Idia Fact Sheet

  • Idia’s Family (pt1)
    Idia’s grandmother Aidne is the former head of the Shroud family, and now the family head is her son, Idia’s father.
  • Idia’s Family (pt2)
    Trein says that he has never heard of the connection between the Watchman and STYX and Lilia explains that it is because he is limited to the texts that have survived among humankind.
  • Idia’s Family (pt3)
    Idia says that the rule on the island is to return the living back to where they came from, alive, but this might not apply to everyone.
  • Idia’s Future
    We get some hints from Idia about how his future was pre-determined by his birth.
  • About Blot
    A lot of the information we have about how blot works comes from Idia.
  • Idia’s Anxiety (pt1)Video
    Idia is, by his own admission, scared of people in general.
  • Idia’s Anxiety (pt2)
    Idia is allowed to attend class via tablet due to receiving special permission from the headmage in exchange for securing the school’s network.
  • Idia’s Dream
    Malleus sends all of Sage’s Island to sleep in Book 7 so that they might enjoy “unending happiness…without sorrow, where you will never lose a single person—not friends, not family.”
  • Idia and Malleus (more here: Malleus and Idia part 1part 2part 3)
    Idia is the only person who agrees with Malleus’ retirement from the Spelldrive tournament in Book 2.
  • Idia and Leona (more here: Leona and Idia)
    Leona often refers to Idia by “Radish Sprout,” and seems to have been aware of his position as the heir to the Shroud family even before Book 6, unlike the other characters.
  • Idia and Cats
    Idia seems to like cats very much.
  • Idia and Food
    Epel describes Idia as a picky eater.
  • Self Depreciation (pt1)Video
    Idia is often combining pride and confidence in his abilities with self depreciation.
  • Self Depreciation (pt2)
    Idia disparages himself throughout Phantom Bride, insisting the ghosts are secretly making fun of him for being a “slouching, baggy-eyed loser” dressing like royalty.
  • Housewarden Role
    Idia says he “can’t find one reason to be happy about being housewarden” and has multiple lines about how he does not want the position.
  • Idia and Machines
    Idia is often upgrading machinery for little to no reason.

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