The Ghitu raised the new reincarnation of Darigaaz, who has memories of his previous lives. The Ghitu are direct descendants of the Thran who had settled the Mana Rig millennia before. It also notes that Belzenlok isn’t as powerful a sorcerer as Lim-Dûl or Nevinyrral. They thought they could control him, but he took over the Cabal instead. Kuberr was Belzenlok’s student that Belzenlok considers to be a failure. The Cabal attempted to summon a demon to communicate with lost Kuberr, but the ritual was so powerful it allowed Belzenlok to escape the realm he was imprisoned in. A woman named Marivel discovered it and has become the foremost Necromancer on Urborg, sheltering the resistance against the Cabal. The Urborg Resistance is headquartered in Vhelnish, the hidden necromancer city that has lain empty since its last master, Dralnu, was killed for betraying the Alliance during the Phyrexian Invasion. They’re still worried about the Homarids, who swarm the colder coasts and deep-sea trenches. ![]() Since her death, their autocratic Vodalians have been shifting toward Democracy, although it’s a pendulum swing in their history. Galina reappeared in 3307 for ‘unknown reasons’ but died in the Phyrexian Invasion. Oddly, one of their major forms of income is agriculture, thanks to their magic and technology. A Society of Mishra adherents look to augment themsevles with technology (see: Rona, Disciple of Gix) and adherents to Gatha conduct unethical genetic experiments in secret. The Shadow Academy uses a pocket dimension to escape notice by the campus proper. ![]() Tolaria of the Depths (the ruins of the original Tolaria beneath the sea) teaches Cephalids in addition to Merfolk. ![]() Tolaria West has a Thrull Breeding experiemnt and is rumored to have a live sample of Glistening Oil taken from Koilos. Citizenship isn’t hereditary, for the most part. The Tolarian Academies are nations unto themselves, with citizenship bringing voting rights for the leadership of each academy. It also confirmed her death as being 3780 AR. There’s not a lot here not covered elsewhere, but it’s cool that Serra’s death resulted in her essence imprinting on Sursi. Reya Dawnbringer was one of Serra’s first angels. That makes most of Aerona part of Benalia these days. The Legend Aryel, Knight of Windgrace conquered Estark, and Sursi is a Benalish Colony. The island nation of Avenant, which was once at odds with Benalia, is now one of the seven noble houses. Raff and Danitha’s father’s name is Aron Capashen, the head of their noble house. It’s not incredibly detailed but it places most major events in Dominaria’s history, and it gives the date on modern Dominaria! Present Day is 4560 AR! Benalia There’s a five page timeline at the beginning of the art book, which gets this off on the right foot. ![]() Rather than regurgitating the Art Book (you should really get it if you liked Dominaria, it’s by far the best Art Book so far), I’m going to highlight some of the things I found really interesting. The worldbuidling of the recovering Dominaria runs deep, and it’s clear a lot of thought went into how to unify the planes’ disparate elements. The Art of Magic: the Gathering - Dominaria, and man is this Art Book everything I wanted it to be.
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