Isperia

Isperia was the sphinx guildmaster to the Azorius Senate on Ravnica.In the Dissension novel she was named Hesperia
==Description==
Isperia had a long, leonine body that was bigger than a cart, made even bulkier by broad, feathered wings. Her enormous forepaws were usually folded in front of her. Her face and head looked more human, framed by long purple hair, her features as famously inscrutable as all her kind.Django Wexler (June 19, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Three.
==History==
As a judge, Isperia had once issued a writ of mass arrest for any and all members caught bearing allegiance to the Golgari Swarm.Django Wexler (July 11, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Six. Vraska was amongst those apprehended, and they were taken to an Azorius detention compound, the place where all victims of the writ had been imprisoned. Unfortunately, the cells quickly filled beyond capacity and, vastly outnumbered by their prisoners, the Azorius were swept under the tide of a prison riot. These events became known as the Duskend Troubles. Nearly one hundred were killed, many while still in custody.
Isperia was the guild champion before she replaced Augustin IV. Like other sphinxes, Isperia was aloof, wise, and valued solitude. The process of convincing her to lead the guild took years.James Wyatt (January 2019). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica". Wizards of the Coast
Isperia was devoted to her guild's belief that law is the ultimate bulwark against chaos.James Wyatt and Jeremy Crawford (November 2018). "D&D Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica", Wizards of the Coast. As guildmaster she served as the supreme judge, taking advantage of her encyclopedic knowledge of Ravnica's labyrinthine legal system. If an event turned violent, Isperia refrained from using lethal force if possible, preferring to subdue a wrongdoer so that the legal system could mete out justice.
After Nicol Bolas began his manipulations, Isperia was one of his first victims. She was petrified by Bolas' minion Vraska after the first day of the guild summit, in revenge for the wrongs that Vraska had experienced in her youth.Django Wexler (August 14, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Ten. Isperia was replaced by Dovin Baan.
After decorating the Senate Hall until after the War, Isperia's petrified form sank into the Undercity, where nature's forces of reclamation quickly went to work on the stone.Depicted in <c>Assassin's Trophy</c>
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Ravnica High (non-canon) 	Jennifer Clarke Wilkes	2013-08-14 	 	Ravnica 	Skrygix, Jace Beleren, Niv-Mizzet, Isperia, Lavinia
 	Doug Beyer 	2014-03-12 	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska 	Ravnica 	Jace Beleren, Lavinia, Aurelia, Linna Stradek, Shann Dilara, Haszin Dycar, Vraska, Milada, Kobrev, Zdenya, Dibor, Emmara Tandris, Kallist, Kavin, Garruk Wildspeaker, Isperia
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Three	Django Wexler 	2019-06-19 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Pytr Liosh, Ferzhin, Aurelia, Isperia, Dovin, Lavinia, Tomik Vrona, Elias, Gunther, Varo, Nicol Bolas
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Ten 	Django Wexler 	2019-08-14 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Isperia, Dovin, Hekara, Borborygmos, Aurelia, Ferzhin, Lazav, Emmara Tandris, Kaya, Teysa Karlov, Vraska, Niv-Mizzet
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==References==
Category:Sphinxes
Category:Deceased