Lady of Otaria
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Lady of the Mountain Daughter, Helpmate, Soul Faerchae | |
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Avatar Formerly Giant |
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| Birthplace | Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Active from pre-history according to myths |
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| Parents | Gaea and Fiers (creators) |
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| The Myths of Magic | |
The Lady of Otaria, also known as the Lady of the Mountain, is an avatar from Dominara worshiped as a deity by the Dwarves of Otaria and Sarpadia.
Description
The Lady of Otaria was born fully formed from a stone egg. She has her mother Gaea’s pearly, smooth, almost-translucent skin, and her father Fiers’s tall, athletic, well-toned body. The Lady’s long white hair flows about her shoulders and down her back. Her voice is low and throaty like the sound of a waterfall. The lady's real name is three words which translate to "Daughter, Helpmate, Soul" by her parents, Gaea and Fiers. The last of these, the name that means Soul, is Faerchae.[1]
History
The Lady of Otaria was once said to have been a giant known as the Lady of the Mountain and later an avatar. Dwarven legends say she was created by Gaea and Fiers working together to watch and care for Dominara. The Lady was hatched from inside a giant stone egg that Fiers placed among lava vents to heat. At some point, demon despoilers attacked the world, creating the goblins to undo its beauty and steal its riches. With the help of Fiers, the Lady then created the dwarves to defend her world. The Lady and the dwarves defeated the evil, but the Lady was injured and had to rest within an earthen core to recuperate. Since that day, the dwarves have kept her three names secret, as speaking those names could summon her in cases of dire need. Three times she could be summoned in this manner before she would bring the dwarves with her and leave Dominaria for all time. The first time her names were used was by the Sarpadian dwarves to evacuate them from Sarpadia to Terisiare when their empire fell following the Brothers' War. She may have also been summoned a second time during the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[1][2][3]
In other media
Dungeons & Dragons
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Non-canon
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The Lady of Otaria received a Dungeons & Dragons third edition stat block.[4] She is a high-level female human fighter, sorcerer, and spellsword who speaks Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, and Infernal. Her familiar is a Fiendish Pseudodragon with whom she can communicate telepathically. She carries a variety of items including the Lady of the Mountain Lightning Sword, a sword that can summon lightning; a Crystal Mountain Shard, a spell focus that contains all lower-level spells; and Sivitri's Ring of Power.
Gallery
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| The Myths of Magic - The Lady of the Mountain | Will McDermott, Daneen McDermott & Jess Lebow, ed. | June 2000 | Dominaria | Lyrin, Dawar, Gaea, Fiers, Lady of the Mountain, Balthor Stoneface, Gardill, Themis |
In-game references
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References
- ↑ a b Will McDermott & Daneen McDermott, Jess Lebow, ed. (2000) "The Lady of the Mountain", The Myths of Magic, Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ a b Ethan Fleischer (August 23, 2022). "I led the design process for the box toppers". Twitter.
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (September 10, 2022). "The New Argive Megathread". Twitter.
- ↑ Steve Conard (March 8, 2002). "Sivitri Scarzam". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017.