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{{Character|
{{Infobox character
|image=Mayael.jpg
|image=Mayael.jpg
|name=Mayael the Anima
|name=Mayael
|birthplace=[[Naya]]
|birthplace=[[Naya]]
|lifetime=Unknown
|lifetime=Pre-Conflux
|race=[[Elf]]
|race=[[Elf]]
|sources=''[[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]]'', ''The Soul of the World''
|colors={{mana|RGW}}
|sources=[[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]], [[Alara Unbroken]]
}}
}}
<c>Mayael the Anima</c>, a female High Priest and ''de facto'' leader of the [[Cylian]] [[elf|elves]] on [[Naya]].  
'''Mayael''' is a female [[shaman]] and the ''de facto'' leader of the [[Cylia]]n [[elves]] from [[Alara]].<ref name="Unbroken">[[Doug Beyer]] (2009), "''[[Alara Unbroken]]''", [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref> On [[Naya]], she is also known as the '''Anima'''.  


At a very young age she was chosen to be the new [[Anima]], and like all the ones before her, her eyes are blind, in exchange for ability of a powerful magical sight related to [[Cylia]]'s experience with [[Progenitus]].
Mayael was barely out of adolescence when the previous Anima summoned her to the Sacellum, a temple crafted from the living trees of the jungle. Near death, the Anima named Mayael as her successor and instructed her to undergo the ritual of the "Whitecover Gaze," blinding herself in exchange for the ability of powerful magical sight.<ref name="Shakers">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/movers-and-shakers-naya-2008-11-05|The Movers and Shakers of Naya|[[Doug Beyer]]|November 5, 2008}}</ref> During the ritual, Mayael experienced the past lives of all previous Anima, back to the first, [[Cylia]], and her experience with [[Progenitus]] when [[Alara]] was sundered.<ref name="Soul">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/soul-world-2009-01-19|The Soul of the World|[[Jenna Helland]]|January 19, 2009}}</ref>


{{alara}}
==Conflux==
Mayael had heard strange rumblings from the footsteps of her gods, and so sought the wisdom of [[Progenitus]]. Along with a retinue of her most trusted advisors, she journeyed to the Valley of the Ancients to consult with the great hydra. Using the <c>Relic of Progenitus</c> she called up the spirit of the beast and sought its advice. The god demanded to know of Cylia, not knowing how much time had passed since his slumber began.
As Mayael tried to get answers from Progenitus, the ritual was disturbed by a [[Nicol Bolas|dark force]] and Mayael mistakenly took this new voice as that of the hydra. It demanded the Cylian elves prepare for war.


[[Category:Cards]][[Category:Characters]][[Category:Alara]]
[[Ajani Goldmane]] was present for this ritual, and tried to speak against conflict, but his words fell upon deaf ears.
 
==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
!Title!!Author!!Publishing date!!Set!!Setting (plane)!!Featuring
|-
| [https://mtglore.com/web-articles/the-soul-of-the-world/ The Soul of the World] || [[Jenna Helland]] || January 21, 2009 || ''[[Conflux]]'' || [[Naya]], [[Alara]] || [[Progenitus]], Mayael, [[Cylia]]
|}
 
==In-game references==
{{in-game
|cards=
*<c>Mayael the Anima</c>
*<c>Mayael the Anima Avatar</c>
|associated=
*<c>Mayael's Aria</c>
|flavor=
*<c>Knotvine Paladin</c>
*<c>Meglonoth</c>
*<c>Paleoloth</c>
*<c>Restore</c>
*<c>Scattershot Archer</c>
*<c>Sigiled Behemoth</c>
*<c>Where Ancients Tread</c>
*<c>Druid of the Anima</c>
}}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
{{Alara|characters}}
[[Category:Elves]]
[[Category:Shamans]]

Latest revision as of 07:29, 19 June 2024

Mayael
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Mayael.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Elf
Birthplace Naya
Lifetime Pre-Conflux
Colors
{R}{G}{W}
Sources
A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara, Alara Unbroken

Mayael is a female shaman and the de facto leader of the Cylian elves from Alara.[1] On Naya, she is also known as the Anima.

Mayael was barely out of adolescence when the previous Anima summoned her to the Sacellum, a temple crafted from the living trees of the jungle. Near death, the Anima named Mayael as her successor and instructed her to undergo the ritual of the "Whitecover Gaze," blinding herself in exchange for the ability of powerful magical sight.[2] During the ritual, Mayael experienced the past lives of all previous Anima, back to the first, Cylia, and her experience with Progenitus when Alara was sundered.[3]

Conflux

Mayael had heard strange rumblings from the footsteps of her gods, and so sought the wisdom of Progenitus. Along with a retinue of her most trusted advisors, she journeyed to the Valley of the Ancients to consult with the great hydra. Using the Relic of Progenitus she called up the spirit of the beast and sought its advice. The god demanded to know of Cylia, not knowing how much time had passed since his slumber began. As Mayael tried to get answers from Progenitus, the ritual was disturbed by a dark force and Mayael mistakenly took this new voice as that of the hydra. It demanded the Cylian elves prepare for war.

Ajani Goldmane was present for this ritual, and tried to speak against conflict, but his words fell upon deaf ears.

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
The Soul of the World Jenna Helland January 21, 2009 Conflux Naya, Alara Progenitus, Mayael, Cylia

In-game references

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Associated cards:
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References

  1. Doug Beyer (2009), "Alara Unbroken", Wizards of the Coast
  2. Doug Beyer (November 5, 2008). "The Movers and Shakers of Naya". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Jenna Helland (January 19, 2009). "The Soul of the World". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.