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| first = [[War of the Spark: Forsaken]] (mentioned only)
| first = [[War of the Spark: Forsaken]] (mentioned only)
| last = [[March of the Machine]]
| last = [[March of the Machine]]
| status = Invaded by New Phyrexia's Machine Legion
| status = Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion
| rabiah = 10
| rabiah = 10
| rabiah_ref = <ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190481554943/hey-mark-where-do-you-think-gobakhan-teyos-home|title=Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale|January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref group="Note">[[Mark Rosewater]] justified this rating on the basis that Tolvada was destroyed, when it was in fact still intact, albeit unstable. When this was later pointed out to him, he [https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190482257623/my-understanding-is-that-tolvada-hasnt-been acknowledged] that he may have based his rating on material that had changed since he last saw it.</ref>
| rabiah_ref = <ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190481554943/hey-mark-where-do-you-think-gobakhan-teyos-home|title=Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale|January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref group="Note">[[Mark Rosewater]] justified this rating on the basis that Tolvada was destroyed, when it was still intact, albeit unstable. When this was later pointed out to him, he [https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190482257623/my-understanding-is-that-tolvada-hasnt-been acknowledged] that he may have based his rating on material that had changed since he last saw it.</ref>
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'''Tolvada''' is a [[plane]] and the homeworld of [[Kaya]].<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref>
'''Tolvada''' is a [[plane]] and the homeworld of [[Kaya]].<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
For years, Tolvada's blue sky had been covered with cracks resembling an inverted and jagged aurora.<ref name="Chapter Eight">[[Django Wexler]] (July 31, 2019), ''[[The Gathering Storm]]'', Chapter Eight.</ref> Kaya suspected [[Nicol Bolas]] had a hand in this phenomenon, and he offered to restore the sky in exchange for her services.<ref name="Chapter Eight" /> Kaya was descended from a noble family of the plane.
For years, Tolvada's blue sky had been covered with cracks resembling an inverted and jagged aurora.<ref name="Chapter Eight">[[Django Wexler]] (July 31, 2019), ''[[The Gathering Storm]]'', Chapter Eight.</ref><ref name="Choose 3">{{DailyRef|making-magic/choosing-your-battles-part-3|Choosing Your Battles, Part 3|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 24, 2023}}</ref> Kaya suspected [[Nicol Bolas]] had a hand in this phenomenon, and he offered to restore the sky in exchange for her services.<ref name="Chapter Eight" />  


Kaya sometimes swore by "the goddess", which may have been a deity from Tolvada.<ref name="Forsaken"/> The phrase "gods and monsters" that she usually used could imply she had learned of greater things than the goddess in her journeys through the Multiverse.
Kaya is descended from a noble family of the plane. Kaya sometimes swore by "the goddess", which may have been a deity from Tolvada.<ref name="Forsaken"/> The phrase "gods and monsters" that she usually used also presumably traced back to her home plane.<ref>[[Seanan McGuire]] (January 9, 2024) [https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2024/01/09/shadows-of-regret-the-dvd-extras/ "Shadows of Regret: The DVD Extras"]</ref>


Tolvada was one of the planes subject to the Phyrexian Invasion, but Kaya was not mentioned to have tried to defend it, having been seen on Theros and Kamigawa instead. The plane's spirits poured through the omenpaths into New Phyrexia, though they had no discernible effect on the final battle.
==History==
===Phyrexian Invasion===
Tolvada was one of the planes subject to [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]], though Kaya was not known to have participated in its defense, having been seen on [[Theros (plane)|Theros]] and [[Kamigawa]] instead. The plane's spirits poured through [[omenpath]]s from the plane's broken sky phenomenon to attack the [[Realmbreaker|Invasion Tree]],<ref><c>The Broken Sky</c></ref> while the plane's dead rose to join the invaders.<ref><c>Ichor Shade</c></ref>


==BOOM! comics==
==BOOM! comics==

Latest revision as of 14:40, 11 January 2024

Tolvada
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Information
First seen War of the Spark: Forsaken (mentioned only)
Last seen March of the Machine
Rabiah Scale 10[1][Note 1]
Status Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion

Tolvada is a plane and the homeworld of Kaya.[2]

Description

For years, Tolvada's blue sky had been covered with cracks resembling an inverted and jagged aurora.[3][4] Kaya suspected Nicol Bolas had a hand in this phenomenon, and he offered to restore the sky in exchange for her services.[3]

Kaya is descended from a noble family of the plane. Kaya sometimes swore by "the goddess", which may have been a deity from Tolvada.[2] The phrase "gods and monsters" that she usually used also presumably traced back to her home plane.[5]

History

Phyrexian Invasion

Tolvada was one of the planes subject to New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, though Kaya was not known to have participated in its defense, having been seen on Theros and Kamigawa instead. The plane's spirits poured through omenpaths from the plane's broken sky phenomenon to attack the Invasion Tree,[6] while the plane's dead rose to join the invaders.[7]

BOOM! comics

In the BOOM! comics continuity, The Broken Sky seemed to have driven the inhabitants of the plane madder and madder each passing day, and Kaya believes her people can’t be saved anymore.[8]

Inhabitants

Locations

  • The small village Kaya was born into, with a population of less than 100.
  • Keru, a place inhabited by "The Ancients".[2]
    • Keru's Grave[2]

Planeswalker visitors

Native

Visitors

In-game references

Associated cards:
Referred to:

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (January 26, 2020). "Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. a b c d e f g Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
  3. a b Django Wexler (July 31, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Eight.
  4. Mark Rosewater (April 24, 2023). "Choosing Your Battles, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Seanan McGuire (January 9, 2024) "Shadows of Regret: The DVD Extras"
  6. The Broken Sky
  7. Ichor Shade
  8. Jed MacKay (2021). Magic (BOOM! comic). Issue 3.

Notes

  1. Mark Rosewater justified this rating on the basis that Tolvada was destroyed, when it was still intact, albeit unstable. When this was later pointed out to him, he acknowledged that he may have based his rating on material that had changed since he last saw it.