Gadwick

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Gadwick
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Race Human
Birthplace Eldraine
Lifetime Mending Era

Gadwick, the Wizened, is a human wizard of Eldraine. He is the powerful and mysterious archmage of Vantress.

Background

Unlike the other courts, Vantress has no official ruler. Instead, the people of Vantress are led by the Magic Mirror, Indrelon, itself. However, as it is a sentient magical object that spends most of its time underwater, most of the day-to-day responsibilities tend to fall on one or two notable Vantress loremages under the title of archmage. It takes a sharp mind to earn the Mirror's respect and decipher its cryptic instructions, so the position of archmage is regarded with a level of respect reserved for the monarchs in other courts. Gadwick is the most recent archmage of Vantress.[1]

After Gadwick left his residence Caervelin on wizard business, his apprentice Johann failed to maintain the complex mechanisms that rule the wizard's domain.[2]

In-game references

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Trivia

  • Gadwick was designed as reference to the Arthurian legend of Merlin.[3]

References

  1. Chris Mooney (October 31, 2019). "Planeswalker's Guide to Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (September 25, 2023). "Ten Stories Tall". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mark Rosewater (October 22, 2019). "Was there a specific creature in Eldraine meant to be a Merlin stand in?". Blogatog. Tumblr.