Sorceress Irene

Xanth Entity
Irene
Talent	Sorceress of Plants
Aliases/Titles	Princess Irene, Irate Irene, Irene the Palace Brat, Sorceress Irene, Nextwave King Irene, Queen Irene
!	Queen of Xanth
Addresses	Castle Roogna, South of the Gap, Xanth.
Spouse	Magician Dor
Children	Sorceress Ivy, Sorceress Ida, Magician Dolph
Close Friends	N/A
Starring Book List	3. Castle Roogna 4. Centaur Aisle 5. Ogre, Ogre 6.Night Mare 7. Dragon on a Pedestal 8. Crewel Lye 9.Golem in the Gears 10. Heaven Cent 11. Man from Mundania 12. Man from Mundania 13.Isle of View 14.Question Quest

Sorceress Irene is a fictional character from the Xanth series of novels by Piers Anthony. Appearing primarily in Castle Roogna (1979) and Centaur Aisle (1982), she is the Queen of the fictional world of Xanth for most of the series. Irene is the daughter of Magician Trent and Sorceress Iris, and the wife of Magician Dor.

Talent Breakdown

Irene can cause any plant to grow from seed to tree in moments. She also can to some degree control plants. She has an instinctive knowledge of all plants and seeds.

Talent Example

In her childhood, she would sic her plants on Magician Dor. While rescuing her parents from Mundania, she made a Resurrection Fern grow to full stature in seconds. During the Nextwave Invasion, she surrounded Castle Roogna with defensive plants and trees.

History

Irene grew up in Castle Roogna. From birth she was destined to marry Magician Dor. After being a Nextwave King, and marrying Magician Dor she became the Queen of Xanth.

The Sorceress of Plants, Irene is the daughter of Trent and Iris and mother of Ivy, Ida and Dolph. She is renowned for her great beauty, green hair, and matching panties. She is married to Dor, and takes no guff from inanimate objects. She also has a reputation as a stern mother. She starred in Centaur Aisle and Dragon on a Pedestal. In addition, during the Next Wave invasion of Night Mare, Irene succeeded her mother as Xanth's second female King in known history. She used her power over plants to erect a massive arboreal defense perimeter around Castle Roogna. Her talent was not considered Magician level until Arnold Centaur decreed it so during his reign as King of Xanth.

Xanth series by Piers Anthony

Novels: 1970s-80s	A Spell for Chameleon The Source of Magic Castle Roogna Centaur Aisle Ogre, Ogre Night Mare Dragon on a Pedestal Crewel Lye Golem in the Gears Vale of the Vole Heaven Cent Man from Mundania

Novels: 1990s	Isle of View Question Quest The Color of Her Panties Demons Don't Dream Harpy Thyme Geis of the Gargoyle Roc and a Hard Place Yon Ill Wind Faun & Games Zombie Lover Xone of Contention

Novels: 2000s-10s	The Dastard Swell Foop Up in a Heaval Cube Route Currant Events Pet Peeve Stork Naked Air Apparent Two to the Fifth Jumper Cable Knot Gneiss Well-Tempered Clavicle Luck of the Draw Esrever Doom Board Stiff Five Portraits

Characters	Magicians Bink Dor Irene Ivy Trent Families Bink Humfrey Merlin Centaur Goblin Gourd Mundanes Minor characters

Geography of Xanth Companions of Xanth Letters to Jenny

References

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