Aerona
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| Aerona | |
|---|---|
 Aerona and the near Domains (4204 AR) | |
| Information | |
| Plane | Dominaria |
| Part of | The Domains |
| Formerly part of | Sheoltun Empire |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Aerona[1] is the main continent of the Domains in Dominaria's northern hemisphere. It was the site of many of the early HarperPrism stories and featured prominently in The Weatherlight Saga as well. It derives its name from an ancient fertility goddess who, according to legend, sacrificed herself to let people take crops from her body.[2]
Locations on Aerona
North Aerona
North Aerona is the part of the continent that lies north of Hurloon. The climate in the northernmost part of Aerona is similar to that of the nearby island of Icehaven.
- Bade Mountains
- mountain range in the center of the landmass[3] - Badlands
- tall spires, ridges, and mesas riven in a thousand places by ravines, gulleys, and arroyos[4] - Cape Tempest
- the wooded nation at the eastern tip of North Aerona[5]
- The Godstone - a Basalt Obelisk in the woods which can heal and reverse aging, but also kill.[6]
- The High Marches - the land commander Thorking was from[6]
- Ice Rime Hills - grassy pine barrens with pockets of hardwood trees that shelter mule deer, goats, and stunted bison.[7]
- Concord - a port city
- Oyster Bay - a large seaport[2]
- K'Cur Mountains - the most northerly mountain range of Aerona[8]
- Teeka's Shop of Wonders - a workshop selling artifact creatures[8]
- Muronia - a blighted land, corrupted with cold[9][4]
- The Shore - a town on the coast near the K'Curs which is ruled by a viceroy[8]
- Skerry - a town where trail guards can be hired[6]
- Smoke Mountains - jagged ranges of volcanic peaks[2]
- Bywater - a mountain town[2]
- Hammerheim - a fortress
- Myrion - a walled city[2]
- Whispering Woods
- a vast, magical forest of echoing whispers, home to many sylvan creatures[7]
- Greensleeves's Grove - a treehouse dwelling where Greensleeves settled.[2]
- Greensleeves's Grove
- Wild Woods - a non-magical forest just east of the Whispering Woods[7]
- Wrenna - home of the black knights[4]
- Jenges - a city on the eastern shore of the Sea of Whales.[4]
- Jenges
South Aerona
The largest part of the landmass of Aerona lies south of the narrower isthmus near Hurloon.
- Barbar - a forest of apes
- Benalia
- a powerful military-forward nation, the former location of the Sheoltun Empire.[4] See Benalia for more specific locations. - Durkwood - a wild forest between Llanowar and Benalia.[10] It is noted for its boars, beasts, and giants.
- Erg Mirab - a large dune desert[11]
- The Aerie - home of the flying men of the Haari tribe[11]
- Indorin's Tomb - A fortress tomb in the mountains of the Mirab[11]
- Fors Basin - a coastal riverland. The Llanowar rivers (among them the Fors river) have their outlet to the sea here.
- Hurloon - mountainous region of minotaurs[2][12]
- Dwarven Hold - ancient settlement rich in mana
- Kaldroom - a garrison city, destroyed in the Phyrexian Invasion.[13]
- Morningstar Falls - a waterfall falling from a high cliff into the Hurloon valley[12]
- Morningstar River - the river that runs through the Hurloon valley[12]
- Dwarven Hold
- Ironclaw Mountains - ranges that home orcs, goblins and dwarves
- Janar - a city of assassins. The city was formerly named Hujek. Its exact location is unknown, but it lies somewhere east of the Tonga Mountains and Estark, possibly in the Green Lands or Sursi.[14]
- Kush - land of festivals[9]
- Estark - high barony and location of the Festival of the Arena[7][15]
- The Estark Arena - where the festival takes place
- Farndrel
- The Seven Dragons Inn
- Jor - where Hammen was from[9]
- Tantium - a port city[9][15]
- Estark - high barony and location of the Festival of the Arena[7][15]
- La - southern cape, famous for wood carvings[9]
- Llanowar - gigantic lush forest ruled by elves. See Llanowar for detailed locations.
- Morningbrook - a human village near Hurloon[12]
- Mount Canval - a chilly three-peaked mountain somewhere on the western coast of Aerona, possibly part of Kush. It is famous among the assassins of Janar as the location where Bethanelle finally received the gift of death from her son Necros.[14]
- Nalathni - land near Sursi, home to small home of the Nalathni Dragon. These small but intelligent dragons and their Olesian allies held back the tide of Pashalik Mons's hordes of goblin raiders.[16]
- Rundvelt - mountains near Sursi, home of goblin tribes[17]
- The Southlands - the lands south and east of Estark[4]
- Suder River - forms the effective border between Benalia and Llanowar.
- Tonga Mountains - a mountain range on the west coast of South Aerona, bordering the Erg Mirab desert in the southeast, and Llanowar in the north.
- Venaria - a mountainous peninsula east of the Erg Mirab and the Plains of Sursi. It is infamous for its veins of sleep-inducing enchanted gold.[19]
The seas around Aerona
- Andrion Bay - the bay south of the peninsula upon which Benalia City is located. It is named after Benalia's legendary founder, Tobias Andrion.
- The Flowing Seas - the seas between southern Aerona and nearby islands.[9]
- Honeyed Sea - the sea to the south of Aerona[7]
- The Rip - the strait that separates Aerona from Icehaven in the northwest
- Sea of Avenant - the sea between Benalia and Avenant
- Sea of Fire - the sea to the west of North Aerona. It derives its name from the glorious sunsets which reflect on its waters.[2]
- Sea of Whales - the sea to the east of North Aerona[2]
- Visceral Sea - the sea to the west of South Aerona
Maps of the continent Aerona
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Aerona during the Phyrexian Invasion ©2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
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Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -
Aerona in Magic: The Gathering - Tactics. -
Map of the full Domains -
Map of the Domains, including the Orvada Empire, interpreted map. Vesuva is incorrectly labeled. -
North Aerona -
South Aerona
Trivia
- There is also an Elder Druid named Aerona as seen on the card Reincarnation, although their relationship with the continent, if any, is unknown.
References
- ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Clayton Emery (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice. Harper Prism.
- ↑ Inheritance by S. D. Perry, Kathy Ice (Ed.), 1995. Tapestries, HarperPrism
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Clayton Emery (1995) - <!--LINK'" 0:3-->, HarperPrism.
- ↑ a b c Festival of Sorrow by Robert E. Vardeman from the Distant Planes Anthology
- ↑ a b c The Light in the Forest by Michael Scott, Kathy Ice (Ed.), 1995. Tapestries, HarperPrism
- ↑ a b c d e f g Clayton Emery (1994) - Magic: The Gathering - Whispering Woods, HarperPrism.
- ↑ a b c Jane M. Lindskold (1996) Better Mousetrap. In: Distant Planes, edited by Kathy Price. HarperPrism
- ↑ a b c d e f g h William R. Forstchen (1994) - Magic: The Gathering - Arena, HarperPrism.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (April 20, 2018). "Dominarian Cartography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Edited by Kathy Ice (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Tapestries. Harper Prism.
- ↑ a b c d Amy Thomson (1996) Horn Dancer. In: Distant Planes, edited by Kathy Price. HarperPrism
- ↑ J. Robert King. (2001.) Planeshift, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-1802-0.
- ↑ a b Jonathan Tweet, Jess Lebow, ed. (2000) "The Deathbringer", The Myths of Magic, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ a b Magic: The Gathering 1997 Calendar: 365 Days in Dominia
- ↑ Ethan Fischer on Twitter
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (May 27, 2020). "I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c Denise R. Graham, J. Robert King, ed. (2003.) "True Enough", The Monsters of Magic, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2983-9.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (April 20, 2018). "Dominarian Cartography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.