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As an acolyte of Gix, Rona led a series of clandestine excavations deep in the [[Caves of Koilos]], searching for buried Phyrexian technology — and discovered the charred, but still living, form of the Phyrexian [[praetor]] [[Sheoldred]]. Rona led the operation to restore [[Sheoldred]]'s flesh, and was her second-in-command in staging the [[Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria]].<ref name="Echoes">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-1-echoes-dark-2022-08-10|Echoes in the Dark|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 10, 2022}}</ref> She bested [[Karn]] in a direct confrontation, and piloted a [[dragon engine]] from the ruins of [[Kroog]] in an attack on the elves of [[Yavimaya]].<ref name="Brutal">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-4-brutal-blow-2022-08-15|A Brutal Blow|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 15, 2022}}</ref>
As an acolyte of Gix, Rona led a series of clandestine excavations deep in the [[Caves of Koilos]], searching for buried Phyrexian technology — and discovered the charred, but still living, form of the Phyrexian [[praetor]] [[Sheoldred]]. Rona led the operation to restore [[Sheoldred]]'s flesh, and was her second-in-command in staging the [[Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria]].<ref name="Echoes">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-1-echoes-dark-2022-08-10|Echoes in the Dark|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 10, 2022}}</ref> She bested [[Karn]] in a direct confrontation, and piloted a [[dragon engine]] from the ruins of [[Kroog]] in an attack on the elves of [[Yavimaya]].<ref name="Brutal">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-4-brutal-blow-2022-08-15|A Brutal Blow|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 15, 2022}}</ref>


After the [[Mana Rig#Battle of the Mana Rig|Battle of the Mana Rig]], Sheoldred named Rona the new head of operations for the invasion.<ref name="Nemesis"/> She and the scattered remains of the Phyrexian invading force regrouped in [[Shiv]]'s Cometia Crater, where she further augmented herself. After being rejoined by [[Tezzeret]], they attacked [[Urza's Tower]], where [[Teferi Akosa]] and other planeswalkers were constructing the [[Temporal Anchor]], and she seriously wounded [[Jodah]] with her glaive. However, she was wounded by [[Elspeth Tirel]] in return, and the attack's commander [[Tezzeret]] spirited her away.<ref name="The Dark">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-4-the-dark|title=The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=October 26, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref>
After the [[Mana Rig#Battle of the Mana Rig|Battle of the Mana Rig]], Sheoldred named Rona the new head of operations for the invasion.<ref name="Nemesis">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-3-nemesis|title=The Brothers' War - Chapter 3: Nemesis|author=[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|date=October 25, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref> She and the scattered remains of the Phyrexian invading force regrouped in [[Shiv]]'s Cometia Crater, where she further augmented herself. After being rejoined by [[Tezzeret]], they attacked [[Urza's Tower]], where [[Teferi Akosa]] and other planeswalkers were constructing the [[Temporal Anchor]], and she seriously wounded [[Jodah]] with her glaive. However, she was wounded by [[Elspeth Tirel]] in return, and the attack's commander [[Tezzeret]] spirited her away.<ref name="The Dark">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-4-the-dark|title=The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=October 26, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref>


==Story appearances==
==Story appearances==

Revision as of 04:23, 3 December 2022

Rona
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Details
Race Human
Birthplace Dominaria
Lifetime Mending Era

Rona is a human artificer from Dominaria and follower of Gix.[1]

Description

Rona is a young woman with platinum-brown skin and dark umber curls who wears the cloak of the Tolarian Academy. She has a mechanical eye featuring a miniaturized ray cannon. She carries a glaive and has other Phyrexianized enhancements, including a device in her leg.[2]

History

Rona has trained in the Tolarian traditions of magical study, but as a member of the Society of Mishra she has strayed from those traditions in her pursuit of forbidden Phyrexian lore. She has used her biomechanical magic to replace one eye and make a few other modifications to her body in pursuit of improving and transcending her merely human form. In her studies, she draws inspiration from Gix, an ancient Thran rebel who became a Phyrexian Demon, "compleated" and perfected by augmenting his body with metal. [3]

As an acolyte of Gix, Rona led a series of clandestine excavations deep in the Caves of Koilos, searching for buried Phyrexian technology — and discovered the charred, but still living, form of the Phyrexian praetor Sheoldred. Rona led the operation to restore Sheoldred's flesh, and was her second-in-command in staging the Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[2] She bested Karn in a direct confrontation, and piloted a dragon engine from the ruins of Kroog in an attack on the elves of Yavimaya.[4]

After the Battle of the Mana Rig, Sheoldred named Rona the new head of operations for the invasion.[5] She and the scattered remains of the Phyrexian invading force regrouped in Shiv's Cometia Crater, where she further augmented herself. After being rejoined by Tezzeret, they attacked Urza's Tower, where Teferi Akosa and other planeswalkers were constructing the Temporal Anchor, and she seriously wounded Jodah with her glaive. However, she was wounded by Elspeth Tirel in return, and the attack's commander Tezzeret spirited her away.[6]

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Episode 1: Echoes in the Dark Langley Hyde 2022-08-10 Dominaria United Dominaria Karn, Sheoldred, Rona
The Brothers' War - Chapter 4: The Dark Reinhardt Suarez 2022-10-25 The Brothers' War Dominaria Elspeth Tirel, Wrenn, Seven, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Jodah, Kaya, Saheeli Rai, Rona, Tezzeret, Ashiok

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References

  1. Wizards of the Coast (April 22, 2018). "Tricksters, rogues, and forbidden magic!". The Official Magic: The Gathering Tumblr. Tumblr.
  2. a b Langley Hyde (August 10, 2022). "Echoes in the Dark". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. James Wyatt (2018), The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria. VIZ Media.
  4. Langley Hyde (August 15, 2022). "A Brutal Blow". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Reinhardt Suarez (October 25, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Chapter 3: Nemesis". Magicthegathering.com.
  6. Seanan McGuire (October 26, 2022). "The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark". Magicthegathering.com.