Hi Doug, many players have noticed that the names of people and places on Kaladesh are rather obviously inspired by Southeast Asian names. Yet none of the principal characters in this week's UR looked southeast Asian. Why was this choice made?
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I think youll see soon, once Magic Origins previews begin in earnest (starting June 22), that Kaladesh is a diverse plane with many ethnicities including, prominently, many humans who look Indian. Chandra has been repeatedly illustrated as a light-skinned person with red hair, and we didnt try to change that about her when showing her childhood. But many of the illustrations published with Chandras origin story focus on light-skinned Chandra, so I get that Kaladesh probably looks whiter than we intend from what youve seen so far. Valid. Give us a couple weeks for more previews and more art to be revealed? In the meantime, my askbox is open if you all have more comments on this.