| Porros | |
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The Raptor The Dark Prince The Djinn The Evil Wind | |
| Details | |
| Race | Human |
| Birthplace | Sumifa, Almaaz, Terisiare, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | Time of Legends-Brothers' War |
| Born | c. 5 AR |
| Died | After 3050 AR |
| Spouse | Several wives |
| Children | Two unnamed sons |
| Relatives | Javin (descendant) |
Porros was the prince of Sumifa and a powerful songmage from Almaaz during the Brothers' War.[1]
Description[]
Porros was a young songmage from Almaaz during the Brothers' War. He was also the prince and future king of Sumifa, as well as heir to the leadership of the songmages. Samor described him as being talented and brazen, but too impatient and too proud to wait until the right time to receive the leadership. He was deeply flawed by his craving for power, and greed and jealousy ruled his emotions. He had pale, handsome, aquiline, and chiseled features, sandy hair, pale gray eyes, and a low, melodious voice. He moved with princely grace and wore elegant dark red robes with a hood.[1]
With his magic, Porros was able to race across the sky on thunderclouds and sandstorms, but he could also light candles, bring the sheep home in the middle of the day, and make a flower bloom out of season. After 12 years in the Circle of the Songmages, he had also learned the ability to fly.[1]
History[]
In 23 AR, Samor found young Porros tangled like a broken kite in a treetop, where he had landed after a failed attempt at flight. Samor extricated Porros from the tree, dumping him to the ground with a song spell, but this only caused the prince to become keenly insulted and angry, demanding Samor teach him the ways of the songmages. He was eventually accepted into their ranks, and Samor gave him the title "the Raptor", after how he had found the prince initially.
In 35 AR, Porros arrived to give a warning to Samor, summoning him to Mishra at Sarraza, where Samor bound the rogue cockatrice beneath the mountain. Porros later revealed himself to be a traitor to the songmages. It was Porros himself who had summoned the cockatrice to begin with, and had sung a discordant tone during Samor's spell, which disrupted the ritual. After Samor had completed the spell to reverse the binding, Porros flew into his study and confronted him, stealing the amulet that was the key to the binding. Samor secretly locked the music of the cockatrice's release into his daughter's naming song, then cast a spell of transformation on Porros, draining away his handsome features and leaving only his grey eyes, a shadowed, sandy body, and taloned feet like a raptor's. Furious, Porros slashed Samor's throat with a piece of broken mirror, then gave himself over to his rage, drawing a heavy sandstorm onto Sumifa as he rose into the air above it. While its people, including his own two sons, fled the city for the Nessian Caves to seek shelter, Sumifa was buried under tons of sand and became part of the endless, shifting desert landscape. Porros himself did not see what he had done until his rage was spent, and he could only stare as the city he had been posed to inherit had disappeared for all time.[1]
The curse of his sand wraith transformation has made him into an immortal being, Porros was present in Sumifa in 3050 AR, more than three millennia after the Fall of Sumifa. His real name having been lost to time, he was known only by nicknames, like "the Raptor", "the Dark Prince", "the Djinn" and "the Evil Wind". Although Porros schemed to have the Beast of the Hours released, his plans were foiled by Ogwater Rifkin, who banished the cockatrice from the realm using his song-magic and gemstone focus.[1]
Story appearances[]
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song of Time | Teri McLaren | June 1996 | Antiquities | Dominaria | Samor, Porros, Caelus Nin, Mishra, Beast of the Hours, Lesta, Aswi, Praden, Claria, Urza, Sh'Daran, Charga, Cheyne, Thedeso, Javin, Muni, Rij, Hadi, Zu (mentioned), Kalkuk, Riolla Hifrata, Maceo, Doulos, Ogwater Rifkin, Vinzo, Saelin, Drufalden, Kifran, Vashki, Kirmah (mentioned), Claria, Yob, Bandro (mentioned), Shalikre (mentioned), Rotapan, Womba, Naruq, Gahzi, Rafek, Krota, Chelydrus, Glom, Puffer, Wiggulf, Rasper, Clutch, Sawsa, Frijan, Dunsan, Jepli, Carsh, Q'Tarin, Salmak, Silufe, Luquin |