Immortal Sun
The Immortal Sun is a powerful item hidden in Orazca, an ancient metropolis hidden in the uncharted jungles of Ixalan.[1] The Immortal Sun is rumored to be more valuable and powerful than any other artifact in existence, promising boundless wealth, the strength of empire, command over nature, and eternal life.[2] The history of the Immortal Sun is the history of its misuse by mortals.[3]
History
Creation
The massive stone slab was created ages ago by an ancient sphinx planeswalker named Azor. Though the artifact has powerful magical properties (intended for its guardians to keep it safe), its main purpose is to prevent planeswalkers from leaving Ixalan and carrying knowledge of this plane into the multiverse. Azor created the Immortal Sun by imbuing it with his planeswalker's spark, thus trapping himself as well.
Torrezon
The Immortal Sun once belonged to the vampiric kingdom that would one day form the Legion of Dusk on the continent of Torrezon, where it was kept in a hidden monastery.[4] The power of the artifact inspired the envy of its neighbours and soon, hostile forces under the leadership of Pedron the Wicked attacked the monastery. The Sun was taken up Azor brought across the sea to the continent of Ixalan.[4]
Sun Empire
When the Sun Empire was in possession of the Immortal Sun, they built the incredible city of Orazca and ushered in a new age of prosperity and growth for their people. But eventually one of their emperors used it for evil purposes.[5]
River Heralds
The merfolk River Heralds were tasked by the Azor) to defend the Golden City and the Immortal Sun, and believe that no one should control its power. To protect its secrets, they only kind of know where the city is, but not the exact location. They’ve been making sure no one gets there for centuries.[1][3]
The Race
Finally, the vampires have come to the continent of Ixalan to retrieve their possesion. They pray its power will allow the hopes of the church to be fulfilled and eternal life be available to all without the need to subsist on the blood of the wicked. Meanwhile the Brazen Coalition also seeks this ancient prize. They think it may be the key to returning to Torrezon and driving out the Legion of Dusk to reclaim their ancestral lands. One of the merfolk own, Kumena, has gone against the wishes of the rest of his people and gone in search of the artifact himself, hoping to use it to kill the outsiders. The warrior-poet Huatli was tasked by the Emperor to reclaim the Golden City for the Sun Empire.[6] Huatli temporarily joined up with the merfolk Tishana, to prevent Kumena from gaining control over the Immortal Sun.[7] In the race for Orazca, the planeswalker Angrath joined the fray, as well.[8] Finally, Vraska was tasked by Nicol Bolas to retrieve the artifact for his nefarious purposes off the plane of Ixalan.[5] She travelled together with Jace Beleren.
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