Solonavi

> *Desire is necessary for loyalty as fear is necessary for obedience.*
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Beings of ancient power and mysterious origins, the Solonavi offer their superb military capabilities to anyone who is willing to meet their price. Payment for battlefield labors is not in gold or riches, but in fealty, favors and promises.

## History

> *The guard commander shrugged.* “Some of the Oracles’ prognostications are fairly outlandish. In the same codex, they predict the coming of a race unknown, some sort of gigantic beings of light, which sounds fairly ridiculous to me.”
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In -163 Tz, The Oracles prophesy the arrival of the Solonavi. The seven highest Oracles share a terrible vision of great winged creatures descending to the Land who offer great power, but at a terrible price. This prophecy is noted in the Oracles’ archives, and it comes true in 433 Tz with the arrival of the winged Solonavi.

The Solonavi's appearance has caused many of the Land’s rulers to be concerned for their own power bases, as a deal with one of these powerful beings can change a warlord's fate - and more importantly, the fate of their enemies.

The Solonavi have seemingly tipped their hand with recent actions in the Land. Having spent not just years, but seemingly centuries gathering a sizable host of agents, mages and warriors called Seekers, and now arming them with powerful (and recently reactivated ) relics gathered within the Black Tower of Rokos, the Solonavi are finally revealing their strength – but not yet their true purpose.

Faced by destruction by a sizable Orc army in the Battle of Rokos, the Solonavi revealed their secret alliance with the Oracles of Rokos and manned the walls beside their Atlantean comrades. When the Orc leader was slaughtered by one of the Solonavi's number, and the Orc armies scattered to the four winds, many Atlantean citizens hailed the Solonavi as saviors and potential allies.

While the Solonavi's arrival in recent years was prophecized by the Oracles of Rokos, the revealment that the Oracles had been long-standing allies of the secretive Solonavi came as a great shock to Atlanteans. For all of the history of the Empire, and even the Kosian civilization that pre-dated Tezla's birth, the Oracles had been believed to be neutral prophets and judges guiding humanity through its most difficult hours. Now, with the Oracles seeming to be nothing more than Solonavi pawns, a great cry went through the Empire of suspicion and betrayal.

Even after offering Emperor Nujarek the chance to conquer the Land – with their aid – the refusal by the weak-minded human surprised them greatly. In wrath, the Solonavi cast the great spell that enhanced the magic across the Land, with the tower at Rokos as the focus for the powerful enchantment. Shortly afterwards, the Solonavi also attacked the Black Citadel of Luxor and destroyed every last one of the Elemental defenders, taking the undefeatable citadel for their own purposes.

## Organization

Little is known about these enigmatic beings. Whether they are part angel, part demon, or part djinn is as much a mystery as their origins. Their desire to manipulate the leaders, mages and Warlords of the Land is without question. When a deal is made with these beings, the mortal ends up feeling a cold chill within their hearts when they seal the agreement — a cold chill that reminds them for the rest of their lives that they owe the Solonavi a debt that will one day need be paid in full. More than once ghostly spirits have been seen accompanying the Solonavi into battle – and mages and scholars alike believe that they were warriors sworn to the Solonavi that didn’t have the chance to pay off their terrible debt before they died.

## Gallery

Huntress Chela, an Oathsworn, conversing with her Solonavi contractor in Mage Knight Apocalypse.

*****Solonavi*****
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1. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-2.0-Card-Set-Relics.pdf
2. ↑ Rebel Thunder (Bill McCay), Chapter 2
3. ↑ https://www.mageknight.net/wp-content/uploads/Mage-Knight-Lore-The-Ages-Longer-History-of-The-Land-From-the-Third-Bookshelf-in-Old-Scrying-Chamber.pdf
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020815175342/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight/figures\_landing.htm?cat=solonavi