Temperamental and cruel, Tezzeret wields his
incomparable skills as a magical artificer to coerce
what he desires out of situations and people alike.
He is adept at metallurgy, capable of shaping
metal to his will and animating constructs to do
his bidding. Much of his body has been replaced or
augmented by the magic-infused alloy known as
etherium, which is found on Esper, a shard of the
plane of Alara and Tezzeret’s birthplace. His
etherium limbs are stronger and lighter than flesh
and bone, immune to the elements, numb to pain,
and resistant to physical assault. This gives him an
advantage in combat, albeit one he rarely relies
on; he prefers to send his metal constructs to
battle rather than risking his own life.
Tezzeret
trusts only himself, and he uses his acquaintances
and allies as means to his ends. Observant and
calculating, he is able to assess exactly how far he
can push his associates in his service—and how far
he can push his foes toward their deaths. He
calibrates his approach to his relationships: he can
come off as irrational and vengeful, feign concern
and attentiveness, or do whatever else is most
effective for manipulating conditions to suit his
needs.
Tezzeret serves the dragon Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, and his forehead is marked with a
tattoo of Bolas's horns. It is this service that has
recently brought him to Kaladesh. Bolas had
tasked him with procuring a device capable of
transporting non-living matter across the
Multiverse, and Kaladesh—with its brilliant
inventors and readily accessible aether—seemed
the most fertile ground for the development of
such an engineering marvel. Using his charisma to
win over the people’s hearts and his talents as an
engineer to sway their minds, Tezzeret secured a
place as Head Judge of the Inventors’ Fair of
Ghirapur. From there, he worked his way up until
he gained control of the Consulate.
Tezzeret has
bent all of Ghirapur to his will. He took the elvish
inventor Rashmi hostage to complete the Planar
Bridge, imposed martial law to prevent renegade
inventors from hampering his plan, and diverted
all of the City’s aether flow to his laboratory. Soon
his plan will come to fruition—as long as the
Gatewatch doesn't interfere.
