Vivien Reid
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| Race | Human planeswalker |
| Birthplace | Skalla |
| Lifetime | Unknown |
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Vivien Reid is a green aligned shamanistic human planeswalker.[1] She was born on Skalla, a plane destroyed by Nicol Bolas.[2] Vivien is tall, brown-colored and muscled. Her dark hair is usually held back in a pragmatic ponytail. She has a martial demeanor and a cold sated intensity.[3]
History
Origin
Vivien's homeworld was deeply divided between the forest dwellers and an advanced civilization that encircled the dwindling woodlands. She belonged to the Smaragdi, a tribe of rangers and druids, sworn to protect the forest.[4] But civilization was constantly encroaching, and the Smaragdi were fighting a losing battle against the soldiers of progress.
Nicol Bolas took an interest in the Nura, an advanced civilization that encircled the dwindling woodlands. After plundering them for their secrets, Bolas decided the plane was of no more use to him and began to destroy it. In desperation, the Nura fled to the forest, but by then, there was no safe place to hide. Sensing that their doom was imminent, the Nura and Smaragdi combined their collective magic into a unique artifact, the Arkbow, which contained an invocation of every creature that ever lived on Skalla. Their plan was to use the Arkbow in a last stand battle against Nicol Bolas. But as the forest erupted into flames and the battle was lost, Vivien instinctively planeswalked to safety with the Arkbow.
Travelling the planes
In her early days as a Planeswalker, Vivien struggled to understand the Arkbow, which seemed to have a life of its own.[4] At first, the creatures called through the bow were weakly incorporeal – ferocious but dim, ghostly versions of themselves. But as Vivien traveled to new planes, encountered new creatures, and added them to her menagerie, the Arkbow grew in power. Soon she could call the magical spirit forms of creatures from myriad planes, beasts greater than anything that had ever lived on Skalla.
On Ixalan
Attracted by the fame of all the animals in the Royal Menagerie of Luneau, Vivien visited Ixalan.[3] To her disappointment, she found the animals to be malnourished and regularly tortured. After the Baron of Vernot hurt a monstrosaur for entertainment of the Perfumed Court, Vivien could't resist her revulsion and intervened by firing spirtit animals at the court. This resulted in her arrest by the Baron.[3]
Mission
Now an experienced interplanar wanderer, Vivien has a new mission: destroy the cancer of civilization and restore the natural order to the Multiverse.[4] She can summon the spirits of the Arkbow into battle by firing arrows at her foes.[5]
Planes visited
In-game references
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Quoted or referenced:
- Aggressive Mammoth
- Bogstomper
- Bristling Boar
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- Gigantosaurus
- Prodigious Growth
- Skalla Wolf
References
- ↑ Vivian Kane (June 11, 2018) "Exclusive: Meet the Newest Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker, Vivien Reid". TheMarySue.com
- ↑ Flavor text for Bristling Boar
- ↑ a b c d Template:NewRef
- ↑ a b c Vivien Reed Planeswalker Biography, Wizards of the Coast (july 2018)
- ↑ Template:NewRef
- ↑ The Arkbow contains a Pelakka Wurm
