Queen Florence Island

Queen Florence Island - An island off the western coast of Canada, home to the Haida people.

History

Raven wished to claim it for his own, and so would periodically magically lay it waste, forcing the humans and animals who lived there to flee so that he could have it all to himself. Then, at Grandmother’s urgings, the current Haida chieftain would climb to the top of the volcano where Raven lived and battle him, driving him away and restoring prosperity to the island.

Goliath and his companions visited Queen Florence Island on their second stop on the Avalon World Tour, and helped Grandmother persuade Natsilane to do his part in facing Raven in battle. This was initially not easy, however, for Raven duped Goliath into believing that he was part of a gargoyle clan living in hiding at the volcano and persecuted by the humans; fortunately, Goliath learned the truth from Elisa and Grandmother before it was too late.

In 2188, Raven’s lies become truth when a new gargoyle clan, the Liberty Clan, is finally founded at the volcano, comprised of gargoyle eggs from every gargoyle clan at that time; the clan will be founded for the purpose of advancing gargoyle unity. However, the great moment turns to disaster when the Space-Spawn suddenly arrive ten years later, on March 21st, 2198, and kidnap both the eggs and the gargoyle and human leaders gathered to watch their hatching at the volcano.

Behind the Scenes

Though the name of the island was inspired by actual Pacific Northwest Islands, such as Queen Charlotte Island, the name Queen Florence Island was also inspired by Queen Florence Lane -- the street Greg Weisman grew up on.