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'''Aerona''' is the main continent of [[the Domains]] in [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]'s northern hemisphere. It was the site of many [[prerevisionist]] stories and featured prominently in the [[The Weatherlight Saga| ''Weatherlight'' Saga]] as well. It derives its name from an ancient goddess of fertility who, according to legend, sacrificed herself to let people take crops from her body<ref name="sacrifice">[[Clayton Emery]] (1995). [[Final Sacrifice|Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice]]. Harper Prism.</ref>.
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'''Aerona''' is the main continent of [[the Domains]] in [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]'s northern hemisphere.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-1-2018-03-21|Return to Dominaria, Episode 1|[[Martha Wells]]|March 21, 2018}}</ref> It was the site of many [[prerevisionist]] stories and featured prominently in the [[The Weatherlight Saga|''Weatherlight'' Saga]] as well. It derives its name from an ancient goddess of fertility who, according to legend, sacrificed herself to let people take crops from her body.<ref name="sacrifice">[[Clayton Emery]] (1995). [[Final Sacrifice|Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice]]. Harper Prism.</ref>


Aerona contains three landmasses: [[Icehaven]] in the north, split from the other two by a small sea called [[the Rip]]; and North- and South-Aerona, which are connected by a small piece of land on which [[Hurloon]] is located.
Aerona contains three landmasses: [[Icehaven]] in the north, split from the other two by a small sea called [[the Rip]]; and North and South Aerona, which are connected by a small piece of land on which [[Hurloon]] is located.


=Locations on Aerona=
=Locations on Aerona=
==Icehaven==
==Icehaven==
'''Ícehaven''' is the northernmost subcontinent of Aerona, split from the other parts by a small sea called ''[[the Rip]]''. Icehaven is home to many small states, separated by this barren land's indigenous tribes of <c>stone giant</c>s. The only two larger nations, Keld and Parma, are divided by a desolate waste. As implicated by the name, Icehaven is notorious for its cold climate.
'''Icehaven''' is the northernmost subcontinent of Aerona, split from the other parts by a small sea called ''[[the Rip]]''. Icehaven is home to many small states, separated by this barren land's indigenous tribes of <c>stone giant</c>s. The only two larger nations, Keld and Parma, are divided by a desolate waste. As implied by the name, Icehaven is notorious for its cold climate.


* [[Keld]], in the northern and western part of the continent
* [[Keld]], in the northern and western part of the continent
* [[Parma]], in the eastern part (much smaller then Keld)
* [[Parma]], in the eastern part (much smaller than Keld)
* [[Gurdurngs]], in the south


==North Aerona==
==North Aerona==
The landmass south of the Rip and north of [[Hurloon]]. The climate in the northern part almost equals that of the continent of Icehaven.
The landmass south of the Rip and north of [[Hurloon]]. The climate in the northern part almost equals that of the subcontinent of Icehaven.


* [[Cape Tempest]]
* [[Cape Tempest]]
** Coraleon
** Coraleon
* [[Hammerheim]]
* [[Smoke Mountains]]
* Smoke Mountains
* [[Bade Mountains]]
* Blade Mountains
** [[Hammerheim]]
* [[Wrenna]]
* [[Wrenna]]
** Jenges
* [[Muronia]]
* [[Muronia]]
* [[Whispering Woods]]
* [[Whispering Woods]]
* Wild Woods
** [[White Ridge]]
* [[Wild Woods]]
* [[Ice Rime Hills]]
* [[Badlands]]


==South Aerona==
==South Aerona==
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* [[Erg Mirab]]
* [[Erg Mirab]]
* [[Sursi]]
* [[Sursi]]
* [[Rundvelt]]<ref>{{TwitterRef|ErthanFleischer|1253854662622474241|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|title=I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.|date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Kush]]
* [[Kush]]
** [[Estark]]
** [[Estark]]
** [[Tantium]]
* [[Barbar]]
* [[Barbar]]
* [[Green Lands]]
* [[Green Lands]]
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==The seas around Aerona==
==The seas around Aerona==
* [[Visceral Sea]]
* [[Honeyed Sea]]
* [[Honeyed Sea]]
* [[Voda Sea]]
* [[Voda Sea]]
* [[Sea of Whales]]
* [[Sea of Whales]]
* [[Sea of Fire]]


=Maps of the continent Aerona=
=Maps of the continent Aerona=
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File:Map_Aerona_2.jpg|Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
File:Map_Aerona_2.jpg|Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
File:Domains.png|Domains and [[Orvada Empire]], interpreted map
File:Domains.png|Domains and [[Orvada Empire]], interpreted map
File:AeronaTactics.png|Aerona in ''[[Magic: The Gathering - Tactics]]''.
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==Trivia==
*There is also an Elder Druid named ''Aerona'' as seen on the card {{card|Reincarnation||C13}}, although their relationship with the continent, if any, is unknown.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Locations in the Domains]]
[[Category:Locations in the Domains]]

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Aerona
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Plane Dominaria

Aerona is the main continent of the Domains in Dominaria's northern hemisphere.[1] It was the site of many prerevisionist stories and featured prominently in the Weatherlight Saga as well. It derives its name from an ancient goddess of fertility who, according to legend, sacrificed herself to let people take crops from her body.[2]

Aerona contains three landmasses: Icehaven in the north, split from the other two by a small sea called the Rip; and North and South Aerona, which are connected by a small piece of land on which Hurloon is located.

Locations on Aerona

Icehaven

Icehaven is the northernmost subcontinent of Aerona, split from the other parts by a small sea called the Rip. Icehaven is home to many small states, separated by this barren land's indigenous tribes of stone giants. The only two larger nations, Keld and Parma, are divided by a desolate waste. As implied by the name, Icehaven is notorious for its cold climate.

  • Keld, in the northern and western part of the continent
  • Parma, in the eastern part (much smaller than Keld)
  • Gurdurngs, in the south

North Aerona

The landmass south of the Rip and north of Hurloon. The climate in the northern part almost equals that of the subcontinent of Icehaven.

South Aerona

South-East Aerona

The seas around Aerona

Maps of the continent Aerona

  • Aerona during the Phyrexian Invasion ©2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Aerona during the Phyrexian Invasion ©2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Domains and Orvada Empire, interpreted map

    Domains and Orvada Empire, interpreted map

  • Aerona in Magic: The Gathering - Tactics.

    Aerona in Magic: The Gathering - Tactics.

Trivia

  • There is also an Elder Druid named Aerona as seen on the card Reincarnation, although their relationship with the continent, if any, is unknown.

References

  1. ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Clayton Emery (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice. Harper Prism.
  3. ↑ Ethan Fleischer (May 27, 2020). "I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.". Twitter.
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