Kaalia
| Kaalia | |
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| Lia | |
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| Species | Human |
| Job | Cleric |
| Birth, Life & Death | |
| Birthplace | Eos, Bant, Alara |
| Lifetime | Mending Era |
| Family | |
| Parents | Killed by Nefarox |
| Relatives | An unnamed brother, killed by Nefarox |
Kaalia is a powerful double-winged human cleric from Alara, tormented by her past and scarred by devastation. In addition to her powers of flight, she has stonebreaking magic and the ability to beckon angels, dragons and demons to battle.
History
Born as Lia, she was the daughter of a farmer in Bant after the Conflux. She was born near the ruined castle of Eos. Although bullied by her peers due to her disabilities, she hid her emerging magical abilities, which for the time being were limited to the power to destroy pebbles.[1] When the village was destroyed by servants of the Grixis Demon Nefarox, Lia was saved by the Nacatl Nira.[2] Recognizing her magical abilities, Nira needed her to destroy the "keystone" of the dragon skeleton that the servants of Nefarox were reanimating. To rouse her, she named the girl Kaa ("power") Lia.
Although Kaalia successfully destroyed the dragon skeleton, Nefarox rose and killed her family, all the villagers, and Nira. When she awoke, Kaalia felt empty, like her insides had been ripped out, and shadows were left instead. Somehow she had survived, but her soul was fractured, and a growing hatred soon grew in the cracks. Now, driven by righteous fury and an unholy thirst for revenge, Kaalia broods feverishly, amassing her vast power, waiting to unleash her apocalyptic might upon any in her way.[3]
Card
Kaalia of the Vast is a fan-favorite with Commander players because of her ability to bring any Angel, Demon, or Dragon (three of the most powerful creature types in all of Magic) from your hand onto the battlefield for free every time she attacks.[4] And with flying, she can often find someone to attack safely every turn.
Gallery
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Kaalia Magic: The Gathering Arena avatar released for Modern Horizons 3.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| Fifteen Commanders, Fifteen Tales | Doug Beyer | 2011-06-22 | Commander (2011) | Multiversal | Kaalia, Tariel, Basandra, Riku, Animar, Edric, Ghave, Karador, Vish Kal, Zedruu, Ruhan, Nin, The Mimeoplasm, Damia, Skullbriar |
| The Stonekiller | Jenna Helland | 2012-08-08 | Magic 2013 | Alara | Lia, Aran (mentioned), Nira, Cele, the Sculptor, Nefarox (mentioned) |
| The Stonekiller, Part 2 | Jenna Helland | 2012-08-15 | Magic 2013 | Alara | Lia, Nira, Ajani Goldmane (mentioned), Nefarox |
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References
- ↑ Jenna Helland (August 8, 2012). "The Stonekiller". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
- ↑ Jenna Helland (August 15, 2012). "The Stonekiller, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (June 22, 2011). "Fifteen Commanders, Fifteen Tales". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11.
- ↑ Nicholas Wolfram (May 29, 2017). "Commander Anthology". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31.
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