Lyna

Lyna
Details
Race	Soltari
Birthplace	Dominaria
Colors
Sources
Rath and Storm

Lyna was the emissary of the Soltari, a group of people trapped between the planes of Dominaria and Rath during Davvol's planeshifting tests.

History

Urza met the Soltari when he chased a damaged negator to Rath. There he met Lyna, who told him about the plane and its purpose to aid the Phyrexian invasion. Lyna wanted Urza's help to escape from Rath. Therefore, the two agreed to help one another. If Lyna promised to help Urza's people destroy the Stronghold and escape Rath successfully, then he would help the Soltari escape Rath as well.

As a consequence, Lyna approached Ertai when he studied the runes of the Erratic Portal. First, she drew him in the world of shadows. Thereafter Ertai pulled Lyna into the reality of Rath. She then promised to help him open the portal for the Weatherlight to escape. In return, Ertai would hold it open long enough so that the Soltari could also flee. Once the portal was opened, Lyna went to Hanna aboard the ship telling her to hurry and gather the crew. Augmented by the Skyshaper, the Weatherlight outran her pursuers. Both the ship and the Soltari escaped, but Urza deactivated the portal in order to prevent pursuit. Ertai was stranded on the wrong side and got captured by Greven il-Vec.

Trivia

Lyna was named after Mark Rosewater's mother Lynn.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Tempest Storyboard	Michael G. Ryan, Mark Rosewater & Pete Venters	December 1997	Tempest	Rath	Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Karn, Greven il-Vec, Vhati il-Dal, Hanna, Tahngarth, Oracle en-Vec, Mirri, Orim, Eladamri, Starke, Volrath, Ertai, Lyna
Rath and Storm — Rath Cycle	Peter Archer and various	July 1998	Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus	Dominaria, Rath	Ilcaster, Gerrard Capashen, Volrath, Sidar Kondo, Starke il-Vec, Karn, Multani, Mirri, Rofellos, Sisay, Tahngarth, Crovax, Hanna, Orim, Squee, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Selenia, Torsten, Javero, Alaric, Rofellos, Kastan, Kindeya, Barrin, Ertai, Maraxus, Greven il-Vec, Vhati il-Dal, Eladamri, Oracle en-Vec, Takara, Lyna, Sliver Queen, Urza
Exodus Storyboard	Scott McGough	August 1998	Exodus	Rath	Ertai, Lyna, Eladamri, Tahngarth, Mirri, Crovax, Orim, Hanna, Karn, Greven il-Vec, Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Starke, Urza
Urza's Moment of Destiny	Scott McGough, Daneen McDermott & Jess Lebow	August 1999	Urza's Destiny	Dominaria, Rath	Urza, Karn, Rayne, Barrin, Gatha, Rofellos, Multani, Davvol, Lyna

In-game references

Represented in:

• Soltari Emissary
• Lyna (Vanguard)

Depicted in:

• Mind Over Matter

Quoted or referred to:

• Dauthi Embrace
• Dauthi Jackal
• Dauthi Mercenary
• Dauthi Slayer
• Erratic Portal
• Shadowstorm
• Thalakos Mistfolk
• Thalakos Seer
• Thalakos Sentry
• Wall of Diffusion