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Morinfen and Gallowbraid
Morinfen and Gallowbraid
Details
Race Horror Phyrexian
Birthplace Phyrexia
Lifetime Pre-Mending Era
Colors
{B}
Sources
Rath and Storm, The Art of Magic: The Gathering - The Rath Cycle

Morinfen and Gallowbraid were two Phyrexian Horrors which were the bane of Crovax. The partners were the first Phyrexians to show up in Dominaria after the Brothers' War. They were distorted humanoids with fangs and skins like stone. Morinfen had wings while his partner, Gallowbraid, had not.

History[ | ]

Long ago, Sisay, Gerrard, and the rest of the Weatherlight crew had brought Crovax home to his family estate in Urborg to do battle with Gallowbraid and Morinfen, who were bent on the destruction of Crovax's entire houshold for reasons only known to Volrath. The ship departed once Crovax summoned Selenia - a guardian angel contained within an artifact marked by an ancient sigil - and defeated Volrath's servants. After the Weatherlight left, Crovax eventually fell in love with Selenia and freed her from magical servitude in the hope that she would stay with him. But Selenia vanished.

When the Weatherlight returned later to the Urborg Swamps they found Crovax's family destroyed by the forces of evil, which had returned in greater force to lay siege to the estate in Crovax's absence. Crovax then joined them as they confronted and defeated Gallowbraid and Morinfen. However, in the battle, Rofellos was killed by Gallowbraid.

Story appearances[ | ]

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Weatherlight Takes Center Stage Michael G. Ryan August 1997 Weatherlight Dominaria Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Starke, Volrath, Maraxus, Tahngarth, Hanna, Mirri, Karn, Barrin, Crovax, Ertai, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Selenia
Gerrard's Quest #1-4 Mike Grell March - June 1998 Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold Dominaria, Rath Gerrard Capashen, Mirri, Squee, Crovax, Hanna, Karn, Tahngarth, Starke, Orim, Ertai, Sisay, Rofellos, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Jolav, Selenia, Kondo, Multani, Vhati il-Dal, Greven il-Vec, Eladamri, Volrath, Takara
Rath and StormRath 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
Dominian FAQ part 10 & Dominaria Timeline Daneen McDermott & Scott McGough February 1999 Urza's Saga, Homelands Dominaria, Ulgrotha Ertai, Urza, Barrin, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Gerrard, Volrath, Ihsan, Sengir
Born to Greatness part 3 - Never to Be Free J. Robert King February 1999 Weatherlight Dominaria Crovax, Selenia, Hanna, Sisay, Jolav, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Gerrard Capashen, Rofellos, Mirri, Orim, Tahngarth

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