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'''Gonti''' is a [[aetherborn]] [[rogue|crime lord]], presiding over [[Ghirapur]]'s [[Gonti's Night Market]], where [[Renegades]] flock to obtain illicit goods and siphoned [[aether]].<ref name="Dead of the Night">{{DailyRef|magic-story/dead-night-2016-11-30|In the Dead of Night|[[Alison Luhrs]]|November 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Planes of Existence: Kaladesh">{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planes/kaladesh|title=Planes of Existence: Kaladesh|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]}}</ref> Gonti provided aid to the Renegades in exchange for services rendered later.<ref name="Revolution Begins">{{DailyRef|magic-story/revolution-begins-2017-01-02|Revolution Begins|[[Nik Davidson]], [[Kelly Digges]], and [[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|January 2, 2017}}</ref>
'''Gonti''' is an [[aetherborn]] [[rogue|crime lord]], presiding over [[Ghirapur]]'s [[Gonti's Night Market]], where [[Renegades]] flock to obtain illicit goods and siphoned [[aether]].<ref name="Dead of the Night">{{DailyRef|magic-story/dead-night-2016-11-30|In the Dead of Night|[[Alison Luhrs]]|November 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Planes of Existence: Kaladesh">{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planes/kaladesh|title=Planes of Existence: Kaladesh|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]}}</ref> Gonti provided aid to the Renegades in exchange for services rendered later.<ref name="Revolution Begins">{{DailyRef|magic-story/revolution-begins-2017-01-02|Revolution Begins|[[Nik Davidson]], [[Kelly Digges]], and [[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|January 2, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Description==
Gonti's skin appears like a cracked stone, hard and strong, encasing an aether heart that allows them to live long past an average aetherborn's lifespan. Gonti wears all black, save for a faceplate of finely inlaid gold.<ref name="Antiquities"/>


==History==
==History==
[[Ghirapur]]'s most infamous [[Gonti's Night Market|night market]] is named for the equally infamous [[aetherborn]] crime lord, known as Lord Gonti. Gonti has amassed a fortune as a smuggler of illicit inventions, and in the process acquired an [[aether]]-powered <c title="artificial heart">Gonti's Aether Heart</c> apparatus that sustains their existence. Despite a reputation for ruthlessness, the crime lord is constantly surrounded by the most entertaining or interesting people they can find. Members of this entourage get to enjoy a whirlwind life of carefree luxury, until Gonti tires of the relationship and bring it to an abrupt and often deadly end.
[[Ghirapur]]'s most infamous [[Gonti's Night Market|night market]] is named for the equally infamous [[aetherborn]] crime lord, known as Lord Gonti. Gonti has amassed a fortune as a smuggler of illicit inventions, and in the process acquired an [[aether]]-powered <c title="artificial heart">Gonti's Aether Heart</c> apparatus that sustains their existence.<ref name="Antiquities"/> Despite a reputation for ruthlessness, the crime lord is constantly surrounded by the most entertaining or interesting people they can find. Members of this entourage get to enjoy a whirlwind life of carefree luxury, until Gonti tires of the relationship and brings it to an abrupt and often deadly end.
 
Lord Gonti lives in a converted warehouse adjacent to the [[Gonti's Night Market|night market]], utterly ordinary from the outside, but full of all the luxuries, comforts, and delights that money can buy: a small menagerie of animal-like [[construct]]s, a fully animated kitchen that serves every meal to Gonti and their guests, a theater featuring regular performances of music and drama, a trophy room to display their most prized inventions, and a spacious garage to hold Gonti's collection of airships, walkers, and other [[vehicle]]s. This vast collection of inventions serves to take the edge off Gonti's boredom when the company of sycophants grows tiresome. As a result, Gonti is constantly on the lookout for the next big thing, something exciting and brilliant that has never been seen before, to add a unique flair to its collection.<ref>{{WikiRef|author=[[James Wyatt]]|date=2017|title=The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh|publisher=[[VIZ Media]]}}</ref>
 
Gonti once enlisted the help of [[Saheeli Rai]] to fix their aether heart, holding her family hostage to ensure her cooperation. However, after Saheeli finished the operation, the crime lord revealed that the Rais had never been in danger, and they had called off their enforcers before the operation even began.<ref name="Antiquities">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-2-antiquities|title=The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities|author=[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|date=October 24, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref>
 
===Thunder Junction===
After [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]], a wealth of stable [[Omenpath]]s appeared in and around the city of Ghirapur.<ref name="Legendary Crew">{{DailyRef|feature/a-legendary-crew-for-an-unbelievable-heist-outlaws-of-thunder-junction|A Legendary Crew for an Unbelievable Heist: ''Outlaws of Thunder Junction''|[[Magic Creative Team]]|April 11, 2024}}</ref>  The city was poised to become a center of [[Multiverse|Multiversal]] trade, travel, and industry. Gonti was able to pressure their way into an official post as one of the plane's Multiverse emissaries.
 
In their satellite office on Thunder Junction, Gonti worked along two tracks.<ref name="Legendary Crew"/> Their first project focused on advancing Kaladesh's interests regarding [[Thunder Junction]] by promoting its culture and industries. Their second project advanced Gonti's interests by promoting their endeavors and industries. In time, they'll be called back to Ghirapur to report their contracts and findings, but until then, they plan to take advantage of the frontier's untapped potential.
 
==Planes visited==
Through the Omenpaths, Gonti can travel between planes.
*[[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]]
*[[Thunder Junction]]


Lord Gonti lives in a converted warehouse adjacent to the [[Gonti's Night Market|night market]], utterly ordinary from the outside, but full of all the luxuries, comforts, and delights that money can buy: a small menagerie of animal-like [[construct]]s, a fully animated kitchen that serves every meal to Gonti and their guests, a theater featuring regular performances of music and drama, a trophy room to display their most prized inventions, and a spacious garage to hold Gonti's collection of airships, walkers, and other [[vehicle]]s. This vast collection of inventions serves to take the edge off Gonti's boredom when the company of sycophants grows tiresome. As a result, Gonti is constantly on the lookout for the next big thing, something exciting and brilliant that has never been seen before, to add a unique flair to their collection.<ref>{{WikiRef|author=[[James Wyatt]]|date=2017|title=The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh|publisher=[[VIZ Media]]}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:GontiOTJ.jpg|Product art for ''[[Thunder Junction Commander]]''.
Gonti Aether Heart.jpg|<c>Gonti's Aether Heart</c>
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor.jpg|<c>Gonti, Canny Acquisitor</c>
</gallery>


==Story appearances==
==Story appearances==
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! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/dead-night-2016-11-30|In The Dead of Night}} || [[Alison Luhrs]]|| 2016-11-30 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Yahenni]], Gonti, [[Nissa Revane]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Gideon Jura]]  
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/dead-night-2016-11-30|In the Dead of Night}} || [[Alison Luhrs]] || 2016-11-30 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Yahenni]], [[Nived]], Gonti, Farhal, Vedi, Dhriti, Najm, [[the Gatewatch]], Rajul
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/revolution-begins-2017-01-02|Revolution Begins}} || [[Nik Davidson]], [[Kelly Digges]] & [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] || 2017-01-02 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Pia Nalaar]], Gonti, [[Sram]], Rajni, [[Kambal]], Kailash, [[Rashmi]], [[Mitul]], Avaati Vya, [[Kari Zev]]
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/revolution-begins-2017-01-02|Revolution Begins}} || [[Nik Davidson]], [[Kelly Digges]], and [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] || 2017-01-02 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Pia Nalaar]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], Gonti, [[Sram]], [[Kambal]], [[Rashmi]], [[List of secondary characters/Kaladesh|Mitul]]  
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-2-antiquities|The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities}} || [[Reinhardt Suarez]] || 2022-10-24 || ''[[The Brothers' War]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Saheeli Rai]], [[Kaya]], Gonti, [[Jodah]], [[Jhoira]], [[Sharaman]], [[Xantcha]], [[Mishra]]
|}
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*<c>Gonti, Canny Acquisitor</c>
*<c>Gonti, Lord of Luxury</c>
*<c>Gonti, Lord of Luxury</c>
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*<c>Gonti's Aether Heart</c>
*<c>Gonti's Aether Heart</c>
*<c>Gonti's Machinations</c>
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 9 June 2024

Gonti
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Race Aetherborn
Birthplace Kaladesh
Lifetime Mending Era
Colors
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Center: {B}

Gonti is an aetherborn crime lord, presiding over Ghirapur's Gonti's Night Market, where Renegades flock to obtain illicit goods and siphoned aether.[1][2] Gonti provided aid to the Renegades in exchange for services rendered later.[3]

Description

Gonti's skin appears like a cracked stone, hard and strong, encasing an aether heart that allows them to live long past an average aetherborn's lifespan. Gonti wears all black, save for a faceplate of finely inlaid gold.[4]

History

Ghirapur's most infamous night market is named for the equally infamous aetherborn crime lord, known as Lord Gonti. Gonti has amassed a fortune as a smuggler of illicit inventions, and in the process acquired an aether-powered artificial heart apparatus that sustains their existence.[4] Despite a reputation for ruthlessness, the crime lord is constantly surrounded by the most entertaining or interesting people they can find. Members of this entourage get to enjoy a whirlwind life of carefree luxury, until Gonti tires of the relationship and brings it to an abrupt and often deadly end.

Lord Gonti lives in a converted warehouse adjacent to the night market, utterly ordinary from the outside, but full of all the luxuries, comforts, and delights that money can buy: a small menagerie of animal-like constructs, a fully animated kitchen that serves every meal to Gonti and their guests, a theater featuring regular performances of music and drama, a trophy room to display their most prized inventions, and a spacious garage to hold Gonti's collection of airships, walkers, and other vehicles. This vast collection of inventions serves to take the edge off Gonti's boredom when the company of sycophants grows tiresome. As a result, Gonti is constantly on the lookout for the next big thing, something exciting and brilliant that has never been seen before, to add a unique flair to its collection.[5]

Gonti once enlisted the help of Saheeli Rai to fix their aether heart, holding her family hostage to ensure her cooperation. However, after Saheeli finished the operation, the crime lord revealed that the Rais had never been in danger, and they had called off their enforcers before the operation even began.[4]

Thunder Junction

After New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, a wealth of stable Omenpaths appeared in and around the city of Ghirapur.[6] The city was poised to become a center of Multiversal trade, travel, and industry. Gonti was able to pressure their way into an official post as one of the plane's Multiverse emissaries.

In their satellite office on Thunder Junction, Gonti worked along two tracks.[6] Their first project focused on advancing Kaladesh's interests regarding Thunder Junction by promoting its culture and industries. Their second project advanced Gonti's interests by promoting their endeavors and industries. In time, they'll be called back to Ghirapur to report their contracts and findings, but until then, they plan to take advantage of the frontier's untapped potential.

Planes visited

Through the Omenpaths, Gonti can travel between planes.

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
In the Dead of Night Alison Luhrs 2016-11-30 Aether Revolt Kaladesh Yahenni, Nived, Gonti, Farhal, Vedi, Dhriti, Najm, the Gatewatch, Rajul
Revolution Begins Nik Davidson, Kelly Digges & Kimberly J. Kreines 2017-01-02 Aether Revolt Kaladesh Chandra Nalaar, Pia Nalaar, Gonti, Sram, Rajni, Kambal, Kailash, Rashmi, Mitul, Avaati Vya, Kari Zev
The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities Reinhardt Suarez 2022-10-24 The Brothers' War Dominaria, Kaladesh Saheeli Rai, Kaya, Gonti, Jodah, Jhoira, Sharaman, Xantcha, Mishra

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References

  1. ↑ Alison Luhrs (November 30, 2016). "In the Dead of Night". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Planes of Existence: Kaladesh. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Nik Davidson, Kelly Digges, and Kimberly J. Kreines (January 2, 2017). "Revolution Begins". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ a b c Reinhardt Suarez (October 24, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities". Magicthegathering.com.
  5. ↑ James Wyatt (2017). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh". VIZ Media.
  6. ↑ a b Magic Creative Team (April 11, 2024). "A Legendary Crew for an Unbelievable Heist: Outlaws of Thunder Junction". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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