I may not be the most powerful enemy you've ever met, but I'm certainly the smartest and that makes me the most dangerous of all.[1]-Morina
Background[]
Morina is an original character from The Land of Stories series, though her backstory is tied in with the classical fairy tales of Snow White and The Frog Prince.
In Beyond the Kingdoms, a visit from the Masked Man inspires her to try and take over the Otherworld.
She serves as the main antagonist in Beyond the Kingdoms, An Author's Odyssey, and Worlds Collide. She also serves as an unseen overarching antagonist in The Wishing Spell and A Grimm Warning.
Appearance[]
"She was beautiful, with dark hair and bright red lips. She wore long black robes with golden trim and snakeskin high-heeled boots. She would have looked like any other woman except for the large ram-like horns that grew out of her head and curled along the side of her face."[2]
Morina was originally a hideous witch with troll-like features, with warts and wrinkles, but after years of experiments she discovered a potion that could beautify whoever used it and tested it on herself. Turning herself into an unbelievably beautiful young woman with beautiful pale blue skin, long curly dark blue hair, yellow eyes, and bright red full lips, but still possessing ram's horns that curled along the side of her face.
She wears a suit with a cape in dark blue and violet tones, with high-heeled snakeskin leather boots.
Personality[]
Morina is a powerful witch, and the other witches of the Dwarf Forests are intimidated when they see her. She doesn't usually attend the monthly witches' meetings.[3]
Morina hates her hideous form, as it is the cause of the many heartbreaks she has suffered throughout her life. However, Morina is no benevolent being. After discovering the potion for youth restoration, she did not hesitate in taking advantage of other people's wish for youth and has made a very profitable business.
Morina is a despicable and evil witch. Her entire business relies on the youth she steals from children. She kidnaps innocent children and drains them of their youthful lives. This act alone shows the depth of her evil.
She is very cunning, manipulative, deceitful and intelligent, she knows how to secretly make plans which turn out perfectly, she described herself as perhaps not the most powerful villain but the most intelligent. Even Conner was shocked and irritated by how incredibly intelligent and manipulative she was.
But despite everything, Morina has a very delicate self-esteem and a volatile temperament, becoming angry and easily losing her temper when people make fun of her appearance.
Relationships[]
Morina was Froggy's (Charlie Charming) first love but he broke up with her because he was afraid of what his family would think if he courted a witch. Morina thought Froggy left her because she was ugly, so she cursed Froggy to look like a frog.[4] When she found out Froggy has found happiness despite his amphibian form and was about to be married, she interrupted his wedding and convinced him to come away with her by threatening Red Riding Hood, his fiancée. She then trapped him inside a magic mirror in her basement.
She was one of the beauticians of the Evil Queen via her youth and beauty potions, and was promised to be her successor after Snow White was killed.[5] She was also the one who supplied the Masked Man with love potions to seduce Bo Peep, but was never paid for her services.[6] When the Masked Man asked for her help again, she was very reluctant to help him, but after using her crystal ball to look into the future, she believed his plan had merits. She found the Otherworld fascinating.[7]
Morina didn't normally attend the monthly meetings of the witches of the Dwarf Forests, but she went to see them to warn them for the Masked Man's ambitions and to convince them to join her and take over the Otherworld.[8]
Morina gave a "shallow nod" at the arrival of the Snow Queen and the The Sea Witch, who are apparently much more powerful than the other witches, including Morina.[9]
Story[]
Prior to the Series[]
Morina used to be an ugly witch with features of a troll as her ancestors were witches and trolls. She said this is the reason she had her heart broken many times. Morina spent years and years of experimenting on potions to make herself look beautiful and youthful. She eventually discovered the potion and used it to grant her great beauty. She made a very profitable business with her youth potion,becoming enormously rich, having enough money to buy a big mansion.
At some point in her youth, she met Charlie Charming who began courting her, she fell in love with him and they dated for a while, but after discovering that Morina was a witch, Charlie immediately broke up with her. Morina was devasted believing that he had left her for being ugly and cursed him turning him into a human-frog hybrid.
Morina also became one of the Evil Queen's beauticians and was going to be the queen's successor that is until the queen was dethroned by Snow White.[10]
Meeting Lloyd[]
At some point a young Lloyd Bailey arrived at his door asking for his help, Lloyd asked Morina to give him several love potions to give to Bo Peep and in exchange he would give him a big fortune . At first Morina accepted, however when the plan failed and Lloyd did not have her part of the deal, Morina was furious with Lloyd for deceiving her.
Beyond the Kingdoms[]
Morina is shown to receive customers who desire beauty potions and spells. The Masked Man asked for her help locating his books, and she told him where they are and offered to create a distraction while he retrieves them. While the Masked Man broke into Froggy's library, Morina forced Froggy to make a very hard decision and leave Red at the altar. When Red and the Lost Boys found her mansion, they also found 20 of the 24 missing children in the basement. They were being drained of their life as ingredients for Morina's youth and beauty potions. Froggy had been imprisoned by Morina inside a magic mirror. Morina visited the other witches to convince them to take over the Otherworld, but the Snow Queen and the Sea Witch had a better plan. At the end of the book, it is implied that all of the witches were going to combine their magic to put a powerful curse on Alex.
An Author's Odyssey[]
Morina was camping with the other witches. When the Snow Queen brought back dust to curse Alex, Morina was chosen to go to the Otherworld because, apart from her horns, she looked most human out of all the witches. Morina used the panpipe to open a portal in the Eastern Kingdom and crossed over to the Otherworld. At the end of the book, Morina found Alex at Saint Andrew's Hospital and cursed her with the evil dust, gaining mind control over her.
Worlds Collide[]
Under the witches' curse, Alex was uncontrollably destroying the whole of New York City, controlled by Morina. Then the fairies took part in the war against the witches. Meanwhile, Froggy managed to get out of the magic mirror that Morina had previously trapped him in, by "freeing" another person outside of the mirror (Medusa). He arrived in New York City with Conner and his fictional characters after freeing the Fairy Council and the refugees in the mine. Towards the end of the book, Morina was killed by Red Riding Hood in a confrontation with her. Red had a huge grudge against Morina for taking her husband away from her at her own wedding. Morina shot a killing spell at Red, and Red used a mirror to deflect the spell back at her. Thus, Morina was killed by her own magic. Directly after this, atop of Morina's ashes, Red Riding Hood and Froggy were married by Mother Goose.
Powers and Abilities[]
Morina is a powerful witch and as such has access to many dark spells and curses,one of her most outstanding magical abilities is the ability to drain the youth and vital energy of children and adults and give it to others to prolong their lifespans and increase their powers, likewise her troll ancestry gives her greater physical strength and greater durability.
Other magical abilities that she has shown have been aerokinesis, since with a gesture of her hand she was able to conjure a small tornado to search his store, he has also shown great telekinetic abilities, being able to move objects and people without even touching them,in addition to projecting powerful rays of purple magical energy from her hands
Morina also has the ability to use her crystal sphere to see the future, her orb is so powerful that she can even break dimensional barriers and observe beings and places outside the world of fairy tales.
Quotes[]
"You don't have proof I was the witch who did this to him. Although it does sound like me."[1]
"The enemy of our enemy is always our friend."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 8, p. 132
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 5, p. 76
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 29, p. 400
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 8, p. 131
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 5, p 86
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 5, p 81
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 5 p 88
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 29, p. 401
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 29 p 404
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 5 p 78
| Magic Users | |
|---|---|
| Witches & Warlocks |
Arboris • Beebee • Charcoaline • Ezmia • Gargoylia • Gingerbread House Witch • Hagatha • Morina • Rat Mary • Serpentina • Tarantulene • Sea Witch • Snow Queen • Three Witches • Wicked Witch of the East • Wicked Witch of the West • Glinda the Good • Hagetta • Sprout • Stitches • Mara • Lucy Goose |
| Sorcerers & Sorceresses | |
| Fairies |
Brystal Evergreen • Snowy Weatherberry • Tangerina Turkin • Skylene Lavenders • Violetta Vee • Emerelda Stone • Rosette Meadows • Trix • Xanthous Hayfield • Alexandra Bailey • Conner Bailey • John Bailey • Coral • Lloyd Bailey • Noodle • Merkle |
| Alchemists |
Stent • Storm • Strait • Stag • Stage • Star • States • Stats • Steam • Sting • Stone • Strand • Stump |