Thran Forge
| Thran Forge | |
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| Information | |
| Origin | Dominaria |
| User | Gerrard Capashen |
| Status | Merged with Karn |
The Thran Forge was an artifact, a piece of the Legacy.
Description
The Thran Forge was a peculiar pyramidal structure, heavily ornamented with Thran glyphs and symbols. It was large and heavy but could barely be lifted and carried by Karn. When it was activated, a ray of light flashed from the forge and showered its target with sparks, while strange pale fires flickered across the forge's surface. The Thran forge was capable of boosting a being's strength while at the same time also turning its target temporarily artificial.[1]
History
When Vuel stole the artifacts of the Legacy from Gerrard, the Thran Forge was among the items he stole. Vuel scattered the Legacy artifacts across Dominaria to foil Gerrard, but in the following years, Sisay collected the Thran Forge and brought it aboard the Skyship Weatherlight. After the abduction of Sisay, Gerrard was brought back on board and discovered the Thran Forge in the hold. While the crew was in Llanowar to re-recruit Mirri, an aboroth was about to spring to life, and Gerrard hatched a plan where he brought the Thran Forge onto the deck, strapped it to the rigging with ropes, and then used it to turn the aboroth into an artificial creature. Jumping onto the aboroth's head, Gerrard then used the Touchstone to deactivate it until it shrank and turned to dust. This is what made Tahngarth realize the special connection Gerrard had with the Legacy artifacts.[1]
The Thran Forge then went with the Weatherlight to Rath, where it was boarded by Greven il-Vec. Greven defeated Gerrard and took the legacy artifacts from the ship's hold, bringing them to the storage in Volrath's Stronghold.[1]
At the end of the Phyrexian Invasion, the Legacy merged with Karn. All of its powerful parts, including the Thran Forge, united and gave Karn knowledge and power beyond other planeswalkers.
In-game references
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References
- ↑ a b c Peter Archer, ed. (1998) - Rath and Storm anthology, Wizards of the Coast.