Fiora
| Fiora | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| First seen | Magic: The Gathering (comic) |
| Last seen | March of the Machine |
| Planeswalkers | Dack Fayden, Daretti |
| Rabiah Scale | 7[1] |
| Status | Invaded by New Phyrexia's Machine Legion |
Fiora is the birth plane of the planeswalkers Dack Fayden and Daretti. It was first seen in the IDW comic The Spell Thief , and later featured in the Conspiracy sets.[2][3] Fiora strongly resembles a renaissance era city with Italian-style architecture, predominantly with domed roofs.
Description
Fiora is home to countless intrigues and plots. The high lords of the High City of Paliano vie for supremacy.[4] Move is met with countermove, and trust with betrayal, all under the auspices of the monarch of the moment.[5] Those who sit in the legislative seats of the High City control the vote, and the laws issued from Paliano mystically bind the populace. Murder, manslaughter, and violence have never been outlawed — in fact, they are tools utilized by politicians and nobility regularly.[6]
Artifact creatures doing menial tasks used to be part of every household.[7][8] However, cogwork was eliminated from the streets of Paliano, after the bid for power by Muzzio. The former king, Brago, and the Custodi closed down Academy, happy that those who stood against them were absent or dead.[9][10] The current queen is Marchesa, the Black Rose.
Outside of Paliano, the populace lives in smaller towns run by the local government equally rife with corruption and back-alley dealings. The expansive wilderness of Fiora remains unexplored.
History
Fiora was a target in New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, but Queen Marchesa refused all who trespassed.[11]
Locations
- The High City of Paliano, the capital which is raised on an enormous platform.
- The Santuo District, a neighbourhood with luxurious estates
- The Lowlands, the Lower City of Paliano.
- The Thieves' Quarter
- The Fiddler's Inn[12]
- The Corru River, flowing through the Lower City
- Talon, a neighbouring town
- Drakeston (or Drakestown [13]), a ghost town. It was Dack Fayden's hometown until it was wiped out by Sifa Grent using the "Ancient Fang", while Dack was away on Alkabah.
- Kinnesta, a neighbouring empire
- Trest, an elven port city-state.
Notable citizens
- Adriana, the former captain of the guard
- Brago, King Eternal, the assassinated king
- Dack Fayden, a human planeswalker
- Daretti, a goblin planeswalker
- Edric, elven spymaster of Trest
- Grenzo, a goblin dungeon warden
- Kaya, a human planeswalker
- Leovold, elven ambassador of Trest
- Livio, an oathsworn knight
- Marchesa, the Black Rose, the successor to Brago
- Muzzio, a visionary architect
- Selvala, an elven explorer
- Sydri, a dangerous rogue artificer
Planeswalkers
Native
Visitors
In-game references
- Associated cards:
- Referred to:
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 4, 2021). "Where is Flora on the Storm Scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Matt Forbeck. (2012.) The Spell Thief, IDW Publishing.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 18, 2018). "Can I get some trivia on my favorite plane Fiora?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Matt Knicl (May 21, 2014). "The Black Rose". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Nik Davidson (May 14, 2014). "Betrayal". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kelly Digges (August 3, 2016). "Laid to Rest". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Knicl (May 28, 2014). "Like Cogwork". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Shawn Main (June 04, 2014). "Blood Will Have Blood". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Alison Luhrs (August 10, 2016). "Tyrants". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Shawn Main and Mel Li (August 17, 2016). "Bloody Instructions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ March of the Machine - Card Previews, Battle Card Type, New Mechanics (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (March 30, 2023).
- ↑ a b c d Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
- ↑ Drakestown Forgotten