Bilagru

Bilagru
Details
Race	Giant
Birthplace	Ravnica
Lifetime	Mending Era
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Bilagru is a twelve-foot-tall giant Orzhov executioner and chief enforcer serving to collect debts to kingpin Ilona and the church militant. He wears a suit of gold-filigreed plate armor, and his face is obscured behind a helm with an unmistakably Orzhov-styled cyclopean visor. He wields a two-bladed axe. He is the named threat in the phrase "Bilagru will come for you." Within the guild, Bilagru is an ally of Kaya and Tomik Vrona, who call him "Bil".

History

After the playwright Symond Halm failed to produce theatre plays that earned kingpin Ilona money, Bilagru was sent to collect his head. In desperation, Symond killed a vedalken man to be put into an Azorius prison, supposedly hidden away from Bilagru. But Bilagru himself witnessed the killing, sitting mounted on a horse nearby, gazing at Symond as he was taken away by the arresters. Bilagru intoned one single word to Symond - "debtor".

Later, as Symond Halm was cowering in an Azorius cell, Bilagru went to work. Guards were yelling out orders and the bright blue crackle of Azorius spells flashed, illuminating a panicked scene for only moments at a time. Guards rushed passed Symond's cell, and the other prisoners added their shouts to the clamor. There were shrieks, and Lord Kazmyr fluttered outside Symond's cell, droning the unrelenting, unforgiving, "Bilagru will come for you."

There was nothing to hide behind, so Symond pressed himself against the far wall of his cell. All was quiet now. The screams had died down, and the voices stilled. Heavy steps grew louder with each footfall, and then a key slid into place and turned. The lock released, and Symond opened his eyes to see the door swing open. Bilagru, blood-spattered and armored, filled the doorway. His double-bladed axe was slick with gore. The giant stooped to look into the cell. The cowering Symond Halm slumped to the floor. Bilagru told Symond that he was a debtor to Ilona of the Orzhov and that debts must be paid. He then raised his axe.

During the War of the Spark, Bilagru approached Kaya Cassir in her role as acting guildmaster of the Orzhov, offering his services as an enforcer. Maladola suggested building Kaya's Honor Guard around him. Kaya redirected Bilagru's efforts, convincing him that protecting the Syndicate's interests from the dragon Nicol Bolas's Eternals was more critical than debt collection. Bilagru agreed to mobilize his enforcers and the Syndicate's military might to protect Orzhov investments and the citizens of Ravnica from the Eternals.

Bilagru and another Orzhov giant provided protection for Kaya during a chaotic battle against the Eternals. Bilagru helped Kaya as she used her ghost daggers to eliminate enemies, with Bilagru's presence adding to their defensive strength.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Bilagru Will Come for You	Ari Levitch	2013-03-13	Gatecrash	Ravnica	Symond Halm, Ilona, Lord Kazmyr, Bilagru, Zandra
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Rallying the Reluctant	Greg Weisman	2019-05-22	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, Jace, Kaya, Teyo, Blaise, Teysa Karlov, Armin Morov, Slavomir Zoltan, Maladola, Bilagru, Domri (mentioned), Ral, Maree, Aurelia, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Gideon, Yanggu, Mowu, Dack, Saheeli, Nixilis, Davriel, Angrath, Huatli, Samut, Vorel, Vivien, Lavinia, Ajani
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Ashes	Greg Weisman	2019-06-12	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, the Gatewatch, Nissa, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Ral, Dack, Saheeli, Kaya, Hekara, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Borborygmos, Vorel, Karn, Jaya, Boruvo, Ari Shokta, Gan Shokta, Sorin, Nahiri, Teyo, Arlinn, Bilagru, Feather, Maladola, Rakdos, Oketra, Bontu, Niv-Mizzet, Angrath, Yanling, Yanggu, Mowu, Samut, Aurelia, Exava, Lazav

In-game references

Depicted in:

• Executioner's Swing