Kyodai
| Kyodai | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Race | Spirit |
| Birthplace | Kamigawa |
| Lifetime | Pre-Mending |
Kyodai is a spirit entity from Kamigawa, that used to be an important part of O-Kagachi himself. She is the Worldsoul of the plane.
History
Kyodai was stolen from the Kakuriyo and imprisoned by daimyo Takeshi Konda in a stone disk known as That Which Was Taken, or simply The Taken One.[1] This act was the primary cause of the Kami War.
Kami War
Kyodai was bound to Michiko Konda, the daimyo's daughter. With the help of Toshiro Umezawa she was freed from the disk and manifested physically. She looked like Michiko's serpentine twin. Her name means "sibling". Kyodai brought Michiko in the Kakuriyo, showing her how her life was before being kidnapped by Konda and how awful it became during her last twenty years, spent imprisoned in stone. After that, she gave to Michiko the powers to fight alongside her.
Michiko and Kyodai, known together as the Sisters of Flesh and Spirit, defeated Konda and O-Kagachi, and claimed themselves the guardians of the barrier between the Utsushiyo and the Kakuriyo.
Future Sight
Many centuries after the Kami War, when Leshrac Nightwalker planeswalked near Kamigawa, the Sisters stood in his way, ordered him to go away from their plane.[2]
The Shattered States era
After the prosperous reign of Michiko Konda, her descendants worked tirelessly with the great kami Kyodai to maintain her legacy and uphold order and justice in Kamigawa. However, as generations passed, these noble pursuits gave way to dynastic in-fighting.[3]
Eventually, an emperor died young without an heir, creating a crisis of succession. Some believed it should be her brother, others her husband. Eiganjo descended into all-out war, and it spread across the kingdom when local lords saw the opportunity to seize individual power. Many died, noble and peasant alike.
The Yamazaki clan had served the Konda military for decades and earned a reputation for their unshakeable sense of duty to their citizens. A young Yamazaki solider felt the two warring successors were betraying and endangering the Kamigawan people. Inspired by his own ancestor's story of challenging a deadly imperial decree, he took it upon himself to end the contest for the throne. He successfully assassinated the late emperor's husband, but when he went for the brother, he found his target armed and ready for battle in the throne room.
Upon seeing such confrontation in her own chambers, Kyodai had enough. She stripped the Konda family of their hereditary duty as rulers. From then on, they would be ordinary citizens, and the emperor would never again be chosen by blood. Now, the kami would elect rulers for their noble qualities and commitment to the nation.
The Era of Enlightenment
With the guidance and wisdom of Kyodai, the Imperials ushered in an age of collective peace and prosperity.[4]
Neon Dynasty
More than 1200 years after the Kami war, Kyodai had a prominent temple in Towashi, near the Imperial residence.[5] Himoto, the Kami of the Spark, is the embodiment of the emperor's relationship with Kyodai.
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References
- ↑ Kamigawa Cycle
- ↑ Scott McGough and John Delaney (2007), "Future Sight", Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Grace Fong (January 18, 2022). "The Shattered States Era". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Grace Fong (January 19, 2022). "Era of Enlightenment". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Akemi Dawn Bowman (December 16, 2021). "Kaito Origin Stories: A Test of Loyalty & The Path Forward". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.