Welcome to Theros - Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Welcome to Theros. Cover: The invulnerable hero, Haktos the Unscarred, leaps into battle with a Nyxborn hydra, taking part in the most recent telling of a myth repeated through the ages. Alternate Cover: While the gods look on, the immortal struggle between Haktos and the hydra plays out in the stars of Nyx. I am Medomai, ageless and deathless, seer of endings: I did foretell the fall of Alephne in watery terror, Mocked by the foolish who say that the voice of the gods is but madness. Great was its ruin, and slaughtered were all who did not heed my warning. Brighter the future I now foretell, of beginnings, not endings: Heroes are coming, who strive against fate's stern decrees, and who carve their Own bright pathway through history, greater than all mortal yearnings. They were alone on the glassy blue ocean. A waterfall stretched endlessly along the horizon line. The water at the edge of the world was like a placid pond, as if enjoying a last few seconds of existence before cascading over the edge in a raging torrent of white-capped water. Directly in front of them was Kruphix's Tree. Two enormous trunks were separate at the base, but they arched toward each other and joined at the top in a single leafy crown. Stars glittered beyond the waterfall, but the background was milky violet with tinges of deep blue. The seawater that plummeted over the edge disappeared into the abyss of the stars. They had reached the edge of the world. The caprice of the gods. The destiny of heroes. Great journeys into monster-infested wilds, and mythic odysseys to the edge of the world and back. These elements of adventure fill the realms of Theros, a new setting for your Dungeons & Dragons campaign to explore. The roots of Theros lie in the myths of ancient Greece, tales dominated by gods, heroes, and monsters. This world was created as a setting for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, explored in card sets beginning in 2013. The lands of Theros serve as an example of how to...