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{{Character|
{{Infobox character
|image=Varchild.jpg
|image=Varchild art.jpg
|name=Varchild
|birthplace=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Terisiare]], [[Kjeldor]]'s hinterlands.
|birthplace=[[Dominaria]], [[Terisiare]], [[Kjeldor]]'s hinterlands.
|lifetime=Unknown. Last seen alive in 2954.
|lifetime=Unknown. Last seen alive in 2954.
|race=[[Human]]
|race=[[Human]]
|colors={{mana|R}}
|sources=[[The Eternal Ice]], [[The Shattered Alliance]].
|sources=[[The Eternal Ice]], [[The Shattered Alliance]].
}}
}}
General '''Varchild''' was the leader of the [[Kjeldor]]an armies during the last years of the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]] of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], but later went rogue and lead a private army against the [[Balduvian]] barbarians.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Commander-2018 Commander 2018 blurbs]</ref>


'''General Varchild''' was the leader of the [[Kjeldor]]an armies during the last years of the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], but later went rogue and lead a private army against the [[Balduvian]] barbarians.
==Description==
Varchild appeared to be left-handed.<ref name="Left">{{TwitterRef|jay13x|1754594842267500557|author=[[Jay Annelli]]|title=Right-handed Shield|date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>


As a little girl in the Kjeldoran hinterlands Varchild had a hard life, losing a brother in a Balduvian raid, an uncle who was a [[skyknight]] to Balduvian arrows and two aunts in battle with [[Lim-Dûl]]'s undead. When she moved to [[Krov]] in order to become a knight, she quickly discovered that many of the knights considered her, as a hinterland Kjeldoran, almost as bad as the Balduvians she so despised. Still, hiding her accent, Varchild managed to work her way up to the highest regions of the military, becoming the right hand of [[Avram Garrison]], the de facto leader of the Kjeldoran troops.
==History==
As a little girl in the Kjeldoran hinterlands Varchild had a hard life, losing a brother in a Balduvian raid, an uncle who was a skyknight to Balduvian arrows, and two aunts in battle with [[Lim-Dûl]]'s undead. When she moved to [[Krov]] to become a knight, she quickly discovered that many of the knights considered her, as a hinterland Kjeldoran, almost as bad as the Balduvians she so despised. Still, hiding her accent, Varchild managed to work her way up to the highest regions of the military, becoming the right hand of [[Avram Garrison]], the de facto leader of the Kjeldoran troops.


Garrison had been the favorite of the queen, and was lobbying for the unification of the splintered military orders into a single army with him as its general. But the queen died before she could make it so, and her son [[King Darien]] kept saying he'd "consider" it, not wanting to insult other knights and nobles. This, plus the general decadence and stagnation Kjeldor was getting into, drove Garrison to form the [[Knights of Stromgald]], an organization planning to kill the king and blame it on the Balduvians and the wizards in order to take control of the nation and declare war on the Balduvians. Although she hated the barbarians, Varchild could not go along with murdering the king of the nation and defended him with her life when the eventual coup came.
Garrison had been the favorite of the queen and was lobbying for the unification of the splintered military orders into a single army with him as its general. But the queen died before she could make it so, and her son [[King Darien]] kept saying he'd "consider" it, not wanting to insult other knights and nobles. This, plus the general decadence and stagnation Kjeldor was getting into, drove Garrison to form the [[Knights of Stromgald]], an organization planning to kill the king and blame it on the Balduvians and the wizards to take control of the nation and declare war on the Balduvians. Although she hated the barbarians, Varchild could not go along with murdering the king of the nation and defended him with her life when the eventual coup came.


When the Stromgalds where defeated and it was revealed that Lim-Dûl was the secret benefactor behind the group, the king managed to use this to take direct control of the remains of the various military orders and to use it as the foundation for a powerful rule. Varchild was honored to become the first general of the nations unified army in generations, but immediately had to swallow a hard pill: in the war against the necromancer Kjeldor would have to ally itself with the Balduvians. Still, she set aside her personal feelings and fought alongside the barbarian forces in the battle that would defeat Lim-Dûl forever.
When the Stromgalds were defeated and Lim-Dûl was revealed as the secret benefactor behind the group, the king managed to use to take direct control of the remains of the various military orders and use it as the foundation for a powerful rule. Varchild was honored to become the first general of the nation's unified army in generations but immediately had to swallow a hard pill: in the war against the necromancer, Kjeldor would have to ally with the Balduvians. Still, she set aside her personal feelings and fought alongside the barbarian forces in the battle that would defeat Lim-Dûl forever.


But it would not last. In the years after the battle, when the Ice Age ended and the [[Flood Age]] began, Varchild eventually resigned as general and rallied a militia of her own against the Balduvians. But she would never reach her goal of eradicating them. In fact, king Darien and the Balduvian chieftain [[Lovisa Coldeyes]] would merge their nations into [[New Argive]] twenty years after the last battle against Lim-Dûl and Varchild's crusade petered out.
But it would not last. In the years after the battle, when the Ice Age ended and the [[Flood Age]] began, Varchild eventually resigned as general and rallied a militia of her own against the Balduvians. But she would never reach her goal of eradicating them. King Darien and the Balduvian chieftain [[Lovisa Coldeyes]] would merge their nations into [[New Argive]] twenty years after the last battle against Lim-Dûl and Varchild's crusade petered out.


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
'''Quoted or referred to:'''
[[File:Varchild.jpg|thumb|right||Varchild Key Art]]
{{in-game
|cards=
* <c>Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor</c>
|associated=
* <c>Varchild's Crusader</c>
* <c>Varchild's War-Riders</c>
|flavor=
* <c>Agent of Stromgald</c>
* <c>Agent of Stromgald</c>
* <c>Balduvian Horde</c> (''[[Alliances]]'')
* {{card|Balduvian Horde|Alliances}}
* <c>Balduvian War-Makers</c>  
* <c>Balduvian War-Makers</c>  
* <c>Carrier Pigeons</c>  
* <c>Carrier Pigeons</c>  
* <c>Enslaved Scout</c>
* <c>Enslaved Scout</c>
* <c>False Demise</c> (''Alliances'')
* {{card|False Demise|Alliances}}
* <c>Martyrdom</c>
* <c>Martyrdom</c>
* <c>Omen of Fire</c>  
* <c>Omen of Fire</c>  
* <c>Reinforcements</c>
* <c>Reinforcements</c>
* <c>Soldier of Fortune</c>  
* <c>Soldier of Fortune</c>  
* <c>Varchild's Crusader</c>
* <c>Varchild's War-Riders</c>
* <c>Veteran's Voice</c>
* <c>Veteran's Voice</c>
* <c>Whirling Catapult</c>   
* <c>Whirling Catapult</c>   
* <c>Wild Aesthir</c>
* <c>Wild Aesthir</c>
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}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Dominaria|characters}}
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Ice Age Saga]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Deceased]]

Latest revision as of 06:08, 12 June 2024

Varchild
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Varchild art.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Human
Birthplace Dominaria, Terisiare, Kjeldor's hinterlands.
Lifetime Unknown. Last seen alive in 2954.
Colors
{R}
Sources
The Eternal Ice, The Shattered Alliance.

General Varchild was the leader of the Kjeldoran armies during the last years of the Ice Age of Dominaria, but later went rogue and lead a private army against the Balduvian barbarians.[1]

Description

Varchild appeared to be left-handed.[2]

History

As a little girl in the Kjeldoran hinterlands Varchild had a hard life, losing a brother in a Balduvian raid, an uncle who was a skyknight to Balduvian arrows, and two aunts in battle with Lim-Dûl's undead. When she moved to Krov to become a knight, she quickly discovered that many of the knights considered her, as a hinterland Kjeldoran, almost as bad as the Balduvians she so despised. Still, hiding her accent, Varchild managed to work her way up to the highest regions of the military, becoming the right hand of Avram Garrison, the de facto leader of the Kjeldoran troops.

Garrison had been the favorite of the queen and was lobbying for the unification of the splintered military orders into a single army with him as its general. But the queen died before she could make it so, and her son King Darien kept saying he'd "consider" it, not wanting to insult other knights and nobles. This, plus the general decadence and stagnation Kjeldor was getting into, drove Garrison to form the Knights of Stromgald, an organization planning to kill the king and blame it on the Balduvians and the wizards to take control of the nation and declare war on the Balduvians. Although she hated the barbarians, Varchild could not go along with murdering the king of the nation and defended him with her life when the eventual coup came.

When the Stromgalds were defeated and Lim-Dûl was revealed as the secret benefactor behind the group, the king managed to use to take direct control of the remains of the various military orders and use it as the foundation for a powerful rule. Varchild was honored to become the first general of the nation's unified army in generations but immediately had to swallow a hard pill: in the war against the necromancer, Kjeldor would have to ally with the Balduvians. Still, she set aside her personal feelings and fought alongside the barbarian forces in the battle that would defeat Lim-Dûl forever.

But it would not last. In the years after the battle, when the Ice Age ended and the Flood Age began, Varchild eventually resigned as general and rallied a militia of her own against the Balduvians. But she would never reach her goal of eradicating them. King Darien and the Balduvian chieftain Lovisa Coldeyes would merge their nations into New Argive twenty years after the last battle against Lim-Dûl and Varchild's crusade petered out.

In-game references

Varchild Key Art
Represented in:
Associated cards:
Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. Commander 2018 blurbs
  2. Jay Annelli (February 5, 2024). "Right-handed Shield". Twitter.