The Thran - Magic, The Gathering Author:J. Robert King Before the Brothers' War. Before the five colors of magic. — Before history itself, the plane of Dominaira was ruled by the Thran. They built machines and artifacts, the likes of which have never since been seen. But amid this civilization, a shadow took root, one that would stretch its arms across space and time. — The hideous evil of Phyr... more »exia was born.« less