Starke il-Vec

Starke il-Vec was an outcast of the Vec tribe and a duplicitous member of the Skyship Weatherlight crew that served as their guide on their journey to Rath. 
==History==
Starke was secretly married to an en-Dal woman and was the father of Takara en-Dal, who was held hostage to force Starke to serve the Stronghold. To keep Takara safe, he helped bring Volrath to power and then helped abduct Captain Sisay, fleeing Volrath's minion Maraxus of Keld. Crovax secreted Starke away to his friend Alaric's mansion. Maraxus caught up to him nonetheless, burning down the estate and capturing Starke. Gerrard and the Weatherlight crew arrived to stop Maraxus, but Starke killed him before he could reveal Starke's betrayal to Gerrard..Michael G. Ryan (August 1997). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". The Duelist #18, p.70-74
Believing it offered him his best chance of rescuing his daughter, Starke switched sides, aiding in Sisay's rescue. He successfully guided the Weatherlight crew through the Stronghold but was permanently blinded by a mind-controlled Takara before she could be brought to her senses. After Takara and Sisay were freed, Starke and the others then fled back to Weatherlight and escaped through the portal that took them to Mercadia. 
Starke was killed in Mercadia when it was revealed that "Takara" was a shapeshifted Volrath, who proceeded to attack and murder him in retribution for his betrayal. He died without knowing his daughter's true fate.
==Planes visited==
Though not a planeswalker, Starke traveled through the Multiverse as a crewmember of the Skyship Weatherlight.
*Mercadia
*Rath
==Trivia==
*During Weatherlight design and development, Michael G. Ryan was put in charge of establishing Starke's mannerisms and style of speech.Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes]] (August 1997). "The Set of Sails". The Duelist #18, p.60-63
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date 	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Fortune Favors the Bold 	Michael G. Ryan 	June 1997 	Weatherlight 	Dominaria 	Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Volrath, Tahngarth, Hanna, Mirri, Squee, Crovax, Karn, Ertai, Orim, Starke
Maelstrom 	Michael G. Ryan 	June 1997 	Weatherlight 	Dominaria 	Sisay, Tahngarth, Starke, Gerrard Capashen, Pol Cordel, Maraxus
Weatherlight Takes Center Stage	Michael G. Ryan 	August 1997 	Weatherlight 	Dominaria 	Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Starke, Volrath, Maraxus, Tahngarth, Hanna, Mirri, Karn, Barrin, Crovax, Ertai, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Selenia
Torrent 	Michael G. Ryan 	August 1997 	Weatherlight 	Dominaria 	Starke, Crovax, Alaric, Maraxus, Gerrard Capashen, Tahngarth
Tempest Storyboard 	Michael G. Ryan, Mark Rosewater & Pete Venters	December 1997 	Tempest 	Rath 	Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Karn, Greven il-Vec, Vhati il-Dal, Hanna, Tahngarth, Oracle en-Vec, Mirri, Orim, Eladamri, Starke, Volrath, Ertai, Lyna
Gerrard's Quest #1-4 	Mike Grell 	March - June 1998	Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold 	Dominaria, Rath	Gerrard Capashen, Mirri, Squee, Crovax, Hanna, Karn, Tahngarth, Starke, Orim, Ertai, Sisay, Rofellos, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Jolav, Selenia, Kondo, Multani, Vhati il-Dal, Greven il-Vec, Eladamri, Volrath, Takara
Stronghold Storyboard 	Michael G. Ryan, Mark Rosewater & Pete Venters	April 1998 	Stronghold 	Rath 	Volrath, Gerrard Capashen, Sisay, Tahngarth, Karn, Starke, Takara, Mirri, Hanna, Orim, Squee, Crovax, Eladamri, Oracle en-Vec, Selenia, Greven il-Vec, Sliver Queen
Dominian FAQ part 9 	Pete Venters 	July 1998 	Stronghold 	Dominaria, Rath	Hans Eriksson, Sisay, Volrath, Starke, Nevinyrral
Rath and Storm Rath Cycle 	Peter Archer and various 	July 1998 	Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, Exodus	Dominaria, Rath	Ilcaster, Gerrard Capashen, Volrath, Sidar Kondo, Starke, Karn, Multani, Mirri, Rofellos, Sisay, Tahngarth, Crovax, Hanna, Orim, Squee, Morinfen and Gallowbraid, Selenia, Torsten, Javero, Alaric, Rofellos, Kastan, Kindeya, Barrin, Ertai, Maraxus, Greven il-Vec, Vhati il-Dal, Eladamri, Oracle en-Vec, Takara, Lyna, Sliver Queen, Urza
Exodus Storyboard 	Scott McGough 	August 1998 	Exodus 	Rath 	Ertai, Lyna, Eladamri, Tahngarth, Mirri, Crovax, Orim, Hanna, Karn, Greven il-Vec, Sisay, Gerrard Capashen, Starke, Urza
Mercadian Masques 	Francis Lebaron 	September 1999 	Mercadian Masques 	Mercadia 	Gerrard, Atalla, Orim, Takara, Starke, Hanna, Karn, Cho-Manno, Tahngarth, Squee, Ramos, Sisay, Xcric, Volrath
Mercadian Masques Comic 	Scott McGough & Kev Walker 	October 1999 	Mercadian Masques 	Mercadia 	Karn, Gerrard, Tahngarth, Sisay, Hanna, Starke, Takara, Volrath, Squee
Destiny 	Rei Nakazawa 	February 27, 2007	Planar Chaos 	Rath 	Gerrard, Crovax, Selenia, Sisay, Mirri, Starke, Tahngarth, Karn, Orim, Volrath
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