Lady Janell

Lady Janell is a Mage of the Lycaeum in the time of Ultima V. She identifies herself as "Queen of the Magi of Britannia." She is useful for information gathering in the game, as she tells the Avatar how to reach the Shrine of Spirituality, and who to speak to in order to find the Shard of Falsehood.

In the Lazarus version of the game, Janell was born in Moonglow and moved to the Lycaeum when she was old enough to leave home to study magic more extensively. She became the student of Meridin, who was Britannia's archmage at the time. Janell's lovely nature made her very popular among all the Lycaeum's mages, and her calm wisdom earned her high respect even among those many years her senior. She accompanied her mentor on several journeys to Britannia's mainland on matters both magical and political. One such trip led them to the Shrine of Spirituality, which is how she learned how to reach the shrine. Another took them to Cove, where the sisters Ava and Leona told of a strange prophetic vision. When Meridin left for the Underworld with Lord British's expedition, both he and Lord Shalineth asked Janell to assume Meridin's duties until he returned. She proved more than able and, when word came that Meridin had been killed in the Underworld, she was asked to become the new archmage.