Liliana Vess
Liliana Vess is a human planeswalker and master of necromancy, using black mana to reanimate the dead, corrupt the living, and unlock power from death. She's charismatic, witty, and attractive, but profoundly egocentric. Though she appears to be in her 20s, she is actually over a century old. After the mending she made a deal with four demons, one of which has been identified as Kothophed, to secure her youth and power. The demons have kept their side of the bargain, now it's her turn to obey, but she isn't going to play by their rules.
Agents of Artifice
In the novel Agents of Artifice, she is featured as a resident of Ravnica and oft times freelance hire of The Infinite Consortium. She becomes acquainted with Jace Beleren whom she tracks down after his defection. She has a torrid affair and ultimately betrays Jace, maneuvering him to fight Tezzeret. Later on, it is revealed that her actions were supported by Nicol Bolas, with whom she had made a bargain to free her of the demonic pact in exchange for control over Tezzeret's usurped consortium. The deal amounted to naught in the end.
The Hunter and the Veil
Kothoped instructed Liliana to search for a powerful artifact relic known as the Chain Veil from the ancient troll civilization of the Onnake in a yet-undisclosed plane. On her way to the Onakke catacomb she slew a beast, unknowingly earning the ire of Garruk Wildspeaker.
Garruk assaulted her after she had located the veil, and tracked her through the temple until he was dispatched by the veil-enhanced Liliana.
The Veil's Curse
Revelling in the power granted by the Veil, Liliana assaults a fortress on an unnamed plane and conquers it in short order. Sitting upon the throne, she realizes that Kothophed had sent her after the artifact and should have expected her to use it for herself. She then planeswalks to Kothophed's sanctuary and confronts him. A fight ensues after she refuses to relinquish the veil to the demon, and she blows him apart while his words echo in her mind. She collapses to her knees afterwards as the tatoos that Kothophed himself had given her begin to bleed.
Origins
Although her origins are still uncertain, Brady Dommermuth has revealed the following information about her:
| “ | Liliana was indeed born long before The Mending, and her planeswalker spark ignited before the Mending, also. Her deal with demons was made afterward, in an attempt to secure more power and longevity for herself. | ” |
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External links
- Liliana and The Mending Brady Dommermuth's post on the official forums
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- Liliana Vess on the Planeswalker Minisite
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- Wizards of the Coast Product Page.