Rankle
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| Race | Faerie |
| Birthplace | Eldraine |
| Lifetime | Mending Era, deceased |
Rankle was a faerie rogue from Eldraine known for his evil pranks.
Description
Rankle, a mercurial fae of the Wilds, delighted in tormenting the stupid knights of the Realm and their idiotic virtues. To an outsider, Rankle's antics seemed pointless, and they frequently were, but while most faeries of his kind are annoyances, Rankle's pranks were downright cruel. Rankle showed an occasional glimmer of low cunning, concocting elaborate plots to create desired outcomes. The price to win an audience with Rankle could range from compromising one's virtues to plucking out an eye, depending on his mood and sense of humor that day.[1] His behavior showed him to be not only vicious, but arrogant, childish, and myopic as well.[2]
History
Phyrexian Invasion
One day, believing he was being coronated by his fairy subjects, Rankle was instead kicked out of his glade.[2] His subjects revealed they all hated him for various personal slights: he'd put bees in Orla's mouth when she was sleeping, sewed Fifer's mouth shut, and never got along with Mags. One of his wings was tattered in the process, leaving him with one good wing. Distraught, he wandered the land for some time before a chance encounter with Ayara, the Queen of Locthwain. He resolved to be her next husband and set off to find a love potion.
When Rankle went into a witch's shop to buy a love potion, she sent him on a wild goose chase for an imaginary flower that was supposedly a necessary ingredient. While in the wilds, he happened upon a dog that grew mechanical components and attacked him; it happened to be that New Phyrexia was invading the Multiverse. He was rescued by Torbran, who was traveling to Locthwain. Rankle accompanied him, but upon arrival, found that his love, like the rest of Locthwain, had been compleated. Unfazed, he stole Torbran's ring of three wishes, which the dwarf had planned to use to fight the Phyrexians, and wasted the first two wishes on a basket of cookies and a love potion. While Torbran complained that Rankle had doomed them all and they had no way to lure the invading Phyrexians into a chasm that would soon form, he confidently used his third wish on a rain of love potion. His plan worked; all the Phyrexians, affected by the love potion, pursued Rankle and fell into the chasm, which was then subject to a sleeping spell. Rankle drowsily joined the pile of bodies, believing himself a beloved king of devoted subjects.[2]
March of the Machine
The everlasting bond of friendship and camaraderie between Torbran and Rankle began when Torbran rescued Rankle from a converter beast. It only deepened when Torbran revealed the nature of his quest, and Rankle valiantly stole the magic wishing ring that Torbran needed to complete his part of the plan to rout the Phyrexians. Tragically, this star-crossed friendship came to an end when Rankle nobly sacrificed himself—and the last wish in the wishing ring—to lure the Phyrexians into a giant chasm, where they were put into an everlasting slumber. Torbran is sure to mourn his fallen ally for the rest of his days.[3]
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| The Adventures of Rankle, Master of Love | Jenna Helland | 2023-03-22 | March of the Machine | Eldraine | Rankle, Orla, Fifer, Mags, Chulane, Ayara, Torbran |
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References
- ↑ Jay Annelli (2020). "Magic: The Gathering - Legends". Abrams ComicArts.
- ↑ a b c Jenna Helland (March 22, 2023). "March of the Machine - Eldraine: The Adventures of Rankle, Master of Love". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Emily Teng (April 13, 2023). "The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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