Tales of Jamuraa
The Tales of Jamuraa are stories written by Afari about Jamuraa and Dominaria. They were originally featured in the flavor text of the Mirage block sets - Mirage and Visions. An additional Tale appeared in Modern Horizons 2.
Known Tales
Subject | Tale |
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Brood of Cockroaches | It’s like waking on a bed of a thousand olives during an earthquake of subtle force. |
Brushwagg | Defiantly, the young cyclops popped the brushwagg into his mouth. His cheeks suddenly puffed, his eye bulged, and he was forced to agree with his elder. |
Choking Sands | The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers. |
Diamond Lion | The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, granted his wish. |
Fallow Earth | ...and when the farmer awoke the next morning, all the seeds from his field were once again in their sacks. |
Flooded Shoreline | Some say the sea is jealous of the land and wishes to climb its heights to meet the sky. |
Giant Caterpillar (Visions) | I’ve seen hornworms big as a man’s fist,’ the traveler said, and nodded soberly when our jaws went slack at his ignorance. |
Hazerider Drake | The hazerider danced in the thunderstorm and sang to its music. |
Hulking Cyclops (Visions) | Some say a great cyclops turns the world in its hands, looking down upon it with its one bright eye. |
Igneous Golem | The creature rose from the mountain, its body weeping fire. |
Meddle (Mirage) | Shadimir was as surprised as he was relieved when the blow turned aside. |
Mtenda Lion | The lion drank that lake right up! In thanks, he gave Siti the power to speak with lions and make them leave the goats alone. |
Mystical Tutor (Mirage) | To the tutors, a ‘poem of sand’ was of little account, a ‘poem of ivory,’ priceless. |
Phyrexian Tribute | In your final breath you still have something to offer Phyrexia. |
River Boa (Visions) | But no one heard the snake’s gentle hiss for peace over the elephant’s trumpeting of war. |
Squandered Resources | He traded sand for skins, skins for gold, gold for life. In the end, he traded life for sand. |
Tranquil Domain | An ancient court mage unified the houses into guilds to serve Zhalfir above their own interests. Even during the civil war, the guilds stood together, a testament to the wisdom of Teferi. |
Worldly Tutor (Mirage) | Aselbo soon had the rhino eating from his palm and the snake waiting at his heels. |
Zuberi, Golden Feather | If the griffins tell of their gods, perhaps they speak of feathers bright as the Sun. |