Pia Nalaar

Consul Pia Nalaar is the mother of Chandra Nalaar and was the wife of Kiran Nalaar. She was the leader of the Renegades in Ghirapur, Avishkar, earning her the moniker Renegade Prime, and later served as the city's Consul of Revival. After the Phyrexian Invasion, she facilitated the Indigo Revolution and later co-captained the Aether Rangers in the second Ghirapur Grand Prix.
==Description==
Pia Nalaar is a middle-aged female human with dark hair.
==History==
Pia and Kiran Nalaar were inventors, who secretly trafficked a controlled substance, the mystical aether, to those who needed it. When they discovered that their daughter was a fire mage, they fled Ghirapur to escape the Consulate forces that would try to eliminate what they perceived to be a threat. After their hiding place — the village of Burarat — was burned down by the troops of Captain Baral, Kiran was killed, Chandra was taken away to be executed and Pia was jailed.
In her cell, Pia was often visited by Baral, who delighted in reminding her what she had lost. Pia went from an optimistic young inventor to an impassioned revolutionary, vowing to challenge the Consulate and steer it away from tyranny and oppression."Planes of Existence: Kaladesh" Wizards of the Coast
===Renegade Prime===
According to the Consulate, Pia has a troubling public record, including malicious modification of devices, embezzlement of Consulate resources, and over a dozen counts of aether siphoning. Her appearance at the Inventors' Fair coincided with reports of renegade demonstrations. She was held responsible for organizing these dangerous displays.Kaladesh Consulate - Facebook
Pia faced a formidable opponent when Head Judge Tezzeret managed to locate her. At the same moment her daughter Chandra, who she had presumed to be dead, showed up with her friend Liliana. When head inspector Dovin Baan also arrived, sending gearhulks against her daughter to restrict her, Pia willingly turned herself into custody again.
Tezzeret set up a quicksmithing duel between himself and Pia, as the culmination of the fair. In reality, this was meant as bait for Chandra and her friends, and a distraction from his theft of the winning inventions and the abduction of the inventors. Pia came away unharmed. She visited Gonti, who promised aid in taking the central Aether hub of the city in exchange for services rendered later. After altering Gonti's hidden cache of artifacts into weapons, the renegades attacked the Aether Hub. The personnel of the hub yielded when faced with the superior numbers.
===Consul of Allocation===
After the successful revolution, Pia Nalaar became the new consul of Allocation. She met Chandra for monthly tea appointments to catch up.
===In Tibalt's clutches===
The planeswalker Tibalt intruded into Pia's home and tortured her, as a way to feed on Chandra's agony.Vita Ayala (2019). "Magic: The Gathering - Chandra" #3. IDW Publishing.
===New Phyrexia's Invasion===
Pia testified to the Consulate about the impending interplanar invasion if the strike force failed, which came to pass four days later. While most of the city of Ghirapur was evacuated, Pia and the artisans worked to defend the aetherflux reservoir, which if breached would destroy the city. Several days into the defense, Pia rendezvoused with Saheeli, who confirmed that the reservoir was drawing the interest of the Phyrexian forces. Pia swore to keep Kaladesh safe for Chandra's return.
===Indigo Revolution===
After the Aether Revolt and the reformation of the Consulate, many of the same functionaries, apparatchiks, and consuls remained in place following mere repudiations of the disgraced grand consul and the old Consulate. This fueled the protestations and frustrations of reform-minded and progressive consuls, namely Pia Nalaar. She was instrumental in the Indigo Revolution that installed the Avishkar Assembly.
===Ghirapur Grand Prix===
As Avishkar flourished anew, Pia found time to co-lead the Aether Rangers in the second Ghirapur Grand Prix as the team's chief mechanic and public representative. The plane was surprised when her daughter chose to join another team.
==Planes visited==
*Amonkhet
*Avishkar
*Muraganda
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane) 	Featuring
 	Doug Beyer 	2015-06-10 	Magic Origins 	Kaladesh, Regatha 	Chandra Nalaar, Pia Nalaar, Kiran Nalaar, Dhiren Baral, Oviya Pashiri
 	Doug Beyer 	2016-09-05 	Kaladesh 	Kaladesh 	Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Tezzeret, Pia Nalaar
 	Mel Li 	2016-09-14 	Kaladesh 	Kaladesh 	Pia Nalaar, Dhiren Baral, Tamni, Venkat Dasai, Nadya, Kari Zev, Viprikti, Dovin Baan, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Nissa Revane, Tezzeret, Oviya Pashiri
 	Doug Beyer 	2016-10-12 	Kaladesh 	Ravnica, Kaladesh 	The Gatewatch, Ral Zarek, Oviya Pashiri, Ajani Goldmane, Kambal, Pia Nalaar, Dhiren Baral, Rashmi, Tezzeret, Saheeli Rai
 	Michael Yichao 	2016-12-07 	Aether Revolt 	Kaladesh 	The Gatewatch, Saheeli Rai, Ajani Goldmane, Yahenni, Pia Nalaar
 	Nik Davidson, Kelly Digges & Kimberly J. Kreines 	2017-01-02 	Aether Revolt 	Kaladesh 	Chandra Nalaar, Pia Nalaar, Gonti, Sram, Rajni, Kambal, Kailash, Rashmi, Mitul, Avaati Vya, Kari Zev
 	Chris L'Etoile 	2017-01-04 	Aether Revolt 	Kaladesh 	Dovin Baan, Tezzeret, Dhiren Baral, The Gatewatch, Oviya Pashiri, Ajani Goldmane, Vatti, Dayal, Pia Nalaar, Kari Zev
 	Doug Beyer 	2017-01-18 	Aether Revolt 	Kaladesh 	The Gatewatch, Pia Nalaar, Hope of Ghirapur, Saheeli Rai, Rashmi, Ajani Goldmane, Oviya Pashiri, Vatti, Dovin Baan
 	Mel Li, Kelly Digges, Alison Luhrs, Doug Beyer, and Chris L'Etoile	2017-02-01 	Aether Revolt 	Kaladesh 	Pia Nalaar, The Gatewatch, Dhiren Baral, Ajani Goldmane, Padeem, Yahenni, Depala, Crankshaft, Sana Ahir
Magic: The Gathering - Chandra IDW Publishing (Aug 8, 2018). New Magic: The Gathering Comic Celebrates The Franchise's 25th Anniversary	Vita Ayala 	2019 	N/A 	Ravnica, Dominaria, Tarkir, Ixalan, Alara, Kaldheim, Kaladesh, Regatha, Innistrad, Zendikar, Amonkhet	Chandra Nalaar, Iisha, Pia Nalaar, Ajani Goldmane, Tibalt, Elzen
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2023-03-17 	March of the Machine	Kaldheim, Kaladesh, Capenna 	Tyvar Kell, Harald, Pia Nalaar, Saheeli Rai, Atraxa
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2023-03-28 	March of the Machine	Kamigawa, Kaldheim, Kaladesh, Zhalfir, New Phyrexia 	Nashi, Tamiyo, Tyvar Kell, Harald, Pia Nalaar, Karn, Teferi Akosa, Kaya Cassir, Koth of the Hammer, Ajani Goldmane, Thrun Nissa Revane, Chandra Nalaar, Melira, Saheeli Rai, Elspeth Tirel
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-13 	Aetherdrift 	Avishkar 	Ishikari Bindra, Rashmi (mentioned), Spitfire, Mohar Varma, Pradesh, Gonti (mentioned), Pia Nalaar, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Winter, Valgavoth
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-14 	Aetherdrift 	Avishkar, Amonkhet 	Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Pia Nalaar, Sita Varma, Vin, Lalan, Caradora, Lagorin, Mohar Varma, Far Fortune, Kolodin, Liliana Vess (mentioned), Loot, Winter, Suraj Chaudry III, Gonti, Vraska, Jace Beleren
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-15 	Aetherdrift 	Avishkar, Amonkhet, Muraganda 	Daretti, Redshift, Far Fortune, Sita Varma, Pia Nalaar, Chandra Nalaar, Zahur, Basri Ket, Winter, Kolodin, Nissa Revane, Loot, Vin, Karpani Zevanwat, Ragavan, Mohar Varma, Harshad, Jace Beleren, Vraska, Khuru
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-16 	Aetherdrift 	Avishkar, Muraganda 	Mohar Varma, Rudra, Jace Beleren, Vin, Grennar, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Sita Varma, Pia Nalaar, Basri Ket, Winter, Zahur, Mincemeat, Far Fortune, Daretti, Redshift, Loot, Kolodin, Vraska
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-17 	Aetherdrift 	Amonkhet, Avishkar, Muraganda 	Daretti, Pia Nalaar, Chandra Nalaar, Loot, Nissa Revane, Ketramose, Sita Varma, Winter, Mohar Varma, Vraska, Jace Beleren
 	K. Arsenault Rivera 	2025-01-20 	Aetherdrift 	Amonkhet, Avishkar 	Chandra Nalaar, Loot, Daretti, Pia Nalaar, Jace Beleren, Vraska, Ral Zarek (mentioned), Nissa Revane, Far Fortune, Howler, Redshift, Sita Varma, Mohar Varma, Vin, Elspeth Tirel, Winter, Basri Ket, Zahur
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