Chandra Nalaar

Lore & Background

Chandra Nalaar is a fiery planeswalker from the plane of Kaladesh. The Kaladesh block focuses on a Steampunk aesthetic, with steam replaced by the powerful material aether. The Gatewatch go to Chandra's home world, the titular plane of Kaladesh, where she discovers her mother, believed to have died in an accident, is actually alive and imprisoned by the Consulate. Chandra confronts Tezzeret, who uses his Planar Bridge to escape before she can land a killing blow; her massive fireball fails to stop his escape. Earlier, Tezzeret had coerced Rashmi, winner of the famous Inventor's Fair, into helping him, and began a dastardly plot to control the ruling Consulate. With the Consulate imprisoning inventors and confiscating their devices following the Fair, tensions between the populace and the government reach a boiling point, as depicted in Aether Revolt.