Will Kenrith

Will Kenrith
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Race	Human Planeswalker
Birthplace	Eldraine
Lifetime	Mending Era
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Will Kenrith is a planeswalker who specializes in ice magic. He is the twin brother of Rowan Kenrith. His other siblings are Erec and Hazel, his father is High King Algenus Kenrith, and his stepmother is Queen Linden.

Description

The young warrior-mage twins Rowan and Will Kenrith are unique among planeswalkers in that they share a single planeswalker's spark. Rowan, bold and impetuous, augments her swordplay with crackling electrical energy that dances along her blade, while Will, reserved and contemplative, uses his power over ice to control the flow of a fight. They often coordinate their magic to make it more effective.

Will's easy acquiescence during his youth made everyone think he was the obedient twin while Rowan was the headstrong, insubordinate one. The misapprehension gave him a lot of space to do what he wanted, which was to seek out secrets he could someday trade to the mirror at Castle Vantress in the hope of winning knighthood there. At Vantress he aspired to study and learn to his heart's content.

Together the twins travel from plane to plane, following the knightly virtues with which they were raised in pursuit of achieving the most good. Like his twin, he is cursed from birth.

Will Kenrith is centered in blue mana.

History

Youth

Will and his twin were born after a witch had enthralled their father and lived with him for a year. Their birth-mother killed the new-borns for their blood, which she would have drunk to extend her life. When Algenus regained his conscience, he killed the witch. At the same time, their adoptive mother gave up her sword's power to restore life to the twins and took them in as her own children.

The vision

At seventeen, Will experienced a vision in a sheet of ice. He saw a dragon’s skull as tall as a house blocking a forest path with its bony jaws gaped wide open and seen deep down the dark tunnel of its jaws a figure obscured by shadows crouched on a massive branch. As if hearing a cry, the faceless person scrambled down a rope ladder that descended past branches and more branches until it seemed only this vast tree existed in all the world. The vision rippled again to gleam with a host of brightly armored knights as they spread shining wings and rose into the teeth of a mighty wind. But the dazzling beauty of the wings faded, sucked away until nothing was left except a spear so black it absorbed all light, all existence.

Indrelon shows where the father of twins is.

The vision later came true when the twins visited an amphitheater made of a petrified dragon in the Wilds, when they experienced the machinations of the planeswalker Oko, and when they witnessed the tribute of the Ardenvale griffin-knights after the death of their father.

The Wildered Quest

Eighteen years old, the twins' quest for their missing father, the High King, who has been abducted by the planeswalkers Oko and Garruk Wildspeaker. Indrelon, the Magic Mirror, reveals the location of their father and that he has been transformed in a stag. Later on, Will rescues Garruk from certain death. His act of braveness and persistence summons the Cauldron of Eternity, which cures the hunter of the Chain Veil curse. The twins fail to protect the stag from the Wild Hunt, but Algenus is brought back to life by his wife Linden. This all happens near a witch's cottage at the fringe of the Wilds, which was actually the house where the twins had been born. As Linden reveals the shocking truth about their origins, Rowan becomes upset that they hadn't been told earlier. The shock ignites the twins' planeswalker's spark and they disappear. Garruk, who is thankful for his cure, promises the King and Queen to track their children and to keep them safe.

Kylem

Will competed with his sister at the stadium of Valor's Reach on Kylem. No one knew where the mysterious pair came from, or why they felt the need to test themselves on Valor's Reach. But anyone who faced them in battle realized very quickly that their ability to reinforce each other's powers was a force to be reckoned with. The twins were champions of Valor's Reach.

Arcavios

The siblings were invited to join Strixhaven as students by Kasmina. While there they spent time in the Biblioplex studying tomes with Professor Onyx.

Planeswalkers met

• Garruk Wildspeaker
• Kasmina
• Liliana Vess
• Oko
• Rowan Kenrith

Planes visited

• Arcavios
• Eldraine
• Kylem

Gallery

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  Cryomantic powers.

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  In Kylem.

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  The twins share the same planeswalker's spark.

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  The Royal Scions

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  “Are you sure this is going to work?” asked Will. “No,” said Rowan. “But if it does, it’s going to be spectacular.”

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  The Kenrith Family.

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  Strixhaven key art.

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  Kasmina invites Rowan and Will Kenrith to study at Strixhaven.

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  Explosive Welcome

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  Professor Onyx warns about the Oriq to the Twins.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Episode 1: Class is in Session	Adana Washington	2021-03-25	Strixhaven: School of Mages	Arcavios, Kylem	Liliana Vess, Will Kenrith, Rowan Kenrith, Lukka, Kasmina, Shaile, Nassari, Lisette
Episode 3: Extracurriculars	Adana Washington	2021-04-07	Strixhaven: School of Mages	Arcavios	Will Kenrith, Rowan Kenrith, Quintorius Kand, Liliana Vess, Kasmina, Lukka, Extus Narr

In-game references

Represented in:

• The Royal Scions
• Will Kenrith
• Will, Scholar of Frost

Depicted in:

• Arena Rector
• Culmination of Studies
• Explosive Welcome
• Huddle Up
• Mentor's Guidance
• Practical Research
• Professor's Warning
• Rowan Kenrith
• Unexplained Vision
• Vault of Champions

Quoted or referred to:

• Crackle with Power
• Letter of Acceptance
• Mascot Interception

Trivia

In the video game Magic: The Gathering Arena, the voice lines of Will in The Royal Scions are voiced by Billy Boyd.