the spell would last until the occasion when someone rang the small bell located in the Hall. With no living creatures left to rule over, Jadis placed a spell upon herself that would preserve her sitting statuesquely beside the images of her ancestors in her palace's Hall of Images. Charn instantly became a desolate world where all living organisms perished instantly. As her sister climbed the palace terrace toward her, Jadis, rather than surrender, suddenly spoke the Deplorable Word. The final battle of the conflict lasted three days, during which Jadis' forces were slaughtered completely by those of her sister until Jadis stood alone within her palace. At the beginning of this war, there was a clear agreement made between the two that prohibited the use of magic, though, according to Jadis herself, her sister broke this promise. This was known as the Deplorable Word, and was Jadis' greatest weapon.Īs a member of the royal family, she became engaged in a global political struggle with her own sister, as the two fought to become Queen of their worldwide empire. She discovered a magic spell that her ancestors had hidden long before, strong enough to destroy all living things except the caster.
It was known, however, that she had practiced witchcraft in her own world, and delved into dark magic, far beyond what was considered proper.
Very little is known about her childhood or early adult life. Jadis was born into the royal family of the world of Charn, who were said to be part- Jinn and part- Giant. Jadis' Ancestors, the Royal family of Charn.
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