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'''Nevinyrral''' was a [[lich]] and [[necromancer]] from [[Urborg]] on [[Dominaria]].<ref>[[Pete Venters]] (August, 1997), ''Dominian Chronicles'', [[Duelist]] #19</ref> | '''Nevinyrral''' was a [[lich]] and [[necromancer]] from [[Urborg]] on [[Dominaria]].<ref>[[Pete Venters]] (August, 1997), ''Dominian Chronicles'', [[Duelist]] #19</ref> | ||
He controlled the [[City of Urborg]], which was once at war with [[Bogardan]]. Little is known about the war, but legend states that he was outmaneuvered and the city was swallowed by a volcano that tore up from the ground directly beneath it. His last act was to use the powerful <c>Nevinyrral's Disk</c> to deny his enemies any of the magical trove that might survive the flames, destroying himself and most of Urborg in the process. He is also the author of the '' | He controlled the [[City of Urborg]], which was once at war with [[Bogardan]]. Little is known about the war, but legend states that he was outmaneuvered and the city was swallowed by a volcano that tore up from the ground directly beneath it. His last act was to use the powerful <c>Nevinyrral's Disk</c> to deny his enemies any of the magical trove that might survive the flames, destroying himself and most of Urborg in the process. He is also the author of the ''Necromancer's Handbook'', the bible of necromancy. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"Nevinyrral" is the name of | "Nevinyrral" is the name of science fiction author [[Wikipedia:Larry_Niven|Larry Niven]] written backwards. He came up with the term "[[mana]]" to denote the amount of Magic as a nonrenewable [[resource]] tied to lands. In Niven's <i>Magic Goes Away</i> series, his protagonist The Warlock invented a spinning disc that depleted available mana in its vicinity to power its rotation as an experiment to investigate the mysterious appearance of areas where magic would grow weak or cease to function altogether. This disc inspired the designers of [[Alpha]] to create Nevinyrral's Disk. | ||
==In-game references== | ==In-game references== | ||
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'''Quoted or referred to:''' | '''Quoted or referred to:''' | ||
* | * <c>Dark Bargain</c> | ||
* {{cardlink|Disentomb|Magic 2013}} | * {{cardlink|Disentomb|Magic 2013}} | ||
* {{cardlink|Drudge Skeletons|Fifth Edition}} | * {{cardlink|Drudge Skeletons|Fifth Edition}} | ||
* <c>Ladies' Knight</c> <ref>{{NewRef|akroma-art-quiz-2006-06-13|Akroma-in-Art Quiz|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 13, 2006}}</ref> | * <c>Ladies' Knight</c><ref>{{NewRef|akroma-art-quiz-2006-06-13|Akroma-in-Art Quiz|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 13, 2006}}</ref> | ||
* <c>Magus of the Disk</c> | * <c>Magus of the Disk</c> | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 17 November 2018
Nevinyrral was a lich and necromancer from Urborg on Dominaria.[1]
He controlled the City of Urborg, which was once at war with Bogardan. Little is known about the war, but legend states that he was outmaneuvered and the city was swallowed by a volcano that tore up from the ground directly beneath it. His last act was to use the powerful Nevinyrral's Disk to deny his enemies any of the magical trove that might survive the flames, destroying himself and most of Urborg in the process. He is also the author of the Necromancer's Handbook, the bible of necromancy.
Trivia
"Nevinyrral" is the name of science fiction author Larry Niven written backwards. He came up with the term "mana" to denote the amount of Magic as a nonrenewable resource tied to lands. In Niven's Magic Goes Away series, his protagonist The Warlock invented a spinning disc that depleted available mana in its vicinity to power its rotation as an experiment to investigate the mysterious appearance of areas where magic would grow weak or cease to function altogether. This disc inspired the designers of Alpha to create Nevinyrral's Disk.
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References
- ↑ Pete Venters (August, 1997), Dominian Chronicles, Duelist #19
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