Izoni
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| Race | Devkarin Elf |
| Birthplace | Ravnica |
| Lifetime | Mending Era |
Izoni is an elven champion of the Golgari Swarm on Ravnica.
Description
Izoni is an elf woman with dark skin.[1] Her face is painted with a white spider's head-mask and she wears leather topped with tatters that emulates spiderwebs. She carries a barbed spear. She is immune to poisons, natural and unnatural drugs, and possibly even phyresis.[2] She is known for her ability to control insects and spiders, and she is never encountered without the company of one or more swarms of insects crawling over and around her. When she walks, she appears to glide over the ground.
History
Izoni became Matka of the Devkarin after the suspicious death of her predecessor, Zdenia.[3]
During the War of the Spark, Izoni was present in the Golgari meeting with Kaya's group as one of the members who could take over Golgari's leadership;[4] when Vraska showed up and reclaimed her leadership, Izoni was the most begrudging to accept her authority.[5]
Feeling threatened by Izoni's lust for power, Vraska tricked the Devkarin huntmaster Myczil Savod Zunich and the shaman Cevraya into thinking that Izoni had tried to kill Myczil with poisonous spiders.[6] Both Myzcil and Cevraya consequently accepted the protection of Vraska.
Murders at Karlov Manor
After New Phyrexia's invasion of Ravnica resulted in the deaths of many Golgari and the shifting of the undercity, Izoni was well aware that her guild was in an especially precarious position.[1] As a result, she didn't attend Teysa Karlov's party the next year and was not present for the murder of Zegana. She used her spiders to monitor the investigation as it progressed, and was eventually paid a visit by the detective Alquist Proft, who wanted her to analyze a chemical he believed was related to the case. She concluded that it was derived from a living thing, but not something that was native to Ravnica. Proft realized that their conversation was being spied on, and ran after the suspect, but was knocked out by an unseen force. After he returned to consciousness, he thanked Izoni for her help and left.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| War of the Spark: Ravnica—Desperate Operatives | Greg Weisman | 2019-05-29 | War of the Spark | Ravnica | Rat, Kaya, Teyo Verada, Nissa Revane, Emmara Tandris, Trostani, Borborygmos, Ral Zarek, Storrev, Izoni, Varolz, Vraska, Ajani Goldmane, Mu Yanling, Jiang Yanggu, Mowu, Huatli |
| Episode 7: Rot Before Recovery | Seanan McGuire | 2024-01-11 | Murders at Karlov Manor | Ravnica | Kellan, Kaya Cassir, Anzrag, Ezrim, Agrus Kos, Etrata, Alquist Proft, Izoni, Rakdos, Judith, Aurelia, Delney |
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Trivia
- Izoni is immune to all types of poisons and diseases.[1] Seanan McGuire has speculated that this could be the reason why she survived the Phyrexian Invasion when most Golgari did not, as she could be immune to phyresis, akin to Melira.[7]
References
- ↑ a b c Seanan McGuire (January 15, 2024). "Episode 7: Rot Before Recovery". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 15, 2024). "Rot Before Recovery, the DVD extras". Seanan McGuire.
- ↑ James Wyatt (January 2019). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica". Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Greg Weisman (May 29, 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica – Desperate Operatives". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
- ↑ Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 15, 2024). Rot Before Recovery, the DVD extras.
