"He hasn't returned to the Cloud Forest. But I can still sense his calming presence."

—Zaliki of Naya

"When one of us prospers, the pride prospers."

—Jazal Goldmane

With skill and strength honed upon the prairie, Naxtil won his battles high above it.

"Fine soldiers guarded the northern front. They waited for two-legged foes and left the skies unheeded."

—General Avitora

Some angels protect the meek and innocent. Others seek out and smite evil wherever it lurks.

"I carry the light of truth. Do not pity those it blinds, for they never had eyes to see."

"They say only the good die young. Obviously, you are one of the exceptions."

—Delrobah, cleric of Ivora Gate

Each crusader bonds with a griffin fledgling while still a child, and the two grow up as siblings.

"No doubt the arbiters would put you away, after all the documents are signed. But I will have justice now."

—Alovnek, Boros guildmage

The vanguard is skilled at waging war alone. The enemy is often defeated before its reinforcements reach the front.

"Our law prohibits capital punishment. We believe even the gravest offenders have the chance to redeem themselves."

—Torian Sha, soul warden

"Little moth, fluttering bright,

What luck will you bring tonight?"

—Benalish children's rhyme

"Born under the sun, the first child will seek the foundation of honor and be fortified by its righteousness."

—Codex of the Constellari

Together the soldiers were like a golden blade, cutting down their enemies and scarring the darkness.

"Any fool can pick up a sword and charge into battle. To emerge alive at the end, that is a gift that comes from leadership and experience."

"Impossible! How could they overwhelm us? We had barricades, war elephants, . . . and they were barely a tenth of our number!"

—General Avitora

"The southern fortress taken by invaders? Heh, sure . . . when elephants fly."

—Brezard Skeinbow, captain of the guard

For the first time in his life, Grakk felt a little warm and fuzzy inside.

"I'm not nearly as bothered by being outnumbered as I am by their foul stench."

With one flap of her wings, the angel beat back the fires of war.

Perfect justice in service of a perfect will.

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!"

—General Avitora

"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."

—Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls

"In the wild, white fur like mine is an aberration. We lack natural camouflage, but the inability to hide encourages other strengths."

—Ajani Goldmane

"A relic donation is suggested."

"The suggestion is mandatory."

—Temple signs

"At summer's end, the pegasus herd stampedes across the sky. Their silent footfalls taunt the clouds and bid the rains to come."

—Stormfront fable

A blazing sun that never sets.

If they succeed in their holy work, their order will vanish into welcome obscurity, for there will be no more souls to redeem.

"Let nothing take away from the purity of swords clashing or of arrows taking flight toward the breast of evil."

Farmers typically keep their flocks at thirteen sheep—one to distract the griffins while they take the other twelve to market.

Some mages do their best work in solitude. Others do their best work creating it.

"Wind is forceful, yet ephemeral. It can knock a dragon out of the sky, yet pass through the smallest crack unhindered."

—Jestus Dreya, *Of Elements and Eternity*

"The ground polluted floats with human gore,

And human carnage taints the dreadful shore

Fly swift the dangerous coast: let every ear

Be stopp'd against the song! 'tis death to hear!"

—Homer, *The Odyssey*, trans. Pope

Creatures displaced from time still turn up every year, stranded by the temporal disaster that once swept across Dominaria.

More so than "storm" or "pirate," "drake" is the word a sailor least wants to hear.

"It's hard to say which is more satisfying: the search for that missing piece or fitting that piece into place."

—Evo Ragus