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Kristina of the Woods

Kristina of the Woods

Kristina

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Race Human planeswalker
Birthplace Corondor, Dominaria
Lifetime The Time of Legends-War with Phyrexia
Born Before 0 AR
Died 4205 AR
Children Justina Carthalion
Colors
Center: {G}
Sources
Ice Age, Wayfarer, Invasion, Planeshift

Kristina of the Woods was a planeswalker native to Corondor on Dominaria, whose planeswalker's spark manifested after the creation of the Shard of the Twelve Worlds.

Storyline[ | ]

Shortly before the Ice Age she met and fell in love with Taysir. They were trapped in the Shard of the Twelve Worlds after its formation, so they journeyed the planes of the Shard helping various peoples, until the Summit of the Null Moon. At the Summit, Kristina forged an agreement known as the "Treaty of the Shard," before it was broken by Faralyn, Tevesh Szat, and Leshrac[1][2] There, they defeated Leshrac and resurrected Ravidel.[3]

Kristina and Jared Carthalion

Kristina and Jared Carthalion.

After attending the World Spell, Taysir gave her a Reflecting Mirror as a proposal gift, but she refused. Kristina left Taysir to explore the multiverse, rather than use her power to get him back into Rabiah as he wanted. During her travels, she again fell in love, this time with the minotaur planeswalker Sandruu. An enraged Taysir found out and banished Sandruu to a plane from which it would take a millennium to return, thereby ensuring that he and Kristina would not reconcile.

Kristina attended the gathering of Minorad shortly after the World Spell, which turned out to be a disaster when Ravidel appeared and threatened them with the Golgothian Sylex. Kristina stayed in Dominaria and saved Jared Carthalion from punishment in Hamath by Visionary Kadesha in the year 1281 by the Reckoning of the Sages of Minorad. She taught him how to use his magic and later became his lover just after his sixteenth birthday. When she saw Ravidel battle, Liana, at Minorad, she helped Jared find the two long-daggers that would destroy the Golgothian Sylex. She was wounded in battle against Ravidel at the Dueling Chasm of Golthonor but was saved by Jared when he ascended and became a planeswalker. A year and a half later, they had a daughter together, and named her Justina Carthalion.[4] Together, Kristina and Jared fought in the Planeswalker War, and both survived, though Jared was not seen again until the Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.

Death[ | ]

During the Phyrexian Invasion, Kristina became one of the Nine Titans as a replacement for the insane planeswalker Parcher. Her relationship with Taysir and his ward Daria made it clear that the two were again on friendly, but in no way romantic, terms. She was "accidentally" killed on Phyrexia by Tevesh Szat before he betrayed the Nine Titans in earnest.

Story appearances[ | ]

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Ice Age #1-4 Jeff Gomez & Jeofrey Vita July - Oct 1995 Ice Age Dominaria Oriel Kjeldos, Jason Carthalion, Zilgeth, Miko, Arimaya, Hurn, Lorthun, Freyalise, Tevesh Szat, Mariska, Seklistis, Kianon, Darien, Zaraya, Kailo, Severin, Lim-Dûl, Bolar, Onala Kjeld, Gregor, Xian, Samiks, Leshrac, Faralyn, Kristina of the Woods, Taysir, Ravidel, Chromium Rhuell, Jaeuhl Carthalion, Disa, Kolbjörn, Kaysa, Laina
Alliances Art Holcomb Unreleased Alliances Dominaria Jaeuhl Carthalion, Kaysa, Kristina of the Woods, Taysir, Ravidel
Homelands #1 D. G. Chichester Feb 1996 Homelands Ulgrotha, Dominaria Ravi Sengir, Feroz, Sandruu, Borthon, Serra, Cassie An-Havva, Sengir, Hazduhr, Kristina of the Woods, Taysir, Ravidel, Soraya, Angus, Irini Sengir, Bernatheen, Eron, Ihsan, Daria, Reveka, Joven, Chandler, Autumn Willow
Wayfarer #1-5 Jeff Gomez Nov 1995 N/A Dominaria Jared Carthalion, Kadesha, Élan d'Avenant, Kristina of the Woods, Hoont, Finovar, Amadis, Ravidel, Liana, Taysir, Gwendolyn Carthalion, Grenfell Mor, Embereck, Altair of Coloni, Scarlet Vizier, Caliphear, Daria
Prelude to War #1 Jeff Gomez, Art Holcomb, D.G. Chichester, David Quinn, Kenny Martinez, Anibal Rodriguez, Jeff Grubb, Rags Morales, Mark Buckingham Unreleased N/A Dominaria Jared Carthalion, Kristina of the Woods, Amadis, Finovar, Kadesha, Justina Carthalion, Ravidel, Windgrace, Lord of House Khone, Freyalise, Sol'Kanar, Eskil, Embereck, Daria, Tevesh Szat, Leshrac, Sandruu, Grenfell Mor
Planeswalker War #1 Unknown Unreleased N/A Dominaria Daria, Jared Carthalion, Sandruu, Ravidel, Grenfell Mor, Tevesh Szat, Leshrac, Teferi, Caliphear, Freyalise, Taysir, Kristina of the Woods, Justina Carthalion, Dakkon Blackblade, Eskil, Embereck, Yorgo, Kadesha, Amadis, Finovar, Sol'Kanar
Invasion J. Robert King October 2000 Invasion Dominaria Gerrard Capashen, Sisay, Urza, Tsabo Tavoc, Hanna, Orim, Barrin, Thaddeus, Agnate, Multani, Eladamri, Lin Sivvi, Takara, Teferi, Taysir, Freyalise, Tevesh Szat, Windgrace, Guff, Bo Levar, Parcher, Daria, Kristina of the Woods, Karn, Squee
Planeshift J. Robert King February 2001 Planeshift Rath, Dominaria, Phyrexia Urza, Taysir, Freyalise, Tevesh Szat, Windgrace, Guff, Bo Levar, Daria, Kristina of the Woods, Crovax, Tsabo Tavoc, Eladamri, Lin Sivvi, Astor, Darigaaz, Agnate, Dralnu, Tahngarth, Grizzlegom, Greven il-Vec, Sisay, Ertai, Gerrard, Squee, Yawgmoth, Hanna, Rith, Dromar, Treva, Crosis, Karn, Mishra, Nemata

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