Shilgengar's Ritual

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Shilgengar's Ritual
Information
Era	Time of Legends
Date	c. -2421 AR
Location	Stensia, Innistrad
Storyline Sources	Colin Kawakami (August 13, 2014). "The Lunarch's Journal". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05., Commander 2017 Commanders
Characters	Edgar Markov, Irska Dusken, Marycz, Olivia Voldaren, Runo Stromkirk, Shilgengar, Sorin Markov, Strefan Maurer
Outcome
Creation of Innistrad's vampire bloodlines Edgar Markov, Sorin Markov, Olivia Voldaren, Runo Stromkirk, Strefan Maurer, Irska Dusken and countless other nobles become vampires, together forming 12 vampire lineages. Sorin Markov's planeswalker spark ignites.
Timeline
Battle of Halcyon Shilgengar's Ritual Sivitri's War

Shilgengar's Ritual was an event on Innistrad that happened c. -2421 AR. It is the origin of vampires on Innistrad and would shape the future of the plane for millennia.

History

During this time, the demon Shilgengar caused a great famine in the lands of what would become Stensia and then manipulated the aging human alchemist Edgar Markov into turning to blood magic to find food for his kin. Edgar was experimenting with ways to achieve agelessness for himself and his only grandson, Sorin, and when Shilgengar's famine swept the land, the demon managed to convince Edgar to start his experiments with blood. Edgar and his sons trapped the angel Marycz in his laboratory and exsanguinated her, preparing a decoction from her blood and creating a ritual that caused his subjects to feed on the blood of other beings. It provided sustenance to those few, but the demand for blood also culled the overall population, reducing the number of hungry mouths to feed. Others to partake in the ritual included Olivia Voldaren, Strefan Maurer, Runo Stromkirk, and Irska Dusken. However, when he forced his grandson to turn, the trauma of the transformation caused Sorin's planeswalker spark to ignite. Sorin soon left the plane and his grandfather for the first time. However, worried about the state of his homeplane, he would frequently return to visit his home.

In-game references

Represented in:

• Blood Tribute
• Sorin, Ravenous Neonate