List of secondary characters/Theros

List of secondary characters/Theros

 

Alara

 

Amonkhet

 

Arcavios

 

Bloomburrow

 

Capenna

 

Dominaria

 

Eldraine

 

Ikoria

 

Innistrad

 

Ixalan

 

Kaladesh

 

Kaldheim

 

Kamigawa

 

Lorwyn-Shadowmoor

 

The following Theran characters are only mentioned in flavor text or appear as minor characters in the storyline.

Name	Title	Description	Cards
Adrasteia	Adrasteia, Akroan Captain	Named after one of the fates.	Swift Response
Aescalos	Aescalos, Healer of Pharika		Viper's Kiss
Aesrias	Aesrias of Akros, Hero of Iroas	A hero of Iroas whose deeds are manifold. His mother fell at the third battle of the Pharagax Bridge.
Aestraste		A former champion of Pharika. She was offered any draught from her God as a reward and chose the nectar of pure joy. After imbibing a sip, she was overtaken and drank the entire elixir, before being overwhelmed with ecstasy and dying.
Agathe	Agathe, Priest of Pharika		Asphyxiate (Born of the Gods)
Agios		A fallen soldier.	Eidolon of Inspiration
Ahkno		A blood-toll harpy and sister of Hakno and Jhamp. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.
Alexio	Alexio	A member of the Meletian Skyguard. Killed while protecting Iris.
Alkmenos		A man whose pride, in death, led to being eternally punished by Erebos	Weight of the Underworld
Althemone		Youngest companion of a past Champion of the Sun. A famed slinger.	Cyclops of One-Eyed Pass Silent Artisan
Alythos			Memory Drain
Anapse		A Meletian philosopher from Krimnos who enjoyed the simple pleasures and after whom the Anapsian school of philosophy in Meletis is named. The school embraces the pleasures of love, friendship, food, drink, art, and music.
Anatheia		A presumably long-dead ancient sage. Believed by some to have founded the library of Glossion.
Antigonos	Broken King Antigonos	A wandering minotaur claiming to be a former king of a land east of the Oraniad Mountains, he states that he was cursed by Mogis and cast out by his advisors after he declared his sickly child his heir.
Antiophes		An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with his overprotective partner Callisos.
Archaelos		Author of Effective Rhetoric.
Arissa		Received second place in a recent Iroan Games javelin competition. After saving an infant in the crowd from a beast of Mogis, the other competitors gave her their awards, and she was given Akroan citizenship in the city's warrior class, the lektoi.	Rise to the Challenge
Aristhenes		A man who murdered many members of government and their families. When finally caught he claimed that none could fairly judge him as all the judges had been personally affected. Ephara herself was said to arrive and to serve as the perfect impartial judge. She found him guilty.
Atha		A powerful firemage affected by Ashiok's Sleep Curse.
Athanas		Father of Anax, Timoteus and Pelagia, grandfather of Taranika.
Basarios	Basarios the Blade		Dark Betrayal Prowler's Helm
Bayma	Bayma, storyteller of Lagonna Band		Messenger's Speed
Biaas	Biaas the Poison Drinker	A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.
Braulios	Braulios of Pheres Band		Centaur Battlemaster
Brigone	Brigone, Soldier of Meletis		Anvilwrought Raptor Chosen by Heliod Flummoxed Cyclops
Bromos		A hefty male Lagonna-band Centaur known for his booming voice and hard-nosed haggling. He is the elder of the Surm guros and one of the oldest Lagonna guri. He has served on the Heptaristi four times.
Brygus	Brygus the Brave	A companion of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by Tritons.	Borderland Minotaur Triton Shorethief
Cacophony	Cacophony, God of Cities Cacophony, God of Cities Dark	A new God created as a result of Ashiok's machinations that was quickly slain by Ephara for meddling in her domain.	Cacophony Unleashed
Callia	Callia, Hyrax Tower scout		Ironscale Hydra
Callisos		An unsettlingly attractive lampad who serves Athreos along with their partner Antiophes.
Chakros		A foolish wizard who drove his ship's crew too close to the wrong part of the Siren Sea.
Chelta		Bodyguard of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares.
Chersio		A mortal engineer who ended a year-long winter caused by Purphoros's absence when she created a hypocaust system to warm her community. As she lit the furnace, the Forge God returned the earth's warmth. The autumn festival of the Chalcanapsion, or the Kindling or the Forge-Lighting, is held in honor of this event.
Cirkis		A witch living in the despairing lands who had cursed the fields of Setessa with blight. She was killed in a legendary battle by Anikthea. Secretly a servant of Erebos, the god dragged Anikthea to the Underworld as retribution.
Corisande	Corisande, Setessan hunter		Vulpine Goliath
Cresa		A gray-furred satyr and the oldest sibyl among the satyrs of Skola Vale.
Daeron			Hold at Bay
Diantha		A priest of Kruphix.
Dianyan Half-Heart		A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.
Drasus		A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.	Heartwarming Redemption Kytheon's Irregulars Kytheon's Tactics
Elektes		First king of Akros. Established the polis with six other warriors after the fall of the Archons. His family remain lektoi, citizens of Akros, and their symbol is the ram.
Elpidios		An oracle of Ephara and the original ruler of the Twelve, the philosopher council of Meletis, after the deaths of Kynaios and Tiro. An optimistic sage who sought to improve the lives of all Meletians through magic in all forms, Elpidios's eponymous Elpidian school of philosophers remains the dominant school in the polis to this day.
Eocles	Eocles, Oracle of Purphoros		Archetype of Aggression Boulderfall
Epikos		A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.	Heartwarming Redemption Kytheon's Irregulars Kytheon's Tactics
Erekastos		A famous philosopher.	Eidolon of Philosophy
Euphemia	Euphemia, Nexus watcher		Beast Within (Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters)
Eutropia	Eutropia the Twice-Favored	Nylea speaks to her in the windblown leaves; Thassa in the rushing tides.	Eutropia the Twice-Favored
Gathus Gadus		A lesser follower of Phenax who could whisper anyone and anything to sleep and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.
Georgios		Philosopher, the elderly tutor of Anax and his siblings.
Glokhis		A small Squirrel and stalwart companion of the Pheres-band caller Wide-Eyes.
Great-Hoof		The charger of one of the largest Pheres Centaur raiding bands. He is large, muscular, and highly skilled as a tactician. It's rumored that he once broke the back of a Minotaur with one kick.
Grinthax		A giant killed by the centaur Khestes the Adamant.	Nessian Courser
Guruthes	Guruthes, a disciple of Xenagos		Revel of the Fallen God
Gysios	Gysios, Bronzebones veteran	A minotaur soldier of Skophos.
Hakno		A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Jhamp. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.
Haktos	Haktos the Unscarred	A famous warrior with only one weakness.	Haktos the Unscarred
Halma	Halma, Nylea's Emissary	A Nyxborn lynx and confidant of Nylea. The massive lynx was caught feasting on a favorite giant boar of Nylea's. She chased the lynx for years until she grew to respect the animal.
Hira	Hira, Street Oracle		Peak Eruption Rageblood Shaman
Hulp	Hulp the Pork Bird	A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.
Humenades		A hero who used a magic horn to summon Tromokratis to destroy a cursed city. He later buried the horn in Tizerus near the palace of Erebos.
Hypatia	Hypatia of the Winged Horse	A former grange-mage from Meletis that became a soldier and the lifelong ally of a Pegasus.	Loyal Pegasus
Iadorna	Iadorna, Death Priest of Erebos		Boon of Erebos Lash of the Whip
Ianthe	Ianthe, Setessan hunter Ianthe the Bold		Oakheart Dryads
Igalus	King Igalus	A king who died upon viewing a decapitated gorgon's head.	Gorgon's Head
Iris	Iris of the Sight	A blind oracle of Ephara in Meletis.
Jhamp		A blood-toll harpy and sister of Ahkno and Hakno. She and her sisters hunt travelers to the Pool of Lyth.
Kadmos		The younger brother of Maia, a four-year old boy at the time of the defeat of Polukranos.
Kaletor		Advisor to king Athanas, former athlete and trainer of prince Anax.
Kaliaros		Helmsman of the crew of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by a Rotted Hulk.	Rotted Hulk
Kallias		One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Ophis Tower. An orphan who was sold into slavery as a child, they lost an eye and several fingers before being rescued and brought to Setessa. They are now the leader of the tower of the serpent, whose warriors wander the world rescuing those from similar plights as their leader.
Kalogeros Doomhammer		A hero.
Kanlos	Kanlos, Akroan captain		Eagle of the Watch
Karados		The servant and lifelong companion of Renata.
Kelephne	Kelephne the Victor	A hermit and master wrestler who was said to have beaten giants with her bare hands. Over three days, she beat all comers at the Iroan Games before returning to the wilderness. Years later, a cave was discovered with her writing, now known as Kelephne's manual, and spawned the competition known as pankration.
Kenessos	Kenessos, Priest of Thassa	A merfolk cleric and priest of Thassa.	Gainsay (Theros) Kenessos, Priest of Thassa Thassa's Bounty
Khea	Khea the Sage	A renowned female human oracle. She began a spat with Varyas the Knowing when she criticized his satirical comedy The Satyr's Half-Horn.
Khestes	Khestes the Adamant	The closest ally of a former Champion of the Sun among the centaurs. He killed the giant Grinthax.	Nessian Courser
Kleon	Kleon the Iron-Booted		Fade into Antiquity Minotaur Skullcleaver
Klytessa		Wife of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide.
Koblios		Author of Meditations, in which he postulates that the gods are personified patterns. Stoned to death for heresy.
Korinna		A triton queen killed by a human harpoon. Thassa's grief over the queen's death caused her to weep, and the Dakra Isles were created from her tears. The tale of her death and the creation of the Isles is recounted in The Akroan War.
Kexosrexsos	Kexosrexsos the Braided Lion	A beast revered by the satyrs of Skola Vale.
Kyrios		One of Perisophia's philosophy students.
Lanathos		A historian from Meletis, he studies the Leonin. Currently the only human allowed in Tethmos.
Lanathos		An Akroan wrestler who defeated all challengers in the Ioran Games, even pinning an Akroan bull after a day-long bout.
Lara		Daughter of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose reported death caused him to commit suicide.
Liala	Liala, matron of the Sun Guides	A leonin woman and matron of the Sun Guides.
Lidia		The mother of Daxos who traded her life for him which prevented Athreos from capturing the young oracle for Erebos.
Lindos	Lindos, merchant of Meletis		Floodtide Serpent
Luphea	Luphea of Setessa	Author of Histories.	Careless Celebrant Infuriate (Theros: Beyond Death) Nyx Herald
Lydus		An inventor, compleated by the white-aligned Alabaster Host during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.	Harried Artisan Phyrexian Skyflayer
Macar	King Macar, the Gold-Cursed	A legendary greedy king who died of starvation as his wish to turn everything he touched into gold was fulfilled.	King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
Maikal		A Nyxborn Human warrior blessed by Purphoros.	Archetype of Aggression
Melia		One of Perisophia's philosophy students.
Menelaia		A master lyrist who lured her lover, Pero, from the Underworld back to the mortal realm. Since their deaths, the two have been tormented by Erebos. She may be a reference to Orpheus.
Mirinthes	Mirinthes, Akroan Captain		Grasping Giant Prickleboar
Narci	Narci, Fable Singer	A human bard.	Narci, Fable Singer
Netos	Netos, Meletian fisherman		Sinister Starfish
Nikaia		A Setessan archer who believed her skill matched that of Nylea's. Matching her in a contest of skill, Nylea planted Nikaia in her sacred grove as the first caryatid, and her wisdom continues to protect Setessa to this day.
Niketa		One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Bassara Tower. A woman in her fifties who spends most of her time in the tower since she and her dryad partner parted ways.
Ninis		The love interest of Xandria. As a man claimed by a deity, their love was forbidden, and for this reason, she was cursed to live as a siren.
Nyklos	Nyklos, Meletian philosopher	A Meletian philosopher after whom the Nyklean school of philosophy in Meletis is named. His school teaches determinism, the view that all events are determined by previously existing causes.	Glimpse of Freedom
Nykthos		The first Nyxborn, created by Kruphix. A divine artisan, he was tasked with building altars to the gods so they could be better worshipped by mortals. The Shrine to Nyx is named in his honor.	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos Paragon
Nymosyne		A renowned pankratiast from Setessa. During the Iroan Games, when a cyclops invaded the arena, she threw her rival at it, and was then able to overpower it and snap its neck.
Oka		A lithe female Lagonna-band Centaur who is widely held to be the best courser of any guros. She was married into and has served the Maiand guros for years, and has remained with them even though her mate died several years ago. Oka is also known for her skills with a shortbow.
Olexa	Olexa of the Twelve		Ephara's Radiance Traveling Philosopher
Olexo	Little Olexo	A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.	Heartwarming Redemption Kytheon's Irregulars Kytheon's Tactics
Orestes		A master thief and oracle who was one of Phenax's first followers. He was able to divine a mortal's lifespan as well as whether they would become Returned by interpreting their blood. A scoundrel-hero who devoted his life to Phenax, according to legend he stole the sun from above the polis of Setessa, tricked a cerberus into devouring itself, stole a kraken's heart, and raced a skiff ahead of the River Guide, Athreos. After his death, Orestes's tomb became a holy site for followers of Phenax, in part due to his sarcophagus taking on the oracle-thief's powers of prophecy.
Pantor		A boy, too curious for his own good.	Allure of the Unknown
Pelagia		Daughter of Athanas, sister of Anax and Timoteus.
Pero		The lover of Menelaia. Pero was returned from the Underworld by her, and has been tormented by Erebos since his death. He may be a reference to Eurydice.
Perynes		The beloved lifelong companion of Haktos. Likely a reference to Patroclus.
Petros		A Nyxborn twin of Purphoros crafted by the Forge God from divine bronze and mortal flesh. Petros was created because of Purporos's jealousy of the twin War Gods, but due to his mortal composition he ages and must be patched with bronze. Lacking the spark of true life, Petros cannot speak, but does forge marvels greater than any artisan but Purphoros himself.
Phaedra		One of the five members of the council of Setessa as the popularly elected leader of Hyrax Tower. A nineteen-year-old master falconer and orphan from Meletis who was rescued by warriors of the Ophis regiment.
Phelnidus	"Cyclops" Phelnidus	A lesser follower of Phenax who had one eye, was beloved by numerals and friend of dice, and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.
Phelos		A philosopher and author who writes about identity, cited in one Perisophia's philosophy classes.
Photine		Captain of the crew of a past Champion of the Sun. Killed by a Rotted Hulk.	Rotted Hulk
Phrogas		An Akroan soldier.	Satyr Piper
Phrokos		An Akroan soldier.	Eidolon of Inspiration
Pilun		Governor of the Akroan city of Tynthal, who ran illegal fights in the coliseum outside his city.
Plidius		Bet Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with only her javelins.	Rise to the Challenge
Polyxene	Polyxene the Doubter		Dictate of Heliod
Praxitelius		Hero of Oxus, who was killed in the labyrinth of Thassa. Two years later, Solon found his corpse and his dagger, which proved critical for Solon's success in the labyrinth.
Prokopios	Prokopios, astronomer of Meletis		Archetype of Imagination
Psemilla	Psemilla, Meletian Poet		Alseid of Life's Bounty Lampad of Death's Vigil Naiad of Hidden Coves Oread of Mountain's Blaze
Pylia		Maia's mentor, who taughter her about the Returned.
Pythamon	Pythamon, sage of Meletis		Nessian Hornbeetle
Rakleia	Rakleia of Shrine Peak		Lightning Strike (Theros)
Raksolcs Ravage-Soul		A giant minotaur who was strangled with his own tongue by the mythical slinger Rygryra after she was blessed by Iroas.
Rasiao		An explorer who attempted to steal one of Thassa's Tidelock Pearls, wave-controlling treasures protected by vicious mollusks. She survived years in the driest reaches of Theros, avoiding the Sea God's wrath, until a fateful visit to Akros where she was found drowned in a bowl of stew with a massive pearl lodged in her mouth. Her daughters returned her body to Thassa in the Deyda River.
Rastos	Rastos, Disciple of Mogis		Deathbellow Raider
Rhexenor	Rhexenor, Akroan flamespeaker		Starfall (Journey into Nyx)
Rhordon	Rhordon the Rageblood	The Minotaur leader that battled Anax.	The Triumph of Anax
Rhytho		One of Perisophia's philosophy students.
Ristos		Former kingpin of the Akros penal colony.
Rygyra	Rygyra the Slinger	A mythical soldier who never missed. When she could not pierce the giant minotaur, Raksolcs Ravage-Soul, Iroas blessed her with his own shield, the Bulwark of Brotherhood. After the minotaur exhausted himself trying to break the shield for hours, Rygryra emerged and strangled the creature with his own tongue.
Salis		One of Perisophia's philosophy students.
Samia		One of Perisophia's philosophy students.
Sarpedon	Priest of Lies
Sathros			Unchained Berserker
Silverbrow		The fifth member of the council of Setessa, a centaur oracle who interprets the visions she receives from the Kelema Veil at the Nexuses of the Seasons.
Sinon		Veteran, and trainer of Anax's brother Timoteus.
Skotha	Skotha, Titan of Eternal Dark	One of the Primordial Titans, born of the fear of the utter darkness of the starless night. It was imprisoned in the Underworld by Klothys.	The Binding of the Titans
Slighos	Slighos the Body-binder
Smoke-Born		A middle-aged Centaur healer who serves several raiding bands. Her birth took place as her home village, Kithara, was burned to the ground by Akroan warriors. Smoke-Born has many small wooden totems braided into her mangy hair, and although her appearance can be disconcerting, her healing skills are unmatched.
Solon	Solon, acolyte of Pharika		Pharika's Cure
Solsemon		An oracle of Heliod who spent his later years travelling east, chasing the sun. He was greeted by the God in death and his story has become both a parable of determination and a warning against pursuing the divine.
Solt		A lesser follower of Phenax who was born Returned and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.
Solyssia		A long-dead oracle of Meletis. Has dwelt upon the banks of Tartyx for eons amassing knowledge of the mortal world, and refuses to be ferried across by Athreos.
Stolsluko		A wolf-toothed night hag.
Tecton		A satyr smith and the first mortal of Theros to discover how to refine copper ore and work it into tools and weapons. He was rewarded by Purphoros with the secret of smelting copper and tin into bronze.
Telphe	Telphe, druid of Nylea		Shredding Winds
Teraklos	Teraklos of Meletis		Loathsome Chimera
Teralos		Nephew of Thoros Clawkiller, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares.
Thalodikes	Thakolides the Mighty		Sedge Scorpion
Thamuzus		A beloved human priest of Karametra who died outside Setessa. The God created the Miraculous Field on the site of his death as a tribute.
Thasmudyan	Hundred-Damned Thasmudyan	A mortal who Athreos allowed to delay their death, and has chosen to delay it inevitably since.
Theophilia		A legendary naiad and favorite nymph of Nylea who had a transcendent encounter with Kruphix in Nyx.
Thisbi	Thisbi, satyr dawngreet
Thoros Clawkiller		Friend of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, whose nephew was killed by Ashiok's nightmares, which he blamed on Kedarick. When he tried to assassinate Kedarick, he was stopped, and executed.
Thraxes		An ancient dragon that Purphoros has bound within his abode at Mount Velus with Nyx-infused chains. The dragon occasionally uses the God's abondoned forge to craft his own creations, using gold from his treasure hoard. He sometimes gives these creations to Purphoros as offerings.	Magma Spray (Journey into Nyx)
Thryx	Thryx, the Sudden Storm	An elemental giant.	Thryx, the Sudden Storm
Thyrogog	Thyrogog of the Ashlands	A minotaur warlord and progenitor of the Felhide Minotaurs. The tale of his defeat and the loss of his great axe Goremaster is recounted in The Theriad.	Felhide Minotaur
Tikaia	Tikaia, disciple of Uremides	A disciple of Uremides the philosopher	Revoke Existence (Theros Beyond Death)
Timoteus		Brother of Anax and Pelagia, son of Athanas.
Tolios		A sailor who washed on a siren island. He tried to kill Xandria, and paid the cost.
Tycthis		A soldier with a short career.	Ichthyomorphosis
Uremides	Uremides the philosopher	A Meletian philosopher after whom the Uremidean school of philosophy in Meletis is named. His school focuses on logic, reasoning, rhetoric, and the study of ethics and morality.	Revoke Existence (Born of the Gods) Revoke Existence (Theros Beyond Death)
Vala	Vala, disciple of Purphoros		Demolish (Theros)
Vanin		Bodyguard of King Kedarick VI of Iretis, killed by one of Ashiok's nightmares.
Varyas	Varyas the Knowing	A seer and oracle of Phenax who wrote the satirical comedy, The Satyr's Half-Horn. He received a vision of his own death from the Phenax before dying mysteriously, retrieved the God's secrets from the Underworld, and attempted to carry them back to the mortal realm. His Returned body was killed by other Returned pursuers sent from Odunos before he could complete his task, but his flitterstep eidolon was able to return to the Court of Orestes.
Verenes (Verenis)	Verenes, priest of Iroas Verenis, priest of Iroas		Spiteful Blow Indomitable Will (Theros: Beyond Death)
Vog		Captain of the Hadross. His father butchered wild animals and was cursed by Nylea to become bestial, before being killed by his own men. The curse passed on to Vog, and he now works to make sure the curse will not pass to his daughter.
Wide-Eyes		Among the youngest of Pheres-band Centaur callers. She tends to be quite reclusive unless the band needs her aid. Her most stalwart companion is Glokhis.
Xiro		A former member of Iroas's Cutters that helped Elspeth find Sarpedon. He was later reinstated as an Akroan solder when he warned that Xenagos would attack Akros.
Yerda Ever-Coin		A lesser follower of Phenax who paid her debts with stolen stars and earned a burial near the master thief Orestes.
Zenon		A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.	Heartwarming Redemption Kytheon's Irregulars Kytheon's Tactics
Zerili		A scholar who believed in achieving peace through treating with minotaurs. The minotaurs disagreed, and tore him apart.
Zexso	Zexso the Unblinking	A tormented genius who recovered a diadem imbued with a fraction of Keranos's inspiration that often shattered the mind of its owner. Zexso invented a machine that would launch the diadem into the sky to remove it from mortal reach, where it's said to have landed on a floating island of griffins in the clouds.
Zotikos		Young warrior and duelling mate of Anax.