Feroz's Ban

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Feroz's Ban
Event Information
Era	War with Phyrexia
Date	3580-3800 AR (220 years)
Location	Ulgrotha
Sets	Homelands
Characters	Autumn Willow, Feroz, Sengir, Serra and all others on Ulgrotha
Outcome	Invisibility and unreachability of Ulgrotha from outside planeswalkers for the duration of the ban Growth in power and manifestation of Autumn Willow and the Daughters of Autumn Wild surges of mana that led to the deaths of Feroz and, indirectly, Serra, leading to the ban's collapse.
Timeline
The Parting Feroz's Ban Madara-Edemi War

Feroz's Ban was an event involving the creation of a magical shield around the world of Ulgrotha. It was erected in 3580 AR by Feroz to keep other planeswalkers from harming the plane and its inhabitants. It lasted for more than 200 years, before collapsing in 3800 AR following the deaths of Feroz and his wife Serra.

Description

After witnessing what the arrival of a planeswalker like Taysir could do to the fragile balance of the plane (like the banishment of Sandruu and the destruction of the mural history of the Anaba minotaurs), Feroz and his wife Serra decided it was time to do something. The two settled down to work on Serra's Isle. Studying the sole mana stream available to the plane, ancient tomes on spell construction, and analyzing one of Serra's artifacts, a device that could cast an incredibly strong barrier of force, they labored for nearly a year. Then, on the night when the flow of mana was at its strongest, for it was solstice on the world where the mana came from, Feroz cast a powerful spell, his Ban, that sealed Ulgrotha off from the other planes.

The Ban was erected to prevent other planeswalkers not only from reaching the plane but also from using the denizens of Ulgrotha for their duels. The plan was a complete success, preventing planeswalkers from even scrying or detecting Ulgrotha for many years. Because of the Ban, the Great Wood flourished and the Force of Nature called Autumn Willow was made manifest. Another side effect of the ban, however, caused a wild surge of uncontrollable mana during an experiment held by Feroz, causing the death of the planeswalker. Without its maker, the Ban slowly started to unravel, until Ulgrotha fell once again prey to the whims of planeswalkers.