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{{Character|
{{Infobox character
|image=Starke2.jpg
|image=Starke2.jpg
|name=Starke ''il''-Vec
|name=Starke ''il''-Vec
|birthplace=[[Rath]]
|birthplace=[[Rath]]
|lifetime=4161-4205 AR
|lifetime=4161<ref name="Tempest">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200116160550/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/expert/tempest/Tempest_Characters.html Tempest Characters (archived)]</ref>-4205 AR
|race=[[Human]]
|race=[[Human]]
|sources=''[[Rath and Storm]]'', ''[[Mercadian Masques (book)|Mercadian Masques]]''
|children=[[Takara en-Dal]]
|sources=[[Rath and Storm]], [[Mercadian Masques (novel)|Mercadian Masques]]
|colors={{mana|R}}
}}
}}
'''Starke ''il''-Vec''' was an outcast of the [[Vec]] tribe and a duplicitous member of the [[Weatherlight Crew|Skyship ''Weatherlight'' crew]] that served as their guide on their journey to [[Rath]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/weatherlight-report-2007-12-03|Weather(light) Report|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 3, 2007}}</ref>


<c>Starke of Rath</c> was an outcast of the [[Vec]] tribe and a duplicitous member of the [[Weatherlight Crew|''Skyship Weatherlight'' crew]] that served as their guide on their journey to [[Rath]]. He was secretly married to an ''en''-Dal woman and was the father of [[Takara|Takara ''en''-Dal]], who was held hostage to force Starke to serve the [[Stronghold]]. In order to keep Takara safe, he helped bring [[Volrath]] to power and then helped abduct [[Captain Sisay]], but he then switched sides and aided in her rescue as it offered him his best chance of rescuing his daughter. He successfully guided the [[Weatherlight crew|''Weatherlight'' crew]] through the Stronghold, but was permanently blinded by a mind-controlled Takara before she could be brought to her senses. After Takara and Sisay were freed, Starke and the others then fled back to ''[[Weatherlight]]'' and escaped through the portal that took them to [[Mercadia]].  
==History==
Starke was secretly married to an ''en''-Dal woman and was the father of [[Takara en-Dal|Takara ''en''-Dal]], who was held hostage to force Starke to serve the [[Stronghold]]. To keep Takara safe, he helped bring [[Volrath]] to power and then helped abduct Captain [[Sisay]], fleeing Volrath's minion [[Maraxus]] of Keld. [[Crovax]] secreted Starke away to his friend [[Alaric]]'s mansion. Maraxus caught up to him nonetheless, burning down the estate and capturing Starke. [[Gerrard]] and the ''[[Skyship Weatherlight|Weatherlight]]'' crew arrived to stop Maraxus, but Starke killed him before he could reveal Starke's betrayal to Gerrard..<ref name="Center">[[Michael G. Ryan]] (August 1997). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". ''[[The Duelist]]'' #18, p.70-74</ref>


Starke was killed in Mercadia when it was revealed that "Takara" was in fact a shapeshifted Volrath, who proceeded to attack and murder Starke in retribution for his betrayal. He died without knowing his daughter's true fate.
Believing it offered him his best chance of rescuing his daughter, Starke switched sides, aiding in Sisay's rescue. He successfully guided the [[Weatherlight crew|''Weatherlight'' crew]] through the Stronghold but was permanently blinded by a mind-controlled Takara before she could be brought to her senses. After Takara and Sisay were freed, Starke and the others then fled back to ''[[Weatherlight]]'' and escaped through the portal that took them to [[Mercadia]].  


==In-Game References==
Starke was killed in Mercadia when it was revealed that "Takara" was a shapeshifted Volrath, who proceeded to attack and murder him in retribution for his betrayal. He died without knowing his daughter's true fate.
'''Depicted in the Card:'''
 
==Planes visited==
Though not a planeswalker, Starke traveled through the Multiverse as a crewmember of the ''[[Skyship Weatherlight]]''.
*[[Mercadia]]
*[[Rath]]
 
==Trivia==
*During ''[[Weatherlight]]'' design and development, [[Michael G. Ryan]] was put in charge of establishing Starke's mannerisms and style of speech.<ref name="Sails">[[Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes]]]] (August 1997). "The Set of Sails". ''[[The Duelist]]'' #18, p.60-63</ref>
 
==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
!Title!!Author!!Publishing date!!Set!!Setting (plane)!!Featuring
|-
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20070227094048/http://www.wizards.com:80/default.asp?x=magic/planarchaos2/story1 Destiny] || [[Rei Nakazawa]] || February 27, 2007 || ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' || [[Rath]] || [[Gerrard]], [[Crovax]], [[Selenia]], [[Sisay]], [[Mirri]], Starke, [[Tahngarth]], [[Karn]], [[Orim]], [[Volrath]]
|}
 
==In-game references==
{{In-game
|cards=
*<c>Starke of Rath</c>
*<c>Starke of Rath</c>
 
*{{card|Starke|Vanguard|PVAN}}
'''Associated Artwork:'''
|art=
*<c>Bandage</c>
*<c>Bandage</c>
*<c>Brush with Death</c>
*<c>Contempt</c>
*<c>Contempt</c>
*<c>Debt of Loyalty</c>
*<c>Debt of Loyalty</c> <ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/fall-maraxus-2002-06-17|Fall of Maraxus|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 17, 2002}}</ref>
*<c>Desperate Gambit</c>
*<c>Desperate Gambit</c>
*<c>Duplicity</c>
*<c>Duplicity</c>
*<c>Heat of Battle</c>
*<c>Heat of Battle</c>
*{{card|Hesitation|Stronghold}}
*<c>Liability</c>
*<c>Liability</c>
*<c>Reap</c>
*<c>Reap</c>
*<c>Vendetta</c>
*{{card|Vendetta|Mercadian Masques}}
 
|flavor=
'''Associated Flavor Text:'''
*<c>Bounty Hunter</c>
*<c>Bounty Hunter</c>
*<c>Dream Cache</c> (''Tempest'')
*{{card|Dream Cache|Tempest}}
*<c>Heat Stroke</c>
*<c>Heat Stroke</c>
*<c>Inner Sanctum</c>
*<c>Inner Sanctum</c>
*<c>Opportunist</c>
*<c>Opportunist</c>
*<c>Squee, Goblin Nabob</c> (''Tenth Edition'')
*{{card|Squee, Goblin Nabob|Tenth Edition}}
*{{card|Takara|Vanguard|PVAN}}
*<c>Volrath's Gardens</c>
*<c>Volrath's Gardens</c>
*<c>Wall of Souls</c>
*<c>Wall of Souls</c>
}}


{{The Weatherlight}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}


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{{Weatherlight Saga|Weatherlight Crew|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Storylines]]
{{Rath|characters}}
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Rogues]]
[[Category:Deceased]]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 18 June 2024

Starke il-Vec
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Details
Race Human
Birthplace Rath
Lifetime 4161[1]-4205 AR
Children Takara en-Dal
Colors
{R}
Sources
Rath and Storm, Mercadian Masques

Starke il-Vec was an outcast of the Vec tribe and a duplicitous member of the Skyship Weatherlight crew that served as their guide on their journey to Rath.[2]

History

Starke was secretly married to an en-Dal woman and was the father of Takara en-Dal, who was held hostage to force Starke to serve the Stronghold. To keep Takara safe, he helped bring Volrath to power and then helped abduct Captain Sisay, fleeing Volrath's minion Maraxus of Keld. Crovax secreted Starke away to his friend Alaric's mansion. Maraxus caught up to him nonetheless, burning down the estate and capturing Starke. Gerrard and the Weatherlight crew arrived to stop Maraxus, but Starke killed him before he could reveal Starke's betrayal to Gerrard..[3]

Believing it offered him his best chance of rescuing his daughter, Starke switched sides, aiding in Sisay's rescue. He successfully guided the Weatherlight crew through the Stronghold but was permanently blinded by a mind-controlled Takara before she could be brought to her senses. After Takara and Sisay were freed, Starke and the others then fled back to Weatherlight and escaped through the portal that took them to Mercadia.

Starke was killed in Mercadia when it was revealed that "Takara" was a shapeshifted Volrath, who proceeded to attack and murder him in retribution for his betrayal. He died without knowing his daughter's true fate.

Planes visited

Though not a planeswalker, Starke traveled through the Multiverse as a crewmember of the Skyship Weatherlight.

Trivia

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Destiny Rei Nakazawa February 27, 2007 Planar Chaos Rath Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Sisay, Mirri, Starke, Tahngarth, Karn, Orim, Volrath

In-game references

Represented in:
Depicted in:
Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. ↑ Tempest Characters (archived)
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2007). "Weather(light) Report". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Michael G. Ryan (August 1997). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". The Duelist #18, p.70-74
  4. ↑ Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes]] (August 1997). "The Set of Sails". The Duelist #18, p.60-63
  5. ↑ Magic Arcana (June 17, 2002). "Fall of Maraxus". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Story publications
Blocks and Sets
Weatherlight crew
Nine Titans
Other characters
See also
Sets
Rathi storyline
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