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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|U=7}} as of ''[[Dominaria]]'' |beeble=8 |beeble_ref=<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187190540338/|title=Where are the noble and mighty homarids on the beeble scale?|August 22, 2019}}</ref> }} {{TOCright}} '''Homarid''' is a [[creature type]] for cards that depict sapient lobster-like [[creature]]s that thrive in cold water. ==Description== Homarids resemble large, eight-legged, bipedal lobsters between five and seven feet in height, although some homarids are crab- or crayfish-like in appearance, possibly representing different subraces (some earlier card art depicted them with only four legs).<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/under-sea-2002-02-06|Under the Sea|[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|February 6, 2002}}</ref> Some, such as the <c>deep spawn</c> and <c title="viscerid deepwalkers">Viscerid Deepwalker</c>, are much larger and less humanoid. <c title="Homarid warriors">Homarid Warrior</c> wield crude clubs or spears made of wood or coral; the later viscerids would remove the shells from their fallen comrades to wear as <c title="armor">Viscerid Armor</c>. Homarids appear to have a primitive animistic religion; <c title="homarid shamans">Homarid Shaman</c> were known to flood the forests of their elven enemies using elemental magic. Homarid infants are called [[Camarid]]s. After [[Naga]] had been incorporated into the [[Snake]] type, it was discussed if homarids and camarids should retain their own creature type or should be incorporated in the Crab type.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/733022081288110080|title=What's the likelihood of homarids & camarids being changed to crab?|November 3, 2023}}</ref> So far, no action has been taken. ==Storyline== Originally native to the waters of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]'s unnamed antarctic continent, the homarids migrated northward in the centuries after the [[Brothers' War]] as global cooling took hold on the world. Eventually, the homarids came into conflict with the [[merfolk]] of [[Vodalia]] off the continent of [[Sarpadia]], hastening that empire's fall. They also seem to have menaced the [[elves]] of [[Havenwood]]. In the wake of the [[Sylex Blast]], the tectonic plate extending from [[Argoth]] southwards from [[Terisiare]] was completely shattered, creating a massive trench running north-south between Terisiare and Sarpadia. After the fall of Vodalia, the homarids discovered this trench, whose cold, dark water provided them a welcome haven and northward migration route. ===Viscerid offshoot=== Shortly after the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]] ended, the homarids came into contact with the [[human]] civilizations of Terisiare. The creatures were named '''viscerids''' by the [[Kjeld]]orans, as they were first spotted emerging from the [[Visceral Sea]].<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/homarid-armor-2002-04-18|Homarid Armor|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 18, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{TwitterRef|LoreleyWrites|1583148204597850112}}</ref> The <c title="viscerids">Viscerid Drone</c> were a minor threat during the [[Dominaria (plane)#The Flood Ages|Flood Age]] due to their habit of blocking rivers with makeshift dams and causing widespread flooding, possibly as a means to create inland habitats from which to raid human settlements. During this time, the viscerids were in conflict with the merfolk of [[Etlan Shiis]], who sought to avenge fallen Vodalia, and whose <c>benthic explorers</c> tracked their movements. ===After the Ice Age=== When Dominaria's climate finally began to warm again, the homarids in the trench between Terisiare and Sarpadia adapted to the rising temperatures. Their presence disrupted deep-sea travel between the northern and southern hemispheres, making travel through the tropics extremely dangerous for merfolk and other aquatic races. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Homarid shaman.jpg|A Homarid [[shaman]] from ''[[Magic: Legends]]''. File:Homarid Warrior.jpg|A Homarid [[warrior]] from ''Magic: Legends''. </gallery> ==Trivia== * The [[silver-bordered]] <c>Old Fogey</c> has [[protection]] from Homarids. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}}
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