(Please move this if this isn't the right speculation area)
Been re-reading the web comics, and there are two things that stood out to me:
1. Liliana's brother, Josu, became a vampire-like creature after drinking the elixir.
2. The first mention of "Vess" is when the Raven dude calls her "vessel", and she says "Vess..." (Raven's Eye, part 3)
Fact #2 has me thinking that maybe we haven't learned Liliana's true surname. "Vess" could just be a title she'd given herself over the course of her exploits. Tie this up with the fact that outside of Bolas, Sorin and Liliana are the two oldest planeswalkers in current storylines, and we can see a possible connection between the two.
Could Sorin, in fact, be Josu, Liliana's brother? Could Innistrad actually be their home plane? Take note - Josu was the heir to the throne, and Liliana was banished for corrupting his soul. A ruler touched by the void could very well be the source of all the horrors on the plane.
I've mentioned before that Innistrad could very well be Sorin's home, since the first teaser image for the set shows a vampire-like dead guy in clothing reminiscent of Sorin's. Why couldn't it be Liliana's home, too? Why couldn't she be a Markov?
Sorin is not Josu. Sorin is far, far older than Liliana; his age is greater than all the other known planeswalkers combined, except for Bolas. That includes Liliana's age. Also, his name is Sorin, not Josu.
There is no reason to think Liliana's last name is anything other than Vess. The "evidence" here is nothing more than wildly grasping at straws.
This line of reasoning is weak and, frankly, silly. Thread closed.
Been re-reading the web comics, and there are two things that stood out to me:
1. Liliana's brother, Josu, became a vampire-like creature after drinking the elixir.
2. The first mention of "Vess" is when the Raven dude calls her "vessel", and she says "Vess..." (Raven's Eye, part 3)
Fact #2 has me thinking that maybe we haven't learned Liliana's true surname. "Vess" could just be a title she'd given herself over the course of her exploits. Tie this up with the fact that outside of Bolas, Sorin and Liliana are the two oldest planeswalkers in current storylines, and we can see a possible connection between the two.
Could Sorin, in fact, be Josu, Liliana's brother? Could Innistrad actually be their home plane? Take note - Josu was the heir to the throne, and Liliana was banished for corrupting his soul. A ruler touched by the void could very well be the source of all the horrors on the plane.
I've mentioned before that Innistrad could very well be Sorin's home, since the first teaser image for the set shows a vampire-like dead guy in clothing reminiscent of Sorin's. Why couldn't it be Liliana's home, too? Why couldn't she be a Markov?
There is no reason to think Liliana's last name is anything other than Vess. The "evidence" here is nothing more than wildly grasping at straws.
This line of reasoning is weak and, frankly, silly. Thread closed.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)