Whispering Woods
- For the book, see Whispering Woods (novel).
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| Plane | Dominaria |
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| Type | Forest |
| Part of | Aerona, the Domains |
Whispering Woods is a vast forest in North Aerona, part of the Domains of Dominaria.[1]
Description
The Whispering Woods lie northwest of the Wild Woods and east of the Ice Rime Hills, in northern Aerona.[2] This forest, home to many sylvan creatures and elves, was so imbued with magic and mana that it seemed to whisper.[3] Its power strongly affected Greensleeves during her youth.[2] Greensleeves called its Maro-Sorcerer "Great Spirit of the forest", but Chaney called him Gaea's Liege. It would eventually be replaced by Greensleeves herself.[4][5]
The village White Ridge, the hometown of Gull and Greensleeves, was located in a colorful valley at the border of the forest until it was destroyed in 4073 AR by the wizards Dacian and Towser.[3] A stream that was once a mighty river ran through the village, its banks now replaced by rich riverbed loam teeming with wildflowers. The river's limestone rocks lent the village its name. The village was home to thirty cottages, a mill, and an alehouse. Almost all the inhabitants of White Ridge had names referring to nature - the men's names were related to animals, and the women's were related to plants.[6] On the eastern side of the village began the Wild Woods. South of the Whispering Woods lie the Hurloon Mountains.[7]
The coastal land west of the Whispering Woods is contested by Keldon raiders and Benalish colonists. During Dominaria's preparation for the New Phyrexian invasion, the forest manifested a new Maro-Sorcerer: Greensleeves.[8]
Continuity
In the novel Whispering Woods, characters describe the Green Lands and Estark as being east and west of the Woods, respectively.[2] In actuality, both lie far south of the Whispering Woods.
Maps
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In-game references
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References
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (April 20, 2018). "Dominarian Cartography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Clayton Emery (1994). Magic: The Gathering - Whispering Woods. Harper Prism.
- ↑ a b Clayton Emery (November 23, 1994). "Chapter 1". Magic: The Gathering - Whispering Woods, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-0061054181.
- ↑ Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (August 28, 2022). "THE MARO-SORCERER MEGATHREAD". Twitter.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (November 23, 1994). "Chapter 7". Magic: The Gathering - Whispering Woods, HarperPrism. ISBN-13 978-0061054181.
- ↑ James Wyatt (2018), The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria. VIZ Media.
- ↑ Roy Graham (September 1, 2022). "The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.