Isca
Isca is a Maraquan Aisha created on February 25, 2005 with the release on the Curse of Maraqua expansion in the Neopets TCG, and introduced to Neopets itself on March 15, 2006.
Overview
Isca is capable of seeing the future in her dreams, a power she shares with her twin sister Caylis, who sees the future in her nightmares. A friend of Garin, who she first met when they were both children, and met again years later during the events of Curse of Maraqua. Isca owns a giant Goldy named Goregas which she has had since childhood, and calls to it when she ia in trouble.
Plot summary
Curse of Maraqua
- Main Article: Curse of Maraqua
Isca and her sister Caylis are living in Maraqua at the time of its destruction. After the whirlpool ends, King Kelpbeard finds them in hiding and takes them to a refugee camp. Isca begins to have prophetic dreams, as does her sister Caylis - but hers are in the form of nightmares.
Isca's dreams help the King prepare for events to come, but Caylis' dreams always seem to predict disaster, giving her a reputation for evil, and the people of New Maraqua come to believe that she is behind the catastrophes. So Caylis ia banished from New Maraqua, while Isca is appointed to the palace.
While visiting the surface (against King Kelpbeard's orders), Isca sees Garin hanging off a cliff. She begins to dream of him and how essential he will be to New Maraqua's continuing prosperity.
Years later, when Garin loses The Black Pawkeet to Captain Scarblade, Isca is able to save him from drowning by giving him a magical necklace after being awoken from a dream. She then takes Garin to New Maraqua to keep him safe and tries to convince him to give up the life of a pirate, which he refuses to do.
Realizing he can't stay in New Maraqua, she leads him safely to the surface. As Garin swims off, Caylis appears. She scorns Isca for having people to care for her and living in luxury in New Maraqua due to her gift - a gift that only brings pain to Caylis. They part ways, and Isca goes back to Maraqua with a heavy heart.
Later, Isca dreams of The Revenge attacking New Maraqua, and of Jacques who is kidnapped by The Drenched. She seeks out Garin and asks him to help her stop Captain Scarblade, then they set out into the ocean to free Jacques with the aid of Goregas, whom she calls. While Garin distracts The Drenched, Isca frees Jacques, and as they fight to escape The Chasm Beast arrives (Isca mistakes it for Goregas at first).
While The Drenched are occupied with The Chasm Beast, Garin and Jacques return to the surface and Isca returns to New Maraqua to ask for their help, which will be needed in the coming conflict. Upon her return to the city,however, King Kelpbeard, believing her dreams too valuable to lose, forces her to stay in her room for the safety of the city.
When Garin swims to New Maraqua to warn King Kelpbeard of Captain Scarblade, he is captured, and upon finding out it was Isca who lead him to the city, the king has her banished with Caylis. Soon after, The Revenge attacks New Maraqua, and Isca tries to enlist the help of Caylis to stop them, only to have her refuse due to them both being banished. Garin (who escaped earlier) arrives, and they begin to create a plan when Goregas and Garin's crew turn up. Isca charges into the battle with the rest while Jacques and Caylis seek reinforcements. During the battle, Isca is stunned to see the powerful magic Caylis is capable of casting.
After the battle is won, Isca is welcomed back into New Maraqua, something she will only allow if Caylis is welcomed as well. But Caylis refuses, saying she doesn't belong in the city now. As Garin is about to leave with his pirate crew, Isca tries one more time to convince him to stay and live in luxury, but Garin refuses, whereupon Isca calls him "incorrigible".
Trivia
- As of March 2, 2007, Isca is featured in 20 different items.
- In Isca's Neopedia article released on (need date), it said her age was 17, which may not be her current age today.
- While Isca says she can tell the future, the events of the Curse of Maraqua would never had occured if she hadn't helped Garin, showing she has the power cause bad events to occur with her meddling.
External links
- Plot info: Curse of Maraqua
- Neopedia: Garin, Jacques, King Kelpbeard, Isca, Caylis
- Neopets TCG: Caylis, Goregas, Isca, Underwater Discovery, Iscas Necklace, Something Will Happen, Tooth of Goregas
- Editorial: 176, 179, 206
- How To Draw - Isca
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