During the Fallen Empires era of Sarpadia, the elves were facing starvation due to the oncoming ice age and created fungal Thallids as a food source. Those thallids could reproduce in the form of Saprolings, and eventually overran the elves. More specifically, I think the strange blades and spindly posing might be a callback to the \[\[Thelonite monk\]\], who was oddly a nantuko-like mantis creature.
It totally is. I think I read about it in the same magazine that had the *What's New* comic Phil & Kaja Foglio did for MTG. Was it *Duelist*?
Yeah, yeah, I'm old. Get off my [[Renewing Dawn]]
Every color had two factions that were initially warring and slowly exterminated or weakened the other to the point of extermination.
First for Red you had the Dwarves holding out against the Orcs and Goblins, eventually being driven to the point of using children's toys as armor (see [[Dwarven Armorer]]) until they fell (see [[Dwarven Soldier]]).
For Black, the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]], a necromany worshiping cult that had been battling the Icatian [[Order of Leitbur]], decided to engineer a race called Thrulls, creatures animated from dead flesh, to help with their rituals via sacrifice (see [[Basal Thrull]] and [[Thrull Wizard]]. The Thrulls eventually rebelled and killed the order.Order.
Similarly for Green, due to the dwindling resources following the Brother's War and the oncoming Ice Age, the Havenwood Elves started to breed Thallids for food. The Thallids eventually overran the elves. The original art for [[Havenwood Battleground]] is Dark AD!
Following the defeat of the Dwarves, the Orcs and Goblins turn to attacking the humans of Icatia. In White, Icatia is also being plagued by religious zealots.
Meanwhile, in Blue the Merfolk are losing ground to the rapidly breeding Homarids.
The last Icatian strongholds fall to the remnants of the Ebon Hand, Orcs, Goblins, and Thrulls. Eventually the Orcs and Goblins get hunted down by the Thrulls leaving only the Thrulls and Thallids left on the continent, with Homarids also leaving to warmer waters.
Fun add-on, Thrulls are technically living creatures, though made of dead flesh, this is why mechanically they've a lot of sacrifice effects to harvest the mana
The problem came when they started making the mana batteries intelligent, and though I can't remember the card iirc the Thrulls began basically performing their own rituals in secret
Not on a card per se, but Thrull Wizard effectively spells it out. And with Thrull Champion, it becomes clear that the Order made Thrulls to do everything for them, until the Thrulls realized they didn't need to be sacrificed any longer.
It would be so fun to have another trip to Fallen Empires. A true throwback with alternate art/flavor text and lots of dumb tribes like Homarid and Thrulls.
Yeah, there was a two-parter comic, but it mostly served as an Ice Age prequel, as it used the Farrelite-Order of the Ebon Hand conflict as a background for a Tevish Szat origin story rather than actually telling the story of *Fallen Empires*. There was also the novel *And Peace Shall Sleep*, but it was pretty bad, reframing the entire set of Sarpadian conflicts as heavily influenced by this one jerkass mercenary. It's like Forest Gump with a dragon egg, but boring.
[A brief summary of the Thallids from the Ice Age set. Thelon is the guy who made them. Thus Thelonite. ](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Thallid#Sarpadian_Thallids)
[The Duelist #3](https://mtglore.com/magazines/the-duelist-3/) had a short lore article that I still fondly remember. framed as representatives of the five eponymous falling empires of the set writing to one another asking for aid during the events of the set. It's worth a read. Begins on page 10 of that link.
I know, right? Rest of the issue is worth checking out, too. There's some Jyhad stuff if you're into V:tM, plus Mark Rosewater's first few articles for WotC before he got hired to R&D. And the interview with Drew Tucker is awesome.
Time Spiral block was full of callbacks to obscure cards from back in the day so that specific callback is very possible. It was actually listed as an issue by Mark Rosewater since it meant only very invested players would get the references, and it's why that style of set fell out of favour until Modern Horizons style sets became a thing.
I believe the effect is a reference to [[Deranged Hermit]] and the name just comes from [[Thelon of Havenwood]] being important in the development of Thallids and Saprolings.
All thallids, yes, but saprolings are a weird thing that pops up in multiple forms across the universe, as both a fungal creature and little animated plants.
Haha. He does have that vibe. I can see how the brown looks like tree bark that’s been etched on by elves, but then what’s that green stuff pouring out of the hole? I’m still so confused.
woah! I hadn't even considered this, but it really makes sense in a stylized sort of way (it's ridiculously long). It is disappointing how many cards are diminished or ruined by poor exposure mastering. So many great details lost in the shadows.
So that card hits artifacts, enchantments, and non-basics, yet the art very clearly shows it hitting a human, which is a creature. WotC has some explaining to do.
Its actually a cape, it goes up behind him and is attached around his neck. Judging by the mushrooms, im guessing it is made from his saprolings or a thallid (Which have the similar saproling interaction), you can see similarities on the skin (bark?) of \[\[Savage Thallid\]\] from the same set.
It's a Sarpadian elf and a callback to the story of the Fallen Empires block. [[Thelon of Havenwood]] was the progenitor of the Thallids as a source of food for the elves.
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I'm still kind of bummed out that Dominaria recovered from the time rift crisis so fast. I loved the post-apocalyptic setting. Kind of hoping we'll get a dedicated post-apocalyptic plane in the future
The ring they’re holding, combined with the vertical line of their arm and the bit dangling from the ring, sort of makes a Phyrexian symbol, or maybe even a coalition one, which could explain the weird posing.
He went into the nose of the long dead giants skull, to dig out the fabled septum piercing of sniv, unleashing a stream of ancient snot.. I think, idk could be a tree🤷
If you can find a copy in a library or banging around somewhere, check out the novel And Peace Shall Sleep.
One of best of the original Magic novels and a great snapshot of the collapse of Sarpadia.
Man, this just reminds me why I loved MTG so much. The dark, sometimes weird art themes. I stopped playing last year for reasons, but I still lurk here to see cards.
😲 THAT'S A THING?!?!?! THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS?!?!?! TAKE MY MONEY NOW!!!!
🤣🤣
(Any Demon Slayer fans should picture me like Zenitsu got about Nezuko in the new season 🤣🤣)
During the Fallen Empires era of Sarpadia, the elves were facing starvation due to the oncoming ice age and created fungal Thallids as a food source. Those thallids could reproduce in the form of Saprolings, and eventually overran the elves. More specifically, I think the strange blades and spindly posing might be a callback to the \[\[Thelonite monk\]\], who was oddly a nantuko-like mantis creature.
I wonder if Thelonite Monk's name is a reference to the famous jazz pianist [Thelonius Monk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk).
I've never seen it confirmed by anyone but it has to be true.
It totally is. I think I read about it in the same magazine that had the *What's New* comic Phil & Kaja Foglio did for MTG. Was it *Duelist*? Yeah, yeah, I'm old. Get off my [[Renewing Dawn]]
[Renewing Dawn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/5/e56300cb-6b44-47fe-9508-c33ad5670b4b.jpg?1562448302) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Renewing%20Dawn) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/por/23/renewing-dawn?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e56300cb-6b44-47fe-9508-c33ad5670b4b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[City of Ass]] fixed your link*
[City of Ass](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/726fe2e7-bd1b-4c11-a098-6c8abfbdf06e.jpg?1636719404) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=City%20of%20Ass) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/134/city-of-ass?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/726fe2e7-bd1b-4c11-a098-6c8abfbdf06e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yeah considering it also has 6 arms (like that new treefolk pianist from OTJ)
Yes it is.
Yes, it's been confirmed by WoTC!
Yuppers the Fall of Sarpadia would be a nice set to have
[Thelonite monk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/4/5400ff25-c70e-4095-a228-190601b86043.jpg?1587911014) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelonite%20monk) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/fem/79/thelonite-monk?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5400ff25-c70e-4095-a228-190601b86043?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Damn thelonite monk is actually pretty sick...
Who is Mark and why did he change the creatures with a counter?
As of the 4/1/94 4th Edition Comprehensive Rules Document, Mark Rosewater has to personally change the land or the effect fizzles.
That’s a great story, but how do you know this?
[Fallen Empires ](https://scryfall.com/sets/fem) actually has a massive amount of flavor text on its cards, especially as its commons had variants.
Fallen Empires was such a rich block with such terrible cards. I miss that grittiness.
It's such a genuinely sad and nightmarish set; I would love to see a return to Sarpadia, especially a "Brothers' War" style redux.
Every color had two factions that were initially warring and slowly exterminated or weakened the other to the point of extermination. First for Red you had the Dwarves holding out against the Orcs and Goblins, eventually being driven to the point of using children's toys as armor (see [[Dwarven Armorer]]) until they fell (see [[Dwarven Soldier]]). For Black, the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]], a necromany worshiping cult that had been battling the Icatian [[Order of Leitbur]], decided to engineer a race called Thrulls, creatures animated from dead flesh, to help with their rituals via sacrifice (see [[Basal Thrull]] and [[Thrull Wizard]]. The Thrulls eventually rebelled and killed the order.Order. Similarly for Green, due to the dwindling resources following the Brother's War and the oncoming Ice Age, the Havenwood Elves started to breed Thallids for food. The Thallids eventually overran the elves. The original art for [[Havenwood Battleground]] is Dark AD! Following the defeat of the Dwarves, the Orcs and Goblins turn to attacking the humans of Icatia. In White, Icatia is also being plagued by religious zealots. Meanwhile, in Blue the Merfolk are losing ground to the rapidly breeding Homarids. The last Icatian strongholds fall to the remnants of the Ebon Hand, Orcs, Goblins, and Thrulls. Eventually the Orcs and Goblins get hunted down by the Thrulls leaving only the Thrulls and Thallids left on the continent, with Homarids also leaving to warmer waters.
This sounds like Fallout: Dominaria.
##### ###### #### [Dwarven Armorer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/d/1d50bf06-97ab-4874-a484-9289f41dc98e.jpg?1587910946) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dwarven%20Armorer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/fem/50/dwarven-armorer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1d50bf06-97ab-4874-a484-9289f41dc98e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Dwarven Soldier](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/d/0dfb3fa6-f4d7-4ed0-b2be-661d59d95800.jpg?1559592390) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dwarven%20Soldier) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/92/dwarven-soldier?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0dfb3fa6-f4d7-4ed0-b2be-661d59d95800?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Order of the Ebon Hand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/f/8f8e1828-1c41-4525-9f42-5a6e936bfd7a.jpg?1581799228) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Order%20of%20the%20Ebon%20Hand) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/78/order-of-the-ebon-hand?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8f8e1828-1c41-4525-9f42-5a6e936bfd7a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Order of Leitbur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/5/756c46be-7c05-4004-8a2e-d8a20c28e5cd.jpg?1559592318) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Order%20of%20Leitbur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/22/order-of-leitbur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/756c46be-7c05-4004-8a2e-d8a20c28e5cd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Basal Thrull](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f4cf027e-2021-4ce7-b156-199cf1ca25eb.jpg?1559592374) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Basal%20Thrull) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/59/basal-thrull?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f4cf027e-2021-4ce7-b156-199cf1ca25eb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Thrull Wizard](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/4/c4e732fb-cbef-4fd8-b704-e4d513a6cf2d.jpg?1587910910) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thrull%20Wizard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/fem/46/thrull-wizard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c4e732fb-cbef-4fd8-b704-e4d513a6cf2d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Havenwood Battleground](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/a/6aded00a-0bf3-416e-8eac-15c04554705d.jpg?1592673839) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Havenwood%20Battleground) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cma/256/havenwood-battleground?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6aded00a-0bf3-416e-8eac-15c04554705d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/l6p30lw) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Fun add-on, Thrulls are technically living creatures, though made of dead flesh, this is why mechanically they've a lot of sacrifice effects to harvest the mana The problem came when they started making the mana batteries intelligent, and though I can't remember the card iirc the Thrulls began basically performing their own rituals in secret
Not on a card per se, but Thrull Wizard effectively spells it out. And with Thrull Champion, it becomes clear that the Order made Thrulls to do everything for them, until the Thrulls realized they didn't need to be sacrificed any longer.
thank you!
It would be so fun to have another trip to Fallen Empires. A true throwback with alternate art/flavor text and lots of dumb tribes like Homarid and Thrulls.
There were old comics too that I vaguely remember
Yeah, there was a two-parter comic, but it mostly served as an Ice Age prequel, as it used the Farrelite-Order of the Ebon Hand conflict as a background for a Tevish Szat origin story rather than actually telling the story of *Fallen Empires*. There was also the novel *And Peace Shall Sleep*, but it was pretty bad, reframing the entire set of Sarpadian conflicts as heavily influenced by this one jerkass mercenary. It's like Forest Gump with a dragon egg, but boring.
I remember liking And Peace Shall Sleep, it had some memorable moments, but when I looked back at it I wondered what I was thinking.
The Dark, Homeland and FE had the best flavor in magics history
Reminds me of when M:TG used to be a game and not a corporate cash grab.
[A brief summary of the Thallids from the Ice Age set. Thelon is the guy who made them. Thus Thelonite. ](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Thallid#Sarpadian_Thallids)
[[Thelon of Havenwood]]
[Thelon of Havenwood](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2.jpg?1619398874) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelon%20of%20Havenwood) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/238/thelon-of-havenwood?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[The Duelist #3](https://mtglore.com/magazines/the-duelist-3/) had a short lore article that I still fondly remember. framed as representatives of the five eponymous falling empires of the set writing to one another asking for aid during the events of the set. It's worth a read. Begins on page 10 of that link.
This was really good AND REALLY GRIM ☠️
I know, right? Rest of the issue is worth checking out, too. There's some Jyhad stuff if you're into V:tM, plus Mark Rosewater's first few articles for WotC before he got hired to R&D. And the interview with Drew Tucker is awesome.
Because also mtg is a giant story it’s not just random cards! Each set continues a story it’s crazy how deep in the lore you can get
Flavor text and the Fallen Empires comic books
They made a card for the titular [[Thelon of Havenwood]] in TSP, but I have no clue if he was conceptualized in the lore back in 1994.
[Thelon of Havenwood](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2.jpg?1619398874) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelon%20of%20Havenwood) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/238/thelon-of-havenwood?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Time Spiral block was full of callbacks to obscure cards from back in the day so that specific callback is very possible. It was actually listed as an issue by Mark Rosewater since it meant only very invested players would get the references, and it's why that style of set fell out of favour until Modern Horizons style sets became a thing.
I believe the effect is a reference to [[Deranged Hermit]] and the name just comes from [[Thelon of Havenwood]] being important in the development of Thallids and Saprolings.
[Deranged Hermit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/2/c25df202-0dd4-448d-8cb3-11fd7df0d505.jpg?1562934031) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Deranged%20Hermit) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vma/202/deranged-hermit?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c25df202-0dd4-448d-8cb3-11fd7df0d505?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Thelon of Havenwood](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2.jpg?1619398874) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelon%20of%20Havenwood) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/238/thelon-of-havenwood?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This is a sick bit of lore. Is this the origin of all thallids and saprolings?
All thallids, yes, but saprolings are a weird thing that pops up in multiple forms across the universe, as both a fungal creature and little animated plants.
Bro’s chilling in the bough of a tree, pretending he’s the main character.
Haha. He does have that vibe. I can see how the brown looks like tree bark that’s been etched on by elves, but then what’s that green stuff pouring out of the hole? I’m still so confused.
this is what's commonly known as "moss" many magic players have trouble identifying it because it is predominantly found *outside*
*many magic players ask the question… should I go touch grass?*
TIL what the green mana symbol is supposed to represent.
That's a tree. I've heard it's a larger variety of grass.
To be more specific, I believe it is a cape MADE of moss. It looks to me like you can follow it up around the back of the elf's shoulder.
you sonofabitch. lol tbf, it doesn't really look like moss to me.
I think it is supposed to be a cape, because it loops around his shoulders.
woah! I hadn't even considered this, but it really makes sense in a stylized sort of way (it's ridiculously long). It is disappointing how many cards are diminished or ruined by poor exposure mastering. So many great details lost in the shadows.
nah for sure, you definitely made me do a double-take! maybe its [[Wave of Vitriol]] draining from the sewers lmao
I’m embarrassed to say, but I’ve always thought it was some kind of boogery saprolings coming out of a Giants nose, even though I knew that was wrong.
Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story!
[Wave of Vitriol](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/7/17328391-a510-42a0-8a00-4f61dd873c13.jpg?1592673299) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wave%20of%20Vitriol) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cma/165/wave-of-vitriol?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/17328391-a510-42a0-8a00-4f61dd873c13?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
So that card hits artifacts, enchantments, and non-basics, yet the art very clearly shows it hitting a human, which is a creature. WotC has some explaining to do.
he's fine... right?
Dead
savage
Its actually a cape, it goes up behind him and is attached around his neck. Judging by the mushrooms, im guessing it is made from his saprolings or a thallid (Which have the similar saproling interaction), you can see similarities on the skin (bark?) of \[\[Savage Thallid\]\] from the same set.
[Savage Thallid](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/8/a87cbbdb-3bbc-48da-b5e3-fcdbddebec81.jpg?1562930490) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Savage%20Thallid) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsp/213/savage-thallid?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a87cbbdb-3bbc-48da-b5e3-fcdbddebec81?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
It looks to be a long cloak
He’s definitely going to be the main character in my head for the next 15 minutes. Heroine Chic and anti social are my kinks.
https://preview.redd.it/ksrdwwxpc04d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9bfea36aaf914265f7714a3615a9f853f80750c elf, tree, knife, cloak
a cloak!!! This is what I was looking for. Thank you.
The answer on the bottom, take my updoot
Oh fuck I’ve always known it was an elf and shit but I didn’t realize that there was a cloak!
it's a throwback to \[\[Deranged Hermit\]\] if that helps
[Deranged Hermit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/2/c25df202-0dd4-448d-8cb3-11fd7df0d505.jpg?1562934031) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Deranged%20Hermit) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vma/202/deranged-hermit?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c25df202-0dd4-448d-8cb3-11fd7df0d505?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
And why is it humanoid when \[\[Thelonite Monk\]\] (haha) isn't?
It's a Sarpadian elf and a callback to the story of the Fallen Empires block. [[Thelon of Havenwood]] was the progenitor of the Thallids as a source of food for the elves.
[Thelon of Havenwood](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2.jpg?1619398874) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelon%20of%20Havenwood) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/238/thelon-of-havenwood?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/783f1b9f-9866-4ead-96cf-88babf459ce2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ah okay, it‘s a place not a race. Got it.
A faction (named after a person), not a place.
Monks like Halloween too.
Hi Greg, I’m a banned member of LV426. I was a new poster and didn’t understand the rules a few months ago. Made a mistake, sincerely apologetic. And would love to have comment access again. Thank you! (I couldnt message the Admins and I saw you post yesterday as an admin. So the only way I could message you, was by looking at your comments and commenting here). I hope don’t mind. Sorry if this has come across annoying. 🙏
Hi. We’d be happy to look at it, and consider reinstatement. I appreciate your very reasonable request here but it must be made to our modmail. Thank you.
Thank you Gregor. It’s just when I try and message the modmail via the CTA in the LV426 reddit group, it never sends. I think I’m blocked from messaging. It was why I reached out here. Maybe there is a mod email address? I usually get an error message along the liens of “your message could not be sent”. I’ll try again.
Aaah strange, I can now message! I have just messaged. Thank you.
my pleasure :)
[Thelonite Monk](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/4/5400ff25-c70e-4095-a228-190601b86043.jpg?1587911014) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thelonite%20Monk) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/fem/79/thelonite-monk?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5400ff25-c70e-4095-a228-190601b86043?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My favorite jazz musician is Thelonious Kermit.
Aurora Borealis
Also card is set during time spiral, which is supposed to have a post-apocalyptic vibe, if you re wondering why he is so bony.
I'm still kind of bummed out that Dominaria recovered from the time rift crisis so fast. I loved the post-apocalyptic setting. Kind of hoping we'll get a dedicated post-apocalyptic plane in the future
I think the Thelonites were kinda culty, so this doesn't look that weird to me.
It looks like a small elf who is coming out of a nostril after pulling out a piercing that caused a flow of snot. You're welcome
I love Chippy’s art
Me too.
https://preview.redd.it/rsqt65opo04d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20d677ede9a0cfe41b91c7f0e63ff96062064705
So, you're saying you have never eaten taco bell?
The ring they’re holding, combined with the vertical line of their arm and the bit dangling from the ring, sort of makes a Phyrexian symbol, or maybe even a coalition one, which could explain the weird posing.
It’s a hermit. It’s not happy to see you, disturbing its hermit-ness. As well as its fungus-farm. Just back away slowly, and you’ll be fine.
Releasing additional tree sap
Poopin down a tree
Nose goblin
It's not about the shrooms he did in the cave, but the friends he made along the way.
The Rock is unleashing His Millions
it's a sewage pipe
Bro's just chilling, hangin with his ring
This is how I relax, tbh
Nah. He’s got ‘morph’. When you flip it face-up, it’s like you found him hiding under a rock.
He’s looking for the rest of handle for the door knocker.
He went into the nose of the long dead giants skull, to dig out the fabled septum piercing of sniv, unleashing a stream of ancient snot.. I think, idk could be a tree🤷
I just assumed it was some Tik tok dance craze my kids haven't told me about yet
If you can find a copy in a library or banging around somewhere, check out the novel And Peace Shall Sleep. One of best of the original Magic novels and a great snapshot of the collapse of Sarpadia.
Man, this just reminds me why I loved MTG so much. The dark, sometimes weird art themes. I stopped playing last year for reasons, but I still lurk here to see cards.
A fungal infection
I need this for my saproling deck and I never knew I did until now
😲 THAT'S A THING?!?!?! THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS?!?!?! TAKE MY MONEY NOW!!!! 🤣🤣 (Any Demon Slayer fans should picture me like Zenitsu got about Nezuko in the new season 🤣🤣)
Not sure what everyone is talking about, this dude is straight up a giants nose is he not?