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In the fantasy trading card game Magic:The Gathering, Terisiare was a large continent in the northern hemisphere of Dominaria. It is seen in several different times stretching several thousand years, with differing politics each time. It is at least the size of Russia, but could be bigger. Throughout Dominarian History, several important nations were located on Terisiare, such as the Thran Empire, Argive and Kjeldor.

All years in this article use A.R., or Argivian Reckoning, and sets year 0 as the year in which Urza and Mishra were born.

The Thran Empire (-5000 A.R.)

The Thran were a race of technologically advanced humans, whose empire stretched across the entire continent five thousand years before the birth of Urza and Mishra. It was ultimately destroyed by Yawgmoth, ruler of Phyrexia. Its capital, Halcyon, would become the location for the Caves of Koilos.

The Brother's War (0-64 A.R.)

Argive was the most northernly of the three coastal kingdoms, and homeland of Urza and Mishra. The Thran Empire left many dangerous magic artefacts, which were searched for by the Argivian archaeologists and restored by the Argivian blacksmiths and mages. Argive was ruled by a monarchy until the outbreak of war, where Urza was all but given the powers of the king. After the war, the country eventually crumbled with the rest of the world.

Argoth was a large island off the coast of Southern Yotia, present in the time of the Thran, Homeland to the Elves of Terisiare and Descendants of the Survivors of the Thran Civil War, it was covered in dense forest and was brimming with resources. Its capital was Citanul, a forest-city, where the island was ruled by Titania, Avatar of Gaea, the Spirit of Nature on Dominaria. It was completely obliterated in the last battle of The Brother's War, when Urza activated the Golgothian Sylex.

The Fallaji Empire was a great alliance of several different tribes of desert nomads, united under the Suuwardi tribe. It would later be ruled by Mishra. Its main cities included Tomakul and Zegon, and its natural territory stretched across The Great Desert in the center of Terisiare, but also had a significant portion of conquered lands at one point or another in the war. Nearly all the Fallaji were killed in the Last Battle, and a few hundred years later, all have been wiped out.

The Ivory Tower was a place of learning in the western rift of Terisiare. The meeting of the Council of Mages at the Ivory Tower marks the first step toward understanding the interrelated forces of Mana. Ironically if it were not for the conflict between Urza and Mishra, this first step might never have been taken. As the first members the Archmandrite invited the Abbot of Gix, Hurkyl of Lat-Nam, a delegate from the Yumok nation (Chayum-Icha of the Ingatl tribe) and !kathwar chief of the Malpiri clan, representing the Sardinian people (Comics). Later members were recruited from the wizards of Lat-Nam (blue), the Argivians (white), the Argothians and Citanul Druids (green), the Brotherhood of Gix (black) and assorted ununited warmages (red).

Kher Ridges Mountains in the Western Desert of Argive, infested by Rocs. A center of the forgotten Thran empire. Here was located the Cave of Koilos. Kher means big mountain in the Goblin tongue. Kher Keep was a Kobold Stronghold in the Ridges, where Rohgagh once reigned.

Koilos was once Halcyon, the beautiful capital of the Thran Empire. By the time of the Brothers, there was little more than a few crumbling buildings and a network of caves, containing the last technological remnants of the Thran. The most important thing here was a portal that would lead to Phyrexia, sealed and undisturbed for five thousand years, until Urza and Mishra inadvertantly broke the seal. During the War, it was the headquarters of Gix, a powerful Phyrexian Demon, who manipulated both sides in the war for Phyrexia's best interests. Koilos is the old Argivian word for secret.

Korlis was one of the three coastal kingdoms. It was ruled by a merchant council, and was heavily involved in trade. The River Kor flows through it. It had a location known as Korlinda, which was the location of an aborted peace conference between Argive, Korlis, Yotia and the Fallaji, two years before the beginning of the Brother's War. After the war, it eventually crumbled with the rest of the world.

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