Main Game Page: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014

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Duels 2014 – Ajani Goldmane Bio Screen 1

Ajani Goldmane
Caller of the Pride. 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, who was murdered by an agent of Nicol Bolas.

Duels 2014 – 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:
“Retribution is best delivered by claws and rage, with both magnified.”

Duels 2014 – Ajani Goldmane Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Elspeth Tirel. When Elspeth left her adoptive home of Bant after it was despoiled by Grixis, Ajani tracked her to the plane of Dominaria, returning her armor and sword and entreating her to return. Elspeth declined but the two remained friends.

Enemies:
Nicol Bolas. When Ajani’s brother Jazal was murdered, Ajani followed the 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 2014 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 1

Chandra Nalaar
Pyromancer. The Firebrand. Ablaze.

Human Female, Age 20

Height/Weight:
5’6″, 130 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Pyromancy

Favored Creatures:
Creatures that wield or are 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 2014 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Chandra values freedom above all; any controlling force is a threat to her fiery independence. When she learns that one of her own kind, the Planeswalker Ramaz, has subtly manipulated her actions, she embarks on a quest for revenge, and for assurance that her choices are her own.

Quote:
“Lighting a fire needs kindling and heat. You be the kindling. I’ll bring the heat.”

Duels 2014 – Chandra Nalaar Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren. When Chandra’s adoptive home plane was threatened, Gideon became Chandra’s ally, helping her liberate her people. Jace Beleren was first a rival, and became an ally only after he and Chandra teamed up on Zendikar to survive an attack by Sarkhan Vol.

Enemies:
Sarkhan Vol, Ramaz. Sarkhan Vol, an agent of Nicol Bolas, attacked Chandra when she arrived on Zendikar. Only with Jace Beleren’s aid did she prevail. She was led into the trap by Ramaz, who subtly guided her toward the scroll that contained a hidden map to Zendikar. Now Chandra hunts down Ramaz for vengeance—as well as to learn his motivation.

Associations:
None known.

Duels 2014 – Dack Fayden Bio Screen 1

Dack Fayden
Red-Handed. Psychometrist. Scoundrel.

Human Male, Age 30

Height/Weight:
6’1″, 175 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Blue- and red-mana trickery and psychometry (“reading” spells from objects)

Favored Creatures:
Smaller, reactive creatures meant to provide a distraction

Favored Spells:
Pyrotechnics, countermagic, and other reactive spells

Distinguishing Features:
Dack’s right hand and forearm are permanently dyed a deep red almost to the elbow—his punishment for a theft on a distant plane.

Duels 2014 – Dack Fayden Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Dack Fayden is an accomplished thief, but not one who’s interested in wealth for its own sake. He is a gifted psychometrist, meaning that he can glean knowledge from objects, whether it’s knowledge of the object’s magic, it’s owners, or even the owners’ memories. His methods and motivations put him in danger on a regular basis, and he has developed a talent for diversion and escape.

Quote:
“Some call me a thief. I prefer to think of myself as a discreet borrower.”

Duels 2014 – Dack Fayden Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Sifa Grent. When Dack stole a Rakdos artifact called the Ancient Fang, he realized that it once belonged to Sifa Grent, a merciless Planeswalker from Alara who feeds on the lifeforce of others and who killed his beloved years ago.

Associations:
None known.

Duels 2014 – Elspeth Tirel Bio Screen 1

Elspeth Tirel
Knight-Errant. Peace-Seeker. Reluctant Hero.

Human Female, Age 24

Height/Weight:
5’8″, 140lbs

Style of Magic:
White-mana-aligned martial forces, clearing the battlefield with cataclysmic spells

Favored Creatures:
Fellow knights, soldiers, and those who support them

Favored Spells:
Those that turn the tables in combat or that even the odds

Distinguishing Features:
Wields a longsword that resembles a gladius. Favors the gold and silver armor of Bant, the part of Alara in which she was knighted.

Duels 2014 – Elspeth Tirel Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Elspeth’s home plane was blighted by one of the darkest forces of the Multiverse: Phyrexia. Since her spark flared at an unusually young age, Elspeth has sought a home free of darkness and oppression. Because of her considerable power and heroism, however, she finds herself confronting evil time and again.

Quote:
“Finally, I understand. Home isn’t where you rest. It’s what you fight for.”

Duels 2014 – Elspeth Tirel Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Ajani Goldmane, Koth of the Hammer. It was the leonin Planeswalker Ajani Goldmane who first warned Elspeth of the darkness coming to her adoptive home of Bant. Later, when Elspeth left Bant, Ajani sought her out, delivering her sword and armor and entreating her to return. But Elspeth was called to another plane by the Mirrodin native Koth, whose world was under siege. Elspeth and Koth fought to save Mirrodin, but in the end it was lost to the same force that plagued her own home plane: Phyrexia.

Enemies:
Tezzeret. While working with ally Koth of the Hammer to save the plane of Mirrodin from Phyrexia, Elspeth encountered the Planeswalker Tezzeret, an artificer who was working with the Phyrexians. Elspeth remains unaware that Tezzeret is a pawn of the dragon Nicol Bolas.

Associations:
None known.

Duels 2014 – Garruk Wildspeaker Bio Screen 1

Garruk Wildspeaker
Master of the Wild. Relentless. Veil-Cursed.

Human Male, Age 36

Height/Weight:
7’10”, 450 lbs.

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

Favored Creatures:
Apex predators of the forest 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 2014 – Garruk Wildspeaker Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Garruk believes the way to revere nature is to live like a predator. But as his magic becomes corrupted by the curse of the Chain Veil, he begins to lose sight of the difference between a predator and a killer.

Quote:
“It is the fate of the weak to fall.”

Duels 2014 – 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, tainting him with its magic. Now he hunts her across the Multiverse even as he tries to resist the Veil’s curse.

Associations:
Jace Beleren. Although Garruk despises cities, he traveled to the city plane of Ravnica to interrogate Jace about Liliana’s location, but to no avail. Garruk is one of many Planeswalkers familiar with Ravnica.

Duels 2014 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 1

Jace Beleren
Memory Adept. Illusionist. Architect of Thought.

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 marks on his chin and cheeks.

Duels 2014 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Jace is able to peer into the minds of others—a power that can be used for good or for evil. As he glimpses the diverse minds of the Multiverse, he becomes ever more aware of schemes underway involving those of his own kind: other Planeswalkers.

Quote:
“I of all people know that memory is not a safe place to hide valuables.”

Duels 2014 – Jace Beleren Bio Screen 3

Allies:
Chandra Nalaar. First rivals, then reluctant allies, Jace and Chandra teamed up against the Planeswalker Sarkhan Vol on the plane of Zendikar. Later, Jace convinced Chandra that it was no coincidence that they crossed paths there—someone arranged it.

Enemies:
Sarkhan Vol, Tezzeret, Ral Zarek. Jace has unwittingly faced two pawns of the ancient dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas: Sarkhan and Tezzeret. He also tangled with the storm-mage Ral Zarek, who is associated with Ravnica’s Izzet League.

Associations:
Liliana Vess, Garruk Wildspeaker. Jace and Liliana were formerly lovers. Garruk knew this and sought out Jace to find her. And while working for Tezzeret’s criminal cabal, Jace met the dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas, with whom he had a telepathic dialogue.

Duels 2014 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 1

Liliana Vess
She of the Dark Realms. Necromancer. Bearer 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 2014 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 2

Overview:
When her necromantic magic began to wane, Liliana made a deal with four demons to secure her youth and power. Now she seeks a way out of her dark deal by killing them—and sh has destroyed two thus far.

Quote:
“For my enemies, one death. For my allies, many.”

Duels 2014 – Liliana Vess Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
Garruk Wildspeaker. While retrieving a relic for a demon masters, Liliana fought Garruk and used its magic to defeat him. Even as Liliana wields the Veil’s power to hunt down her demons, she is in turn hunted by Garruk, who seeks to free himself from its curse.

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 she abandoned both for her own interests.

Duels 2014 – Nissa Revane Bio Screen 1

Nissa Revane
Elvish Advocate. Druid. Defender of Zendikar.

Elf Female, Apparent Age 28

Height/Weight:
5’5″, 115 lbs.

Style of Magic:
Green-mana elvish magic and invocations of the land

Favored Creatures:
Elves and their bestial allies

Favored Spells:
Those that call strength or numbers to her elvish companions, as well as those that gleam mana from the land.

Distinguishing Features:
Eyes are bright green, including sclera, iris, and pupil. Black markings around perimeter of face. Sculpted wooden staff.

Duels 2014 – Nissa Revane Bio Screen 2

Overview:
Nissa once believed in the primacy of the elvish race, in whatever planes it arose across the Multiverse. But when her own home plane was ravaged by interplanar beings called the Eldrazi, partially because of her own error of judgement, she began to question her own thinking. She still serves as a powerful and capable leader of elves, however.

Quote:
“The blood of the forest is beholden to no one.”

Duels 2014 – Nissa Revane Bio Screen 3

Allies:
None known.

Enemies:
None known.

Associations:
Sorin Markov. The inscrutable, interplanar Eldrazi were imprisoned on Zendikar for millennia. When their bonds were loosened, one of their original captors, the vampire Planeswalker Sorin Markov, arrived to reinforce the magical prison. At the last moment, however, Nissa foiled Sorin’s efforts, believing the Eldrazi would leave Zendikar and enable the plane to return to its natural state. Unable to reimprison the released beings, Sorin left, and the Eldrazi titans devoured huge swaths of the plane, wracking Nissa with unimaginable guilt.