Starke il-Vec

Starke il-Vec
Details
Race	Human
Birthplace	Rath
Lifetime	4161-4205 AR
Children	Takara en-Dal
Colors
Sources
	Rath and Storm, Mercadian Masques

Starke il-Vec was an outcast of the Vec tribe and a duplicitous member of the Skyship Weatherlight crew that served as their guide on their journey to Rath.^[2]

History[ | ]

Starke was secretly married to an en-Dal woman and was the father of Takara en-Dal, who was held hostage to force Starke to serve the Stronghold. To keep Takara safe, he helped bring Volrath to power and then helped abduct Captain Sisay, fleeing Volrath's minion Maraxus of Keld. Crovax secreted Starke away to his friend Alaric's mansion. Maraxus caught up to him nonetheless, burning down the estate and capturing Starke. Gerrard and the Weatherlight crew arrived to stop Maraxus, but Starke killed him before he could reveal Starke's betrayal to Gerrard..^[3]

Believing it offered him his best chance of rescuing his daughter, Starke switched sides, aiding in Sisay's rescue. He successfully guided the Weatherlight crew through the Stronghold but was permanently blinded by a mind-controlled Takara before she could be brought to her senses. After Takara and Sisay were freed, Starke and the others then fled back to Weatherlight and escaped through the portal that took them to Mercadia.

Starke was killed in Mercadia when it was revealed that "Takara" was a shapeshifted Volrath, who proceeded to attack and murder him in retribution for his betrayal. He died without knowing his daughter's true fate.

Planes visited[ | ]

Though not a planeswalker, Starke traveled through the Multiverse as a crewmember of the Skyship Weatherlight.

Trivia[ | ]

During Weatherlight design and development, Michael G. Ryan was put in charge of establishing Starke's mannerisms and style of speech.^[4]

Story appearances[ | ]

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Fortune Favors the Bold	Michael G. Ryan	June 1997	Weatherlight	Dominaria	Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Volrath, Tahngarth, Hanna, Mirri, Squee, Crovax, Karn, Ertai, Orim, Starke
Maelstrom	Michael G. Ryan	June 1997	Weatherlight	Dominaria	Sisay, Tahngarth, Starke, Gerrard Capashen, Pol Cordel, Maraxus
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
Torrent	Michael G. Ryan	August 1997	Weatherlight	Dominaria	Starke, Crovax, Alaric, Maraxus, Gerrard Capashen, Tahngarth
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
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
Stronghold Storyboard	Michael G. Ryan, Mark Rosewater & Pete Venters	April 1998	Stronghold	Rath	Volrath, Gerrard Capashen, Sisay, Tahngarth, Karn, Starke, Takara, Mirri, Hanna, Orim, Squee, Crovax, Eladamri, Oracle en-Vec, Selenia, Greven il-Vec, Sliver Queen
Dominian FAQ part 9	Pete Venters	July 1998	Stronghold	Dominaria, Rath	Hans Eriksson, Sisay, Volrath, Starke, Nevinyrral
Rath and Storm — Rath Cycle	Peter Archer and various	July 1998	Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus	Dominaria, Rath	Ilcaster, Gerrard Capashen, Volrath, Sidar Kondo, Starke, 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
Mercadian Masques	Francis Lebaron	September 1999	Mercadian Masques	Mercadia	Gerrard, Atalla, Orim, Takara, Starke, Hanna, Karn, Cho-Manno, Tahngarth, Squee, Ramos, Sisay, Xcric, Volrath
Mercadian Masques Comic	Scott McGough & Kev Walker	October 1999	Mercadian Masques	Mercadia	Karn, Gerrard, Tahngarth, Sisay, Hanna, Starke, Takara, Volrath, Squee
Destiny	Rei Nakazawa	February 27, 2007	Planar Chaos	Rath	Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Sisay, Mirri, Starke, Tahngarth, Karn, Orim, Volrath

In-game references[ | ]

Represented in:

Starke of Rath
Starke (Vanguard)

Depicted in:

Quoted or referred to:

References[ | ]

↑ Tempest Characters (archived)
↑ Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2007). "Weather(light) Report". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Michael G. Ryan (August 1997). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". The Duelist #18, p.70-74
↑ Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes]] (August 1997). "The Set of Sails". The Duelist #18, p.60-63
↑ Magic Arcana (June 17, 2002). "Fall of Maraxus". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[Tempest-1] Tempest Characters (archived)

[2] Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2007). "Weather(light) Report". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[Center-3] Michael G. Ryan (August 1997). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". The Duelist #18, p.70-74

[Sails-4] Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes]] (August 1997). "The Set of Sails". The Duelist #18, p.60-63

[5] Magic Arcana (June 17, 2002). "Fall of Maraxus". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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