History Characters / MagicTheGatheringFactions

* OurGargoylesRock: Orzhov gargoyles are carved out of [[SiliconBasedLifeform living stone]], an incredibly painful process that leaves them [[HellIsThatNoise screaming continuously]] for the rest of their existence

* AndIMustScream: Failure to [[LoanShark pay off an Orzhov debt]] before one's death results in the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent soul]] being [[YourSoulIsMine held as]] [[MadeASlave a thrall]] while the body is [[HumanResoures repurposed]] in the creation of [[FleshGolem thrulls]]. On paper, they're merely [[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord indentured servants]], but service usually [[TimeAbyss lasts as long as the (frequently also undead) slavemaster wants it to]].

* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: In the few short years since their conquest of Mirrodin, New Phyrexia's accumulated enough soldiers and materiel to stage an invasion of dozens upon dozens of planes at once, all from a relatively small plane whose surface is the size of Texas. Part of it is that they've hollowed out their world for materials and are very good at efficiently using resources, part of it is that the [[TheCorruption oil]] can quickly corrupt invaded planes and convert them into more resources for their war, and part of it is that they're hyper-efficient killers that don't have the same needs as regular human soldiers.

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: As a result of combining Green Mana's focus on instinct over thought and White Mana's focus on community over individuality, the Selesnya Conclave has come to the belief that individual personalities are one of the blights that they must cure.
* GardenOfEvil: Zigzagged. At first glance, the peaceful gardens and orchards of the Conclave seem paradisaical, with myriad races living in perfect harmony with each other, and with the plants and animals likewise considered part of the greater community. Get on the Worldmind's bad side, however, and every single creature in the location will immediately turn on you and attack you with suicidal zeal, mindlessly giving their lives to either bring you down or delay you until some of the Conclave's bigger nasties - like the ElementalEmbodiment of the garden itself - can arrive to destroy you.

Nomadic explorers who sail Bretagard's seas, seeking paths to other realms.

Fierce barbarians from the Tusk Mountains, the Tuskeri are obsessed with winning glory and honor in battle.

A nomadic clan who wanders the depths of the Aldergard forest, the Kannah were cursed to bring an endless winter with them whenever they leave.

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* WizardingSchool: ''Magic''[='=]s take on one, though it's a university. Uniquely, rather than studying magic itself, they study actual academic topics (i.e. history, mathematics), through magic.

* ThePlaguemaster: Yawgmoth-era Phyrexians used pestilent magic (often in conjunction with [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke bio-engineered diseases]]) as one of their primary combat strategies. New Phyrexia has continued this legacy, particularly the Progress Engine and Seven Steel Thanes.

** Even if you ''are'' already a Phyrexian, Phyrexia does ''not'' believe in ApeShallNotKillApe. So while the Oil itself is no longer a direct threat, you are almost certainly going to be eaten, dissolved, or [[scrapped for parts YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]] sooner or later.

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* PteroSoarer: They have a few flying around, either as steeds or as wild animals snatching people (and vampires). True to form, not only are they classified as dinosaurs, but are also bipedal and feathered, in effect looking more like deranged birds than actual pterosaurs.

* BadassBureaucrat: They're basically a law firm, and they're in a world of EvilVersusEvil, but they're not afraid to throw down.

* CoDragons: Jin-Gitaxias and Sheoldred share equal power amongst themselves.

* TheCorruptible: The Golgari had their Guildmaster, Vraska, Phyrexianized before Norn's invasion had even begun. As a result, Coplmpleated Golgari came swarming up from the Undercity and layed waste to the surface as soon as the invasion began.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Fall under Bolas's influence during the course of the ''Guilds of Ravnica'' storyline.]]
** They are also the Guild most thoroughly compromised by Phyrexian influence during the March of the Machine.

* WorkingClassHero: They were always ALighterShadeOfBlack, but they've been fully upgraded to this status during ''March of the Machine'', where they take the lead in the battle against Phyrexia and use their knowledge of the city to kill [[TheMouthOfSauron Atraxa]].

* TheCorruptable: The Golgari had their Guildmaster, Vraska, Phyrexianized before Norn's invasion had even begun. As a result, Coplmpleated Golgari came swarming up from the Undercity and layed waste to the surface as soon as the invasion began.