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Buildings crumbled and monuments fell. The river bled and the sky wept tears of fire. All the while, servants silently continued their work, oblivious to it all.

"Their definition of 'fair profit' is certainly novel."
—Reveka, Wizard Savant

"Training? Seeing my crops burnt to cinders was all the 'training' I needed."

Earth elementals have the eternal strength of stone and the endurance of mountains. Primordially connected to the land they inhabit, they take a long-term view of things, scorning the impetuous haste of short-lived mortal creatures.

The vanguard is skilled at waging war alone. The enemy is often defeated before its reinforcements reach the front.

"No one may fault an Elvish Ranger's heart, but the simplest frailty may fell even the proudest warrior."
—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

As graceful as a deer leaping a stream and as deadly as the wolf waiting in ambush on the other side, elvish warriors are the eyes of the forest as well as its unsheathed claws.

"Courage is the only shield I need."

Its diet consists of fruits, plants, small woodland animals, large woodland animals, woodlands, fruit groves, fruit farmers, and small cities.

"click . . . whirrrr . . . beep . . . click!"

The unofficial motto of every expedition house is "ready for anything," a phrase whose significance has been amplified since the emergence of the Eldrazi.

"Each day there are new reports of homes along Getander Pass and Hofsaddel falling to vampires of a more savage nature. I've even heard tell that Anje Falkenrath has returned. Please send whatever help you can."
—Sterin Gorn, letter to Thalia

"I spent some time in the Legion, but I'm done taking orders all day."

With spear held high, the Champion came to meet Thyrogog of the Ashlands, who wore the old king's skin as a cloak and fed on the flesh of innocents. The foul minotaur raised the great axe called Goremaster and charged.
—The Theriad

"The days before the war were filled with strange portents: scouts and herders spoke of villages reduced to ash, of farmers taken from their fields, and of foul beasts roaming the plains in packs. I know, for I spoke to them all."
—Hakim, Loreweaver

In a stunning act of diplomacy, Yasova Dragonclaw ceded a portion of Temur lands to the Sultai. Her clan protested until they saw she had given the Sultai the breeding grounds of the krushoks. They hadn't realized she had a sense of humor.

"Lost are the lush meadows and verdant forests, where maaka prowled and lammasu soared. Lost are the wilds, where our hearts were free."
—Daiva, Gruul storyteller

Known for their glowing horn and stone-rattling roar, zheng are the fiercest predators in the forest. Few survived before Jiang Yanggu came.

As it walks across the fallow field, its awkward, loping gait matches the rattling in its head to create a haunting rhythm that chills the bones.

"The best way to learn from a book on pyromancy is to burn it."
—Jaya Ballard

"Large or small, all will toil for the Great Work."
—Decree of Urabrask

Infantry deployment is the art of putting your troops in the wrong place at the right time.

Unbreakable and unappetizing, the crab grows uninterrupted, sometimes to the size of a cottage and beyond.