Michael and I were removed from the story, and the new team decided we were going to go back in time to explain how Urza was connected to the story (the original story has a loose tie, but in the rewrite, it became a much bigger deal). He was dead before the story started.īut then, something happened I hadn't expected. Michael and I spent a lot of time writing about Rofellos, but it was mostly as backstory for Gerard and Mirri. One of the ones we didn't find a home for was a Llanowar elf. When we had made the initial crew, I'd made a list of potential character types we might have wanted. What if there was a third person that studied with them who also joined the ship? What if it was their death that made both Gerard and Mirri leave the boat? The big question was who was this character supposed to be? We had Gerrard and Mirri study under Multani as a means for them to become best friends. And we felt it needed to be a serious reason, as the Weatherlight and the Legacy were his destiny.Īfter much discussion, we decided someone close to him had to have died. A key component of the story concerned the Weatherlight crew showing up and saying that they needed Gerrard's help in rescuing Sisay, but in order for him to return, he had to have left. When Michael Ryan and I wrote the initial Weatherlight Saga story, we knew we needed a reason for Gerard leaving the Weatherlight.
