Skalla | |
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Information | |
First seen | NA |
Last seen | NA |
Planeswalkers | Vivien Reid |
Status | Destroyed |
Skalla was the home plane of the planeswalker Vivien Reid. It was destroyed by Nicol Bolas.[1]
Description[ | ]
Skalla was deeply divided between the Smaragdi forest dwellers and the Nura, an advanced civilization that encircled the dwindling woodlands.[2] Vivien belonged to the Smaragdi, rangers and druids sworn to protect the multitude of forest creatures. But civilization was constantly encroaching, and the Smaragdi were fighting a losing battle against the soldiers of progress.
Nicol Bolas took an interest in the Nura and their innovations, and though its archmages tried in vain to fight back, they were no match for the ruthless dragon. After plundering them for their secrets, Bolas decided the plane was useless to him and began to destroy it. In desperation, the Nura fled to the forest, but there was no safe place to hide by then. Sensing that their doom was imminent, the Nura and Smaragdi combined their collective magic into a unique artifact, the Arkbow, which contained an invocation of every creature that ever lived on Skalla. They planned to use the Arkbow in a last-stand battle against Nicol Bolas. But as the forest erupted into flames and the battle was lost, Vivien instinctively planeswalked to safety with the Arkbow.
Skalla is now completely dead.[3]
When Vivien remembers Skalla, she thinks of it as beautiful and voracious, with mangrove-strangled monsoons and fireflies and wildfires that sang giddily of new seasons. Skalla's wildlife, down to the last coral-striped ant, had been cannier than life on other planes. [4]
Inhabitants[ | ]
Sapient races[ | ]
Other[ | ]
- Grizzly bears[4]
- Rainbow-breasted birds with scimitar beaks[4]
- Scale-plated elks[4]
- Hydras[4]
- Giant wasps[4]
- Wolves
- Devouring wurms[4]
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References[ | ]
- ↑ Flavor text for Bristling Boar
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 2018). "Vivien Reid Planeswalker Biography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Greg Weisman (May 29, 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica – Desperate Operatives". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Cassandra Khaw (August 29, 2018). "Unbowed, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.