Emmara Tandris

Template:Character Emmara Tandris is an elf and influentially high-ranking member of the Selesnya Conclave. She is an extremely close friend to Jace Beleren

History

Agents of Artifice

Emmara was one of the highest ranking members of the Selesnya Conclave to survive the riots that tore the guild down following the dissolution of the Guildpact. She moved on without much trouble, making her as a powerful healer, earning enough to eventually move to the mansion district Ovitzia. She lived in comfort, attended by tiny construct dolls she made in the veritable artificial forest that stood inside her manor. It was here, in the upper echelons of Ravnican society that she met a young telepath named Berrim. The two quickly became casual friends, seeing each other every so often. However, that friendship would end up costing her more trouble than she could have possibly anticipated.

When Berrim became interested in the activities of the cabal known as the Infinite Consortium, it was Emmara he turned to. She told him what she knew of the organization and warned him against pursuing their "invitations", but he argued against that, wanting to truly test the limits of his powers. Weeks later, when a gift was delivered to her doorstep, she knew that he'd ignored her warnings.

Years passed before the two saw each other again, but Emmara's warnings proved well founded. The next time she saw her friend, he had been tortured by Tezzeret, the master of the Consortium. Emmara healed him and once again urged him to leave, a warning he was much more inclined to follow, though his fear of what might happen kept him from leaving then. Years passed again before she heard anything about Berrim again... except, it was under a different name: Jace Beleren. She told them she knew nothing of his whereabouts, but inwardly she cursed him, wondering what sort of trouble he had gotten himself into now. She'd learn all too soon when Jace once again turned up at her doorstep bleeding horribly with Liliana Vess in tow. Liliana and Emmara immediately became hostile towards each other, arguing for Jace to take two totally different paths. She also confronted him over the fake identity he had used, demanding answers after he rested. However, Tezzeret's assassin interrupted their discussion, Emmara only surviving thanks to Jace's actions. The incident was enough to convince Jace to follow Liliana's plans and attack Tezzeret directly, knowing even his friends would not be safe so long as the artificer lived. Emmara understood, even if she did not approve.

The Secretist

With the return of the guilds, Emmara was called back to serve by Trostani herself. The guildmaster commanded Emmara to look into the activity of the Izzet League and discover what they could possibly be searching for. Trostani granted Emmara command over the conclave's elementals to provide her with as much support as she might possibly need and Emmara accepted the position. Her first action was to visit Jace, knowing that he had returned to the Tenth District after traveling abroad for some time. The pair had long since put the Consortium behind them, but it was still a point of contention between the two. Emmara offered her forgiveness for what had happened, and Jace finally let go of the guilt he had been feeling. However, he had no intention of helping the Conclave, thinking it too dangerous for Emmara to get involved in whatever the Izzet were playing at. Unfortunately, they were both in danger already. House Dimir had already followed Emmara, and she had led them right to Jace.

Jace eventually did discover what the Izzet were after, but the secrets he had discovered proved too much and he sent an apology to Emmara, telling her he planned to erase his own memory of the entire thing. Emmara rushed down to the inn he was staying at just in time to for him to begin, and she was left helpless as she watched him destroy his own knowledge. Her troubles just continued to compound, however, when the Cult of Rakdos showed up looking for Jace and herself, having been manipulated by the Dimir.

She voluntarily went with them, knowing that it was important to get them as far from Jace as possible. They took her to the undercity before she broke free of them, and hid in the Golgari controlled areas of the sewers. Jace, his memory of the Intrinsic Maze erased, eventually reunited with her in the tunnels, and with both of their prizes together, the Dimir struck, kidnapping both of them in one fell swoop.

Trivia

• Emmara was initially created by author Ari Marmell, and later was mentioned in the webcomic, The Chain Veil.