Garna, The Bloodflame

Though Radha is a powerful warlord, able to guide many hundreds of Keldons to a path into the future, her leadership of the Kedlon people is not total. Other warlords still compete with Radha for dominance, but most only have a few dozen Kelds in their war hosts as most, providing little real threat. But the warlord known as Garna, the Bloodflame, is a true competitor for Radha's power, almost Radha's equal to both strength of both body and personality.   Threat to the Outside Radha, of half-elven blood and once a student of the mage Jhoira, has had her innate Keldon anger tempered. She has spent time in the world outside of the Kelds, and seen and learned from its people. Garna, on the other hand, has never before left Keld except to lead raids on nearby villages and towns. While Radha seeks to push the Keldon people into a future that melds their traditions of warhosts and blood-raids. The xenophobic attitude presents a threat not only to the peace of those living near the Kelds, but also a threat to the existence of the Keldon people, as weakened as they are by generations of in-fighting and fending off dangers to the whole of Dominaria's people.   Warhost of the Dead Garna is not an idiot, and is keenly aware of the fragile position that the Kelds hold in their world. While her heart lusts for battle, Garna's mind knows that to lead her people in unending war would be tantamount to cultural suicide. Thankfully for her goals. Garna believes she has found a solution. During the Ice Age, some Keldon people turned to black magic to survive, rendering deals with high powers in return for magical secrets. Drawing on the traditions of her family, Garna has unlocked these same secrets, and actively uses them to her advantage. When Garna's warhost razes a village, she and her shamans sweep through afterwards, raising from the dead those Keldons that look whole enough to continue fighting. Garna's warhost is filled with Keldon solders that have already fallen two, or even three times in battle, with Garna ready, willing and able to raise them once more should they fall again.   Victory at Any Cost The use of this dark magic has gone to Garna's head, and while she has always been willing to sacrifice for the good of her people, she now holds that all Kelds should be willing to do the same. To succeed in battle, Garna is willing to use under-handed tactics, sneaking up on her foe, and striking, only to immediately disappear once more. And while the Kelds once viewed the raising of those unwilling to be peak sac religion. Garna has convinced herself and her warhost that all who fall in battle are not worthy of life. That any Keldon ho would die on the battlefield didn't deserve life in the first place, and that they best serve Keld's future by repeating this mistake as many times as necessary.