Azorius Senate
| Azorius Senate | |
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| Alternative Names | |
| The High Judges[1] | |
| Lore Information | |
| Parun | Supreme Judge Azor I |
| Guild Leader |
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV (Ravnica block; now deceased) Leonos II (Return to Ravnica block) |
| Guild Champion | Isperia the Inscrutable |
| Guild Hall |
Prahv, Spires of Order (Ravnica block) [Placeholder] (Return to Ravnica) |
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| Signet Flavor Text | |
| The maze-like design embodies the core of Azorius law; strict structure designed to test wills and stall change. | |
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The Azorius Senate is a white/blue guild from the plane and city of Ravnica. Originally featured in Dissension, the guild is also featured in Return to Ravnica.
The Azorius Senate functions as the government of Ravnica[1] and creates Ravnican laws.[2]
Description
Members of the guild are extremely aloof, believing their legislation to be the single force that prevents Ravnica from slipping into chaos. Also, they are known for being excessively formalistic, and literally spend hours on end reciting legal documents and making sure they adhere perfectly to protocol in all of their actions. For these reasons, they are deeply loathed by their Ravnican subjects. The parun was the Supreme Judge Azor I, a human lawmage who wrote most of the original Guildpact.[citation needed]
The Azorius works with the Boros Legion and the Selesnya Conclave to enforce the law, and the Orzhov Syndicate provides advocates and law mages as defendants or accusers. Convinced that change would lead to dissolution in city life, the Azorius promote the status quo, maintaining absolute authority over all transactions in Ravnica, deciding whether or not to permit them for the sake of keeping the peace. At their service are legions of knights and paladins, as well as a gamut of well-trained mages skilled in the use of spells that counter enemy magic and disable enemies.[citation needed]
Allegorically, the Azorius Senate is an hyperbolic satire of bureaucratic governments and legal systems.[citation needed]
History
Ravnica block
During the majority of the Ravnica block storyline, the Azorius Senate was presided over by human lawmage Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, who is later killed by an explosion while being attacked by then Dimir guildmaster Szadek's spirit.[3]
The seat of Azorius power in the Ravnica block was Prahv, the Spires of Order, a large castle-like structure of white marble;[citation needed] in Dissension, Prahv was destroyed by the explosion following the collision between it and the crashed Parhelion, the fortress ship of the Boros angels.[4]
Return to Ravnica
Following the death of Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, Leonos II has become the Azorius guildmaster.[citation needed]
Creatures and races
Creatures and races associated with the Azorius include the following:
Notable members
- Agrus Kos (ghost form, temporary)
- Grand Arbiter Augustin IV [[1]]
- Grand Arbiter Azor I
- Borbin
- Frej Ralinu
- Grand Arbiter Leonos II
- Isperia the Inscrutable
- Modar Bejiri
- Nhillosh
- Obez Murzeddi
- Senators Illindivossk, Pollotorus, Yindervac and Natt Vinloskarga
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Gallery
Sources
- Azorius Senate Minisite
- Slow and Steady by Mark Rosewater
- Makin’ the Law, Makin’ the Law by Matt Cavotta
- Clouds in the Forecast by Aaron Forsythe
- ↑ a b Return to Ravnica: Azorius Senate Minisite
- ↑ Matt Cavotta (May 03, 2006). "Makin' the Law, Makin' the Law". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Adam Lee (August 29, 2012). "Ravnica, Then and Now". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Herndon, C. J. (2006.) Ravnica Cycle, Book III: Dissension, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786940011.