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9.08.2008

Alara Planeswalkers

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Planeswalkers of Alara: The Alara Four

This is a round-up of the Shards of Alara Planeswalkers to date which include the three previewed already and my mad baseless speculations about the fourth (Bant) Planeswalker . . .
Elspeth Tirel:
A human female planeswalker (yes, that one) residing in the Bant shard, her origin is unknown, but is reported to be a plane of turmoil and strife. Her specialties are Human Summoning and the Protection of Others. Her spark flared when she was 13, and she Planeswalked to find a plane with peace, love, and community and found it in Bant. She believes she has found her utopia and no longer wishes to planeswalk. Her biggest desire is to protect the utopia she has found and to be among them.

Now onto the speculations !
We are fairly certain that Elspeth has two positive and one negative ability such as this ;
+1 | +1 | -8

From the flavour blurb, we can further ascertain that Elspeth Tirel has abilities to "summon (humans)" and "protection".
Here now are my expectations as to what Elspeth's abilities may provide . . .

+1 : Target creature gain protection from the color of your choice till end of turn.
+1 : Put a 1/1 White Soldier creature token with first strike into play.
-6 : Destroy all tapped creatures. For each creature destroyed this way, you gain 2 life.

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Now here are the other three Planeswalkers if you had not been keeping up with the previews to date -

Tezzeret :
A human male planeswalker born on Esper who specializes in Artifice and Mental Magic. His current whereabouts are unknown, but he had joined a Sect on Esper called the Seekers of Carmot who were said to possess the Codex Etherium, a sacred tome containing Carmot's teachings. He joined in hopes of seeing the Tome and inheriting its secrets. The night he snuck into the inner sanctum to steal the tome, he was caught and the ensuing battle almost killed him. During this battle, his spark flared and let him escape. With his newfound knowledge of adjacent planes, he seeks the driving force behind the Seekers of Carmot.


Sarkhan Vol :
A human male of unknown origin who currently resides in the Shard of Jund. His specialties are Creature magic and Dragon-Summoning. Sarkhan's home plane is ruled by Warlords who constantly battle for control. There he belonged to a Shamanic cult that worshipped the dragon (who had long been hunted to extinction for sport). During meditation, an ancient dragon spoke to him and the experience caused his spark to ignite. After some time searching for a place to spiritually connect with a worthy dragon, Sarkhan's hunt has led him to Jund where he has spent the last two years in a Plane ruled by Dragons.


Ajani Vengeant :
A native inhabitant of Naya, this Leonin male planeswalker specializes in Protecting others, inspiring the souls of others, and justice magic. Ajani's signature weapon is a double bladed axe which represents his brother who was murdered. After he was unable to reunite the pride, Ajani's spark became active and he sought revenge for his brother's killer. When Ajani became aware of other planes outside of his own and the clues he found led him to other planes, the search for his brother's killer found him in the middle of a much grander scheme that he is just beginning to perceive. As Ajani's quest broadens, so do his powers, as his violent emotions empower more powerful magic.

Stay tuned for more Shards of Alara spoilers, previews and mad ravings (speculations) !

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