Rathi Tribes

The Kor, Vec, and Dal were tribes living on Rath. Each of the tribes lent their name to the Korvecdal. The Vec and Dal tribes were both humans, whereas the Kor were a separate race.

Those among the tribes who sided with the Evincar of Rath were labeled with the il prefix and those who opposed the Evincar received the en prefix. For example: Greven il-Vec.

Kor

Warrior en-Kor. Art by Stephen Daniele.

The Kor are a human-like race that once lived on Rath. They had blue skin, slightly elongated skulls, and small barbels hanging from their chins. The Kor that served the Evincars of Rath were known as the il-Kor, the ones that opposed them the en-Kor.

Kor Haven. Art by Darrell Riche.

Once native to another plane, the Kor were drawn into Rath by Volrath like other peoples, such as the Vec, the Dal, and the Skyshroud elves. The en-Kor are a nomadic and deeply spiritual people who dwell on open plains and whose religion centered on the sky. In combat, the en-Kor emphasize damage prevention. (Their trademark ability to redirect damage they take to other creatures was designed as a "fixed" version of banding.) En-Kor twins were almost always trained as lancers. The center of their culture was the Kor Haven, a city built into living rock. After the Rathi Overlay and the Apocalypse, the en-Kor presumably adapted to life on Dominaria.

Burglar il-Kor. Art by Tony DiTerlizzi.

The il-Kor were servants of Volrath along with other inhabitants of the Stronghold. They gave up their nomadic lifestyle to settle in the City of Traitors, but remained hunters, often becoming thieves. During the Rathi Overlay, the city, with the il, were trapped in the shadow world between planes. By the time of Time Spiral, 300 years later, the il-Kor shifted from thieves to spies, using their intangible state to their advantage to steal secrets.

In an alternate timeline, Rath's Evincar, Mirri the Cursed, subjugated the en-Kor as her personal slave race.

Vec

Ranger en-Vec. Art by Randy Elliott.

The Vec were a human tribe, possibly from Dominaria, who were trapped on the plane of Rath by the will of Volrath. They were divided into two groups: the en-Vec, who remained independent, and the il-Vec, who defected to Volrath's service.

An en-Vec township. Art by Eric David Anderson.

The en-Vec were a semi-nomadic people who lived in small townships made up of thatch-roofed wooden buildings on the plains. They were fair of skin with dark hair, and often wore loose clothes and head-wraps. Spiritually devout, their culture centered around their priesthood and their oracles, and they built elaborate tombs for their dead. They had a strong military tradition motivated by religion. Their warriors were best known for using a curved blade attached to a long chain as a weapon, which they called a toten-vec or lashknife. The most skilled wielders were given the title Liin, meaning "striking viper". It is unknown how long their people lived on Rath, but it was evidently long enough to develop a system of myths about their new home. The en-Vec united with the other peoples of Rath in resisting Volrath. After the Rathi Overlay, the en-Vec presumably adapted to life on Dominaria free from Volrath's grip and may still exist in the present.

The il-Vec were traitors to their people who joined Volrath's forces. Rogues and opportunists, the il-Vec also produced a number of fire mages due to their close proximity to Volrath's furnaces. After the Overlay event, many of the inhabitants of the City of Traitors, located at the heart of the Stronghold, was trapped in the shadow-world between worlds.

Notable en-Vec:

• Liin Sivi
• Oracle en-Vec

Notable il-Vec:

• Greven il-Vec
• Starke il-Vec
• Takara en-Dal (half il-Vec/half en-Dal)

Dal

Warriors en-Dal. Art by Brom.

The Dal were a human tribe of warriors and wizards, the only one of the Rathi tribes to live in permanent settlements. Dal of both sexes were known for their long, braided hair, frequently of brown or reddish-brown color; Dal men typically wore their beards the same way. Like the other tribes, there were both the en-Dal, faithful to the tribe, and the il-Dal, traitors who served the evincar of Rath.

Vhati, warrior il-Dal. Art by Ron Spencer.

The Dal were transferred to Dominaria during the overlay. The en-Dal presumably retained their lifestyle, but after the Invasion, many of the il-Dal lived among the ruins of the Stronghold as shadow creatures, seeking the books of their traitorous ancestors to learn how to escape their half-existence. Some of the en-Dal somehow became spiritual beings as well, living as shadows willing and capable of bestowing their ability upon others.

The Weaver King, a psychic vampire and manipulator, adversary of Teferi, Lord Windgrace, and Freyalise, was once a man named Oleg il-Dal.

Notable en-Dal:

• Takara en-Dal
• Aniyeh en-Dal (mother of Takara)

Notable il-Dal:

• Vhati il-Dal
• Oleg il-Dal, the Weaver King