Main Game Page: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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Duels 2013 – Ajani Goldmane Bio Screen 1

Ajani Goldmane
Pride’s Claw. Vengeant One.

Leonin Male, Apparent Age 30

Height/Weight:
6’6″, 250 lbs.

Style of Magic:
White-mana-based aura magic

Favored Creatures:
Other leonin, champions of light

Favored Spells:
Enchantments and rituals that strengthen others, not himself

Distinguishing Features:
Blind in left eye. Carries double-bladed axe, one blade of which belonged to brother Jazal, murdered by an agent of Nicol Bolas.

Duels 2013 – Ajani Goldmane Bio Screen 2

Overview:
The leonin Ajani Goldmane wields magic that conjures the soul’s light of others—but not his own. He is a master auramancer, enhancing the life-force of allies as he defends them with absolute loyalty. Ajani is the only Planeswalker to have faced Nicol Bolas in single combat and lived.

Quote:
“One’s blade is only as sharp as one’s conviction.”

Duels 2013 – Ajani Goldmane Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Nicol Bolas. When Ajani’s brother Jazal was murdered, Ajani followed a path back to the dragon mastermind Nicol Bolas. The two faced off at the Maelstrom on Alara, where Ajani conjured Nicol Bolas’s double, driving the dragon to a stalemate.

Associations:
Sarkhan Vol. On discovery of Jazal’s lifeless body, Ajani’s Planeswalker spark ignited, sending him to nearby Jund. There he met dragon-worshipping Planeswalker Sarkhan Vol, who encouraged him to channel his rage to planeswalk home.

Duels 2013 – Nicol Bolas Bio Screen 1

Nicol Bolas
Mastermind. Emperor. Ancient One.

Male Dragon, Aged over 20,000

Height/Weight:
60 feet long/wide, 60 tons

Style of Magic:
Master of blue, black, and red mana

Favored Creatures:
None—any that exploits a foe’s weakness

Favored Spells:
Mind attacks and murderous sorcery

Distinguishing Features:
Two long, curved horns—unusual for a dragon. Between the horns floats an ovoid object of mysterious origin.

Duels 2013 – Nicol Bolas Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Nicol Bolas is among the oldest and most evil beings in the Multiverse. He has lived for over twenty millennia and has survived countless cataclysms. Nicol Bolas once had immeasurable power and has a grand scheme for reacquiring his godhood.

Quote:
“The finest pawns are those with pawns of their own.”

Duels 2013 – Nicol Bolas Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Sarkhan Vol, Tezzeret. Sarkhan Vol was driven mad and became a servant of Nicol Bolas. The artificer Tezzeret was pressed into Nicol Bolas’s service and was later rescued and rebuilt by him after being left for dead by Jace Beleren.

Enemies:
Ajani Goldmane. When Nicol Bolas sought to seize Alara’s mana, Ajani confronted him and drove him to a stalemate. Nicol Bolas left the plane with only part of the prize he had planned to take.

Associations:
Liliana Vess, Jace Beleren. Nicol Bolas seems to have special plans for Jace and made a deal with Liliana that involved manipulating the mind mage.

Duels 2013 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 1

Chandra Nalaar
The Firebrand. Ablaze.

Human Female, Age 20

Height/Weight:
5’6″, 130 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Pyromancy

Favored Creatures:
Creatures born or made of flame

Favored Spells:
Conjuration of heat and fire

Distinguishing Features:
Wears goggles that enable her to see through her own fires. Often wears a mana-enhancing gauntlet on her right arm.

Duels 2013 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Chandra is a pyromantic prodigy—a natural talent with fire magic—who despises authority. Her flames run so hot they they threaten to consume her. She seeks a way of controlling her own fire in a way that doesn’t dampen her fierce individualism.

Quote:
“Who’d want to ignite things one at a time?”

Duels 2013 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Gideon Jura. When Chandra’s adoptive home plane was threatened, hieromancer Gideon became Chandra’s reluctant ally, guiding her through trials that led to the liberation of her people.

Enemies:
Jace Beleren, Sarkhan Vol. Jace was sent to retrieve a sacred scroll Chandra had stolen. The scroll contained a map that led them both to the plane of Zendikar. When they arrived, the dragon-worshipping Planeswalker Sarkhan Vol, an agent of Nicol Bolas, was waiting. Only by combining their efforts could they overcome Sarkhan.

Duels 2013 – Garruk Wildspeaker Bio Screen 1

Garruk Wildspeaker
Primal Hunter. Relentless. Veil-Cursed.

Human Male, Age 36

Height/Weight:
8’2″, 480 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Green-mana-based animal magic, especially summoning

Favored Creatures:
Apex forest predators such as baloths

Favored Spells:
Invocations that magnify might, size, and ferocity

Distinguishing Features:
Wears a helm that used to belong to his father’s killer. Wields a weapon made from the claw of an ursoth, a Shandalar beast.

Duels 2013 – Garruk Wildspeaker Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Garruk is a hunter and summoner who believes the way to revere nature is to live like a predator. He has a dark side, though—one that fears what happens to a predator when it begins to enjoy the kill.

Quote:
“They call me a monster. They’re wrong. I am a thousand of them.”

Duels 2013 – Garruk Wildspeaker Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Liliana Vess. While hunting on Shandalar, Garruk fought necromancer Liliana Vess. She used a relic called the Chain Veil to defeat him. Garruk’s magic is now corrupted by the Veil’s curse. Now he hunts her, determined to make her lift it.

Associations:
Jace Beleren. Garruk knew Jace was associated with Liliana and demanded that he reveal her location. Because Garruk wouldn’t take “I don’t know” for an answer, Jace named a random plane, prolonging Garruk’s search.

Duels 2013 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 1

Jace Beleren
Illusionist. Memory Adept. Mind Sculptor.

Human Male, Age 23

Height/Weight:
5’10”, 160 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Blue-mana-based mind magic

Favored Creatures:
Wizards, illusions, and mimics

Favored Spells:
Intellect enhancement, memory manipulation, and countermagic

Distinguishing Features:
Favors a hooded cloak. Often seen with white markings on his chin and cheeks.

Duels 2013 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Jace is a prodigy of mind magic, far too smart for his own good and able to peer into the minds of others. But when you can change others’ minds as well as your own, how do you know what’s real?

Quote:
“It’s good to learn from your failures, but I prefer to learn from the failures of others.”

Duels 2013 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Chandra Nalaar, Tezzeret. While working for the artificer Tezzeret’s cabal, Jace pursued Chandra to retrieve a stolen scroll and the two became rivals. Later, Jace faced and defeated Tezzeret, then assumed control of the cabal’s resources on Ravnica.

Associations:
Liliana Vess, Garruk Wildspeaker. Jace and Liliana were formerly lovers. When Garruk began to hunt Liliana, intending to force her to remove the curse she put on him, he sought out Jace, knowing of their associations.

Duels 2013 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 1

Liliana Vess
Shadow Caller. She of the Veil.

Human Female, Apparent Age 26, Real Age Over 200

Height/Weight:
5’9″, 140lbs

Style of Magic:
Black-mana-based necromancy

Favored Creatures:
Ghouls, demons, and imps

Favored Spells:
Reanimation of the dead and spells that steal life-force

Distinguishing Features:
Lines etched into her skin glow violet when she channels mana. Often wears a metal headdress.

Duels 2013 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Ravishing, capricious, and utterly selfish, Liliana is a formidable necromancer. When her power began to wane, she made a deal with four demons to secure her youth and dark might. Unwilling to serve them, now she seeks a way out of her infernal bargain.

Quote:
“Death is no excuse for disobedience.”

Duels 2013 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Garruk Wildspeaker. While retrieving a relic for one of her demon masters, Liliana crossed and fought Garruk and used the relic—the Chain Veil—to defeat him. Liliana now seeks to use the Veil to destroy the demons to whom she is indebted.

Associations:
Jace Beleren and Nicol Bolas. While working for a cabal on Ravnica, Liliana made a deal with the dragon Nicol Bolas and was involved with Jace Beleren, but in the end abandoned both for her own interests.