Art: Renegade Map, illustrated by Lake Hurwitz.
The Æthersphere & The Great Conduit
This is referred to as the Great Conduit…
Creation without connection to nature is just manufacturing; but when I opened my mind to the immensity of the wonders around me. It was only then that I could see the Great Conduit that connects us all. In attempting to control it, we might as well have been tring to divert a river with our hands.
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Waterways carve their routes through the land to reflect the paths the aether streams cut through the clouds.
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The atmosphere of Kaladesh is saturated with Æther due to its greater proximity to the boundaries of the Blind Eternities: the sky is literally closer to the edge of the universe! Æther literally rains down to the earth below, influencing the ecosystem to form similar swirling and twisting patterns.
Beyond the chaos of Ghirapur lies a vibrant world where aether flows through nature.
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To understand Kaladesh, one must first understand how aether and invention flow together through the great The Æther Cycle.
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| Inspire | Innovate | Build | Liberate | Reclaim |
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| Artisans observe patterns in nature shaped by aether and find the inspiration for a new device. | Brilliant inventors hone and refine the design of that device and carry it to ingenious new heights. | After the design is complete, hardworking manufacturers build the device, infuse it with aether, and repair and maintain it throughout its lifetime. | When a device has reached the end of its usefulness, it’s dismantled, and the distilled aether inside is liberated from the invention. | Finally, the aether recombines with the secondary product of refinement, and it returns to the æthersphere. |
| Elves | Vedalken | Dwarf | Gremlin | Ætherborn |
| Green mana | Blue mana | White mana | Red mana | Black mana |
Cities of Kaladesh
घिरापुर City of Wonders
- Greenwheel
- Visitors will marvel at Greenwheel, a zone of elvish design and home to the city’s foremost experts in horticultural research.
- Freejam, aviaries
- Step through the dragon-shaped archway into this hub of aeronautical engineering.
- Eleven Bridges, market district
- Each bridge is host to rows of boutiques, shops, and speciality stores; adjacent to Aradara Station, crisscrosses the Dukhara Canal.
- Weldfast, metalworking zone
- Home to some of the most brilliant minds in the city, every facet of Weldfast is a handcrafted work of art. The district houses an æther reservoir.
- Kujar, cosmopolitan greenbelt
- Giants’ Walk, artist colony
The Inventors’ Fair
- Inventor Societies
- League of Aeronauts = W?
- Derby Crows = U?
- Glint-Sleeves = WB?
- Scrappers = ?
- Countless Gears = W?
- Ground Grinders = WBR?
- Greenwheel Lifecrafters = G?
- Metalspinners = B?
The Consulate
Æther Spire of Industry
Consul of Innovation
Consul of Allocation
- the Consul of Law Enforcement
- the Consul of Ports and Commerce
- the Consul of Regulation & Enforcement
- the Consul of Taxation and Treasury
- Etc.
Ghirapur was founded in the aftermath of the War of Eleven as a neutral ground between feuding principalities... are the Consulate's eleven from each of these factions? Guess the 11 might have been represented by the five mana-colours, five more opposite-colour pairs, and a colourless one.
Consul Flagship
The Night Market
Should the above #MoodBoard inspire Dungeon Masters to attempt to host a D&D campaign on Kaladesh...
Plane Shift
Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are two different games, but that doesn’t mean their Multiverses can’t meet.
Plane Shift
The latest crossover between Magic: the Gathering and D&D visits the world of Kaladesh—a living work of art owing to its bright existence to the tangible presence of æther.
If the optimism, innovation, and spirit of creativity pervading the world of Kaladesh kindled your drive for adventure, we have what you’re looking for. If The Art of Magic: The Gathering—Kaladesh made you long to experience the æther-swept landscapes and brilliant inventions of Magic‘s latest plane for yourself, these pages have what you need. Like a renegade inventor tinkering in a secluded workshop, author James Wyatt has crafted a set of rules to bring your Dungeons & Dragons adventures to life on Kaladesh, including new races, new monsters, and a distinctly æther-flavoured take on crafting the marvellous and ingenious magic items that define this plane.
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⚠️ SPOILERS for Kaladesh
