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Encantadia is a daily fantasy soap opera for primetime television (telefantasya). It was hailed as grandest, most ambitious, and utterly expensive production made for television to hit Philippine primetime. It's premier telecast dated May 2 2005 was broadcasted on GMA, The Kapuso Network

The series created by GMA Network and an assemblage of creative team featured comprehensive storytelling, magnificent visual effects, a wide array of detailed costumes, extensive set designs built on Philippine cinema's first ever sound stage and an ensemble cast of brilliant actors.

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Plot

Encantadia is a term coined from the Pilipino word encantada or encantado which means enchanted beings endowed with supernatural abilities.

In the show, Encantadia is a vast enchanted realm comprising of four divided kingdoms where different mythical entities thrive. These four kingdoms bear the four precious stones that holds the land's balance. The kingdom of Adamya, Sapiro, Lireo, and Hathoria. The tranquility and future of Encantadia rests on the four gemstones of water, earth, wind and fire; each being carefully kept by the bearers from each kingdom.

But when the Hathors, from the kingdom of Hathoria threatened to accumulate all the gems from the other bearers, hostility and war swept over the realm. It's a battle of three kingdoms against one.

One of the most significant beginnings of the tale is the entwined linkage of Encantadia to the mortal realm through the Asnamon Tree, a century-aged tree serving as the gateway to both world. The pilot episode established the account of one of the lead protagonists, Amihan. In here, she and her father Raquim lived a mortal existence. But she discovers her enchanted nature and her ability to control the wind. Soon she realized that her father is in fact a prince. And all of Encantadia is told to young Amihan.

Her fathers death to the hands of the gruesome Hathorian leader, Hagorn, triggered an early consciousness to fight. She is whisked away into Encantadia reuniting with her biological mother, Ynang Reyna and her enchanted sisters. Amihan is on a road to self-discovery and finding out her true heritage.

As time goes by, Amihan grows up and learns all about her people and the land of Encantadia. She learns how to speak the language and how to act like a Sang'gre (a diwata or fairy of royal blood). And she is seen as the most likely candidate for the throne of Lireo, which upsets her sister, Pirena, who is convinced that her mother is playing favorites and loves Amihan more than all her other children.

The four Sang'gres soon grow up. Amihan grows up mature and motherly. Pirena lets her anger and jealousy get the best of her and thus grows up bitter, cunning and deceitful. Alena grows up innocent, beautiful and demure as ever, and her beauty gets her quite a few suitors, including Ybarro/Ybrahim. Danaya grows up into a strong-willed, rebellious, albeit militaristic woman with a soft spot for nature.

The time comes when their Ynang Reyna grows ill and has to leave Encantadia to go to Devas (their heaven), and bestows the four elemental gems of Encantadia to her four children: the gem of air to Amihan, the gem of fire to Pirena, the gem of water to Alena, and the gem of earth to Danaya. Then she expires, and right after her body evanesces, Amihan, the newly crowned queen of Lireo, bears a child and names her Lira.

By this time Pirena has joined the Hathorians and is plotting with them against Amihan. Since she sees the newborn Princess Lira as a major hindrance, she "kidnaps" the baby and sends her to the mortal realm through the Tree of Asnamon. She then replaces the real Princess Lira with her own child.

The real Lira is adopted by a poor couple and they name her "Milagros". Because of a railroad accident that killed her foster father, Mila, as she is now known, not only grows up poor, but hated and abused by her foster mother, who blames the accident on Mila, and her spoiled-rotten daughter.

When she grows up she finds a job as a maid for a ricn family, headed by the overbearing, bitchy Carmen, and her son Anthony (whom Mila once met when they were kids and they ran away together for a while). And though Mila and Anthony reunite and strengthen their relationship, not as friends, but as lovers, Mila has to endure the torture her adoptive mother and mistress put her through, along with the taunting of her nemesis, spoiled, scheming Marge. There are also the problems of the manifestation of her powers, and a thought that haunts her everyday: the thought that she might have a screw loose, because she sees things that, though real, cannot be seen and are deemed fictitious by humans.

Meanwhile in Encantadia, Pirena goes on with her diabolical plans which affect both her family and all the diwatas in general. Some of these include:

- Disguising herself (because she has shapeshifting abilities) as Bathala (a Philippine mythical god) and showing herself (as Bathala) to Alena, urging her to give up her gem of water to "ease her pains" (Alena thinks Ybarro is dead after a fight and is stricken with grief), causing Alena to temporarily lose her memory.

- Disguising herself as Danaya and making an attempt on Amihan's life, which leads to the real Danaya's exile.

- Lying to her daughter (now known as Lira) about Mila, whom Lira has befriended.

Now Danaya, who has been wrongfully banished from Lireo comes upon the Tree of Asnamon, and, seeing Lira open the portal, decides to follow. She lands in Carmen's backyard and first meets Mila, but is soon driven out by Carmen and her stooge. Because she is not familiar with the mortal world and its laws, she strikes people who anger her for whatever reason and thus gets into a couple of run-ins with the police. In the mortal world, she meets another diwata, Muyak (who has been gone for something like 18 years to watch over Mila). At first, Danaya doesn't recognize Muyak, but she soon remembers Muyak and they set off on a quest to find Mila.

A bullet wound, a trip to the hospital, and a failed attempt to convice Mila she is a diwata later, they decide to go back to Encantadia but realize that the portal is closed. They are stuck in the mortal world.

The story is still running its course, and this article will be added onto as the series progresses.

The Kingdoms

Adamya

Situated in the Southern tip, the Kingdom of Adamya is the home of the the little people. Small yet intelligent creatures called the Adamians. The kingdom is headed by its wise and faithful ruler Imaw, who is the keeper of the water gem.

Sapiro

On the North is the Kingdom of Sapiro. The land of great valiant and cunning warriors, the Sapirians. A vast kingdom under the rule of King Armeo and his queen who bears the future heir Prince Ybrahim. This is the kingdom where Prince Raquim, King Armeo's cousin and Amihan's father, hails. Armeo is the keeper of the earth gem.

Lireo

The land of the goddesses and fairies is the Kingdom of Lireo, bounded on the east. It's ruler is Minea or dearly called Ynang Reyna (Queen mother). She is the keeper of the wind gem and mother to the four elemental goddesses who will carry the magic that the four jewels bear.

Hathoria

On the western border is the Kingdom of Hathoria where the greedy, viscious and power-famished Hathors abound. It is home to orcs and dangerous beings, bounded by treacherous terrains and taverns. After the Hathorian King died, it's successor Hagorn took hold and embarked on what was to be the battle cry for Encantadia's chaotic era.

The Royal Family

Cassiopeia (Cindy Kurleto)

She first queen of the faries(but not Lireo,because she has a throne outside Lireo)and has a power to know will happen, like the power of a Oracle. But now, she hides and cries in the forest and collects gold from the faries whotried ask something to her.

Minea (Dawn Zulueta)

The former queen of Lireo, she is also the mother of Amihan, Pirena, Danaya and Alena.

Amihan

The currently queen of Lireo who gave birth of the savior of Encantadia,Lira. She also owns the jewel of wind.

Pirena

The first-born of the four sisters who owns the jewel of fire.

Alena

The owner of the jewel of water. She is also Ybarro's girlfriend. Later Pirena steals the jewel from her.

Danaya

The youngest of the four sisters and the enemy of Pirena. She also owns the jewel of earth.

Lira/Milagros

The savior of Encantadia and the daughter of Amihan who was separated from her mother and grew in the world of mortals. Later, she knew her identity by muyak And Danaya.

Mira

Pirena's daughter who was known the heir of the throne instead of Milagros.