Gwendlyn Di Corci

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Gwendlyn Di Corci
Information
Colors Blue manaBlack manaRed mana
Species Human
Job Rogue
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace Urborg, Burning Isles, the Domains, Dominiaria
Lifetime War with Phyrexia, c. 3500 AR
Sources
Legends

Gwendlyn Di Corci was a legendary figure known as one of the greatest temptresses of Dominarian lore.

History

Gwendlyn Di Corci was a character introduced in Legends. Her origins lay in Urborg where she was renowned as a seductress. According to the spirit of the pirate Ramirez DePietro, Gwendlyn may have been his undoing in life, but given the many conflicting accounts he gives regarding his death, including some which are proven lies, it's impossible to tell if this is true.[1]

By 4077 AR, the wizard Gurias swore "by Gwendlyn's crotch!" when he was captured by Greensleeves. Fabia of the Golden Throat cast a spell created by Gwendlyn on Sparrow Hawk to charm him, but it failed because Towser held full control of himself.[2]

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Setting (plane) Featuring
Final Sacrifice Clayton Emery May 1995 Dominaria Gurias, Tobias, Greensleeves, Gwendlyn Di Corci (mentioned), Kwam, Tybalt, Immugio, Knothead, Gull, Helki, Holleb, Chundachynnowyth, Lily, Caleria (mentioned), Muliya, Petalia, Hyacinthe, Chaney, Bly, Doris, Haakon, Dacian, Ragnar (mentioned), Towser, Fabia, Dwen, Thunderhead, Karli, Ludoc, Leechnip, Sparrow Hawk, Donahue, Varrius, Jayne, Ermine, Uxmal, Nazarius, Stiggur, Kamee, Egg Sucker, Adun Oakenshield (mentioned), Daru, Dionne, Ribbons, Neith, Ur-Drago, Alina, Caltha, Kuni, Micka, Cerise, Dela, Liko, Miko, Ix, Prane, Wichasta, Perceval, Boris Devilboon (mentioned), Skywatcher, Thundersong, Snowbeast, Moonbeam, Axelrod Gunnarson (mentioned), Sweet, Quetoxl, Jacques le Vert (mentioned), Lady Evangela (mentioned), Marhault Elsdragon (mentioned), Stangg (mentioned), Tobias Andrion (mentioned), Hannah, Ezno, Dasha, Amissa, Nashira, Jotham

In-game references

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Background

Julie Baroh's model for this card was Mr. Wendy of Seattle punk band Sick & Wrong.[3][4] The cat to the right was Georgie Tirebiter, the feline inspiration for their song of the same name. The band were regulars at The Storeroom and Lake Union Pub, and reportedly Kurt Cobain's favorite local band to see. Mr. Wendy and Julie Baroh knew each other from way back in high school and both attended Cornish College. Later on, they were in a punk band called Rot13 that played in Seattle 2001–2006.

References

  1. Ari Zirulnik and Ethan Fleischer (October 30, 2020). "The Legendary Characters of Commander Legends, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Clayton Emery (1995) Final Sacrifice. HarperPrism.
  3. Julie Baroh. "Julie Baroh post". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020.
  4. Julie Baroh. "Gwendlyn Di Corci". Bazaar of Magic. Retrieved on May 7, 2025.