Speed Demons
- Not to be confused with Speed Demon.
| Speed Demons | |
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| Founded on | Duskmourn |
| Active | Omenpath Era |
| Status | Active |
| Membership | |
| Members |
Speed Demon, Winter, Loot (former prisoner) |
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| Species | Humans, Demons, Spirits, Beasts, Toys, Scarecrows |
The Speed Demons is a racing team from Duskmourn that competed in the Ghirapur Grand Prix.[1]
Description
The Speed Demons are a group of possessed racers and their tormentors who drive specter-haunted vehicles, led by the eponymous Speed Demon that allows their excursions from their homeworld. They are the advancing edge of Valgavoth's "mansionization" process across the Multiverse.[2] The Speed Demon itself races among the possessed and the damned as a demonic minder, the tormentor of the team captain, Winter. Winter is a survivor of Duskmourn who has been granted temporary leave by Valgavoth, the archdemon of the plane, to try and win the Aetherspark. If Winter (or a racer on his crew) wins, he might be granted his freedom. If he fails, however, the Speed Demon will ensure Winter is dragged back to Duskmourn to face Valgavoth's wrath.
Winter's prospects look stark, save for one ace in the hole: Loot, a young beast with an uncanny ability to navigate the Omenpaths. Winter and the Speed Demon held Loot captive and planned to take advantage of his abilities in the race.[3]
History
During the race proper, Loot's assistance propelled the Speed Demons to first place in the first leg through Avishkar, but an altercation with Chandra slowed them down in the second leg through Amonkhet. Although they eventually lost Loot near the end of the third leg in Muraganda, they maintained a position toward the head of the pack until the home stretch, and Winter was neck-and-neck with Spitfire of the Aether Rangers, who was in first place, as they neared the finish line.[4][5] However, Spitfire and Winter's cars were both totaled by autonomous safety measures activated by Mohar Varma, a deposed former Avishkari politician who had consolidated power with the help of the planeswalker Jace Beleren. He planned to use the race's interruption to gain support for his coup against the government.
As Winter sat in the wrecked car, Jace approached and rendered him unconscious with his mental magic.[6] The mind mage then searched his mind for information on Loot's whereabouts, finding nothing. Jace realized he had created a loose end and decided to abduct Winter. However, the arrival of Chandra at the finish line with Loot in tow forced Jace into a confrontation with his fellow planeswalker, and when he controlled the minds of racers around him to force them to attack Chandra, he could not maintain his focus on Winter. Winter woke up, and even with a broken leg and a battle raging around him, he desperately limped toward the finish line, as the rules did not forbid finishing on foot. At the last second, the Champions of Amonkhet came from behind and barely beat him to first place. At that moment, as he collapsed to his knees in defeat, a door to Duskmourn opened at his location and he was dragged inside, his howls of terror echoing across the track until the door closed with an awful finality.
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References
- ↑ Miguel Lopez (December 10, 2024). "Planeswalker's Guide to Aetherdrift, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Natalie Kreider, Harless Snyder, Miguel Lopez (January 10, 2025). "Racing into Aetherdrift with The Magic Story Podcast (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (January 14, 2025). "Aetherdrift Episode 2: Pit Stop". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (January 16, 2025). "Aetherdrift Episode 4: Little-Guy Shortcuts". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (January 17, 2025). "Aetherdrift Episode 5: First Over the Line". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (January 20, 2025). "Aetherdrift - Episode 6: The Bloodless Revolution". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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