Ragnar

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Ragnar
Information
Colors Green manaWhite manaBlue mana
Species Human
Job Cleric
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace Kusho, Dominaria
Lifetime War with Phyrexia
Born Possibly as early as 3310 AR
Death 3607 AR
Sources
Assassin's Blade, Emperor's Fist

Ragnar was a gifted healer from Kusho on Dominaria.

Description

Ragnar looked enough like Gosta Dirk to be his younger brother. He was blond and nowhere near as towering as Gosta, but was tall and broad, with a thick beard and long, braided hair. He wore brass bands across his biceps and brass bracelets around his forearms, each with a colored gem lodged in its center. His face was stern but open.[1]

History

Ragnar used methods of raw green mana healing and was a devout worshipper of Gaea, the world goddess. He healed Kasimir the Lone Wolf from grievous injuries several times. He was part of Gosta Dirk's tribe, and for that, he was captured by the kentsu during their campaign on the island. He was put into the care of Barktooth Warbeard, who in reality was Halfdane posing as the Marshal. When Halfdane was left alone with Ragnar, he killed him and took his head, gazing into it for hours before throwing it off a cliff.[2][3]

Continuity

As early as 3335 AR, Hazezon Tamar used "By Ragnar's beard!" as one of his many colorful expressions.[4] Either Ragnar became exceptionally old or teleported through time somehow, or there was another bearded Ragnar 300 years before the Ragnar of Kusho's time.

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Shattered Chains Clayton Emery March 1995 N/A Dominaria, Phyrexia, five unnamed planes Stiggur, Knothead, Gull, Bardo, Helki, Holleb, Varrius, Liko, Tomas, Neith, Egg Sucker, Greensleeves, Cherrystone, Istu, Lily, Norreen, Hammen, Garth, Natal, Guyapi, Dasha, Argemone, Kynthia, Alaqua, Sabriam, Tybalt, Kwam, Karli, Torsten Von Ursus (mentioned), Ragnar (mentioned), Jacques le Vert (mentioned), Typhon, Amma, Donahue, Hassel, Atira, Kamee, Ertha, Daru, Xira Arien (mentioned), Adun Oakenshield (mentined), Chaney, Channa, Dinos, Axelrod Gunnarson (mentioned), Evangela (mentioned), Frida, Ordando, Rabi, Givon, Dela, Goldenrod, Ribbons, Melba, Terrill, Haakon, Gabriel Angelfire (mentioned), Ashtok, Essa, Muliya, Jayne, Dacian, Rida, Shaitan, Tirtha, Towser (mentioned)
Final Sacrifice Clayton Emery May 1995 N/A 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
Johan Clayton Emery April 2001 Legends Dominaria Hazezon Tamar, Belladonna, Jaeger Ojanen, Jasmine Boreal (mentioned), Stone-Bringer, Johan, Hands, Magda, Seanchan, Rikki, Xira Arien, Phanal-Unorg, Conal, Echo, Ander, Pia, Meraud, Tavis, Peregrine, Hunding Gjornersen (mentioned), Adira Strongheart, Lady Caleria (mentioned), Boris Devilboon (mentioned), Stangg (mentioned), Mykler, Roanna, Cole, Declan, Gaynor, Heath, Simone, Treetop, Badger, Virgil, Wilemina, Marigold, Mabyn, Robar, Orville, Princess Lucrezia (mentioned), Pulli, Yanni, Filla, Hellab, Tuttuamo, Zuniwa, Mummuir, Darshan, Anthius, Celeste, Udele, Sheba, Seabrooke, Ragnar (mentioned), Beckoner, Sea King, Makou, Gybo, Firestorm Phoenix, Lustra, Wullab, Ash-May-Ruf, Ash-May-Aran, Phanal-Unorg, Sethrida
Assassin's Blade Scott McGough December 2002 Legends Dominaria Ramses Overdark, Nicol Bolas, Tor Wauki the Younger, Bejahn, Wasitora, Boris Devilboon, Orca, Ayesha Tanaka, Kei Takahashi, Tetsuo Umezawa, Xira Arien, Gosta Dirk, Kolo Meha, Jorgan Hage, Marhault Elsdragon, Kasimir, Ragnar, Magnus, Hatoki, Ohabi Caleria, Mudai, Hyperion
Emperor's Fist Scott McGough March 2003 Legends Dominaria Marhault Elsdragon, Nicol Bolas, Ramses Overdark, Tetsuo Umezawa, Jorgan Hage, Ayesha Tanaka, Kolo Meha, Kei Takahashi, Hatoki, Bejahn, Wasitora, Moonshadow, Gosta Dirk, Kasimir, Boris Devilboon, Xira Arien, Ramirez DePietro, Haki Umezawa, Chanto Umezawa, Ragnar, Barktooth Warbeard, Tor Wauki the Younger, Magnus, Gunamo, Chada, Ohabi Caleria, Orca, Halfdane

In-game references

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References

  1. Scott McGough (2002) - Assassin's Blade, Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Scott McGough (2003) - Emperor's Fist, Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Jay Annelli (January 4, 2024). "Murdered by Halfdane". Twitter.
  4. Clayton Emery (2001) - Johan, WotC