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The '''Tartyx''' river forms the boundary between the mortal realm of the Theros and the Underworld. It is also known as the "Rivers that Ring the World" as it is formed from the confluence of five tributaries, each originating in one of the five wards of the Underworld.<ref name="D&D Theros Guide">Wizards RPG Team (2020), ''[[D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref> | |||
Although the Underworld is dark, it is ironically not connected to [[Nyx]], as it lacks the night as much as it lacks the Sun. Its landscape is characterized by huge columns, and giant chains and poplar trees.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/01/sam-burley-talks-about-his-theros-beyond-death-lands/|title=Sam Burley Talks About His Theros Beyond Death Lands|author=Donny Caltrider|date=January 23, 2020|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> | Although the Underworld is dark, it is ironically not connected to [[Nyx]], as it lacks the night as much as it lacks the Sun. Its landscape is characterized by huge columns, and giant chains and poplar trees.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/01/sam-burley-talks-about-his-theros-beyond-death-lands/|title=Sam Burley Talks About His Theros Beyond Death Lands|author=Donny Caltrider|date=January 23, 2020|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> | ||
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The Underworld of Theros is a subterranean realm beneath the "Rivers that Ring the World", where the dead end up and dwell. It is the equivalent of ancient Greek Hades.
Description
The Tartyx river forms the boundary between the mortal realm of the Theros and the Underworld. It is also known as the "Rivers that Ring the World" as it is formed from the confluence of five tributaries, each originating in one of the five wards of the Underworld.[1]
Although the Underworld is dark, it is ironically not connected to Nyx, as it lacks the night as much as it lacks the Sun. Its landscape is characterized by huge columns, and giant chains and poplar trees.[2]
The Underworld is governed by the god Erebos, cast into the place by a frightened and paranoid Heliod after his birth.[3] Erebos rules the Underworld with an iron whip. Jealous, tyrannical and paranoid, he creates monsters to guard his realm.[4] Deathless soldiers called phylaskia guard the borders[5], and so does Kunoros, Hound of Athreos. Some souls in the Underworld become twisted and hateful over the course of their afterlife. The most evil and malicious of them also transform into horrible monsters.[6] Many other souls find their memories and identity gradually eroding away, until they become lifeless statues known as misera.[7]
History
Thousands of years ago, the gods waged war against the titans, their predecessors. Victorious, the gods sealed the titans in the Underworld. If they would ever be freed, they would inflict unspeakable horrors on Theros.
Locations
Different sections of the Underworld are aligned with the five colors of mana.[8]
- Agonas, in whose arenas honorless fighters are doomed to fight forever.[9] It is aligned with red mana.
- Phylias, a tedious place for ordinary or indifferent souls whose lives were uninspired.[10] It is aligned with white mana.
- The glassy oceans of Nerono.[11] It is aligned with blue mana.
- The Labyrinth of Memories is a maze of waterways in the Underworld that traps travelers by sending them in circles for eternity. Sirens torment lost souls by whispering true directions -- words that fade immediately from the listener's mind.
- Ilysia, a protected realm as tranquil and vibrant as the rest of the Underworld is bleak.[12] Those who die as heroes are permitted to dwell here. It is aligned with green mana.
- The bleak realm of Tizerus, outside the palace of Erebos, where all hope crumbles to dust.[13] It is aligned with black mana.
- The Mire of Punishment: where those caught attempting to escape the Underworld spend the rest of their existence.[14]
In-game references
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References
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (2020), D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Donny Caltrider (January 23, 2020). "Sam Burley Talks About His Theros Beyond Death Lands". Hipsters of the Coast.
- ↑ The Magic Creative Team (August 21, 2013). "Planeswalker's Guide to Theros". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Erebos, Bleak-Hearted. Reddit (December 30, 2019).
- ↑ Flavor text for Underworld Sentinel
- ↑ Woe Strider. Reddit (December 30, 2019).
- ↑ Flavor text for Final Death
- ↑ The Vorthos Cast (February 10, 2020). "This week we have special guest James Wyatt from Wizards of the Coast on to talk about Theros: Beyond Death.". The Vorthos Cast.
- ↑ Flavor text for Final Flare
- ↑ Flavor text for Dreadful Apathy
- ↑ Flavor text for Memory Drain
- ↑ Flavor text for Ilysian Caryatid
- ↑ Flavor text for Fruit of Tizerus and Cling to Dust
- ↑ Flavor text for Mire's Grasp
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