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Planeswalker Profile: Vadam
Warning: Spoilers for Vadam's adventures by DragonFelicious.
Lore: Possibly one of the most tortured souls in existence, Vadam's spark ignited at a young age on the plane of Sabbiol. Naive to a fault, Vadam was tricked by Tezeret into working for Nicol Bolas. Vadam performed many dastardly acts under orders for the ancient dragon. The deranged voice in his head -Nox- did not help matters.
Once he realized his work was more dangerous to his health than running away from Bolas, Vadam fled to Ravnica. There he grew fond of the Golgari Swarm and their leader, Jarad vod Savo, who tought him necromancy. During this time he also worked as a House Dimir agent under the orders of the Orzhov Syndicate member Teysa Karlov and gained a hatred for the Selesnya Conclave and Azorius Senate. After performing some questionable missions (under orders), Vadam met a planeswalker named Nazo Deci who helped him become a better that he had performed dispicable or amoral deeds, the planeswalker fled, again. Sadly, his past wasn't ready to let go. Vadam found himself trapped on an unknown plane, being hunted by Ajani Goldmane. He truly tried to escape, but Ajani eventually killed him. However, due to his necromancy and fear of death, Vadam resurected himself as a Lich.
Fearing for his newly restored life, Vadam fled to Mirrodin. A short time later and he had his first friend in Venser and his first rival in Elspeth Tirel. Sadly this didn't last long. Vadam held onto the friendship dearly but ran away at a critical point, driving Venser to do reckless actions and eventually leading to his death. Vadam did not know of Venser's death until much later.
(Insert the adventures of Vadam and his planeswalker comrades here. Also known as 'Shard in Peril' by DragonFelicis)
Running as far away as he could after the shenanigans involving The Enchantress (Shard in Peril), Vadam hid himself as a student and eventually an instructor in a magical school on a plane that was abundant in mana, but the inhabitants had no idea how to harness it. It was during these years that the relationship between Vadam and Nox improved enough so that they were true comrades, though some would argue that they were closer to bickering brothers. Vadam stayed on that plane for several years, but Bolas eventually found him and he was forced to leave everything he now held dear. Bolas managed to blast him with one mental spell before Vadam led the dragon on a plane-hopping goose chase.
This is when he ran to Theros. Once again he ran into Elspeth and the two attempted to kill each other before being forced to work together with Daxos of Meletis to slay Polukranos, the monster Hydra. Shortly after, Heliod, God of Light (BWAHAHAHAHA! Yeah right!) threatened them on sight for existing and forcibly ripped Nox from Vadam's mind. He would only get Nox back when he proved himself.
Shortly after they met Xenagos the satyr planeswalker, Elspeth killed Daxos, Xenagos attained godhood, and Elspeth and Vadam went to the Leonin tribes... And Ajani atempted to kill Vadam… again. Luckily Elspeth stopped him. Cue random adventuring, battling and character development. (seriously, the story is a lot better and also Massive Spoilers Ahead for the end of Vadam's Cataclysm.)
SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!
Vadam charted a vessel with his fellow allied planeswalkers and left for the End of the World, where the god Kruphix waited. To move on he had to choose an ordeal based on one of the gods. He chose Erebos. The bastard brought him back to life, broke his favorite sword, and dropped him right into the fight with Xenagos. The fight was epic, ending with the death of the satyr god. The tired and beaten trio of Vadam, Elspeth, and Ajani attempted to leave, only to be stopped by Heliod who stabbed Elspeth in the back and shoved Nox back into Vadam before leaving them all to die.
As if the loss of a comrade wasn't bad enough, the now duo planeswalked and Vadam used mana to create a physical body for Nox. That last attack by Bolas had been eating away at him that entire time. Nox died then and there, his personality destroyed and his body reduced to a bauble.
SPOILERS END
Aimeus Kartika Vadam
Planeswalker – Vadam
B/B/U/U/W – 4
If this card has only one loyalty counter on it, transform it.
-3 – Place up to six -1/-1 counters divided as you choose among any number of target permanents.
-3 – Target opponent discards their hand.
-3 – Destroy all mono-colored permanents with a converted mana cost of four or more and any non-land permanents without a converted mana cost.
A poor soul cursed to walk alone. He never asked for this, but fate really hates him. His struggle continues to this day.
Vadam, Broken
Planeswalker – Vadam
+2 Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control.
+1 Target opponent loses 2 Life.
-4 Remove target emblem.
-8 Exile all other non-land permanents. Search target opponent's deck and exile all Legendary permanents they own.
Vadam is angry and vengeful. Hope you aren't on his list of enemies.
Nox's Bauble
Legendary Artifact
B/W
Indestructible
This permanent cannot be exiled.
You have hexproof.
Proof of Vadam's family.
(Yeah, no happy ending for Vadam. Now we wait for book 4.)