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As one member here posted about Ellie and how to make her a UW, I started to think about the end of LCI and what that means for Torrezon.

If my memory serves me right, Xavier Xal, infected by the Mycotyrant took a vessel (Brazen Coalition one) and set sails towards Torrezon.

Premise of "Scourge in Torrezon"

A plague of fungal zombies is set upon the continent of Torrezon.

The status quo of Dusk Rose and vampiric inhabitants is broken as food supplies (mortals) start eat them back.

As half of the Brazen Coalition becomes infected and swarms the continent and unleashes upon it to consume it wholly.

Factions:

Brazen Coalition: U(B)R pirates that try salvage what can be salvaged from their schism.

Dusk Rose: WB(G) vampires and mortal denizens of Torrezon stand against the infinite wave of fungal monstrosities.

Dusk Spore: (R)BG vampire fungus mutants who, due to the presence of vampiric blood magic, separate from the influence of Mycotyrant.

Swarm: (U)BG fungi under Xavier rush to take the continent.

Human resistance: WR, whose coup plans get another meaning due to the intrusion.

Notable Characters:

Xavier, leading the charge as a hivemind, melded with the ship he arrived on.

Admiral Brass, infected, following Xavier and the Fungal Armada as the spearhead of the swarm

Angrath, establishing his new life on Torrezon after his awful life so far, only to be yet again presented witj world-ending problems - all just to live a peaceful farm-life with his daughter.

Human population's leader trying to escape and lead the survivors of the world through the horde towards an Omenpath.

Amalia and Kellan, coming home after their scientific-explorative honeymoon, only to use these newfound curios and powers to cleanse the scourge.

...

How's the idea? What abilities would you set for each faction? What factions or characters are missing? How would you feel about such a set?

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I adore spin off novels for franchises I love. Getting older, with a lot less time on my hands, I’ve dwindled my hobbies down to a few, and Magic: The Gathering is the biggest one. I have always loved the art of these cards, and the characters, but I haven’t really gotten into story until now (I’m aware of it but not deeply into it). I picked up Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, and using it as a sort of starting point to the multiverse feels right.

What are the other female-centric/main character books set in the Magic: The Gathering universe that I can read after this one?

EXIT: Going to pick up the manga as well!

I was considering collecting the Art of Magic: The Gathering series because they're lore books, but notice that, while the Zendikar, Kaladesh, and Innistrad books can easily be found for reasonable $30-50 prices, Ixalan, Amonkhet, Dominaria, and Ravnica in particular are going for $85-150.

I realize that since they're game art books, there's a possibility that they were never meant to have that many prints, and will only rise in value from now on. If this isn't the case, I'm willing to wait until they're back in print. From what I could find, they were still in stock on online stores like Amazon 3 years ago, if not more recently.

We're thrilled to announce that Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes and all past and future Marvel sets will be coming to MTG Arena. 

We'll also note that there won't be an equivalent Through the Omenpaths set for this release. Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes and all future Marvel sets will be released on MTG Arena with the full flavor of the Marvel Universe.

When Niv-Mizzet became the Living Guildpact, he was connected to all the plane's leylines, presumably gaining easy access to different colors of magic than his habitual Blue and Red. At the very least, certainly, his ability to employ the law magic of the Guildpact probably meant using some white mana. This connection is reflected in [[Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact]] and [[Niv-Mizzet, Supreme]] being five-color cards, whose color identity could also be symbolic of his leadership over the guilds, which cover all five colors.

However, [[Jace, the Living Guildpact]], despite having the same role, stayed in Blue, as his card demonstrates. Why did Jace stay in Blue when he became the Living Guildpact, even though Niv-Mizzet did not?