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'''Dhiren Baral''' is a [[human]] officer of the [[Consulate]] in [[Ghirapur]] on [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]]. | '''Dhiren Baral''' is a [[human]] officer of the [[Consulate]] in [[Ghirapur]] on [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Baral is a monolith of a man, stout and statuesque. A young Chandra's perception was that his face seemed to taunt those around it for being of lesser handsomeness. However, his face was burned and is now covered in scar tissue. He hides it behind a filigree mask. | |||
While officially tasked with persecuting criminals who are smuggling [[aether]], he is also responsible for hunting mages that could become threats to society. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Secretly a [[mage]] with anti-fire magic of his own, he was tasked to prosecute [[Chandra Nalaar]] for using fire magic. Even when the consuls deemed the search for the renegades too costly, he continued to hunt for them. He stabbed [[ | Secretly a [[mage]] with anti-fire magic of his own, he was tasked to prosecute [[Chandra Nalaar]] for using fire magic. Even when the consuls deemed the search for the renegades too costly, he continued to hunt for them. He stabbed [[Kiran Nalaar]] in the stomach and torched Bunarat, the village where Chandra and her parents had been hiding. In his official story, Chandra was blamed for the fire and the death of her parents.<ref name="Burn"/> When Baral tried to execute Chandra at [[Ghirapur]], the threat ignited her [[planeswalker's spark]] and she planeswalked to [[Regatha]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/chandras-origin-fire-logic-2015-06-10|Chandra’s Origin: Fire Logic|[[Doug Beyer]]| June 10, 2015 }}</ref> The ignition of her spark burned Baral's face, leaving him deformed and scarred and with an even more obsessive hatred of the Nalaars. After the event, the Consulate demoted him from captain to lieutenant. | ||
Baral started to torment the captured [[Pia Nalaar]], telling her repeatedly over the course of many months that he had killed her daughter.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/renegade-prime-2016-09-14|Renegade Prime|[[Mel Li]]|September 14, 2016}}</ref> When [[Nissa]], [[Chandra]] and [[Oviya Pashiri]] found the hidden prison where Baral worked, he managed to trap the three in a <c>Deadlock Trap</c>, intending to leave them to suffocate.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/bottled-2016-09-28|Bottled Up|[[James Wyatt]]|September 28, 2016}}</ref> | Baral started to torment the captured [[Pia Nalaar]], telling her repeatedly over the course of many months that he had killed her daughter.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/renegade-prime-2016-09-14|Renegade Prime|[[Mel Li]]|September 14, 2016}}</ref> When [[Nissa]], [[Chandra]] and [[Oviya Pashiri]] found the hidden prison where Baral worked, he managed to trap the three in a <c>Deadlock Trap</c>, intending to leave them to suffocate.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/bottled-2016-09-28|Bottled Up|[[James Wyatt]]|September 28, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Baral later helped [[Tezzeret]] steal the best inventions and abduct the best inventors from the Inventor's Fair.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/very-arena-2016-10-12|In This Very Arena|[[Doug Beyer]]|October 12, 2016}}</ref>[[File:Disallow.jpg|thumb|Disallow|left|284x284px]]After the Renegades took control of the central Aether Hub of the city, Tezzeret ordered Baral to distract Chandra, exploiting the hatred that existed between both. However, to keep the Consulate officer under control Tezzeret ordered [[Dovin Baan]] to supervise the operation. Arriving at the central hub, Baral began to taunt Chandra luring her away from her companions to an abandoned quarter of old stone buildings along the river. After negating a fire blast Baral began to lead her to his trap when his progress was blocked by a thorn wall conjured by Nissa, who had followed after them. At a disadvantage being confronted by two planeswalkers the Consulate officer was picked up by Baan in a thopter. Knowing he couldn’t defeat the two in combat he requested additional support but was denied by Baan reminding him they were just a distraction. [[File:Baral.jpg|thumb|Baral without mask|244x244px]]Back on the ground, Baral starts up both a physical and psychological attack on Chandra, managing to get the better of her with a kick to her gut. About to deliver a killing blow he | Baral later helped [[Tezzeret]] steal the best inventions and abduct the best inventors from the Inventor's Fair.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/very-arena-2016-10-12|In This Very Arena|[[Doug Beyer]]|October 12, 2016}}</ref>[[File:Disallow.jpg|thumb|Disallow|left|284x284px]]After the Renegades took control of the central Aether Hub of the city, Tezzeret ordered Baral to distract Chandra, exploiting the hatred that existed between both. However, to keep the Consulate officer under control Tezzeret ordered [[Dovin Baan]] to supervise the operation. Arriving at the central hub, Baral began to taunt Chandra luring her away from her companions to an abandoned quarter of old stone buildings along the river. After negating a fire blast Baral began to lead her to his trap when his progress was blocked by a thorn wall conjured by Nissa, who had followed after them. At a disadvantage being confronted by two planeswalkers the Consulate officer was picked up by Baan in a thopter. Knowing he couldn’t defeat the two in combat he requested additional support but was denied by Baan reminding him they were just a distraction. [[File:Baral.jpg|thumb|Baral without mask|244x244px]]Back on the ground, Baral starts up both a physical and psychological attack on Chandra, managing to get the better of her with a kick to her gut. About to deliver a killing blow, he was stopped by a filigree bird sent by Mrs. Pashiri, just a platform away. Ordering his thopter to gun down Pashiri’s platform, Baral turned his attention back to Chandra, who had already returned to her feet. Locked in combat, Baral admitted to her that Kiran Nalaar had not died in the fire, as the official report stated, but that Kiran had been murdered by the Consulate officer. Finally driven to her breaking point Chandra let loose her powers to the point of self-imploding, which had been Baral's goal all along. Unfortunately for Baral’s plan, Nissa was able to talk her down. Seeing he had no other choice, Baral tried to kill her, but was stopped by Nissa’s elemental. Escaping in Baan’s thopter, the vedalken charges Baral with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of extrajudicial incarceration and multiple counts of falsification of the public record.<ref name="Burn">{{DailyRef|magic-story/burn|Burn|[[Chris L'Etoile]]|January 4, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Dhiren Baral was imprisoned in the [[Ghirapur#Locations|Dhund]].<ref name="Renewal">{{DailyRef|magic-story/renewal-2017-02-01|Renewal|[[Magic Creative Team]]|February 1, 2017}}</ref> | Dhiren Baral was imprisoned in the [[Ghirapur#Locations|Dhund]].<ref name="Renewal">{{DailyRef|magic-story/renewal-2017-02-01|Renewal|[[Magic Creative Team]]|February 1, 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Phyrexian invasion=== | ===Phyrexian invasion=== | ||
When the prison where ex-Consulate officer Baral was held was damaged by Phyrexian attacks, he lost no time in escaping. His delight at being free was cut short when he found himself facing a host of Phyrexians. He would have died, if not for the timely intervention of the notorious skyship pirate captain [[Karpani Zevanwat|Kari Zev]]. When Kari Zev realized exactly whom she had rescued, she gave Baral a choice that was no choice at all: help her fight or be thrown overboard. Though they | When the prison where ex-Consulate officer Baral was held was damaged by Phyrexian attacks, he lost no time in escaping. His delight at being free was cut short when he found himself facing a host of Phyrexians. He would have died, if not for the timely intervention of the notorious skyship pirate captain [[Karpani Zevanwat|Kari Zev]]. When Kari Zev realized exactly whom she had rescued, she gave Baral a choice that was no choice at all: help her fight or be thrown overboard. Though they were allied, for the time being, Kari tasked First Mate [[Ragavan]] to watch Baral for any sign of deception. They knew that if they both survived, they would find themselves on opposite sides once again.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/the-legendary-team-ups-of-march-of-the-machine|The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine|[[Emily Teng]]|April 13, 2023}}</ref> | ||
In light of his zealous defense of | In light of his zealous defense of Kaladesh the new Consulate overlooked all his past transgressions.<ref>Flavor text of {{card|Baral, Chief of Compliance||MUL|#=8}}</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:ChandraBaralOrigins.png|[[Chandra Nalaar]] faces Baral at her execution. | File:ChandraBaralOrigins.png|[[Chandra Nalaar]] faces Baral at her execution. | ||
File:AER m3 v.jpg|Baral at the [[Consulate]] Aether Hub. | File:AER m3 v.jpg|Baral at the [[Consulate]] Aether Hub. | ||
File:MOMKeyArt3.jpg|''[[March of the Machine]]'' key art. | |||
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| {{ArticleArchive| | | {{ArticleArchive|feature/chandras-origin-fire-logic-2015-06-10|Chandra's Origin: Fire Logic}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2015-06-10 ||''[[Magic Origins]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]], [[Regatha]] || [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Pia Nalaar]], [[Kiran Nalaar]], Dhiren Baral, [[Oviya Pashiri]] | ||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/ | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/renegade-prime-2016-09-14|Renegade Prime}} || [[Mel Li]] || 2016-09-14 || ''[[Kaladesh]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Pia Nalaar]], Dhiren Baral, [[Tamni]], [[Venkat Dasai]], Nadya, [[Kari Zev]], Viprikti, [[Dovin Baan]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Tezzeret]], [[Oviya Pashiri]] | ||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/bottled-2016-09-28|Bottled Up}} || [[James Wyatt]] || 2016-09-28 || ''[[Kaladesh]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Oviya Pashiri]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]], Dhiren Baral | |||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/very-arena-2016-10-12|In This Very Arena}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-10-12 || ''[[Kaladesh]]'' || [[Ravnica]], [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[The Gatewatch]], [[Ral Zarek]], [[Oviya Pashiri]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Kambal]], [[Pia Nalaar]], Dhiren Baral, [[Rashmi]], [[Tezzeret]], [[Saheeli Rai]] | |||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/burn|Burn}} || [[Chris L'Etoile]]|| 2017-01-04 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Dovin Baan]], [[Tezzeret]], | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/burn|Burn}} || [[Chris L'Etoile]] || 2017-01-04 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Dovin Baan]], [[Tezzeret]], Dhiren Baral, [[The Gatewatch]], [[Oviya Pashiri]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Vatti]], Dayal, [[Pia Nalaar]], [[Kari Zev]] | ||
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/renewal-2017-02-01|Renewal}} || [[Mel Li]], [[Kelly Digges]], [[Alison Luhrs]], [[Doug Beyer]], and [[Chris L'Etoile]] || 2017-02-01 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[ | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/renewal-2017-02-01|Renewal}} || [[Mel Li]], [[Kelly Digges]], [[Alison Luhrs]], [[Doug Beyer]], and [[Chris L'Etoile]] || 2017-02-01 || ''[[Aether Revolt]]'' || [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] || [[Pia Nalaar]], [[The Gatewatch]], Dhiren Baral, [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Padeem]], [[Yahenni]], [[Depala]], Crankshaft, Sana Ahir | ||
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| Birthplace | Kaladesh |
| Lifetime | Mending Era |
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Dhiren Baral is a human officer of the Consulate in Ghirapur on Kaladesh.
Description
Baral is a monolith of a man, stout and statuesque. A young Chandra's perception was that his face seemed to taunt those around it for being of lesser handsomeness. However, his face was burned and is now covered in scar tissue. He hides it behind a filigree mask.
While officially tasked with persecuting criminals who are smuggling aether, he is also responsible for hunting mages that could become threats to society.
History
Secretly a mage with anti-fire magic of his own, he was tasked to prosecute Chandra Nalaar for using fire magic. Even when the consuls deemed the search for the renegades too costly, he continued to hunt for them. He stabbed Kiran Nalaar in the stomach and torched Bunarat, the village where Chandra and her parents had been hiding. In his official story, Chandra was blamed for the fire and the death of her parents.[1] When Baral tried to execute Chandra at Ghirapur, the threat ignited her planeswalker's spark and she planeswalked to Regatha.[2] The ignition of her spark burned Baral's face, leaving him deformed and scarred and with an even more obsessive hatred of the Nalaars. After the event, the Consulate demoted him from captain to lieutenant.
Baral started to torment the captured Pia Nalaar, telling her repeatedly over the course of many months that he had killed her daughter.[3] When Nissa, Chandra and Oviya Pashiri found the hidden prison where Baral worked, he managed to trap the three in a Deadlock Trap, intending to leave them to suffocate.[4]
Baral later helped Tezzeret steal the best inventions and abduct the best inventors from the Inventor's Fair.[5]
After the Renegades took control of the central Aether Hub of the city, Tezzeret ordered Baral to distract Chandra, exploiting the hatred that existed between both. However, to keep the Consulate officer under control Tezzeret ordered Dovin Baan to supervise the operation. Arriving at the central hub, Baral began to taunt Chandra luring her away from her companions to an abandoned quarter of old stone buildings along the river. After negating a fire blast Baral began to lead her to his trap when his progress was blocked by a thorn wall conjured by Nissa, who had followed after them. At a disadvantage being confronted by two planeswalkers the Consulate officer was picked up by Baan in a thopter. Knowing he couldn’t defeat the two in combat he requested additional support but was denied by Baan reminding him they were just a distraction.
Back on the ground, Baral starts up both a physical and psychological attack on Chandra, managing to get the better of her with a kick to her gut. About to deliver a killing blow, he was stopped by a filigree bird sent by Mrs. Pashiri, just a platform away. Ordering his thopter to gun down Pashiri’s platform, Baral turned his attention back to Chandra, who had already returned to her feet. Locked in combat, Baral admitted to her that Kiran Nalaar had not died in the fire, as the official report stated, but that Kiran had been murdered by the Consulate officer. Finally driven to her breaking point Chandra let loose her powers to the point of self-imploding, which had been Baral's goal all along. Unfortunately for Baral’s plan, Nissa was able to talk her down. Seeing he had no other choice, Baral tried to kill her, but was stopped by Nissa’s elemental. Escaping in Baan’s thopter, the vedalken charges Baral with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of extrajudicial incarceration and multiple counts of falsification of the public record.[1]
Dhiren Baral was imprisoned in the Dhund.[6]
Phyrexian invasion
When the prison where ex-Consulate officer Baral was held was damaged by Phyrexian attacks, he lost no time in escaping. His delight at being free was cut short when he found himself facing a host of Phyrexians. He would have died, if not for the timely intervention of the notorious skyship pirate captain Kari Zev. When Kari Zev realized exactly whom she had rescued, she gave Baral a choice that was no choice at all: help her fight or be thrown overboard. Though they were allied, for the time being, Kari tasked First Mate Ragavan to watch Baral for any sign of deception. They knew that if they both survived, they would find themselves on opposite sides once again.[7]
In light of his zealous defense of Kaladesh the new Consulate overlooked all his past transgressions.[8]
Trivia
- In Magic Duels, Baral is represented during the Chandra campaign by the card Consul's Lieutenant.
- There was some debate on the part of Creative on whether Baral was white or blue, before settling on the latter.[9]
Gallery
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Chandra Nalaar faces Baral at her execution.
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Baral at the Consulate Aether Hub.
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March of the Machine key art.
Story appearances
In-game references
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References
- ↑ a b Chris L'Etoile (January 4, 2017). "Burn". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (June 10, 2015). "Chandra’s Origin: Fire Logic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mel Li (September 14, 2016). "Renegade Prime". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ James Wyatt (September 28, 2016). "Bottled Up". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (October 12, 2016). "In This Very Arena". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Creative Team (February 1, 2017). "Renewal". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Emily Teng (April 13, 2023). "The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text of Baral, Chief of Compliance
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2017-01-16). "Aether Way, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.