Durbar

Durbar (DURBAR) is a witch from the mobile game Magia Record.

Witch

DURBAR Durbar
Type	Saintly Witch
Nature	Ablutions
Appearances	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record
English description Japanese description Saintly Witch. Nature: Ablutions. A Witch that perpetually cleanses herself of her sins. In order to wash away the sins soaked deep into her core, she must soak herself thoroughly in water at all times. The countless eyes on her tongue see into the future, but she has got no time for that, instead worrying about the unending impurities ahead. She is fated to purify herself, only ceasing once all her sins are gone. Those who interrupt her purification will be attacked by floods of water and bolts of lightning, and when her sins trickle down upon the intruder, their souls will be stained to death. イキガミの魔女。その性質は禊。常に自身の不浄を洗い流そうとしている魔女。核に至るまで染まった不浄を洗い流すため、24時間ひたすら水を被っている。舌にある無数の眼で未来を見通す力をもつらしいが、いつまで経てど浄化されていない未来の姿に思い悩んでばかりいるため、他のことを見る余裕はあまりない様子。己の穢れが全て拭われるその日まで魔女は禊を止めないだろう。禊を邪魔する者は落雷と水流で責め尽くし、自身から滴り落ちた穢れで染め殺してしまう。

Minions

Patan

PATAN Patan
Type	Saintly Witch Minion
Role	Chamberlain
Appearances	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record
English description Japanese description Saintly Witch Minion. Role: Chamberlain. These minions are always clinging to their Witch's feet so they can attend to her needs. The holy water that gushes forth from their Witch's purification rites can cause them to dissolve, so they are always running around to dodge it. Still, their passion for their charge holds strong - they will not leave her side until the day comes when she is completely purified. However, they feed upon the sins that gush out of her to survive, so they will be in for a rough ride if she does manage to cleanse herself completely. イキガミの魔女の手下。その役割は侍従。魔女の面倒を見るため、常に魔女の足元にまとわりついている手下。魔女の禊によって流れてくる浄化の水を被ると消滅してしまうのでいつも右往左往しているが、それでも主を慕い禊が終わる時を心待ちとして離れることはない。ちなみに、魔女から洗い流されてくる穢れを餌として生きているため、魔女が完全浄化されてしまうとそれはそれで困ってしまうらしい。

In Magia Record

Trivia

Ikigami, literally meaning "living god", is a Japanese religious term that essentially refers to a human who has obtained holiness. They are somewhat analogous to Catholic saints.
- In the NA server of the game, it is translated as "Saintly".
In the original Japanese, the words for "purification" and "impurity" found in the descriptions of the witch and her familiars are respectively misogi and kegare. Both are Shinto terms; Misogi is a form of ritual purification, while kegare is a religious taint caused by "unclean" things such as death or illness.
Durbar is an Indian word that referred to a king's royal court.
- Durbar is also the name of “Durbar Square” which is the last place a young girl touches the ground before becoming a Kumari.
She may be based on a Kumari or "Living Goddess", a girl whose feet never touch the ground as they are believed to be possessed by a goddess of some kind.
- This is supported by the fact she seems to lack feet entirely, is noted to be the witch of ikigami or living gods and her Witch Kiss looking like the agni chakshu mark that is painted on the forehead of a kumari.
- This is also supported due to there being Kumari’s in the Indian city of Patan, which is what her familiar is named after. Her familiars also crawl beneath her "feet", which corresponds to those who gain an audience with a kumari kiss her feet.
Durbar's witch description was altered after she was added to the game.
- The description was: "A witch who is always trying to wash and cleanse herself. She tries to be clean, but no stain or curse falls off, and she is concerned 24 hours a day about purifying herself. Apparently she can foretell the future a little bit ahead and tell what will happen. She hates impurity and dislikes blood a lot. (常に自分を洗い清めようとしている魔女。清廉であろうとするも穢れも呪いも落ちず、自分を清めることに24時間気を遣っている。ちょっとだけ先の未来を予知して教えてくれるらしい。不浄を嫌うので、血がとても苦手。)"
- Her dislike of blood may also refer to the kumari, since a kumari can never bleed as that is said to indicate the goddess leaving her body. This causes a typical kumari's tenure to end with her first menstruation.