| Harbin | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Human |
| Birthplace | Outside Jorilin, Yotia, Terisiare, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Brothers' War |
| Born | c. 29 AR |
| Died | Possibly 64 AR, or after 80 AR |
| Spouse | Melana[1] |
| Children | Jarsyl and at least one other younger child[1] |
| Parents |
Kayla bin-Kroog (mother) Urza (father) |
| Relatives |
Warlord of Kroog (grandfather) Mishra (uncle) Jodah (descendant) |
| Colors | |
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| Sources | |
| The Brothers' War, The Gathering Dark | |
Harbin was the son of Kayla bin-Kroog, and either Urza or his brother Mishra.[1] He was raised as Urza's son, though he did not meet Urza until he was more than two years old, and Urza privately questioned whether the boy was, in fact, his child.[2]
History[ | ]
Harbin was born in the months following the Siege of Kroog and the beginning of the Brothers' War. He built his first glider by age six.[3] He constantly sought his father's approval, worrying that his father might think less of him because he was a pilot rather than an artificer.[4]
In 55 AR, at the age of twenty-six, Harbin found the island of Argoth. By this time, he was married to Melana, who spent her time in the court of Penregon. Argoth was where the Battle at Argoth, the last battle of the Brothers' War took place. When the Sylex Blast went off, Harbin was aboard a ship, which had been headed to the mainland for a while. The ship caught a massive wave from the explosion, and Harbin saw to the south that Argoth was a red column of fire. Then the ship crashed down again into the ocean. [1]
As Harbin never showed up in Penregon after the blast, his mother Kayla assumed that he was killed by the Blast[4], but years later, as Kayla traveled west before the Fall of Penregon, she heard stories of the last flying man who soared the western skies. He was a hero, the people said. They said he'd died in the cataclysm and was reborn as the wind's herald. Believing the man may be her lost son, Harbin, Kayla resolved to cross the continent to learn the truth.[5]
Harbin was the father of Jarsyl, one of the first great mages of the Dark Age, who in turn was the ancestor of Jodah, who would be there at critical times during the Dark and in the following Ice Age.
It was later stated by K'rrik that Harbin ended up turning into a Phyrexian, although the truth of the matter is unclear.[6]
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Notes and references[ | ]
- ↑ a b c d Jeff Grubb (1998). The Brothers' War. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Lynn Abbey (1998). Planeswalker. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text of Journeyer's Kite
- ↑ a b Miguel Lopez (October 20, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Episode 1: The End". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Miguel Lopez (October 20, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Episode 2: The Beginning". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ J. Robert King (1999). Time Streams. Wizards of the Coast