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https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/doc-holiday-of-tombstone
My entry is inspired by the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, who was the first emperor of a unified China. He built the Great Wall of China, and was buried with an army of life-size porcelain warriors, the Terracotta Warriors. The piece of his life that inspired this was when, while entering the final years of his life, he told his advisors to search the world for something that would make him immortal, and after no advisor could find something that could grant immortality, they gave him mercury, which they said would lengthen his lifespan. He died soon after on his fourth tour of China.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/perplexing-lutin
Quote from Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy about the Lutin:
"air, water and terrestrial lutin": "You are invisible when you like it; you cross in one moment the vast space of the universe; you rise without having wings; you go through the ground without dying; you penetrate the abysses of the sea without drowning; you enter everywhere, though the windows and the doors are closed; and, when you decide to, you can let yourself be seen in your natural form."
I accidentally forgot to give the Equipment a name, so just pretend that it says "-create a colorless artifact Equipment token named Lutin's Cap, with-"
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/household-kobold
The Kobold is a sprite stemming from Germanic folklore. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children.
And although usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of an animal, fire, a human being, and objects such as candles.
EDIT: I re-did the card. Here's the new version.
@Ral1000 - Does this count? It's an old card, based on the protagonist of a video game named Heavenly Sword, and the card's effects represent the three different combat styles available in the game.
Another Abaia, this one playing on the fact they are hard to find, though they are gigantic. (New)
Using "Harvest" by IanLowenthal
This card is based on a scene from Final Fantasy 9 where the main protagonist Zidane loses all hope after his purpose and true identity is revealed to him, but when he sets off alone to destroy monsters, all his friends arrive to aid him, one by one, and help him realize what he truly is. The quote in the flavor text is from that scene.
The card's name is based on the song which plays during the scene: You're Not Alone.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/king-uther-pendragon
Based on Uther Pendragon and Merlin of Arthurian Legend.
Here's my description when I submitted it to an old Circuit Challenge it took first place in:
https://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/comment/146323#Comment_146323
Mind the Gap
Everything has been documented
Please enjoy the contest!
@IronCrusher awesome! I believe everything would be in one paragraph, but the flavor and balance look good.