During one particular manifestation of the Great Aurora (a recurring tri-centennial event that transform the peaceful inhabitants of Lorwyn into negative versions of themselves, in which they cannot remember their former selves), the Faerie race appear to be unaffected. It is revealed that the queen of the Faerie, Oona, is the one responsible for the dramatic transformation of Lorwyn into Shadowmoor, and vice versa. In the story of the previous block Time Spiral, there was a much worse cataclysmic event known as the Mending, which had caused rifts in time-space as well as a significant reduction of magic power used by Planeswalkers. The time discontinuity also influences the Lorwyn plane, causing the Aurora to manifest much earlier than expected, out the control of Oona. As a precaution not to forget her memories, Oona destroys a female elf named Maralen and magically replaces her with a duplicate: this ensures that Oona will not forget her memories and remain the ever-aware queen of Lorwyn. However, the duplicate rebels and begins her own agenda. With the help of a male elf named Rhys, a fire spirit named Ashling, as well as a duplicitous trio of Faeries, the Maralen duplicate regains her memories and thwarts Oona in the conclusion of the story. Maralen then become the queen of the Faerie. Notable cards Notable cards from Shadowmoor include , and Notable cards from Eventide include and . There were two notable "mega-cycles" from the Shadowmoor block. One of these was the hybrid land cycle (), and the other was the liege cycle (). External links Shadowmoor Spoiler Official product page Eventide Spoiler list References Magic: The Gathering blocks Card games introduced in 2008