Tangled Vale
| Tangled Vale | |
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| Information | |
| Plane | Zendikar |
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| Type | Forest |
| Status | Devastated by the Eldrazi, slowly recovering. |
| Part of | Bala Ged |
| Formerly part of | Makindi Empire |
The Tangled Vale is the home forest of the Joraga on the continent of Bala Ged on Zendikar.[1]
Description
The Tangled Vale is a series of interconnected jungle valleys that lie in the southern portion of Bala Ged. Joraga elves primarily call this home, utilizing Bloodbriar patches to defend themselves against the beasts that roam the vicinity. The various hilltops of the region are rife with deadly fungus and well known to be Gomazoa feeding grounds.[1]
Joraga Elves
The Tangled Vale is the home forest of the elves of the Joraga Nation. The Joraga are a warlike nomadic tribe that hold high esteem for druidic power and physical prowess. They are mostly found in loose clans throughout the Tangled Vale, but they hold a special reverence for the Great Hollow Tree, where their dead are buried. Unlike the Mul Daya and the Tajuru, the Joraga keep mostly on ground level, and are superb trackers, stalkers, and scouts.
Flora
Bloodbriar
Bloodbriar patches are clusters of nettled carnivorous vines. The vines constrict around anything that moves nearby them, using their thorns to siphon blood from living victims into their root system. The Joraga elves cultivate the plants to act as a natural barrier against outside threats.
Cut Fungus
Similarly, Cut Fungus is a dangerous mushroom that lives in the jungles of Bala Ged. This fungus conceals a blade-like spine underneath its cap. Changes in temperature and motion trigger it to unfurl and unleash a spray of its spines. The spines carried a powerful neurotoxin that led to delirium, lethargy, and wartlike growths. Eventually, the victim dies, and the carcass acts as a host for a new cut fungus colony to grow.
History
The Tangled Vale was once part of the ancient Makindi Empire. The elven nations, led by a pre-spirit Obuun, revolted against their kor rulers and toppled their Skyclave.[2]
Within two years of the release of the Eldrazi, the entire continent of Bala Ged was overrun and destroyed.[3]
After Nissa Revane's use of the healing power of the Lithoform Core, the vale and the rest of the continent slowly started to recover.[4][5]
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References
- ↑ a b Magic Creative Team (September 30, 2009). "A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar: Bala Ged and Elves". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12.
- ↑ Ari Zirulnik and James Wyatt (September 1, 2020). "Zendikar: Thing Have Changed". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ari Levitch (July 15, 2015). "Limits". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2015-07-18.
- ↑ Bala Ged Recovery
- ↑ A. T. Greenblatt (September 30, 2020). "Eoisode 5: The Two Guardians". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.