“ | If you will not pour your drink out for me, I shall pour mine out for you. | „ |
~ Pharika |
Pharika is a minor antagonist in Magic: The Gathering, primarily on the plane of Theros. The God of Affliction, she is the divine embodiment of black and green mana, and is both savior to some, and a cruel monster to others. She is the creator and patron God of the Gorgons, and is also the God of Apothecaries, Poison and Potions.
Biography[]
Pharika was born in the cosmic realm of Nyx, and is one of the many ruling Gods of the plane Theros. Worship of her takes place primarily within the Winter Nexus of Setessa, one of the great forested area of the plane. She created the Gorgons, and due to her intense affinity of afflictions, has dealings with Erebos himself.
Personality[]
Pharika can be a somewhat difficult being to describe. She can be extremely fickle, giving her blessings and boons one moment, and unleashing excruciating suffering and disaster the next. While clearly evil in many regards and even a psychopathic sadist at times, Pharika does genuinely care and lord over the Gorgons with benevolence, calling them her adoptive children and being their patron deity. Similar to Phenax, one must be very careful when dealing with her, because it is impossible to say if she will answer prayers and beseechment with amiability or outright hostility. God of Afflictions, Poisons, Potions, the manners of which Pharika can both heal and ruin are almost endless, for anything that can grant strength, can also cause unimaginable pain and torment. She can be very rewarding to the strong and dedicated, but the ones she deems as such can come from exceedingly high expectations. For example, she likes to hide secrets and powerful boons in extremely dangerous places, such as written on the very bones of hydras.
Trivia[]
- Pharika is one of the few Theros Gods to be the progenitor to a race, the Gorgons.
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