Case Files · The First Chapter
Status: Draft — rough publish for review
The First Chapter: Belle – Strange but Special (142/204)
Sapphire Legendary bookworm — and Enchanted 214 for the borderless shelf
142/204 · identifiers redacted for publishFour cost. Inkwell-eligible. Legendary. Alice Pisoni’s Belle who would like you to put another card into your inkwell during your turn (READ A BOOK), then rewards a fat inkwell with MY FAVORITE PART! — +4 lore while you have 10 or more cards inked. Storyborn Hero Princess. Flavor cites far-off places and daring sword fights like a catalog of the entire game.
Retail identity: 142/204. Chase twin: Enchanted 214/204 (Valerio Buonfantino). Same rules. Different art treatment and rarity symbol. The carousel’s First Chapter label does not by itself tell you which; the collector number and border do.
Two PSA 10 specimens are filed under this title in the collection carousel. sanitized PSA Gem Mint 10 slab on file.
How it got into collections
Retail The First Chapter English product — not a convention stamp card:
- Available in The First Chapter packs / sealed product after August 18, 2023 (LGS / organized launch), with broader retail following September 1, 2023
- Rarity within the 204-card English main set: Legendary (
142/204) - Non-foil and cold foil finishes exist for main-set cards; foil alone does not equal Enchanted or Expo
- Provenance is pack history, carefully kept
Archive note: 2 PSA 10 First Chapter slabs appear in the collection carousel under this title. Hero photograph uses a sanitized PSA Gem Mint 10 slab front (identifiers redacted). Never publish cert numbers or barcodes.
Specimen dossier
- Catalog ID
142/204(The First Chapter English retail)- Set of origin
- Disney Lorcana — The First Chapter (set 1), English
- Publisher
- Ravensburger / Disney Lorcana TCG
- Release window
- August 18, 2023 onward (retail product)
- Illustrator
- Alice Pisoni
- Franchise source
- Beauty and the Beast
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Finish
- Non-foil and cold foil in set (Enchanted separate if noted below)
- Flavor text
- "Far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise..."
- Enchanted twin (in-set chase)
214/204· Enchanted rarity · illustrator Valerio Buonfantino · borderless Inkwash foil — same rules face, different rarity/number. Verify before labeling a carousel slab as Enchanted.
Card anatomy
| Field | Observation |
|---|---|
| Type | Character |
| Ink | Sapphire |
| Cost | 4 (inkwell-eligible) |
| Strength / Willpower / Lore | 2 / 4 / 1 |
| Classifications | Storyborn · Hero · Princess |
| Abilities | READ A BOOK During your turn, you may put an additional card from your hand into your inkwell facedown. · MY FAVORITE PART! While you have 10 or more cards in your inkwell, this character gets +4 Lore. |
Authentication notes
- Exact identity: Disney Lorcana The First Chapter English retail (set 1) — do not caption as D23 Expo or Gen Con unless cross-linking a documented twin
- Collector number
142/204and Legendary rarity mark - Sapphire ink · cost 4 · Character
- Classifications: Storyborn · Hero · Princess
- Illustrator credit: Alice Pisoni
- If claiming Enchanted: collector number
214/204, Enchanted symbol, borderless treatment
Base rarity vs. Enchanted twin
| Attribute | Main set (this file’s default) | Enchanted chase |
|---|---|---|
| Collector number | 142/204 | 214/204 |
| Rarity mark | Legendary | Enchanted |
| Art treatment | Standard frame | Borderless alt art / Inkwash foil |
| Rules face | Identical gameplay | Identical gameplay |
| Availability | Packs (foil & non-foil) | Packs (secret rarity) |
Authentication checklist: read the collector number first · confirm rarity symbol · confirm border treatment · do not invent Expo/Gen Con provenance for either twin.
