Avenant
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| Plane | Dominaria |
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| Type | Plains Island |
| Part of | Benalia (politically), the Domains |
Avenant is a plains-covered island in the the Domains of Dominaria, just off the coast of Aerona. Avenant has been one of the Seven Great Houses of Benalia since the Mending Era.
Description
Avenant is the birthplace of Order of the D'Avenant and is best known for the popular Avanaise poetry written by its Bardic Circle. Avenant is a matriarchy, ruled by a Suzeraine. The Suzeraine's eldest daughter is in line to wear the Wreath. Should the current Suzeraine die, leaving no daughters, the nearest female relative is named Suzeraine. On the rare occasion when a man is the only close relative, he is named Regent and encouraged to marry and produce a daughter as soon as possible. Men are subject to the decisions of their mothers, and eventually, their wives. A widowed man enjoys property rights for the first time, but should he remarry, all rights pass into the guardianship of his new wife.[1]
Location
Avenant is located north of the mainland Benalia, and is bordered by the Sea of Avenant.[2][3][4] It is almost impossible to approach as it is fiercely protected by an army of archers and ballistae.
Clan Avenant
Avenant once formed a part of Benalia, but it was lost after an insult by an unwise clan leader of Clan Joryev. Others say it was a leader of Clan Ternsev, who fell in love with an Avenant prince's daughter. She did not take well to her kidnapping, and neither did her father.
In the Mending Era, Avenant has rejoined Benalia, replacing Clan Ternsev as the seventh Great House.[3] House Avenant's symbol is a pattern of seven crossed arrows. The current head of the house, Cerise D'Avenant, attends the Council of Seven personally, while her sisters oversee daily affairs on the island.
Maps
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Aerona and the near Domains.
Trivia
- The flavor of Avenant is French-inspired.
In-game references
- Associated cards:
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References
- ↑ Jeff Gomez (1995) - Wayfarer, volume 3: Patterns in Chaos, Armada.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (April 20, 2018). "Dominarian Cartography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b James Wyatt (2018), The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria. VIZ Media.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (April 25, 2020). "I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.". Twitter.