Orinus Atkascha

Orinus Atkascha
(オリナス・アトカーシャ, Orinasu Atokāsha?) Alternate names: Prince Orinas
Biographical information
Age	1 (born November 23 / Sagittarius 1)
Affiliation	Ivalice
Occupation	Prince
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Physical description
Race	Hume
Gender	Male
Gameplay details
Type	Non-player character
Behind the scenes information
Designer	Akihiko Yoshida

Prince Orinus Atkascha, also known Prince Orinas, is a character mentioned in Final Fantasy Tactics. The infant son of King Ondoria III and Queen Louveria, Prince Orinus is an heir to the throne of Ivalice, having a claim to the throne alongside Princess Ovelia. His infancy means that whoever had guardianship over him would rule Ivalice as regent. Duke Goltanna and Duke Larg both competed for guardianship over him and thus regency, but Duke Goltanna later backed Princess Ovelia for queen, while Duke Larg backed Prince Orinus, in the War of the Lions.

History

Prince Orinus was the third son born to King Ondoria III and Queen Louveria. He was born King Ondoria III at the time being sickly, and his birth surprised the Council, who had assassinated Queen Louveria's first two sons in the hope that Princess Ovelia would take the throne. After his birth, Princess Ovelia was left in the care of Duke Larg, and the Council's plan to have Ovelia take the throne was complicated.

At Prince Orinus' birthday celebration, his father collapsed. This sparked concerns for his health, particularly as he had not named an heir, and not named a regent who would watch over Prince Orinus. Duke Larg and Duke Goltanna both competed for guardianship at first, but when the War of the Lions sparked, Duke Goltanna instead crowned Princess Ovelia queen and marched in her name, while Duke Larg insisted Prince Orinus was the rightful heir.

After Duke Larg was assassinated at Fort Besselat, Orinus led the life of a fugitive and took refuge in Romanda.

Etymology

The name Orinus likely has Latin roots and may be associated with meanings related to mountains or high places.

Orinus's name in the PlayStation One version, "Orinas", is possibly a misspelling or a rare variation of Orina, a feminine name that in Hebrew means "light" or "illumination", while in Greek or Russian it is a variation of Irina/Irene, which means "peace". It also shares similarities with Oriana, another feminine name of Latin origin meaning "spring", "east", or "dawn" (derived from oriens), or even "golden".

The surname Atkascha does not have a universally recognized meaning. It is possible that it is a spelling variation or a combination of existing names of different origins. In the Norse-German language, atka means "guardian of the soul" while scha derives from schatz, which means "treasure". In Greek the name has a strong phonetic similarity to Artaschasa, which means "she who has order and justice".