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Ignatia meet them all. It is revealed that Ignatia needs people's grief to stay alive, which is why she did not help the magicians and witches during the volcanic eruption in the past and fed on Xan's grief. She then decided to become the unofficial leader of the town, where she has remained for centuries, spreading rumors about Xan and feeding off of people's grief after they lost their youngest children.
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