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|image=Mavren.jpg | |image=Mavren.jpg | ||
|aka=Hierophant | |||
|birthplace=[[Ixalan]] | |birthplace=[[Ixalan]] | ||
|lifetime= | |lifetime= Became a vampire c. 4360 | ||
|race=[[Vampire]] | |race=[[Vampire]] | ||
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Pontifex '''Mavren Fein''', is the highest ranking member of the [[Church of Dusk]], [[Torrezon]]'s clergy on [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]]. | |||
==Description== | |||
Fein speaks both his native tongue as well as the language of the [[Sun Empire]].<ref name="300 steps"/> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A powerful man, his voice rings with unshakable authority that makes nobles tremble. Fein | A powerful man, his voice rings with unshakable authority that makes nobles tremble. As a hierophant, a high-ranking member of the [[Legion of Dusk]], Fein sought [[Elenda]], the guardian of the [[Immortal Sun]], to bring eternal life to his people.<ref name="Explore Ixalan">[https://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planes/ixalan Explore the Planes: Ixalan]</ref><ref name="The Race 1">{{DailyRef|magic-story/race-part-1-2017-10-11|The Race, Part 1|[[R&D Narrative Team]]|October 11, 2017}}</ref> After the theft of the [[Immortal Sun]], Elenda had become a vampire and taught her Rite to the nobles so that they could take up the sacrifice and join her in her search. Mavren Fein was one of her early converts, taking the rite two hundred years before the race for [[Orazca]].<ref name="The Race 1"/> He watched as she sailed back into the west and waited for his day to follow her. | ||
Centuries later, he finally traveled to the continent of Ixalan, to find | Centuries later, he finally traveled to the continent of Ixalan, to find Orazca and the Immortal Sun. He guided his ship to shore by faith alone when he destroyed the navigational instruments during the rapture of his [[Blood Fast]]. On his own, he managed to reach [[Legion of Dusk#Miraldanor|Adanto]].<ref name="The Race 1"/> | ||
Joining up with [[Vona]], the Butcher of Magan, he managed to reach Orazca | Joining up with [[Vona]], the Butcher of Magan, he managed to reach Orazca and threw [[Kumena]] out of the window of the Tower of Triumph.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/flood-2018-01-10|The Flood|[[R&D Narrative Team]]|January 10, 2018}}</ref> After the vampires, came [[Huatli]] and her [[Sun Empire]] compatriots, [[Angrath]] and his [[pirate]] crew, and the unlikely couple of [[Vraska]] and [[Jace]]. While the four factions struggled to claim the sun's power for themselves, the artifact was stolen by [[Tezzeret]] and removed from the plane.<ref name="Arbiter Law">{{DailyRef|magic-story/arbiter-law-left-chaos-his-wake-2018-01-24|The Arbiter of Law Left Chaos in His Wake|[[R&D Narrative Team]]|January 24, 2018}}</ref> | ||
After the Immortal Sun was stolen from the plane, Saint Elenda reappeared and told her followers that they were finally free from their ancient duty. An angry and confused Vona asked her why she had left them and denied them immortality. Elenda answered that immortality was not the purpose of her gift, but protection. Deference to forces greater than themselves and humility would lead them to salvation, not the Immortal Sun. She | After the Immortal Sun was stolen from the plane, Saint Elenda reappeared and told her followers that they were finally free from their ancient duty. An angry and confused Vona asked her why she had left them and denied them immortality. Elenda answered that immortality was not the purpose of her gift, but protection. Deference to forces greater than themselves and humility would lead them to salvation, not the Immortal Sun. She said that she had found the sun and decided to become its sentinel within the Golden City while awaiting the arrival of other members of her order. She asked to be brought to Queen Miralda. Vona denied her, but Mavren Fein punished Vona for speaking ill of the living saint. After reprimanding Vona, the three left and the Legion left the continent of Ixalan.<ref name="tell story">{{DailyRef|magic-story/who-tells-stories-2018-02-07|Who Tells the Stories|[[R&D Narrative Team]]|February 2, 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Phyrexian Invasion=== | |||
Fein later returned from Torrezon to the continent of Ixalan and was captured by the Sun Empire. When New Phyrexia [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse|invaded Ixalan]], he was released under [[Huatli]]'s command to invoke the Elder Dinosaurs against the invasion.<ref name="300 steps">{{DailyRef|magic-story/three-hundred-steps-under-the-sun|March of the Machine - Ixalan: Three Hundred Steps Under the Sun|[[Miguel Lopez]]|Mar 21, 2023}}</ref> | |||
After being summoned, the elder dinosaur [[Ghalta]] cut loose among the remaining Phyrexian ranks. Seeing an opportunity, Mavren commanded his legionnaires to follow in the elder dinosaur's wake. Any Phyrexians that managed to dodge or survive Ghalta's rampage found themselves set upon by vicious vampire conquistadors. Casualties ran high, but by taking advantage of the chaos left in Ghalta's wake, Mavren was able to deal some serious damage to the invaders.<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> | |||
=== Aftermath of the Invasion === | |||
After the Invasion, Fein was promoted to Pontifex of the Church of Dusk but struggled to hold it together.<ref name="Pawns">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-pawns|''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'' - Pawns|[[Valerie Valdes]]|October 20, 2023}}</ref> In protest against his rule and the pacifism of Saint Elenda, his former ally Vona broke off and formed [[Queen's Bay Company|a splinter church]]. | |||
==Story appearances== | |||
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! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring | |||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/race-part-1-2017-10-11|The Race, Part 1}} || [[Alison Luhrs]] & [[Gregg Luben]] || 2017-10-11 || ''[[Ixalan]]'' || [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]] || Mavren Fein, [[Mardia]], Manuel, [[Elenda]], [[Pedron]], [[Vona de Iedo]], [[Jace Beleren|Jace]], [[Vraska]], Edgar, [[Breeches]], [[Malcolm]], [[Huatli]], [[Inti]], [[Teyeuh]], [[Tishana]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/flood-2018-01-10|The Flood}} || [[Alison Luhrs]], [[Gregg Luben]] & [[Kelly Digges]] || 2018-01-10 || ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'' || [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]], [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]], [[Ravnica]], [[Vryn]] || [[Kumena]], [[Vona]], Mavren Fein, [[Vraska]], [[Jace Beleren|Jace]], [[Tezzeret]], [[Liliana Vess|Liliana]], [[Ranna Beleren]], [[Gav Beleren]], [[Alhammarret]] | |||
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/arbiter-law-left-chaos-his-wake-2018-01-24|The Arbiter of Law Left Chaos in His Wake}} || [[Alison Luhrs]] & [[Gregg Luben]] || 2018-01-24 || ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'' || [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]] || [[Huatli]], [[Angrath]], [[Tishana]], [[Kumena]], [[Vona]], Mavren Fein, [[Jace Beleren|Jace]], [[Vraska]], [[Azor]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/who-tells-stories-2018-02-07|Who Tells the Stories}} || [[Alison Luhrs]] & [[Gregg Luben]]|| 2018-02-07 || ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'' || [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]] || [[Huatli]], [[Tishana]], [[Vona de Iedo]], [[Angrath]], Mavren Fein, [[Malcolm]], [[Breeches]], [[Elenda of Garrano|Elenda]], [[Pedron]], [[Zacama]], [[Apatzec Intli III]], [[Inti]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/rivals-ixalan-magic-story-alternate-endings-2018-02-21|Rivals of Ixalan Magic Story Alternate Endings}} || [[Nik Davidson]], [[Kelly Digges]], & [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] || 2018-02-21 || ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'' || [[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]] || [[Tishana]], [[Huatli]], [[Vona de Iedo]], Mavren Fein, [[Elenda]], [[Malcolm]], [[Breeches]] | |||
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/three-hundred-steps-under-the-sun|Ixalan: Three Hundred Steps Under the Sun}}||[[Miguel Lopez]]||2023-03-21||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Ixalan (plane)|Ixalan]]||[[Huatli]], [[List of secondary characters/Ixalan#Inti|Inti]], [[List of secondary characters/Ixalan#Apatzec Intli III|Apatzec Intli III]], [[Caparocti Sunborn]], Mavren Fein, [[Etali]], [[Saheeli Rai]], [[Zetalpa]], [[Tetzimoc]], [[Ghalta]], [[Nezahal]], [[Zacama]] | |||
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==In-game references== | ==In-game references== | ||
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*<c>Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle</c> | *<c>Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle</c> | ||
*<c>Ghalta and Mavren</c> | |||
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*<c>Profane Procession</c> | *<c>Profane Procession</c> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Vampires]] | [[Category:Vampires]] | ||
[[Category:Clerics]] | [[Category:Clerics]] | ||
[[Category:Undead characters]] | |||
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| Birthplace | Ixalan |
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Pontifex Mavren Fein, is the highest ranking member of the Church of Dusk, Torrezon's clergy on Ixalan.
Description
Fein speaks both his native tongue as well as the language of the Sun Empire.[1]
History
A powerful man, his voice rings with unshakable authority that makes nobles tremble. As a hierophant, a high-ranking member of the Legion of Dusk, Fein sought Elenda, the guardian of the Immortal Sun, to bring eternal life to his people.[2][3] After the theft of the Immortal Sun, Elenda had become a vampire and taught her Rite to the nobles so that they could take up the sacrifice and join her in her search. Mavren Fein was one of her early converts, taking the rite two hundred years before the race for Orazca.[3] He watched as she sailed back into the west and waited for his day to follow her.
Centuries later, he finally traveled to the continent of Ixalan, to find Orazca and the Immortal Sun. He guided his ship to shore by faith alone when he destroyed the navigational instruments during the rapture of his Blood Fast. On his own, he managed to reach Adanto.[3]
Joining up with Vona, the Butcher of Magan, he managed to reach Orazca and threw Kumena out of the window of the Tower of Triumph.[4] After the vampires, came Huatli and her Sun Empire compatriots, Angrath and his pirate crew, and the unlikely couple of Vraska and Jace. While the four factions struggled to claim the sun's power for themselves, the artifact was stolen by Tezzeret and removed from the plane.[5]
After the Immortal Sun was stolen from the plane, Saint Elenda reappeared and told her followers that they were finally free from their ancient duty. An angry and confused Vona asked her why she had left them and denied them immortality. Elenda answered that immortality was not the purpose of her gift, but protection. Deference to forces greater than themselves and humility would lead them to salvation, not the Immortal Sun. She said that she had found the sun and decided to become its sentinel within the Golden City while awaiting the arrival of other members of her order. She asked to be brought to Queen Miralda. Vona denied her, but Mavren Fein punished Vona for speaking ill of the living saint. After reprimanding Vona, the three left and the Legion left the continent of Ixalan.[6]
Phyrexian Invasion
Fein later returned from Torrezon to the continent of Ixalan and was captured by the Sun Empire. When New Phyrexia invaded Ixalan, he was released under Huatli's command to invoke the Elder Dinosaurs against the invasion.[1]
After being summoned, the elder dinosaur Ghalta cut loose among the remaining Phyrexian ranks. Seeing an opportunity, Mavren commanded his legionnaires to follow in the elder dinosaur's wake. Any Phyrexians that managed to dodge or survive Ghalta's rampage found themselves set upon by vicious vampire conquistadors. Casualties ran high, but by taking advantage of the chaos left in Ghalta's wake, Mavren was able to deal some serious damage to the invaders.[7]
Aftermath of the Invasion
After the Invasion, Fein was promoted to Pontifex of the Church of Dusk but struggled to hold it together.[8] In protest against his rule and the pacifism of Saint Elenda, his former ally Vona broke off and formed a splinter church.
Story appearances
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References
- ↑ a b Miguel Lopez (Mar 21, 2023). "March of the Machine - Ixalan: Three Hundred Steps Under the Sun". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Explore the Planes: Ixalan
- ↑ a b c R&D Narrative Team (October 11, 2017). "The Race, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ R&D Narrative Team (January 10, 2018). "The Flood". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ R&D Narrative Team (January 24, 2018). "The Arbiter of Law Left Chaos in His Wake". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ R&D Narrative Team (February 2, 2018). "Who Tells the Stories". 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.
- ↑ Valerie Valdes (October 20, 2023). "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Pawns". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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