“I wish we’d never visited that accursed hive. Even here, surrounded by nothing but clouds, I swear I can still hear the horrible clicking, slithering sounds.”
—Monihan, aerial surveyor

When the clever counterfeit was accepted by the hive, Volrath’s influence upon the slivers grew even stronger.

Though Dominaria’s queenless slivers lack a single purpose, in some the instinct for self-sacrifice remains extremely strong.

Overcoming extinction has only made the slivers more determined to live.

“What wears down my people most, I think, is not the danger, but the endless screeching outside our camp.”
—Merrik Aidar, Benalish patrol

“They encircled our patrol with the stealth of snakes, corralling us like livestock.”
—Merrik Aidar, Benalish patrol

There is no such thing as surprising a sliver.