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|lifetime=~3924-3964 AR.
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|race=[[Human]]
|race=[[Human]]
|spouse=[[Gwendolyn Carthalion]]
|children=[[Jared Carthalion]]
|relatives=[[House Carthalion]]
|sources=[[The Shadow Mage]] comic
|sources=[[The Shadow Mage]] comic
|colors={{mana|RW}}<ref>https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shadow_Mage</ref>
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'''Adam Carthalion''' was of the influential [[Carthalion]] lineage; once a young shipping magnate and consultant to the leaders of [[Arathoxia]], he later held the houses of Arathoxia together as Lord of [[Castle Melmereth]] of [[House Scarlet]] in [[Ephren]] on [[Corondor]].   
'''Adam Carthalion''' was of the influential [[Carthalion]] lineage; once a young shipping magnate and consultant to the leaders of [[Arathoxia]], he later held the houses of Arathoxia together as Lord of [[Castle Melmereth]] of [[House Scarlet]] in [[Ephren]] on [[Corondor]].   


Adam once traveled in [[the Domains]] to find a [[Dwarven Hold]], which was rumored to contain enough mana to enable him to become a [[planeswalker]]. He dueled against the planeswalker [[Marduk Blackwater]], and as he shifted away, the planeswalker cleared his mind. Adam ended up in the [[Hurloon Mountains]] with no memory of his past, but was befriended by the [[minotaur]] [[Eusomone]]; when they came across Marduk in the mountains, Adam regained his memory and, using the mana from the Dwarven Hold in the mountains, drove the planeswalker away. He gave his sword, Foecleaver, to Eusomone as a gift of friendship. Eusomone then granted Adam permission to summon him as needed.  
After he learned that [[Ravidel]] answered to a higher force bent on destroying [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], and with time running out, Adam went on a quest to become a [[planeswalker]] in order to fight that threat.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://grayduck.mn/stories/magic/battlemage/the-shadow-mage/|title=Battlemage Outtake: The Shadow Mage|author=[[April King]]|date=March 29, 2018|publisher=Pokeinthe.io}}</ref> [[Ravidel]] even persuaded him to sacrifice his wife [[Gwendolyn Mor]] in exchange for power. Unknown to Adam, Ravidel was trying to destroy people who might one day stand in his way.  


Adam left the Hurloon mountains to return home, eventually finding the [[Black Lotus]] on his journey. After portents had foretold that a dark force would endanger all of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], Adam went on a quest to become a [[planeswalker]] in order to fight that threat. [[Ravidel]] even persuaded him to sacrifice his wife [[Gwendolyn Mor]] in exchange for power. Unknown to Adam, Ravidel himself was the foretold danger, and was currently trying to destroy people who might one day stand in his way.
When Adam was about to sacrifice his infant son [[Jared]] to Ravidel, he backed out at the last moment. He instead entrusted his [[spellsquire]] [[Ezer]] with Jared and confronted Ravidel head-on in the [[Battle of Aster Fall]]. Adam then cast a mighty spell, intending to kill Ravidel. Though Adam sacrificed himself to fulfill the spell, Ravidel was only wounded.


When Adam was about to sacrifice his infant son [[Jared]] to Ravidel, he backed out at the last moment. He instead entrusted his [[spellsquire]] [[Ezer]] with Jared and confronted Ravidel head-on in the [[Battle of Aster Fall]]. Adam then cast a mighty spell, intending to kill Ravidel. Though Adam sacrificed himself to fulfill the spell, Ravidel was only wounded.
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 13 May 2024

Adam Carthalion
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Details
Race Human
Birthplace Corondor, Dominaria
Lifetime ~3924-3964 AR.
Spouse Gwendolyn Carthalion
Children Jared Carthalion
Relatives House Carthalion
Colors
{R}{W}[1]
Sources
The Shadow Mage comic

Adam Carthalion was of the influential Carthalion lineage; once a young shipping magnate and consultant to the leaders of Arathoxia, he later held the houses of Arathoxia together as Lord of Castle Melmereth of House Scarlet in Ephren on Corondor.

After he learned that Ravidel answered to a higher force bent on destroying Dominaria, and with time running out, Adam went on a quest to become a planeswalker in order to fight that threat.[2] Ravidel even persuaded him to sacrifice his wife Gwendolyn Mor in exchange for power. Unknown to Adam, Ravidel was trying to destroy people who might one day stand in his way.

When Adam was about to sacrifice his infant son Jared to Ravidel, he backed out at the last moment. He instead entrusted his spellsquire Ezer with Jared and confronted Ravidel head-on in the Battle of Aster Fall. Adam then cast a mighty spell, intending to kill Ravidel. Though Adam sacrificed himself to fulfill the spell, Ravidel was only wounded.

References