Maro-Sorcerer
A Maro-Sorcerer, also known as a Force of Nature, is the elemental manifestation of the land, either brought about by strong magic, or of nature's own will.
Description
In Dominaria, it's believed that every wood, from a sprawling forest or a shady grove, has a spirit or avatar that keeps the site safe: these creatures can be befriended with the right magic.[1]
Dominarian forces of nature are sometimes called "maro". Some of them are servants of the world-soul, Gaea.
History
One Force of Nature was summoned by Dreygar and given the Dark Amulet, but was defeated by Aldon.[2] Another was summoned by Greensleeves.[3] The first Force of Nature to be called a Maro-Sorcerer was Multani.[4][5] The maro-sorcerer Sol'kanar was corrupted into a monster by the planeswalker Geyadrone Dihada so that he might better serve her.[6]
List of Forces of Nature
| Maro-Sorcerer | Forest | Location |
| Autumn Willow | Great Wood | Plane of Ulgrotha |
| Force of Nature | Forests of Lat-Nam. | Lat-Nam island on Dominaria |
| Gaea's Liege | Whispering Woods | Aerona on Dominaria |
| Great Spirit | White Woods | Corondor on Dominaria |
| Lord Magnus | The forest on Argenti. (In prerevisionist continuity Llanowar.) | Madara on Dominaria |
| Molimo | Llanowar | Aerona on Dominaria |
| Modruni[7] | An unnamed forest | An unknown Plane |
| Muldrotha | Yavimaya (Urborg) | Urborg on Dominaria |
| Multani | Yavimaya (Terisiare) | Terisiare on Dominaria |
| Sol'Kanar | Khone | Corondor on Dominaria |
| Titania | Argoth | Terisiare on Dominaria |
Trivia
- The Maro-sorcerers are named after Mark Rosewater, who created Multani and chose the name himself.[4][8]
- まろ is an archaic suffix for male names in Japanese, giving them a fortunate naming scheme for the ancestor spirits that were also hand-size based in Saviors of Kamigawa.
- Maro is the word for the color brown in Romanian.
References
- ↑ Magic the Gathering: Calendar 1997.
- ↑ Margaret Weis (1996), Serra Angel, Armada
- ↑ Clayton Emery (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice. Harper Prism.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (March 22, 2013). "Was Multani, MaRo Sorcerer based on you?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2007). "Weather(light) Report". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (June 10, 2021). "The Returning Legends of Modern Horizons 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Tribute to the Wild
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 9, 2018). "given the "no vanity cards" rule, is the title of "Maro Sorcerer" still canon?". Blogatog. Tumblr.