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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|image=Chromium.jpg
|image=Chromium the Mutable.jpg
|name=Chromium Rhuell
|birthplace=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|birthplace=Unknown
|born= {{circa}} -25,000 [[AR]]
|lifetime=-25,000-2934 [[AR]].
|death=2934 AR
|race=[[Elder Dragon]]
|race=[[Elder]] [[Dragon]]<br>[[Human]] (shape change)
|sources=''[[Dakkon Blackblade (comic)]]'', ''[[Elder Dragons (comic)]]'', ''[[Ice Age (comic)]]''. His corpse played a role in ''[[The Shadow Mage (comic)]]''.
|parents=[[The Ur-Dragon]]
|spouse=[[Piru]]
|children=[[Crosis]]
|colors={{mana|WBU}}
|relatives=[[Arcades Sabboth]] (brother)<br/>[[Palladia-Mors]] (sister)<br/>[[Merrevia Sal]] (sister)<br/>[[Nicol Bolas]] (brother)<br/>[[Ugin]] (brother)<br/>[[Vaevictis Asmadi]] (cousin)<br/>[[Lividus]] (cousin)<br/>[[Piru]] (cousin)<br/>[[Ravus]] (cousin)<br/>[[Rubra]] (cousin)
|sources=See references
}}
}}


<card title="Chromium Rhuell">Chromium</card> was one of the powerful [[Elder Dragon]]s. His death drove his friend [[Ravidel]] insane, thereby indirectly causing the [[Planeswalkers' War]].
'''Chromium Rhuell''' was a famous [[Elder Dragon]] with [[shapeshifter|shapeshifting]] powers. He was long and sleek, his scales had a metallic sheen, and he had confident and curious nature.<ref name="The Twins">{{DailyRef|magic-story/magic-story/chronicle-bolas-twins-2018-06-13|Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins|[[Kate Elliott]]|June 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name="The First Lesson">{{DailyRef|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-first-lesson-2018-06-20|Chronicle of Bolas: The First Lesson|[[Kate Elliott]]|June 20, 2018}}</ref> He was brother to [[Merrevia Sal]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Arcades Sabboth]], [[Palladia-Mors]], and [[Ugin]]. He was cousin to [[Vaevictis Asmadi]] and [[Piru]], who was also his life partner. With Piru, he was father to [[Crosis]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/returning-legends-modern-horizons-2-2021-06-10|The Returning Legends of Modern Horizons 2|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|June 10, 2021}}</ref> Chromium was killed by [[Tevesh Szat]] at the end of the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]].


==Life==
==History==
Ages ago the Elder Dragons ruled supreme; but with so many beings of so great power living together, war was inevitable. In the [[Elder Dragon Wars]], they nearly wiped themselves out, leaving only a few real Elder Dragons alive. The losers of the war were either killed or stripped of their powers, wings, and limbs and turned into the [[Elder Land Wurms]]. The winners set out across the multiverse and became the ancestors of all modern [[dragons]], [[drakes]], and [[viashino]]. The only known survivors of that war were Chromium, his brothers [[Nicol Bolas]] and [[Arcades Sabboth]], his sister [[Palladia-Mors]], and their cousin [[Vaevictis Asmadi]].
===Youth===
After being spawned by [[the Ur-Dragon]], Chromium was the second [[Elder Dragon]] to name himself.<ref name="The Twins"/> After his birth, he immediately set out to study the nature of the plane he was born onto, trying to understand the underlying order of the world. Early on, he taught himself to shapeshift into a [[human]] form, so that he could walk among the people of the rising nations.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-whispers-treachery-2018-07-11|Chronicle of Bolas: Whispers of Treachery|[[Kate Elliott]]|July 11, 2018}}</ref>


Chromium and his life partner [[Piru]] eventually became servants of the [[planeswalker]] [[Geyadrone Dihada]]. One day they were summoned by her to fight [[Dakkon Blackblade]]. Dakkon tried to take control over Chromium and to force him to kill Piru, but he fought back and drained most of Dakkon's life away. With the last of his power, the planeswalker teleported Chromium to an unknown location. Piru was less fortunate however, for shortly afterwards Dakkon was reunited with the [[Black Blade]] and used it to kill the dragon.
===Elder Dragon War===
During the [[Elder Dragon War]] instigated by [[Nicol Bolas]], Chromium took to hiding himself amongst the humans.<ref name="Blood and Fire">{{DailyRef|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-blood-and-fire-2018-07-18|Chronicle of Bolas: Blood and Fire|[[Kate Elliott]]|July 18, 2018}}</ref> Thus, he was one of the few survivors of the War.<ref name="Elder Dragons"/>


===Serving Dihada===
Chromium and his life partner [[Piru]] eventually became servants of the [[planeswalker]] [[Geyadrone Dihada]].<ref>[[Dakkon Blackblade (comic)|Dakkon Blackblade]]</ref> One day they were summoned by her to fight [[Dakkon Blackblade]]. Dakkon tried to take control over Chromium and to force him to kill Piru, but he fought back and drained most of Dakkon's life away. With the last of his power, the planeswalker teleported Chromium to an unknown location. Piru was less fortunate however, for shortly afterwards Dakkon was reunited with the [[Black Blade]] and used it to kill the dragon.
===Ham, the Tickery Man===
It is unknown how Chromium ceased his service to Dihada, or how he dealt with Piru's death. The next time he was seen he posed in human form as "Ham, the Tickery Man", and was a member of the [[High Council of Mors Ridge]] who was in charge of casting the "tickery" spell, making sure his sister Palladia remained sleeping beneath [[Mors Ridge]] to keep her from attacking humans. However their cousin Vaevictus managed to wake her up, needing her to lift the curse that had turned him into a whelp. Palladia did so, and together with an army they went on the rampage. Chromium though was able to convince Vaevictis to turn on Palladia, but Palladia reversed one of Vaevictis' [[spells]], and he disappeared from the battle. Finally, Chromium and [[Ad'Amra]], a human warrior spellcaster who had fallen in love with "Ham", managed to put the sleep-spell back on Palladia.
It is unknown how Chromium ceased his service to Dihada, or how he dealt with Piru's death. The next time he was seen he posed in human form as "Ham, the Tickery Man", and was a member of the [[High Council of Mors Ridge]] who was in charge of casting the "tickery" spell, making sure his sister Palladia remained sleeping beneath [[Mors Ridge]] to keep her from attacking humans. However their cousin Vaevictus managed to wake her up, needing her to lift the curse that had turned him into a whelp. Palladia did so, and together with an army they went on the rampage. Chromium though was able to convince Vaevictis to turn on Palladia, but Palladia reversed one of Vaevictis' [[spells]], and he disappeared from the battle. Finally, Chromium and [[Ad'Amra]], a human warrior spellcaster who had fallen in love with "Ham", managed to put the sleep-spell back on Palladia.


Shortly after this, Chromium once again pledged allegiance to a planeswalker, this time to [[Faralyn]]. In his service, Chromium befriended the planeswalker's spellsquire, [[Ravidel]]. During this time, [[Arcades Sabboth]] was forcibly summoned by [[Leshrac]] to fight [[Kristina]], and in effect was killed by her.
===Serving Faralyn===
Shortly after this, Chromium once again pledged allegiance to a planeswalker, this time to [[Faralyn]].<ref name="Elder Dragons">Art Holcomb (1996), ''"[[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons]]"'', [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref> In his service, Chromium befriended the planeswalker's spellsquire, [[Ravidel]]. During this time, [[Arcades Sabboth]] was forcibly summoned by [[Leshrac]] to fight [[Kristina]], and in effect was killed by her.


As the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]] closed, Chromium was caught inside it. In 2934 AR, Faralyn called for a meeting with several other planeswalkers that were caught inside as well, the so-called [[Summit of the Null Moon]]. Tensions were high however, for the people present all had a history with one another: Leshrac and Kristina were among those who where invited. To make matters worse, Faralyn had secretly betrayed them. He, Leshrac, and [[Tevesh Szat]] planned to start fighting between the people present, hoping that the death of a planeswalker would provide enough energy for them to escape the Shard. No planeswalker died, but Szat killed Chromium, who apparently was powerful enough to allow them to escape to the plane of [[Shandalar]]. During the battle, Ravidel was killed as well, but Kristina and her lover [[Taysir]] joined forces to return him to life. Instead of being grateful, Ravidel was furious that they saved him instead of Chromium. Ravidel plotted vengeance for ages, gradually becoming more and more insane. Eventually this would lead him into starting the [[Planeswalkers' War]].
===Death===
As the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]] closed, Chromium was caught inside it. In 2934 AR, Faralyn called for a meeting with several other planeswalkers that were caught inside as well, the so-called [[Summit of the Null Moon]].<ref>[[Jeff Gomez]] (1995), "''[[Ice Age on the World of Magic: The Gathering]]. Volume 3. The Shard''". [[Armada]]</ref> Tensions were high however, for the people present all had a history with one another: Leshrac and Kristina were among those who where invited. To make matters worse, Faralyn had secretly betrayed them. He, Leshrac, and [[Tevesh Szat]] planned to start fighting between the people present, hoping that the death of a planeswalker would provide enough energy for them to escape the Shard. No planeswalker died, but Szat killed Chromium, who apparently was powerful enough to allow them to escape to the plane of [[Shandalar]].<ref name="Death">{{TwitterRef|jay13x|1742991789311627474|author=[[Jay Annelli]]|title=Killed at the end of the Ice Age|date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> During the battle, Ravidel was killed as well, but Kristina and her lover [[Taysir]] joined forces to return him to life. Instead of being grateful, Ravidel was furious that they saved him instead of Chromium. Ravidel plotted vengeance for ages, gradually becoming more and more insane. Eventually this would lead him into starting the [[Planeswalkers' War]].


Ravidel took Chromium's corpse and fashioned it into what he called a Planar Barge, which he used to carry his army in while planeswalking.
===Planar barge===
Ravidel took Chromium's corpse and fashioned it into what he called a Planar Barge, which he used to carry his army while planeswalking.<ref>[[The Shadow Mage]]</ref>


==Chromium and Chromium Rhuell?==
==Gallery==
[[Image:Chromium2.jpg|right|thumb|Chromium Rhuell, as he appeared in the Dakkon Blackblade comic.]]
<gallery>
The dragon in the art of the card Chromium does not look much like the Chromium Rhuell from the comics. Both are dragons and both have chrome-like scales, but the version from the comics is far thinner and more robot-like. Also, in the comics he is always called either "Rhuell", or "Chromium dragon", suggesting he is called Rhuell, while Chromium is a type of dragon. This has lead some people to think they might actually be two different dragons. Some people have speculated that the original Elder Dragon Chromium spawned a race of Chromium Dragons and that Rhuell was a [[Dragons#Lesser Elder|Lesser Elder]].
Image:Chromium.jpg|Card art in Legends.
File:Chromium human.jpg|Chromium in its [[human]] form.
File:Palladia-Mors and Chromium Rhuell.jpg|Chromium Rhuell defeats his sister [[Palladia-Mors]].
File:Summit.jpg|[[Faralyn]], [[Ravidel]], [[Kristina of the Woods]], [[Leshrac]] and Chromium in [[Null Moon]].
</gallery>


However, the article from the [[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons comic]] reveals that they are one and the same character. Changes in appearence can be explained by shapeshifting abilities.
==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-twins-2018-06-13|Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins}} || [[Kate Elliott]] || 2018-06-13 || ''[[Core Set 2019]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Tarkir]] || [[Naiva]], [[Baishya]], [[Yasova Dragonclaw]], [[the Ur-Dragon]], [[Arcades Sabboth]], Chromium Rhuell, [[Palladia-Mors]], [[Merrevia Sal]], [[Ugin]], [[Nicol Bolas]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-first-lesson-2018-06-20|Chronicle of Bolas: The First Lesson}} || [[Kate Elliott]] || 2018-06-20 || ''[[Core Set 2019]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Tarkir]] || [[Naiva]], [[Baishya]], [[Fec]], [[Yasova Dragonclaw]], [[Rakhan]], [[Sorya]], [[Tae Jin]],[[Ugin]], [[Nicol Bolas]], Chromium Rhuell, [[Palladia-Mors]], [[Vaevictis Asmadi]], [[Arcades Sabboth]], [[Te Ju Ki]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-whispers-treachery-2018-07-11|Chronicle of Bolas: Whispers of Treachery}} || [[Kate Elliott]] || 2018-07-11 || ''[[Core Set 2019]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Tarkir]] || [[Naiva]], [[Yasova Dragonclaw]], [[Baishya]], [[Tae Jin]], [[Fec]], [[Mattak]], [[Oiyan]], [[Darka]], [[Rakhan]], [[Sorya]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Ugin]], Chromium Rhuell
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-blood-and-fire-2018-07-18|Chronicle of Bolas: Blood and Fire}} || [[Kate Elliott]] || 2018-07-18 || ''[[Core Set 2019]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Tarkir]] || [[Naiva]], [[Darka]], [[Yasova Dragonclaw]], [[Atarka]], [[Fec]], [[Oiyan]], [[Tae Jin]], [[Baishya]], [[Rakhan]], [[Ugin]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Palladia-Mors]], [[Vaevictis Asmadi]], [[Lividus]], [[Ravus]], [[Rubra]], Chromium Rhuell, [[Arcades Sabboth]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-perspectives-2018-08-08|Chronicle of Bolas: Perspectives }} || [[Kate Elliott]] || 2018-08-08 || ''[[Core Set 2019]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], [[Meditation Plane]], [[Tarkir]] || [[Naiva]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Ugin]], [[Baishya]], [[Yasova Dragonclaw]], [[the Ur-Dragon]], [[Arcades Sabboth]], Chromium Rhuell, [[Palladia-Mors]], [[Vaevictis Asmadi]]
|}
 
==In-game references==
{{in-game
|cards=
*<c>Chromium</c>
*<c>Chromium, the Mutable</c>
}}


The difference in appearance can also be explained by the different artists' styles.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Ice Age Saga]]
[[Category:Shapeshifters]]
[[Category:Dragons]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Prerevisionist]]

Latest revision as of 11:08, 21 June 2024

Chromium Rhuell
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Chromium the Mutable.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Elder Dragon
Human (shape change)
Birthplace Dominaria
Born c. -25,000 AR
Died 2934 AR
Spouse Piru
Children Crosis
Parents The Ur-Dragon
Relatives Arcades Sabboth (brother)
Palladia-Mors (sister)
Merrevia Sal (sister)
Nicol Bolas (brother)
Ugin (brother)
Vaevictis Asmadi (cousin)
Lividus (cousin)
Piru (cousin)
Ravus (cousin)
Rubra (cousin)
Colors
{W}{U}{B}
Sources
See references

Chromium Rhuell was a famous Elder Dragon with shapeshifting powers. He was long and sleek, his scales had a metallic sheen, and he had confident and curious nature.[1][2] He was brother to Merrevia Sal, Nicol Bolas, Arcades Sabboth, Palladia-Mors, and Ugin. He was cousin to Vaevictis Asmadi and Piru, who was also his life partner. With Piru, he was father to Crosis.[3] Chromium was killed by Tevesh Szat at the end of the Ice Age.

History

Youth

After being spawned by the Ur-Dragon, Chromium was the second Elder Dragon to name himself.[1] After his birth, he immediately set out to study the nature of the plane he was born onto, trying to understand the underlying order of the world. Early on, he taught himself to shapeshift into a human form, so that he could walk among the people of the rising nations.[4]

Elder Dragon War

During the Elder Dragon War instigated by Nicol Bolas, Chromium took to hiding himself amongst the humans.[5] Thus, he was one of the few survivors of the War.[6]

Serving Dihada

Chromium and his life partner Piru eventually became servants of the planeswalker Geyadrone Dihada.[7] One day they were summoned by her to fight Dakkon Blackblade. Dakkon tried to take control over Chromium and to force him to kill Piru, but he fought back and drained most of Dakkon's life away. With the last of his power, the planeswalker teleported Chromium to an unknown location. Piru was less fortunate however, for shortly afterwards Dakkon was reunited with the Black Blade and used it to kill the dragon.

Ham, the Tickery Man

It is unknown how Chromium ceased his service to Dihada, or how he dealt with Piru's death. The next time he was seen he posed in human form as "Ham, the Tickery Man", and was a member of the High Council of Mors Ridge who was in charge of casting the "tickery" spell, making sure his sister Palladia remained sleeping beneath Mors Ridge to keep her from attacking humans. However their cousin Vaevictus managed to wake her up, needing her to lift the curse that had turned him into a whelp. Palladia did so, and together with an army they went on the rampage. Chromium though was able to convince Vaevictis to turn on Palladia, but Palladia reversed one of Vaevictis' spells, and he disappeared from the battle. Finally, Chromium and Ad'Amra, a human warrior spellcaster who had fallen in love with "Ham", managed to put the sleep-spell back on Palladia.

Serving Faralyn

Shortly after this, Chromium once again pledged allegiance to a planeswalker, this time to Faralyn.[6] In his service, Chromium befriended the planeswalker's spellsquire, Ravidel. During this time, Arcades Sabboth was forcibly summoned by Leshrac to fight Kristina, and in effect was killed by her.

Death

As the Shard of the Twelve Worlds closed, Chromium was caught inside it. In 2934 AR, Faralyn called for a meeting with several other planeswalkers that were caught inside as well, the so-called Summit of the Null Moon.[8] Tensions were high however, for the people present all had a history with one another: Leshrac and Kristina were among those who where invited. To make matters worse, Faralyn had secretly betrayed them. He, Leshrac, and Tevesh Szat planned to start fighting between the people present, hoping that the death of a planeswalker would provide enough energy for them to escape the Shard. No planeswalker died, but Szat killed Chromium, who apparently was powerful enough to allow them to escape to the plane of Shandalar.[9] During the battle, Ravidel was killed as well, but Kristina and her lover Taysir joined forces to return him to life. Instead of being grateful, Ravidel was furious that they saved him instead of Chromium. Ravidel plotted vengeance for ages, gradually becoming more and more insane. Eventually this would lead him into starting the Planeswalkers' War.

Planar barge

Ravidel took Chromium's corpse and fashioned it into what he called a Planar Barge, which he used to carry his army while planeswalking.[10]

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins Kate Elliott 2018-06-13 Core Set 2019 Dominaria, Tarkir Naiva, Baishya, Yasova Dragonclaw, the Ur-Dragon, Arcades Sabboth, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Merrevia Sal, Ugin, Nicol Bolas
Chronicle of Bolas: The First Lesson Kate Elliott 2018-06-20 Core Set 2019 Dominaria, Tarkir Naiva, Baishya, Fec, Yasova Dragonclaw, Rakhan, Sorya, Tae Jin,Ugin, Nicol Bolas, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi, Arcades Sabboth, Te Ju Ki
Chronicle of Bolas: Whispers of Treachery Kate Elliott 2018-07-11 Core Set 2019 Dominaria, Tarkir Naiva, Yasova Dragonclaw, Baishya, Tae Jin, Fec, Mattak, Oiyan, Darka, Rakhan, Sorya, Nicol Bolas, Ugin, Chromium Rhuell
Chronicle of Bolas: Blood and Fire Kate Elliott 2018-07-18 Core Set 2019 Dominaria, Tarkir Naiva, Darka, Yasova Dragonclaw, Atarka, Fec, Oiyan, Tae Jin, Baishya, Rakhan, Ugin, Nicol Bolas, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi, Lividus, Ravus, Rubra, Chromium Rhuell, Arcades Sabboth
Chronicle of Bolas: Perspectives Kate Elliott 2018-08-08 Core Set 2019 Dominaria, Meditation Plane, Tarkir Naiva, Nicol Bolas, Ugin, Baishya, Yasova Dragonclaw, the Ur-Dragon, Arcades Sabboth, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi

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References

  1. ↑ a b Kate Elliott (June 13, 2018). "Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Kate Elliott (June 20, 2018). "Chronicle of Bolas: The First Lesson". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Ethan Fleischer (June 10, 2021). "The Returning Legends of Modern Horizons 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Kate Elliott (July 11, 2018). "Chronicle of Bolas: Whispers of Treachery". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Kate Elliott (July 18, 2018). "Chronicle of Bolas: Blood and Fire". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ a b Art Holcomb (1996), "Elder Dragons", Wizards of the Coast
  7. ↑ Dakkon Blackblade
  8. ↑ Jeff Gomez (1995), "Ice Age on the World of Magic: The Gathering. Volume 3. The Shard". Armada
  9. ↑ Jay Annelli (January 4, 2024). "Killed at the end of the Ice Age". Twitter.
  10. ↑ The Shadow Mage
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