Ixidor
| Ixidor | |
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| Species | Human |
| Job | Wizard |
| Birth, Life & Death | |
| Birthplace | Otaria, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Rift Era |
| Born | c. 4285 AR |
| Death | 4306 AR |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Nivea |
| Children | Akroma (creation) |
| Sources | |
| Onslaught, Legions, Scourge | |
Ixidor was a powerful wizard and well-known pit champion from Dominaria.
Description
Ixidor was young and lean, handsome in a severe way. From a robe of sky blue jutted strong arms.[1]
After his exile, Ixidor lost two fingers on one hand to a snapping turtle he himself created. He later lost the entire arm when a dream version of Phage tore it from him as he created Akroma.[2]
Later, when Akroma found Ixidor inside the death wurm, he was emaciated, and his skin was raw from the wurm's digestive juices, and still lacked his arm, but he was otherwise whole and alive.[1]
History
Pit fighting in Aphetto
Ixidor was a great illusionist, and he partnered with his love Nivea to make their living betting on themselves in the Cabal pit fights in Aphetto.[3] Ixidor lost his fame and fortune after Nivea was killed by Phage, leaving him unable to pay his remaining debts to the Cabal.
Nightmare War
After the fight, Ixidor was banished to a desert for failing to pay his debts.[3] There, he discovered his powers to create real things instead of just illusions. (This was, in fact, the power of the numena Lowallyn, who was reincarnated within him.) He used his newfound abilities to create a bizarre paradise for himself, shaped entirely by his mind's whims. He also created an army led by Akroma to wage war on the Cabal in order to get revenge on Phage for killing Nivea. The Cabal survived the attack and tracked Akroma back to Ixidor's fortress, which they then proceeded to attack. During this battle, Ixidor was consumed by a deathwurm representing Nivea's death. Later, Akroma found the wurm and it was revealed that he was living in it, worshipping the image of Nivea that resided in it. He restored Akroma but refused to come back to the real world.
Karona's War
After the Rebirth of Karona and her subsequent rise to immense power, Kamahl decided to kill Karona. To achieve this and end Karona's War, he needed Ixidor's help. He found the death wurm in Topos and killed it, freeing Ixidor and recruiting him to his cause. However, Ixidor was then possessed by the spirit of Lowallyn, and though his body traveled on, it was Lowallyn's mind that was in control of it. Lowallyn was killed in the final battle by Karona, thus also ending the life of Ixidor.[4]
Unmen
The unmen were creations of Ixidor; silhouettes of himself that were living portals to parts of his kingdom, to be used in need of escape.
Planar Chaos alternate reality
Within the Planar Chaos expansion set, there are cards that represent possible alternate realities, and their characters. It was revealed that there is an alternate reality in which Ixidor becomes black-aligned and creates a red Akroma instead of white, as depicted in Null Profusion.[5]
Story appearances
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References
- ↑ a b J. Robert King. (2003.) Legions, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2914-6.
- ↑ J. Robert King. (2002.) Onslaught, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2801-8.
- ↑ a b (2002). Onslaught Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ J. Robert King. (2003.) Scourge, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2956-1.
- ↑ Rei Nakazawa (January 8, 2007). "Order and (Planar) Chaos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 14, 2017). "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.