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''''Children of the Nameless'''' is a Magic: The Gathering novella written by [[Brandon Sanderson]] in conjunction with [[wikipedia: Wizards of the Coast|Wizards of the Coast]]. It is set on the plane of Innistrad several years after the events of ''Eldritch Moon''. It introduces the original characters Tacenda Verlasen and Davriel Cane and follows their story as they seek to uncover the mystery of Tacenda's entire village being taken by geists.

Tacenda Verlasen is a young woman who lives in a small village in the Approaches, a remote area of Innistrad. She and her twin sister Willia were born with the extraordinary power to protect their village from the encroaching darkness and monsters, Tacenda with her Warding Song and Willia with her skills as a warrior. With this power, however, camecomes an accompanying curse--Tacenda would becomebecomes blind during the daytime and Willia would becomebecomes blind during the night, meaning neither couldcan see at the same time.

== Setting ==

The novella is set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. In this multiverse, reality is separated into innumerable "planes," each of which is a world or universe separated from all others by a void called the Blind Eternities. Though the planes are generally separate, there are certain individuals who are born with a "spark" and can become Planeswalkers, capable of shifting themselves instantaneously from plane to plane. Each plane is generally a unique setting influenced by real-world historical or literary settings. The plane of Innistrad, where ''Children of the Nameless'' is set, is primarily influenced by 17th18th and 18th19th century gothic horror. The entirety of the story takes place in the Approaches, a remote area of the central province of Kessig.