List of secondary characters/Avishkar

The following Avishkari characters are only mentioned in flavor text, or appear as minor characters in the storyline.

Name	Title	Description	Cards
Aarav Rai		Father of Saheeli, Sheela, Amika, and Sahil.
Adi Reyath	Adi Reyath, Talented Quicksmith	A regular competitor in the Quicksmith Express, he is renowned for his singing voice and is a fixture at feast days and celebrations, where his charm and wit make him the life of the party. He is also a brilliant inventor who excelled at one of the top inventing academies and is known in certain circles for a few remarkable early inventions. Though his family hopes he will join his mother’s metalworking business or the Consulate inquiriums, he instead spends most of his time in back-alley quicksmithing competitions.
Adi Thandray		A designer and participant in the Inventors' Fair for which Adi invented both the the Avishkari Champion's Helm and Platinum Angel.	Champion's Helm Platinum Angel
Aditi Desai		Member of the Aetherlogical Society who was granted a Consulate research grant for their aether injection system design.
Advika Taar		A human member of the Scrapper inventor society and a participant in the underground automaton league. She's wanted for using her augmentations as weapons.	Scrapper Champion
Aesha	"Princess Aesha"	A girl who took a liking to Vraska during the gorgon's visit.
Agriah	Agriah, Junior Edificer	A Junior Edificer, inventor of the Avishkari Paradox Engine for the Inventors' Fair. The Paradox Engine's motion fueled its own operation in a potentially endless cycle. The engine was confiscated by the Consulate.
Amika Rai		Child of Aarav and Ruby and sibling of Saheeli, Sheela, and Sahil.
Amrit Vatyam		Forge operator who invented the Rings of Brighthearth, devices which doubled the output of their inventors' forges, for the Inventors' Fair.
Anand Ghapti		Anand is an extremely talented thopterist who works for Crime Lord Hiza. He oversees the maintenance of Hiza’s thopter fleet and has engineered predatory thopters designed to attack unknown thopters and retrieve them to the thoptery. Hundreds of Consulate thopters are rumored to have been captured in this way.
Anjat	Anjat, Foundry Supervisor	An supervisor in the Embraal Sweatworks
Annisa		The wife of Oviya Pashiri, who fell ill and died after over a year.
Ara	Ara, renegade smuggler		Fen Hauler
Aradara		A mother-and-son team who perfected the aether-propelled train.	Aradara Express
Ashwant Hubri		Member of the Committee on Innovation, inventor of the Avishkari Panharmonicon for the Inventors' Fair, an instrument which played a unique melody for all who listen, for the Inventors' Fair.
Atan Dejir		Member of the Aetherological Society, inventor of the Avishkari Mana Vault, for the Inventors' Fair. It was confiscated by the Consulate.
Avaati Vya		An ingenious inventor, ancestor of Sivras Vya. Developer of the process to refine volatile raw aether. Avaati worked with Satya to create the Aetherflux Reservoir. While Satya was an equal contributor to the reservoir's creation, he was ultimately indifferent toward fame or recognition and happy to let Avaati step into the limelight. Historians tend to overemphasize the role of Avaati as a result.	Aether Refinery
Avallis Beshai	Avallis Beshai, Greenwhel Lifecrafters	An inventor of the Greenwheel Lifecrafters, who invented the Avishkari Aether Vial for the Inventors' Fair, as an inspiration to create true life from aether alone. The vial was stolen by Dack Fayden.
Baji		A former renegade contact of Pia Nalaar's who died during the New Phyrexian Invasion, impaled by a Phyrexian bird's quill.
Basani		A Consulate inspector encountered by Ajani Goldmane.
Bes Tavani	Bes Tavani, Bomat merchant		Consulate Dreadnought Merchant's Dockhand
Bhavin Jani		A dwarven automaton designer who built the Foundry Assembler for the Inventors' Fair. The innovation was so well received that Bhavin was abducted by Tezzeret and forced to innovate more, but was later removed from the Inquirium after failing to meet Tezzeret's expectations.
Bhejek		Veteran inventor-driver at the Ovalchase for the Grinders Society. Rival to Ren.
Caru	Caru, Consulate warden		Weaponcraft Enthusiast
Chammi	Chammi, Curio Vendor		Etched Familiar Filigree Familiar
Crankshaft		Depala's Hyena.	Trusty Companion
Dal Jeat	Dal Jeat, Aether Engineer
Daljit Gavaskar		Mentor to Adi Thandray.	Champion's Helm
Dallen Mas	Dallen Mas of Peema	An inventor from Peema who invented the Avishkari Sword of Feast and Famine for the Inventors' Fair.
Dayal		Young vedalken member of the renegades. A lifecrafter.
Dhriti		An aetherborn who died of old age. They knew Yahenni.
Djarin		The enigmatic owner of Narnam House, born and raised among its lethal flora. The human woman runs a secretive trade in poisonous plants and weaponized automatons while raising a large family in the greenhouse's suffocating depths. Clients are blindfolded and hurried through her hidden garden so she can devote her time to tending her prized toxic collection.
Doji		An Aetherborn that drained Phyrexians of their essence with no ill effects.	Consuming Aetherborn
Dujari		Creator of Dujari's Principle, implemented in the Whirlermaker.
Eshan Baat		A human experimental aetherist. He is a prominent leader in the field of aetherflux manipulation. Inventor of the Avishkari Combustible Gearhulk for the Inventors' Fair.
Evatani Garan	Evatani Garan, Garan Clade	A vedalken of the Garan Clade. With Tiyu Arrun, Evatani is the co-inventor of the Avishkari Perpetual Timepiece.
Faiz	Faiz, inventor	Inventor of the Dynavolt Tower for the Inventors' Fair.	Dynavolt Tower
Farhal		An aetherborn who died of old age. They knew Yahenni.
Ferren Gibrar	Ferren Gibrar, Glint-Sleeves	Inventor working for the Glint-Sleeves. A participant in the Inventors' Fair. Inventor of the stunningly beautiful and unquestiongly powerful Avishkari Chrome Mox, a jewel that provides a compact supply of aether to artifacts worn or carried.	Chrome Mox
Gan Gaheer		A renegade member of the Glint-Sleeves, a group that specialized in artificial bodily attachments. Creator of Ajani's artificial hands. His name is spelled "Gan Ghaheer" in the The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh book.
Garima		A member of the Aether Rangers	Skystreak Engineer
Grahn Durran	Grahn Durran, Panka Hangars	The inventor of the Avishkari Hangarback Walker for the Inventors' Fair, an ingenious device to send forth a host of whirling drones.
Hadde Moush	Hadde Moush, Luminary League	Inventor working for the Luminary League and participant in the Inventors' Fair. Inventor of the Chromatic Lantern. Hadde noted that innovation requires insatiable curiosity and a good source of light.	Chrome Mox
Harshad		A friend of Mohar Varma and possible former Consul. He assisted Mohar in the attempted overthrow of the Avishkar Assembly.
Havas Mel	Havas Mel, Committee on Innovation	An inventor of the Avishkari Filigree Familiar for the Inventors' Fair. The invention inspired the Committee on Regulation and Enforcement to warn the public that inventions on display at the Inventors' Fair had not been subjected to the rigorous safety testing required for devices intended for household use.
Himmat Neela		Himmat Neela is a lifecrafter from the outskirts of Peema, beloved for his delicate, nature-inspired constructs showcased in Ghirapur’s Greenwheel garden domes. Despite feeling disconnected from nature in recent years, he rekindled his bond by living in the wild Cowl forest, letting the natural world guide his craft once more. His dedication to listening and learning from nature shapes all his celebrated creations. He is known for his magnificent creature constructs. His design of a miniaturized young elk won the Animal Constructs: Miniatures Division at the Inventors' Fair, and was later put into mass production.	Highspire Artisan
Hiza	Hiza, Janjeet Crime Lord	An aetherborn crime lord who runs the Janjeet Observatory Complex and its Thoptery. Uses their thopters illegally to get information, and has arragned for predatory thopters to abduct and bring back any potentially infiltrating Consulate thopters.
Ira Joshi		A famous human vehicle driver. She is the official pilot for the Consulate's Fleetwheel Cruiser.
Irsi	Irsi, Kujar gardener		Verdant Automaton
Ishani		Best friend of Madhu Varma. She and Madhu were killed during the New Phyrexian Invasion.
Ivash	Ivash, Consulate inventor	A young vedalken inventor employed with the Consulate air fleet, he specializes in airship design and construction. He invented the lifting engine that powers the latest generation of airships and is also responsible for advancements in navigation, fuel refinement, construction, and stability. Known for his remarkable talent and incredible arrogance, he does not belong to a clade, and his entry in the Inventors' Fair is a stunning new airship.	Foundry Assembler
Jani	Jani, Free Artificer	A free artificer, inventor of the Avishkari Fireforger's Puzzleknot for the Inventors' Fair - an entertaining challenge, containing the heat of its forging inside.
Jasi Ganin	Jasi Ganin, master siphoner. "The Ghost"	Jasi is one of the rare vedalken who sides with the renegades not only philosophically but through active rebellion. Known in renegade circles as “The Ghost,” she uses her deep knowledge of Ghirapur’s aether infrastructure and her clade’s aether studies to siphon illicit aether while bypassing Consulate security. She uses custom tools designed by grateful renegade inventors and pilots her personal airship, the Trivar, which has hidden aether tanks and modified power systems for quick getaways.	Ice Over
Jehvani	Jehvani, Vahadar artificer	Artificer competing in the Inventors' Fair.	Larger Than Life
Jitya Reyath		A foundry hand and participant in the Inventors' Fair, for which Jitya created the aether crucible, an Avishkari Crucible of Worlds prototype which was stolen from the Ghirapur Institute of Art and Science and ended up in Gonti's collection.	Crucible of Worlds
Johar		A dwarf pilot.	Golden-Scale Aeronaut
Joli and Fara Anru	Joli and Fara Anru, Glint-Sleeves	An inventor couple who are members of the Glint-Sleeves. They invented the Avishkari Lightning Greaves for the Inventors' Fair.
Kadhu	Kadhu, skywhaler		Aethertide Whale
Kailash		A dwarf, commanding the security forces that guarded the Aether Hub. She is a colleague of Sram.
Karavin	Karavin, renegade saboteur		Destructive Tampering
Kareem	Kareem, dwarven mechanist	Leader of the Consulate toolcraft experts.
Kershan Danil	Kershan Danil, Highspire artisan		Highspire Infusion
Khasdath Ambro	Khasdath Ambro, Countless Gears Society	An inventor of the Countless Gears Society who invented the Avishkari Static Orb for the Inventors' Fair. Reduction of energy and motion within the orb's stasis field creates the illusion of slowed time.
Khellin Mei	Khellin Mei, House of Knowledge	An inventor of the House of Knowledge, who invented the Avishkari Lotus Petal for the Inventors' Fair. Each of those intricate mechanical petals stored enough power to supply all of Ghirapur, if only for a fleeting moment.
Lakshi		A Renegade quicksmith.
Lalan		Ghirapur's most in-demand young seamstress, working at the Silverloom Atelier. A friend of Sita Varma.
Lodishi		A deceased inventor, likely an aetherborn, who invented the Avishkari Sword of Light and Shadow for the Inventors' Fair. The sword stands in memorial to its inventor's brief life.
Madhu Varma		Wife of Mohar Varma and mother of Sita Varma. Her father was a member of the Consulate. She dealt with health issues in her later years. She and her best friend Ishani were killed in the New Phyrexian Invasion.
Mehul	Enforcer Mehul	A consulate enforcer whose essence was drained by Yahenni.
Mihir		A renegade lifecrafter, specializing in birds.
Mr. Wiggles	Mr. Wiggles, Helpful Butterfly	One of two mechanical butterflies used by Shadowblayde for communication.	Mr. Wiggles, Helpful Butterfly (Unknown Event)
Nadja Johaal	Nadja Cloudtoucher, aerowright	She invented the Boldbreeze-class airship and has developed stunning sails and vehicle designs. One of the renegade artificers that joined Pia Nalaar in a display of the renegade symbol before the Inventor's Fair. Pia pronounced her name "Nadya" in the story Renegade Prime.	Hinterland Drake
Najm		An aetherborn who died of old age. They knew Yahenni.
Nani Jalbala		An old acquaintance of Pia and Chandra Nalaar.
Narashi Ranjana Kabir	Narashi Ranjana Kabir, Consulate Insider	Narashi is an upstanding citizen and a high-ranking Consulate planner who secretly lives a double life. Publicly, she is a trusted elder of two clades, with a husband and a wife among the Ranjana, another husband among the Kabir, and grandchildren in both families, while overseeing much of Ghirapur’s aether delivery system. Secretly, she appears masked as Pahayli, a respected voice of moderation among the renegades, risking disgrace to guide them toward gradual reform while hiding her true identity from both sides.
Neerav Soni		Up and coming designer of the Tradewind Airship, allowing pilots to safely navigate deeper into the aethersphere than ever before.
Nehra	Nehra, inventor	Developer of the Threshold Principle	Inventor’s Apprentice Trinisphere
Neptanesh		Neptanesh is a renegade motivated more by fear than ideology, living as a hermit on the outskirts of Ghirapur. He quietly sells exquisitely crafted children’s toys from a skiff on the canals, using the proceeds to stockpile aether and fuel his warnings about an impending aether shortage. Some speculate he has built his own bootleg refinery, continuing the hoarding begun by his parents during the start of the Great Aether Boom.
Nirav	Nirav, Tirahar elder		Natural Obsolescence
Pahayli		A Renegade code name used by the Consulate Insider Narashi Ranjana Kabir.
Parekh	Enforcer Parekh	A consulate enforcer whose essence was drained by Yahenni.
Pav Pande	Pav, Gremlin Watch	Guard responsible for defending the Inventors' Fair from Gremlins.	Terror of the Fairgrounds
Pihu Laal		Dwarven skyship mechanic, famed in the Freejam Aviaries as the mechanic who can fix anything. Designer of the Sky Skiff for the Inventors' Fair.
Pradesh	Doctor Pradesh	A doctor employed by the Varma family who began being paid after the Indigo Revolution.
Rajni		The assistant of Sram, an edificer who works at the Aether Hub.
Rajul		A great aetherborn inventor. They pioneered some of the first medical technology for non-organic beings when they were only two years old.
Rakib	Rakib, Ghirapur Schoolteacher		Torch Gauntlet
Ranaj	Enforcer-Chief Ranaj	Jovial chief of the Consulate Enforcers.	Consulate Turret Crackdown Construct Harsh Scrutiny
Ranbir	Ranbir of zone Bomat	Aetherborn inventor of the Torch Gauntlet.
Remi		Remi is a vedalken automaton specialist and the owner of a hardware store in Eleven Bridges. He runs the store with his five children, doing brisk business by day and hosting automaton fights after hours. What began as playtime for his children has become famous among renegade inventors as the top venue to test battling automatons, with long waiting lists for challengers eager to compete.
Ren	Grinning Ren	Young inventor-driver at the Ovalchase for the Grinders Society. A rising star. Rival to Bhejek.
Ripu	Ripu, repair specialist		Refurbish
Ritika	Ritika, artificer	Famed member of the Countless Gears inventor society, specializing in servo design. She popularized the exposed observation dome. Her servo companion was the winner of her category in the Inventors' Fair.	Servo Exhibition
Ruby Rai		Mother of Saheeli, Sheela, Amika, and Sahil.
Rudra		A burly guard captain, a former patriot of Kaladesh and a friend of Mohar Varma. His body is tall and scarred. Once a powerful man, he was court-martialed for his cruelty, though no charges ever stuck. After the Indigo Revolution, he lost his position and his mansion. He was in charge of security at the Ghirapur Grand Prix and assisted Mohar in the attempted overthrow of the Avishkar Assembly.
Sahil Rai		Child of Aarav and Ruby and sibling of Saheeli, Sheela, and Amika.
Sana Ahir		A nineteen-year-old aerowright abducted by Tezzeret, but later removed from the Inquirium after failing to meet his expectations. After she was released by the Renegades, she became a beneficiary of of Yahenni's will.
Sekar Rabi		A member of the Consulate Department of Security and Enforcement now working to rebuild trust with the population of Ghirapur.
Shaila		Shaila was a determined human shepherd who stood her ground when Ghirapur’s expansion threatened her land. She faced the Consulate in her humble robes and argued her family’s right to remain on the hill they called home. Her conviction won the Consulate’s respect, securing her claim for generations to come. Shaila's Claim is named for her.	Sage of Shaila's Claim
Shanti Makam		A kinetic sculptor and participant in the Inventors’ Fair. They created the Sculpting Steel, a cat-sized sculpture of living metal that changed shape in response to the sounds around it. It was stolen from the Ghirapur Institute of Art and Science and ended up in Gonti's collection.	Sculpting Steel
Sheela Rai		Child of Aarav and Ruby and sibling of Saheeli, Amika, and Sahil.
Sitram	Silent Sitram	An eccentric Scrapper who built the automaton "the Pugilist". Sitram is a willowy vedalken who is notorious for his complete silence during battle. Even after a battle while the crowd is cheering, Sitram refuses to break his silence. He quietly guides the Pugilist away, which has given the automaton a certain mystique that adds to its appeal.
Sivras Vya		Sitras, a descendant of Avaati Vya, designed "The Fountain," an ornate and expansive sculpture that conceals its true purpose of siphoning aether from nearby Consulate pipelines. Driven by her dream of freely distributing refined aether using her ancestor’s technology, she is wanted by the Consulate. Despite this, she remains elusive, with spontaneous public art pieces appearing throughout Weldfast.
Suja Pavani	Suja Pavani, Aetherological Society and League of Aeronauts	A participant in the Inventors' Fair, inventor of the Avishkari Cloudstone Curio. With innovative stabilizing techniques Suja brought that piece of the sky itself to the fair.	Cloudstone Curio
Suraj Chaudry III		A mason working for Suraj and Sons with his meticulous father and his controlling younger brothers.
Surash	Surash, Keeper of the Cowl	Elven groundskeeper of the greenbelt called the Cowl. Believed to have orchestrated attacks on Consulate enforcers, sending the Cowl's giant spiders to the renegades.	Unbridled Growth
Tanav		Sister of Ukti, a dwarven woman working at the First Launch.
Termin	Termin, track designer	A designer of the track for the second Ghirapur Grand Prix.	Hazard of the Dunes Pothole Mole
Tiyu Arrun		Vedalken member of the Aetherlogical Society. With Evatani Garan, she is the co-inventor of the Avishkari Perpetual Timepiece..
Turni	Turni, Greenwheel groundskeeper		Appetite for the Unnatural
Ukti		An old dwarven woman working at the First Launch. A sympathizer of the Renegades.
Vedi		An aetherborn who died of old age. They knew Yahenni.
Venand Kapur	Venand Kapur, the Gearherder	Venand Kapur is a free artisan whose views align with the renegade camp, though he does not openly break Consulate laws. He specializes in crafting fanciful automatons—artificial creatures that are beautiful, reliable, and notably capable of independent action. Rumors suggest that his creations, even those made on commission or as gifts, retain loyalty to him and may be used to spy on Consulate leaders. Inventor of the Steel Overseer for the Inventors' Fair, an unusual foray into the humanoid form, built to keep watch over Venand's clockwork herds.	Filigree Crawler Steel Overseer
Venya Sangmi	Honoree Venya Sangmi, Reclusive Tinker	Venya is a participant in the Inventors’ Fair who spent a decade as a lecturer and inventor within the Consulate, specializing in advanced enforcer drone designs that increased efficiency. For her contributions, she was awarded the title of "honoree," a distinction that commands great respect across much of Kaladesh. In the twenty years since, Venya has worked privately on developing new independent automatons; born deaf, she reads lips but prefers the company of her automatons, which communicate through expressive fins and flashing lights.	Sol Ring
Viprikti	Viprikti, thopterist	One of the renegade artificers that joined Pia Nalaar in a display of the renegade symbol before the Inventor's Fair.	Foundry Screecher
Zara		A young dwarf who is a fan of Saheeli.